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JONES, Richard, 1st Earl of Ranelagh [I] (1641-1712), of Chelsea, Mdx.

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b. 8 Feb. 1641, o. s. of Arthur Jones†, 2nd Visct. Ranelagh [I], by Lady Katherine, da. of Richard Boyle†, 1st Earl of Cork [I]. educ. under John Milton; at Oxf. 1656; travelled abroad 1657–60. m. (1) 28 Oct. 1662, Elizabeth (d. 1695), da. and coh. of Francis Willoughby, 5th Baron Willoughby of Parham, 2s. d.v.p. 3da.; (2) 9 Jan. 1696, Lady Margaret (d. 1728), da. of James Cecil†, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, wid. of John Stawell, 2nd Baron Stawell, s.p. suc. fa. as 3rd Visct. Ranelagh [I] 7 Jan. 1670; cr. Earl of Ranelagh [I] 11 Dec. 1677.
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Constable Roscommon Castle [I] 1661–?d.; chancellor of Exchequer [I] 1668–74; PC [I] Nov. 1668; commr. of treasury [I] 1671–5; vice-treasurer [I] 1674–82; gov. Athlone Castle 1673–86; capt. of Horse Gds. [I] 1675–7; Ld. Conway’s regt. 1678; capt. and col. of horse and ft. [I] 1678–?82; gent. of the bedchamber to the King 1679–85; paymaster-gen. 1685–1702; PC 1 Mar. 1692–d.; commr. prize appeals, 1694–7; admiralty cases, 1697; taking subscriptions to S. Sea Co. 1711; superintendent of the King’s buildings and gardens 1700–2. CSP Dom. 1671, p. 423; 1697, p. 112; 1690–1, p. 210; 1694–5, p. 204; 1697, p. 511; 1700–2, p. 90; Cal. Treas. Bks. iv. 536; vii. 1146, 1297–8; xvii. 61; Pittis, Present Parl. 347.

MP [I] 1661–6.

FRS 1663.

Treasurer, Chelsea Hosp. 1686–1702; member, R. Fishery Co. of Ireland 1692; commr. Greenwich Hosp. 1695; Q. Anne’s bounty 1704. Cal. Treas. Bks. viii. 801; Royal Hospital at Greenwich ed. Cooke and Maule, 8–30; A. Savidge, Foundation and Early Years of Q. Anne’s Bounty, 123–5.

Burgess, Roscommon, 1688; ranger of Cranborne Chase by 1697–d.; Bagshot Park 1699–1708. W. Harris, Life and Reign of William III, app. p. xiii; Cal. Treas. Bks. xix. 355; xxiii. 150. xxvi. 95.

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JONES, Richard, 1st Earl of Ranelagh [I] (1641-1712), of St. James’s Square, Westminster.
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JONES, Edward (c.1659-96), of Buckland, Brec.

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b. c. 1659, 4th but 1st surv. s. of Edmund Jones† of Llandewi Yscyrid, Mon. and Gray’s Inn by Gladys, da. and coh. of Edward Games of Buckland. educ. G. Inn 1669, called 1682; Merton, Oxf. matric. 29 Mar. 1672, aged 13, BCL 1678. m. Margaret (d. 1695), da. of Roger Oates of Cefntilly, Mon., 7s. (6 d.v.p.) 2da. suc. fa. 1683. T. Jones, Hist. Brec. (1909–30), iii. 204, iv. 281.
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Bailiff, Brecon 1685–6, mayor Feb.– Sept. 1686, alderman 1686– Oct. 1688; sheriff, Brec. 1693–4. CSP Dom. 1686–7, p. 42; Jones, iv. 274, 306.

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JONES, Edward (c.1659-96), of Buckland, Brec.
Main residence: Buckland, Brec.
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JOLIFFE, William (c.1622-1712), of London and Caverswall Castle, Staffs.

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b. c. 1622, 3rd but 2nd surv. s. of William Joliffe of Botham Hall, Cheddleton, Staffs. by Anne, da. of Benedict Webb of Kingswood, Glos. m. (1) 1659, Martha (d. 1667), da. of Thomas Foley† of Witley Court, Worcs., sis. of Paul I*, Philip* and Thomas Foley I*, 1da.; (2) Lady Mary (d. 1678), da. of Fernando Hastings, 6th Earl of Huntingdon, 1da.; (3) lic. 28 Oct. 1686, Elizabeth (d. 1694), da. of Thomas Trenchard† of Wolveton, Dorset, wid. of John Every† of Wootton Glanville, Dorset, sis. of Sir John Trenchard*, s.p. suc. fa. to Caverswall Castle 1669. J. R. Woodhead, Rulers of London (London and Mdx. Arch. Soc.), 99–100; H. G. H. Jolliffe, Jolliffes of Staffs. 4–17.
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Freeman, Mercers’ Co. by 1659; alderman of London 1687– 3 Oct. 1688; sheriff, Staffs. 14– 21 Dec. 1691, 1692–3. Woodhead, 99.

Asst. Levant Co. 1698–9; director, New E. I. Co. 1700–1. Ibid, 100.

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JOLIFFE, William (c.1622-1712), of London and Caverswall Castle, Staffs.
Main residences: London; Caverswall Castle, Staffs.
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JOHNSTONE, William (d. 1727), of Sciennes (Sheenes), Edinburgh, and Westerhall (Westraw), Dumfries.

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2nd s. of Sir James Johnstone, MP [S], of Westerhall, by Margaret, da. of John Bannatyne of Corehouse, Lanark. m. bef. 1698, Henrietta, da. and coh. of James Johnston of Sciennes, 2s. bro. of Sir John Johnstone, 1st Bt.*; suc. bro. as 2nd Bt. 30 Sept. 1711. Hist. Scot. Parl. 381; Scot. Rec. Soc. lix. 281.
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Burgess, Edinburgh 1697; councillor, Lochmaben, 1712–21, 1722–?d., bailie 1714; dep.-steward, Kirkcudbright 1717. Hist. Scot. Parl. 381; Scot. Rec. Soc. 281; Trans. Dumfries. and Galloway Natural Hist. and Antiq. Soc. lii. 153–4.

MP [S], Annan 1698–1707.

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JOHNSTONE, Sir William, 2nd Bt. (d.1727), of Westerhall, Dumfries.
Main residences: Sciennes (Sheenes), Edinburgh; Westerhall (Westraw), Dumfries.
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JOHNSTONE, Sir Patrick (d. 1736), of Edinburgh

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Yr. s. of Joseph Johnstone of Hilton, Berwicks., by Mary, da. of Sir Robert Douglas of Blackerstone, Berwicks. m. 19 June 1684, ?Margaret Kynneir, 6s. 2da. Kntd. by 1702. Retours of Heirs, i. Berwicks. 326, 415; Scot. Rec. Soc. xxi. 30; xxvii. 366; lxxxii. 51; Hist. Scot. Parl. 384.
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Burgess, Edinburgh 1684, merchant councillor 1694, bailie 1695, 1699, baron bailie (Canongate) 1696, provost 1700–2, 1704–6, 1708–10; burgess, Canongate 1697. Scot. Rec. Soc. lix. 279; lxxxiii. 36; Extracts Edinburgh Recs. 1689–1701, pp. 158, 182, 207, 270, 289; 1701–18, pp. 91, 163.

MP [S] Edinburgh 1702–7.

PC [S] 1700–2, 1704–6; commr. union with England 1702, 1706; Equivalent [S] 1707–15.

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JOHNSTONE, Sir Patrick (d. 1736), of Edinburgh
Main residence: Edinburgh.
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JOHNSTONE, Sir John, 1st Bt. (d. 1711), of Westerhall (Westraw), Dumfries.

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1st s. of Sir James Johnstone, MP [S], of Westerhall, by Margaret, da. of John Bannatyne of Corehouse, Lanark. m. (1) c.1687, Rachel, da. and coh. of James Johnston of Sciennes, Edinburgh, 1da. (2) Agnes (d. 1710), da. of Sir Robert Dalzell, 1st Bt. of Glenae, Dumfries, s.p.; bro. of William Johnstone*. suc. fa. 1699; cr. Bt. 25 Apr. 1700. Hist. Scot. Parl. 382–3; Roxburghe mss at Floors Castle, bdle. 797, William Kerr to Countess of Roxburghe, 7 Feb. 1710; C. J. Johnstone, Hist. Johnstones, 154, 164–5.
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Cornet Ld. Yester’s tp. of horse 1689; lt. Earl of Annandale’s tp. of horse, 1689, capt. 1691; capt. Col. Richard Cunningham’s regt. Drag. [later 7th Hussars] by 1695, brevet-maj. 1703, lt.-col. by 1711. Hist. Scot. Parl. 383; Scot. Rec. Soc. iii. 146.

MP [S], Dumfriesshire 1700–7.

Burgess, Edinburgh 1702. Scot. Rec. Soc. lix. 281.

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JOHNSTONE, Sir John, 1st Bt. (d. 1711), of Westerhall (Westraw), Dumfries.
Main residence: Westerhall (Westraw), Dumfries.
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JOHNSTON, James (1655-1737), of Orleans House, Twickenham, Mdx.

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bap. 9 Sept. 1655, 4th but 2nd surv. s. of Sir Archibald Johnston of Wariston, Edinburgh, Ld. Wariston SCJ and in Cromwellian Parl., by 2nd w. Helen, da. of Alexander Hay, Lord Fosterseat. educ. Utrecht; travelled abroad. m. (1) bef. 1693, 1s. d.v.p. (2) 18 June 1696 (with £20,000), Catherine, da. of John, 2nd Baron Poulett s.p. (3) by Oct. 1716, Lucy, 1s. 1da., 3 other ch. (). DNB; Wariston Diary (Scot. Hist. Soc. ser. 1, xxvi), 9; Hist. Parl. Scot. 382–3; Boyer, Pol. State, liii. 540, 544; Carstares, State Pprs. 155–6; Misc. Gen. et Her. ser. 5, iii. 92–95; IGI, Wilts.; Collins, Peerage, iv. 12; Centre Kentish Stud. Stanhope mss U1590/059/5, Robert Yard* to Alexander Stanhope, 16 June 1696; HMC Polwarth, i. 112; PCC 110 Wake.
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Envoy extraordinary to Prussia, 1690–2; sec. of state [S] 1692–6; commr. of exchequer [S], 1692–6, 1704–7; PC [S], 1692, 1704; ld. clerk register [S] 1704–5. DNB.

Burgess, Edinburgh 1692; freeman, Bath 1693. Scot. Rec. Soc. lix. 277; Bath AO, Bath bor. recs., council bk. 3, p. 169.

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JOHNSTON, James (1655-1737), of Orleans House, Twickenham, Mdx.
Main residence: Orleans House, Twickenham, Mdx.
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JOHNSTON (JOHNSTONE), James, Lord Johnston (c.1687-1730).

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b. c. 1687, 1st s. of William Johnstone, 1st Mq. of Annandale [S], by Sophia, da. of John Fairholm of Craigiehall, Linlithgow. unm. suc. fa. as 2nd Mq. 14 Jan. 1721.
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Provost, Lochmaben 1707–9, 1711–13, 1715–17, 1719–23, Annan 1721–2, 1723–?d. J. B. Wilson, Lochmaben, 207; R. M. Sunter, Patronage and Pol. in Scotland, 169.

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JOHNSTON (JOHNSTONE), James, Lord Johnston (c.1687-1730).
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JOHNSON, William (c.1660-1718), of Blackwall, Mdx. and Mandeville’s Manor, Sternfield, Aldeburgh, Suff.

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b. c. 1660, 2nd s. of Sir Henry Johnson† of The Gate House, Blackwall, Mdx. and Friston Hall, Suff.; bro. of Sir Henry Johnson*. educ. Leyden 1678. m. by 1687, Agneta, da. of Hartgill Baron, clerk of the privy seal, of Windsor, Berks., 3s. 9da. PCC 218 Tenison; E. Anglian, n.s. iii. 198; Hedges Diary (Hakluyt Soc. lxxiv), 249; The Ancestor, x. 163.
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Asst. R. African Co. 1687–9, 1716; capt.-gen. of Guinea 1716–d.; cttee. E. I. Co. 1690–1, 1698–9, 1702–6; er. bro. Trinity House 1709–d. K. G. Davies, R. African Co. 384; W. R. Chaplin, Trinity House, 64; Add. 22187, f. 219.

Gent. privy chamber 1690–1702. N. Carlisle, Gent. Privy Chamber, 206.

Bailiff, Aldeburgh 1691, Oxford 1699; freeman, Oxford 1699. W. Suss. RO, Shillinglee mss Ac.454/896, Edward Pratt to Sir Edward Turnor*, 18 June 1691; Oxford Council Acts (Oxford Hist. Soc. n.s. ii), 287.

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JOHNSON, William (c.1660-1718), of Blackwall, Mdx.
Main residences: Blackwall, Mdx.; Mandeville’s Manor, Sternfield, Aldeburgh, Suff.
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JOHNSON, Thomas (1664-1728), of Water Street, Liverpool

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bap. 27 Oct. 1664, s. of Thomas Johnson of Bedford Leigh, Lancs. by his 1st w. Elizabeth Sweeting. m. (1) Lidia Holt (d. 1696), 2s. d.v.p. 2da.; (2) lic. 7 Apr. 1697, Elizabeth Barrow (d. 1718), s.p. suc. fa. 1700; Kntd. 20 Mar. 1708. Trans. Hist. Soc. Lancs. and Cheshire, lxxxii. 234; W. D. Pink, Parl. Rep. Lancs. 195.
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Bailiff, Liverpool 1689, mariner, 1689, merchant appraiser 1691, common council 1689–d., mayor 1695–6, alderman by 1696–d.; burgess, Wigan 1696. J. Picton, Memorials of Liverpool, i. 174; R. Muir and E. M. Platt, Hist. Mun. Govt. of Liverpool, 204–5; Wigan RO, Wigan bor. recs. AB/MR/10.

Collector of customs on R. Rappahannock, Virginia 1723–5. Trans. Hist. Soc. Lancs. and Cheshire, xc. 184–8.

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JOHNSON, Sir Thomas (1664-1728), of Castle St., Liverpool.
Main residence: Water Street, Liverpool.
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