SAVILE, William (1665-1700)

b. 1665, 3rd but o. surv. s. of George Savile, 4th bt. (later mq. of Halifax) and 1st w. Dorothy (d.1670), da. of Henry Spencer, sis. Robert Spencer, 2nd earl of Sunderland. educ. Geneva 1678-81, Christ Church, Oxf. matric. 5 Dec. 1681 (aged 16), BA 1685, MA 1688; travelled abroad (Italy, Spain, France, Low Countries) 1684-7. m. (1) lic. 24 Nov. 1687 (with £15,000 to be paid on father’s death), Elizabeth (1671-94), da. and h. of Sir Samuel Grimston^‡, 3rd bt. of Gorhambury, Herts. 1s. d.v.p., 2da. (1 d.v.p.), (2) 2 Apr. 1695 (with £20,000), Mary (1677-1718), da. Daniel Finch, 2nd earl of Nottingham, 2s. d.v.p., 3da. d. 31 Aug. 1700; will 16 Aug. 1695 – 21 Aug. 1700, pr. 11 Mar. 1701. TNA, PROB 11/459.