STANHOPE, Thomas (c.1679-1730), of Elvaston, Derbys.

b. c. 1679, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of John Stanhope of Elvaston by Dorothy, da. and coh. of Charles Agard of Foston, Derbys.; bro. of Charles† and William Stanhope†. educ. Brasenose, Oxf. matric. 14 July 1696, aged 16. m. settlement 6 Oct. 1705, Jane, da. and coh. of Gilbert Thacker of Repton Priory, Derbys., wid. of Charles Wootton Stanhope, 2nd s. of Philip, 2nd Earl of Chesterfield, s.p. suc. fa. July 1692. Collins, Peerage, iv. 285; Add. 36175, f. 2; W. Woolley, Hist. Derbys. (Derbys. Rec. Soc. vi), 147; Derbys. RO D518/F18; Luttrell, Brief Relation, ii. 525.