BOTETOURT. 385 BoTRTintirr on 13 April 1704. One of the Lords of the Bedchamber, 1701 and, sub- BCijncntly, Governor of Virginia. ( a ) He it. during his residence there, 15 Oct. 1770, and was bin: in the College of William-and-Mary in the town of Williamsburgh. Will pr. Jan. 1771. On his death the Barony again reverted into abeyance. V. [SOS. J. Husky (Sombksst), Duke of Beaufort, &c, s. and h. of Charles, 4th Duke of Beaufort, by Elizabeth, only sister and sole h. of Norborne (Bkukklky), Loud Bothtovt.t above named (which Elizabeth d. B 111. Joyce, h. to her grandfather and as such, apparently, suo jure. Baroness Botetourt. She m. Hu^h (llurncil), l.nrd Hornet] hot tl. s.p. 1100, when the Barony fell Mtu abeyance. Sir Maurice Berkeley only s. and h. it. 1400. =p r — J Maurice B. posthumous s. and h. who in ] IO0 became heir t<> » third <if the Barony <■/ Botetourt, Herf, 1104. j Sir William B., KB., only s. and h. it. IBOl.sp Richard B. only s. and h. tl. 1514. Sir John P., of Stoke Giflbrd afsd., s. audh. £ 1646. y •Sir liichard B., s. Sir .Maurice B. of Brutou, Somerset, K.B. 2nd s. 0. 1581. y Henry B. s. and h., tl. 1606.= Sir Henry II. s, and h., tl. 1601.— r J Sir Mam ice B., s. and h., (/. 1017.=^ , I liichard B., only Charles B., s. ami h., who in 1065 John, cr. Baron Berkeley of s. audh., 1001. sue. his son as Viseouut Fit;:- Stratum, 10. r ,S. it. 107S.
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Sir Maurice 1!., only s. Maurice.Ord Vis- and h. ap., d. v. p. 1604. =f count Fitzhard- liichard 15., only a. and h. d. 1071. =r , i , inge, s and h. I George B. of Stoke Gilford afsd., s. and h. tl. s.p., 1085. John Symes Berkeley of Stoke Giflbrd. Heirto hisbr. in 1085, d. 1730.
Charles Berkeley, 2nd s., who, in 1003, was or. Viscount Fitzhardingo [L] with a spec. rem. In 1664, he was cr. Baron Botetourt of Langport and Ear] of Falmouth, both of which later creations became extinct at his death s.p. in 1665. IV. Norborne (Berkeley), LordBote- Charles Noel (Somer- tourt only s. and h., who being co- set), 4th Duke of Beau- heir (i.e. heir to one third] of that fort, c/. 1750. Barony had the abeyance thereof (which had lasted above three centuries and a half) terminated in his favour in 1704. He d. s.p. 1770. da =Elizabeth, only Heir to her br. in 1770, and, as such, coheir to the Barony of Botetourt. She i?. 1799. V. Henry (Somerset), Duke of Beanfort etc., (in 1 756) ami ( 1 7 years afterwards) Lord Botetotvrt, inasmuch as, being, in 1799, coheir (i.e. heir to one third) of that Barony, the abeyance thereof iras terminated in his favour fa) June 1S03. He tl. Oct. 1S03. I ( il ) The saying at the lime was that this appointment was made, not because Virginia wanted a Governor, but, because Lord Botetourt wanted a place.
