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SELSEY — SEMPILL. 109 SELSEY. Barony. /. Sir James Peachey, Bart,, of "West Dean, co. I 1794 Sussex, 2d s. of Sir John Peachey, 2d Bart., of Petworth, by Henrietta, da. of George London, of Lone; Ditton, co. Surrey, (") was /'. S Miirch 17-J3 ; matric. at Oxford (Univ. Coll.), 11 Dec. 1739, as;ed 17 ; M.P. for Seaford, 17.19-68; site, as 4th Ilaronet (a dignity cr. '21 March 17!i(i/7), on the death of his eldest br., 30 June 1 7'3i> ; was, in 1751, Groom n( the Bedchamber to the Prince of Wales, to whom, as Kins, he was Master of the Unties, 1792— 1S08, being cr. 18 Aug. 171U, BARON SELSEY of Selsey, co. Sussex : K.U.S. lie m. 19 Aug. 1747, Georgian Caroline, da. of Henry (Scott), 1st. Kahi. ok DkloiiaINK [S.], by his second wife, Mary, da. of Charles HowaiU). He d. 1 Feb. 1808, in Lower Grosvenor street, aged 85, anil was bur. at West Dean afsd. Will pr. 1808. His widow, who was b. Feb. 1727, d. 13 Oct. 1S09, in Berkeley square, aged 82, and was bur, at West Deau. Admon. Dec. 1809. II. 1S03. 2. John (Peachey), Bakox Selsey, only s. ami h., Hi March 17 IS 9, and bap. 3 April 1749 ; M.P. for St. Germans, 1776, and fur Shorcham, 1781 and 1790 ; tut. In (he peerage, 1 Feb. 1808. Hew. 19 Jan. 1784, at her father's house in Audley square, St. Geo. Han. sq. (spec, lie.), Hester Elizabeth, da. of George JENNINGS, of Newcells, co. Hertford, by Mary, da. of Michael (BoUBKX), loth Kaul ok Ct<ANB1CABDH [I.] He //. at West Dean afsd , 27 June 1816, aged 67. Will pr. 1816. His widow d. 19 April 1S37, in consequence of injuries by burning, in Lower Grosvenor street. Will pr. June 1837. IIL 1S1G, Henry John (Peachey), Baron- Selsey [1794], also to a Baronet [1737], 2d nut 1st surv. a. and h.,( b ) b. 4 Sep. 1787, and l'S33. blip. 6 Oct. at St. Marylelione; sometime Lieut. H.N. ; sue to the pet raw, -27 June 1816; F.R.S. He m. 21 Oct. 181", Anna Maria Louisa, 5th da. of Frederick (Iituv), 2d Baiion Boston, by Christiana, da. of Paul Mkthtkn. He if. s.p. at Florence 10 March 1838, aged 60, when all his hiwnms became ezlwct,^) Will pr. June 1838. His widow, who was b. 2 Oct. 1792, d. 19 Dec. 1870, aged 78. Will pr. under £3,000. SEMPILL. Barony [8.] 1. Sir John Semtill, of Eliotstonrj, co. Renfrew, only I. 1489 ? an< ^ 'I'bomas Semi'H.i., of the same, by Elizabeth, said to be "da. or sister of John, 1st Loud Boss " [S.J was cr. bv James IV. [S.] a Peer of Pari., LORD SEMPILL [S.], probably in or before 1489(' 1 ) and certainly before 12 March 1 49 1/5, when in a charter he is so designed. He sat in Pari. 1 8 March 1503/4, and founded a collegiate church near his castle of SempUl, in 1505. He m. firstly Margaret, da. of Sir Robert Colvili.k. of Ochiltree, which lady was living 9 Sep. 1501. He m. secondly, before 16 Feb. 1505/6, Margaret, widow of Sir William Stihuno, of Keir, da. of James Ciiichton, of Ruthvendeny. By her, who was living 2 June 1511, he had no issue. He was slain 9 Sep. 1513, at the battle of Flodden.(o) ( a ) " Principal Gardener in Ordinary " to Queen Anne. ( b ) His eldest br., the Hon. James Peachey, b. 3 Sep. 17S5, sometime an officer 1st Reg. of Foot Guards, d. unm. and v.p. 8 Nov. 1811, aged 26, at Newcells afsd. P) His yst. br., Rev. the Hon. John Willi am Peachey, Vicar of Barkway, Herts, d. unm., shortly before him, 6 July 1S37, aged 48. ( ,l ) At the decreet of ranking in 1606 the Barony of Sera pill was placed next above that of Sinclair, the date of which was probably considered as 26 Jan. 1488/9. (°) See vol. iii, p. 63, note " b," sub " Lennox." for a list of the Scotch nobles there una,