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DERBY 217 [William Stanley, styled Lord Stanley, only s. and h. ap., h. in Queen Str., Westm., 31 Jan., d. 4 Mar. 1709/10, in infancy.] XX. 1736. II. Edward (Stanley), Earl of Derby, 6th cousin and h. male, being s. and h. of Sir Thomas Stanley, 4th Bart., of BickerstafFe, co. Lancaster, by his ist wife, Elizabeth, da. and h. of Thomas Patten, of Preston, co. Lancaster, which Sir Thomas was s. and h. of Sir Edward S., 3rd Bart, (who d. 1671), s. and h. of Sir Thomas S., 2nd Bart, (who d. 1653), s. and h. of Sir Edward S., cr. a Baronet, 26 June 1628, which Sir Edward was s. and h. of Henry S.(*) (who d. 1597), all being of BickerstafFe afsd., which Henry was 2nd s. of Sir James Stanley, of Crosshall, co. Lancaster, br. of Thomas, 2nd Earl of Derby abovenamed, both being sons of George, Lord Strange of Knokin, s. and h. ap. of Thomas, ist Earl of Derby. He was b. 17 Sep. 1689, at Knowsley, in Hayton, co. Lancaster; Vice Adm. co. Lancaster from 1712; sue. his father as 5th Baronet, 7 May 1714; High Sheriff co. Lancaster 1723; M.P. (Whig) for co. Lancaster 1 727-36, C") taking his seat in the House of Lords 13 Apr. 1736; Lord Lieut, co. Lancaster 1742-57, and again, after the death of his son, 1 771, till his death. He w;., Sep. 17 14, Elizabeth, da. and h. of Robert Hesketh, of RufFord, co. Lancaster, by Elizabeth, da. of the Hon. William Spencer, of Ashton, co. Lancaster. He d. 22 Feb. 1776, at Knowsley, aged 86. Will pr. Apr. 1776. His widow, who was b. 29 Aug. 1694, d. but two days after him, aged 81. Both were bur. II Mar. 1776, at Ormskirk. [James Stanley, afterwards Smith-Stanley, erroneously (') styled Lord Strange, s. and h. ap., b. 7, and bap. 29 Jan. 17 16/7, at Preston, co. Lancaster; ed. at Westm. school, and at the Univ. of Leyden; M.P. (Tory) for CO. Lancaster 1 741-71 ; Lord Lieut, co. Lancaster 1757-71 ; P.C. 15 Dec. 1762; Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1762-71. He ;«., 17 Mar. 1746/7, at Keith's Chapel, St. Geo., Han. Sq., Lucy (a fortune of /; 100,000), 2nd and yst. da. anci coh. of Hugh Smith, C^) of Weald Hall, Essex (who d. 8 May 1745), by Dorothy, da. of Dacre Barrett-Lennard, profession. He is a fair complexioned man, well shaped, taller than the ordinary size and a man of honour — as arrant a , » * 9 m » . » » as his brother." [It is not very clear what word these nine asterisks denote, perhaps " scoundret."] {') The wife of this Henry Stanley was Mary, da. and h. of Peter Stanley, of BickerstafFe, co. Lancaster, by Elizabeth, da. and h. of James Scaresbig, of the same, through which match that estate was acquired by the family of Stanley. (^) Belonging to the section that opposed Walpole. V.G. {') See note "a" on preceding page. ("*) A good account of this family of Smith, otherwise Heriz, is in Top. and Gen., vol. iii, pp. 255-260. Dorothy, the 1st da. and coh., m. John Barry, and was ancestress of the family of Smith-Barry, of Fota Island, co. Cork, Marbury Hall, Cheshire, csfc. 28