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Peerage Record – 22956

Lt.-Col. Joseph Stopford1

Male, Registry Number #229551, d. before 25 October 1707

Last Edited=26 Apr 2007
     Lt.-Col. Joseph Stopford was the son of James Stopford and Elizabeth Morewood.1 He married Elizabeth Boate, daughter of Godfrey Boate.1 He died before 25 October 1707.1
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Colonel Richard Gorge’s Regiment of Foot.1
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 923. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Richard Brooking1

Male, Registry Number #229552
Last Edited=26 Apr 2007
     Richard Brooking married Elizabeth Boate, daughter of Godfrey Boate.1
     He lived at Totnes, Devon, EnglandG.1
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 923. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Mary Forth1

Female, Registry Number #229553

Last Edited=26 Apr 2007
     Mary Forth is the daughter of Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Forth.1 She married James Stopford, son of William Stopford and Mary ffarington.1
     Her married name became Stopford.1

Children of Mary Forth and James Stopford

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 923. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Forth1

Male, Registry Number #229554

Last Edited=26 Apr 2007

Child of Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Forth

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 923. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Emily Stopford1

Female, Registry Number #229555, d. 13 June 1722

Last Edited=13 Jan 2021
     Emily Stopford was the daughter of James Stopford and Mary Forth.1 She and Theophilus Butler, 1st Baron Newtown Butler obtained a marriage license on 24 March 1701.1 She died on 13 June 1722.2
     From 24 March 1701, her married name became Butler.1 After her marriage, Emily Stopford was styled as Baroness Newtown Butler on 21 October 1715.
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 923. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S34] BP1970 page 1533. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S34]

Theophilus Butler, 1st Baron Newtown Butler1

Male, Registry Number #229556, d. 11 March 1723/24

Last Edited=13 Jan 2021
     Theophilus Butler, 1st Baron Newtown Butler was the son of Francis Butler and Judith Jones.2 He and Emily Stopford obtained a marriage license on 24 March 1701.1 He died on 11 March 1723/24, without surviving issue.1
     He was created 1st Baron Newtown Butler [Ireland] on 21 October 1715, with special remainder to the male descendants of his father.2
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 923. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S34] BP1970 page 1533. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S34]

Dorothy Stopford1

Female, Registry Number #229557, d. 10 April 1729

Last Edited=10 Feb 2012
     Dorothy Stopford was the daughter of James Stopford and Mary Forth.1 She married, firstly, Edward Brabazon, 4th Earl of Meath, son of Edward Brabazon, 2nd Earl of Meath and Mary Chambré, on 22 September 1704.1 She married, secondly, Lt.-Gen. Richard Gorges, son of Robert Gorges, in December 1716.1 She died on 10 April 1729.1
     Dorothy Stopford also went by the nick-name of ‘the Countess Doll’.1 After her marriage, Dorothy Stopford was styled as Countess of Meath on 22 September 1704. From 22 September 1704, her married name became Brabazon.1 From December 1716, her married name became Gorges.1
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 923. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Edward Brabazon, 4th Earl of Meath1

Male, Registry Number #229558, b. circa 1638, d. 22 February 1707/8

Last Edited=10 Feb 2012
     Edward Brabazon, 4th Earl of Meath was born circa 1638.1 He was the son of Edward Brabazon, 2nd Earl of Meath and Mary Chambré.2 He married, firstly, Cecilia Brereton, daughter of Sir William Brereton, 1st Bt., before 1677.2 He married, secondly, Dorothy Stopford, daughter of James Stopford and Mary Forth, on 22 September 1704.1 He died on 22 February 1707/8, without issue.1
     He gained the rank of Captain of Foot in 1661.2 He gained the rank of Captain of Horse.2 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for County Wicklow between June 1666 and August 1666.2 He held the office of Ranger of Phoenix Park in 1675.2 He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland] in 1679.2 He succeeded as the 4th Earl of Meath [I., 1627] circa 28 February 1684/85.2 He succeeded as the 5th Lord Brabazon, Baron of Ardee, co. Louth [I., 1616] circa 28 February 1684/85.2 In May 1689 he was attainted by King James II’s Irish Parliament.2 He fought in the Battle of the Boyne in 1690, in command of a Williamite regiment.2 He fought in the Siege of Limerick in 1690.2
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 923. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Thomas Jones1

Male, Registry Number #229559

Last Edited=26 Apr 2007
     Thomas Jones lived at Courtown, County Wexford, IrelandG.1

Child of Thomas Jones

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 923. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Captain William Stopford1

Male, Registry Number #229560, d. December 1760

Last Edited=26 Apr 2007
     Captain William Stopford was the son of James Stopford and Frances Jones.1 He died in December 1760.1
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Army.1
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 923. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

 

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