Peerage Record – 23231

     William Cowper was born circa 1722.¹ He was the son of William Cowper.¹ He married Maria Frances Cecilia Madan.¹ He died on 27 August 1769.¹
     He was educated at Westminster School, Westminster, London, England^G.¹ He was admitted to Lincoln’s Inn in 1740.¹ He was educated at Worcester College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He was Clerk of the Parliaments.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Hertfordshire Militia.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Hertford in 1768.¹

     Maria Frances Cecilia Madan was born on 22 November 1727 at Hertingfordbury Park, England^G.² She married William Cowper, son of William Cowper.¹ She died on 15 November 1797 at age 69 at London, England^G.²
     Her married name became Cowper.¹ She wrote the book original poems on various occasions by a lady, published 1792.²

     Lt.-Gen. Spencer Cowper was born circa 1726.¹ He was the son of William Cowper.¹ He married Charlotte Baber, daughter of John Baber.³ He died in 1797.²
     He was educated at Westminster School, Westminster, London, England^G.¹ He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1741.¹ He was educated at Worcester College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Ensign in 1747 in the 1st Foot Guards.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1753.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1753.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1761.¹ He gained the rank of Brevet Colonel in 1772.¹ He fought in the American War of Independence, where he commanded a brigade.¹ He gained the rank of Major-General in 1779.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in 1787.¹ He held the office of Governor of Tynemouth.¹

     Henry Cowper was born in 1758.² He was the son of Lt.-Gen. Spencer Cowper and Charlotte Baber.^1,2 He married Maria Judith (?), daughter of Reverend John (?).² He died on 28 November 1840 at Tewin Water, Hertfordshire, England^G.²
     He was admitted to Middle Temple on 26 May 1775 entitled to practise as a barrister-at-law.² He was Deputy Clerk of the House of Lords between 1785 and 1826.¹ He lived at Tewin Water, Hertfordshire, England^G.¹

     Reverend John Cowper was the son of Spencer Cowper and Pennington Goodeve.¹ He married Anne Donne, daughter of Roger Donne.¹ He died on 10 July 1756.¹
     He was educated at Christ’s College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Westminster School, Westminster, London, England^G.¹ He graduated from Merton College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1715 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He graduated from Merton College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1718 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was the Rector after 1722 at Great Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1728 with a Doctor of Divinity (D.D.)¹

     Anne Donne is the daughter of Roger Donne.¹ She married Reverend John Cowper, son of Spencer Cowper and Pennington Goodeve.¹
     Her married name became Cowper.¹

     Roger Donne lived at Ludham Hall, Norfolk, England^G.¹

     William Cowper was born on 15 November 1731.¹ He was the son of Reverend John Cowper and Anne Donne.¹ He died on 25 April 1800 at age 68.¹
     He was educated at Westminster School, Westminster, London, England^G.¹ He was admitted to Middle Temple in 1748.¹ He was a practising Barrister-at-Law in 1754.³ He was a poet.¹

     Reverend John Cowper was born in 1737.¹ He was the son of Reverend John Cowper and Anne Donne.¹ He died on 10 May 1770, unmarried.¹

     Sandra Alice Spence was born on 22 January 1942 at Sutton Courtenay, Berkshire, England^G.¹ She is the daughter of Dermot Gordon Chesson Spence and Muriel Evelyn Crailsham.¹ She married Stewart Nairn Kington, son of William Beresford Nairne Kington and Jean Ann Sanders, on 19 December 1964 at St. Andrew by the Wardrobe, The City, London, England^G.¹
     From 19 December 1964, her married name became Kington.¹