Peerage Record – 2681

     Elizabeth Payne is the daughter of Edward Payne.¹ She married Peregrine Bertie, son of Charles Bertie and Mary Narbonne, in 1736.¹
     Her married name became Bertie.

     Edward Payne lived at Tottenham Wick, Wiltshire, England^G.¹

     Reverend Peter William Pegus was the son of Peter Pegus and Susanna Henrietta Layard.² He married Charlotte Susannah Elizabeth Layard, daughter of Very Rev. Charles Peter Layard and Elizabeth Ward, on 14 April 1821.³ He died on 21 April 1860.³

     Brownlow Bertie, 5th Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven was born on 1 May 1729 at Lindsey House, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London, England^G.¹ He was the son of Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven and Jane Brownlow.¹ He was baptised at St. Gile’s-in-the-Fields Church, London, England^G.¹ He married, firstly, Harriot Pitt, daughter of George Morton Pitt and Sophia Bugden, on 11 November 1762 at Cork Street, St. James’s, London, England^G.¹ He married, secondly, Mary Anne Layard, daughter of Major Peter Layard and Marie Anne Crozé, on 2 January 1769 at St. James’s, Westminster, London, England^G.¹ He died on 8 February 1809 at age 79 at Grimsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England^G, without male issue.¹ He was buried on 17 February 1809 at Swinestead, England^G.¹ His will was proven (by probate) in March 1809.¹
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Lincolnshire between 1761 and 1779.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Lincolnshire on 12 February 1779.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 12 February 1779.¹ He succeeded as the 22nd Lord Willoughby de Eresby [E., 1313] on 8 July 1779. He succeeded as the 5th Marquess of Lindsey [G.B., 1706] on 8 July 1779.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven [G.B., 1715] on 8 July 1779.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Earl of Lindsey, co. Lincoln [E., 1626] on 8 July 1779.² He held the office of Hereditary Lord Great Chamberlain between 8 July 1779 and 1809.¹
     On his death, the Dukedom of Ancaster and the Marquessate of Lindsay became extinct but the Earldom of Lindsay reverted to his kinsman, Albemarle Bertie, who became the 9th Earl of Lindsay.¹

     Harriot Pitt was baptised on 22 June 1745 at Twickenham, London, England^G.¹ She was the daughter of George Morton Pitt and Sophia Bugden.¹ She married Brownlow Bertie, 5th Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, son of Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven and Jane Brownlow, on 11 November 1762 at Cork Street, St. James’s, London, England^G.¹ She died on 23 April 1763 at age 17, without issue.¹ She was buried on 6 May 1763 at Edenham, Lincolnshire, England^G.¹ She died intestate and her estate was administered on 21 May 1765.¹
     From 11 November 1762, her married name became Bertie.

     George Morton Pitt married Sophia Bugden.
     He held the office of Governor of Fort St. George, Madras.¹ He lived at Twickenham, London, England^G.¹

     Mary Anne Layard was born on 5 March 1733.^1,3 She was the daughter of Major Peter Layard and Marie Anne Crozé.¹ She married Brownlow Bertie, 5th Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, son of Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven and Jane Brownlow, on 2 January 1769 at St. James’s, Westminster, London, England^G.¹ She died on 13 January 1804 at age 70 at Saville Row, St. James’s, London, England^G.¹
     From 2 January 1769, her married name became Bertie. After her marriage, Mary Anne Layard was styled as Duchess of Ancaster and Kesteven on 2 January 1769.

     Lady Mary Elizabeth Bertie was the daughter of Brownlow Bertie, 5th Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven and Mary Anne Layard.¹ She married Thomas Charles Colyear, 4th Earl of Portmore, son of William Charles Colyear, 3rd Earl of Portmore and Lady Mary Leslie, on 26 May 1793.¹ She died on 10 February 1797.¹
     Her married name became Colyear.

     Thomas Charles Colyear, 4th Earl of Portmore was born on 27 March 1772. He was the son of William Charles Colyear, 3rd Earl of Portmore and Lady Mary Leslie. He married, firstly, Lady Mary Elizabeth Bertie, daughter of Brownlow Bertie, 5th Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven and Mary Anne Layard, on 26 May 1793.¹ He married, secondly, Frances Murrells in 1828.² He died on 18 January 1835 at age 62.
     He gained the title of 4th Earl of Portmore. He gained the title of Viscount Milsington between 1785 and 1823. He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Boston, Lincolnshire between 1796 and 1802.²

     William Charles Colyear, 3rd Earl of Portmore was born circa 1747. He was the son of Charles Colyear, 2nd Earl of Portmore and Juliana Hele.² He married Lady Mary Leslie, daughter of John Leslie, 10th Earl of Rothes and Hannah Howard, on 5 November 1770 at Weybridge, Surrey, England.³ He died on 15 November 1823.⁴
     He gained the title of 3rd Earl of Portmore.