Peerage Record – 27188

     Lyonel Becher was born on 9 March 1686.² He was the son of Colonel Thomas Becher and Elizabeth Turner.¹ He married Catherine Dunscombe in 1712.² He died in 1769.² His will was proven (by probate) in 1772.²
     He was also known as Lionel Becher.³ He lived at Sherkin, County Cork, Ireland.³

     Elizabeth Becher was born on 17 February 1670.² She was the daughter of Colonel Thomas Becher and Elizabeth Turner.¹ She married, firstly, Horatio Townsend, son of Colonel Richard Townsend and Mary Hyde, in 1697 at Cork, County Cork, Ireland^G.^1,2 She married, secondly, Rt. Rev. Dive Downes, son of Reverend Lewis Downes, in 1701.^1,2 She died before 1707.² Her will was proven (by probate) in 1707.²
     From 1697, her married name became Townsend.¹ From 1701, her married name became Downes.¹

     Horatio Townsend was the son of Colonel Richard Townsend and Mary Hyde.² He married Elizabeth Becher, daughter of Colonel Thomas Becher and Elizabeth Turner, in 1697 at Cork, County Cork, Ireland^G.^1,3 He died, at sea, from a fever.³
     He was commander of the the Lynn, sloop of war.² In 1690 he carried the Duke of Schomberg to Ireland on board his sloop.³

     Rt. Rev. Dive Downes was born on 16 October 1653 at Thornby, Northamptonshire, England^G.² He was the son of Reverend Lewis Downes.² He married, fourthly, Catherine Fitzgerald, daughter of Rt. Hon. Robert FitzGerald and Mary Clotworthy.² He married, firstly, Sarah Dodwell, daughter of Henry Dodwell, on 21 February 1692/93.² He married, secondly, Anne Carleton on 22 October 1696.² He married, thirdly, Elizabeth Becher, daughter of Colonel Thomas Becher and Elizabeth Turner, in 1701.^1,2 He was also reported to have died on 13 November 1709.²
     He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin University, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G.² He held the office of Bishop of Cork and Ross.¹

     Susannah Becher was born on 16 March 1688.² She was the daughter of Colonel Thomas Becher and Elizabeth Turner.¹ She married, firstly, Thomas Hungerford, son of Richard Hungerford and Mary Moore, circa 1709.^1,2 She married, secondly, Samuel Jervois, son of Joseph Jervois and Elizabeth Freke, in 1719, with further issue.^1,2 She died in 1738.¹
     From circa 1709, her married name became Hungerford.¹ From 1719, her married name became Jervois.^1,2

     Thomas Hungerford was the son of Richard Hungerford and Mary Moore.² He married Susannah Becher, daughter of Colonel Thomas Becher and Elizabeth Turner, circa 1709.^1,2 He died in 1715.²
     He lived at The Island, Clonakilty, County Cork, Ireland^G.³

     Samuel Jervois was the son of Joseph Jervois and Elizabeth Freke.² He married, firstly, Susannah Becher, daughter of Colonel Thomas Becher and Elizabeth Turner, in 1719.^1,2 He died in 1764.¹
     He lived at Braade House, Myross, County Cork, Ireland^G.¹

     Catherine Owen was the daughter of Colonel Henry Owen.¹ She married Henry Becher, son of Colonel Thomas Becher and Elizabeth Turner.¹
     Her married name became Becher.¹

     Colonel Henry Owen lived at Stadham, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹

     J. Donaldson is the son of Sir Stuart Alexander Donaldson and Amelia Cowper.¹