Peerage Record – 2934

     Charles Chester was born on 1 September 1730.¹ He was the son of Sir Walter Wagstaffe Bagot, 5th Bt. and Lady Barbara Legge.¹ He married Catherine Legge, daughter of Hon. Heneage Legge and Catherine Fogg, on 5 October 1765.¹ He died on 2 April 1793 at age 62.¹
     He was given the name of Charles Bagot at birth.¹ In 1755 his name was legally changed to Charles Chester by Act of Parliament.¹

     George Montague, 1st Earl of Halifax was born before 1685.² He was the son of Edward Montagu and Elizabeth Pelham.¹ He married, secondly, Lady Mary Lumley, daughter of Richard Lumley, 1st Earl of Scarbrough and Frances Jones. He married, firstly, Ricarda Postuma Saltonstall, daughter of Richard Saltonstall and Silence Parkhurst, on 8 April 1706.¹ He died on 9 May 1739.³
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Northampton between 1705 and 1715.¹ He held the office of Auditor of the Exchequer between 1714 and 1739.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Halifax, co. York [E., 1715] on 19 May 1715.¹ He was created 1st Earl of Halifax [Great Britain] on 14 June 1715.¹ He was created 1st Viscount Sunbury, co. Middlesex [Great Britain] on 14 June 1715.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1717.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.) in 1725.¹

     Lady Barbara Legge was born in 1709.³ She was the daughter of William Legge, 1st Earl of Dartmouth and Lady Anne Finch.^1,4 She married Sir Walter Wagstaffe Bagot, 5th Bt., son of Sir Edward Bagot, 4th Bt. and Frances Wagstaffe, on 27 July 1724.⁵ She died on 29 October 1765.⁵ She was buried at Blithfield, Staffordshire, England^G.⁶
     Her married name became Bagot.

     Catherine Legge was born in 1741.² She was the daughter of Hon. Heneage Legge and Catherine Fogg.^1,3 She married Charles Chester, son of Sir Walter Wagstaffe Bagot, 5th Bt. and Lady Barbara Legge, on 5 October 1765.¹ She died on 31 May 1819.¹
     From 5 October 1765, her married name became Chester.¹

     Hon. Heneage Legge was the son of William Legge, 1st Earl of Dartmouth and Lady Anne Finch.^1,2 He married Catherine Fogg, daughter of Jonathan Fogg, on 2 June 1740.² He died on 29 August 1759 at Hot Well Spring, Bristol, England.^2,3
     He held the office of Baron of the Exchequer in 1749.²

     Catherine Fogg was the daughter of Jonathan Fogg.¹ She married Hon. Heneage Legge, son of William Legge, 1st Earl of Dartmouth and Lady Anne Finch, on 2 June 1740.¹ She died on 12 November 1759.¹
     Her married name became Legge.

     Sir Philip Musgrave, 6th Bt. was born circa 1711.¹ He was the son of Sir Christopher Musgrave, 5th Bt. and Julia Chardin.² He married Jane Turton, daughter of John Turton, on 24 June 1742.³ He died on 5 July 1795 at Kempton Park, Sunbury, London, England^G.¹
     He succeeded as the 6th Baronet Musgrave, of Hartley Castle, Westmorland [E., 1611] in 1735.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Westmorland in 1741.³ He lived in 1794 at Edenhall, Cumberland, England^G.⁴

     Rt. Hon. Henry Bilson-Legge was born on 29 May 1708.¹ He was the son of William Legge, 1st Earl of Dartmouth and Lady Anne Finch.¹ He married Mary Stawell, Baroness Stawell of Somerton, daughter of Edward Stawell, 4th Baron Stawell of Somerton and Mary Stewkley, on 11 September 1750.¹ He died on 23 August 1764 at age 56 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England.^1,3
     He was given the name of Henry Legge at birth.⁴ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.)¹ He held the office of Chancellor of the Exchequer.¹

     Mary Stawell, Baroness Stawell of Somerton was born on 27 January 1725/26.² She was the daughter of Edward Stawell, 4th Baron Stawell of Somerton and Mary Stewkley.^1,3 She married, firstly, Rt. Hon. Henry Bilson-Legge, son of William Legge, 1st Earl of Dartmouth and Lady Anne Finch, on 11 September 1750.¹ She married, secondly, Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire, son of Trevor Hill, 1st Viscount Hillsborough and Mary Rowe, in September 1768.¹ She died on 29 July 1780 at age 54.¹
     From 11 September 1750, her married name became Legge. She was created 1st Baroness Stawell of Somerton, co. Somerset [Great Britain] on 21 May 1760, with a special remainder to her sons by her first husband.⁴ From September 1768, her married name became Hill. After her marriage, Mary Stawell, Baroness Stawell of Somerton was styled as Countess of Hillsborough in September 1768.