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III. 1714, to 1715.
3. JAMES (SETON), VISCOUNT KINGSTON [S.], br. and h. being 6th and yst. s. of the 1st Viscount by his second wife; was an Ensign in Colonel Buchan's Scotch Fusileers in 1687. He suc. to the peerage [S.] in 1714, but having engaged in the rising of 1715 was attainted, whereby the peerage became forfeited.[1] He m. Anne, widow of Alexander (ERSKINR), 4th EARL OF KELLIE [S.] (who d, 8 March 1710,) da. of Colin (LINDSAY), 3d EARL OF BALCARRES [I], by his second wife Jean, da, of David (CARNEGY), 2d EARL OF NORTHESK [S.] The attainted Viscount d. s.p. about 1726, when the peerage (already forfeited) became extinct. His widow d. A Feb. 1743 at Edinburgh. Will dat. 14 Dec. 1739, pr. 1743 at Edinburgh.
Barony [I.]
I. 1660.
KINGSTON [Ireland],
1. SIR JOHN KING, of Boyle Abbey, co. Roscommon, s. and h. of Sir Robert KING, of the same, Master-Master Gen. [I] by his first wife, Frances, da. of Henry (Fottorr), 1st BARON FOLLIOTT OF BALLYSHANNON [I], served in the King's army in the rebellion of 1641, both as Captain and ns Major Gen., assisted in the defeat of the Papists in the north of Ireland, 21 June 1656, and having taken an active part in promoting the restoration, was cr. 4 Sep. 1660,[2] BARON KINGSTON of Kingston, co. Dublin [I], taking his seat 8 May 1661; P.C. and one of the Commissioners of the Court of Claims [1], 1660; Commissary Gen. of Horse, 1661; Gov. of Connaught, 1666; Col. of a Reg. of Horse, 1666. He m. Margaret, only da. (whose issuo in 1670 became sole heir) of Sir William FENTON, of Michelstown, ed. Cork, by Margaret, sister and h. of Maurice FITZ GIBBON, cousin and h. of Edmund FITZ GIBBON, called The White Knight. She d. 1669. He d. 1071.
II. 1676. 2. ROBERT (KING), BARON KINGSTON [I], S. and he said to have been ed. at Brasenose Coll, Oxford, "where he commenced A.M. 25 June 1670."[3] He, who suc. to the peerage [L] in 1676, took an active part against King James H. in 1689, by whose Park. he was attainted, but, on the reduction of Ireland, took his seat in Parl 5 Oct. 1692. He m. (Lic. Vic. Gen. 17 Feb. 1689/90, he about 30 and she about 22) Margaret, da. and coheir of William HARBORD, of Grafton Park, co. Northampton, Ambassador to Belgrade, by his first wife Mary, da. and coheir of Arthur Duck, of Grafton, L.L.D. He d. ap. Dec. 1693. His widow was bur. from St. James in the Fields, at Chiswick, 24 Sep. 1698. Admon. 3 April 1699.
III. 1693. 3. JOHN (KING), BARON KINGSTON [I], br. and h. He early renounced the Protestant for the Roman Catholic faith; was P.C. to King James II., whom he followed into France, and was accordingly outlawed. He suc, to the peerage [I.] in Dec. 1693, and obtained a free pardon by privy seal 3 Sep. 1694, which was confirmed 7 April 1695. He took his seat 11 May 1697. By agreement, 23 March 1708, with his cousins, to whom the late Lord had endeavoured to devise the estates, he was (by them) confirmed therein. He m. (when about 18) in 1683, Margaret, da. of Florence O'CAHAN. She d. at Mitchelstown, 29 April 1721, and was bur. there. He d. at the Middle Temple, London, 15,
and was bur. 17 Feb. 1727/8, in the Temple Church. Wiil pr. 1728.
- ↑ (a) See vol. iii, p. 192, note "a," and "Duffus," for a list of the "sub" Duffus," for a list of the peerages forfeited for this insurrection.
- ↑ (b) The preamble to this creation is in "Lodge," vol. iii., p. 226.
- ↑ (c) "Lodge," vol. iii., p. 229. The only "Robert King" (about that date) in the "Oxford Graduates, 1659-1850"; was (of Brasencse) B.A. 12 Dec. 1571; M.A, 25 June 1674. That Robert appears to have been either Robert King who matric. (Brasenose) 14 Feb. 1666/7, who was son of Robert, of Brereton, Bucks, Minister, and then aged 16, or else Robert King who matric. (Brasenose) 14 March 1666/7, who was son of Thomas, of Akesall, co. York. and then aged 19.