William Legge, 1st Earl of Dartmouth

1672 - UNKNOWN

• Name	William Legge
  Suffix	1st Earl of Dartmouth
  Born	14 Oct 1672
  Gender	Male
  1 Source	See Burke's Peerage under "Dartmouth"
  Died	UNKNOWN
  Person ID	I030783	Ancestorium

  
  

  Father	George Legge, 1st Baron Dartmouth,   b. 1647,   d. 25 Oct 1691  (Age 44 years)
  Mother	Barbara Archbold,   d. 28 Jan 1718
  Family ID	F20331	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anne Finch,   d. 30 Nov 1751
  Married	18 Jul 1700
  Children	1. George Legge, Viscount Lewisham,   d. 29 Aug 1732   2. Barbara Legge,   d. 29 Nov 1765 + 3. Henry Bilson-Legge, Hon,   b. 29 May 1708,   d. 23 Aug 1764  (Age 56 years)
  Last Modified	6 May 2022
  Family ID	F20330	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  William Legge, 1st Earl of Dartmouth1 http://thepeerage.com/p2933.htm#i29326 M, #29326, b. 14 October 1672, d. 15 December 1750 Last Edited=22 Sep 2013 William Legge, 1st Earl of Dartmouth by Sir Godfrey Kneller 2 William Legge, 1st Earl of Dartmouth was born on 14 October 1672.3 He was the son of George Legge, 1st Baron Dartmouth and Barbara Archibald.3 He married Lady Anne Finch, daughter of Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Aylesford and Elizabeth Banks, in July 1700.3 He died on 15 December 1750 at age 78. He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baron Dartmouth, of Dartmouth, Devon [E., 1682] on 25 October 1691.3 He held the office of Principal Secretary of State in 1710.3 He was created 1st Viscount Lewisham, of co. Kent [Great Britain] on 5 September 1711.3 He was created 1st Earl of Dartmouth [Great Britain] on 5 September 1711.3 He held the office of Lord Privy Seal in 1713.3 He held the office of Lord Justice in 1714.3 Children of William Legge, 1st Earl of Dartmouth and Lady Anne Finch 1.George Legge, Viscount Lewisham+3 d. 29 Aug 1732 2.Lady Barbara Legge+1 d. 29 Oct 1765 3.Hon. Heneage Legge+4 d. 29 Aug 1759 4.Lady Anne Legge5 d. Jul 1740 5.Rt. Hon. Henry Bilson-Legge+5 b. 29 May 1708, d. 23 Aug 1764 6.Hon. Edward Legge2 b. 1710, d. 1747 Citations 1.[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 374. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage. 2.[S3409] Caroline Maubois, "re: Penancoet Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 2 December 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Penancoet Family." 3.[S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 1036. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37] 4.[S8] BP1999 volume 1, page 162. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8] 5.[S37] BP2003. [S37]