Text this colour is a link for Members only. Support us by becoming a Member for only £3 a month by joining our 'Buy Me A Coffee page'; Membership gives you access to all content and removes ads.
Text this colour links to Pages. Text this colour links to Family Trees. Place the mouse over images to see a larger image. Click on paintings to see the painter's Biography Page. Mouse over links for a preview. Move the mouse off the painting or link to close the popup.
Baron Newport of High Ercall in Shropshire is in Baronies of England Alphabetically, Baronies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronies of England.
Summary
14th October 1642. Richard Newport 1st Baron Newport created. See Battle of Edge Hill.
8th February 1651. Son Francis Newport 1st Earl Bradford succeeded.
19th September 1708. Son Richard Newport 2nd Earl Bradford succeeded.
13th June 1723. Son Henry Newport 3rd Earl Bradford succeeded.
23rd December 1734. Brother Thomas Newport 4th Earl Bradford succeeded.
18th April 1762. Thomas Newport 4th Earl Bradford extinct.
On 14th October 1642 Richard Newport 1st Baron Newport (age 55) was created 1st Baron Newport of High Ercall in Shropshire; by King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland (age 41) in return for having provided £6000 for the purchase of artillery before the Battle of Edge Hill.
On 8th February 1651 Richard Newport 1st Baron Newport (age 63) died. His son Francis (age 30) succeeded 2nd Baron Newport of High Ercall in Shropshire. Diana Russell Countess Bradford by marriage Baroness Newport of High Ercall in Shropshire.
On 19th September 1708 Francis Newport 1st Earl Bradford (age 88) died at Twickenham, Richmond. His son Richard (age 64) succeeded 2nd Earl Bradford, 2nd Viscount Newport of Bradford in Shropshire, 3rd Baron Newport of High Ercall in Shropshire. Mary Wilbraham Countess Bradford (age 47) by marriage Countess Bradford.
On 13th June 1723 Richard Newport 2nd Earl Bradford (age 78) died at Soho Square [Map]. He was buried at St Andrew's Church, Wroxeter [Map]. His son Henry (age 40) succeeded 3rd Earl Bradford, 3rd Viscount Newport of Bradford in Shropshire, 4th Baron Newport of High Ercall in Shropshire.
On 23rd December 1734 Henry Newport 3rd Earl Bradford (age 51) died at St James's Palace [Map]. His brother Thomas (age 38) succeeded 4th Earl Bradford, 4th Viscount Newport of Bradford in Shropshire, 5th Baron Newport of High Ercall in Shropshire.
On 18th April 1762 Thomas Newport 4th Earl Bradford (age 66) died at Weston Park, Staffordshire. Earl Bradford, Viscount Newport of Bradford in Shropshire, Baron Newport of High Ercall in Shropshire extinct.