Biography of Mary Levinge Countess Ferrers -1740

Mary Levinge Countess Ferrers was born to Richard Levinge.

In 1700 John Cotes (age 19) and [her future sister-in-law] Dorothy Shirley (age 16) were married. She the daughter of Robert Shirley 1st Earl Ferrers (age 49) and Elizabeth Washington Baroness Ferrers Chartley.

In 1704 [her daughter] Elizabeth Shirley was born to [her husband] Washington Shirley 2nd Earl Ferrers 1677-1729 (age 26) and Mary Levinge Countess Ferrers.

Around 1704 Washington Shirley 2nd Earl Ferrers 1677-1729 (age 26) and Mary Levinge Countess Ferrers were married. He the son of Robert Shirley 1st Earl Ferrers (age 53) and Elizabeth Washington Baroness Ferrers Chartley.

PAINTINGS/DAHL/Mary_Levinge.jpgAround 1704. Michael Dahl (age 45). Portrait of Mary Levinge Countess Ferrers.

In 1707 [her daughter] Selina Shirley Countess Huntingdon was born to [her husband] Washington Shirley 2nd Earl Ferrers 1677-1729 (age 29) and Mary Levinge Countess Ferrers.

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On 25 Jun 1707 [her brother-in-law] Ferrers Shirley (age 18) died.

In 1710 [her brother-in-law] Lewis Shirley (age 24) died.

On 25 Sep 1712 [her daughter] Mary Shirley Viscountess Kilmorey was born to [her husband] Washington Shirley 2nd Earl Ferrers 1677-1729 (age 35) and Mary Levinge Countess Ferrers.

On 25 Dec 1717 [her father-in-law] Robert Shirley 1st Earl Ferrers (age 67) died. His son [her husband] Washington Shirley 2nd Earl Ferrers 1677-1729 (age 40) succeeded 2nd Earl Ferrers, 8th Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire. Mary Levinge Countess Ferrers by marriage Countess Ferrers. His granddaughter Elizabeth Shirley Countess Northampton (age 23) succeeded 15th Baroness Ferrers of Chartley.

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Before 18 Aug 1720 [her brother-in-law] Laurence Shirley (age 26) and Anne Clarges (age 25) were married. He the son of Robert Shirley 1st Earl Ferrers and Elizabeth Washington Baroness Ferrers Chartley.

On 24 Oct 1720 Peter Bathurst (age 33) and [her sister-in-law] Selina Shirley (age 19) were married. She the daughter of Robert Shirley 1st Earl Ferrers and (age 39).

On 03 Apr 1721 [her sister-in-law] Dorothy Shirley (age 37) died.

On 02 Jul 1722 Charles Tryon (age 19) and [her sister-in-law] Mary Shirley (age 19) were married at Fulham [Map]. She the daughter of Robert Shirley 1st Earl Ferrers and (age 41).

On 13 Jul 1724 [her father] Richard Levinge (age 68) died.

On 24 Jun 1725 [her son-in-law] Joseph Gascoigne Nightingale (age 30) and [her daughter] Elizabeth Shirley (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Washington Shirley 2nd Earl Ferrers 1677-1729 (age 48) and .

On 03 Jun 1728 [her son-in-law] Theophilus Hastings 9th Earl Huntingdon (age 31) and [her daughter] Selina Shirley Countess Huntingdon (age 21) were married. She by marriage Countess Huntingdon. The marriage was arranged by his half-sister Elizabeth "Lady Betty" Hastings (age 46). She the daughter of Washington Shirley 2nd Earl Ferrers 1677-1729 (age 50) and . He the son of Theophilus Hastings 7th Earl Huntingdon and .

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On 14 Apr 1729 [her husband] Washington Shirley 2nd Earl Ferrers 1677-1729 (age 51) died. His brother [her brother-in-law] Henry Shirley 3rd Earl Ferrers 1691-1745 (age 37) succeeded 3rd Earl Ferrers, 9th Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire.

On 20 Jun 1730 [her son-in-law] Thomas Needham 9th Viscount Kilmorey (age 26) and [her daughter] Mary Shirley Viscountess Kilmorey (age 17) were married. She by marriage Viscountess Kilmorey. She the daughter of Washington Shirley 2nd Earl Ferrers 1677-1729 and .

On 17 Aug 1734 [her daughter] Elizabeth Shirley (age 30) died in childbirth following the premature birth of her daughter Elizabeth as a result of the shock caused by a violent flash of lightning.

In Oct 1736 [her former sister-in-law] Katherine Shirley (age 56) died.

In 1738 [her former brother-in-law] Robert Shirley (age 38) died.

In Jan 1740 Mary Levinge Countess Ferrers died.

Robert Furnese 2nd Baronet and Anne Shirley were married. The difference in their ages was 20 years. She the daughter of Robert Shirley 1st Earl Ferrers and .