Biography of Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland 1672-1751
Paternal Family Tree: Temple
Maternal Family Tree: Jane Yarner 1708
In 1672 Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland was born to John Temple (age 39) and Jane Yarner.
On 01 Feb 1678 [her future husband] William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland (age 28) and Anne Villiers Countess Portland (age 27) were married. She by marriage Countess of Portland.
On 06 Mar 1681 Charles Berkeley 2nd Baron Berkeley died. His brother [her future husband] John Berkeley 3rd Baron Berkeley (age 18) succeeded 3rd Baron Berkeley of Stratton in Cornwall.
On 03 Sep 1681 Dudley Cullum 3rd Baronet (age 23) and [her future sister-in-law] Anne Berkeley Lady Cullum (age 16) were married. She by marriage Lady Cullum of Hastede in Suffolk.
On 09 Apr 1689 a number of new peers were created at the Coronation William III and Mary II ...
Charles Paulet 1st Duke Bolton (age 59) was created 1st Duke Bolton.
Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough 1st Earl Monmouth (age 31) was created 1st Earl Monmouth. Carey Fraser Countess Peterborough and Monmouth (age 29) by marriage Countess Monmouth.
Thomas Belasyse 1st Earl Fauconberg (age 62) was created 1st Earl Fauconberg. Mary Cromwell Countess Fauconberg (age 52) by marriage Countess Fauconberg.
[her future husband] William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland (age 39) was created 1st Earl of Portland.
Around 1695. Michael Dahl (age 36). Portrait of Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland (age 23). Petworth House.
Before 27 Feb 1697 John Berkeley 3rd Baron Berkeley (age 34) and Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland (age 25) were married. She by marriage Baroness Berkeley of Stratton in Cornwall.
On 27 Feb 1697 [her husband] John Berkeley 3rd Baron Berkeley (age 34) died. His brother [her brother-in-law] William Berkeley 4th Baron Berkeley (age 34) succeeded 4th Baron Berkeley of Stratton in Cornwall. [her sister] Frances Temple Baroness Berkeley by marriage Baroness Berkeley of Stratton in Cornwall.
On 12 May 1700 William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland (age 50) and Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland (age 28) were married. She by marriage Countess of Portland. The difference in their ages was 22 years.
On 04 Apr 1701 [her daughter] Sophia Bentinck Duchess Kent was born to [her husband] William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland (age 51) and Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland (age 29).
On 27 Jun 1703 [her daughter] Elizabeth Adriana Bentinck was born to [her husband] William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland (age 53) and Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland (age 31).
On 06 Nov 1704 [her son] Willem Bentinck was born to [her husband] William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland (age 55) and Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland (age 32).
On 06 Nov 1704 [her son] William Bentinck Count Bentinck was born to [her husband] William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland (age 55) and Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland (age 32).
On 10 Mar 1705 [her father] John Temple (age 72) died.
On 12 Nov 1705 [her daughter] Harriet Bentinck Countess Clanbrassil was born to [her husband] William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland (age 56) and Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland (age 33).
On 19 Dec 1706 William Byron 4th Baron Byron (age 36) and [her step-daughter] Frances Wilhelmina Bentinck Baroness Byron (age 22) were married. She by marriage Baroness Byron of Rochdale in Lancashire. She the daughter of William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland (age 57) and Anne Villiers Countess Portland.
In 1708 [her mother] Jane Yarner died.
On 02 Jun 1708 [her son] Charles John Bentinck was born to [her husband] William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland (age 58) and Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland (age 36).
In 1709 [her former sister-in-law] Anne Berkeley Lady Cullum (age 44) died.
Before 01 Mar 1709 [her step-son] Henry Bentinck 1st Duke Portland (age 26) and Elizabeth Noel Duchess Portland (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Wriothesley Baptist Noel 2nd Earl Gainsborough and Catherine Greville Duchess Buckingham and Normandby. He the son of William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland (age 59) and Anne Villiers Countess Portland.
On 20 Oct 1709 [her daughter] Barbara Bentinck was born to [her husband] William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland (age 60) and Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland (age 37).
On 23 Nov 1709 [her husband] William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland (age 60) died. His son [her step-son] Henry Bentinck 1st Duke Portland (age 27) succeeded 2nd Earl of Portland.
On 31 Mar 1712 [her former step-daughter] Frances Wilhelmina Bentinck Baroness Byron (age 28) died.
On 02 Aug 1714 Evelyn Pierrepont 1st Duke Kingston upon Hull (age 59) and [her former step-daughter] Isabella Bentinck Duchess Kingston upon Hull (age 26) were married. She by marriage Marchioness Dorchester. The difference in their ages was 33 years. She the daughter of William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland and Anne Villiers Countess Portland.
In 1716 [her former step-son] Henry Bentinck 1st Duke Portland (age 33) was created 1st Duke Portland. Elizabeth Noel Duchess Portland (age 28) by marriage Duchess Portland.
Calendars. 07 Sep 1718. Royal warrant dated Hampton Court to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a great seal for a grant of a salary of 2,000l. a year to Jane, Countess Dowager of Portland (age 46), whom we have thought fit to appoint to be Governess to our dearly beloved grandchildren, the Lady Ann (age 8), the Lady Amelia (age 7) and the Lady Carolina (age 5), daughters of our most dearly beloved son George Augustus, Prince of Wales (age 34): during pleasure: as from March 25 last. King's Warrant Book XXIX, p. 284.
On 18 Dec 1720 [her son-in-law] Bishop Henry Egerton (age 31) and [her daughter] Elizabeth Adriana Bentinck (age 17) were married. She the daughter of William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland and Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland (age 48). He the son of John Egerton 3rd Earl Bridgewater and Jane Paulet Countess Bridgewater.
On 04 Jul 1726 [her former step-son] Henry Bentinck 1st Duke Portland (age 44) died in Spanish Town Jamaica. His body was returned to England. On 03 Nov 1726 he was buried in the Duke of Ormonde Vault, King Henry VII Chapel, Westminster Abbey. His son William Bentinck 2nd Duke Portland (age 17) succeeded 2nd Duke Portland, 3rd Earl of Portland.
On 20 Aug 1726 [her former step-daughter] Mary Bentinck Countess Essex (age 47) died.
On 23 Feb 1728 [her former step-daughter] Isabella Bentinck Duchess Kingston upon Hull (age 39) died. She was buried at the Church of St Edmund Holme Pierrepoint [Map].
On 15 Oct 1728 [her son-in-law] James Hamilton 1st Earl Clanbrassil (age 34) and [her daughter] Harriet Bentinck Countess Clanbrassil (age 22) were married. She the daughter of William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland and Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland (age 56).
On 24 Mar 1729 [her son-in-law] Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent (age 58) and [her daughter] Sophia Bentinck Duchess Kent (age 27) were married. She by marriage Duchess Kent. The difference in their ages was 30 years. She the daughter of William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland and Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland (age 57). He the son of Anthony Grey 1453 1490 11th Earl Kent and Mary Lucas Countess Kent.
On 18 Feb 1734 [her son-in-law] Francis Godolphin 2nd Baron Goldolphin (age 27) and [her daughter] Barbara Bentinck (age 24) were married. She the daughter of William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland and Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland (age 62).
On 01 Apr 1736 [her daughter] Barbara Bentinck (age 26) died.
On 11 Jan 1738 [her son] Charles John Bentinck (age 29) and [her daughter-in-law] Margaret Cadogan (age 30) were married. She the daughter of William Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan and Margaret Cecilia Munter Countess Cadogan. He the son of William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland and Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland (age 66).
On 24 Mar 1741 [her former brother-in-law] William Berkeley 4th Baron Berkeley (age 78) died at Bruton, Somerset. His son John Berkeley 5th Baron Berkeley (age 43) succeeded 5th Baron Berkeley of Stratton in Cornwall.
In 1751 Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland (age 79) died.
[her father] John Temple and [her mother] Jane Yarner were married.
William Berkeley 4th Baron Berkeley and [her sister] Frances Temple Baroness Berkeley were married.
Great x 3 Grandfather: Peter Temple of Stowe
Great x 2 Grandfather: Anthony Temple
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Temple
GrandFather: John Temple of Dublin
Father: John Temple
Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland
GrandFather: Abraham Yarner
Mother: Jane Yarner
