Paternal Family Tree: Byng
On 27th January 1663 George Byng 1st Viscount Torrington was born.
On 25th May 1699 [his son] Pattee Byng 2nd Viscount Torrington was born to George Byng 1st Viscount Torrington (age 36). He married 11th June 1724 Charlotte Montagu Viscountess Torrington, daughter of Charles Montagu 1st Duke Manchester and Doddington Greville Duchess Manchester, and had issue.
On 21st September 1701 [his son] George Byng 3rd Viscount Torrington was born to George Byng 1st Viscount Torrington (age 38).
In 1703 [his son] Robert Byng was born to George Byng 1st Viscount Torrington (age 39).
Before 29th October 1704 [his son] Admiral John Byng was born to George Byng 1st Viscount Torrington (age 41).
11th August 1718. The Battle of Cape Passaro, aka the Battle of Avola and the Battle of Syracuse, was a major naval battle fought on between a fleet of the British Royal Navy under Admiral Sir George Byng (age 55) and a fleet of the Spanish Navy under Rear-Admiral Antonio de Gaztañeta. The British fleet secured a decisive victory.
Calendar of Treasury Warrants 1718 Sep. 2nd September 1718. Royal sign manual for 1,000l. to Paty Byng, Esq.: without account: as a mark of royal favour in consideration of his service in bringing letters from our Admiral Sir George Byng (age 55) with a particular account of the engagement [1718 Battle of Cape Passaro] with the Spanish Fleet off Cape Passaro the 31st July last. (Money warrant dated Sept. 3 hereon.) (Money order dated Sept. 3 hereon.) (Letter of direction dated Sept. 5 hereon.) King's Warrant Book XXIX, p. 104. Order Book X, p. 157. Disposition Book XXIV, p. 147.
On 21st September 1721 George Byng 1st Viscount Torrington (age 58) was created 1st Viscount Torrington.
On 11th June 1724 [his son] Pattee Byng 2nd Viscount Torrington (age 25) and [his daughter-in-law] Charlotte Montagu Viscountess Torrington (age 19) were married. She the daughter of Charles Montagu 1st Duke Manchester and Doddington Greville Duchess Manchester.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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Around 1725. Jeremiah Davison (age 30). Portrait of George Byng 1st Viscount Torrington (age 61).
Before 17th January 1733. Joseph Highmore (age 40). Portrait of George Byng 1st Viscount Torrington (age 69).
On 17th January 1733 George Byng 1st Viscount Torrington (age 69) died. His son Pattee (age 33) succeeded 2nd Viscount Torrington. [his daughter-in-law] Charlotte Montagu Viscountess Torrington (age 28) by marriage Viscountess Torrington.