Richard Newport 2nd Earl Bradford 1644-1723

On 28th April 1642 [his father] Francis Newport 1st Earl Bradford [aged 22] and [his mother] Diana Russell Countess Bradford were married at St Giles' in the Fields Church [Map]. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Francis Russell 4th Earl Bedford and [his grandmother] Catherine Brydges Countess Bedford [aged 62].

On 3rd September 1644 Richard Newport 2nd Earl Bradford was born to Francis Newport 1st Earl Bradford [aged 24] and Diana Russell Countess Bradford.

On 8th February 1651 [his grandfather] Richard Newport 1st Baron Newport [aged 63] died. His son [his father] Francis [aged 30] succeeded 2nd Baron Newport of High Ercall in Shropshire. [his mother] Diana Russell Countess Bradford by marriage Baroness Newport of High Ercall in Shropshire.

Around 1660 Richard Newport 2nd Earl Bradford [aged 15] was awarded Master of Arts at Christ Church College, Oxford University.

Samuel Pepys' Diary. 1st June 1668. So to dinner, and then with Sir J. Minnes [aged 69] to White Hall, and there attended the Lords of the Treasury and also a committee of Council with the Duke of York [aged 34] about the charge of this year's fleete, and thence I to Westminster and to Mrs. Martin's, and did hazer what je would con her, and did once toker la thigh de su landlady, and thence all alone to Fox Hall, and walked and saw young Newport [aged 23], and two more rogues of the town, seize on two ladies, who walked with them an hour with their masks on; perhaps civil ladies; and there I left them, and so home, and thence to Mr. Mills's, where I never was before, and here find, whom I indeed saw go in, and that did make me go thither, Mrs. Hallworthy and Mrs. Andrews, and here supped, and, extraordinary merry till one in the morning, Mr. Andrews [aged 36] coming to us: and mightily pleased with this night's company and mirth I home to bed. Mrs. Turner [aged 45], too, was with us.

In 1670 Richard Newport 2nd Earl Bradford [aged 25] was elected MP Shropshire.

On 11th March 1675 [his father] Francis Newport 1st Earl Bradford [aged 55] was created 1st Viscount Newport of Bradford in Shropshire. [his mother] Diana Russell Countess Bradford by marriage Viscountess Newport of Bradford in Shropshire.

On 20th April 1681 Richard Newport 2nd Earl Bradford [aged 36] and Mary Wilbraham Countess Bradford [aged 19] were married. He the son of Francis Newport 1st Earl Bradford [aged 61] and Diana Russell Countess Bradford.

In 1683 [his son] Henry Newport 3rd Earl Bradford was born to Richard Newport 2nd Earl Bradford [aged 38] and [his wife] Mary Wilbraham Countess Bradford [aged 21].

In 1689 Richard Newport 2nd Earl Bradford [aged 44] was elected MP Shropshire.

On 11th May 1694 [his father] Francis Newport 1st Earl Bradford [aged 74] was created 1st Earl Bradford. [his mother] Diana Russell Countess Bradford by marriage Countess Bradford.

On 30th January 1695 [his mother] Diana Russell Countess Bradford died.

Before 1696 [his brother] Thomas Newport 1st Baron Torrington [aged 40] and [his sister-in-law] Lucy Atkyns were married. He the son of [his father] Francis Newport 1st Earl Bradford [aged 75] and [his mother] Diana Russell Countess Bradford.

Around 1696 [his son] Thomas Newport 4th Earl Bradford was born to Richard Newport 2nd Earl Bradford [aged 51] and [his wife] Mary Wilbraham Countess Bradford [aged 34].

In 1698 Richard Newport 2nd Earl Bradford [aged 53] was elected MP Shropshire.

On 22nd July 1700 [his brother] Thomas Newport 1st Baron Torrington [aged 45] and [his sister-in-law] Penelope Bridgeman were married at Chelsea. He the son of [his father] Francis Newport 1st Earl Bradford [aged 80] and [his mother] Diana Russell Countess Bradford.

In 1701 Richard Newport 2nd Earl Bradford [aged 56] was appointed Custos Rotulorum Montgomeryshire.

In 1704 Richard Newport 2nd Earl Bradford [aged 59] was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire.

In 1708 Richard Newport 2nd Earl Bradford [aged 63] was appointed Custos Rotulorum Shropshire.

On 19th September 1708 [his father] Francis Newport 1st Earl Bradford [aged 88] died at Twickenham, Richmond. His son Richard [aged 64] succeeded 2nd Earl Bradford, 2nd Viscount Newport of Bradford in Shropshire, 3rd Baron Newport of High Ercall in Shropshire. [his wife] Mary Wilbraham Countess Bradford [aged 47] by marriage Countess Bradford.

On 8th July 1709 [his brother] Thomas Newport 1st Baron Torrington [aged 54] and [his sister-in-law] Anne Pierrepont Baroness Torrington were married. He the son of [his father] Francis Newport 1st Earl Bradford and [his mother] Diana Russell Countess Bradford.

In 1714 Richard Newport 2nd Earl Bradford [aged 69] was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire.

On 20th June 1716 [his brother] Thomas Newport 1st Baron Torrington [aged 61] was created 1st Baron Torrington of Torrington in Devon. [his sister-in-law] Anne Pierrepont Baroness Torrington by marriage Baroness Torrington of Torrington in Devon.

On 9th April 1719 [his son-in-law] Orlando Bridgeman 4th Baronet [aged 23] and Anne Newport Lady Bridgeman were married. She the daughter of Richard Newport 2nd Earl Bradford [aged 74] and Mary Wilbraham Countess Bradford [aged 57].

On 27th May 1719 [his brother] Thomas Newport 1st Baron Torrington [aged 64] died without issue. Baron Torrington of Torrington in Devon extinct. He was buried at Wroxeter, Shropshire [Map].

On 28th November 1721 [his son-in-law] Algernon Coote 6th Earl of Mountrath [aged 32] and Diana Newport Countess Mountrath were married. She by marriage Countess Mountrath. She the daughter of Richard Newport 2nd Earl Bradford [aged 77] and Mary Wilbraham Countess Bradford [aged 60]. He the son of Charles Coote 3rd Earl of Mountrath and Isabella Dormer Countess Mountrath. They were sixth cousins.

Before 13th June 1723 [his son] Richard Newport died.

On 13th June 1723 Richard Newport 2nd Earl Bradford [aged 78] died at Soho Square [Map]. He was buried at St Andrew's Church, Wroxeter [Map]. His son Henry [aged 40] succeeded 3rd Earl Bradford, 3rd Viscount Newport of Bradford in Shropshire, 4th Baron Newport of High Ercall in Shropshire.

On 3rd December 1737 [his former wife] Mary Wilbraham Countess Bradford [aged 76] died in High Ercall, Shropshire. She was buried in Weston Park, Staffordshire.

[his daughter] Anne Newport Lady Bridgeman was born to Richard Newport 2nd Earl Bradford and Mary Wilbraham Countess Bradford. She married 9th April 1719 Orlando Bridgeman 4th Baronet, son of John Bridgeman 3rd Baronet, and had issue.

[his son] Richard Newport was born to Richard Newport 2nd Earl Bradford and Mary Wilbraham Countess Bradford.

[his daughter] Diana Newport Countess Mountrath was born to Richard Newport 2nd Earl Bradford and Mary Wilbraham Countess Bradford. She married 28th November 1721 her sixth cousin Algernon Coote 6th Earl of Mountrath, son of Charles Coote 3rd Earl of Mountrath and Isabella Dormer Countess Mountrath, and had issue.