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Families covered: Stanhope of Chesterfield, Stanhope of Mansfield Woodhouse, Stanhope of Stanhope, Stanhope of Stanwell House

                               
Sir Philip Stanhope, 1st Earl of Chesterfield (d 12.09.1656)
m1. (1605) Catherine Hastings (d 28.08.1636, dau of Francis Hastings, younger of Huntingdon)
1. John Stanhope (bur 27.07.1623)
2. Henry, Lord Stanhope (dvp 29.11.1634)
  m. (04.12.1628) Katherine Wotton, Countess of Chesterfield (bpt 19.12.1609, d 09.04.1667, dau of Thomas Wotton, 2nd Lord of Marley)
  A. son (d young)
B. Philip Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Chesterfield (b c1634, d 28.01.1713-4)
  m1. (21.06.1652) Anne Percy (dsps 29.11.1654, dau of Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland)
  m2. (1660) Elizabeth Butler (d 07.1665, dau of James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde)
  i. Elizabeth Stanhope (d 24.04.1723)
  m. (21.09.1691) John Lyon, 4th Earl of Strathmore (b 08.05.1663, d 10.05.1712)
  m3. Elizabeth Dormer (dau of Charles Dormer, 2nd Earl of Carnarvon)
ii. Philip Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Chesterfield (b 03.02.1672-3, d 27.01.1725-6)
  m. (1691-2) Elizabeth Saville (d 1708, dau of George Saville, 1st Marquess of Halifax)
  a. Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b 22.09.1694, dsp 24.03.1773)
  m. (14.05.1733) Melusina de Schulemberg, Countess of Walsingham (dsp 16.09.1778, natural dau of King George I)
  b. Sir William Stanhope 'of Eythorpe' of Ascot (b 20.07.1702, d 07.05.1772) some details from Wikipedia
  m1. (17.04.1721) Susanna Rudge (d 07.10.1740/05.10.1741, dau of John Rudge MP)
  (1) Elizabeth Stanhope (dsp 01.08.1761)
m. (18.11.1747) Welborne (Ellis), 1st Lord Mendip
  m2. (29.05.1745, sp) Elizabeth Crowley (dsp 15.02.1746, dau of Sir Ambrose Crowley (Crawley) of London)
  m3. (06.10.1759, sp) Anne Delaval (d 23.02.1812, sister of John, Lord Delaval)
  c. Gertrude Stanhope (d 12.04.1775)
  m. (1724) Sir Charles Hotham, 5th Bart (d 15.01.1738-9)
  d. Elizabeth Stanhope (dsp 14.11.1727)
  m. Samuel Hill of Shenstone
e.+ other issue (d unm) - John (b 05.01.1704, d 12.1748), Charles (b 06.09.1708, d 20.02.1735-6)
  iii. Charles Stanhope, later Wotton (dsp 06.02.1703-4)
  m. Jane Thacker (d 04.10.1744, dau of Gilbert Thacker of Repton)
  iv. Mary Stanhope
  m. Thomas Coke of Melbourne, Derbyshire
  v. Catherine Stanhope (d 23.12.1728)
  m. Godfrey Clarke of Chilcot (dsp 1734)
  C. Mary Stanhope (d unm 1660)
D. Katherine Stanhope (dsp 19.11.1662)
  m. William, 3rd Lord Alington (b c1634, d 01.02.1684)
3. Ferdinando Stanhope (d Bridgeford 1643)
  m. Lettice Ferrers (dau of Sir Humphrey Ferrers of Tamworth)
  A. Anne Stanhope
4. Arthur Stanhope of Mansfield Woodhouse (b 1627, 6th son)
  m. Anne Salisbury (dau of Sir Henry Salisbury, 1st Bart of Llewenny)
  A. Charles Stanhope of Mansfield Woodhouse (b 1655, d 06.03.1711-2)
  m. (1674) Frances Topp (bur 14.01.1722, dau of Sir Francis Topp, 1st Bart of Tormaton)
i. Francis Stanhope of Mansfield Woodhouse (d unm 1739)
  ii. Michael Stanhope (d 08.07.1737, Canon of Windsor)
  m. (29.06.1714) Penelope Lovell (bur 01.05.1740, dau of Sir Salathiel Lovell)
a. Arthur Charles Stanhope of Mansfield Woodhouse (bpt 08.04.1715, bur 09.03.1770)
  m1. Mary Thornhaugh (dsp bur 18.03.1748, dau of Sir Andrew Thornhaugh of Osberton)
  m2. (25.08.1750) Margaret Headlam (bur 03.01.1764, dau of Charles Headlam of Kexby (not Kerby))
  (1) Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl of Chesterfield (b 10.11.1755, d 29.08.1815)
  m1. (20.08.1777) Anne or Selina Thistlethwayte (d 20.10.1798, dau of Robert Thistlethwayte of Norman Court and Southwick Park)
  (A) Harriett Stanhope (d unm 22.11.1803)
  m2. (02.05.1799) Henrietta Thynne (d 31.05.1813, dau of Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath)
  (B) George Stanhope, 6th Earl of Chesterfield (b 23.05.1805, d 01.06.1866)
  m. (30.11.1830) Anne Elizabeth Weld-Forester (b c1803, d 27.07.1885, dau of Cecil Weld-Forester, 1st Lord)
  (i) George Philip Cecil Arthur Stanhope, 7th Earl of Chesterfield (b 28.09.1831, d unm 01.12.1871)
  (ii) Evelyn Stanhope (d 27.01.1875)
  m. (05.09.1861) Henry Howard Molyneux Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon (b 24.06.1831, d 28.06.1890)
  (C) Elizabeth Stanhope (b 15.02.1802, d unm 1821)
  (D) Georgiana Stanhope (b 02.1803, dsp 14.08.1824)
  m. (14.11.1820) Frederick Richard West of Ruthin Castle
  (2) Margaret (or Elizabeth) Stanhope
  m. (26.12.1776) William Smelt of London
  m3. (02.03.1767) Frances Board
  b. Sir Thomas Stanhope (b c1717, d unm 07.03.1770, Captain RN)
  c. Ferdinand Stanhope (d 11.02.1790)
  m. (02.11.1742) Mary Phillips
  (1) John Stanhope (b 09.1744, d 1800, Rear Admiral)
m. (1784) Caroline Dent (d 1830, dau of Digby Dent)
  (A) Philip Stanhope (d unm 1830, Lt. Colonel)
  (B) Henry Stanhope (dsp 21.10.1865, Admiral)
  m. Mary Foote (b c1805, d 25.09.1888, dau of Vice Admiral Sir E.J. Foote)
  (C) Charles George Stanhope (bpt 16.6.1789, d 22.01.1833, Captain)
  m. (06.11.1820) Jane Galbraith (d 13.01.1873, dau of Sir James Galbraith, Bart)
(i) George Philip Stanhope, 8th Earl of Chesterfield (b 29.11.1822, d 19.10.1883)
  m1. (08.04.1856) Marianne Roche (d 18.12.1875, dau of William Roche)
  (a) Philip Laurence John Stanhope (b 08.12.1857, dvp 01.09.1860)
  m2. (07.03.1877) Catherine Jane Jarvis Bond (d 03.02.1880, dau of John Hildebrand Bond)
  m3. (07.12.1882) Agnes Payne (dau of James Payne of Manchester)
  (D) Caroline Stanhope (d 26.01.1866)
  m. (07.07.1807) Jonathan Stackhouse Rashleigh (d 15.05.1863)
  (E) Eliza Stanhope
  m. (1840) Hassell Richard Moor (Maj. General)
  (2) Arthur Stanhope (b 10.1752, d 24.08.1836)
  m. (1784) Elizabeth Thistlethwayte (dau of Robert Thistlethwayte of Norman Court and Southwick Park)
  (A) Elizabeth Stanhope (d 30.04.1859)
m. (16.08.1810/20) Evelyn John Shirley of Ettington (d 31.12.1853)
  (3)+ other issue - Charles (01.1745-06.08.1767), Thomas (b 1748 d young), Michael (b 07.1750, dsp 18.10.1790), Penelope (b 08.1743), Mary (b 03.1746)
  d. Lovell Stanhope (d unm 01.09.1783)
  iii. Charles Stanhope (bpt 29.12.1700, d 15.03.1759, 5th son)
  m. Cecilia Stede (dau of Dutton Stede of Stede Hill)
  a. Edward Francis Stanhope of Stanwell House (b 1720, d 16.05.1807)
  m. (09.08.1753) Catherine Brydges (dau of John Brydges, Marquess of Carnarvon)
(1) Sir Henry Edwyn Stanhope, 1st Bart of Stanwell House (b 21.05.1754, d 20.12.1814, Admiral)
  m. (14.08.1783) Margaret Malbone (d 08.08.1809, dau of Francis Malbone of Newport, R.I.)
  (A) Sir Edwyn Francis Scudamore-Stanhope, 1st Bart (b 15.12.1793, d 08.02.1874) had issue
  m. (20.01.1820) Mary Dowell (d 03.08.1859, dau of Major Thomas Dowell of Parker's Well)
  Their eldest son became 9th Earl of Chesterfield and had issue.
  (B)+ other issue - Margaret (d 1812), Catherine (d 21.04.1869), Anna Eliza (d 09.07.1819), Caroline (d 22.07.1800)
  (2) Catherine Stanhope (d 14.02.1790)
  m. (14.12.1774) Sir Hungerford Hoskyns, 6th Bart (d 10.07.1802)
  iv.+ other issue - Henry (dspm), Philip (d unm), 5 daughters
5. Sarah Stanhope (d 05.1698)
  m. Sir Richard Hoghton, 3rd Bart (d 03.02.1677-8)
6. Elizabeth Stanhope
  m. Edward Darcy of Newhall
7.+ other issue - Charles (dsp 1645), Philip (d 27.10.1645)
m2. Anne Pakington (bur 12.11.1667, dau of Sir John Pakington of Westwood)
9. Alexander Stanhope (b 1638, bur 30.09.1707)
  m. Catherine Burghill (dau of Arnold Burghill of Thingehill Parva)
  A. James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope (b 1674, d 05.02.1720-1)
  m. (24.02.1713) Lucy Pitt (b 1692, d 24.02.1722-3, dau of Thomas Pitt of Boconnoc)
  i. Philip Stanhope, 2nd Earl Stanhope (b 15.08.1714, d 07.03.1786)
  m. (25.07.1745) Grizel Hamilton (d 28.12.1811, dau of Charles Hamilton, Lord Binning)
  a. Philip Stanhope, Viscount Mahon (b 05.07.1746, d 06.7.1763)
  b. Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope (b 03.08.1753, d 15.12.1816)
  m1. (19.12.1774) Hester Pitt (d 20.07.1780, dau of William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham)
(1) Hester Lucy Stanhope (b 12.03.1776, d unm 23.06.1839)
  (2) Griselda Stanhope (b 21.07.1778, d 13.10.1851)
  m. (29.08.1800) John Tickell of Hambleton
  (3) Lucy Rachel Stanhope (b 20.02.1780, d 01.03.1814)
  m. (26.04.1796) Thomas Taylor of Sevenoaks
  m2. (19.03.1781) Louisa Grenville (d 06/7.03.1829, dau of Henry Grenville, Governor of Barbados)
  (4) Philip Henry Stanhope, 4th Earl Stanhope (b 04.12.1781, d 24.12.1875) had issue
  m. (19.11.1803) Catherine Lucy Smith (d 01.10.1843, dau of Robert Smith, 1st Lord Carrington)
  (5) Charles Banks Stanhope (b 03.06.1785, d Corunna 16.01.1809, Major)
  (6) James Hamilton Stanhope (b 07.09.1788, d 05.03.1825, Lt. Colonel)
  m. (09.07.1820) Frederica Louisa Murray (d 14.09.1823, dau of David William Murray, 3rd Earl of Mansfield)
  (A) James Banks Stanhope of Revesby Abbey (b 13.05.1821, d unm 18.01.1904)
  ii.+ other issue - George (b 28.12.1717, d unm 1754), James (d 1730), Catherine( d 1724-5)
  B. Mary Stanhope (b c1686, d 30.08.1762)
  m. (12.12.1707) Charles Fane of Basildon, 1st Viscount Fane (bpt 30.01.1675/6, d 07.07.1744)

Main source(s): BP1934 (Chesterfield), BP1934 (Stanhope)
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