Biography of John Wallop 1st Earl Portsmouth 1690-1762

Before 15th April 1690 [his father] John Wallop of Farleigh Wallop [aged 30] and [his mother] Alicia Borlase were married.

On 15th April 1690 John Wallop 1st Earl Portsmouth was born to [his father] John Wallop of Farleigh Wallop [aged 30] and [his mother] Alicia Borlase.

Around 1695 [his father] John Wallop of Farleigh Wallop [aged 35] died.

In 1708 John Wallop 1st Earl Portsmouth [aged 17] was educated at Eton College [Map]. After Eton he went to Geneva, then on a grand tour around Italy and Germany.

In 1715 John Wallop 1st Earl Portsmouth [aged 24] was elected MP Hampshire which seat he held until 11 Jun 1720.

On 20th May 1716 John Wallop 1st Earl Portsmouth [aged 26] and Bridget Bennet Viscountess Lymington [aged 19] were married. They had six sons and four daughters. She the daughter of Charles Bennet 1st Earl Tankerville [aged 42] and Mary Grey Baroness Ossulston.

In 1717 John Wallop 1st Earl Portsmouth [aged 26] was appointed Lord of the Treasury which office he held until 1720.

On 20th February 1717 [his daughter] Bridget Wallop was born to John Wallop 1st Earl Portsmouth [aged 26] and [his wife] Bridget Bennet Viscountess Lymington [aged 20].

On 3rd August 1718 [his son] John Wallop Viscount Lymington was born to John Wallop 1st Earl Portsmouth [aged 28] and [his wife] Bridget Bennet Viscountess Lymington [aged 21]. He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester from 1731 to 1734, and Christ Church College, Oxford University from 1739 to 1740. He married 8th July 1740 Catherine Conduit and had issue.

In 1720 Henry Neville aka Grey [aged 36] and [his future wife] Elizabeth Griffin [aged 28] were married. There was no issue from the marriage.

On 3rd June 1720 [his son] Borlace Wallop was born to John Wallop 1st Earl Portsmouth [aged 30] and [his wife] Bridget Bennet Viscountess Lymington [aged 23].

On 11th June 1720 John Wallop 1st Earl Portsmouth [aged 30] was created 1st Viscount Lymington, 1st Baron Wallop of Farley Wallop Hampshire. [his wife] Bridget Bennet Viscountess Lymington [aged 23] by marriage Viscountess Lymington.

On 17th August 1721 [his daughter] Mary Wallop was born to John Wallop 1st Earl Portsmouth [aged 31] and [his wife] Bridget Bennet Viscountess Lymington [aged 24]. She died aged less than one years old.

On 13th April 1722 [his daughter] Mary Wallop died.

On 21st May 1722 [his father-in-law] Charles Bennet 1st Earl Tankerville [aged 48] died. His son [his brother-in-law] Charles [aged 24] succeeded 2nd Earl Tankerville, 3rd Baron Ossulston of Ossulston in Middlesex. Camilla Colville Countess Tankerville [aged 25] by marriage Countess Tankerville.

On 12th December 1722 [his son] Charles Wallop was born to John Wallop 1st Earl Portsmouth [aged 32] and [his wife] Bridget Bennet Viscountess Lymington [aged 26].

On 27th April 1726 [his son] Bluett Wallop was born to John Wallop 1st Earl Portsmouth [aged 36] and [his wife] Bridget Bennet Viscountess Lymington [aged 29].

In 1732 John Wallop 1st Earl Portsmouth [aged 41] was appointed Chief Justice in Eyre north of Trent which office he held until 1734.

In 1733 John Wallop 1st Earl Portsmouth [aged 42] was appointed Vice Admiral of Hampshire and Lord Warden of the New Forest which office he held until 1742.

In 1733 John Wallop 1st Earl Portsmouth [aged 42] was appointed Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of Hampshire and the Town of Southampton which office he held until 1742.

In 1734 John Wallop 1st Earl Portsmouth [aged 43] was appointed Vice-Admiral of the Isle of Wight.

In 1734 John Wallop 1st Earl Portsmouth [aged 43] was appointed Governor of the Isle of Wight which office he held until 1742.

On 26th June 1736 [his daughter] Bridget Wallop [aged 19] died.

On 12th October 1738 [his wife] Bridget Bennet Viscountess Lymington [aged 42] died. She was buried at St John's Church, Farleigh Wallop.

In 1739 John Wallop 1st Earl Portsmouth [aged 48] was appointed Governor of the Foundling Hospital.

On 08 or 12th July 1740 John Wallop Viscount Lymington [aged 21] and Catherine Conduit were married. She a great-niece of Isaac Newton. He the son of John Wallop 1st Earl Portsmouth [aged 50] and Bridget Bennet Viscountess Lymington.

On 9th September 1740 Henry Neville aka Grey [aged 57] died. His wife Elizabeth Griffin [aged 48] inherited his property, including his country house at Billingbear, Berkshire, and a town house in London.

In April 1741 [his son] Borlace Wallop [aged 20] died of fever.

On 9th June 1741 John Wallop 1st Earl Portsmouth [aged 51] and Elizabeth Griffin Countess Portsmouth [aged 49] were married. She by marriage Viscountess Lymington. They were fifth cousin once removed.

On 11th April 1743 or 11th October 1743 John Wallop 1st Earl Portsmouth [aged 52] was created 1st Earl Portsmouth. [his wife] Elizabeth Griffin Countess Portsmouth [aged 51] by marriage Countess Portsmouth.

In 1745 John Wallop 1st Earl Portsmouth [aged 54] was appointed Governor and Vice-Admiral of the Isle of Wight which office he held until his death in 1762.

On 19th November 1749 [his son] John Wallop Viscount Lymington [aged 31] died. He was buried at St John's Church, Farleigh Wallop.

On 3rd March 1759 [his son] Anne Wallop died unmarried.

On 6th June 1759 [his son] Bluett Wallop [aged 33] died of smallpox.

On 13th August 1762 [his wife] Elizabeth Griffin Countess Portsmouth [aged 70] died. Her nephew John Whitwell aka Griffin 4th Baron Howard Walden 1st Baron Braybrooke [aged 43] inherited Audley End House, Saffron Walden [Map].

On 22nd November 1762 John Wallop 1st Earl Portsmouth [aged 72] died. He was buried at St John's Church, Farleigh Wallop. His grandson John [aged 20] succeeded 2nd Earl Portsmouth, 2nd Viscount Lymington, 2nd Baron Wallop of Farley Wallop Hampshire.

[his son] Anne Wallop was born to John Wallop 1st Earl Portsmouth and Bridget Bennet Viscountess Lymington.