Biography of John Wallop 1st Earl Portsmouth 1690-1762

Before 15 Apr 1690 [his father] John Wallop of Farleigh Wallop (age 30) and [his mother] Alicia Borlase were married.

On 15 Apr 1690 John Wallop 1st Earl Portsmouth was born to John Wallop of Farleigh Wallop (age 30) and Alicia Borlase.

Around 1695 [his father] John Wallop of Farleigh Wallop (age 35) died.

In 1708 John Wallop 1st Earl Portsmouth (age 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 (age 24) was elected MP Hampshire which seat he held until 11 Jun 1720.

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

In 1717 John Wallop 1st Earl Portsmouth (age 26) was appointed Lord of the Treasury which office he held until 1720.

On 20 Feb 1717 [his daughter] Bridget Wallop was born to John Wallop 1st Earl Portsmouth (age 26) and [his wife] Bridget Bennet Viscountess Lymington (age 20).

On 03 Aug 1718 [his son] John Wallop Viscount Lymington was born to John Wallop 1st Earl Portsmouth (age 28) and [his wife] Bridget Bennet Viscountess Lymington (age 21). He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester from 1731 to 1734, and Christ Church College, Oxford University from 1739 to 1740.

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

On 03 Jun 1720 [his son] Borlace Wallop was born to John Wallop 1st Earl Portsmouth (age 30) and [his wife] Bridget Bennet Viscountess Lymington (age 23).

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

On 17 Aug 1721 [his daughter] Mary Wallop was born to John Wallop 1st Earl Portsmouth (age 31) and [his wife] Bridget Bennet Viscountess Lymington (age 24).

On 13 Apr 1722 [his daughter] Mary Wallop died.

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

On 12 Dec 1722 [his son] Charles Wallop was born to John Wallop 1st Earl Portsmouth (age 32) and [his wife] Bridget Bennet Viscountess Lymington (age 26).

On 27 Apr 1726 [his son] Bluett Wallop was born to John Wallop 1st Earl Portsmouth (age 36) and [his wife] Bridget Bennet Viscountess Lymington (age 29).

In 1730 [his brother-in-law] Charles Bennet 2nd Earl Tankerville (age 32) was appointed 29th Knight of the Thistle.

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

In 1733 John Wallop 1st Earl Portsmouth (age 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 (age 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 (age 43) was appointed Vice-Admiral of the Isle of Wight.

In 1734 John Wallop 1st Earl Portsmouth (age 43) was appointed Governor of the Isle of Wight which office he held until 1742.

On 26 Jun 1736 [his daughter] Bridget Wallop (age 19) died.

On 12 Oct 1738 [his wife] Bridget Bennet Viscountess Lymington (age 42) died. She was buried at St John's Church, Farleigh Wallop.

In 1739 John Wallop 1st Earl Portsmouth (age 48) was appointed Governor of the Foundling Hospital.

On 08 or 12 Jul 1740 [his son] John Wallop Viscount Lymington (age 21) and [his daughter-in-law] Catherine Conduit were married. She a great-niece of Isaac Newton. He the son of John Wallop 1st Earl Portsmouth (age 50) and [his former wife] Bridget Bennet Viscountess Lymington.

In Apr 1741 [his son] Borlace Wallop (age 20) died of fever.

On 09 Jun 1741 John Wallop 1st Earl Portsmouth (age 51) and Elizabeth Griffin Countess Portsmouth (age 49) were married. She by marriage Viscountess Lymington.

On 11 Apr 1743 or 11 Oct 1743 John Wallop 1st Earl Portsmouth (age 52) was created 1st Earl Portsmouth. [his wife] Elizabeth Griffin Countess Portsmouth (age 51) by marriage Countess Portsmouth.

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

On 19 Nov 1749 [his son] John Wallop Viscount Lymington (age 31) died. He was buried at St John's Church, Farleigh Wallop.

On 03 Mar 1759 [his son] Anne Wallop died unmarried.

On 06 Jun 1759 [his son] Bluett Wallop (age 33) died of smallpox.

On 22 Nov 1762 John Wallop 1st Earl Portsmouth (age 72) died. He was buried at St John's Church, Farleigh Wallop. His grandson [his grandson] John (age 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.