New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-13

| xsrIsH AND AMERICAN PIERREPONTS.
| ssoouu, Newark. who has just attained his ma
.~T |, the eldest son and heir OF the Earl OF
] g.y.-s. head OF the English branch OF the house
| s.repOnt the senior line Of which is estab-
] ~, this country. where il is headed by Henry
| r..r pisrrepont Of Columbia Heights. Brooklyn.
| . ar Lord Manyers, although he bears by per-
| -v,u o. the Crown the patronynic OF Pierrepont
| : n. Pierrepont arms. is a Pierrepont only on
| !. ssst SIDE Of the house. The founder Of the
| s-Hy vas Sir Robert Pierrepont one of the COM
y-,,s in arms Of William the Conoueror at the
| ~. a. Hastings and who received from that
,r,,ch the manor OF Holme Perpont in York
| =, q, which he was the first lord. The chief OF
| 4. i.rly In the seventeenth century in the male
| y t-sct was Sir George Pierrepont, whose grand
| r. szne Earl Of Kingston-upon-Hu Marquis
| Dorchester and Duke OF Kingston His son
| raw the second Duke Of Kingston. married the
| .-,s beauty Elizabeth Chudleigh. and ded
r1sr issue, the English Pierreponts becoming
| oe.sy extinct IN the male line He left the whole
| 4 vast fortune 10 the duchess, vhereupon
| IN Meadows. who had married the dukes only
sss LADY Frances Pierrepont, brought charges
naE The duchess. 10 the effect that her mar
/ ,sr sin the duke had been OF a bigamous, and
argns invalid. character.
Iuas showed that prior 10 her marriage 10 the
as she had been secretly welded TO Augustus
/ irg, 81 that time a lieutenant OF the royal
~ vhe had meanwhile become Earl OF Bristol.
{ from whom she had never obtained any d.
NJ She was therefore convicted OF bigamy by
| : 1s-s ana IN consequence thereof Invested OF
u II and style OF Duchess Of Kingston. This
a u Effect OF reducing her 10 the status OF
lazsx Of Bristol The penalty Of bigamy in
~ izys was death. but as Countess Of Bristol
p va able to plead the privilege OF peerage. and
/ szpS al punishment beyond the payment Of the
| n the trial and OF certain fines. This she
/ 81 vel afford TO DO. for, while her convictel
;sny cost her her strawberry leaveo coronet
.xhsss, il left her IN the possession Of the
pa to-une OF the duke, while Philip Aieado"s
x h VIE, Lady Frances, who were responsive
= as suit against her, found themselves com
lssg ruined Tie ex-duchess retired TO the Con-
-E and after having during her extraordinary
Ess Played a HDle in the lives OF Frederick the
ne, Of voltsire Of the King OF SaKony and OF
IA great personages Of her time, died at the
lasaG.of ST. Assse. near Fontanebleau. when II
| q i5lne that perhaps by reason OF conjunction,
| = zi left the fortune which she inherited from
st2s 10 one OF the lattcr's nephews, that is To
r. iAs soa Of Philip Meadows and Of Lady fran
sRsrepont who had robbed her OF her tue o.
-ass and whom She had ruined.
q Gaming into possession Of all the property OF
uoihers brother. the last Duke OF Kingston
Ia death q the ex-duchess, Charles Meadows
md permission OF the Crown 10 assume the
Ei'aymc and the arms OF the Pierrepont family
{ sas eventually raised 10 the peerage, first as
ga herrepont OF Home Pierpont, as Niscount
"aK Of Newark-on-T Trent and thsn as Earl
-1st The present Lord Mauvers is the fourth
Tie line in direct male succession cir
:" herrepont the grandfather Of the hFsi
| -, Angston, had younger son OF the name
"--<m Perrepont, whose son. James Pierre
/ - ~he 10 America. and died at Ipswich, Mass,
/ 80 NE END OF the seventeenth century, leaving
'm namely, John and Robert. From these
/ e juliet Pierpont the mother Of J. Pierpont
ssh ana Henry Evelyn Pierrepont, % Brook
/ Ss descended In a direct line. But while the
s'na OF America may justly claim 10 repre-
-. male line OF the ancient and historic
""nan house ~ Pierrepont, they put
-. no metensions 10 any Of the honors Of
A. Hsrrepont. the last Duke OF Kingston,
y. Wy various peerages which he possessed
a. lieo by his father considerably after the
CT. sHches Of his family had emigrated 20
- nnoipal country Seat Of Lord Manvers.
| ~ 49, ioffneriy the home OF the two Pierre
80 80 o. Kingston and which was bequeathed
/ az,s,. Ear OF Manvers by the bigsmous ex-
/ isr kingston. is Thoresby. in Sherwood
/ 49,. Justly regarded as the architectural
rs.s uukeries. and stands. so 20 speak, en-
ssA,. % immense park. among the features
"a n. me Quaint and gnarled old oaks. be-
IAN soe OF which Robin Hood was wont
~ ssrv ,l OF old. IL was the home. too. OF
-. worldly Montagu. and familiar as
40, aoers OF her writings The Bssnsion
sss - several occasions visited by FIRE but
w extent rebuilt by the late earl whose
Asn -. most charming old Scotch French
or r., laughter Of the last French Due dc
y ons,.s,He add that the Pierrepont family
order. rom the Castle Of Pierrepont. on
ssisi.nc, ilosfdy the ruins Of which are stu