The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-03
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histration. Lord Vernon. head OF his
house is half an American. his mother
oe'ns daughter of the late Francis
owed Lady Vernon has long 6een an
Invalid, and her two boys. Lord Vernon
and his Younger brother. as well as his
sister we're brought up TO a great
extent under tho Guardianship OF their
uncle. the Hon. William Vernon. mar
rled TO the daughter OF General Daniel
NJ Frost. Of So. Louis. No.
The Ncrnons can boast OF being ono
OF the very oldest families In England.
Vernon who accompanied tho ConQueror
from Normandy. and was ono Of the
seven barons created by Hugh Lupus.
the great Earl OF Chester. They set,
tied At Haddon Hail. in Derbyshire.
over 600 years ago. and ono Of them.
Sir Henry Vernon. Lord of Haddon,
WAS Governor and Treasurer TO Prince
Arthur. elder brother OF Henry VIII
Athur spent much Of his time At Had
don Hall with his governor who was
the grandfather of that Dorothy Vernon
whose clopcmcnt with SIR John Manners
furnished so picturesque n romance.
and carried Haddon Hall into the FAM
lily or It's present owner. the Duke Of
Rutland. The name OF Venables pre-
fixed 20 tho patronymjc OF Vernon by
means Of hyphen comes To Lord
Vernon b. the marriage of one OF MS
ancestors. Sir Henry Vernon. men,
her OF Parliament for STAFFORD
SHIRE with the granddaughter and
heiress OF Sir Peter Venables. the last
OF the Nenables lords OF Ilinderton.
The son OF this marriage was elevated
70 the pceragc MS Lord Vernon by
George II. ana the Barony OF Kinder
ton was likewise revived IN his favor,
in view OF tho fact that he had inherited
all the extensive Vonablcs estates. This
first Lord Vernon married the grand
daughter OF Lord High Chancellor Wis
To- rr.I ct rr LIMO
Earl Harcourt. who dying without issue,
the carldom became extinct but the
family estates devolved upon the second
% his sisters sons. Edward Nernon,
Archbishop OF York, who assumed in
obedience to his uncle's will the name
Louis Harcourt, Secretary OF state for
the Colonies In the Asquith Cabinet,
and married to ]. Pierpont Inorganic
niece, Mary Ethel Burns. is the great
grandson OF this Archbishop. and the
possessor of his estates. including
In Ovfordshire. on the Thames
The birth of daughter to tho Mar
cheese Peruzzi Ill Medici at Florence
last week serves to recall the fact that
ne Is q son of tho widowed Marchesa
ter OF w. w. Story. the sculptor. Of
Boston anu Florence The Infant re-
ceivcd the name of Simonetta after her
paternal grandfather. the late Marchese
simone Peruzzi. and Mira after her
aunt. Mrs. Edward Eldridl-e OF Boston.
sister OF the present marquis On the
ground floor OF the celebrated Palabbo
Peruzzi. in the Via Maggie. the mar
quis mas one Of the finest collections
IN existence Of medieval iron work He
is the head OF a now somewhat lmpov-
crshed house but ono which in the
year 500 loaned sums amounting to
Sl2.000,00O TO King Edward l. of Eng
land and half much again to his
grandson Edward III. One OF the
original bills OF exchange OF the loan
TO Edward l. Ia stin preserved in the
British Museum In London These
loans have never been repaid. and were
there no statute of limitations. the
Peruzzis would he creditors OF tho Eng
lish crown for the original slsooo.0oO.
plus compound !nteres; Tor 600 years.
total that stasgers the imagination.
Copyright. 1912. h. the Brentwood
Company)