The Interesting life of Mrs. Mary Pomeroy of Ireland and Westminster

She also bequesthed a guilt cup and cover, which had belonged to the Queen, and which she had purchased, to her good mistress the Countess Dowager of Derby and an emerald ring to her dau. Lady Henrietta, and rings to a number of their servants, which seems to intimate that she had been in the service of that family.

Note: The Countess Dowager of Derby in this case was the Lady Elizabeth Butler who was the daughter of Thomas Butler, Earl of Ossory and Lady Amelia de Nassau. She married William George Richard Stanley, 9th Earl of Derby, son of Charles Stanley, 8th Earl of Derby and Dorothea Helena van den Kerchhove, on 10 July 1673.2 She died on 5 July 1717.

The Countess Dowager of Derby

As a result of her marriage, Lady Elizabeth Butler was styled as Countess of Derby on 10 July 1673.

From 10 July 1673, her married name became Stanley.

Children of Lady Elizabeth Butler and William George Richard Stanley, 9th Earl of Derby:

Elizabeth Stanley d. 23 Apr 1714

James Stanley, Lord Strange2 b. 28 Jun 1680

Henrietta Maria Stanley, Baroness Strange b. c 1687, d. 26 Jun 1718

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Capt. George Slaughter, born in Gloucestershire, had been a cornet to the first Duke of Ormond: he directed these facts to be stated on his gravestone, in his will dated 19 Jan. 1693-4. In a later will, dated 24 Dec. 1695, he called himself of Shanbally, co. Tipperary, Ireland, Gent. He bequeathed his estate in Shanbally to his nephew George-Slaughter Batty, son of his nephew Thomas Batty, Gent., on condition that he used the surname of Slaughter only ; and other considerable legacies to other children of said Thomas Batty (who had apparently married his niece), but the dau. Elizabeth Batty was to have only five shillings, instead of £400, if she married any “Irish papist." To his sister Amy (afterwards Amy Lawrence) he left an annuity of £20 for life, and other legacies to the son of his niece Thawyts, his cousin Matthews, and his nephew John Haubury and his wife. The will was proved, 2 Mch. 1695-6. by his sister Mary Pomeroy (see her burial 10 Oct. 1707), to whom he left £1,200. He died 1 Jan. 1696/7.

George Slaughter was listed in the Royal Household Index: "Gentleman Usher, daily waiter to Q. Catherine of Braganza.

So shown in Chamberlain from 1684 to 1694 inclusive.

Drew Lodging allowance as such from Midsummer 1666 to Lady Day 1670. )

October 1686:

Oct. 11. Royal warrant to the Duke of Ormonde, Lord Steward of the Household, Francis, Visct. Newport, Treasurer of same, William Lord Maynard, Comptroller of same, and to the rest of the Board of Greencloth to pay to Mary Pomeroy, widow, one of the servants of the late King's brother the Duke of Gloucester, 20l. per an. from 1685, June 30, for life, as additional to her 10l. per an.: the late King having by a warrant dated 1662, May 7, ordered her 60l. per an., which allowance was afterwards reduced to 30l. per an. and was by the late retrenchment and by the present establishment [of the Royal Household] further reduced to 10l. per an., which [his Majesty thinks] is too small a maintenance to support her in her old age. King's Warrant Book XI, p. 167.