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MANNERS, ---, a younger brother of John Manners (qv); b.; at school in 1757 (“at Mrs Hawkins”) (Chapter Muniments 12970).

MONTRESOR, JOHN, eldest son of Col. James Gabriel Montresor, Royal Engineers, New Gardens, Teynham, Kent, and his first wife Mary, dau. of Robert Haswell, Master Attendant, Royal Dockyard, Gibraltar; b. 6 Apr 1736; adm. Apr 1746 (Hawkins'); served as Assistant Engineer at Gibraltar under his father for four years; went to North America with Gen. Braddock’s expedition 24 Dec 1754; Ensign, 48th Foot Mar 1755; Lieut., 4 Jul 1755; acted as engineer under Generals Braddock and Shirley; Practitioner Engineer, Royal Engineers 19 May 1758; Lieut. and Sub-Engineer 17 Mar 1759; Engineer Extraordinary and Capt. -Lieut., 20 Dec 1765; Engineer in Ordinary and Capt., 25 May 1772; Chief Engineer of America 18 Dec 1775; left America 19 Oct 1778; retd. 26 Mar 1779; wounded at battle of Duquesne 9 Jul 1755; present at sieges of Louisbourg and Quebec; played active part in conquest of Canada; present at battle of Bunker Hill, capture of Long island and action of Quibble town; gave evidence before Committee of House of Commons appointed to enquire into conduct of American War; also examined before Commissioners of Public Accounts regarding army expenditure during the war; his Journals for 1757-78 were published by the New York Historical Society in 1881; m. 1 Mar 1764 Frances, only child of Thomas Tucker, Bermuda, West Indies, Lieut. in Army; d. 17 Jun 1799. DNB.

MOSTYN, SIR ROGER, BART., elder son of Sir Thomas Mostyn, Bart. (adm. 1716, qv); b. 13 Nov 1734; adm. Apr 1745 (Hawkins'); left 1751; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 19 Jun 1751; succ. father as 5th baronet 24 Mar 1758; Grand Tour (Italy) 1763; MP Flintshire from 26 Apr 1758; Lord Lieut., Flintshire, from 1761; Col., Flintshire Militia (occurs 1774); m. 19 May 1766 Margaret, dau. of Rev. Hugh Wynne LLD, Prebendary of Salisbury; d. 26 Jul 1796.

MOSTYN, THOMAS, youngest son of Sir Thomas Mostyn, Bart. (adm. 1716, qv); b. 6 Nov 1737; adm. (aged 9) Apr 1747 (Hawkins'); KS (Capt. ) 1751; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1755, matr. 28 May 1755, Westminster Student 5 Jan 1756 – void 12 Mar 1772 (expiry year of grace as R. Llanycil from 21 Mar 1771); BA 1759; MA 1762; ordained deacon 6 Jun 1762, priest 29 Jun 1763 (both Oxford); Rector of Llanycil, Merioneth 1771-82; Rector of Christleton, Cheshire, from 5 May 1775; Vicar of Northenden, Cheshire, from 13 Apr 1782; Prebendary of St. Asaph 25 Feb 1773 – 6; Prebendary of Chester from 14 May 1776; d. 5 Dec 1808.

MURRAY, DAVID, 2ND EARL OF MANSFIELD, eldest son of David Murray, 6th Viscount Stormont (S), and Anne, only dau. of John Stewart, Invernytie; b. 9 Oct 1727; adm. Jun 1739 (Hawkins'); KS (Capt. ) 1740; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1744, matr. 28 May 1744, Westminster Student 24 Dec 1744 – void 1756; BA 1748; DCL 3 Jul 1793; succ. father as 7th Viscount Stormont (S) 23 Jul 1748; Grand Tour (France, Italy) 1751-2; attaché, British Embassy, Paris 1751; Scottish Representative Peer from May 1754; Envoy Extraordinary to Elector of Saxony Jun 1756 - Oct 1763; Ambassador to Vienna Nov 1763 – Dec 1772, Paris Dec 1772 - Mar 1778; Lord Justice-Gen., Scotland 1778-95; Secretary of State, Southern Dept., 27 Oct 1779 – Jul 1782; Lord President of the Council 2 Apr – 19 Dec 1783, and from 17 Dec 1794; succ. uncle as 2nd Earl of Mansfield 20 Mar 1793, by special remainder under creation of 1792; Privy Councillor 20 Jul 1763; KT 30 Nov 1768; Chancellor, Mareschall Coll., Aberdeen 1793; Busby Trustee 20 Mar 1775; m. 1st, 16 Aug 1759 Henrietta Frederica, widow of M. de Berargaard, and dau. of Graf Heinrich von Bünau, Privy Councillor to Elector of Saxony; m. 2nd, 5 May 1776 Hon. Louisa Cathcart, Countess of Mansfield (under creation of 1776), third dau. of Charles Schaw Cathcart, 9th Baron Cathcart (S) (qv); d. 1 Sep 1796. Buried North Transept, Westminster Abbey. DNB.

NEATE, CHARLES, brother of Richard Neate (adm. 1745/6, qv]; bapt. St. Margaret Moses, London 24 Jul 1741; adm. (aged 9) Jan 1752 (Hawkins'); Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 30 Dec 1760, aged 18, scholar 17 Apr 1761, matr. 1761; BA 1766; MA 1769; of Whetstone, Finchley, Middlesex; m. 17 May 1770 Hannah Ann Drake, Middlesex; d. 12 Mar 1782, aged 40.

NEATE, WILLIAM; b.; adm. (aged 8) Jan 1744/5 (Hawkins')

OSBORN, SIR GEORGE, BART., elder son of Sir Danvers Osborn, Bart. (qv); b. 10 May 1742; adm. Apr 1750 (Hawkins'); succ. father as 4th baronet 12 Oct 1753; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. fellow commoner 12 Oct 1759, but did not matr.; LLD 1769; Ensign, 24th Foot 1759; Capt., 16th Dragoons 20 Dec 1759; served in expedition to Belleisle 1761; ADC to his uncle Earl of Halifax, Lord Lieut. Ireland 1761; Maj., 18th Foot 13 Feb 1762; Brevet Lieut. -Col., 31 Mar 1763; Deputy Quartermaster-Gen., Ireland 1763; Capt. and Lieut. -Col., 3rd Foot Guards 9 Nov 1765; Brevet Col. and 2nd Maj., 3rd Foot Guards 7 Aug 1777; Lieut. -Col., 25 Mar 1782; Major-Gen., 19 Feb 1779; Col., 73rd Foot 18 Apr 1785 – Aug 1786, 40th Foot from 11 Aug 1786; Lieut. -Gen., 28 Sep 1787; Gen., 26 Jan 1797; served in American War as Muster Master and Inspector-Gen. of German troops employed in service of Great Britain; MP Northampton 1768 – 14 Feb 1769, Bossinney 24 Apr 1769-74, Penryn 1774-80, Horsham 30 Nov 1780-4; a Groom of the Bedchamber 16 May 1770 – Mar 1812; Busby Trustee 18 May 1802; m. 1st, 6 Apr 1771 Elizabeth, dau. of John Banister, St. George’s, Hanover Square, London; m. 2nd, 22 Aug 1788 Lady Mary Finch, dau. of Daniel Finch, 7th Earl of Winchilsea and 3rd Earl of Nottingham (qv), and his second wife; d. 29 Jun 1818.

OSBORN, HENRY, elder son of Adm. Henry Osborn MP, Royal Navy, and Mary, dau. of Richard Hughes, Commissioner of the Navy; nephew of Thomas Osborn (qv); b.; adm. (aged 8) Apr 1751 (as Osborne) (Hawkins'); in school list 1754; Page of Honour to Augusta, Princess of Wales, from c. 1755; d. 24 Jan 1759, aged 16.

OSBORN, JOHN, younger son of Sir Danvers Osborn, Bart. (qv); b. 16 Jul 1743; adm. Jun 1751 (Hawkins'); in school list 1754; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 20 May 1760, Canoneer Student 4 Jul 1760 – res 23 Dec 1767; BA 1764; DCL 29 Apr 1777; Private Secretary to Sir James Porter, HBM Minister at Brussels 1764-5, Chargé d’Affaires 1765; Chargé d’Affaires, Naples Jan – Apr 1768; HBM Minister at Dresden May 1771 – Sep 1775; FRS 17 Apr 1777; member, Society of Dilettanti 1779; d. at Rudolstadt, Saxony 12 Jan 1814.