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     Charles Chester was born on 1 September 1730.¹ He was the son of Sir Walter Wagstaffe Bagot, 5th Bt. and Lady Barbara Legge.¹ He married Catherine Legge, daughter of Hon. Heneage Legge and Catherine Fogg, on 5 October 1765.¹ He died on 2 April 1793 at age 62.¹
     Charles Chester was baptised with the name of Charles Bagot.¹ On 1755 his name was legally changed to Charles Chester by Act of Parliament.¹

     George Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax was born before 1685.¹ He was the son of Edward Montagu and Elizabeth Pelham. He married, secondly, Lady Mary Lumley, daughter of Richard Lumley, 1st Earl of Scarbrough. He married Ricarda Posthuma Saltonstale on 8 April 1706. He died on 9 May 1739.
     George Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax was created 1st Earl of Halifax in 1715.

     Lady Barbara Legge was the daughter of William Legge, 1st Earl of Dartmouth and Lady Anne Finch.^1,2 She married Sir Walter Wagstaffe Bagot, 5th Bt., son of Sir Edward Bagot, 4th Bt. and Frances Wagstaffe, on 27 July 1724.³ She died on 29 October 1765.³ She was buried at Blithfield, Staffordshire, England.⁴
     Her married name became Bagot.

     Catherine Legge was the daughter of Hon. Heneage Legge and Catherine Fogg.^1,2 She married Charles Chester, son of Sir Walter Wagstaffe Bagot, 5th Bt. and Lady Barbara Legge, on 5 October 1765.¹ She died on 31 May 1819.¹
     From 5 October 1765, her married name became Chester.¹

     Hon. Heneage Legge was the son of William Legge, 1st Earl of Dartmouth and Lady Anne Finch.^1,2 He married Catherine Fogg, daughter of Jonathan Fogg, on 2 June 1740.² He died on 29 August 1759.²
     Hon. Heneage Legge held the office of Baron of the Exchequer in 1749.²

     Catherine Fogg was the daughter of Jonathan Fogg.¹ She married Hon. Heneage Legge, son of William Legge, 1st Earl of Dartmouth and Lady Anne Finch, on 2 June 1740.¹ She died on 12 November 1759.¹
     Her married name became Legge.

     Sir Philip Musgrave, 6th Bt. was born circa 1711.¹ He was the son of Julia Chardin.¹ He married Jane Turton, daughter of John Turton, on 24 June 1742. He died on 5 July 1795 at Kempton Park, Sunbury, Middlesex, England.¹
     Sir Philip Musgrave, 6th Bt. gained the title of 6th Baronet Musgrave, of Kempton Park.

     Rt. Hon. Henry Bilson-Legge was born on 29 May 1708.¹ He was the son of William Legge, 1st Earl of Dartmouth and Lady Anne Finch.¹ He married Mary Stawell, Baroness Stawel of Somerton, daughter of Edward Stawell, 4th Baron Stawell of Somerton, on 11 September 1750.¹ He died on 23 August 1764 at age 56.¹
     Rt. Hon. Henry Bilson-Legge was baptised with the name of Henry Legge.² He held the office of Chancellor of the Exchequer.¹ He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.).¹

     Mary Stawell, Baroness Stawel of Somerton was born on 27 January 1725/26.² She was the daughter of Edward Stawell, 4th Baron Stawell of Somerton.¹ She married, firstly, Rt. Hon. Henry Bilson-Legge, son of William Legge, 1st Earl of Dartmouth and Lady Anne Finch, on 11 September 1750.¹ She married, secondly, Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire, son of Trevor Hill, 1st Viscount Hillsborough and Mary Rowe, in September 1768.¹ She died on 29 July 1780 at age 54.¹
     From 11 September 1750, her married name became Legge. She was created 1st Baroness Stawel of Somerton, co. Somerset [Great Britain] on 21 May 1760, with a special remainder to her sons by her first husband.³ As a result of her marriage, Mary Stawell, Baroness Stawel of Somerton was styled as Countess of Hillsborough in September 1768. From September 1768, her married name became Hill.