Biography of Elizabeth "Lady Betty" Hastings 1682-1739
Paternal Family Tree: Hastings
On 13 Feb 1656 [her grandfather] Ferdinando Hastings 6th Earl Huntingdon (age 48) died. His son [her father] Theophilus Hastings 7th Earl Huntingdon (age 5) succeeded 7th Earl Huntingdon, 12th Baron Botreaux, 11th Baron Hungerford, 9th Baron Moleyns and 9th Baron Hastings.
On 19 Feb 1672 [her father] Theophilus Hastings 7th Earl Huntingdon (age 21) and [her mother] Elizabeth Lewis Countess Huntingdon (age 18) were married. She by marriage Countess Huntingdon. He the son of Ferdinando Hastings 6th Earl Huntingdon and Lucy Davies Countess Huntingdon (age 59). He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
On 19 Apr 1682 Elizabeth "Lady Betty" Hastings was born to Theophilus Hastings 7th Earl Huntingdon (age 31) and Elizabeth Lewis Countess Huntingdon (age 28).
In 1688 [her mother] Elizabeth Lewis Countess Huntingdon (age 34) died.
On 08 May 1690 [her father] Theophilus Hastings 7th Earl Huntingdon (age 39) and [her step-mother] Mary Frances Fowler Countess Huntingdon (age 26) were married. She by marriage Countess Huntingdon. He the son of Ferdinando Hastings 6th Earl Huntingdon and Lucy Davies Countess Huntingdon. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
On 30 May 1701 [her father] Theophilus Hastings 7th Earl Huntingdon (age 50) died. His son [her brother] George Hastings 8th Earl Huntingdon (age 24) succeeded 8th Earl Huntingdon, 13th Baron Botreaux, 12th Baron Hungerford, 10th Baron Moleyns and 10th Baron Hastings. Elizabeth "Lady Betty" Hastings (age 19) received, after a legal dispute, in 1703, Ledston Hall and £3000 per year.
In 1704 [her brother] George Hastings 8th Earl Huntingdon (age 27) died. His half brother [her half-brother] Theophilus Hastings 9th Earl Huntingdon (age 7) succeeded 9th Earl Huntingdon, 14th Baron Botreaux, 13th Baron Hungerford, 11th Baron Moleyns and 11th Baron Hastings. His sister Elizabeth "Lady Betty" Hastings (age 21) inherited the his share of her grandfather [her grandfather] John Lewis 1st Baronet's estates.
Before 1710 Godfrey Kneller (age 63). Portrait of Elizabeth "Lady Betty" Hastings (age 27).
On 03 Jun 1728 [her half-brother] Theophilus Hastings 9th Earl Huntingdon (age 31) and Selina Shirley Countess Huntingdon (age 21) were married. She by marriage Countess Huntingdon. The marriage was arranged by his half-sister Elizabeth "Lady Betty" Hastings (age 46). She the daughter of Washington Shirley 2nd Earl Ferrers (age 50) and Mary Levinge Countess Ferrers. He the son of Theophilus Hastings 7th Earl Huntingdon and Mary Frances Fowler Countess Huntingdon.
Before 21 Dec 1739 Elizabeth "Lady Betty" Hastings (age 57) gave £1000 towards the building of Holy Trinity Church, Leeds and an endowment of £24 each year for the parish church. In her will she left the Whedale estate for the foundation of scholarships at Queen's College, Oxford University.
On 21 Dec 1739 Elizabeth "Lady Betty" Hastings (age 57) died unmarried. Francis Hastings 10th Earl Huntingdon (age 10) inherited her estates including Ledston Hall.
On 02 Jan 1740 Elizabeth "Lady Betty" Hastings was buried at All Saints Church, Ledsham [Map]. Marble monument by Peter Scheemakers (age 49) with statues of her half-sisters [her half-sister] Anna Hastings and [her half-sister] Frances Hastings either side representing Piety and Prudence.
Anna Hastings: she was born to Theophilus Hastings 7th Earl Huntingdon and Mary Frances Fowler Countess Huntingdon. On 04 Jul 1750 Anna Hastings died.
Frances Hastings: she was born to Theophilus Hastings 7th Earl Huntingdon and Mary Frances Fowler Countess Huntingdon. On 10 Feb 1750 Frances Hastings died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 6 Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of William "Lion" I King Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Hastings 4th Earl Huntingdon 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon
5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Hastings 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Port
Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothy Port Countess Huntingdon
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Hastings 5th Earl Huntingdon 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Alexander Harrington
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Harrington
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Moton
Great x 2 Grandmother: Sarah Harrington
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Sidney
Great x 3 Grandmother: Lucy Sidney
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Pakenham
GrandFather: Ferdinando Hastings 6th Earl Huntingdon 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Stanley 3rd Earl of Derby
5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Howard Countess Derby
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Ferdinando Stanley 5th Earl of Derby 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Clifford 2nd Earl of Cumberland
5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Clifford Countess Derby Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Brandon Countess Cumberland
Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stanley Countess Huntingdon 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Spencer
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Spencer
Great x 4 Grandmother: Susan Knightley
Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Spencer Countess Derby
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Kitson
Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Kitson
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Donnington Countess Bath
Father: Theophilus Hastings 7th Earl Huntingdon 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Davies of Chisgrove
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Davies
GrandMother: Lucy Davies Countess Huntingdon 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Tuchet 9th Baron Audley, 6th Baron Tuchet
5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Tuchet 10th Baron Audley, 7th Baron Tuchet 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tuke Baroness Audley Heighley
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Tuchet 1st Earl Castlehaven 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Sneyd
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sneyd Baroness Audley Heighley
Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor Tuchet 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Mervyn
Great x 2 Grandmother: Lucy Mervyn Baroness Audley and Tuchet
Elizabeth "Lady Betty" Hastings 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
GrandFather: John Lewis 1st Baronet
Mother: Elizabeth Lewis Countess Huntingdon
