Mary Stopford, Countess of Courtown (21 May 1769 – 21 (or 14) April 1823), formerly Lady Mary Scott, was the wife of

James Stopford, 3rd Earl of Courtown James George Stopford, 3rd Earl of Courtown KP, PC (15 August 1765 – 15 June 1835), known as Viscount Stopford from 1770 to 1810, was an Anglo-Irish peer and Tory politician. Courtown was the eldest son of James Stopford, 2nd Earl of Court ...

, and the mother of the 4th Earl.Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume I, p 561. Lady Mary was the daughter of

Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch and 5th Duke of Queensberry KG FRSE (2 September 174611 January 1812) was a Scottish nobleman and long-time friend of Sir Walter Scott. He is the paternal 3rd great-grandfather of Princess Alice, Duchess of G ...

, and his wife, the former Lady Elizabeth Montagu. Lady Mary married the future earl, then known as Lord Courtown and an MP, on 29 January 1791 at

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, London. A few years later, his father-in-law, the Duke of Buccleuch, arranged for Stopford to become MP for

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, even though he was by this time a viscount, his father having inherited the earldom in 1788. Their children were: *Lady Jane Stopford (died 1873), who married the Reverend Abel John Ram and had childrenMosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. Page 926. *Venerable Hon. Henry Scott Stopford (died 1881), Archdeacon of Leighlin, who married Annette Browne *George Henry James Stopford (c.1791-1792), who died in infancy *Charles Stopford (c.1792-1794), who died in infancy *

James Thomas Stopford, 4th Earl of Courtown James Thomas Stopford, 4th Earl of Courtown (27 March 1794 – 20 November 1858), known as Viscount Stopford from 1810 to 1835, was an Anglo-Irish peer and Tory Member of Parliament. Courtown was the third but eldest surviving son of James Stopfo ...

(1794-1858), who married twice: first, to Lady Charlotte Albina Montagu-Scott, and second, to Dora Pennefather; he had children from both marriages. *Lt.-Col. Hon. Edward Stopford (1795-1840), who married Horatia Charlotte Lockwood and had children *Vice-Admiral Hon. Sir Montagu Stopford (1798-1864), who married twice: first, to Cordelia Winifreda Whitmore, and second, to Lucy Cay; he had children from both marriages. When his father died in 1810, Stopford inherited the earldom and his wife became a countess. Her portrait was painted by George Romney, who recorded sittings for the portrait in 1793. The portrait emphasises the subject's height and the slenderness of her waist. The countess predeceased her husband, dying at the family seat, Courtown House, Gorey, County Wexford, Ireland. The house was demolished in 1962. She was buried in the cemetery at Courtown.

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