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. Early life Courtown was the eldest son of James Stopford, 2nd ...

, and the mother of the 4th Earl.Charles Mosley, editor, ''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition'',

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, 2003, volume I, p. 561.

Early life

Lady Mary was the daughter of

Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch and 5th Duke of Queensberry (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 Gloucest ...

, and his wife, the former Lady Elizabeth Montagu. Among her siblings were

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and Henry Montagu-Scott, 2nd Baron Montagu. Her paternal grandparents were

Francis Scott, Earl of Dalkeith Francis Scott, Earl of Dalkeith (19 February 1721 – 1 April 1750) was a Scottish nobleman. He was the eldest child of Francis Scott, 2nd Duke of Buccleuch by his first wife Jane Scott, Countess of Dalkeith, Jane, daughter of James Dougla ...

and

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. Her maternal grandparents were

George Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu George Montagu, Duke of Montagu KG, PC, FRS (26 July 1712 – 23 May 1790)G. E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors. The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, I ...

and Mary Montagu.

Personal life

On 29 January 1791 at

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, London, Lady Mary married James Stopford, Lord Courtown, who was then serving as MP for

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. Together, they were the parents of:G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, ''The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14'' (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes,

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, 2000), volume III, p. 469. * Lady Jane Stopford (d. 1873), who married the Rev. Abel John Ram.Mosley, Charles, editor. ''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes''.

, 2003. p. 926. * Ven. Hon. Henry Scott Stopford (d. 1881), the Archdeacon of Leighlin who married Annette Browne. * George Henry James Stopford (–1792), who died in infancy. * Charles Stopford (–1794), who died in infancy * James Thomas Stopford, 4th Earl of Courtown (1794-1858), who married Lady Charlotte Albina Montagu-Scott. After her death, he married Dora Pennefather. * Lt.-Col. Hon. Edward Stopford (1795–1840), who married Horatia Charlotte Lockwood. * Vice-Adm. Hon. Sir Montagu Stopford (1798–1864), who married Cordelia Winifreda Whitmore. After her death, he married Lucy Cay. A few years after their marriage, her father arranged for Stopford to become MP for Linlithgow Burghs, even though he was by this time a viscount, his father having inherited the earldom in 1788. When his father died in 1810, Stopford inherited the earldom and Mary became a countess. Her portrait was painted by George Romney, who recorded sittings for the portrait in 1793. The portrait emphasizes 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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Portrait of Lady Mary Scott-Montagu Countess of Courtown (1769-1823), 1793
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