| 1776 America declares independence 1789 Geo. Washington 1st USA president 1789 French Revolution begins 1798 Irish revolt against English rule 1804 Napoleon becomes French Emperor  | 1707 Union Act unites England/Scotland 1712 Religious warfare in Switzerland 1740 War of Austrian Succession begins 1762 Catherine II becomes Czarina/Russia 1770 Cook discovers New South Wales  | 1660 Restoration of monarchy, Britain 1665 Great plague of London 1666 Great Fire of London 1696 Peter the Great becomes Czar 1700 Britain's american colonies prosper  | 
![]()  |  George Townshend b.1724 1st Marquis Townshend d.1807  | |||||||
|  George Townshend b.1755 1st Marquis & 5th Visco d.1811  | ||||||||
|  John Townshend b.1757 d.  | ![]()  | ![]()  |  Earl-George Compton b.1664 4th Earl of Northampton d.1727 Bloomsbury Squa, Mddsx.  | |||||
![]()  | ![]()  |  Earl-James Compton b.1687 5th Earl of Northampton d.1754 Chiswick, Mddsx.  |  Jane Fox b.1668 Farley, Wilts d.1721  | |||||
![]()  |  Baroness-Charlotte Compton b.1729 of Northampton d.1770 Raynham, Norfolk.  | ![]()  |  Robert Shirley b.1673 d.1698 London.  | |||||
![]()  | ![]()  |  Baroness-Elizabeth Ferrers b.1694 Staunton Harold, Leics. d.1740 St. Georges Hanover Squa  |  Anne Ferrers b.1678 of Tamworth C, Warwicks. d.1697 London.  | |||||
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