Francis Napier, 6th Lord Napier
Francis Napier, 6th Lord Napier (né Scott) (c. 1702 – 1773) was a Scottish peer.
Early life
Born Francis Scott c. 1702, he was the son of Sir William Scott, 2nd Baronet of Thirlestane, and Elizabeth Napier, Mistress of Napier.[1][2]
Career
Upon the death of his maternal grandmother Margaret Brisbane, 5th Lady Napier in 1706, he succeeded to the title, Lord Napier, and legally changed his surname to Napier; upon the death of his father in 1725, he succeeded to the baronetcy of Scott, of Thirlestane in the County of Selkirk. The titles have been united ever since.[1]
Lord Napier served as Commissioner of Police for Scotland between 1761 and 1773.[1]
Personal life
Lord Napier married twice, firstly in 1729 to Lady Henrietta Hope, the daughter of Charles Hope, 1st Earl of Hopetoun and Henrietta Hope, Countess of Hopetoun.[2] They had five sons:[1]
- William Napier (d. 1775), who became the 7th Lord Napier in 1773.[1]
- Capt. Charles Napier of Merchiston Hall (1731–1807), who married twice: first to Grizel Warrender, daughter of Sir John Warrender, 2nd Baronet, in 1763; second to Christian Hamilton, daughter of Gabriel Hamilton and Agnes Dundas, a maternal great-granddaughter of the 17th Earl of Crawford, in 1777. With his second wife, he had two sons (Sir Charles and Sir Thomas Erskine), and a daughter, Henrietta Hope.[1]
- Lt. Col. Francis Napier (d. 1779), an officer in the Royal Marines who married Elizabeth Greenway, daughter of John Greenway.[1]
- John Napier (d. 1759), who died unmarried.[1]
- Major General Mark Napier (1738–1809), who married twice: firstly to Anne Neilson, daughter of John Neilson, in 1761. He later married Margaret Simpson, daughter of Alexander Simpson of Concraig.[1]
In 1750, he married Henrietta Maria Johnston, the daughter of George Johnston of Dublin, and had:[1]
- George Napier (1751–1804), who married Lady Sarah Lennox, a daughter of Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond, and whose sons were notable in their military service.[3]
- Hester Napier (d. 1819), who married Alexander Johnston.[1]
- James Napier (d. 1760), who died young.[1]
- Capt. Patrick Napier (d. 1801), a captain in the Royal Navy.[1]
- Lt. James John Napier (d. 1776) killed aboard the frigate HMS Fox.[1]
- Lt. Stewart Napier (d. 1778)[1]
- Mary Napier (d. 1765)[4]
Upon his death in 1773, his titles passed to his eldest son William.[1]
References
- Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 2, page 2859.
- Rice, Brian; González-Velasco, Enrique; Corrigan, Alexander (9 March 2017). The Life and Works of John Napier. Springer. pp. 49n, 51, 58, 60, 977. ISBN 978-3-319-53282-0. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- Lodge, Edmund (1851). The Peerage of the British Empire as at Present Existing: Arranged and Printed from the Personal Communications of the Nobility ... Saunders and Otley. pp. 404–405. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- "Stirnet".