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AllRefer.com - Bellomont, Richard Coote, earl of (U.S. History, Biography) - Encyclopedia Bellomont, Richard Coote, earl of, U.S. History, Biographies Bellomont, Richard Coote, earl of[bel´umont´´] Pronunciation Key, 1636–1701, colonial governor of New York, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, b. He arrived (1698) in New York at a time when a more unified administration of colonial affairs was being attempted. reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/B/Bellomon.html   (212 words)

thePeerage.com - Person Page 12955 Nanfan Coote, 2nd Earl of Bellomont was the son of Richard Coote, 1st Earl of Bellomont and Catherine Nanfan. She married Nanfan Coote, 2nd Earl of Bellomont, son of Richard Coote, 1st Earl of Bellomont and Catherine Nanfan, on 17 February 1705/6 at St. Richard Coote, 3rd Earl of Bellomont was the son of Richard Coote, 1st Earl of Bellomont and Catherine Nanfan. www.thepeerage.com /p12955.htm   (1391 words)

GENUKI: English Peerage 1790: Extinct Earls (2)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15) Robert de Bellomont, earl of Mellent in the province of Normandy, was created by king Henry the first earl of Leicester, which title became extinct in this family upon the death of Robert, fourth earl of Leicester, 1204. Henry Bourchier, earl of Eu in the province of Normandy, was created by king Henry the sixth 1446 viscount Bourchier, and by king Edward the fourth earl of Essex, which titles became extinct in this family upon the death of Henry, second earl of Essex, 13 March 1539. James Butler, earl of Ormond of the kingdom of Ireland, was created by king Henry the sixth earl of Wiltshire, which title became extinct by his attainder 4 November 1460. www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/History/Barons/Extinct2Earls.html   (2206 words)

BELLOMONT RICHARD COOTE EARL OF 1636 1701 (in MARION)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15) His Excellency, the Earl of Bellomont's speech to the Honorable the Council and House of Representatives, [microform] : conven'd in General Assembly, at Boston, in His Majesties province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England, on Fryday the 2d. His Excellency, the Earl of Bellomont's speech to the Honorable the Council and House of Representatives, [microform] : conven'd in General Assembly, at Boston, in His Majesties province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, on Wednesday the 29. His Excellency the Earl of Bellomont's speech to the Honourable the Council, and House of Representatives, [microform] : assembled in General Court, upon prorogation, at Boston, on Wednesday the 13th. pblib.utpb.edu /MARION?A=BELLOMONT+RICHARD+COOTE+EARL+OF+1636+1701   (710 words)

Richard Coote Bellomont, Or Bellamont BELLOMONT, or BELLAMONT, Richard Coote, earl of, colonial governor of New York and Massachusetts, born in 1636; died in New York, 5 March 1701. Bellomont had not been long in this country when the news came that Kidd had himself turned pirate, and the governor was even accused of complicity with him. Soon after the May session of the general court in 1700, Bellomont returned to New York, where he attacked the illegal traders with such vigor that a petition against him was sent to England. www.famousamericans.net /richardcootebellomontorbellamont   (552 words)

USS KIDD DD-661   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15) In his place, the King appointed the Earl of Bellomont, tasking him with the effort to remove piracy on the American coasts from New Jersey to Maine. Bellomont was to provide four-fifths of the cost of the project (which he obtained from the other four noblemen, who remained anonymous in these transactions), totalling £6,000. Prior to his meeting with Bellomont, he dispersed the remaining treasure amongst several widely scattered caches, the largest of which was buried in the orchard of Gardiner's Island at the eastern tip of Long Island. www.usskidd.com /captainkidd.html   (3959 words)

thePeerage.com - Person Page 12954 Richard Coote, 1st Earl of Bellomont was the son of Richard Coote, 1st Baron Coote of Coloony and Mary St. He was created 1st Earl of Bellomont, in our Kingdom of Ireland [Ireland] on 2 November 1689, along with the preposterous grant of 77,000 acres of forfeited Irish lands. She married, firstly, Richard Coote, 1st Earl of Bellomont, son of Richard Coote, 1st Baron Coote of Coloony and Mary St. www.thepeerage.com /p12954.htm   (1451 words)

Captain William Kidd Bellomont, in need of money, helped to devise a shady plan that would involve enlisting wealthy aristocrats to fund Kidd's voyage to the Indian Ocean, where the Captain would plunder pirate ships, and upon his return divide the booty between the backers. Bellomont, promising anonymity, convinced four British government officials to back the expedition: the Earl of Romney, the Earl of Orford, Sir John Somers, and the Duke of Shrewsbury. But Bellomont, aware of his own shady involvement in the commission and still wanting his share of the loot, arrested Kidd and shipped him off to England. www.sagharborchamber.com /pirates/kidd1.htm   (1472 words)

Robert_Livingston Richard Coote, Earl of Bellomont, underwrote the fitting out of the vessel while Livingston contributed a bond of £10,000. The Earl of Bellomont was appointed Governor of New York, Massachusets Bay, and New Hampshire in 1697 and one of his main priorities in office was to suppress piracy. Livingston and Bellomont were subjected to politically motivated attempts to implicate them in the affair but their loyalty to the Crown`s service was proved. www.geocities.com /livvyboy/Robert_Livingston.html   (858 words)

An American Time Capsule: Three Centuries of Broadsides and Other Printed Ephemera: Titles: 15 By His Excellency Richard Earl of Bellomont Captain General and Governour in Chief of His Majesties Province of New York... By His Excellency Richard Earl of Bellomont Captain General and Governour in Chief of His Majesties Province of New York, &c. By His Excellency Richard Earle of Bellomont Captain General and Governour in Chief of His Majesties Province of New York, &c. international.loc.gov /ammem/rbpehtml/rbpebibTitles15.html   (5697 words)

BELLOMONT'S BRIEF ADMINISTRATION/COURTS OF JUSTICE REVIVED   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15) The Earl of Bellomont came to New Hampshire and published his commission, July 31, 1699. Allen and the people brought before the governor their respective claims and complaints, in regard to the proprietorship of the province; whereupon he advised the revival of courts of justice, in which the vexatious but important controversy might be legally decided. To this end, the necessary acts were passed by an assembly that had been called; but before the judges had been appointed, the Earl retired from the province, where he had remained less than three weeks, leaving the appointment of the judges and the administration of the government in the hands of Partridge, the lieutenant-governor. www.hampton.lib.nh.us /hampton/history/dow/chap6/dow6_8.htm   (258 words)

marbrett.htm Charles Coote, Earl of Bellomont, in the robes of the Order of the Bath, after a portrait by Reynolds. These were bequeathed by Charles Coote, one and only Earl of Bellomont of the second creation, of Bellomont Forest, Cootehill, Co. Cavan, who died in 1800 without legitimate issue, to the third of his natural sons, Thomas Coote, later of Fortwilliam. The Leslies of Ballybay are descended from James Leslie, fourth son of the 4th Earl of Rothes of Leslie House, Fifeshire... www.proni.gov.uk /records/private/marbrett.htm   (1494 words)

History of Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire At length, in 1797, the Earl of Bellomont was am pointed to the government of New York, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. In July, 1699, the Earl of Bellomont came into New Hampshire and assumed the government of the province under his commission. Meantime, March 5, 1701, the Earl of Bellomont died at New York, leaving New Hampshire under the executive management of William Partridge, Esq., Lieut. www.usgennet.org /usa/nh/county/hillsborough/manchester/book/chap7.html   (3059 words)

An American Time Capsule: Three Centuries of Broadsides and Other Printed Ephemera: Authors: 31 New York (Colony) Governor (Richard Coote 2nd Earl of Bellomont). New York (Colony) Governor (Richard Coote, 2d Earl of Bellomont.). New York (Colony) Governor (Rrichard Coote, 2nd Earl of Bellomont.). lcweb2.loc.gov /ammem/rbpehtml/rbpebibAuthors31.html   (145 words)

George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Nonetheless, Townshend became a field marshal on July 30, 1796. On 2 February 1773 he fought a duel with Charles Coote, 1st Earl of Bellomont, badly wounding the Earl with a bullet in the groin. Townshend married Lady Charlotte Compton, daughter of James Compton, 5th Earl of Northampton, on 19 December 1751. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/George_Townshend,_1st_Marquess_Townshend   (268 words)

jodie kidd   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15) While in London in 1695 he was commissioned by the earl of Bellomont, recen... He was appointed regius professor of Greek at Cambridge in 1792, and lived in London, where he edited several plays of Euripides. Bellomont, Richard Coote, earl ofbĕl´emŏntand180;, 1636-1701, colonial governor of New York, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, b. www.sport-life.biz /jodie-kidd.html   (437 words)

Joachim Nestor Hohenzollern : Joachim I The two envoys demanded of Frontenac, at the same time, up Iroquois prisoners to Bellomont, or to receive through him French acknowledgment of British sovereignty over the five confederate in the matter, as the Iroquois were rebellious subjects of King Louis; not soon come to conclude it, he should use force.html">force to compel them. "Does he think that I am afraid of father.html">father, and they call him brother; and shall not a father chastise his Frontenac asked the envoy what was the strength of Bellomont's and answered that the earl could bring about a hundred thousand men careless gravity that he had always heard so. Frontenac called on his guests to of King Louis; and the governor next gave the health of the Earl of cannon from the batteries and ships; and the day closed with a bonfire Schuyler a letter in answer to the threats of the earl. www.findword.org /jo/joachim-i.html   (321 words)

Captain Kidd He was involved in politics and knew Colonel Benjamen Fletcher the Governor of New York, who was notorious for dealings with pirates. The king appointed the Earl of Bellomont as governor of New York to end piracy on the coast. The bounty was to be split 10% for the Crown, 60% for Bellmonts backers, and 15% for Livingston and Kidd. goodies.freeservers.com /kidd.html   (995 words)

All about Scotland - Over 350 pages on Scotland past and present   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15) Not a single frigate could be spared, but the king suggested that £3000 might be found to cover a portion of the cost of fitting out a privateer. On the recommendation of the earl of Bellomont, the new governor of New York and Massachusetts, Kidd was ordered to command the vessel. But Bellomont bullied him into accepting, and the king granted him two commissions: one to apprehend all 'Pirates, Freebooters and Sea Robbers of what Nature soever'; the other a letter of marque empowering him to seize all 'ships, vessels and goods belonging to the French King and his subjects'. scotland.niceguy.org.uk /kidd.htm   (498 words)

William 'Captain' Kidd biography At Madagascar he burned his vessel and went on board the Armenian, afterward purchasing the sloop Antonio and sailing in company. Proceeding to New York, he coasted from Delaware Bay to Block Island, corresponding with the Earl of Bellomont in the meantime. He had learned that he had been proclaimed a pirate and boldly went to Boston to know the truth, delivering up to the Governor 1111 ounces of gold, 2353 ounces of silver, 57 bags of sugar, 41 bales of goods, and 17 pieces of canvas acquired by his captures. www.dromo.info /kiddcapbio.htm   (471 words)

Untitled In letter after letter to London, Richard Coote, Earl of Bellomont, the Colonial Governor of New York in 1699 called Long Island a "great receptacle for pirates." Rhode Island was also notorious for harboring pirates; but Governor Bellomont said that Long Island (then called Nassau Island) was worse, especially the east end of it. Naturally the Colonial authorities smiled upon it Just previous to Lord Bellomont's Governorship, there was another Royal Governor, Benjamin Fletcher, who enjoyed the friendship of really terrible, bloodthirsty pirates such as the notorious Captain Tew. The inventory of those bags of gold dust, bars of silver, pieces of eight, rubies great and small, diamonds, candlesticks, porringers, and so forth is still preserved; a duplicate is in the East Hampton Library. www.longislandgenealogy.com /pirates.html   (2775 words)

Find in a Library The life and administration of Richard, earl of Bellomont, governor of the provinces of New York, Massachusetts and New Hampshire, from 1697 to 1701 : an address delivered before the New York Historical Society, at the celebration of its seventy-fifth anniversary, Tuesday, November 18th, 1879 Subjects: Bellomont, Richard Coote, -- Earl of, -- 1636-1701. WorldCat is provided by OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. on behalf of its member libraries. www.worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/cded039447a9f6f4.html   (92 words)

Davis, Chapter 3 Stoughton, through his politic affiliations and by his prudent avoidance of self-assertion, warded off collision at that time and maintained a peaceful attitude during his entire administration of affairs, both before and after the brief presence of the Earl of Bellomont. His successor in the gubernatorial chair was a man of widely different surroundings and his advent aroused none of that enthusiasm with which the coming of the Earl of Bellomont was hailed. Joseph Dudley, although a native of Massachusetts, was known to be a courtier and was distrusted by his countrymen. www.people.virginia.edu /~rwm3n/davisch3.html   (4421 words)

NYNY 1700-1704 East and West Jersey are united as a royal province by Queen Anne, under the governor of New York. Edward Hyde, Viscount Cornbury, a cousin of Queen Anne, begins serving as royal governor in New York, replacing the late Lord Bellomont. The Ulster County town of Rochester, named for the Earl of Rochester, is incorporated by patent. home.eznet.net /~dminor/NYNY1700.html   (694 words)

Ghost Stories, New Brunswick The Scottish-born seadog was commissioned by the Governor of New York, the Earl of Bellomont, as a privateer to protect English vessels in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean–in short, he was given a license to prey on suspected ships. After his return to New York he was arrested in 1699, sent to London to be tried on five charges of piracy and one of murder. The Bonds' substantial white house has multi-windowed verandahs, and they keep everything around the place as pin-neat, as spotlessly polished, as if they were expecting the Governor-General to drop in any moment. new-brunswick.net /new-brunswick/ghoststory/ghost6.html   (2898 words)

William Kidd While in London in 1695 he was commissioned by the earl of Bellomont, recently appointed governor of New York, as a privateer to defend English ships from pirates in the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean. In 1696, Kidd set sail for New York and from there to Madagascar. Bellomont, Richard Coote, earl of - Bellomont, Richard Coote, earl of, 1636–1701, colonial governor of New York, Massachusetts,... www.factmonster.com /ce6/people/A0827600.html   (268 words)

Robert II (de Bellomont) DE BEAUMONT Earl of Mellent   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15) Robert II (de Bellomont) DE BEAUMONT Earl of Mellent Robert II (de Bellomont) DE BEAUMONT Earl of Mellent [1018] Earl of Mellent Count of Meulan and Earl of Leicester homepages.rootsweb.com /~blacader/PS12/PS12_278.HTML   (79 words)

MIAMI INDIANS ETHNOHISTORY ARCHIVES At a private conference which the Earl of Bellomont had with two of the principall Sachems of each of the Five Nations of Indians, and one of the Protestant Maquase. You must needs be sensible that the Dowaganhaes, Twichtwichs, Ottawawa, and Dionondades and other remote Indians are vastly more numerous then you Five Nations, and that by their continuall warring upon you they will in a few yeares totally destroy you. That they will employ 200 of their Indians to work at the Fort for the same pay with the English. www.gbl.indiana.edu /archives/miamis4/M17-03_10a.html   (1029 words)

The Tryal of Captain William Kidd - Pirate's Cove Gift Shop   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15) Two years later, learning that he had been denounced as a pirate, Kidd sailed to New England and tried to persuade New York's new governor, the Earl of Bellomont--who had been one of his original backers--of his innocence. But Bellomont sent him back to England in irons, and on May 8 and 9, 1701, he was tried for murder and piracy. Based on official admiralty records, this highly readable volume offers an astonishing glimpse into the world of 17th-century piracy, the workings of the English judicial system, and the actual dialogue and day-to-day realities of a riveting murder trial. piratescove.safeshopper.com /45/683.htm?919   (359 words)

coote03 Families covered: Coote of Bellomont (Bellamont), Coote of Coloony, Coote of Donnybrooke, Coote of Coote Hill Richard Coote, 3rd Earl of Bellomont, 4th Lord (b c1683, d 10.02.1766) Charles Coote of Coote Hill, 5th Lord of Coloony, Earl of Bellamont, 1st Bart (bpt 12.04.1738, d 20.10.1800) www.stirnet.com /html/genie/british/cc4aq/coote03.htm   (400 words)

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