William
"2nd Earl of Jersey"
Villiers
Born about in England
Ancestors 
Son of Edward Villiers
and Barbara Chiffinch
Brother of
Henry Villiers and Mary (Villiers) Granville
Husband of
Judith (Herne) Villiers
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at about age 39
in England
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Aug 2015
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Biography
William Villiers, 2nd Earl of Jersey (c. 1682 – 13 July 1721), known as Viscount Villiers from 1697 to 1711, was an English peer from the Villiers family.
Jersey was the son of Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of Jersey, and his wife Barbara (née Chiffinch).
He represented Kent in the House of Commons from 1705 to 1708. In 1711 he succeeded his father in the earldom.
In 1703 he went on a trip to Italy (Grand Tour) and he commissioned Massimiliano Soldani Benzi a bronze medal.
On 22 March 1704, William married Judith Herne (daughter of Frederick Herne and Elizabeth Lisle).
They had three children:
1. Barbara Villiers (25 August 1706 – d. 1761), married firstly, Sir William Blackett, 2nd Baronet. She married secondly, Bussy Mansell, 4th Baron Mansell.
2. William Villiers, 3rd Earl of Jersey (8 March 1707 – d. 1769)
3. Thomas Villiers, 1st Earl of Clarendon (19 June 1709 – d. 1786)
He passed away in 1721.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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