5. Simon⁴ Harcourt 1st Earl Harcourt (Simon³, Simon², Sir Philip¹) was born 1714. Simon died 16/09/1777 in Nuneham Park, Nuneham Courtenay, Oxfordshire, at 63 years of age. His body was interred 24/09/1777 in Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire.

He married Rebecca Le Bas. Rebecca was the daughter of Charles Sambourne Le Bas and Mary Moyer. Rebecca died 16/01/1765.

Politician and administrator in Ireland. In 1777 he fell into a well at Nuneham Park while rescuing a favourite dog and drowned.

Simon Harcourt 1st Earl Harcourt and Rebecca Le Bas had the following children:

6 i. George Simon⁵ Harcourt. George died 20/04/1809.

7 ii. William Harcourt was born 20/03/1743. William died 17/06/1830 in St. Leonard's Hill, at 87 years of age. His body was interred 1830 in Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire. He married Mary Danby in Kensington, London, 3/09/1778. Mary was the daughter of Reverend William Danby. Had no issue.

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