Bennet Sherard, 3rd Earl of Harborough

[3] His father, a Member of Parliament for Rutland, succeeded to the earldom of his cousin, Bennet Sherard, 1st Earl of Harborough, in 1732.

His mother was the daughter and heiress of Nicholas Pedley of Washingley (son and heir of Sir Nicholas Pedley, Serjeant-at-Law) and the former Frances Apreece (daughter of Robert Apreece).

[1] On 2 July 1757, he married, secondly, to Frances Noel (d. 1760), third daughter and co-heiress of William Noel, Justice of the Common Pleas from 1757 to 1762 (son of Sir John Noel, 4th Baronet) and the former Elizabeth Trollope (daughter of Sir Thomas Trollope, 3rd Baronet).

They were the parents of one child:[1] On 8 October 1767, he married, lastly, to Elizabeth Cave (1739/40–1797), eldest daughter of Sir Thomas Cave, 5th Baronet and Elizabeth Davies (only daughter and heiress of Dr. Griffin Davies of Birmingham.

[1] As the earl died on 23 February 1770 without surviving male issue, his titles passed to his younger brother, Robert.