The Pigott family of Doddershall, near Quainton, Buckinghamshire. The Pigotts were friendly with the Buckinghams and were frequent visitors to Stowe. 

William Pigott (1773?-1865)

In the vault beneath the chancel lies the body of William Pigott, of Doddershall, Esqr. Eldest son of William Pigott of Doddershall, and of Sophia, Daughter of Sir William Wolseley Bart of Wolseley Bridge, in the county of Stafford, a Justice of the Peace, Deputy Lieutenant, and Lieutenant Colonel of the Local Militia in the County of Buckingham. He married Anne, daughter of the Revd William King,[1] of Mallow, in the County of Cork, by whom he had issue three sons and one daughter, of these, two died before him.

William Thomas, an Ensign in the 23rd Regiment of Foot, who died in London, aged nineteen years. 

Emma Margaret Ann, the wife of the Revd Robert Wilson of Ashwell Thorpe in the County of Norfolk, died at Rome, in the twenty seventh year of her age. 

In the performance of his public duties, zealous and upright, firmly attached to the ancient institutions of his country, in church and state, a generous neighbour, a stedfast friend, an affectionate husband and parent it was his constant aim to promote the welfare of his fellow-men, and more especially to improve the condition of the lower classes within his sphere of action. 

He departed this life on the 2d of June 1838, aged 65 in the firm hope of acceptance in the life to come through the merits and mediation of his saviour Jesus Christ. 

His afflicted widow, happy during forty five years in his confidence, and tender affection, bowing to the will of Him who gave so great blessings, and who is in his wisdom and good time, has taken then away, has erected this tablet to the memory of her husband and her two dear children. 

In the same vault lie also the remains of Anne, relict of William Pigott, she died at the vicarage at Hughenden in this county, Janry 16th 1843, in the 66th year of her age, and directed that her name should, on this tablet be thus inscribed. 

Quainton Memorial

Charlotte [Long] Pigott (1802?-1823)

In Memory of Charlotte wife of Grenville Pigott of Doddershall Park in the county of Bucks and youngest Daughter of Edward Long of Hampton Lodge in the county of Surrey. She Died at Torquay on March the 20th 1823, aged 21. Possessed of every Charm and Virtue that could exalt or Endear, she was taken from the world she seemed formed to Grace in the flower of youth and beauty. He who in the short space of five Months received her as his bride and committed her to the grave as a last sad tribute of devoted love inscribes this Tablet. 

Quainton Memorial

Emma Margaret Ann [Pigott] Wilson

The wife of the Revd Robert Wilson of Ashwell Thorpe in the County of Norfolk, died at Rome, in the twenty seventh year of her age. (Quainton Memorial)

Emma accompanied the first Duke on his 1827 voyage to the Mediterranean. She died in Rome in early February 1829. 

George Grenville Wandesford Pigott (1796-1865) 

Grenville Pigott of Doddershall Park. Brother of Emma Pigott. Godson of Nugent Buckingham. MP for St Mawes in 1830. Colonel in the Royal Bucks Militia. He married:

• Charlotte Long, c. October 1822. She died five months later.
• Charlotte, the youngest daughter of William Lloyd of Aston Hall, Oswestry, on 30 October 1838. They had one daughter: Mary Louisa Charlotte.

The first Duke sought a position for Pigott in Canning's secretariat at the Foreign office:

I find that Canning's appointment actually now place in a few days. I wish that you could, if you have no obligation call upon him from me and press upon him Grenville Pigott in his establishment of Secretariat. Tell him that my father in a manner left him as a legacy to me to provide for, being his Godson. He has travelled much, speaks French Italian & German fluently, has a remarkable talent for business, has most gentlemanlike manners & will I am certain do credit to my recommendation & be a very remarkable member of any man's family... Tell Mr Canning how gratefully I should receive he taking this young man under his protection, whose welfare I consider it my duty to look after. (BRO D-FR/46/10/21/1-2; 22 March 1822).  

This was probably not successful as the Duke also sought a position in the tax office for Pigott (BRO D-FR/46/11/68). He was a trustee of the Duke's estate in 1833 and 1836. He was also a long-term sufferer from gout:

I have found Pigott unwell with a severe attack of Gout, that he begged me to ask for a little of the Colchicum; you gave him one, some years ago, he took 60 drops of it last night, but I fear from its age, it has lost its powers. (Chandos to Temple; HEH STG Correspondence Box 75 (02); c. 1823)

Mrs Pigott comes but poor Piggott cannot get rid of his Gout. He has never communicated with Vance [physician] since he left London, and his Wife does nothing but go about imploring and deploring. (HEH ST 98 Vol 1; 11 June 1827)

The Pigotts and Wilsons leave me, the former for Doddershall, and the latter for Norfolk. Pigott is better & is upon one crutch only. But unless he adheres to Vance’s system he will not get well. (HEH ST 98 Vol 1; 16 June 1827)

In 1829, Pigott travelled to Rome to visit his sick sister, Emma, and bring her body back to England after her death (HEH ST 98 Vol 4). In 1830, he was involved in a shooting accident at Stowe, an event he took with considerable stoicism:

The account you see in the Newspapers respecting poor Grenville Pigott is perfectly true. The awful Accident took place this very day fortnight! The first time the Duke had ventured on his Poney, they were merely to shoot in the neighbourhood of the Arch & had hardly been out an Hour, before the event happened. It is quite impossible to express how greatly we felt the Shock & I had the misery of writing to Mrs Pigott to tell her what happened. I sent our Carriage for her & Col. P & they arrived before Tuckwell who performed the Operation. Nothing could have been more beautiful than Grenville’s religious resignation & thankfulness that his life had been preserved, for had he leant half an inch more over his Gun the contents of it would have lodged in his Head! His Hand was perfectly shattered that Tuckwell did not hesitate an instant & severe as the operation was Grenville did not utter a complaint! He is (thank God) going on well. (Anna Eliza Brydges to Percy Grace; HEH STG Correspondence Box 4 (23); 4 October 1830).

Pigott's troubles continued and in 1832, he was out of a job, in danger of losing his house and suffering severe depression: 

I had a most melancholy Letter from Mrs Pigott to Day in answer to my enquiries about poor Pigott by her account his affairs are pressing upon his mind & he is just sinking, never gets up until 4 oclock in the Evening when he is brought down Stairs where he does until nine & is carried up again! This is sad as they have very little hope of any remuneration for the loss of his place that it occurred to me that you might influence Ld Nugent (who has a great regard for Pigott) to interest Lord Althorpe on his behalf stating that perfect ruin will come if nothing is done for him. My firm conviction is that if he is forced to leave his Home from distress it will either kill him or his mind will be affected for all this misery comes on the previous sorrow of losing poor Emma which I know that he most deeply feels at this moment. (Anna Eliza Brydges to Richard Temple, 13 April 1832; HEH STG Correspondence Box 74 (40))

In 1835, Pigott was elected Chairman of the Board of Guardians for the Aylesbury Union (STG Correspondence Box 83).

On 5/6 January 1836, Pigott was appointed a trustee of the Grenville estates and finances, a task he managed well. His fellow trustees were George Parrott, the duke's chief land steward, and Thomas Tindal, the duke's Aylesbury solicitor.

Mary Louisa Charlotte Pigott (1846?-1875)

Daughter of Grenville and Charlotte Pigott. Mary Louisa Pigott. Died at Rome. 4 May 1875, aged 29. Memorial in Quainton Church.

Sources

Memorials in Quainton church (earlier Pigott memorials in the church have not been noted above). Huntington and BRO. 

[1] Another memorial at Quainton notes that Mary, wife of Reverend William King, is buried in the Pigott family vault.