, ▁daughter ▁of ▁Roger ▁Down es , ▁by ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁daughter ▁Elizabeth , ▁who ▁married ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁Earl ▁of ▁Barry more . ▁He ▁also ▁left ▁several ▁il leg it imate ▁children , ▁two ▁of ▁whom ▁were ▁by ▁Anne , ▁Count ess ▁ ▁of ▁Mac cles field . ▁R ivers ' ▁intr igue ▁with ▁Lady ▁Mac cles field ▁was ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁that ▁lady ' s ▁divor ce ▁from ▁her ▁husband ▁ ▁Charles ▁Ger ard , ▁ 2 nd ▁Earl ▁of ▁Mac cles field ▁in ▁ 1 7 0 1 . ▁Richard ▁Sav age , ▁the ▁poet , ▁claimed ▁identity ▁with ▁Lady ▁Mac cles field ' s ▁son ▁by ▁Lord ▁R ivers , ▁but ▁though ▁his ▁story ▁was ▁accepted ▁by ▁Dr ▁Johnson ▁and ▁was ▁generally ▁believed , ▁the ▁evidence ▁in ▁its ▁support ▁is ▁fault y ▁in ▁several ▁respect s . ▁As ▁R ivers ▁left ▁no ▁legit imate ▁son ▁the ▁ear ld om ▁passed ▁on ▁his ▁death ▁to ▁his ▁cousin , ▁John ▁Sav age , ▁grand son ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁ear l , ▁and ▁a ▁priest ▁in ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Church , ▁on ▁whose ▁death , ▁about ▁ 1 7 3 5 , ▁all ▁the ▁family ▁titles ▁became ▁ext inct . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁deser ters ▁from ▁James ▁II ▁to ▁William ▁of ▁Orange ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁William ▁C ox e , ▁Mem oir s ▁of ▁Mar l borough ▁( 3 ▁vol s ., ▁London , ▁ 1 8 1 8 ); ▁Let ters ▁and ▁Des patch es