Mary Stopford, Countess of Courtown (1736 - 3 January 1810), formerly Mary Powys, was the wife of James Stopford, 2nd Earl of Courtown.
Mary was the daughter of Richard Powys, MP, of Hintlesham Hall,[1] Suffolk, and his wife, the former Lady Mary Brudenell.[2] Her sister Elizabeth married Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney. Following their father's death in 1743, their mother remarried, her second husband being Thomas Bowlby, MP.[3]
Mary married the future earl on 19 April 1762 at St. George's, Hanover Square, when he was an MP representing an Irish constituency. The earl and countess had four sons:[4]
They also had one daughter, who is not mentioned as living in the countess's obituary.[1][4]
The countess's portrait was painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds[6]
The countess died at her home in Ham Common, Surrey, when "far advanced in life",[7] and was buried at Deene, Northamptonshire.[8]