Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey ("née" Twysden; 25 February 1753 – 23 July 1821) was one of the more notorious of the many mistresses of King George IV when he was Prince of Wales, "a scintillating society woman, a heady mix of charm, beauty, and sarcasm". Through marriage she belonged to the Villiers family. She was born Frances Twysden, in London, second and posthumous daughter of The Rt Rev. Dr Philip Twysden (c.1714–52), Church of Ireland Lord Bishop of Raphoe (1746–1752; died 2 November 1752, allegedly shot while attempting to rob a stagecoach near London),
Mary Frances Gunner branch manager for the New York State Employment Service from 1938 to 1950. She was active in the National Association of College Women. Her pageant play, "Light of the Women" (1924), presents the stories of such African-American heroines as Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Fanny Jackson Coppin, and Phillis Wheatley. It was intended for performance by community groups and schools, to teach and celebrate the achievements of African-American women. It was performed in 1927 at the YWCA in Orange, New Jersey. Mary Frances Gunner married Jerry van Dunk, also from Hillburn, in 1946. Mary Frances Gunner Mary Frances Gunner (November 9,