he made a second marriage to catherine chamberlayne, daughter of reverend sir thomas chamberlayne and margaret, daughter of edmund prideaux, on 15 april 1698 at stanwell. they had no children; abingdon died at westminster on 22 may 1699, and was succeeded in the earldom by his eldest son montagu. he was buried at rycote on 29 may. his client, robert gould, wrote an eclogue lamenting his death, which he dedicated to the duke of leeds.