{33} Edward III Descents for Michael Henry Blount of Mapledurham House (1789-1874)

Michael Henry Blount (1789-1874)
heraldic achievement

Continuing with the ancestry of Agnes Mary Eyston, second wife of Maj. Charles M.T. Western, it is time to examine some Edward III lines behind her maternal grandfather Michael Henry Blount of Mapledurham House, Oxfordshire, who, in turn, was the son of Michael Blount and his second wife, Catherine, the only surviving child of John Petre of Bellhouse, in the parish of Stanford Rivers, Essex. For over a hundred and fifty years, since 1628, Bellhouse had been the seat of a younger branch of the Catholic baronial family, descended from the 2nd Baron Petre. "In the 17th century and the first half of the 18th Roman Catholic worship was carried on by the Petres at Bellhouse. This was one of the places served by the secret Jesuit mission in eastern England which was founded about 1633 and largely financed by the Petres. The first William Petre of Bellhouse was a servant of Charles I and in 1639 the king personally intervented to prevent him from being prosecuted for recusancy. There was probably a private chapel at Bellhouse, and Roman Catholic worship continued there until after the death of William Petre in 1745. The date when it finally ceased is not certain, but it is unlikely to have continued for long after the death of John Petre in 1762" [VCH Essex 4 (1956)].

John Petre left a will providing "that if he had no sons his estates should pass to Robert, Baron Petre (d. 1801), in trust for Lord Petre's second son, if one should be born to him. Provision was made for any daughters left." At his 1762 death, John's only child, the two-year-old Catherine, became entitled  to a jointure of £4,000 from his estate, while the manor and chief seat of Bellhouse passed to Lord Petre, as per John's will. John's widow oversaw her daughter Catherine's first marriage, at the age of seventeen, to the 26-year-old scion of an established Catholic family of London goldsmiths and bankers, Francis Wright of Bedford Square. Wright died eight years after the marriage, leaving Catherine a wealthy, childless (their only son died twelve days after his birth) widow in her mid-20s. A year later, she married another Catholic gentleman, Michael Blount, twenty-three years her senior, whose first wife had died a mere five months after the birth of their only child, a daughter who was now five years old. Blount and Catherine would have four children together: two daughters, a younger son, and a son and heir.

Mapledurham House, Oxfordshire

MICHAEL HENRY (MARY) BLOUNT of Mapledurham House, b. 8 Aug. 1789 Portman Square, London; d. 3 Sept. 1874 Mapledurham House, bur. 10 Sept. 1874 St Michael Chapel, Mapledurham House, elder son of Michael Blount of Mapledurham House (1743-1821, descended from Edward III - see Generation B16 below) and his 2nd wife Catherine Petre (1760-1845, descended from Edward III - see Generation A17 below); m. 1st 15 May 1817 Grosvenor Square, London, Hon. ELIZABETH ANNE MARY PETRE, b. 12 Dec. 1798 Grosvenor Square; d. 4 Mar. 1848 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, bur. 11 Mar. 1848 St Michael Chapel, Mapledurham House, 4th dau. of Robert Edward, 10th Baron Petre (1763-1809, descended from Charles II) and Mary Bridget Howard (1767-1843, descended from James II of Scotland), and had issue, two sons and seven daughters; m. 2nd 30 Oct. 1850 St James Church, Reading, Berkshire, LUCY CATHERINE WHEBLE, b. 20 Sept. 1809 Woodley Lodge, Reading, bap. there 21 Sept. 1809; d. 10 June 1886 Portman Square, London, dau. of James Wheble of Bulmershe Court (c.1780-1840) and his 1st wife Maria Talbot (1779-1814, descended from Edward III), and had further issue, two daughters.

Ruvigny's account of Michael Henry Blount on p. 428 of his 1905 Clarence volume

Michael Henry Blount, along with his second wife and their children, appears on p. 428 of Ruvigny's Clarence volume, while his children from his first marriage can be found on pp. 374-76. Michael Henry has many lines of descent from Edward III. The Clarence one and six others are given below.

George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence
- see Generation A6

Edward III had two sons A1 & G1 (see below)
A1) Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence (1338-1368) m. 1) Lady Elizabeth de Burgh (1332-1363, descended from Edward I), and had
A2) Lady Philippa Plantagenet of Clarence (1355-1377) m. Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March (1352-1381), and had a son A3 &  a dau B3 (see below)
A3) Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March (1374-1398) m. Lady Alianore Holland (1370-1405, descended from Edward I), and had
A4) Lady Anne Mortimer (1388-1411) m. Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Earl of Cambridge (1385-1415, descended from Edward III), and had
A5) Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York (1411-1460) m. Lady Cecily Neville (1415-1495, descended from Edward III), and had
A6) George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence (1449-1478) m. Lady Isabel Neville (1451-1476, descended from Edward III), and had
A7) Margaret Plantagenet, Countess of Salisbury (1473-1541) m. Sir Richard Pole of Medmenham (1459-1504), and had
A8) Henry Pole, Lord Montagu (1492-1539) m. Jane Neville (1494-by 1538, descended from Edward III), and had

Elizabeth (née Hastings), Countess
of Worcester - see Generation A10

A9) Katherine Pole (c.1516-1576) m. Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon (1514-1560, descended from Edward III), and had
A10) Lady Elizabeth Hastings (c.1555-1621) m. Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester (c.1550-1628, descended from Edward III), and had
A11) Lady KATHERINE SOMERSET, b. 1575; d. 30 Oct. 1624 Horndon Hall, West Horndon, Essex, bur. St Edmund & St Mary Church, Ingatestone, Essex; m. 8 Nov. 1586 Essex House, The Strand, London, WILLIAM PETRE, 2nd Baron Petre of Writtle, b. 24 June 1575 Horndon Hall; d. there 5 May 1637, bur. 12 May 1637 St Edmund & St Mary Church, Ingatestone, son of John, 1st Baron Petre (1549-1613) and Mary Waldegrave (c.1552-1604, descended from Edward III), and had
A12) Hon. WILLIAM PETRE of Bellhouse, Stanford Rivers, Essex, b. 28 July 1602 Ingatestone Hall; d. 15 Jan. 1677 Bellhouse, bur. 19 Jan. 1677 St Margaret Church, Stanford Rivers; m. 1628, LUCY FERMOR (see G10 below), and had
A13) WILLIAM PETRE of Bellhouse, b. 1630; d. 12 Nov. 1686 Bellhouse, bur. same day St Margaret Church, Stanford Rivers; m. 9 July 1656 St Giles in the Fields, London, ANNE CALDWELL, b. 1630; d. 4 May 1688, bur. St Margaret Church, Stanford Rivers, dau. of Daniel Caldwell of Horndon on the Hill (d. 1634) and Alice Mayne, and had

Petre coat of arms

A14) WILLIAM PETRE of Bellhouse, b. 2 July 1666; d. 21 July 1728, bur. 31 July 1728 St Margaret Church, Stanford Rivers; m. 2nd 23 Feb. 1693, PENELOPE WOOLFE, b. c.1670; bur. 31 Aug. 1715 St Margaret Church, Stanford Rivers, dau. of John Woolfe of Great Haseley Court (d. 1699) and Anne Pincheon (descended from Edward I), and had
A15) EDWARD PETRE of Chipping Ongar, Essex, b. 16 July 1705 Bellhouse; bur. 12 May 1742 St Margaret Church, Stanford Rivers; m. 26 Nov. 1735 St Andrew by the Wardrobe, London, SARAH KEEP, bap. 19 Nov. 1717 St Margaret Church, Stanford Rivers; bur. there 5 Jan. 1745, dau. of William Keep of Stanford Hall (1683-1760) and Mary Playl (1689-1759), and had
A16) JOHN PETRE of Bellhouse, b. 23 July 1737; d. 2 Feb. 1762 Bellhouse, bur. 4 Feb. 1762 St Margaret Church, Stanford Rivers; m. 7 Feb. 1760 St Peter Church, South Weald, Essex, FRANCES MANBY (see D14 below), and had[*1]
A17) CATHERINE PETRE, b. 20 Dec. 1760 Bellhouse; d. 18 Jan. 1845 Hampstead, Middlesex, bur. 27 Jan. 1845 St Michael Chapel, Mapledurham House; m. 2nd 27 Aug. 1787 St Marylebone Parish Church, London, as his 2nd wife, MICHAEL BLOUNT of Mapledurham House (see B16 below), and had
A18) Michael Henry Blount of Mapledurham House (1789-1874-see details above)

[*1] The entire Petre of Bellhouse line (Generations A12 thru A17 above) can be found in Table L of Ruvigny's Clarence volume.

Lady Elizabeth (née Mortimer)
Percy - see Generation B3

B3) Lady Elizabeth Mortimer (1371-1417) m. 1) Sir Henry 'Hotspur' Percy (1364-1403), and had a son B4 & a dau F4 (see below)
B4) Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland (1394-1455) m. Lady Eleanor Neville (1403-1472, descended from Edward III), and had two sons B5 & D5 (see below)
B5) Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland (1421-1461) m. Eleanor Poynings (1428-1484, descended from Edward I), and had two daus B6 & C6 (see below)
B6) Lady Margaret Percy (b. c.1447) m. Sir William Gascoigne of Gawthorpe Hall (c.1450-1487, descended from Edward III), and had
B7) Anne Gascoigne (b. c.1482) m. Sir Thomas Fairfax of Gilling Castle (c.1476-1520), and had
B8) Sir Nicholas Fairfax of Gilling Castle (1498-1571) m. 1) Jane Palmes, and had
B9) Mary Fairfax m. Sir Henry Curwen of Workington (1528-1596), and had
B10) Sir Nicholas Curwen of Workington (1550-1604) m. 1) Anne Musgrave (descended from Edward III), and had

Strickland of Sizergh coat of arms

B11) Margaret Curwen m. Sir Thomas Strickland of Sizergh Castle (1564-1612, descended from Edward III), and had
B12) Walter Strickland of Nateby (d. aft.1670) m. Anne Crofts (d. bef.1680), and had
B13) Robert Strickland of Catterick (1639-1709) m. Bridget Mannock (d. 1736, descended from Edward III), and had
B14) Mannock John Strickland of Bloomsbury (1683-1744) m. Mary Wright (see C13 below), and had
B15) MARY EUGENIA STRICKLAND, b. 10 July 1723; d. 12 Dec. 1765 Mapledurham House; m. 16 Aug. 1742, MICHAEL BLOUNT of Mapledurham House (see E15 below), and had
B16) MICHAEL BLOUNT of Mapledurham House, b. 4 July 1743 Bloomsbury, London; d. 29 Oct. 1821 Portman Square, London, bur. 6 Nov. 1821 St Michael Chapel, Mapledurham House; m. 2nd 27 Aug. 1787 St Marylebone Parish Church, London, as her 2nd husband, CATHERINE PETRE (see A17 above)

Mary (née Scrope) More -
see Generation C8

C6) Lady Elizabeth Percy (b. c.1460) m. Henry, 6th Lord Scrope of Bolton (c.1460-1506, descended from Edward I), and had
C7) John Scrope of Spennithorne (c.1496-1547) m. Phyllis Rokeby (d. 1576), and had
C8) Mary Scrope (1534-1607) m. Thomas More of Barnburgh Hall (1531-1606, grandson of St Thomas More & descended from Edward I), and had
C9) Grace More (b. 1568) m. Thomas Greenwood of Brize Norton (d. by 1646), and had
C10) Thomas Greenwood of Brize Norton (1604-1679) m. Mary Wybarne (descended from Edward I), and had
C11) Anne Greenwood (d. 1706) m. Charles Trinder of Bourton-on-the-Water (d. 1719), and had
C12) Eugenia Trinder (d. 1734) m. John Wright of Kelvedon Hall (d. 1731, descended from Edward III), and had
C13) Mary Wright (d. 1750) m. Mannock John Strickland of Bloomsbury (see B14 above)

D5) Sir Ralph Percy (1425-1464) m. Eleanor Acton (d. aft. 1498), and had a son D6 and a dau E6 (see below)

Widdrington coat of arms

D6) Sir Henry Percy of Dunstanburgh Castle (d. 1486) m. Constance ---, and had
D7) Margery Percy m. Sir Henry Widdrington of Widdrington Castle (d. 1517, descended from Edward I), and had
D8) Sir John Widdrington of Widdrington Castle (1503-1571) m. 2) Agnes Gower (d. 1583), and had
D9) William Widdrington of Berwick m. ---, and had
D10) Elizabeth Widdrington m. Sir William Selby of Winlaton (d. 1649), and had
D11) Sir George Selby, 1st Baronet of Whitehouse (1627-1668) m. Hon. Mary Molyneux (1632-1698, descended from Edward I), and had
D12) Julian Selby (d. 1688) m. Sir Thomas Manby of Downsell Hall (1654-1729, descended from Edward I), and had
D13) Francis Manby of Downsell Hall (1684-1755) m. Anne Hickin (1694-1757), and had
D14) FRANCES MANBY, b. 1729; d. 16 Aug. 1787, bur. St Pancras Old Church, London; m. 7 Feb. 1760 St Peter Church, South Weald, JOHN PETRE of Bellhouse (see A16 above)

E6) Margaret Percy m. Ralph Harbottle of Beamish (1453-1504, descended from Edward I), and had
E7) Sir Guiscard Harbottle of Beamish (1485-1513) m. Jane Willoughby, and had
E8) Mary Harbottle (1507-1556) m. Sir Edward Fitton of Gawsworth (d. 1548), and had

Englefield coat of arms

E9) Margaret Fitton (c.1542-1612) m. John Englefield of Wootton Bassett (d. 1567), and had
E10) Sir Francis Englefield, 1st Baronet of Wootton Bassett (1562-1651) m. Jane Browne (1575-1650, descended from Edward III), and had
E11) Anthony Englefield of Whiteknights House (1606-1667) m. Susan Ryley (c.1599-1664), and had
E12) Anthony Englefield of Whiteknights House (1637-1712) m. Alice Stokes, and had
E13) MARTHA ENGLEFIELD, b. 1663; d. 31 Mar. 1743, bur. 6 Apr. 1743 St Michael Chapel, Mapledurham House; m. by 1687, LYSTER BLOUNT of Mapledurham House, b. 1654; d. 25 June 1710 Mapledurham House, bur. 29 June 1710 St Michael Chapel, Mapledurham House, son of William Blount of Kidmore End (c.1622-1676) and Elizabeth Delaval (1623-aft.1685, probably descended from Edward IV), and had
E14) MICHAEL BLOUNT of Mapledurham House, b. there 26 Mar. 1693, bap. same day St Michael Chapel, Mapledurham House; d. Tichborne House, Hampshire, bur. there 2 Nov. 1739; m. 1715, MARY AGNES TICHBORNE (see F15 below), and had
E15) MICHAEL BLOUNT of Mapledurham House, b. 24 Apr. 1719 Mapledurham House; d. there 5 Feb. 1792, bur. 13 Feb. 1792 St Michael Chapel, Mapledurham House; m. 16 Aug. 1742, MARY EUGENIA STRICKLAND (see B15 above)

F4) Lady Elizabeth Percy (c.1395-1437) m. 1) John, 7th Lord Clifford (1388-1422, descended from Edward I), and had
F5) Mary Clifford (c.1420-by1458) m. Sir Philip Wentworth of Nettlestead (1424-1464), and had
F6) Sir Henry Wentworth of Nettlestead (1448-1499) m. 1) Anne Say (c.1448-aft.1489), and had
F7) Elizabeth Wentworth (c.1482-aft.1545) m. 1) Roger Darcy of Maldon (1478-1508, descended from Edward I), and had

Lady Penelope (née Darcy) Gage
- see Generation F11

F8) Thomas, 1st Baron Darcy of Chiche (1506-1558) m. 2) Lady Elizabeth Vere (descended from Edward I), and had
F9) John, 2nd Baron Darcy of Chiche (1539-1580) m. Frances Rich, and had
F10) Thomas Darcy, 1st Earl Rivers (1565-1640) m. Mary Kitson (1566-1644), and had
F11) Lady Penelope Darcy (c.1593-1661) m. 1) Sir John Gage, 1st Baronet of Firle (1589-1633, descended from Edward I), and had
F12) Sir Thomas Gage, 2nd Baronet of Firle (c.1612-1654) m. Mary Chamberlain (c.1624-1694, descended from Edward I), and had
F13) Mary Gage (1641-1715) m. Anthony Kempe of Slindon House (1637-1715, descended from Edward I), and had
F14) Mary Kempe (1674-1755) m. Sir Henry Joseph Tichborne, 4th Baronet of Tichborne (d. 1743, descended from Edward III), and had
F15) MARY AGNES TICHBORNE, b. c.1691 (in her 86th year at death); d. 19 May 1777 Mapledurham House, bur. 24 May 1777 St Michael Chapel, Mapledurham House; m. 1715, MICHAEL BLOUNT of Mapledurham House (see E14 above)

G1) John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster (1340-1399) m. 3) Katherine Roet (c.1350-1403), and had
G2) Lady Joan Beaufort (c.1377-1440) m. 2) Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland (1364-1425), and had
G3) George Neville, 1st Lord Latimer (c.1411-1469) m. Lady Elizabeth Beauchamp (c.1411-1480, descended from Edward I), and had
G4) Sir Henry Neville, Heir of Latimer (c.1435-1469) m. Joan Bourchier (c.1448-1470, descended from Edward III), and had
G5) Richard Neville, 2nd Lord Latimer (1468-1530) m. 1) Anne Stafford (d. by 1521), and had

4th Lord Latimer - see
Generation G7

G6) John Neville, 3rd Lord Latimer (1493-1543) m. 1) Dorothy Vere (d. 1526, descended from Edward I), and had
G7) John Neville, 4th Lord Latimer (1520-1577) m. Lady Lucy Somerset (1523-1583, descended from Edward III), and had
G8) Lucy Neville (1549-1608) m. Sir William Cornwallis of Brome Hall (c.1549-1611, descended from Edward I), and had
G9) Cornelia Cornwallis (c.1583-1654) m. Sir Richard Fermor of Somerton (d. 1643), and had
G10) LUCY FERMOR, b. c.1610; d. 3 Mar. 1679 Bellhouse, bur. 6 Mar. 1679 St Margaret Church, Stanford Rivers; m. 1628, Hon. WILLIAM PETRE of Bellhouse (see A12 above)

This concludes my series of posts exploring the ancestry of Col. Charles Maximilian Thomas Western (1855-1913) and his two wives.

Over the next couple weeks, I'll be focusing on entering into my database the German noble families who married the Howard of Corby Castle ladies, and their descendants. I have one family (von Recum) completed, with two more remaining. There are, to my surprise, some Edward III lines among them, so look for posts on those soon.

Cheers,                         -------Brad