{62} Edward III Descents for Elizabeth (née Kaye), Viscountess Lewisham (1707-1745)

Elizabeth (née Kaye), Viscountess Lewisham
(1707-1745)

Another ancestor of Rachel Esme Newton, wife of (Lancelot) Geoffrey Moore, with interesting lines back to Edward III through Northern families, is Elizabeth Kaye, wife of George Legge, Viscount Lewisham, son and heir of the 1st Earl of Dartmouth. The Kayes had come to prominence in the West Riding of Yorkshire in the late 16th century, their rising status being based upon involvement in local clothing and metallurgical industries and the inheritance of property. Marriage with a Finchenden heiress in the 15th-century brought them Woodsome Hall in the parish of Almondbury. The Kayes were said in 1642 to hold estates valued at £1,000 p.a., and at the Restoration the family head was given a baronetcy. As the only child of the 3rd Baronet, Elizabeth inherited Woodsome Hall, bringing it with her into the Legge family, though the baronetcy was inherited by her male first cousin John Lister Kaye of Denby Grange.

ELIZABETH KAYE, bap. 17 Feb. 1707 St Martin in the Fields, London; d. 21 Apr. 1745 London, bur. 1 May 1745 All Saints Church, Wroxton, Oxfordshire, only dau. of Sir Arthur Kaye, 3rd Baronet of Woodsome (c.1670-1726, descended from Edward III - see Generation A13 below) and Anne Marrow (1671-1740, descended from Edward III - see Generation B13 below); m. 1st 23 June 1722 All Saints Church, Almondbury, Yorkshire, GEORGE LEGGE, Viscount Lewisham, b. 1702; d. (of smallpox) 29 Aug. 1732 Cavendish Square, London, son and heir of William Legge, 1st Earl of Dartmouth (1672-1750) and Lady Anne Finch (c.1680-1751, descended from Edward I), and had issue, two sons and two daughters; m. 2nd 24 Jan. 1736, as his 2nd wife, FRANCIS NORTH, 1st Earl of Guilford, b. 13 Apr. 1704 Westminster, bap. 30 Apr. 1704 St Martin in the Fields; d. 4 Aug. 1790 Marylebone, London, bur. 18 Aug. 1790 All Saints Church, Wroxton, son and heir of Francis North, 2nd Baron Guilford (1673-1729, descended from Edward III) and his 2nd wife Alicia Brownlow (1684-1727, descended from Edward I), and had further issue, two sons and three daughters.

Woodsome Hall, Almondbury, Yorkshire

Elizabeth Viscountess Lewisham's 8 lines of descent from Edward III thru his granddaughter Joan (née Beaufort), Countess of Westmorland, are as follows.

Joan (née Beaufort), Countess of
Westmorland - see Generation A2

Edward III had a 3rd surv son,
A1) John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster (1340-1399) m. 3) Katherine Roet (c.1350-1403), and had

A2) Lady Joan Beaufort (c.1377-1440) m. twice, and had three daus A3, C3 & F3, and two sons G3 & H3 (see below)
A3) Elizabeth Ferrers, by 1st husband (1393-1434) m. John, 4th Lord Greystoke (c.1390-1436), and had a dau A4 and a son B4 (see below)
A4) Anne Greystoke (c.1417-1477) m. Sir Ralph Bigod of Settrington (1410-1461), and had
A5) Anne Bigod (c.1450-1531) m. William Conyers of Sockburn Hall (c.1445-1490), and had
A6) Anne Conyers (c.1473-c.1500) m. Sir William Mauleverer of Wothersome (by 1471-1551, descended from Edward I), and had
A7) Robert Mauleverer, Heir of Wothersome (c.1500-1541) m. Alice Markenfield (see C7 below), and had

Dorothy (née Mauleverer) Kaye
- see Generation A8

A8) Dorothy Mauleverer (c.1527-1591) m. John Kaye of Woodsome Hall (c.1527-1594), and had
A9) Robert Kaye of Woodsome Hall (c.1546-1620) m. Anne Flower (d. 1581), and had

A10) John Kaye of Woodsome Hall (1578-1641) m. Anne Ferne (d. 1640), and had
A11) Sir John Kaye, 1st Baronet of Woodsome (1616-1662) m. 1) Margaret Moseley (c.1617-by 1649, descended from Edward I), and had
A12) Sir John Kaye, 2nd Baronet of Woodsome (1641-1706) m. Anne Lyster (see D12 below), and had
A13) Sir Arthur Kaye, 3rd Baronet of Woodsome (c.1670-1726) m. Anne Marrow (see B14 below), and had
A14) Elizabeth Kaye, heiress of Woodsome Hall (1707-1745) - see details above

Greystoke coat of arms

B4) Ralph, 5th Lord Greystoke (1414-1487) m. 1) Elizabeth Fitzhugh (c.1420-1469), and had
B5) Elizabeth Greystoke (c.1438-aft.1483) m. 2) Sir Gilbert Talbot of Grafton (1452-1516, descended from Edward I), and had
B6) Sir Gilbert Talbot of Grafton (c.1477-1542) m. 1) Agnes Paston (c.1476-bef.1514, descended from Edward III), and had
B7) Elizabeth Talbot (c.1502-by 1542) m. John Lyttelton of Frankley Court (c.1499-1532), and had
B8) Sir John Lyttelton of Frankley Court (1519-1590) m. Bridget Pakington, and had
B9) Margaret Lyttelton (c.1542-1610) m. Samuel Marrow of Berkswell Hall (1541-1610), and had
B10) Sir Edward Marrow of Berkswell Hall (c.1562-1632) m. 2) Ursula Fiennes (descended from Edward I), and had
B11) Samuel Marrow of Berkswell Hall (c.1603-1635) m. Elizabeth Whorwood (b. 1605), and had
B12) Edward Marrow of Berkswell Hall (c.1629-1659) m. Anne Grantham (c.1626-1656, descended from Edward I), and had
B13) Sir Samuel Marrow, 1st Baronet of Berkswell (1653-by 1699) m. Mary Cayley (1651-1714), and had

Percy of Northumberland coat of arms

B14) Anne Marrow (1671-1740) m. Sir Arthur Kaye, 3rd Baronet of Woodsome (see A13 above)

C3) Lady Eleanor Neville, by 2nd husband (1403-1472) m. 2) Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland (1394-1455, descended from Edward III), and had
C4) Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland (1421-1461) m. Eleanor Poynings (1428-1484, descended from Edward I), and had
C5) Lady Margaret Percy (b. c.1447) m. Sir William Gascoigne of Gawthorpe Hall (see F6 below), and had two daus C6 & D6 (see below)
C6) Dorothy Gascoigne (c.1485-c.1520) m. Sir Ninian Markenfield of Markenfield Hall (c.1482-1528, descended from Edward I), and had
C7) Alice Markenfield (c.1505-1553) m. Robert Mauleverer, Heir of Wothersome (see A7 above)

Sayer of Worsall coat of arms

D6) Anne Gascoigne (b. c.1482) m. Sir Thomas Fairfax of Gilling Castle (c.1476-1520), and had a dau D7 and a son E7 (see below)

D7) Margaret Fairfax (b. c.1503) m. 1) William Sayer of High Worsall Hall (1503-1531, descended from Edward I), and had
D8) John Sayer of High Worsall Hall (1521-1584) m. Dorothy Bulmer (see G7 below), and had
D9) Everild Sayer m. Lawrence Lyster of Midhope (d. 1609), and had
D10) Sir William Lyster of Thornton House (1591-1650) m. Mary Bellasis (see E10 below), and had
D11) William Lyster, Heir of Thornton House (c.1611-1642) m. Katherine Hawksworth (see H10 below), and had
D12) Anne Lyster (c.1642-1702) m. Sir John Kaye, 2nd Baronet of Woodsome (see A12 above)

Fairfax of Gilling coat of arms

E7) Sir Nicholas Fairfax of Gilling Castle (1498-1571) m. 1) Jane Palmes, and had
E8) Margaret Fairfax (b. c.1525) m. Sir William Bellasis of Newburgh Priory (1523-1604), and had
E9) Sir Henry Bellasis, 1st Baronet of Newburgh (1555-1624) m. Ursula Fairfax (c.1557-1633, descended from Edward I), and had
E10) Mary Bellasis (b. c.1591) m. Sir William Lyster of Thornton House (see D10 above)

F3) Mary Ferrers, by 1st husband (1394-1458) m. Sir Ralph Neville of Oversley (c.1395-1458, descended from Edward I), and had
F4) John Neville of Oversley (c.1415-1482) m. 1) Elizabeth Newmarch (b. c.1415), and had
F5) Joan Neville (c.1434-bef.1482) m. 1) Sir William Gascoigne of Gawthorpe Hall (c.1428-1463), and had
F6) Sir William Gascoigne of Gawthorpe Hall (c.1450-1487) m. Lady Margaret Percy (see C5 above)

1st Earl of Kent -
see Generation G3

G3) William Neville, 1st Earl of Kent, by 2nd husband (c.1406-1463) m. Joan Fauconberg (1406-1490), and had
G4) Lady Alice Neville (b. c.1436) m. John Conyers, Heir of Hornby Castle (c.1435-1469, descended from Edward I), and had
G5) Margery Conyers (c.1466-1524) m. Sir William Bulmer of Wilton Castle (1465-1531), and had
G6) Sir Ralph Bulmer of Marrick (c.1490-1558) m. Anne Aske (1503-1553), and had
G7) Dorothy Bulmer (c.1524-1574) m. John Sayer of High Worsall Hall (see D8 above)

H3) George Neville, 1st Lord Latimer (c.1411-1469) m. Lady Elizabeth Beauchamp (c.1411-1480, descended from Edward I), and had
H4) Sir Henry Neville, Heir of Latimer (c.1435-1469) m. Joan Bourchier (c.1448-1470, descended from Edward III), and had

Richard Norton of Norton Conyers
- see Generation H6

H5) Richard Neville, 2nd Lord Latimer (1468-1530) m. 1) Anne Stafford (d. by 1521), and had
H6) Susan Neville (1501-c.1560) m. Richard Norton of Norton Conyers (c.1498-1585), and had
H7) Clare Norton (b. c.1540) m. Richard Goodrick of Ribston Hall (1524-1582), and had
H8) Elizabeth Goodrick (b. c.1570) m. Thomas Wentworth of North Elmsall (d. 1633, descended from Edward I), and had
H9) Anne Wentworth (b. c.1596) m. Sir Richard Hawksworth of Hawksworth Hall (by 1595-1658), and had
H10) Katherine Hawksworth (c.1616-1663) m. 1) William Lyster, Heir of Thornton House (see D11 above)

This concludes the series of posts on the ancestry of Rachel Esme Newton (1891-1965), wife of (Lancelot) Geoffrey Moore. My next post will return to the Moores of Appleby Hall with the descendants of Rev. Charles Thomas Moore (1847-1924).

Cheers,                                     -------Brad