{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

{61} Ruvigny Addition: Henry IV and Clarence Descents for James Jeffreys of Westminster (c.1712-1786)

The Jeffreys Family by Hogarth
[James Jeffreys is standing at the right. His parents are on the left.]

In December 1747, six years after the death of Lord Augustus FitzRoy, his widow Lady Elizabeth (née Cosby), re-married. It caused tongues to wag but not to the extent that it might have had she given in to the original suitor for her hand. The daughter of the governor of colonial New York first came to the attention of the ducal Fitzroy family of Grafton when Lord Augustus, the second of the three surviving sons of the Duke of Grafton, was a 17-year-old naval officer, on a stop in Fort George, New York City. He was entertained by Governor Cosby and his wife and showed interest their elder daughter Elizabeth, a beauty about a year older than him. Elizabeth's mother, Grace (née Montagu) Cosby, a sister of the earl of Halifax, who had grown up in London and was veteran of court and society, knew to seize an opportunity like this. It was all too rare that any of the peerage ventured to the colonies, and the son of a duke demonstrating an interest in her daughter could not pass by without an attempt to bring some permanence to the infatuation. Mrs. Cosby arranged for a parson to climb over the wall of the fort one night and wed the teenaged couple. The teenaged naval officer was happy enough with his pretty young bride, but when he returned to England with her, the old Duke of Grafton looked on his colonial daughter-in-law with much less fervour. It wasn't the passion he couldn't understand, for in his own younger days, the duke had taken many mistresses, and even fathered an acknowledged illegitimate son. But he also understood the importance of marriage from a financial standpoint, and it was not until he was in his fortieth year that the duke had settled on a wife: a well-connected lady of the peerage who brought a substantial financial dowry to their union. The Duke of Grafton no doubt hoped that all three of his sons would make similar marriages, and now the second one Lord Augustus has gone and married an unsuitable young lady from the colonies, half-Irish to boot.

Lord Augustus FitzRoy (1716-1741)

Lady Elizabeth quickly bore her husband two sons, but a new family and a even a seat in Parliament was not enough to settle down the headstrong Lord Augustus FitzRoy, and soon he was carrying on a public affair with the wife of a politician, with whom he ran off. They were caught in flagrante delicto at an inn near the harbour, and the lady's husband sued FitzRoy, obtaining £5,000 in damages and a divorce. It was this shocking behaviour on the part of Lord Augustus that finally brought his father the duke to acceptance of his daughter-in-law. Grafton promised Lady Elizabeth that as long as he lived, he would be kind to her and never let her and his two grandsons be in financial need.

Lord Augustus Fitzroy resumed his naval career and died of a tropical fever while serving in the West Indies in 1741. Five months later, his elder brother George FitzRoy, Earl of Euston, married a well-placed and wealthy lady of the peerage, the exact kind of union the heir to a dukedom should make. Sadly, the noble bride died mere months after the nuptials, and Lord Euston, who was a notorious brute, turned his attentions to his beautiful widowed sister-in-law Lady Elizabeth. Society was scandalized in 1742-43 when Euston actively pursued her hand. It was the final straw for the old Duke of Grafton, who disowned his eldest son in August 1743 over this and a long list of other offences. When Lord Euston died in disgrace in July 1747, not only was Lady Elizabeth's elder son Augustus the new heir to the dukedom of Grafton, but she was now independent enough from the FitzRoys to make her own re-marriage. Love once again triumphed over prudence when she chose for her second husband, a London gambler. "I've told you already that Lady Augustus Fitzroy and Mr. Jeffreys, the gamester, were married," one society maven wrote in January 1748, "at which some one was expressing his surprise in the presence of Lord Chesterfield, and saying they did not imagine it ever would have been a match."

Acton Hall, Wrexham, Denbighshire

Most genealogies, including the Grafton article in Burke's Peerage (2003 Edition) and the Cosby article in Burke's Irish Family Records (1976), do not identify Elizabeth's second husband beyond his name, James Jeffreys. A few other 19th-century sources mention he was Commissioner of Customs. He was in actuality the eldest of four children (three sons and a daughter) of the attorney John Jeffreys of Lincoln's Inn, a scion of the gentry family seated at Acton Hall outside Wrexham, Denbighshire. The family derived their name from Jeffrey ap Hugh, who occupied the Acton estate in the latter 16th-century, and whose son and heir John Jeffreys was a judge in North Wales on the Anglesey circuit. It was this Judge Jeffreys who first married into the Edward I bloodline when he took to wife Margaret, a daughter from the neighbouring gentry family Lloyd of Halghton Hall, also just outside Wrexham. The senior male line of the family became extinct in 1714, and Acton Hall was sold in 1747 (it was eventually demolished in 1954). The most prominent (and notorious) member of the family was Judge George Jeffreys (1645-1689), the great-uncle of Elizabeth's husband James Jeffreys. He was created 1st Baron Jeffreys of Wem in 1685, and has a bio in ODNB.

JAMES JEFFREYS of Westminster, Commissioner of Customs 1766-86, b. 2 July 1715 (per M.I.); d. 27 Sept. 1786 Avington House, Hampshire, bur. 5 Oct. 1786 St Mary Church, Avington, est son of John Jeffreys of Lincoln's Inn (1689-1741, descended from Henry IV - see Generation A11 below) and Elizabeth Darrell (c.1693-1753); m. (banns 18 Dec.) 1747, London, ELIZABETH (COSBY) FITZROY, b. c.1715; d. 21 Dec. 1788 Cavendish Square, London, widow of Lord Augustus FitzRoy of Marylebone (1715-1741, descended from Charles II), and dau of William Cosby of Soho Square (c.1690-1736, descended from Edward III) and Grace Montagu (1687-1767, descended from Edward III), and had issue three daughters.

James Jeffreys' M.I. in St Mary Church, Avington

Issue of James and Elizabeth (Cosby) (FitzRoy) Jeffreys:

1) GRACE JEFFREYS, b. 2 June 1749 Westminster, bap. 29 June 1749 St Marylebone Parish Church; d.s.p. 10 Aug. 1794, bur. 14 Aug. 1794 St Mary Church, Melcombe Regis, Dorset; m. 2 Jan. 1772, as his 1st wife, Sir RICHARD GAMON, 1st Baronet of Minchenden House, b. 12 Aug. 1748; d. 8 Apr. 1818 Hanover Square, London, only son of Richard Gamon of Datchworthbury (1715-1787) and Elizabeth Grace (1716-1779, descended from Edward I).

2) ELIZABETH JEFFREYS, Maid of Honour to Queen Charlotte 1770-1802, b. 30 July 1750 Westminster, bap. 31 Aug. 1750 St Marylebone Parish Church; d. unm. 13 Jan. 1802, bur. 26 Jan. 1802 St James Church, Westminster.

3) LUCIA JEFFREYS, b. 14 Jan. 1752 Westminster, bap. 10 Feb. 1752 St Marylebone Parish Church; d. unm. June 1837 Brighton, Sussex, bur. 10 June 1837 St Nicholas Church, Brighton.

Through his father, James Jeffreys has a single illegitimate descent from Henry IV (Line A below). His paternal grandmother Margaret Wray, with her husband Rev. James Jeffreys, appears on p. 551 of Ruvigny's Clarence volume. The Marquis did not include James Jeffreys and his daughters, as he was only interested in living (in 1905) descendants of the couple. The descent from George, Duke of Clarence that Ruvigny traced is given in detail in Line B below.

Henry IV had a yst son,

Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester
- see Generation A1

A1) Humphrey of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Gloucester (1390-1447) m. 2) Eleanor Cobham (c.1400-1452, possible mother), and had
A2) Antigone of Lancaster, illegit. (b. c.1420) m. 1) Henry Gray, 2nd Count of Tancarville (1420-1450, descended from Edward I), and had
A3) Elizabeth Gray (c.1439-aft.1495) m. Sir Roger Kynaston of Hordley (d. 1495), and had
A4) Margaret Kynaston m. Sir Richard Hanmer of Hanmer Hall, and had
A5) Sir Thomas Hanmer of Hanmer Hall (d. 1545) m. 1) Jane Brereton, and had
A6) Ermine Hanmer m. William Lloyd of Halghton Hall, and had
A7) William Lloyd of Halghton Hall m. Jane Broughton, and had
A8) Margaret Lloyd m. 1) John Jeffreys of Acton Hall (c.1572-1622), and had

Jeffreys of Acton coat of arms

A9) JOHN JEFFREYS of Acton Hall, b. 1608, d. Apr. 1691; m. by 1631, as her 2nd husband, MARGARET IRELAND, b. 11 Apr. 1604 Bewsey Hall, Lancashire; d. 9 May 1661, bur. St. Elphin Church, Warrington, Lancashire, dau. of Sir Thomas Ireland of Bewsey Hall (1560-1625) and his 2nd wife Margaret Aston (d. 1615, descended from Edward I), and had
A10) Rev. JAMES JEFFREYS, Prebendary of Canterbury 1682-89, b. 1648 Acton Hall, Denbighshire, Wales; d. 4 Sept. 1689 Canterbury, Kent, bur. 6 Sept. 1689 Canterbury Cathedral; m. 18 Apr. 1686, MARGARET WRAY (see B14 below), and had
A11) JOHN JEFFREYS of Lincoln's Inn, bap. 22 Aug. 1689 Canterbury Cathedral; d. 20 July 1741 Lincoln's Inn, London; m. 1711, ELIZABETH DARRELL, b. c.1693; d. 9 May 1753, est dau. of Edward Darrell of Putney, Surrey (c.1652-1720) and his 2nd wife Elizabeth Briscoe (c.1667-1746), and had
A12) JAMES JEFFREYS of Westminster (c.1712-1786-see details above)

Edward III had a 2nd surv son

3rd Duke of York -
see Generation B5

B1) Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence (1338-1368) m. 1) Lady Elizabeth de Burgh (1332-1363, descended from Edward I), and had

B2) Lady Philippa Plantagenet of Clarence (1355-1377) m. Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March (1352-1381), and had
B3) Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March (1374-1398) m. Lady Alianore Holland (1370-1405, descended from Edward I), and had
B4) Lady Anne Mortimer (1388-1411) m. Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Earl of Cambridge (1385-1415, descended from Edward III), and had
B5) Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York (1411-1460) m. Lady Cecily Neville (1415-1495, descended from Edward III), and had
B6) George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence (1449-1478) m. Lady Isabel Neville (1451-1476, descended from Edward III), and had
B7) Margaret Plantagenet, 3rd Countess of Salisbury (1473-1541) m. Sir Richard Pole of Medmenham (1459-1504), and had
B8) Ursula Pole (c.1498-1570) m. Henry Stafford, 1st Baron Stafford (1501-1563, descended from Edward III), and had

Lady Elizabeth (née Stafford) Drury
- see Generation B10

B9) DOROTHY STAFFORD, b. 1 Oct. 1526; d. 22 Sept. 1604 Westminster, London, bur. 23 Sept. 1604 St Margaret Church, Westminster; m. 1545, as his 2nd wife, Sir WILLIAM STAFFORD of Chebsey, Staffordshire, b. c.1500; d. 5 May 1566 Geneva, Switzerland, son of Sir Humphrey Stafford of Blatherwycke (1478-1545) and Margaret Fogge (d. by 1532), and had
B10) ELIZABETH STAFFORD, b. c.1549 (in her 49th year at death, per her M.I.); d. 6 Feb. 1599, bur. St Mary Church, Nettlestead, Kent; m. 1st by 1574, Sir WILLIAM DRURY of Hawstead Hall, Suffolk, b. 8 Mar. 1550; d. 18 Jan. 1590 Bergen op Zoom, Brabant, bur. 6 May 1593 All Saints Church, Hawstead, Suffolk, son of Robert Drury, Heir of Hawstead Hall (1525-1557, descended from Edward III) and Audrey Rich, and had

B11) FRANCES DRURY, b. 8 June 1576 Halstead Hall, bap. 13 June 1576 All Saints Church, Hawstead; d. 1637, bur. St Peter Church, Ashby cum Fenby, Lincolnshire; m. 2nd 1600, as his 2nd wife, Sir WILLIAM WRAY, 1st Baronet of Glentworth, b. c.1560; d. 13 Aug. 1617 Ashby cum Fenby, son of Sir Christopher Wray of Glentworth Hall (1522-1592) and Anne Girlington (d. 1593, descended from Edward I), and had

Wray of Ashby coat of arms

B12) Sir CHRISTOPHER WRAY of Ashby, b. Glentworth Hall, Lincolnshire, bap. 11 May 1602 St Michael Church, Glentworth; d. 6 Feb. 1646, bur. St Giles in the Fields, London; m. 3 Aug. 1623 St Mary Church, Wimbledon, Surrey, Hon. ALBINIA CECIL, b. 1604; bur. 30 Jan. 1660 St Giles in the Fields, London, dau. of Edward Cecil, Viscount Wimbledon (1572-1638, descended from Edward III) and his 1st wife Theodosia Noel (1584-1616, descended from Edward I), and had
B13) Sir WILLIAM WRAY, 1st Baronet of Ashby, b. c.1626; d. 17 Oct. 1669, bur. St Peter Church, Ashby cum Fenby; m. c.1652, OLYMPIA TUFTON, bap. 26 Jan. 1629 St Peter & St Paul Church, Lynsted, Kent; d. Sept. 1680, dau. of Sir Humphrey Tufton, 1st Baronet of The Mote (1584-1659, descended from Edward III) and Margaret Morley (c.1596-1667, descended from Edward III), and had
B14) MARGARET WRAY, b. c.1660; bur. 21 Sept. 1723 Canterbury Cathedral; m. 18 Apr. 1686, Rev. JAMES JEFFREYS of Canterbury (see A10 above)

This is the first blogpost of the New Year! Wishing everyone a happy and healthy 2016, a year hopefully chock full of genealogical discoveries.

Cheers,                        -------Brad

{60} Edward III Descents for Lady Elizabeth (née Cosby) FitzRoy (c.1715-1788)

Cosby Coat of Arms

Another ancestor of Rachel Esme Newton, wife of Capt. (Lancelot) Geoffrey Moore, was Elizabeth Cosby, the wife of Lord Augustus FitzRoy, younger son of the 2nd Duke of Grafton.

ELIZABETH COSBY, b. c.1715; d. 21 Dec. 1788, er dau. of William Cosby of Soho Square (c.1690-1736, descended from Edward III - see Generation A12 below) and Grace Montagu (1687-1767, descended from Edward III - see Generation B below); m. 1st Mar. 1734 Ft George, New York City, Lord AUGUSTUS FITZROY of Marylebone, M.P. Thetford 1739-41, b. 16 Oct. 1716; d. 24 May 1741 Jamaica, 3rd son of Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton (1683-1757, descended from Charles II) and Lady Henrietta Somerset (1690-1726, descended from Edward III), and had issue, two sons; m. 2nd (banns 18 Dec.) 1747, JAMES JEFFREYS of Westminster, Commissioner of Customs 1766-86, b. 2 July 1715 (per his M.I.); d. 27 Sept. 1786 Avington House, Hampshire, bur. 5 Oct. 1786 St Mary Church, Avington, est. son of John Jeffreys of Lincoln's Inn (1689-1741, descended from Henry IV) and Elizabeth Darrell (c.1693-1753), and had further issue, three daughters.

The first interesting item to note about Elizabeth Cosby's ancestry is that she is a 8-generation mtDNA descendant of 'The Other Boleyn Girl': Lady Mary Carey, the sister of Henry VIII's ill-fated second queen Anne Boleyn.

Lady Mary Boleyn (c.1499-1543, descended from Edward I) m. 1) William Carey of Aldenham (c.1496-1528, descended from Edward III), and had
1) Katherine Carey (c.1523-1569) m. Sir Francis Knollys of Rotherfield Greys (c.1512-1596), and had

Lettice (née Knollys), Countess
of Essex -see Generation 3

2) Lettice Knollys (1543-1634) m. 1) Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex (1539-1576, descended from Edward III), and had
3) Lady Dorothy Devereux (c.1564-1619) m. 2) Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland (1564-1632, descended from Edward III), and had
4) Lady Dorothy Percy (1598-1659) m. Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester (1595-1677, descended from Edward I), and had
5) Lady Lucy Sidney (1625-1685) m. Sir John Pelham, 3rd Baronet of Laughton (c.1623-1703, descended from Edward I), and had
6) Elizabeth Pelham (c.1660-1723) m. 1) Edward Montagu of Horton House (1649-1690, descended from Edward III - see Line B below), and had
7) Grace Montagu (1687-1767) m. William Cosby of SoHo Square (c.1690-1736, descended from Edward III - see A12 below), and had
8) Elizabeth Cosby (c.1715-1788) m. 1) Lord Augustus FitzRoy of Marylebone (1716-1741, descended from Charles II)

William Cosby (c.1690-1736),
Governor of New York

Through her father, Elizabeth Cosby has a single line of descent from Edward III, given in Line A below. It is not through the Cosbys of Stradbally Hall. Many genealogies, including the Cosby pedigree in Burke's Irish Family Records (1976), as well as (unfortunately) the ODNB entry for Francis Cosby (c.1510-1580), the founder of the family, state that his wife was Lady Mary Seymour, daughter of the 1st Duke of Somerset, Lord Protector of England (descended from Edward III). Though Protector Somerset did have a daughter named Mary, she was married 1st to Andrew Rogers of Bryanston (c.1551-1601), and 2nd to Sir Henry Peyton (d. 1624), and died childless in 1620.  Genealogist Paul C. Reed ably demonstrated, in a July 1999 post to the SocGenMed newsgroup, that the marriage of Francis Cosby to Lady Mary Seymour, which first occurs in an 18th-century Cosby pedigree notarized by the Ulster King of Arms, is incorrect, and that primary (16th-century) records show that Elizabeth Palmes was actually the wife of Francis Cosby and the mother of his children.

Elizabeth Cosby and her mother Grace Montagu appear on p. 622 of Ruvigny's Clarence volume. Line B below is an elaboration of her line from George, Duke of Clarence traced by Ruvigny.

Edward III had a 3rd surviving 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. 2) Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland (1364-1425), and had
A3) Richard Neville, 1st Earl of Salisbury (c.1398-1460) m. Alice Montagu 
(1406-1462, descended from Edward I), and had a dau A4 and a son B4 (see below)

Sir Thomas L'Estrange -
see Generation A6

A4) Lady Alice Neville (c.1434-aft.1503) m. Henry, 5th Lord Fitzhugh (1429-1472), and had
A5) Elizabeth Fitzhugh (1462-bef.1507) m. 2) Nicholas, 1st Baron Vaux of Harrowden (c.1460-1523, descended from Edward I), and had
A6) Anne Vaux (b. 1494) m. Sir Thomas L'Estrange of Hunstanton Hall (c.1490-1545), and had
A7) Richard L'Estrange of Kilkenny, Ireland (by 1526-aft.1589) m. Anne Astley, and had
A8) Thomas L'Estrange of Castle Strange, co. Roscommon (d. aft.1616) m. Elizabeth ---, and had
A9) Hamon L'Estrange of Castle Strange (c.1600-1639) m. Dorothy Moore (b. c.1605), and had
A10) Henry L'Estrange of Moystown House, King's Co. (c.1625-1666) [*1] m. Elizabeth Sandes (c.1625-1695), and had

Elizabeth (née L'Estrange) Cosby
- see Generation A11

A11) Elizabeth L'Estrange (c.1645-1692) m. Alexander Cosby of Stradbally Hall (c.1639-1694, descended from Edward I), and had
A12) WILLIAM COSBY of Soho Square, London, Governor of New York and New Jersey 1732-36, b. c.1690 Stradbally Hall, co. Laois, Ireland; d. 10 Mar. 1736 Ft. George, New York City, New York, bur. St Paul Church Cemetery, New York City; m. GRACE MONTAGU (see B14 below), and had
A13) ELIZABETH COSBY (c.1715-1788-see details above)

[*1] The early generations of the L'Estrange pedigree in BIFR (1976) are problematic. An extra generation - Thomas L'Estrange of Castle Strange (d. 1655), with unidentified wife - is inserted between Generations A9 and A10 above. But this is chronologically impossible, given that Dorothy Moore re-married after the death of Hamon L'Estrange, and had children with her second husband in the early 1640s. I have placed Thomas L'Estrange of Castle Strange (d. 1655) as a childless elder brother of Henry L'Estrange of Moystown House, in my database. Certainly more research is needed into Generations A8 through A10 above for a definitive account of this line.

Earl of Warwick 'The Kingmaker'
- see Generation B4

B4) Richard Neville 'The Kingmaker', Earl of Warwick (1428-1471) m. Lady Anne Beauchamp (1426-1492, descended from Edward III), and had

B5) Lady Isabel Neville (1451-1476) m. George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence (1449-1478, descended from Edward III), and had
B6) Margaret Plantagenet, 3rd Countess of Salisbury (1473-1541) m. Sir Richard Pole of Medmenham (1459-1504), and had
B7) Ursula Pole (c.1498-1570) m. Henry Stafford, 1st Baron Stafford (1501-1563, descended from Edward III), and had
B8) DOROTHY STAFFORD, b. 1 Oct. 1526; d. 22 Sept. 1604 Westminster, London, bur. 23 Sept. 1604 St Margaret Church, Westminster; m. 1545, as his 2nd wife, Sir WILLIAM STAFFORD of Chebsey, Staffordshire, b. c.1500; d. 5 May 1566 Geneva, Switzerland, son of Sir Humphrey Stafford of Blatherwycke (1478-1545) and Margaret Fogge (d. by 1532), and had

Lady Elizabeth (née Stafford) Drury
- see Generation B9

B9) ELIZABETH STAFFORD, b. c.1549 (in her 49th year at death, per her M.I.); d. 6 Feb. 1599, bur. St Mary Church, Nettlestead, Kent; m. 1st by 1574, Sir WILLIAM DRURY of Hawstead Hall, Suffolk, b. 8 Mar. 1550; d. 18 Jan. 1590 Bergen op Zoom, Brabant, bur. 6 May 1593 All Saints Church, Hawstead, Suffolk, son of Robert Drury, Heir of Hawstead Hall (1525-1557, descended from Edward III) and Audrey Rich, and had
B10) FRANCES DRURY, b. 8 June 1576 Hawstead Hall, bap. 13 June 1576 All Saints Church, Hawstead; d. 1637, bur. St Peter Church, Ashby cum Fenby, Lincolnshire; m. 2nd 1600, as his 2nd wife, Sir WILLIAM WRAY, 1st Baronet of Glentworth, b. c.1560; d. 13 Aug. 1617 Ashby cum Fenby, son of Sir Christopher Wray of Glentworth Hall (1522-1592) and Anne Girlington (d. 1593, descended from Edward I), and had

B11) FRANCES WRAY, b. Oct. 1610 Glentworth Hall, Lincolnshire, bap. 27 Oct. 1610 St Michael Church, Glentworth; d. 1628; m. 25 Oct. 1623 St Peter Church, Ashby cum Fenby, as his 1st wife, Sir ANTHONY IRBY of Irby Hall, Lincolnshire, b. 17 Jan. 1605; d. 2 Jan. 1682, bur. St Margaret Church, Westminster, son of Sir Anthony Irby, Heir of Irby Hall (1577-1610) and Elizabeth Peyton (b. c.1585, descended from Edward I), and had

Montagu of Horton coat of arms

B12) ELIZABETH IRBY, b. c.1628; d. 9 Feb. 1684 London, bur. St Katherine by the Tower, London; m. 21 May 1645, Hon. GEORGE MONTAGU of Horton House, bap. 28 July 1622 St Margaret Church, Westminster; d. 19 July 1681 London, bur. 23 July 1681 St Katherine by the Tower, London, son of Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester (c.1564-1642, descended from Edward I) and his 3rd wife Margaret Crouch (1582-1653), and had
B13) EDWARD MONTAGU of Horton House, b. 25 Sept. 1649; bur. 27 Feb. 1690 St Katherine by the Tower, London; m. 30 May 1678, as her 1st husband, ELIZABETH PELHAM, b. c.1660; d. 13 July 1723 Westminster, bur. 17 July 1723 St James Church, Westminster, dau of Sir John Pelham, 3rd Baronet of Laughton (c.1623-1703, descended from Edward I) and Lady Lucy Sidney (1625-1685, descended from Edward III), and had
B14) GRACE MONTAGU, bap. 24 June 1687 St Margaret Church, Westminster; d. 23 Dec. 1767 Covent Garden, London, bur. 25 Dec. 1767 St Marylebone Parish Church, London; m. 1711, WILLIAM COSBY of Soho Square, London, b. c.1690 Stradbally Hall, co Laois, Ireland; d. 10 Mar. 1736 Ft George, New York City, NY, bur. St Paul Church Cemetery, New York City (see A12 above)

My next post will detail the Henry IV descent of Elizabeth (Cosby) FitzRoy's second husband, James Jeffreys of Westminster (1715-1786).

Cheers,                                ------Brad

{59} Roglo Addition: Edward III Descents for Georgiana (née Raikes), Lady FitzRoy (1789-1861)

Raikes Coat of Arms

The Raikes of Llwynegrin pedigree on pp. 2115-2116 of Burke's Landed Gentry 17th Edition (1952) begins with the successful London merchant, Thomas Raikes of Freelands, Kent (1741-1813) and his wife Charlotte Finch. It contains an incorrect death date for Charlotte (it has confused her date of death with that of her daughter-in-law, the wife of her eldest son), but does correctly identify her father as Hon. Henry Finch, son of Daniel, Earl of Winchilsea, conveniently leaving out the fact that she was his illegitimate daughter. Nor does the BLG account provide any information on the daughters of the couple, other than the fact that there were five in number. In addition to fourth daughter Georgiana Raikes, wife of Lord William FitzRoy, there was 1) Charlotte Finch Raikes (1779-1854), 2) Emma Raikes (1786-1799), and 3) Elizabeth Raikes (1787-1801), who all died unmarried. The fifth and youngest daughter Harriet Elizabeth Raikes (1791-1817) married, as his 1st wife, Stratford Canning, 1st Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe (1786-1880), but died without issue.

Thomas Raikes (1741-1813)

The Raikes family can be traced back to three brothers in the early 17th-century, all successful merchants at Kingston-upon-Hull in Yorkshire. The great-grandson of the eldest brother was Robert Raikes of Gloucester (1690-1757), "an important figure in the history of English journalism and in the gradual spread of printing from London into the provinces" [ODNB bio]. His eldest son Robert Raikes (1736-1811) succeeded his father in the printing business and became a renowned philanthropist and founder of Sunday schools. Georgiana's father the London merchant Thomas Raikes was the younger brother of the Sunday school founder.

All of the peerage works, from Collins' Peerage in the 18th-century, to the pedigree of Winchilsea and Nottingham in Burke's Peerage 107th Edition (2003), state that Henry Finch, the fourth son of Daniel, 7th Earl of Winchilsea & 2nd Earl of Nottingham, died unmarried. None mention his four children, no doubt because they were illegitimate. But it is clear from his will, dated 7 Nov. 1758, proved 2 June 1761, that Henry Finch loved his children and wanted to ensure their financial security after his decease:
"And as I have at the time of making this my Will four children living namely Henry Elizabeth John and Charlotte, I give and bequeath to them all my four children all my goods, chattels money and personal estate and effects whatsoever and wheresoever…to be equally divided amongst them Share and Share alike at the respective days of payment and in the manner and under the directions hereinafter mentioned that is to say I will that the Share of my said Son Henry of my whole personal Estate subject as aforesaid be paid to him by my Executors hereinafter mentioned (upon the fifteenth of April in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven hundred and Sixty Six and that the Share of my daughter Elizabeth be paid her in like manner upon the Ninth of July One Thousand Seven hundred and Sixty Seven and that the Share of my Son John be paid him in like manner upon the sixteenth of October One Thousand Seven hundred and Sixty Eight and that the Share of my said daughter Charlotte be paid her in the like manner upon the Eighteenth of July One Thousand Seven hundred and Seventy one …  And I do hereby revoke all former Wills by me made and do hereby constitute and appoint my dear Brother John, Sr. William Owen of Pembrokeshire my nephew Mr. John Mason of Greenwich his brother Mr. George Mason now of the Temple John Freeman the Senior of the Custom house and now living in Charles Street Covent Garden parish Executors of this my last Will and Testament and Trustees of and for my said children, and to have the care of their maintenance and education and I do desire that every one of the abovementioned Executors will take out of my personal the sum of one hundred pounds as a small acknowledgement for the trouble I give them and for their goodness in taking upon them the care of my Effects for the benefit of my children who are not now capable of doing it.”

Charlotte (née Finch) Raikes
(1750-1822)

Henry also leaves a big clue as to the identity of the mother of his children in his will: "And as I have heretofore given a promisary note for Two Thousand pounds to Elizabeth Hands payable in case she the said Elizabeth Hands survives me my Will therefore is and I do hereby direct that in case the said Elizabeth Hands shall be living at the time of my decease my Executors do pay the Sum of Two Thousand pounds unto the said Elizabeth Hands within Six Calendar Months after my decease which I do hereby declare to be in full Satisfaction and in discharge of the said promisory note and not intended as any additional provision or bequest to the said Elizabeth Hands." Two thousand pounds was a considerable fortune in 1758, certainly not the kind of bequest a gentleman would leave to even the most devoted long-serving housekeeper. Considering that Henry mentions his four children immediately following the mention of Elizabeth Hands and her two thousand pounds, it seems very likely that she was the mother of the children, and there is also a sense that the couple was no longer together.

What became of the other three children of Henry Finch - namely Henry, Elizabeth and John Finch - is not so clear. Henry was most likely the Henry Finch who was a witness to the December 1774 marriage of Thomas Raikes and Charlotte Finch in Bloomsbury, London. And it may be that the association of Thomas Raikes to Freelands in Kent was through his wife Charlotte and her Finch siblings, but further research is definitely needed into this illegitimate branch of the Finches of Winchilsea and Nottingham.

GEORGIANA RAIKES, b. 17 May 1789 London, bap. 13 June 1789 St Botolph Bishopsgate, London; d. 2 Dec. 1861 Hastings, Sussex, 4th dau. of Thomas Raikes of Freelands (1741-1813) and Charlotte Finch (1750-1822, descended from Edward III - see Generation 14 below); m. 22 Aug. 1816 St George Hanover Square, Lord WILLIAM FITZROY of East Sheen, Surrey, b. 1 June 1782 London; d. 13 May 1857 East Sheen, bur. 20 May 1857 Mortlake Cemetery, Surrey, 5th son of Augustus Henry FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton (1735-1811, descended from Charles II) and his 2nd wife Elizabeth Wrottesley (1745-1822, descended from Henry VII), and had issue, one son and three daughters.

Tombstone of Lord William FitzRoy,
Mortlake Cemetery, Surrey

Issue of Lord William and Georgiana (Raikes) FitzRoy:

1) HARRIET ELIZABETH FITZROY, bap. 28 June 1817 St Marylebone Parish Church; d.s.p. 14 July 1875 Ladbroke House, Redhill, Surrey, bur. 19 July 1875 West Norwood Cemetery, Lambeth, Surrey; m. 8 May 1862 St Michael Chester Square, Belgravia, London, as his 2nd wife, Col. MICHAEL DAWES of Reigate, Surrey, b. 10 Dec. 1812 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, bap. there 13 Mar. 1813; d. 30 Mar. 1871 Westminster, London, son of Daniel Butler Dawes of Winchelsea (1762-1849) and Elizabeth Head.

2) ELIZABETH GEORGIANA FITZROY, b. 14 Jan. 1819 Westminster, bap. 8 Mar. 1819 St Marylebone Parish Church; d. unm. 5 Feb. 1868 Frogmore Park, Yateley, Hampshire, bur. 11 Feb. 1868 Holy Trinity Churchyard, Hawley, Hampshire.

3) CHARLOTTE LOUISA NEALE FITZROY, b. 28 Apr. 1821 Westminster, bap. 15 June 1821 St Marylebone Parish Church; d. unm. 28 Dec. 1837 Hastings, Sussex.

4) (FRANCIS) HORATIO FITZROY of Frogmore Park, b. 6 June 1823 London, bap. 16 July 1823 St Mary Church, Hambleden, Buckinghamshire; d. 20 Mar. 1900 Frogmore Park, bur. 24 Mar. 1900 Holy Trinity Churchyard, Hawley; m. 17 Nov. 1849 St George Hanover Square, Hon. GERTRUDE DUNCOMBE, b. 4 Apr. 1827 Westminster, London, bap. 12 May 1827 St Marylebone Parish Church; d. 24 Feb. 1916 Frogmore Park, bur. 28 Feb. 1916 Holy Trinity Churchyard, Hawley, 2nd dau. of William Duncombe, 2nd Baron Feversham (1798-1867, descended from Edward III) and Lady Louisa Stewart (1804-1889, descended from Henry VII), and had issue, two sons and four daughters.

The various lines of descent from Edward III for Hon. Henry Finch, and for his four children, can be rather easily worked out through peerage works, and are all already in the Genealogics database, as well as having been previously posted by me on the SocGenMed newsgroup. So I will just follow one line.

Elizabeth (née Plantagenet),
Duchess of Exeter- see Generation 2

EDWARD III had a 3rd surv son,
1) JOHN of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, b. 6 Mar. 1340 St Bavo Abbey, Ghent, Flanders; d. 3 Feb. 1399 Leicester Castle, bur. 16 Mar. 1399 St Paul's Cathedral, London; m. 1st 19 May 1359 Queen's Chapel, Reading, Berkshire, Lady BLANCHE PLANTAGENET, b. 23 Mar. 1342; d. 12 Sept. 1368 Tutbury Castle, Staffordshire, bur. St. Paul's Cathedral, yr dau. of Henry 'of Grosmont' Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Lancaster (c.1310-1361) and Lady Isabel Beaumont (c.1318-c.1359), and had

2) Lady ELIZABETH PLANTAGENET, b. Feb. 1364; d. 24 Nov. 1425, bur. St John the Baptist Church, Burford, Shropshire; m. 2nd 24 June 1386 Plymouth, Devon, JOHN HOLLAND, 1st Duke of Exeter, b. c.1358; d. 15 Jan. 1400 Pleshey Castle, Essex, bur. Holy Trinity Collegiate Church, Pleshey, yst son of Thomas Holland, 1st Earl of Kent (c.1315-1360) and Lady Joan Plantagenet 'The Fair Maid' of Kent (1327-1385, descended from Edward I), and had
3) Lady CONSTANCE HOLLAND, b. 1386 Galicia, Spain; d. 12 Nov. 1437, bur. St Katherine by the Tower Church, London; m. 2nd by 1410, as his 1st wife, Sir JOHN GREY of Badmondisfield Hall, b. c.1385; d.v.p. 27 Aug. 1439, son and heir of Reynold, 3rd Lord Grey of Ruthin (c.1362-1440) and his 1st wife Margaret de Ros (c.1367-c.1399, descended from Edward I), and had

Grey, Earls of Kent coat of arms

4) EDMUND GREY, 1st Earl of Kent, b. 26 Oct. 1416; d. 22 May 1490; m. c.1440, Lady KATHERINE PERCY, b. 18 May 1423 Leconfield, Yorkshire; d. 1493, elder dau. of Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland (1394-1455, descended from Edward III) and Lady Eleanor Neville (1403-1472, descended from Edward III), and had
5) GEORGE GREY, 2nd Earl of Kent, b. c.1443; d. 21 Dec. 1503 Ampthill Castle, Bedfordshire; m. 2nd 1 Oct. 1490, Lady KATHERINE HERBERT, b. c.1468; d. by 1503, dau. of William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke (c.1423-1469) and Anne Devereux, and had
6) Lady ANNE GREY, b. c.1492; d. 1546; m. (settlement 18 Feb.) 1505, as his 2nd wife, JOHN, 1st Baron HUSSEY of Sleaford, b. 1465; d. 29 June 1537 Lincoln, Lincolnshire, est son of Sir William Hussey of Sleaford (d. 1495) and Elizabeth Berkeley (d. 1504), and had
7) AGNES HUSSEY, b. c.1515; living 1572; m. 2nd c.1547, as his 3rd wife, Sir HUMPHREY BROWNE of Ridley Hall, Terling, Essex, b. c.1480; d. 5 Dec. 1562 St Sepulchre's, London, bur. 15 Dec. 1562 St Martin Orgar, London, yr son of Robert Browne of Abbas Rodding and Mary Charlton, and had

Sir John Tufton, 1st Bt -
see Generation 8

8) CHRISTIAN BROWNE, b. c.1558; bur. St. Margaret Church, Hothfield, Kent; m. 10 Dec. 1575 All Saints Church, Terling, Essex, as his 2nd wife, Sir JOHN TUFTON, 1st Baronet of Hothfield, b. c.1545; d. 2 Apr. 1624 Hothfield Place, Kent, bur. 5 Apr. 1624 St Margaret Church, Hothfield, son of John Tufton of Hothfield Place (1520-1567) and Mary Baker, and had
9) NICHOLAS TUFTON, 1st Earl of Thanet, b. Ridley Hall, bap. 19 Jan. 1578 All Saints Church, Terling; bur. 1 July 1631 St Margaret Church, Rainham, Kent; m. by 1602, Lady FRANCES CECIL, bap. 28 Feb. 1581 St Martin in the Fields, London; d. 12 June 1653, bur. 18 June 1653 St Margaret Church, Rainham, yst dau. of Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter (1542-1623) and Dorothy Neville (1548-1609, descended from Edward III), and had
10) JOHN TUFTON, 2nd Earl of Thanet, b. 15 Dec. 1608 Hothfield Place, bap. 20 Dec. 1608 St Margaret Church, Hothfield; d. 6 May 1664 Thanet House, London, bur. 10 May 1664 St Margaret Church, Rainham; m. 21 Apr. 1629, Lady MARGARET SACKVILLE, b. 2 July 1614 Dorset House, London; d. 14 Aug. 1676, dau. of Richard Sackville, 3rd Earl of Dorset (1589-1624, descended from Edward III) and Lady Anne Clifford (1590-1676, descended from Edward III), and had
11) Lady CECILY TUFTON, b. 2 June 1648; d. 29 Dec. 1672 Castle Cornet, Guernsey; m. 12 Feb. 1667, as his 1st wife, CHRISTOPHER HATTON, 1st Viscount Hatton of Gretton, bap. 6 Nov. 1632 St Bartholomew the Great Church, West Smithfield, London; d. Sept. 1706, son of Christopher, 1st Baron Hatton of Kirby (1605-1670) and Elizabeth Montagu (c.1613-1672, descended from Edward I), and had

Anne (née Hatton), Countess of
Winchilsea - see Generation 12

12) Hon. ANNE HATTON, b. 9 Oct. 1668 Thanet House, London; d. 26 Sept. 1743 Burley on the Hill House, Rutlandshire, bur. All Saints Church, Ravenstone, Buckinghamshire; m. 29 Dec. 1685 St Giles in the Fields, London, as his 2nd wife, DANIEL FINCH, 7th Earl of Winchilsea and 2nd Earl of Nottingham, b. 2 July 1647 London; d. 1 Jan. 1730 Burley on the Hill House, bur. All Saints Church, Ravenstone, son of Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham (1621-1682, descended from Edward I) and Elizabeth Harvey (1627-1676), and had
13) Hon. HENRY FINCH of Scotland Yard, M.P. Milton 1724-61, b. 1694 (age 17 on 19 August 1712, when admitted to Christ Church Cambridge) Exton Hall, Rutlandshire; d. unm. 26 May 1761; = (probably) ELIZABETH HANDS, living 1658, and had
14) CHARLOTTE FINCH, illegit., b. 18 July 1750 (assuming she received her inheritance 18 July 1771 on her 21st birthday); d. Petersham, Surrey, bur. 15 Mar. 1822 St Peter & St Paul Church, Bromley, Kent; m. 8 Dec. 1774 St George Bloomsbury, London, THOMAS RAIKES of Freelands, b. 28 Mar. 1741 Gloucester, bap. 17 Apr. 1741 St Mary de Crypt, Gloucester; d. 29 Dec. 1813 Stanwell House, Middlesex, bur. 5 Jan. 1814 St Peter & St Paul Church, Bromley, yr son of Robert Raikes of Gloucester (1690-1757) and his 3rd wife Mary Drew (1714-1779), and had
15) GEORGIANA RAIKES (1789-1861), wife of Lord William FitzRoy - see details above

My next post will look at the Edward III descents behind Elizabeth Cosby (c.1715-1788), paternal grandmother of Lord William FitzRoy.

Cheers,                                -------Brad

{58} Ruvigny Elaboration: Issue of Horatio Fitzroy of Frogmore Park (1823-1900)

All Souls College, Oxford

The only son of Admiral Lord William Fitzroy, a younger son of the 3rd Duke of Grafton, Horatio FitzRoy (he went by his second given name rather than his first, Francis) attended Balliol College, Oxford, where he became a lifelong friend of the poet Edward Lear. He earned a fellowship to All Souls College, where he studied law from 1847-1850. It was during this period that he married Hon. Gertrude Duncombe, the second daughter of the 2nd Baron Feversham. He was 26 and she was 22, and per Oxford statutes, Horatio had to give up his All Souls fellowship when he married.

Per Dr. Richard Johnston of The Yateley Society, "At first Horatio's seat was Over Worton House, Steeple Aston, Oxfordshire, but he also had a house in London. Between 1861 and 1863, he moved to Frogmore Park, where he lived the life of a country gentleman for the remainder of his life. Recruited by his cousin Lord Churchill, commander of Queen's Own the Oxfordshire Yeomanry Cavalry, a volunteer cavalry regiment, he continued as an officer until 1873, achieving the rank of major in 1868, even though he had moved away from Oxfordshire. Like his forebears he enjoyed horses, hunting and the country life. He also liked foreign travel, and was a member of the Travellers Club, members of which had to prove they had travelled 500 miles from London. The nearby proximity of Yateley Common for riding was probably a significant factor in his choice of Frogmore Park as a residence. He had a more serious side, and in addition to his literary and scholastic interests, he supported causes for social improvement. Locally he took a keen interest in Parish affairs. He was appointed a Justice of the Peace for Hampshire in 1863, soon after his arrival in Yateley, and towards the end of his life was created a Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire."

Horatio and his descendants appear in Ruvigny's 1903 Tudor volume on p. 337. This was the first volume in Ruvigny's Plantagenet Roll series, and the marquis gave only years of birth, marriage and death, not even the full vital dates he would provide in the later volumes. So a detailed account of Horatio FitzRoy and his children follows. It's a family group I hope to return to early next year, as the seven spouses of Horatio's children all appear to have interesting ancestry and Edward III descents.

Ruvigny's account of the Children of Horatio Fitzroy on p. 337 of his 1903 Tudor volume

(FRANCIS) HORATIO FITZROY of Frogmore Park, Yateley, Hampshire, b. 6 June 1823 London, bap. 16 July 1823 St Mary Church, Hambleden, Buckinghamshire; d. 20 Mar. 1900 Frogmore Park, bur. 24 Mar. 1900 Holy Trinity Churchyard, Hawley, Hampshire, only son of Admiral Lord William FitzRoy of East Sheen (1782-1857, descended from Charles II) and Georgiana Raikes (1827-1916, descended from Edward III); m. 17 Nov. 1849 St George Hanover Square, London, Hon. GERTRUDE DUNCOMBE, b. 4 Apr. 1827 Westminster, London, bap. 12 May 1827 St Marylebone Parish Church; d. 24 Feb. 1916 Frogmore Park, bur. 28 Feb. 1916 Holy Trinity Churchyard, Hawley, 2nd dau. of William Duncombe, 2nd Baron Feversham (1798-1867, descended from Edward III) and Lady Louisa Stewart (1804-1889, descended from Henry VII), and had issue, two sons and four daughters.

Tombstone of Horatio Fitzroy,
Holy Trinity Churchyard, Hawley

Issue of Horatio and Hon. Gertrude (Buncombe) FitzRoy:

1) (GERTRUDE LOUISA) GEORGIANA FITZROY, b. 9 Dec. 1850 London; d. 17 July 1927 Elverham Hall, Hampshire; m. 5 July 1871 St Thomas Portman Square, London, ROBERT HAMILTON LLOYD-ANSTRUTHER of Hintlesham Hall, Suffolk, b. 21 Apr. 1841 Hintlesham Hall, bap. 31 May 1841 St Nicholas Church, Hintlesham; d. 24 Aug. 1914 Pimlico, London, son of Capt. James Hamilton Lloyd-Anstruther of Hintlesham Hall (1806-1882) and his 1st wife Georgiana Charlotte Burrell (1811-1843), and had issue two sons and one daughter.

Sir Almeric FitzRoy (1851-1935)

2) Sir ALMERIC WILLIAM FITZROY of Eaton Square, London, b. 12 Nov. 1851 Westminster, London; d. 31 May 1935 Eaton Square, bur. 4 June 1935 Holy Trinity Churchyard, Hawley; m. 30 July 1897 St Paul Knightsbridge, London, KATHARINE FARQUHAR, b. 7 Jan. 1865 Westminster, bap. 7 Mar. 1865 St James Church, Westminster; d. 24 Nov. 1933 Eaton Square, bur. 28 Nov. 1933 Holy Trinity Churchyard, Hawley, 2nd dau. of Sir Thomas Henry Farquhar, 4th Baronet of Cadogan House (1838-1916) and Hon. Alice Brand (1840-1925), and had issue, one son and one daughter.

3) KATHLEEN HORATIA FITZROY, b. 27 Feb. 1854 East Sheen, Surrey, bap. 5 Apr. 1854 St Mary Church, Mortlake, Surrey; d. unm. 19 Apr. 1935 Wintney House, Hartley Wintney, Hampshire, bur. 23 Apr. 1935 Holy Trinity Churchyard, Hawley, Hampshire.

4) HELEN MARY FITZROY, b. 13 June 1857 Belgravia, London, bap. 13 July 1857 St Michael Chester Square, Belgravia; d. 31 Oct. 1935 Garats Hay Hall, Woodhouse, Leicestershire; m. 14 Oct. 1890 Holy Trinity Church, Hawley, CHARLES MILNES NEWTON of Brompton, b. 11 Apr. 1856 Castle Burke, St Croix, Virgin Islands; d. 18 Jan. 1932 Brompton, London, est son of Francis Rodes Newton of Castle Burke (1827-1886) and Anna Louisa Gyllich (1833-1862), and had issue, one daughter.

St Mary Churchyard, Woodhouse, Leicestershire

5) ESMÉ FITZROY, b. 21 Feb. 1859 Belgravia, London; d. 25 May 1939 Garats Hay Hall, bur. 27 May 1939 St Mary Churchyard, Woodhouse, Leicestershire; m. 1st 19 Oct. 1886 St Peter Eaton Square, London, Hon. MONTAGU CURZON of Garats Hay Hall, M.P. Leicester North 1883-85, b. 21 Sept. 1846 Mayfair, London, bap. 6 Nov. 1846 St James Church, Twycross, Leicestershire; d. 1 Sept. 1907 Garats Hay Hall, bur. 4 Sept. 1907 St Mary Churchyard, Woodhouse, son of Richard Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe (1796-1870) and his 2nd wife Anne Frances Gore (1817-1877), and had issue, one son and one daughter; m. 2nd 26 Oct. 1909 St Saviour Church, Chelsea, London, Rev. (WILLIAM) ARTHUR KING, Vicar of Woodhouse, b. June 1864 Durham; d. 24 Sept. 1950 The Royal Infirmary, Leicester, son of Rev. Charles William King of South Bailey, Durham (1832-1872) and Mary Anne Sophia Douglas (1831-1919).

Fitzroy of Grafton coat of arms

6) CYRIL DUNCOMBE FITZROY of Chelsea, inspector Board of Education and landscape painter, b. 21 May 1861 London, bap. 29 June 1861 St Mary Church, East Barnet, Hertfordshire; d. 9 July 1939 Chelsea, London, bur. 11 July 1939 St Michael & All Angels Church, Bengeo, Hertfordshire; m. 1st 9 July 1903 Oxfordshire, LEILA MARGARET SMITH, b. 20 June 1872 Goldings Hall, Bengeo, bap. 28 July 1872 St Michael & All Angels Church, Bengeo; d. 12 Oct. 1904 Chelsea, bur. 15 Oct. 1904 St Michael & All Angels Church, Bengeo, dau. of Robert Smith of Goldings Hall (1833-1894) and Isabel Adeane (1839-1913), and had issue, one daughter; m. 2nd 25 Apr. 1908 St John the Baptist Church, Great Marlborough Street, London, MARGARET CUNINGHAME DURHAM, b. 22 Feb. 1881 Torquay, Devon; d. 7 Apr. 1948 Hartley Wintney, Hampshire, dau. of Rev. James Samuel William Durham of Ladbroke, Warwickshire (1852-1915) and Anne Duke, and had further issue, one son and one daughter.

The next post will look at the Edward III descents for Horatio FitzRoy's mother, Georgiana Raikes .

Cheers,                                 -------Brad