Westminster Abbey, London

"Thomas Cecil, Earl of Exeter, Baron of Burleigh, Knight of the Garter, Privy Counsellor to King James, with his 2 dearly beloved wives, Dorothy Neville, daughter and co-heir to the noble Lord Latimer, his first wife, and Frances Brydges of the noble family of the Chandos, his second wife. They rest under this monument in firm hope of a Resurrection"

Thomas Cecil, Earl of Exeter 1542-1623 and 1st wife Dorothy lie on the tomb with room for missing 2nd wife Frances, in St John the Baptist's chapel in Westminster Abbey

 

Thomas was the eldest son of William Cecil, Lord Burghley flic.kr/p/Avr7FC by 1st wife Mary d1543 daughter of Peter Cheke of Cambridge

He m1 Dorothy d1609 co-heiress daughter of John Nevill, 4th Lord Latimer flic.kr/p/4wtb9a and Lucy www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/2316107831/ , daughter of Henry Somerset 2nd Earl of Worcester by second wife Elizabeth www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/4967231950/ daughter of Sir Anthony Browne & Lucy Neville widow of Thomas Fitzwilliam flic.kr/p/6VDPoT

Children

1. William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter m1 1589 Elizabeth 1591 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/T1R06E sole heiress of Edward Manners, 3rd Earl of Rutland by Isabel Holcroft www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/3J9tpU m2 Elizabeth daughter of Sir William Drury and Elizabeth Stafford +++ flic.kr/p/2LrdwR

2. Catherine Cecil.

3. Lucy Cecil m Wlliam Paulet, 4th Marquess of Winchester 1620 son of William Paulet, 3rd Marquess & Anne / Agnes Howard

4. Mildred Cecil.

5. Sir Richard Cecil of Wakerley 1633 flic.kr/p/H8gQUr m Elizabeth daughter of Sir Anthony Cope & Frances 1600 flic.kr/p/8UrzTG daughter of Sir Rowland Lytton of Knebworth

6. Edward Cecil, 1st Viscount Wimbledon m1 1601 Theodosia daughter of Sir Andrew Noel of Dalby. (their daughters Theodosia m Christopher Wray of Glentworth flic.kr/p/dzmZ9M & Elizabeth m Francis 5th Baron Willoughby of Parham son of Frances Manners www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/GLAh7Q ) m2 Diana 1631 daughter of Sir William Drury of Hawstead by Elizabeth Stafford +++ flic.kr/p/2LrdwR m3 1635 Sophia 1691 daughter of Sir Edward Zouche of Woking

7. Mary Cecil m Edward Denny, 1st Earl of Norwich 1631 son of Sir Anthony Denny & Jane daughter of Sir Philip Champernowne of Modbury. Grand daughter of John Champernoune 1503 flic.kr/p/qxdgf7

8. Dorothy Cecil m Sir Giles Alington of Horseheath www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/6038389798/

9. Elizabeth Cecil m1 Sir William Newport alias Hatton m2 Sir Edward Coke 1634 of Tittleshall flic.kr/p/fKhLer widower of Bridget Paston flic.kr/p/fKhWe8

10. Thomas Cecil

11. Frances Cecil m Nicholas Tufton, 1st Earl of Thanet 1631 son of son of Sir John Tufton & Christian flic.kr/p/47d7Yt daughter of Sir Humphrey Browne, Justice of the Common Pleas, by Agnes daughter of John 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford, by 2nd wife Anne Grey

 

He m2 1610 Frances (who was younger than some of his children) daughter of William Brydges, 4th Baron Chandos 1602 & Mary daughter of Owen Hopton, Lieutenant of the Tower and Anne

flic.kr/p/8XPo9E heiress of Sir Edward Itchingam / Echingham : Widow of Thomas Smith, Master of Requests, of Abingdon 1609

Children

1. Sophia Ann who was buried in Westminster Abbey 1621

 

Picture with thanks - Daily Telegraph site

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