Edenham Lincolnshire
"Robert Lord Willoughby of Eresby, eldest son of Mountague by his first wife the Countess of Holderness, succeeded his father to his hereditary honours of Earl of Lindsey and Lord Great Chamberlain of England, July 25th 1666 and was made Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of this county in his room and one of his majesties most honourable privy council and sometime one of the gentlemen of his bed chamber. He had the honour to be continued in the former stations in the succeeding reigns till he thought fit to resign the first in behalf of his son then Lord Willoughby of Eresby. He died May 9th 1763 aged about 70 years. This noble earl was 3 times married, first to Mrs Mary Massingberd one of the daughters and coheirs of John Massingberd of London, merchant, by her he had only one daughter named Arrabella who was 2nd wife to Thomas Earl Rivers after whose decease she lived in the state of widowhood and dying without a will the 28th day of February 1736 aged about 69 years, a considerable personal estate fell to her 4 half brothers who survived her.
His second wife was Elizabeth sole surviving issue of Philip Lord Wharton by his 1st wife, daughter & heir of Sir Rowland Wandsford, Attorney General of the Court of Wards, by whom he had 5 sons. The eldest was Robert Lord Willoughby of Eresby who succeeded his father and was afterwards created Marquess of Lindsey & Duke of Ancaster & Kesteven;
The second was the right Hon Peregrine Bertie, Vice Chamberlain to King William and Queen Anne & one of their majesties most honourable privy council. He usually served in parliament for the corporation of Bolton, where he was chosen 7 times and once for Truro in Cornwall. In November 1706 the Queen made him one of the Tellers of the Exchequer; He was generally esteemed and beloved and his relations and friends had a very great loss of him by an apoplexy, the 10 day of July 1733. He died unmarried aged about 48 years.
The third was Philip who was gentleman usher of the privy chamber to Queen Mary and Auditor of the Dutchy of Cornwall. In the year 1694 he was chosen member of parliament for the town of Stamford. He married Elizabeth a daughter of the Earl of Meath who was relict of Sir Philip Coot by whom he had no issue and died the 15th of April 1728 aged about 64 years.
The fourth was Norreys who was brought up in the sea service and made several voyages as volunteer on board his majesties ships of war before the revolution, soon after it he was made Guidon of the Guards and served the 2 first campains of that war with the troops in Flanders; But the troop staying at home the 3rd year he went a volunteer on board the Grand Fleet commanded by Admiral Russel and was made Second Lieutenant of the Suffolk, while the ship lay at Dartmouth he fell ill of a malignant feaver and died there August 27th 1691 aged about 25 years.
His 3rd wife was Elizabeth daughter and sole heir of Pope Earl of Downe in Ireland, relict of Sir Harry Lee of Ditchley in the county of Oxford, by her he had one daughter named Elizabeth who died in the 7th year of her age, and 1 son named Charles who acted for his brother the Earl of Litchfield in the command of Woodstock Park and was chosen member of Parliament for New Woodstock in the year 1705; His 1st wife was an heiress widow of Nicholas Newcomen esquire, his 2nd was Mrs Marshall, but having no issue by either, he left his estate to his great nephew Lord Albemarle Bertie, second son of the present Duke of Ancaster; He lies buried at Theddlethorpe by his first wife where there is a monument erected to them; All the rest are buried here;
The 5th son of Robert Earl of Lindsey by his second wife was the Hon. AlbemarleBertie who erected this monument in the year 1738 " - Church of St Michael & All Angels, Edenham Lincolnshire
Edenham Lincolnshire
"Robert Lord Willoughby of Eresby, eldest son of Mountague by his first wife the Countess of Holderness, succeeded his father to his hereditary honours of Earl of Lindsey and Lord Great Chamberlain of England, July 25th 1666 and was made Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of this county in his room and one of his majesties most honourable privy council and sometime one of the gentlemen of his bed chamber. He had the honour to be continued in the former stations in the succeeding reigns till he thought fit to resign the first in behalf of his son then Lord Willoughby of Eresby. He died May 9th 1763 aged about 70 years. This noble earl was 3 times married, first to Mrs Mary Massingberd one of the daughters and coheirs of John Massingberd of London, merchant, by her he had only one daughter named Arrabella who was 2nd wife to Thomas Earl Rivers after whose decease she lived in the state of widowhood and dying without a will the 28th day of February 1736 aged about 69 years, a considerable personal estate fell to her 4 half brothers who survived her.
His second wife was Elizabeth sole surviving issue of Philip Lord Wharton by his 1st wife, daughter & heir of Sir Rowland Wandsford, Attorney General of the Court of Wards, by whom he had 5 sons. The eldest was Robert Lord Willoughby of Eresby who succeeded his father and was afterwards created Marquess of Lindsey & Duke of Ancaster & Kesteven;
The second was the right Hon Peregrine Bertie, Vice Chamberlain to King William and Queen Anne & one of their majesties most honourable privy council. He usually served in parliament for the corporation of Bolton, where he was chosen 7 times and once for Truro in Cornwall. In November 1706 the Queen made him one of the Tellers of the Exchequer; He was generally esteemed and beloved and his relations and friends had a very great loss of him by an apoplexy, the 10 day of July 1733. He died unmarried aged about 48 years.
The third was Philip who was gentleman usher of the privy chamber to Queen Mary and Auditor of the Dutchy of Cornwall. In the year 1694 he was chosen member of parliament for the town of Stamford. He married Elizabeth a daughter of the Earl of Meath who was relict of Sir Philip Coot by whom he had no issue and died the 15th of April 1728 aged about 64 years.
The fourth was Norreys who was brought up in the sea service and made several voyages as volunteer on board his majesties ships of war before the revolution, soon after it he was made Guidon of the Guards and served the 2 first campains of that war with the troops in Flanders; But the troop staying at home the 3rd year he went a volunteer on board the Grand Fleet commanded by Admiral Russel and was made Second Lieutenant of the Suffolk, while the ship lay at Dartmouth he fell ill of a malignant feaver and died there August 27th 1691 aged about 25 years.
His 3rd wife was Elizabeth daughter and sole heir of Pope Earl of Downe in Ireland, relict of Sir Harry Lee of Ditchley in the county of Oxford, by her he had one daughter named Elizabeth who died in the 7th year of her age, and 1 son named Charles who acted for his brother the Earl of Litchfield in the command of Woodstock Park and was chosen member of Parliament for New Woodstock in the year 1705; His 1st wife was an heiress widow of Nicholas Newcomen esquire, his 2nd was Mrs Marshall, but having no issue by either, he left his estate to his great nephew Lord Albemarle Bertie, second son of the present Duke of Ancaster; He lies buried at Theddlethorpe by his first wife where there is a monument erected to them; All the rest are buried here;
The 5th son of Robert Earl of Lindsey by his second wife was the Hon. AlbemarleBertie who erected this monument in the year 1738 " - Church of St Michael & All Angels, Edenham Lincolnshire