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Leicestershire, Theddingworth

"Here lyeth interred ye bodys of George Bathurst of Hothorpe (howthorpe) in ye County of Northampton esq, sonne of Lancelot Bathurst (d1594) of Franks Hall in ye parish of Horton (Kirby) (and wife Judith daughter of Bernard Randolph, a common sergeant of London & of Wardis, Sussex) ye County of Kent Esq & Elizabeth his first wife 3rd daughter & coheire of Edward Villiers of Hothorpe afore said esq (her coheir Mary married Calcott Chambre www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/7248041900/ ) by whome he had issue 13 sonnes & 4 daughters , George, Edward, John, James, Ralph, Henry (who dyed an infant), Henry, Lancelot, Thomas, Samuel, Moses, Joseph & Benjamin, Elizabeth, Mary, Judeth & Susanna. He departed the 19th of Aprill 1656 being (69) 70 yeares old, his wife Elizabeth dyed ye 5th of January 1650 being 55 yeares old. By his second wife Susanna ye daughter of Sir Richard Burneby of Watford in ye County of Northampton he had no issue"

George was a member of the Inner Temple

His father Lancelot Bathurst was an alderman of London, born in Staplehurst, Kent

Second wife Susanna was one of 2 daughters of Sir Richard Burneby, the last of the Watford male line, and wife Elizabeth www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/7313671370/ daughter of John Reade / Rede of Cottisbrook. www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/7313638268/ - her sister Elizabeth married Sir J Langham of Cottisbrook

Of the 13 sons, 6 died fighting for Charles l in the Civil War

1. George 1582-1651 Killed at Battle of Farringdon

2. Edward rector / buried Chipping Warden d1668

3. John - barister 1656

4.. James Killed in Civil War

5. Ralph b1620 Dean of Wells, President of Trinity College Oxford, Chaplain to Charles l - m Mary daughter of John Tristram of Baunton, widow of John Palmer of Taunton. (no issue)

7. Henry died an infant

8. Henry - Attorney General of Munster

9. Lancelot - killed in Civil War

10. Thomas - killed in Civil War

11. Samuel - killed in Civil War

12. Moses m Dorothy daughter of Dr John Bathurst 1659 of Leeds & Richmond

13. Joseph of Jamaica, left 3 daughters - perhaps killed in Civil War

14. Benjamin of Paulerspury d1704 m Frances d1727, 2nd daughter of Sir Allen Apsley of Apsley Sussex

1. Elizabeth m Abraham Bohun of Coundon Warks

2-4 Mary, Judith, Susannah

 

(Benjamin inherited the estate, all his brothers having died in his lifetime without male issue - Treasurer to Queen Ann as princess of Denmark and Cofferer to her household as queen, Frances being a childhood friend of Ann and her sister Princess Mary ) His son was 1st Lord Bathurst and daughter Ann m Henry Pye parents of Vice Admiral Thomas Pye www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/2385502368/

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Taken on October 16, 2006