Conyers Darcy (abt. 1598 - 1689)

Born about 24 Jan 1598 in Kirkby Fleetham, North Riding, Yorkshire, England.

Ancestors

Husband of Grace (Rokeby) Darcy — married 14 Oct 1616 in Wentworth, Yorkshire, England

Descendants

Died 14 Jun 1689 at about age 91 in Hornby, Yorkshire, England

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Biography

Conyers Darcy was a member of the aristocracy in England.

Birth and Family

Conyers Darcy was christened on 24 Jan 1599, in Kirkby Fleetham, North Riding, Yorkshire, England. He was the son of Conyers Darcy, 7th Lord Darcy de Knayth and Dorothy Belasyse.

Marriage

Conyers married Grace Rokeby, daughter of Thomas Rokeby and Mary Cartwright, on 14 Oct 1616. Together, Conyers and Grace had five children during their marriage.

Children

1. Hon Conyers Darcy, later 6th Baron Conyers later 2nd Earl of Holderness.

2. Lady Ursula Darcy, (bapt. 23 Nov 1619), m. Sir Christopher Wyvill, 3rd Bt. MP, of Constable Burton, county. York, England, and had issue.

3. Lady Elizabeth Darcy, (bapt. 8 Dec 1624), mar. 18 Dec 1650 Sir Henry Stapleton, 1st Bt., of Myton, co. York, and had issue

4. Lady Grace Darcy, (dspm. bef. 1658); m. 18 Oct 1655, as his first wife, Sir John Legard, 1st Bt., of Ganton, county. York, England, and had issue.

5. Lady Margaret Darcy, bur. 18 Jun 1660, at Stokesley, county. York, England; m. 19 May 1658, as his first wife, Sir Henry Marwood, 2nd Bt., of Little Busby, county York, England, and had issue.

Siblings

1. Barbara (Darcy) Hutton.

2. Dorothy Conyers (Darcy) Dalton.

3. Ursuley Darcy.

4. Margaret (Darcy) Harrison.

5. William Darcy.

6. Isabell Darcy.

7. Henry Darcy.

8. Anne (Darcy) Metcalfe.

9. Thomas Darcy.

10.Marmaduke Darcy.

11.Grace (Darcy) Best.

12. James Darcy.

13. Fillydelfa Darcy.

14. Edward Darcy.

15. Marie Darcy.

Death and Burial

Conyers passed away on 14 Jun 1689, at the age of 90, in Hornby, West Riding, Yorkshire, England.

Titles

1st Earl of Holderness [England] on 5 December 1682.

8th Lord Darcy de Knayth [E., 1322] on 3 March 1653.

5th Lord Conyers [E., 1509] on 3 March 1653.

Sources

• Cokayne, George Edward, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, or Dormant (London: St. Catherine Press, 1910.), 4:71

• Burke, Sir John Bernard, A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire (London: Pall Mall, 1883.), pp. 158-9

• Burke, John, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland (London: H. Colburn, 1835-38.), 4:469

• Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Baronetage, 1611-1880 (Exeter, England: W. Pollard, 1900-1906.), 1:103

• Clay, J. W. (Editor), Dugdale's Visitation of Yorkshire, With Additions (Exeter: William Pollard, 1899-1917.), 2:435

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conyers_Darcy,_1st_Earl_of_Holderness

• Clay, J.W: Extinct Northern Peerages, page 47, IV.

• Mount Grace Lady Chapel - An Historical Enquiry" by Anthony J. Storey, pub. Highgate of Beverley 2001, p.24. - Conyers Darcy and his wife Grace are mentioned as owners of the defunct Mount Grace Priory before selling it to Thomas Lascelles in 1653.