James Brydges (1642 - 1714)

Born Sep 1642 in England

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Barnard) Brydges — married 4 May 1665 in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England

Descendants

Died 16 Oct 1714 at age 72 in England

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Biography

James Brydges, 8th Baron Chandos of Sudeley was born in September 1642.2 He was the son of Sir John Brydges, 2nd Bt. and Mary Pearle.

James married Elizabeth Barnard on 4 May 1665 in Saint Mary Magdalene, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England.^[1]

He died on 16 October 1714 at age 72. He was buried at Aconbury, Herefordshire, England.5 His will was proven (by probate) in December 1714.

He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baronet Brydges, of Wilton, co. Hereford [E., 1627] on 21 February 1651/52.2 He matriculated at St. John's College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, on 15 June 1657. He held the office of Sheriff of Herefordshire from 1667 to 1668.2 He succeeded to the title of 8th Baron Chandos of Sudeley, co. Gloucester [E., 1554] on 22 August 1676.1 He was Ambassador of the Turkey Company to Constantinople between April 1680 and 1686.

Children of James Brydges, 8th Baron Chandos of Sudeley and Elizabeth Barnard

1. Rev. Hon. Henry Brydges
2. Hon. Mary Brydges b. 19 Feb 1665/66, d. 13 Jun 1703
3. Hon. Emma Brydges b. 11 Jun 1669, d. Jun 1738
4. James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos+1 b. 6 Jan 1673/74, d. 9 Aug 1744

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973"
   Original data: England, Marriages, 1538-1973. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 502914, 510656
   Ancestry au Record 9852 #29961942 (accessed 23 April 2024)
   James Bridges marriage to Elizabeth Barnard on 4 May 1665 in Saint Mary Magdalene, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England.

• http://www.thepeerage.com/p14130.htm#i141299
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Brydges,_8th_Baron_Chandos