Edward Bathurst 1st Bart. (abt. 1614 - 1674)

Born about 1614 in Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Dorothy (Nash) Bathurst — married 18 Jan 1669 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Descendants

Died 6 Aug 1674 at about age 60 in Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England

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Biography

Sir Edward Bathurst was born in about 1614 based on the age of his brother Robert in 1623^[1][2] He was the youngest son of Robert Bathurst. ^{[3] [4]}

Knighthood and Baronetage

Sir Edward Bathurst was a royalist and sequestered the Lechlade estate for a sum of 720 pounds and for this demonstration of loyalty he was knighted by King Charles I and created a Baronet by him the same year.^[5]

Marriage and Issue ^[6]

1. Anne, daughter of Thomas Morris, buried 1 October 1640. Edward had three sons and three daughters by Anne:^[4]
   
   1. Laurence Bathurst, father of Sir Edward, 2nd Baronet
   2. Sir Edward Bathurst, 3rd Baronet
   3. Robert Bathurst (died S.P. )
   4. Mary Bathurst, married John Cook
   5. Elizabeth Bathurst, married Edward Gibbs
   6. Anne Bathurst (died S.P. )
2. Susan, daughter of Thomas Rich, relict of Thomas Cook, 1634 [sic] in Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England. Sir Edward Bathurst was described as "son in law" in the 1647 will of Thomas Rich of North Cerney, Gloucestershire. ^[7] Edward had four sons and four daughters by Susan:
   1. Robert Bathurst of Leachlade (married Mary, daughter of Robert Oatridge; only his eldest son, Robert, left children - Robert and Edward of Leachlade)
   2. Lancelot Bathurst, "who went to Virginia, and his descendants are settled in Jamaica." He was living in Virginia in1686.^[8][9]
   3. Edward Bathurst (died unmarried)
   4. Charles Bathurst (died S.P. )
   5. Susan Bathurst married (1) Robert Jordan, (2) Rev. Mr. Orchard, (3) Richard Parsons
   6. Annabella Bathurst married (1) William Goodenough, (2) Rev. Thomas Kingston
   7. Elizabeth Bathurst married Henry Willet
   8. Maria Bathurst (died unmarried)
3. Dorothy Nash, married 18 January 1669,^[10] died after January 15, 1683/84 (date of will) and before April 2, 1684 (date of probate)^[11] Edward and Dorothy had no children together, but her will listed "the daughter of my deare husband Sir Edward Bathurst deceased . . . and I give to the foure other Daughters of my said deare husband . . . ."
   1. Mrs. Mary Cooke (Mary Bathurst Cooke)
      1. son of Mary, Thomas Cooke
   2. Mrs. Gibbs (Elizabeth Bathurst Gibbs)
   3. Mrs.Orchard (Susan Bathurst Jordan Orchard Parsons)
   4. Mrs. Kingston (Annabella Bathurst Goodenough Kingston)
   5. Mrs. Willett (Elizabeth Bathurst Willet)

Edward Bathurst died August 6, 1674. Edward was buried on 7 August 1674 in Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England.^{[12] [4]}A monument in the church at Lechlade reads:

Here lyeth, in hopes of a blessed resurrection, the body of Sir Edward Bathurst, Knt and Baronet, who departed this life the sixth day of August Anno Dom 1674 aetatis fuae 61 ^[2]

Family Tree

From The Baronetage of England, or The History of the English Baronets, and such Baronets of Scotland Page 11^[5] and The Vistation of 1623^[4]

Bathurst, of Leachlade, Gloucestershire

Created Baronet, December 15, 1643

Laurence of Canterbury -> Laurence of Staplehurst -> 3 sons, Edward, Robert, & John

Robert (middle son) of Horsemunden, married daughter of William Saunders, Esq., and had three sons: John, Paul, and Stephen.

John (eldest son) married Mary, daughter of Edward Dodge, and had a son Robert (John "became seized of the manor of Leachlade, and died in the lifetime of his father, leaving a son, Robert, heir to his grandfather").

Robert married (2) Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Ralph Waller, Esq., and relict of Sir John Laurence. Robert had no issue by his first wife (Bennetta Twisden). By Elizabeth, he had Robert and Edward. Robert "died under age, seized of the manor of Leachlade 1627 ; and Edward, heir to his brother," was 13 in 1627. Edward's sisters Mary and Elizabeth died unmarried.

Edward (this profile), knighted in 1643, married (1) Anne, daughter of Thomas Morris; (2) Susan, daughter of Thomas Rich, relict of Thomas Cook; (3) Mrs. Dorothy Nash.

Research and Historical Notes

The Bathursts are stated to have come into England in the time of the Saxons, from a place called Batters in the Duchy of Luneburg. They gained a settlement near Battle, Sussex, which they called Batters-Hurst, which name was eventually contracted to Bathurst.

Described as youngest son in his father's will. Visitation of Gloucester in 1623 notes that Robert the eldest son was aged 10 putting his birthdate at About 1613. Edward must be after that. Parish records at Lechlade are patchy for the years when the children of this generation would have been born.

Sources

1. ↑ The visitation of the county of Gloucester, taken in the year 1623: Chitting, Henry, d. 1638 pg 10 Internet Archive
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Frith, Brian Edit. Historical, Monumental and Genealogical Collections Relative to the County of Gloucester, Bigland, Ralph ( 1791-1899) Part 2 Daglingworth-Moreton Valence pg 794 accessed:29 Aug 2022
3. ↑ Will of Robert Bathurst: "England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858"
   The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 142
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 5111 #919711 (accessed 29 August 2022)
   Will of Roberti Bathurst of Lachelade, Gloucestershire, England, granted probate on 10 Nov 1623. Died Abt 1623.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} The Visitation of Gloucester, pages 9 & 10
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Betham, Rev. William. The Baronetage of England; or, the History of the English Baronets, and such Baronets of Scotland, as Are of English Families. Vol. II. London: W.S. Betham for E. Lloyd, 1802.
6. ↑ "The Peerage" (website, compiled by Darryl Lundy, Ngaio, Wellington, New Zealand; accessed February 17, 2016)
7. ↑ Will of Thomas Rich: "England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858"
   The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 202
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 5111 #857597 (accessed 29 August 2022)
   Will of Thoma Rich of Northcery, Glour, granted probate on 12 Nov 1647. Died Abt 1647.
8. ↑ George Edward Cokayne, editor, The Complete Baronetage, 5 volumes (no date (c. 1900); reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983), volume II, page 238. From #The_Peerage: see Lancelot b c1646.
9. ↑ Laurence Bathurst (b. c1681, d. after 1682), was the son of Robert Bathurst. (The_Peerage)
10. ↑ England Marriages, 1538–1973 database, FamilySearch, Edwd. Bathurst and Dorathy Nash, 18 Jan 1669; citing Saint Mary-St Marylebone Road,St Marylebone,London,England, reference ; FHL microfilm 942 B4HA V. 47, 942 B4HA V. 48.
11. ↑ Will of Dame Dorothy Bathurst
12. ↑ Burial: "Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1813"
    Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, Gloucestershire; Gloucestershire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: Gdr/V1/143
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 4732 #14333608 (accessed 2 August 2022)
    Edward Bathurst Sr burial on 7 Aug 1674 in Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England.

Other Data:

• Bill Hight gencom for "Hight" from AncestryLibrary, with birth 1556 and death 1630, cited as source for Bathurst-106 created by Laura Lynne Hedgecock through the import of Barnes family via Thos Al Crymes.ged on Mar 5, 2015.
• p 10 (Sir Edward, Knt. & Baronet, bur. Aug. 7, 1674)