Sir
Nicholas
"1st Earl of Thanet"
Tufton
MP
Born in Terling, Essex, England
Ancestors 
Son of John Tufton
and Christian (Brown) Tufton
Brother of
William Tufton, Thomas Tufton, Elizabeth Tufton [half], Margaret (Tufton) Carill [half], Anne (Tufton) Tresham, Richard Tufton, John Tufton, Cecily (Tufton) Manners, Mary (Tufton) Constable, Elizabeth Tufton and Humfrey Tufton 1st Bt
Husband of
Frances (Cecil) Tufton
— married
before 3 Sep 1602 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Elizabeth (Tufton) Dering, William Tufton, John Tufton, Alice Tufton, Christian (Tufton) Milward, Cicely Tufton, Dorothy (Tufton) Ashton, Frances Tufton, Mary (Tufton) Bishopp, Diana (Tufton) Curson, Anne Tufton, Nicholas Tufton and Cecil Tufton
Died
at age 55
in Sapcote, Leicestershire, England
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Sir Nicholas Tufton was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.
Biography
| Predecessor New Creation |
Earl of Thanet 5 August 1628 - July 1, 1631 |
Successor John Tufton, 2nd Earl of Thanet |
Nicholas Tufton was born on 19 January 1577/78 at Terling, Essex, England, the son of Sir John Tufton, 1st Bt. and his wife, Christian Browne. [1] He was educated at Hart Hall, Oxford and Inner Temple. [2]
Nicholas first entered Parliament as Member for Peterborough in 1601. He probably owed his seat to his father-in-law, Thomas Cecil, Earl of Exeter. He had married Lady Frances Cecil, daughter of Thomas and his wife, Dorothy Neville, with a settlement dated 18 January 1601. Together they had four sons and eight daughters. [3] Nicholas was knighted at Newcastle on 13 April 1603.
He was created 1st Earl of the Isle of Thanet, co. Kent [England] on 5 August 1628.
Nicholas died on 1 July 1631 at age 53 at Sapcote, Leicestershire, England and was buried at Rainham in Kent. [4] He was succeeded in the Earldom by his son, John.
Sources
- ↑ http://thepeerage.com/p2305.htm#i23043
- ↑ History of Parliament online [1]
- ↑ History of Parliament online [2]
- ↑ Clifford Pedigree: Descent of the Barony of Clifford: Sir Nicholas Tufton, Baron Tufton, 1 Nov. 1626, created Earl of Thanet, 5 Aug. 1628. Died 1 July 1632 (8 Charles I), buried at St Margaret, Rainham.
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Maryann (Thompson) Hurt
Maryann (Thompson) Hurt
Hi Lucy, sorry but I add him to John and Margaret by mistake.
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