Maud (Babington) Plunkett (bef. 1571 - 1609)

Born before 1571 in Dethick, Derbyshire, England [uncertain]

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Maud Babington was the daughter of Henry Babington of Dethick, Derbyshire, and possibly his second wife, Mary, the daughter of George Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy of Aston.^[1][2] One source describes her as the daughter of his first wife, Frances Markham, daughter of Sir John Markham.^[3]

She was less than 20 years old when her father died in May 1571. His will, dated 5 May 1571, stated:

I gyve and bequeathe unto Dorothie Mawde and Eliano^r Babington my Daughters and to enye one of them CC^li of lawfull englishe monye to be paide them and eny’e of them at suche tyme and when they or eny’e one of them shalbe marryed or shalbe and accomplisshe the full aige of xx^tie yeares.^[4][5]

She married Christopher Plunkett before 1595 and she died on 19 March 1609, ^[3]

They were the parents of Patrick Plunkett who became 8th/9th Baron Dunsany. (There seems to be some discrepancy as to whether he was the 8th or 9th Baron Dunsany. Burke's Peerage says 8th, Cracroft's Peerage and Wikipedia say 9th.)^[3][6]

Sources

1. ↑ Collectanea topographica et genealogica, London, 1843, volume 8, pages 350-1. Google Books (accessed 30 Dec 2019).
2. ↑ The Peerage
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Cracroft's Peerage; The Complete Guide to the British Peerage & Baronetage. http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk
4. ↑ The National Archives (UK). Reference: PROB 11/55/90. Description: Will of Henrie Babington of Dethicke, Derbyshire. Date: 19 February 1573. A transcript is here.
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 (database and images). Henry Babington, 19 Feb 1572 (accessed 30 Dec 2019). Ancestry Record 5111 #896180.
6. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron_of_Dunsany