Gerrard Fleetwood - Research
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Research for Sir Gerrard Fleetwood, ancestors, siblings, children, related families, and associated information.
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Parents
William Fleetwood (father)
William Fleetwood was the father of Sir Gerrard Fleetwood.
William Fleetwood was born before 1 March 1551 in Cranford, Northamptonshire, England. He was the second surviving son of Thomas Fleetwood MP of The Vache, Chalfont St Giles and Bridget (Spring) Wingfield.
His siblings were:
- Ann Fleetwood
- Joyce Fleetwood
- Henry Fleetwood MP
- George Fleetwood MP
He was educated at Lincoln's Inn.
William Fleetwood married widow Jane (Clifton) Copleston by 1576. She was the daughter of William Clifton of Barrington in Somerset, and widow of Hugh Copleston of Copleston in Devon.
They had 9 sons (only 6 listed below) and 4 daughters (one whom died in William's lifetime).
- John Fleetwood
- Hester (Fleetwood) Lambart
- Miles Fleetwood MP
- Thomas Fleetwood
- Gerrard Fleetwood
- William Fleetwood
- George Fleetwood
- Catherine Fleetwood
- Joan Fleetwood
- Elizabeth Fleetwood
He was knighted on 11 May 1603.
William Fleetwood died about age 65 on 15 September 1616 in Ealing, Middlesex, England. No will has been found for him at the National Archives.[1]
Jane Clifton (mother)
Jane Clifton was the father of Sir Gerrard Fleetwood.
Jane Clifton was born in 1552 (or 1544?) in Cranford, Northamptonshire, England. She was the daughter of William Clifton of Barrington, Somerset, Esq. and Elizabeth Blount, daughter of Thomas Blount of Soderton and Jocosa Shirley (widow of Richard Abington).
First, Jane Clifton married Hugh Copleston, and after his death, then married William Fleetwood about 1570 [by 1576].[2]
They had 9 sons and 4 daughter, including:
- Miles Fleetwood
- Gerrard Fleetwood
- William Fleetwood
- George Fleetwood
Jane (Clifton) Fleetwood died at age 75 in 1627.
Siblings
Miles Fleetwood (–1667)
Miles Fleetwood was the son of William Fleetwood, and brother of Sir Gerrard Fleetwood.
Miles Fleetwood married ...
They had several children:
- Sir Miles Fleetwood. Beneficiary in Gerrard's will
- Sir William Fleetwood. Beneficiary and Executor in Gerrard's will
- ...
Miles Fleetwood, gentleman of West Ham, Essex, died before 10 January 1667, when his will was probated. His will is available at the National Archives, but still needs to be transcribed.[3]
Nephews
Sir Miles Fleetwood (–1689)
This Sir Miles Fleetwood was the son of ..., and the nephew of Sir Gerrard Fleetwood, as identified in Gerrard's will. Miles Fleetwood of Aldwincle, Northamptonshire, died before 7 October 1689, when his will passed probate; it's available at the National Archives, but still needs to be transcribed.[4]
Sir William Fleetwood (nephew)
Sir William Fleetwood was the son of Sir Miles Fleetwood. William was an executor of Sir Gerrard Fleetwood's will, along with Dame Anne Fleetwood (Gerrard's wife).
Wives
Jane (Lambert) Fleetwood (1st wife)
About age 18, Gerrard married his first wife, Jane Lambert, on 17 January 1599.
She was the daughter of William Lambert of Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire.
Earlier, she had been the long-time mistress (concubine) of Sir William Pawlett (or Paulet) knight, and she had 4 illegitimate sons (William, John, Hercules, and Hector) and a daughter (Susan) with William.
Earlier, she had been the concubine [mistress] of Sir William Pawlett (or Paulet) knight, 3rd Marquess of Winchester. She had 4 illegitimate sons and a daugher with William:
- Sir William Pawlett knight. He was a lawyer in London, and later of Edington, Wiltshire, where he was High Sheriff of Wiltshire in 1613. He married Elizabeth Seymour, daughter of Sir John Seymour of Morwell knight. They had 6 children: Essex Pawlett, William Pawlett, Francis, Honnor, Elizabeth, and Mary. He died in 1628.
- Sir John Pawlett of Hyde Street nere Winchester. He married Elizabeth Stump, daughter & heir of John Stump of Malmesbury in Wiltshire esquire. They had no children.
- Sir Hercules Pawlett. He married Bridgett Gifford, daughter of Sir Henry Gifford of King's Samborne in Southhampton. They had 2 children: Hercules Pawlett and William Pawlett.
- Hector Pawlett. He was born in 1578. He married Joan Butler, daughter and heiress of ... Butler of Badmington in Gloucestershire. Children were William Pawlett and Theophilia.
- Susan (or Susanna) Pawlett. She married (1) Thomas Kirby and (2) Lancelot Warnfford. She had children: Jane, Gerrard Kirkby, Richard Kirkby, Elizebeth, and Dorothy.[5][6]
It seems that Gerrard and Jane Fleetwood had to turn over Ashmore Manor to William Pawlett (or Poulet, or Powlett) after their legal suits; apparently he acquired Crawley as a result.[7]
She had no children with Gerrard.
She was buried on 12 March 1618. However, there is a Find-a-Grave burial memorial that claims Lady Jane Fleetwood died in 1619 and was buried at Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, City of Winchester, Hampshire, England.[8][9]
Mary (Dutton) Fleetwood (2nd wife)
Sir Gerrard Fleetwood's 2nd wife was Mary Dutton.
She was born before 22 October 1589, when she was baptised.
Mary Dutton was the widow of George Fettiplace, when she married Gerrard Fleetwood about 1620, after his 1st wife Jane Lambert died before 12 March 1618 (2 years earlier)
Mary (Dutton) Fleetwood died about age 45 before 1634, when Gerrard married his 3rd wife widow Isabel (Neville) (Harpur) Frescheville (her 3rd marriage).
See Mary Dutton for more details.
George Fettiplace (1st husband of Mary Dutton)
George Fettiplace was the 1st husband of Gerrard's 2nd wife Mary Dutton. He was born in 1591 at Coln St Aldwyn, Gloucestershire.
He was the son of John Fettiplace (born abt. 1561) of Coln St Aldwyn. He was of Middle Temple, London, Middlesex, and died about age 75 on 25 July 1636. John's father was also George Fettiplace (1531–1577), who married Cecily Poole (1541–1586). She was born in Poole, Wiltshire about 1541 to Henry Poole and Anne Baynton, and they had 5 children: John (1560–1636), Denton (or Dutton?) (1561–1583), Edmund(1567–?), Robert (1570–1634), and Richard (1570–1615). She died in 1586 in Coln St Aldwyn, Gloucestershire.
George's mother was Mary Fettiplace, who was born 11 November 1558. Her father was Alexander Fettiplace of Swinbrook, b. 1503, d. 12 Sep 1564, Oxfordshire (age 61). Her mother was Alexander's 2nd wife Dorothy Ashfield (widow of William Essex), they had 4 children, and she died 16 Dec 1607; his 1st wife had been Anne Dale and they had 8 children (including another Mary Fettiplace born 1524).
Isabel (Neville) (Harpur) (Frescheville) Fleetwood (3rd wife)
Isabel Neville was the daughter of Hercy Neville of Grove, Nottinghamshire.
She was the widow successively of Sir Richard Harpur of Hemington, Leicestershire, and Sir Peter Frescheville of Staveley, Derbyshire.
Then about 1634, Gerrard married Isabel Neville. They had no children.
She was buried on 24 November 1642.
Dame Anne Fleetwood (4th wife)
Lastly, Gerrard married his 4th wife Anne. She was identified as "Dame Anne Fleetwood", wife, relict, and executor in Gerrard's 1657 will.
She had one daughter Anne who married John Ryves of Drayton. However, this daughter is not mentioned in Sir Gerrard's will; mother Anne's will also mentions her niece Frances Stirridge.
Dame Anne Fleetwood, widow of Drayton in the parish of Barton Stacey, Southhampton [Hampshire], died in 1690/1.
Her will was written on 6 January 1690, and passed probate on 4 August 1691.[10]
Transcription
See a summary and transcription of Will of Dame Anne Fleetwood for more details.
Children
Colonel Dutton Fleetwood (son)
Dutton Fleetwood was a son of Sir Gerrard Fleetwood and his 2nd wife Mary Dutton.
Dutton Fleetwood was born about 1623, since at age 16 he matriculated 11 October 1639 at Queen's College, Oxford University. He was a colonel in the Royalist army.
In December 1641, Dutton Fleetwood married Anne Salisbury. They had a son Sir Gerrard Dutton Fleetwood, who was a beneficiary of his grandfather Gerrard's will.
Dutton Fleetwood died within his father's lifetime (before Dec 1657–Feb 1658).
His widow Anne Fleetwood married Arthur Stanhope. Administration was granted to her son, Sir Gerrard Dutton Fleetwood, on 3 May 1695, her 2nd husband having renounced.
See Dutton Fleetwood for more detail.
Anne (Salisbury) (Fleetwood) Stanhope (Dutton's wife)
Anne Salisbury was the daughter of Sir Henry Salusbury, 1st Bt. of Llewenny, Denbighshire, and his 2nd wife Elizabeth Vaughan, daughter of John Vaughan, 1st Earl of Carbery.
First, Alice Salisbury married Dutton Fleetwood on 17 December 1641. He was the only son of Sir Gerrard Fleetwood. They had a son Sir Gerard Dutton Fleetwood, and her 1st husband Dutton died before 1655.
Then next, widow Alice Fleetwood married her 2nd husband Arthur Stanhope, 4th son of the 1st Earl of Chesterfield. They had these children:
- Philip Stanhope (1653–1670)
- Henry Stanhope (1654–1665)
- Charles Stanhope (1655–1712), ancestor of the 5th Earl and succeeding Earls of Chesterfield
- Catherine Stanhope (1657–1705)
Alice Stanhope died ...
Elizabeth (Fleetwood) (Dowse) Kekewich (daughter)
Elizabeth Fleetwood was born after 1620 when her father Sir Gerrard Fleetwood married his 2nd wife Mary Dutton.
Elizabeth Fleetwood first married Thomas Dowce (or Dowse, or Douse) of Wallop, Wiltshire; however, some information shows him "of Somerset (son of Sir Francis Dowce of Somerset)". They must have been married before April 1644, when a daughter Elizabeth Dowse was baptised in Wallop.
They had a son also named Thomas Dowse (Douce/Douse) in 1647, who was an attorney-at-law when named as executor in the will of her nephew Sir Gerald Dutton Fleetwood (son of her brother Colonel Dutton Fleetwood).
Her husband Thomas Dowse died before October 1649, when he was buried at Nether Wallop Church. After his death, she was then married as the 3rd wife of George Kekewich of Catchfrench, Cornwall. Their marriage would have been before her father Gerrard's will in December 1657 since he used Kekewich there as the surname of his daughter Elizabeth.
Elizabeth had 2 sons: Thomas Dowse (Douce/Douse), probably from her first marriage, and Richard Gifford, probably from her second marriage; both were mentioned in Gerrard's will as grandsons.
Elizabeth was still alive in 1657 when her father Gerrard wrote his will and named his daughter. So she died after that date, although it's not known when yet.
Thomas Dowse (Elizabeth's 1st husband)
Elizabeth Fleetwood first married Thomas Dowse.
There were several wills for Thomas Dowse at the National Archives, maybe three generations based on successive death dates of 1601, 1673, and 1782; these need to be explored further to determine which one is her first husband.
Thomas Dowse (–1601)
There was a Thomas Dowse of Salisbury, Wiltshire, who died before 16 October 1601.[11]
Thomas Dowse (–1683)
There was another Thomas Dowse of King's Somborne, Hampshire who died before 26 January 1683.[12]
Thomas Dowse (1782)
Also, there was a third Thomas Dowse, also of King's Somborne, Hampshire, who died before 29 October 1702.[13]
George Kekewich #3 (Elizabeth's 2nd husband)
Elizabeth (Fleetwood) Dowse was married as the 3rd wife of George Kekewich #3, who was her 2nd husband after her 1st husband Thomas Dowse died. Before that, George #3 was married first to Alice Buller and then Mary (Strode) Stockman.
See George Kekewich #3 (1614–1662) for more details.
--- (Fleetwood) Gifford (daughter)
In his will, Sir Gerrard Fleetwood also mentions his other "daughter Gifford" (beside Elizabeth Kekewich), as well as his grandchildren Richard Giffford and Thomas Dowse [Douse].
There was a nameless wife of Richard Gifford #2 of King Somborne (a parish close to Crawley, where Gerrard lived). He was the son and heir of Sir Richard Gifford #1, Knight, who entertained James I at King Somborne in 1603, and was buried in the church of East Tytherley in 1643.
Sir Richard Gifford married his first cousin, Winifred, daughter of Sir Henry Wallop (Knight, Chancellor of Ireland, died 1599) by Katherine, daughter of Richard Gifford (1500–1568) of Tytherley and Somborne. Sir Richard's children were: Richard (aforementioned), Henry (died 1634), Winifred, Anne, and Susanna.
Susanna married John St. John of Farley Chamberlayne (1603–27), and was buried there on 5 May 1628, under an interesting monument representing her kneeling in widow's weeds [black clothing and mourning veil], facing her husband, with a baby in a cradle between them.
The will of Richard Gifford #2, son of Sir Richard #1 and the supposed widower of Sir Gerrard Fleetwood's daugher (Anne ?), was dated on 16 December 1661 [13 King Charles II], and was proved in London on 17 February 1661/2 by the executors (and kinsman) Hugh Haswell Esq. and John Tynte Esq.; also named as executors were Thomas Edmonds, Esq., and John Kelsey, Esq. (of Piddleworth), and Francis Rivett, Esq., overseer.
Richard #2 had "four children" mentioned in his 1661 will: Richard #3, Dutton, Gabriel, and another, who received bequests in his will; they were all younger than 21 so they must have been born after 1640.
His eldest son and heir, Richard #3 of King Somborne, Esquire, was born about 1654, based on when he attended Hart Hall at Oxford in 1672–3 when he was 18; little more is known about him or his wife. According to Richard #2's will dated 12 July 1678 and proved on 5 November 1679, he gave bequests to brothers Dutton Gifford and Gabriel Gifford, and daughter Jane Gifford.
According to Burke's Commoners (vol. 4), John Tynte of Cheverley, Somerset (who was aged 6 in 1623), married Jane, daughter and heir of Hugh Haswell of Haswell, Someret. Their son, Haswell Tynte, was created a baronet in 1673, and died in 1702.
Moreover, John and Susanna (Gifford) St. John were succeeded in the Farley Chamberlayne estates by the former's brother, Oliver St. John (1608–65), who married Constance (buried 16 September 1666 in Farley Chamberlayne).
Constance was the daughter of Walter Dawley of Lainstone, who matriculated at age 19 at New College, Oxford University. Oliver and Constance had a daughter Christian St. John, whose son, Ellis Mews of Winchester, eventually succeeded to his grandfather Oliver's property, and, assuming the name of St. John, bequeathed it to his son Pawlett St. John (created a baronet in 1772), who married Mary, widow of Sir Haswell Tynte, 3rd baronet.
Walter Dawley was the son of Antony Dawley of Ibsly, Southampton
Grandchildren
Gerard Dutton Fleetwood (grandson)
Gerard Dutton Fleetwood was the grandson of Sir Gerrard Fleetwood, as identified in his will.
His father Dutton Fleetwood was the only son of Gerrard Fleetwood and 2nd wife Mary Dutton. Dutton had two sisters, Elizabeth Fleetwood (who married Thomas Dowse and later George Kekewich) and ? Gifford, mother of Richard Gifford. They were all mentioned in Gerrard's will, although Dutton was not mentioned probably since he had died earlier.
Gerard Dutton Fleetwood was the son of Colonel Dutton Fleetwood and Anne Salisbury; after Dutton's death, Anne Fleetwood married Arthur Stanhope.
In John Pargiter's will (described below), he mentions his grandson John Fleetwood and granddaughter Mary Fleetwood. His daughter Anne Pargiter was the 1st wife of Gerard Dutton Fleetwood, and they had John Fleetwood (–1725). After her death, he then married Mary Holt, and they had Mary Fleetwood. This John Fleetwood married widow Anne Bird, and they also had a son John Fleetwood (1706–1752).
However, there were marriage and burial records that show a Mary Pargiter as his wife, rather than Anne. This discrepancy needs to be resolved, but at this point, it seems that John Pargiter's will would have a higher credibility than these registers.
Gerard Dutton Fleetwood married Mary Pargiter on 2 June 1668 at St Pancras Old Church, Camden, Middlesex, England.[14]
His wife Lady Mary Fleetwood from St Martins [in the Fields] parish, died before 5 November 1684, when was buried in the chapel of St Dunstan in the West, City of London, London, England.[15]
Sir Gerard Dutton Fleetwood died about 1699 in St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex, England. His will passed probate on 23 January 1699.[16]
Kekewich Ancestors
William Kekewich (George #3's father)
George #3 was the son of William Kekewich and Jane Coode.
See William Kekewich for more details.
George Kekewich #2 (George #3's grandfather)
George Kekewich #2 was born before 14 August 1556, when he was baptized in Menheniot, Cornwall, England.
George (1556–1611) #2 was the son of George Kekewich #1 (1530–1582) [Keckwitche] and Katherine Courteney.
George #2 first married Blanch Godolphin (1563–1597) on 30 December 1584. They had four sons: Francis, John, William, and Christopher; both Francis and Christopher died young.
His son William Kekewich (1595–1634) was the father of George Kekewich #3 who married widow Elizabeth (Fleetwood Dowse), daughter of Sir Gerrard Fleetwood; so that means George #2 was the paternal grandfather of George #3.
Blanch (Godolphin) Kekewich died at age 34 on 11 December 1597, which was the same day their son Christopher was born (and died) so she must have died from childbirth.
Then George #2 married Julian (Wiell) Grenville.
George #2 died before 20 May 1611, when his will was proved.
See George Kekewich for more details.
George Kekewich #1 (George #3's great-grandfather)
George Kekwich #2 was the son & heir of George Kekewich #1.
George Kekewich #1 of Ketchfrench [sic] (–1581) was the son & heir of John Kekewich of Ketchfrench [sic] and Thomasin Bradfield of Chenville, Essex.
George #1 married Katherin[e] Courtney (1532–1571) in 1560 at Landrake, Cornwall. However, some information indicates they married in 1568 when George would be age 37; she was born in 1539, married at age 29, and died in 1571, just 3 years after her marriage - so that needs to be reconciled. She was the daughter of Edward Courtenay [Courtney] (1495–1571) of Landrake, Cornwall.
They had five sons: George #2, John, Peter, Edward, and Francis, as well as five sisters: Katherin, Grace, Anne, Mary, Margaret.
George #1 had two sisters: Maria and Agnes.[17] John's father was another George Kekewich #0 [Georgius] de Ketchfrench, who came out of Shropshire into Cornwall, who married Johanna, daughter and heiress of Edward Tadcarne.
George Kekewich #1 died at age 51 on 26 June 1582 in Menheniot, Liskeard, Cornwall (this is slighter different from what is shown above with his lifespan ending in 1581).
John Kekewich (George #3's 2nd great-grandfather)
George Kekewich #1 was the son & heir of John Kekewich.
John Kekewich [Johannes Kekwich] de Ketchfrench [sic] in Cornwall and of Margetting in Essex (–1539), married Thomasin, daughter and heiress of Thomas Bradfield of Chenville in Essex (she was sole executrix of her husband's will). John's parents were another George Kekewich #0 and Johanna Tadcarne.
They had a son George #1 as well as two sisters: Maria and Agnes.[18]
John's will was written on 15 September 1598 and proved on 19 October 1541 in Canterbury (PCC).
George Kekewich #0 (George #3's 3rd great-grandfather)
John Kekewich's father was another George Kekewich #0 of Catchfrench [Georgius de Ketchfrench], who came out of Shropshire into Cornwall, and married Johanna, daughter and heiress of Edward Tadcarne.
Gifford Family
There were several persons with the name Richard Gifford in Kings' Somborne, Hampshire, and possibly represent several successive generations (1647, 1662, 1679, and another). These have been explored and it's fairly clear that Richard Gifford #2 (abt.1564–1662) was the grandson mentioned by Sir Gerrard Fleetwood in his will (from his "daughter Gifford" that he also identifies, who some think might have been "Anne").
There is a lot of detailed information about the Fleetwood, Dowse, Pawlett, and Kirkiby families, and especially multiple generations of Richard Gifford, available in Notes and Queries.[19]
Richard Gifford #1 (1577–1643)
This Richard Gifford #1 was the father-in-law of the grandson mentioned in the 1657 will of Sir Gerrard Fleetwood.
His son Richard Gifford #2 (–1662) was the supposed widower of Sir Gerrard Fleetwood's daugher (Anne ?), making him the grandson mentioned in Gerrard's 1657 will. They also had another son Richard Gifford #3 (abt.1654–1679), as well as Dutton Gifford, Gabriel Gifford, and another child.
Sir Richard Gifford #1, Knight, was an English landowner and Member of Parliament for Stockbridge.
He was born in 1577 as the younger son of Sir Henry Gifford, an English politician of King's Somborne (died 1592) and MP for Stockbridge in 1572. His mother was Susan Brouncker, a daughter of Henry Brouncker of Erlestoke, Wiltshire, and widow of Robert Halswell of Halswell, Somerset.
Robert's son Nicholas Halswell married Wallop-68 | Bridget Wallop, daughter of Sir Henry Wallop. Henry Gifford's sister Katherine Gifford (abt.1544–1599) married the same Sir Henry Wallop.
Richard had an older brother John, and inherited the manor of King's Somborne in Hampshire on John's death in 1597.
He also had a sister Bridget, who married Mr. Powlett [Pawlett/Poulet].
Richard Gifford #1 entertained James I at King Somborne in 1603.
He was buried in the church of East Tytherley in 1643.
In May 1601, Sir Richard Gifford #1 married his first cousin, Winifred Wallop, daughter of Sir Henry Wallop (abt.1540–14 April 1599), knight, of Farleigh Wallop, Hampshire (Chancellor of Ireland) by Katherine (–16 July 1599), daughter of another Richard Gifford #0 (1500–1568) of Tytherley and Somborne.
They had common grandparents since Richard #1 was the son of Henry Gifford M.P. (abt.1543-1592) and his wife Susan Brouncker, and Winifred was the daughter of Catherine [Katherine] (Gifford) Wallop (abt.1544-) and Sir Henry Wallop of Farleigh Wallop in Hampshire; both Henry and Catherine (as well as John and William) were the four children of Richard Gifford #0 (1500–1568) and Ann (Goring) Gifford (abt.1520-abt.1580).
Apparently, the royal lands, manor, and park of Somborne were originally property of King Henry IV so they merged with the Crown in 1399. It was leased for a term of years to Richard Gifford #0 in 1637, who left it by will to his son Henry Gifford, who obtained a further 70 years' lease from Queen Elizabeth in 1588. His son William was farmer of the manor in 1692–3; he died in 1597 and was succeeded by his brother Richard #1.
In 1628, Charles I granted King's Somborne to several trustees for the Corporation of London, who sold the manor in 1634 to Sir Richard Gifford #1, from whom it passed, probably by sale, to Francis Rivett of King's Somborne. His daughter and heir Marjery brought the manor in marriage to Oliver St. John of Farley Chamberlayne.
It then eventually passed down through his son Oliver to a childless grandson Oliver whose sister Francis became heir and married her first cousin Ellis Mews (afterwards St. John). She was childless and he married again into the Paulet family who then acquired it.[20]
Supposedly, Sir Richard Gifford #1 initially married Sir Gerrard Fleetwood's daughter (Anne ?) and they had a son Richard Gifford #2, who was the grandson mentioned in the Gerrard's will. Then as a widower, he married Winifred Wallop; their children included 2 sons (1 died within father's lifetime) and 4 daughters (2 died before father):
- Richard Gifford #2 (Sir Gerrard Fleetwood's grandson)
- Henry Gifford, who died 1634
- Winifred Gifford
- Anne Gifford
- Susanna Gifford (–1628)
- another daughter Gifford
Richard #1's younger daughter Susanna Gifford married John St. John of Farley Chamberlayne (1603–27), and was buried there on 5 May 1628, under an interesting monument representing her kneeling in widow's weeds [black clothing and mourning veil], facing her husband, with a baby in a cradle between them. There is an heraldic arms shield above the plaque which combines [impales] St John [on the left, 2 gold stars on top red banner] and Gifford [on the right, with 10 roundels (circles) colored red [gules]].
Erected in Memory
Of John St. John Sonn of Henry
St. John Esq. whoe deceased 7 [VII] of Sept.
1627 [MDCXXVII]
And of Susanna his Wife, Daughter of Sir
Richarde Gifforde Knight: Who changed this
life for a better, the Fifth of May
1628 [MDCXXVIII]
And John St. John their sonne, an infante
borne after his father's death & died [dyed]
before his Mother 26 [XXVI] February [Februarie]
1628 [MDCXXVIII]
who lie all heare (?) interred
Richard was knighted on 7 May 1603. King James and Anne of Denmark stayed at King's Somborne as the guests of Richard Gifford #1 in August 1603. His wife Winifred joined the household of Anne of Denmark as a lady of the Privy Chamber.
He died in November 1643 and was buried on 28 November 1643 at King's Somborne.
The will for Richard Gifford #1 of King's Somborne, Hampshire was proved 25 November 1647.[21]
See Will of Sir Richard Gifford for a summary and transcription of the will of Richard Gifford #1 from the National Archives.
This Richard Gifford #1 died in 1643 so he would definitely not be the living grandson mentioned in Gerrard's will written in 1657. Therefore, it seems that his son Richard Gifford #2 is most likely the grandson of Sir Gerrard Fleetwood. He was born after 1601 when Richard #1 married Winifred Wallop, and died before his 1662 will; so that fits the proper time frame and he still would have been alive at the time of the Gerrard's 1657 will. The other Richard Gifford #3 who died in 1679 would then be the son of Richard #2.
Richard Gifford #2 (–1662) (grandson)
Richard Gifford #2 was the son of Sir Richard Gifford #1 and the supposed widower of Sir Gerrard Fleetwood's daugher (Anne ?). Therefore, he is the "grandson Richard Gifford" mentioned in Gerrard's 1657 will.
According to his will, he had "four children", who he mentioned were all younger than 21 in his 1661 will. This would be the three sons mentioned in his will, and one more.
- Richard Gifford #3 (abt.1654–1679). Eldest son & heir
- Dutton Gifford
- Gabriel Gifford
- ? Gifford
The will of Richard Gifford #2 of King's Somborne, Hamsphire, was dated on 16 December 1661 [13 King Charles II], and proved in London on 17 February 1661/2 by the executors Hugh Haswell [Halswell] and John Tynte.[22]
He was "very sick" at the time of making his will, and desired to be buried in King Somborne Church, and left his goods, cattle, corn, implements, &c., house, plate, and jewels to his executors. "except such jewels and household stuff as are now remaining in the hands and custody of Joan Sutton, wife of Walter Sutton, and were delivered to her to keep for the use of my children, by my late wife and myself."
His executors were to sell those goods left in their hands for the payment of his debts, as also his "lands, as well leasehold as freehold, for the same purpose, and for the education and maintenance of his [unnamed] four children till they severally attain the age of twenty-one — the three younger to have 300 pounds a piece at their majority, and the surplus money to remain to the eldest son [no name given].
His executors were his kinsman Hugh Haswell [Halswell], Esq., John Tynte, Esq., Thomas Edmonds, Esq., and John Kelsey, Esq. (of Piddleworth), and Francis Rivett, Esq., overseer. Witnesses, Thomas Eads, Thomas Poore, John Aycriggs.
Note: An overseer of a will supervises the activities of the executor(s).
Regarding his executors, Hugh Haswell [Halswell] (abt.1597–1672) and John Tynte (1617–1679), there are some interesting relationships between them and the Gifford and Wallop families.
Richard Gifford #2's mother Winifred (Wallop) Gifford, wife (and first cousin) of his father Richard Gifford #1, and daughter of Sir Henry Wallop of Farleigh Wallop, had an older sister Bridget Wallop who married Sir Nicholas Halswell (1566–1633). Their son was Rev. Hugh Halswell [Haswell] (abt.1597–1672), who had inherited the eleventh century Halswell Park estate in Goathurst, Somerset [southwest of Bridgwater] with its magnificant manor house and park.
The Tudor house still existing today was built in 1536 for Robert Halswell (1588–1626), which passed to his son Sir Nicholas Halswell, who married Bridget Wallop, and then to Hugh Halswell in 1633. He had no male heirs so it passed to his daughter Jane, who married John Tynte of Chelvey, another wealthy Somerset family, then to her son 1st Baronet Halswell Tynte (1649–1702), who was named the executor and sole trustee of his son Richard Gifford #3.[23]
See Will of Sir Richard Gifford for a summary and transcription of the will of Richard Gifford #2 from the National Archives.
Richard Gifford #3 (abt.1654–1679)
Richard Gifford #3 was the son and heir of Richard Gifford #2. He was the eldest of the "four children" mentioned in Richard #2's will.
He born about 1654, based on his age 18 when he went to Oxford in 1672.
Richard #3 was married, but nothing is known of his wife. They had a "daughter Jane Gifford", since she was mentioned in his will to inherit his "worldly goods", and all the "lands and houses in the county of Somerset that formerly belonged unto her mother".
This Richard #3 matriculated at Hart Hall, Oxford University in 1672–3 at age 18, but very little is known of his career beyond the fact that he dated his will on 12 July 1678, as "of King Somborne, Esquire".
He had at least two brothers, Dutton Gifford and Gabriel Gifford, since they were also mentioned in his will's bequests. He gave to his brother Dutton Gifford all his lands and houses in King Somborne, Stockbridge, and Romsey, "he paying unto my brother Gabriel Gifford one third part of all the rents ... To Dutton Gifford the lease of my Park at King Somborne and the lease of Tanner's farm in the said parish. Executor and sole trustee, Sir Halswell [Haswell] Tynte of Haswell in the county of Somerset." — Proved in London 8 November 1679.
Note that the executor and sole trustee named by Richard Gifford #3 was Sir Halswell Tynte, who was the son of John Tynte and Jane Halswell, daugher of Rev. Hugh Halswell; Hugh and John were executors for his father Richard Gifford #2's 1662 will.
Richard Gifford #3 of King's Somborne, Hampshire, died before 5 November 1679, when his will was proved.[24]
See Will of Sir Richard Gifford for a summary and transcription of the will of Richard Gifford #3 from the National Archives.
Richard Gifford #0
This Richard Gifford #0 was the grandfather of Richard Gifford #1
Richard Gifford #0 married Ann Goring, and their son Henry Gifford married Susan Brouncker, who had Richard #1.
Richard Gifford #4
Apparently, there was another Richard Gifford #4 (1693–1760), who was born after Richard #3 died in 1679. He might possibly have been a son or grandson of Richard #3's brothers Dutton or Gabriel, but no information has been discovered yet except the following.
There's an interesting plaque on the wall of the St John's Church in Farley Chamberlayne [next to King's Somborne] in memory of Richard Gifford (1693–1760) Esq. of Wooly Green who died at age 67 on 4 June 1760, and his wife Elizabeth (1698–1770) who died 21 at age 72 on April 1770, and his sister Frances Gifford (–1775) who died in September 1775.
Dutton Gifford
Dutton Gifford was the son of Richard Gifford #3, whose father Richard #2 was the grandson of Sir Gerrard Fleetwood. However, there was no mention of this grandson in his 1657 will, although he was apparently born about that time (his older brother Richard Gifford was included).
According to F. W. Pledge's Crawley, "Dutton Gifford occupied a house in the parish some time between 1697 and 1701". He was presumably living at Woolly Green, in the parish of Hursley, in 1689, when his daughter Anne Gifford was baptised there (afterwards wife of the Rev. William Pretty, Rector of Thruxton; buried at Faley Chamberlayne, 1776).
The surname of Dutton Gifford's first wife, Anne, is not known at present. She was buried at Farley in 1694, and in the following year, he married Elizabeth Hunt of Popham, by whome he had a son Richard, who died without children in 1769. Dutton Gifford died at age 66 and was buried at Farley on 16 October 1722.
Paulet Family
Sir William Paulet
Sir William Paulet was born about 1552, 1st son of John, end Marquess of Winchester by his 1st wife Elizabeth, daughter and coheiress of Robert, 2nd Lord Willoughby de Broke. He was Knight of the Bath [Knight Companion] in 1553. He was a member of Parliament representing Dorset in 1571. He succeeded his father as 3rd Marquess of Winchester on 4 November 1576. He was lord lieutenant of Dorset in 1586.
He married Anne (or Agnes), 1st daughter of William, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham; they had 1 son and 3 daughters, and she died in 1601.
However, he also had 4 illegitimate sons and possibly a daughter with his long-time mistress Jane Lambert.
He died on 24 November 1598.
Apparently, this was the signal for his family to close in on Jane Lambert, and there were multiple Star Chamber suites regarding the lands he jointly owned with Lord Mountjoy; those were eventually settled by Act of Parliament, when Gerrard acquired Crawley.[25]
Pargiter Family
Anne Pargiter married Sir Gerrard Fleetwood. She was the daughter of John Pargiter.
John Pargiter
In the will (4 pages) of John Pargiter, he said quite a lot about his grandson John Fleetwood and granddaughter Mary Fleetwood, who were children of his daughter Anne Pargiter and Sir Gerrard Fleetwood. The Executors to administer his will were his sons John Pargiter and Samuel Pargiter.[26]
Transcription (excerpt)
I give and bequeath to my Grandsonne John Fleetwood the sum of two thousand pounds to be paid at the age of Twenty and one yeares old
I give and bequeath to my granddaughter Mary Fleetwood the sum of Two Thousand pounds to be paid at the day of marriage or the age of Twenty one yeares old or which shall first happen
And my desire is that my Executors will take speciall care of them in breeding (?) and otherwise disposeing of them and of putting forth and well securing (?) their estates (?)
And out of the profitts arising --- by intent (?) from other-- to allow or give unto them such proportions and sumes of money sufficient to maintain them in a good --- and breeding according to their quality
And I do hereby --- my honored worthy friend Sir William Cowper the elder to assist my Executors and oversee the breeding of them and alsoe in the well securing (?) of them and their estates
And my will further is that if either of the said John or Mary Fleetwood happen to die before the days of payment That then the survivor to have the deceased estate But if it should please God both die before the dayes of payment before ---
That in such case my will is Three Thousand pounds of the foure shall be to the use of my Executors five hundred shall be to the use of the Father Sir Gerald Fleetwood and the remaineing five hundred pounds shall be disposed of by my Executors and given to such wanting poore --- housekeepers as my Executors shall thinke fitt and well informed themselves of
I give to Sir Gerald Fleetwood their father one hundred pounds
I give and bequeath unto my sonne John Pargiter all my estate whether Land ... to him and his heires forever with all Deeds and --- remaining the same
I give to my sonne John Pargiter and his heires forever all my estate houses or Lands both in or about ...
...
And my desire and will is that they [his sons & Executors, John and Samuel Pargiter] will be more than ordinarily carefull of my two Grandchildren John and Mary Fleetwood for good breeding virtuously brought up in the feare of God and of their securing theire Legacies the gifts I have given them against bad Debtors or a bad husband if unhappily marryed what is --- out and --- in the former --- 15 or 16 lines is done by self
---
Signed and sealed John Pargiter
...
This eighth day of February 1601.
Sources
- ↑
Parliament: Sir William Fleetwood I (1551–1616)
'Thrush, Andew', History of Parliament Online (accessed 23 September 2022). - ↑
Parliament: Sir William Fleetwood I:
Thrush, Andrew. The History of Parliament. History of Parliament (accessed 26 September 2022).
By 1576, William Fleetwood married Jane Clifton, who died 1628. - ↑
Will of Miles Fleetwood (1667):
Will of Miles Fleetwood, Gentleman of West Ham, Essex,
PROB 11/323/42, 10 January 1667, The National Archives, Kew.
Will of Miles Fleetwood (1667) Gentleman of West Ham, Essex - ↑
Will of Miles Fleetwood (1689):
Will of Miles Fleetwood of Aldwincle, Northamptonshire,
PROB 11/397/53, 07 October 1689, The National Archives, Kew.
Will of Miles Fleetwood (1689) of Aldwincle, Northamptonshire - ↑
Visitation of Hampshire 1530:
Rylands, W. Harry, ed. (1913). Pedigrees from the visitation of Hampshire
made by Thomas Benolt, Clarenceulx a 1530,
enlarged with the vissitation of the same county made by Robert Cooke, Clarenceulx, a anno 1575;
both which are continued with the vissitation made by John Phillipott, Somersett (for William Camden, Clarenceux) in a 1622
most part then don & finished in a 1634.
As collected by Richard Mundy in Harleian ms. no. 1544.
Creator: Rylands, William Harry, 1847-1922; Benolte, Thomas, d. 1534; Cooke, Robert; Philipot, John, 1589?-1645;
The Publications of The Harleian Society, London: Harleian Society. Volume: LXIV [64], Page 224, 1873, Title No. 42731, FamilySearch; Onondaga County Public Library.
Visitation of Hampshire 1530
Internet Archive - ↑ Pawlett Pedigree: Jane Lambert, under Pawlett, page 224
- ↑
Ashmore Manor:
Bargain and Sale and Release From:
Gerrard Fleetwood of Crawley, Hants, Knt. and Jane his wife
to William Powlett of Ed[d]ington, Co. Wilts. Knt.
of the Manor of Ashmore
for the Lives of Gerald and Jane Fleetwood,
London Metropolitan Archives, Date: 1617, Reference: ACC/1017/0167, Collection: Howard and Eliot Families.
Ashmore Manor - ↑
Burial: Lady Jane Fleetwood:
"Find A Grave Index"
citing record ID 136071586, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
FamilySearch Record: QVPS-ZLCL (accessed 12 September 2022)
Find A Grave: Memorial #136071586
Jane Fleetwood burial (died in 1619) in Winchester, City of Winchester, Hampshire, England. - ↑
Memorial: Lady Jane Fleetwood:
Find a Grave (no image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #136071586 (accessed 12 September 2022)
Memorial page for Lady Jane Fleetwood (unknown-1619), citing Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, City of Winchester, Hampshire, England; Maintained by Frontierkoala (contributor 50543487). - ↑
Will of Dame Anne Fleetwood (1691):
Will of Dame Anne Fleetwood, Widow of Barton Stacey, Hampshire,
PROB 11/403/382, 04 August 1691, The National Archives, Kew.
Will of Dame Anne Fleetwood Widow of Barton Stacey, Hampshire - ↑
Will of Thomas Dowse, Gentleman of Salisbury, Wiltshire,
PROB 11/98/265, 16 October 1601, The National Archives, Kew.
Will of Thomas Dowse (1601) - ↑
Will of Thomas Dowse (1683)
Will of Thomas Dowse, Gentleman of King's Somborne, Hampshire,
PROB 11/372/116, 26 January 1683, The National Archives, Kew.
Will of Thomas Dowse - ↑
Will of Thomas Dowse, Gentleman of Kings Somborne, Hampshire,
PROB 11/466/402, 29 October 1702, The National Archives, Kew.
Will of Thomas Dowse (1782) - ↑
Marriage: Gerard Dutton Fleetwood - Mary Pargiter:
"London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812"
London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers;
Reference Number: P90/PAN1/001
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1624 #3737992 (accessed 13 September 2022)
Gerard Dutton Fleetwood marriage to Mary Pargiter on 2 Jun 1668 at St Pancras Old Church, Camden, Middlesex, England. - ↑
Burial: Lady Mary Fleetwood (Pargiter):
"London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812"
London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers;
Reference Number: P69/Dun2/A/006/Ms010348
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1624 #6450540 (accessed 13 September 2022)
Mary Fleetwood burial (died in about 1684) on 5 Nov 1684 in St Dunstan in the West, City of London, London, England. - ↑
Will of Sir Gerard Dutton Fleetwood (1699):
"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: 454
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5111 #769773 (accessed 13 September 2022)
Will of Dñi Gerrard Dutton Fleetwood, granted probate on 23 Jan 1699. Died about 1699 in St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex, England. - ↑
Inquisition Post Mortem: John Kekewich:
Kekewich, John: Cornwall, Reference: C 142/71/183, Date: 36 Henry VIII [1544/5]. The National Archives, Kew, Chancery: Inquisitions Post Mortem, Series II (Henry VII to Charles I). Inquisition Post Mortem: John Kekewich - ↑
Inquisition Post Mortem: John Kekewich:
Kekewich, John: Cornwall, Reference: C 142/71/183, Date: 36 Henry VIII [1544/5]. The National Archives, Kew, Chancery: Inquisitions Post Mortem, Series II (Henry VII to Charles I). Inquisition Post Mortem: John Kekewich - ↑
Notes and Queries:
Notes and Queries
Series 11, Volume 6, 43, pages 331-333.
A Fleetwood Miscellany - ↑
King's Somborne:
'Parishes: King's Sombourne', in A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 4, ed. William Page (London, 1911), pp. 469-480. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/hants/vol4/pp469-480 [accessed 18 September 2022]. - ↑
Will of Richard Gifford
Will of Richard Gifford of King's Somborne, Hampshire,
PROB 11/202/408, 25 November 1647, The National Archives, Kew.
Will of Richard Gifford (1647) - ↑
Will of Richard Gifford #2:
Will of Richard Gifford of King Somborne, Hampshire,
PROB 11/307/280, 17 February 1662, The National Archives, Kew.
Will of Richard Gifford (1662) - ↑
Halswell Tynte:
Cokayne, George Edward (1825–1911), editor of the "Complete Peerage",
Complete Baronetage: Baronetcies of England (1611–1797),
Volume 4, Creations [E.]: 1665–1707, Exeter, Willliam Pollard & Co., 1904.
Cornell University Library, Internet Archive, Tynte, or Tint, Page 61. (accessed 19 September 2022)
Halswell Tynte - ↑
Will of Richard Gifford #3:
Will of Richard Gifford of King's Somborne, Hampshire,
PROB 11/361/192, 5 November 1679, The National Archives, Kew.
Will of Richard Gifford (1679) - ↑
Sir William Paulet:
Sir William Paulet (c.1532–98), of Hooke Court, Dorset. - ↑
Will of John Pargiter:
Will of John Pargiter of Saint Martin in the Fields, Middlesex,
PROB 11/390/258, 24 February 1688, The National Archives, Kew.
Will of John Pargiter
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