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     Sir Humphrey Bourchier was the son of John Bourchier, 1st Lord Berners and Marjorie Berners.¹ He married Elizabeth Tylney, daughter of Sir Frederick Tylney and Elizabeth Cheney.¹ He died on 14 April 1471, killed in action.¹
     He fought in the Battle of Barnet on 14 April 1471, fighting on the Yorkist side.¹

     Sir Thomas Fiennes was the son of Sir Thomas Fiennes, 8th Lord Dacre and Anne Bourchier.¹ He married Joan de Sutton, daughter of Edward Sutton, 2nd Baron Dudley and Cicely Willoughby, in 1514.¹ He died on 26 October 1528.¹

     Joan de Sutton was the daughter of Edward Sutton, 2nd Baron Dudley and Cicely Willoughby.¹ She married Sir Thomas Fiennes, son of Sir Thomas Fiennes, 8th Lord Dacre and Anne Bourchier, in 1514.¹ She died in August 1539.¹
     She was also known as Jane. From 1514, her married name became Fiennes.¹

     Thomas Fiennes, 9th Lord Dacre was born circa 1516.¹ He was the son of Sir Thomas Fiennes and Joan de Sutton.¹ He married Lady Mary Neville, daughter of George Neville, 3rd Lord Abergavenny and Lady Mary Stafford, in 1536.² He died on 29 June 1541, hanged.¹
     He succeeded as the 9th Lord Dacre [E., 1321] on 9 September 1533.¹ In 1540 He was found guilty of the murder of a gamekeeper during a deer hunt at Laughton Park, Sussex, even though he was apparently elsewhere at the time, and the fatal blow was struck by a third party.¹ His barony was judged forfeit.¹

     Lady Mary Neville was born after 1523. She was the daughter of George Neville, 3rd Lord Abergavenny and Lady Mary Stafford.¹ She married, secondly, unknown Wootton.¹ She married, thirdly, Sir Francis Thursby.¹ She married, firstly, Thomas Fiennes, 9th Lord Dacre, son of Sir Thomas Fiennes and Joan de Sutton, in 1536.¹ She died circa 1576.¹
     Her married name became Wootton.¹ Her married name became Thursby.¹ From 1536, her married name became Fiennes.¹

     Gregory Fiennes, 10th Lord Dacre was baptised on 25 June 1539.¹ He was the son of Thomas Fiennes, 9th Lord Dacre and Lady Mary Neville.¹ He married Ann Sackville, daughter of Sir Richard Sackville and Winifred Brydges, before November 1558.¹ He died on 25 September 1594 at age 55, without issue.¹
     In 1558 he was restored in blood and honours.¹ He succeeded as the 10th Lord Dacre [E., 1321] in 1558.¹

     Ann Sackville was the daughter of Sir Richard Sackville and Winifred Brydges.^2,1 She married Gregory Fiennes, 10th Lord Dacre, son of Thomas Fiennes, 9th Lord Dacre and Lady Mary Neville, before November 1558.¹ She died on 14 May 1595.¹
     From before November 1558, her married name became Fiennes.¹

     Richard Sackville, 5th Earl of Dorset was born on 16 September 1622.¹ He was the son of Edward Sackville, 4th Earl of Dorset and Mary Curzon.¹ He married Frances Cranfield, daughter of Lionel Cranfield, 1st Earl of Middlesex and Anne Brett, in 1637.¹ He died on 27 August 1677 at age 54.^1,2
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for East Grinstead between 1640 and 1644.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Earl of Dorset [E., 1604] on 18 July 1652.¹ He held the office of Joint Lord-Lieutenant of Middlesex between 1660 and 1670.¹ He held the office of Joint Lord-Lieutenant of Sussex between 1670 and 1677.¹

     Margaret Fiennes, Baroness Dacre was born in 1541.¹ She was the daughter of Thomas Fiennes, 9th Lord Dacre and Lady Mary Neville.¹ She married Sampson Lennard, son of John Lennard and Elizabeth Harman, circa 10 November 1564.¹ She died on 16 March 1611/12.¹
     From circa 10 November 1564, her married name became Lennard. She succeeded as the 11th Baroness Dacre [E., 1321] on 8 December 1604, when she was recognised as the heir to the title.¹

     Sampson Lennard was the son of John Lennard and Elizabeth Harman.² He married Margaret Fiennes, Baroness Dacre, daughter of Thomas Fiennes, 9th Lord Dacre and Lady Mary Neville, circa 10 November 1564.³ He died on 20 September 1615.³
     He held the office of High Sheriff of Kent from 1590 to 1591.³ He lived at Chevening, Kent, England^G.¹