Sir John Brownlow, 1st and last Bt.1

M, #30221, b. circa 1594, d. 23 November 1679
Last Edited=29 Jul 2007
     Sir John Brownlow, 1st and last Bt. was born circa 1594.2 He was the son of Richard Brownlow and Katharine Page.1 He married Alice Pulteney, daughter of Sir John Pulteney.1 He died on 23 November 1679, without issue.2
     He matriculated at St. Mary Hall, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, EnglandG, on 26 June 1607.2 He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1608.2 He graduated from University College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, EnglandG, on 28 April 1610 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)2 He held the office of Sheriff of Lincolnshire from 1639 to 1640.1 He was created 1st Baronet Brownlow, of Belton, near Grantham, co. Lincoln [England] on 26 July 1641.2 In 1643 at Grantham, Lincolnshire, EnglandG, he was indicted for high treason, suggesting he was a royalist in the Civil War.1 He held the office of Sheriff of Lincolnshire in 1665.1
     On his death, his baronetcy became extinct.1

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 545. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S15] George Edward Cokayne, editor, The Complete Baronetage, 5 volumes (no date (c. 1900); reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983), volume II, page 111. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Baronetage.

Hon. Elizabeth Greville1

F, #30222, d. 4 November 1699
Last Edited=6 Oct 2019
Hon. Elizabeth Greville
by Enoch Seeman 2
     Hon. Elizabeth Greville was the daughter of Fulke Greville, 5th Baron Brooke of Beauchamps Court and Sarah Dashwood.3,1 She married Francis North, 2nd Baron Guilford, son of Francis North, 1st Baron Guilford and Lady Frances Pope, on 25 February 1694/95.1 She died on 4 November 1699.1
     After her marriage, Hon. Elizabeth Greville was styled as Baroness of Guilford on 25 February 1694/95. From 25 February 1694/95, her married name became North.

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 1691. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S3409] Caroline Maubois, "re: Penancoet Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 2 December 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Penancoet Family."
  3. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Francis North, 1st Baron Guilford1

M, #30223, b. 22 October 1637, d. 5 September 1685
Last Edited=6 Aug 2023
Francis North, 1st Baron of Guilford 2
     Francis North, 1st Baron Guilford was born on 22 October 1637 at Kirtling, Cambridgeshire, England.3,4 He was the son of Dudley North, 4th Baron North and Anne Montagu.5 He married Lady Frances Pope, daughter of Thomas Pope, 3rd Earl of Downe and Beata Poole, on 5 March 1671/72.3 He died on 5 September 1685 at age 47.3
     He was educated at St. John's College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, EnglandG.3 He was admitted to Middle Temple in 1661 entitled to practise as a barrister.3 He was appointed King's Counsel (K.C.) in 1668.3 He held the office of Solicitor-General between 1671 and 1673.3 He held the office of Attorney-General between 1673 and 1682.3 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for King's Lynn from 1672/73 to 1675.3 He held the office of Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas between 1675 and 1682.3 He held the office of Speaker of the House of Lords in 1678.3 He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1679.3 He held the office of Lord Keeper of the Great Seal between 1682 and 1685.3 He was created 1st Baron Guilford, co. Surrey [England] on 27 September 1683.3

Child of Francis North, 1st Baron Guilford and Lady Frances Pope

Citations

  1. [S34] BP1970 page 1987. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S34]
  2. [S3409] Caroline Maubois, "re: Penancoet Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 2 December 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Penancoet Family."
  3. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 1691. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  4. [S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995). Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.
  5. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Lady Frances Pope1

F, #30224, b. 7 May 1646, d. 15 November 1678
Last Edited=25 Jan 2020
     Lady Frances Pope was baptised on 7 May 1646 at Wroxton, Oxfordshire, England. She was the daughter of Thomas Pope, 3rd Earl of Downe and Beata Poole.1 She married Francis North, 1st Baron Guilford, son of Dudley North, 4th Baron North and Anne Montagu, on 5 March 1671/72.1 She died on 15 November 1678 at age 32 at Wroxton, Oxfordshire, England.2 She was also reported to have died on 4 November 1699.1 She was buried on 17 November 1678 at Wroxton, Oxfordshire, England.2
     From 5 March 1671/72, her married name became North.

Child of Lady Frances Pope and Francis North, 1st Baron Guilford

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 1691. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995). Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.
  3. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Thomas Pope, 3rd Earl of Downe

M, #30225, b. 1598, d. 11 January 1667/68
Last Edited=28 Apr 2023
     Thomas Pope, 3rd Earl of Downe was born in 1598.1 He was the son of William Pope, 1st Earl of Downe and Anne Hopton.1 He married Beata Poole, daughter of Sir Henry Poole, on 20 April 1636 at Wroxton, Oxfordshire, England. He died on 11 January 1667/68 at Wroxton, Oxfordshire, England.1 He was buried on 20 January 1668 at Wroxton, Oxfordshire, England.
     He succeeded as the 3rd Earl of Downe [I., 1628] on 28 December 1660. He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Pope, of Wilcote, co. Oxford [E., 1611] on 28 December 1660.

Children of Thomas Pope, 3rd Earl of Downe and Beata Poole

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume IV, page 450. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S15] George Edward Cokayne, editor, The Complete Baronetage, 5 volumes (no date (c. 1900); reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983), volume II, page 121. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Baronetage.
  3. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 1691. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]


Dudley North, 4th Baron North1

M, #30226, b. circa 1 November 1602, d. 24 June 1677
Last Edited=6 Aug 2023
Dudley North, 4th Lord North 2
     Dudley North, 4th Baron North was born circa 1 November 1602.3 He was the son of Dudley North, 3rd Baron North and Frances Brocket.4 He married Anne Montagu, daughter of Sir Charles Montagu, on 24 April 1632.3 He died on 24 June 1677.3
     He was appointed Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.) in 1616.3 He was educated at Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, EnglandG.3 He was educated at Gray's Inn, London, EnglandG.3 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Horsham from 1628 to 1629.3 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Cambridgeshire between 1640 and 1648.3 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Cambridgeshire between April 1640 and May 1640.3 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Cambridge in 1660.3 He succeeded as the 4th Baron North [E., 1554] on 16 January 1665/66.3

Children of Dudley North, 4th Baron North and Anne Montagu

Citations

  1. [S34] BP1970 page 1987. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S34]
  2. [S3409] Caroline Maubois, "re: Penancoet Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 2 December 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Penancoet Family."
  3. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 1691. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  4. [S37] BP2003. [S37]
  5. [S229] Burke John and John Bernard Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England (1841, reprint; Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1985), page 501. Hereinafter cited as Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England.

Anne Montagu1

F, #30227, d. circa 12 February 1680/81
Last Edited=5 Aug 2023
     Anne Montagu was the daughter of Sir Charles Montagu.1 She married Dudley North, 4th Baron North, son of Dudley North, 3rd Baron North and Frances Brocket, on 24 April 1632.1 She died circa 12 February 1680/81.2 She was buried on 15 February 1680/81.
     Her married name became North.

Children of Anne Montagu and Dudley North, 4th Baron North

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 1691. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S34] BP1970 page 1987. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S34]
  3. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Sir Charles Montagu1

M, #30228
Last Edited=18 Jul 2008
     Sir Charles Montagu was appointed Knight.

Child of Sir Charles Montagu

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 1691. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

James Compton, 5th Earl of Northampton

M, #30229, b. 2 May 1687, d. 3 October 1754
Last Edited=20 May 2015
     James Compton, 5th Earl of Northampton was born on 2 May 1687.1 He was the son of George Compton, 4th Earl of Northampton and Jane Fox.1 He married Elizabeth Shirley, Baroness Ferrers (of Chartley), daughter of Hon. Robert Shirley and Anne Ferrers, on 7 March 1715/16.2 He died on 3 October 1754 at age 67, without surviving male issue.1
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Warwickshire from 1710 to 1711.1 He succeeded as the 6th Lord Compton [E., 1572] on 28 December 1711, in his father's lifetime.1 He succeeded as the 5th Earl of Northampton [E., 1618] on 15 April 1727.3

Child of James Compton, 5th Earl of Northampton and Elizabeth Shirley, Baroness Ferrers (of Chartley)

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2927. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S21] L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 123. Hereinafter cited as The New Extinct Peerage.
  3. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Spencer Compton, 8th Earl of Northampton1

M, #30230, b. 5 August 1738, d. 7 April 1796
Last Edited=20 May 2015
Consanguinity Index=0.0%
Spencer Compton, 8th Earl of Northampton
by John Singleton Copley 2
     Spencer Compton, 8th Earl of Northampton was born on 5 August 1738.1 He was the son of Hon. Charles Compton and Mary Lucy.3 He married, firstly, Jane Lawton, daughter of Henry Lawton, in 1758.1 He married, secondly, Anne Hougham, daughter of Culpeper Hougham, in 1769.1 He died on 7 April 1796 at age 57.1
     He was educated at Westminster School, Westminster, London, England.1 He succeeded as the 8th Earl of Northampton [E., 1618] on 18 October 1763.3 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Northampton between 1781 and 1783.1

Children of Spencer Compton, 8th Earl of Northampton and Jane Lawton

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2928. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S3409] Caroline Maubois, "re: Penancoet Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 2 December 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Penancoet Family."
  3. [S37] BP2003. [S37]