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     Robert Wingfield of Upton was born circa 1532.² He married Elizabeth Cecil, daughter of Richard Cecil and Jane (Joan) Heckington, in September 1555.^1,2

Robert Wingfield of Upton died before 27 June 1580; date will proven.²
      ; Leo van de Pas cites: The Descent of James Claypoole of Philadelphia from Edward I, A Correction The American Genealogist, April 1992, Charles M. Hansen.²

     Sir Anthony Cooke Knt., KB, of Gidea Hall, Magdalen Laver, etc. was born between 1505 and 1506.¹ He married Anne FitzWilliam, daughter of Sir William FitzWilliam Knt., of London and Anne Hawes, before 4 February 1523.^2,1,3

Sir Anthony Cooke Knt., KB, of Gidea Hall, Magdalen Laver, etc. died on 11 June 1576.¹
     Sir Anthony Cooke Knt., KB, of Gidea Hall, Magdalen Laver, etc. lived at Gidea Hall, co. Essex, England.⁴ He was Knight of the Shire for Essex, Sheriff for Essex and Hertfordshire, member of the royal bodyguard (or spears) under King Hnery VIII, gentleman of the privy chamber under King Edward Vi.¹

.⁵ Sir Anthony Cooke Knt., KB, of Gidea Hall, Magdalen Laver, etc. was also known as Sir Anthony Cooke Knt., of Gidea Hall, Essex.⁶ Sir Anthony Cooke Knt., KB, of Gidea Hall, Magdalen Laver, etc. was also known as Sir Anthony Coke of Gidea Hall, Essex.²

     Anne FitzWilliam married Sir Anthony Cooke Knt., KB, of Gidea Hall, Magdalen Laver, etc., son of John Cooke Esq., of Gidea Hall, Magdalen Laver, etc. and Alice Saunders, before 4 February 1523.^1,2,3

     Sir William FitzWilliam Knt., of London married Anne Hawes, daughter of Sir John Hawes Knt.,
; his 1st wife.^2,3,5 Sir William FitzWilliam Knt., of London married Mildred Sackville, daughter of Richard Sackville Esq., of Buckhorst & Withyham, Sussex and Isabel Digges,
; his 2nd wife.^3,4,8,5 Sir William FitzWilliam Knt., of London was born circa 1455.^3,5
Sir William FitzWilliam Knt., of London died on 9 August 1534 at St. Thomas the Apostle, London, City of London, Greater London, England; van de Pas says d. 8 Sep 1534.^3,5

His estate was probated on 5 September 1534
; P.C.C. 17 and 33 Hogen.³
      ; van de Pas cites: 1. The Lineage and Ancestry of H.R.H. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Edinburgh, 1977, Paget, Gerald, Reference: P 58407
2. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, London, 1967, Reference: 958
3. Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial & Medieval Families 2004, Salt Lake City, Richardson, Douglas, Reference: 333.⁴

Sir William FitzWilliam Knt., of London left a will on 28 May 1534.³

     Robert Cecil KG, KB, PC, 1st Earl of Salisbury was born on 1 June 1563.² He married Elizabeth Brooke, daughter of William Brooke 10th Lord Cobham and Frances Newton, on 31 August 1589.^2,3

Robert Cecil KG, KB, PC, 1st Earl of Salisbury died on 24 May 1612 at age 48.²
      ; ROBERT CECIL, 1st Earl of Salisbury, so cr 4 May 1605, as also earlier 13 May 1603 BARON CECIL OF ESSENDON, Co Rutland, and 20 Aug 1604 VISCOUNT CRANBORNE, Co Dorset (all E), KG (1606), KB (Jan 1604/5), PC (2 Aug 1591); b 1June 1563; educ Gray's Inn and St John's Coll Cambridge (MA Oxon 1605); in suite of 4th Earl of Derby (qv) when latter sent to negotiate at Ostend with Alexander of Parma (chief of PHILIP II OF SPAIN's land forces) 1587/8 shortly before the Armada, MP Westminster 1586-87 and Herts 1588-89, 1592-93, 1597-98 and 1601, ktd 1591, Pncpl Sec of State 1596-1612, Chllr Duchy Lancaster 1597-99, envoy to France Feb-April 1598 to prevent a Franco-Spanish alliance and to States Gen (modern The Netherlands) July 1598, Keeper Privy Seal and Signet 1603, Ld High Treasurer 1608-12; High Sheriff Herts 1589, High Steward: Cambridge U 1591, Kingston-upon-Hull 1603, St Martin-le-Grand c 1603, Lewisham by 1606 and Winchester Coll 1612, Bailiff City London and Liberties of Westminster c 1598, Recorder Colchester 1599, Master Court of Wards for life 1599-1612, Chllr Cambridge and Dublin Us 1601-12, Warden Cinque Ports 1603, Ld Lt Herts 1605-12, Jt Ld Lt Dorset 1611-12, author: An Answer to Certain Scandalous Papers scattered abroad under Colour of a Catholick Admonition (1606) and The State and Dignitie of a Secretaire of Estate's Place (1642); m 31 Aug 1589 Elizabeth Brooke (b 1 Jan 1562/3; Ldy of ELIZABETH I's Privy and Bed Chamber; d 24 Jan 1596/7), dau of 10th Lord (Baron) Cobham (qv), and d 24 May 1612, having had, with two daus (Frances, m 25 July 1610 5th Earl of Cumberland (see DE CLIFFORD, B) and d 14 Feb 1643/44; Catherine): WILLIAM CECIL, 2nd Earl of Salisbury.²

; The Salisbury CECILs' famous devotion in modern times to throne and altar (the Church of England), to say nothing of Conservatism, was a good deal less solid in the more distant past. The 1st Earl, Robert Cecil, made the fatal mistake of starting the process whereby the royal prerogative was turned into a bargaining counter in negotiations with Parliament over finance, with ultimate erosion of the Crown's prestige. His son the 2nd Earl opposed CHARLES I during the Civil War, though he balked at signing the instrument approving CHARLES's beheading together with the sweeping away of the monarchy and House of Lords. Nevertheless he held high office under Cromwells' Protectorate, though he became a fawning royalist after the Restoration.² He was 1st Earl of Salisbury: Other great families have been closely involved with high politics. None has continued that involvement so late into the modern age as the Salisbury CECILs. The 1st Earl played a crucial role in smoothing the transition from ELIZABETH I's reign to JAMES I's, and with such secrecy that the very suspicion of a correspondence between the two men only arose two centuries later. Thereafter the family produced no statesman of major importance for over 250 years. on 4 May 1605.²

     Anne Cecil married Edward de Vere PC, 17th Earl of Oxford, son of John de Vere 16th Earl of Oxford and Margery Golding, on 19 December 1571.²

     Edward de Vere PC, 17th Earl of Oxford was born on 12 April 1550.² He married Anne Cecil, daughter of Sir William Cecil KG, PC, 1st Baron of Burghley and Mildred Coke, on 19 December 1571.¹
Edward de Vere PC, 17th Earl of Oxford married Elizabeth Trentham of Rocester Prior, Staffs, daughter of Thomas Trentham of Rocester Prior, Staffs, after 4 July 1591.²

Edward de Vere PC, 17th Earl of Oxford died on 24 June 1604 at age 54.²
      ; EDWARD de VERE, 17th EARL OF OXFORD (PC c 1603); b 12 April 1550; educ Queens' and St John's Coll Cambridge and Gray's Inn; hereditary Ld Gt Chamberlain; scholar and poet in his own right as well as literary patron (an activity which with his extravagance at Court and unfortunate investments in overseas explorations impoverished him); imprisoned Tower London March-June 1581, quite for what is unclear (possibly getting with child one Anne Vavasour), though it was not political; jt cdr English expdn to Low Countries 1585; m 1st 19 Dec 1571 Anne, dau of 1st Baron of Burghley (see EXETER, M), and had issue. The 17th EARL m 2nd after 4 July 1591 Elizabeth, a Maid of Honour to ELIZABETH I, dau of Thomas Trentham, of Rowcester Priory, Staffs, and d 24 June 1604, having by her had issue.² He was 17th Earl of Oxford.²

     Elizabeth Cecil married William Wentworth, son of Thomas Wentworth 2nd Lord Wentworth and Anne Wentworth, on 26 February 1582.^1,2

     William Wentworth was born between 1555 and 1556.² He married Elizabeth Cecil, daughter of Sir William Cecil KG, PC, 1st Baron of Burghley and Mildred Coke, on 26 February 1582.^1,2

William Wentworth died on 7 November 1582 at Theobalds, Hertfordshire, England.²
      ; van de Pas cites: The Complete Peerage, London, 1936, Doubleday, H. A. & Lorde de Walden, Reference: XII/2 501.²

     Thomas Wentworth 2nd Lord Wentworth was born in 1525.² He married Mary Wentworth on 9 February 1546 at Gosfield, co. Essex, England.⁶
Thomas Wentworth 2nd Lord Wentworth married Anne Wentworth between 1555 and 1556
; his 2nd wife.²
Thomas Wentworth 2nd Lord Wentworth died on 13 January 1584 at Stepney Parish, co. Middlesex, England.²
      ; van de Pas cites: 1. The Complete Peerage, London, 1936, Doubleday, H. A. & Lorde de Walden, Reference: XII/2 499
2. Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 1999, Reference: Page 1790.²

     Elizabeth Cope married Sir Richard Cecil of Wakerley, son of Sir Thomas Cecil KG, 1st Earl of Exeter and Dorothy Neville, on 23 March 1602/3 at Hanwell, Oxfordshire, England.^5,1,6

     Reference: van de Pas cites:
     1. The Complete Baronetage, London, 1983. , Cokayne, George Edward. I 36
     2. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, London, 1938. Page 972
     3. The Complete Peerage, 1936 , Doubleday, H.A. & Lord Howard de Walden. V 219.

     Sir Anthony Cope 1st Baronet, of Hanwell, Oxfordshire married Frances Lytton, daughter of Rowland Lytton of Knebworth, Herts and Anne Carleton of Brightwell, Oxon.^2,3
Sir Anthony Cope 1st Baronet, of Hanwell, Oxfordshire was born in 1549 at England.³
Sir Anthony Cope 1st Baronet, of Hanwell, Oxfordshire died on 23 July 1615 at Hanwell, Oxfordshire, England.³
     Reference: van de Pas cites: The Complete Baronetage, London, 1983. , Cokayne, George Edward. I 36.³ He was Created Baronet on 29 June 1611.³

     Sir Edward Benstead married Elizabeth de Cromwell, daughter of Sir Ralph (VI) de Cromwell Knt., 1st Lord Cromwell, of Tattershall, Lincoln and Lady Maude Bernacke, after 1388
; her 2nd husband.^1,2,3

     William Paulet 4th Marquess of Winchester married Lucy Cecil, daughter of Sir Thomas Cecil KG, 1st Earl of Exeter and Dorothy Neville, on 28 February 1586/87 at St. Martins-in-T.^3,1,2

William Paulet 4th Marquess of Winchester died between 4 February 1628 and 1629.²
      ; WILLIAM PAULET, 4th Marquess of Winchester; entertained ELIZABETH I at Basing nearly two weeks 1601, an episode so expensive his finances never wholly recovered; m 28 Feb 1686/7 Lucy, dau of 1st Earl of Exeter (see EXETER, M), and d 4 Feb 1628/9.²

     Henry Clifford KB, 1st Lord Clifford, 5th Earl of Cumberland, 1st Earl of Thanet was born on 28 February 1591/92.¹ He married Frances Cecil, daughter of Sir Thomas Cecil KG, 1st Earl of Exeter and Dorothy Neville, on 25 July 1610.^1,2

Henry Clifford KB, 1st Lord Clifford, 5th Earl of Cumberland, 1st Earl of Thanet died on 11 December 1643 at dspms at age 51.¹
      ; HENRY CLIFFORD, 1st LORD (Baron) CLIFFORD of the 1627/8 cr and 5th and last EARL OF CUMBERLAND, KB (1610); b 28 Feb 1591/2; educ Ch Ch Oxford (BA 1608/9); MP Westmorland 1614 and 1621-22, Cncllr of the N 1619, called to Parl vp by writ 17 Feb 1627/8 in the (subsequently) 'mistaken' (though at the time generally accepted) belief that the Barony of Clifford was held by his f (in which case he could indeed have been called up to the Ho of Lds in one of his f's lesser peerages), but the effect was to create a new peerage by writ which was heritable by heirs general (these could include females and their issue), Jt Ld Lt Westmorland 1626-41, Ld-Lt 1641and 1642, Ld-Lt Yorks July 1642, Gen royalist forces in N of England during early stages of Civil War 1642 and 1643; m 25 July 1610 Frances Cecil (d 14 Feb 1643/4), dau of 1st Earl of Salisbury (see SALISBURY, M), and dspms 11 Dec 1643, when the Earldom expired, but the Barony cr in Feb 1627/8 descended to his dau: Elizabeth, de jure BARONESS CLIFFORD.¹

     John le Latimer 3rd Lord Latimer of Braybrook married Maud (?)¹
John le Latimer 3rd Lord Latimer of Braybrook was born circa 1334.¹
John le Latimer 3rd Lord Latimer of Braybrook died circa December 1356; dsp or dsps.¹
     He was de jure 3rd LORD (Baron) LATIMER (of Braybrook.)¹

     Warin le Latimer 4th Lord Latimer of Braybrook was born circa 1341.¹
Warin le Latimer 4th Lord Latimer of Braybrook died before January 1362; died apparently unmarried.¹
     He was de jure 4th LORD (Baron) LATIMER (of Braybrook.)¹

     Sir Thomas le Latimer Knt., 5th Lord Latimer of Braybrook was born circa 1341.¹ He married Anne (?) between August 1360 and 14 April 1366.¹

Sir Thomas le Latimer Knt., 5th Lord Latimer of Braybrook died on 14 September 1401; dsp.¹
     He was de jure 5th LORD (Baron) LATIMER (of Braybrook.)¹

; THOMAS le LATIMER, de jure 5th LORD (Baron) LATIMER (of Braybrook); b c 1341; ktd by 1365, MP Northants Jan 1376/7 and 1378, prominent Lollard 1382-95; m between Aug 1360 and 14 April 1366 Anne, widow of John Beysin, of Ashley, Staffs, and dsp 14 Sept 1401.¹

     Anne (?) married John Beysin of Ashley, Staffordshire.¹
Anne (?) married Sir Thomas le Latimer Knt., 5th Lord Latimer of Braybrook, son of Sir Warin le Latimer 2nd Lord Latimer of Braybrook and Catherine la Warre, between August 1360 and 14 April 1366.¹