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     Sir Robert Phelips Knt., KB, MP, of Montacute House, Somerset married Bridget Gorges, daughter of Sir Thomas Gorges of Langford Castle and Hellena Ulfsdotter Snakenborg Marchioness of Northampton.^1,2

Sir Robert Phelips Knt., KB, MP, of Montacute House, Somerset died in 1638.¹

     Frances Gorges married Sir Thomas Tyringham of Tyringham, Bucks
; has issue.¹ Frances Gorges was born in 1580.²
Frances Gorges died in 1649.²

     Sir Thomas Tyringham of Tyringham, Bucks married Frances Gorges, daughter of Sir Thomas Gorges of Langford Castle and Hellena Ulfsdotter Snakenborg Marchioness of Northampton,
; has issue.¹ Sir Thomas Tyringham of Tyringham, Bucks was born circa 1580.²
Sir Thomas Tyringham of Tyringham, Bucks died circa 1637.²

     Anne Walsh married Edmund Gorges of Braunton-Gorges, son of Sir Edward Gorges Knt. and Mary Poyntz.¹

Anne Walsh died in 1574.¹
      ; Anne (d 1574), dau of Sir John Walsh, of Little Sodbury, Glos, Esquire of the Body of HENRY, VIII, and Keeper of Berkeley Castle.¹

     Sir John Walsh of Little Sodbury, Glos lived at Little Sodbury, Gloucestershire, England.¹ He was Esquire of the Body of HENRY, VIII, and Keeper of Berkeley Castle.¹

     Sir Edward Gorges was born in 1564.¹ He married Dorothy Speke, daughter of Sir George Speke of White Lackington, circa 1585.¹

Sir Edward Gorges died in 1624.¹
      ; SIR EDWARD GORGES, of Wraxall, and the "manors and lordships" of Nailsea, Flax Bourton, and Fayland, Ld of the Manor of Sturminster Marshall, Dorset (which he exchanged with his cousin Arthur, see above), of Birdcombe (which he obtained from his yr bro) and of Charlton, where he lived (which he obtained from his cousins Tristram, Arthur and Edward, see above), High Sheriff of Somerset 1608; b 1564; educ Hart Hall Oxford (matric. 1582); m. ca. 1585, Dorothy, dau of Sir George Speke, of White Lackington, and d 1624, having had issue:
1a SIR ROBERT GORGES, of Wraxall, and Charlton; b 1598; m 1st, Mary, dau of Sir Marmaduke Dayrell, an Elizabethan courtier, and had issue, two children, who d young. He m 2nd, -, widow of Sir Charles Vaughan, and dsps 1636.
2a COL. SAMUEL GORGES, of Wraxall, and Charlton, built Wraxall Court 1658, a Royalist who for his loyalty was imprisoned and fined, foreman of the Grand Jury which indicted certain prominent Parliamentarians for high treason, chosen a Knight of the Roy Oak; b 1599; m, and d 1671, having had issue,
3a Thomas, Ven, DD, Archdeacon of Winchester, Fell of All Souls, Oxford, sub-almoner to CHARLES II, Rector of Wraxall 1663; b 1603; m, and dsp 1667, (bur in Westminster Abbey).
4a William, Capt, Govr of New Somersetshire, Maine 1636-37; b 1606; d 1659.
5a a s; d young.
6a a s; d young.
1a Dorothy; m Will Cary, of Clovelly, and had issue, two sons.
2a Anne; m Edward Tynte, of Chelvey, Somerset, and had issue (see BURKE'S Extinct Baronetcies, TYNTE, Bt, of Halsewell). He d 1629.¹

     Dorothy Speke married Sir Edward Gorges, son of Edward Gorges Esq., of Wraxall, Somerset and Cicely Lygon of Madresfield, Worcs., circa 1585.¹

     Sir William Gorges of Charlton died in 1584/85.¹
      ; William (Sir), of Charlton, Vice-Adml, a Gentleman Pensioner temp. PHILIP AND MARY, fought against the Turks in Hungary, and on his return brought a letter from Emperor Maximilian II to ELIZABETH I desiring her to "show favour to the bearer," served in his ship Lion against pirateers 1578-80, Knighted c 1579, Gentleman Porter of the Tower of London; m 3rd, - Hawkins; 4th, Winifred (bur in Bath Abbey Church, Jan 1600), dau and eventual heir of Roger Budockshed (Butshead) (uncle of Walter Ralegh), of Butshead, Devon, and d 1584-85 (bur in St Peter-ad-Vincula), having had issue.¹

     Lady Elizabeth Clinton married Sir Arthur Gorges MP, of Great House, and Gorges House, Chelsea, son of Sir William Gorges of Charlton, circa 1597.²

Lady Elizabeth Clinton died in 1643.²

     Hon. Douglass Howard married Sir Arthur Gorges MP, of Great House, and Gorges House, Chelsea, son of Sir William Gorges of Charlton, in 1584.¹

Hon. Douglass Howard died in 1590.¹ She was baptized on 24 January 1591/92.²
      ; Hon Douglass Howard (d 1590), only child, and heiress of 2nd Viscount Howard of Bindon (see BURKE'S Extinct Peerage.)¹

     Henry Howard 2nd Viscount Howard of Bindon was born circa 1542.² He married Frances Meautys, daughter of Hon. Peter Meautys of Westham, Essex, circa 10 February 1566.²

Henry Howard 2nd Viscount Howard of Bindon died before 16 January 1591; dspm.²
      ; HENRY HOWARD, 2nd VISCOUNT HOWARD OF BINDON; b c 1542; m c 10 Feb 1565/6 Frances, dau of Sir Peter Meautys, of Westham, Essex, English Amb to France, and dspm by 16 Jan 1590/1.² He was 2nd VISCOUNT HOWARD OF BINDON.²

     Frances Meautys married Henry Howard 2nd Viscount Howard of Bindon, son of Thomas Howard 1st Viscount Howard of Bindon and Gertrude Lyte, circa 10 February 1566.¹

      ; Sir Peter Meautys, of Westham, Essex, English Amb to France.¹

      ; Charles LYTE alias HOWARD; m Roberta, dau of William Webb, and had:
1c Catharine; m Sir Thomas Thynne (see BATH, M)
2c Elizabeth; m Sir James Murray.¹
Charles Howard was also known as Charles Lyte.¹

     Thomas Howard 3rd (last) Viscount Howard of Bindon, KG married Grace Duffield, daughter of Bernard Duffield, before 10 January 1580.¹

Thomas Howard 3rd (last) Viscount Howard of Bindon, KG died on 1 March 1610/11; dsp.¹
      ; THOMAS HOWARD, 3rd and last VISCOUNT HOWARD OF BINDON, KG (1606); Dorset: MP 1562-67, Ld Lt 1606-07; m by 10 Jan 1580 Grace, dau of Bernard Duffield, and dsp 1 March 1610/11, when the Viscountcy expired.¹

     Grace Duffield married Thomas Howard 3rd (last) Viscount Howard of Bindon, KG, son of Thomas Howard 1st Viscount Howard of Bindon and Gertrude Lyte, before 10 January 1580.¹

     Tristram Gorges of Butshead, Devon died in 1607.¹
      ; Tristram, of Butshead, Devon, in June, 1586 with his brothers Arthur and Edward, signed the deed conveying their f's property, Charlton, to their cousin, Edward Gorges, of Wraxall, deputy for Sir Ferdinando Gorges in a Roy Commn. 1596, Commr for the fortifying of Plymouth; m 1572, Elizabeth (d ca. 1608), dau of Martin Cole, of Cole Auger, and d 1607, having had issue, with three other sons and five daus.
1c Butshead, who joined his uncle Walter Ralegh on the expedn, to Guiana of 1595; b. ca. 1577; dvp
2c William, of Butshead, and Dunchidiock; b. ca. 1580; d unm Dec 1614.
He left his estates to his uncle, Sir Arthur Gorges.¹

     Sir Edward Gorges Knt. was born circa 1558.¹
Sir Edward Gorges Knt. died in 1625.¹
Sir Edward Gorges Knt. was buried on 1 September 1625 at St. Margaret's, Westminster, London, City of London, Greater London, England.¹
      ; Edward (Sir), an Elizabeth courier, Knighted by JAMES I, served in the expedn. to Virginia despatched in 1585 by his cousin Sir Walter Ralegh, under the Cmd of Sir Richard Grenville, while serving as a messenger from ELIZABETH I to HENRY IV of Navarre, was for a time imprisoned for ransom by Charles, Count of Soissons; b. ca. 1558; educ Magdalen Coll Oxford (matric. 1571); bur in St Margaret's, Westminster, 1 Sept 1625.¹

     Nicholas Gorges died in 1594.¹
      ; Nicholas, servant to the lord Admiral of England 1569, Capt of the Swiftsure, flagship of a portion of "the squadron in the narrow seas" July, 1576, MP for Boston, Lincs. 1585, cmded Susan and Pernal (220 tons and 100 men) flagship of the London contingent of eight ships sent out to meet the Spanish Armada; m 1st, -; 2nd, Mary (who m 3rd, Sir Conyers Clifford, Govr of Connaught; and 4th, Sir Anthony St Leger, Master of the Rolls in Ireland (see BURKE'S Peerage, DONERALLE, V), and d 19 Dec 1603), widow of Thomas Sydney, and dau of Francis Southwell, of Wyndham Hall, Norfolk (see BURKE'S Peerage, SOUTHWELL, V), and d 1594.¹

     William Gorges Jr. died in 1689.¹
      ; William (junior), of Alderton, Northants, and Tintagel, Cornwall; m Cicely Sparchford (who m 2nd, Edward Fust), and d 1689 leaving issue, a dau and heiress: Frances; m Sir Thomas Hesilrige, 1st Bt, of Noseley Hall, Leics, and d 1638, having had issue (see BURKE'S Peerage, HAZLERIGG, B). He d 11 Jan 1629 (both bur at Noseley).¹

     Mary Gorges married T. Morgan.¹

      ; William (Sir), of Birdcombe Court, mentioned by Leland in 1540, and in Visitation of 1623, a courtier of HENRY VIII.¹

     Margaret Gorges married Sir Thomas Newton Knt.¹