HOWARD FAMILY

IV. SUFFOLK LINE

Thomas HOWARD (1º E. Suffolk)

Born: 24 Aug 1561

Acceded: 21 Jul 1603

Died: 28 May 1626, Suffolk House, Charing Cross, London

Buried: 4 Jun 1626, Walden, Essex, England

Notes: See his Biography.

Father: Thomas HOWARD (4° D. Norfolk)

Mother: Margaret AUDLEY (D. Norfolk)

Married 1: Mary DACRE BEF 9 May 1577

Married 2: Catherine KNYVETT (C. Suffolk) ABT 1583, Charlton, Wiltshire, England

Children:

1. Theophilus HOWARD (2º E. Suffolk)

2. Thomas HOWARD (1° E. Berkshire)

3. Henry HOWARD

4. Catherine HOWARD (C. Salisbury)

5. Frances HOWARD (C. Essex/C. Somerset)

6. Edward HOWARD (1º B. Howard of Escrick)

7. Elizabeth HOWARD (C. Banbury)

8. Charles HOWARD (Sir)

9. Robert HOWARD (Sir)

10. William HOWARD (Sir)

11. John HOWARD

12. Emily HOWARD

13. Gertrude HOWARD

Associated with: Alice BRETTON

Children:

14. Henry HOWARD

15. John HOWARD

16. Joan HOWARD

17. Mary HOWARD

18. Alice HOWARD

19. Elizabeth HOWARD

20. Francis HOWARD


John HOWARD

Christened: 21 Nov 1585, Glemsford, Suffolk, England

Died:  BEF 17 Sep 1667

Father: Thomas HOWARD (1° E. Suffolk)

Mother: Alice BRETTON

Married: Anna LORKIN 28 Feb 1622, Glemsford, Suffolk, England

Children:

1. Robert HOWARD

2. Anne HOWARD

3. Alice HOWARD

4. Francis HOWARD

5. Mercy HOWARD

6. James HOWARD

7. John HOWARD


Catherine HOWARD (C. Salisbury)

Born: ABT 1588, Saffron, Walden, Essex, England

Died: 22 Jan 1672/3

Buried: 27 Jan 1672/3, Hatfield

Father: Thomas HOWARD (1° E. Suffolk)

Mother: Catherine KNYVETT (C. Suffolk)

Married: William CECIL (2º C. Salisbury) 1 Dec 1608

Children:

1. Charles CECIL

2. James CECIL

3. Algernon CECIL

4. Edward CECIL

5. Phillip CECIL

6. Robert CECIL

7. Elizabeth CECIL (C. Devonshire)

8. Dau. CECIL

9. Dau. CECIL

10. Dau. CECIL

11. Anne CECIL (C. Northumberland)


Frances HOWARD (C. Essex/C. Somerset)

Born: 31 May 1589/90

Died: 23 Aug 1632, Chiswick, Chiswick, England, England

Buried: 27 Aug 1632, Saffron, Walden, Essex, England

Notes: See her Biography.

Father: Thomas HOWARD (1° E. Suffolk)

Mother: Catherine KNYVETT (C. Suffolk)

Married 1: Robert DEVEREUX (3º E. Essex) 5 Jan 1605 Divorce 1613

Married 2: Robert CARR (1º E. Somerset)  (b. ABT 1587  - d. 17 Jul 1645, London  - bur. St. Paul's Covent Garden) (son of Sir Thomas Kerr of Ferniehurst and Janet Scott) 26 Dec 1613, Chapel Royal, Whitehall Palace, London

Children:

1. Anne (Elizabeth) CARR (D. Bedford) (b. 9 Dec 1615, London - d. 10 May 1684 Woburn - bur. Chenies) (m. William Russell, 1° D. Bedford)


Elizabeth HOWARD (C. Banbury)

Christened: 11 Aug 1586, Saffron, Walden, Essex, England

Died: 17 Apr 1658

Buried: Dorking, Surrey

Notes: Performer in masques (Vision of the Twelve Goddesses, 1604; Masque of Blackness, 1605, both as Lady Elizabeth Howard; Hymenai, 1606, as Lady Knollys). Officially Edward Vaux had no issue, but the two sons borne to Elizabeth, were widely supposed to have been Edward's children, rather than the children of William Knollys.

Father: Thomas HOWARD (1° E. Suffolk)

Mother: Catherine KNYVETT (C. Suffolk)

Married 1: William KNOLLYS (1º E. Banbury) 23 Dec 1605

Children:

1. Nicholas KNOLLYS (2° E. Banbury) (b. 1628 - d. 1645)

2. Henry KNOLLYS (3° E. Banbury) (b. 1630 – d. 1674)

Married 2: Edward VAUX (4° B. Vaux of Harrowden) BEF 2 Jul 1632


Charles HOWARD (Sir)

Born: ABT 1590, Saffron, Walden, Essex, England

Died: 21 Jun 1626

Father: Thomas HOWARD (1° E. Suffolk)

Mother: Catherine KNYVETT (C. Suffolk)

Married: Mary FITZ (chr. 1 Aug 1596 - d. 1671) (dau. of Sir John Fitzford and Bridget Courtenay) (w.1 of Sir Alan Percy - m.3 Thomas Darcy - m.4 Richard Grenville) 1612, Clun Castle, Shropshire, England

Children:

1. Edward HOWARD

2. Henry HOWARD

3. Elizabeth HOWARD

4. Mary HOWARD


William HOWARD (Sir)

Born: 1587, Saffron, Walden, Essex, England

Acceded: Tolesbury, Essex, England

Died: BEF 7 Apr 1672

Notes: Unmarried.

Father: Thomas HOWARD (1° E. Suffolk)

Mother: Catherine KNYVETT (C. Suffolk)


Robert HOWARD (Sir)

Born: 1595, Saffron, Walden, Essex, England

Died: 26 Nov 1653, Hertfordshire, England

Buried: Hertfordshire, England

Father: Thomas HOWARD (1° E. Suffolk)

Mother: Catherine KNYVETT (C. Suffolk)

Married: Catherine NEVILLE

Children:

1. Henry HOWARD

2. Son HOWARD

3. Edward HOWARD

4. Robert HOWARD

Associated with: Frances COKE (dau. of Sir Edward Coke and  Elizabeth Cecil)


Henry HOWARD

Born: 1582

Died: 1616

Father: Thomas HOWARD (1° E. Suffolk)

Mother: Catherine KNYVETT (C. Suffolk)

Married: Elizabeth BASSETT (D. Newcastle) Blore, Staffordshire, England

Children:

1. Elizabeth HOWARD (m. Sir John Harpur)

2. James HOWARD


Theophilus HOWARD (2° E. Suffolk)

Born: 13 Aug 1584, Walden, Essex, England

Acceded: 1626

Died: 3 Jun 1640, Suffolk House, Charing Cross, London

Buried: 10 Jun 1640, Walden, Essex, England

Notes: Knight of the Garter. 2nd Lord Howard of Walden. The Complete Peerage vol.XIIp1,p.466-467. The Complete Peerage vol.VI,p.590.

Father: Thomas HOWARD (1° E. Suffolk)

Mother: Catherine KNYVETT (C. Suffolk)

Married 1: Elizabeth DUNBAR

Married 2: Elizabeth HOME (b. 1599 - d. 19 Aug 1633, The Tower in Greenwich Park) (dau. of George Home, 1° E. Dunbar and Elizabeth Gordon of Gight) Mar 1612

Children:

1. James HOWARD (3º E. Suffolk)

2. Thomas HOWARD (Hon.)

3. Catherine HOWARD (C. Newburgh)

4. Elizabeth HOWARD (C. Northumberland)

5. Margaret HOWARD (C. Orrery)

6. George HOWARD (4º E. Suffolk)

7. Henry HOWARD (5º E. Suffolk)

8. Anne HOWARD

9. Frances HOWARD


James HOWARD (3º E. Suffolk)

Born: 23 Dec 1619/20, Walden, Essex, England

Died: 7 Jan 1688

Father: Theophilus HOWARD (2º E. Suffolk)

Mother: Elizabeth HUME

Married 1: Susan RICH (C. Suffolk) 1 Dec 1640, Kensington

Children:

1. Son HOWARD

2. Essex HOWARD

3. George HOWARD

4. Henry HOWARD

5. James HOWARD

Married 2: Barbara VILLIERS (C. Suffolk) (d. 13 Dec 1681) (dau. of Sir Edward Villiers and Barbara St. John) 13 Feb 1650

Children:

6. Elizabeth HOWARD

7. Barbara HOWARD

Married 3: Anne MONTAGUE (C. Suffolk) ABT 10 Jun 1682


Thomas HOWARD (Hon.)

Born: 1621

Died: BEF 10 Jun 1682

Father: Theophilus HOWARD (2º E. Suffolk)

Mother: Elizabeth HUME

Married: Werburge Van Den KERCKHOVEN (dau. of Johannes Polyander gn. Van Den Kerckhoven, Heer Van Kerckhoven, Heenvliet en Sassenheim and Anna Van Wesick) ABT 1649

Children:

1. James (John) HOWARD (b. 1649 - d. 1669)


Catherine HOWARD (C. Newburgh)

Born: ABT 1621, Walden, Essex, England

Died: ABT 1650, Gravenhage, The Netherlands

Father: Theophilus HOWARD (2º E. Suffolk)

Mother: Elizabeth HUME

Married 1: George STUART (Seigneur d'Aubigny) 1638

Married 2: James LIVINGSTON (1° E. Newburgh) (bur. 6 Dec 1670) (son of Sir John Livingstone of Kinnaird, 1st Baronet and Jane Sproxbourne) ABT  Dec 1648


Elizabeth HOWARD (C. Northumberland)

Born: ABT 1623, Walden, Essex, England

Died: 11 Mar 1704/5, Petworth, Sussex, England

Buried: 20 Mar 1704/05, Petworth, Sussex, England

Father: Theophilus HOWARD (2º E. Suffolk)

Mother: Elizabeth HUME

Married: Algernon PERCY (10º E. Northumberland) 1 Oct 1642

Children:

1. Josceline PERCY (11º E. Northumberland)

2. Mary PERCY


Margaret HOWARD (C. Orrery)

Christened: 11 Feb 1623, St.Martins'-in-the-Fields

Buried: 24 Aug 1689, Isleworth, Middlesex, England

Father: Theophilus HOWARD (2º E. Suffolk)

Mother: Elizabeth HUME

Married: Roger BOYLE (1º E. Orrery) (son of Richard Boyle, 1º E. Cork and Catherine Fenton) 17 Jan 1641, Queen Street, Westminster, Middlesex, England

Children:

1. Margaret BOYLE


George HOWARD (4º E. Suffolk)

Born: ABT 1625, Walden, Essex, England

Died: 21 Apr 1691

Buried: 1 May 1691, Walden, Essex, England

Father: Theophilus HOWARD (2º E. Suffolk)

Mother: Elizabeth HUME

Married 1: Catherine ALLEYN (dau. of John Alleyn of Blunham)

Children:

1. Son HOWARD

2. Son HOWARD

3. Son HOWARD

4. Mary HOWARD

5. Anne HOWARD

6. Catherine HOWARD

7. Ellen HOWARD

8. Margaret HOWARD

Married 2: Anne WROTH (d. 2 Jul 1710, Enfield) (dau. of John Wroth of Loughton and Anne Huxley) ABT 1685


Henry HOWARD (5º E. Suffolk)

Christened: 18 Jul 1627, St.Martin's-in-the-Fields

Died: 10 Dec 1709, Gunnersbury, Ealing, Middlesex, England

Buried: 22 Dec 1709, Walden, Essex, England

Father: Theophilus HOWARD (2º E. Suffolk)

Mother: Elizabeth HUME

Married 1: Mary STUART (d. BEF 10 May 1682) (dau. of Andrew Stuart, 3º B. Castle Stewart and Joyce Blundell) AFT 30 Nov 1660

Children:

1. Diana HOWARD

2. Henry HOWARD (6º E. Suffolk)

3. Edward HOWARD

4. Charles HOWARD

Married 2: Mary UPTON (C. Suffolk) (dau. of Ambrose Upton and Mary Charleton) 22 Nov 1691


Anne HOWARD

Born: ABT 1631

Buried: Walden, Essex, England

Father: Theophilus HOWARD (2º E. Suffolk)

Mother: Elizabeth HUME

Married: Thomas WALSINGHAM of Little Chesterford

Children:

1. James WALSINGHAM

2. Anne WALSINGHAM

3. Thomas WALSINGHAM

4. Mary WALSINGHAM

5. Arabella WALSINGHAM

6. Osmond WALSINGHAM

7. Catherine WALSINGHAM

8. Dorothy WALSINGHAM

9. Frances WALSINGHAM

10. Barbara WALSINGHAM

11. Elizabeth WALSINGHAM


Frances HOWARD

Born: ABT 1631, Walton, Suffolk, England

Buried: 27 Nov 1677, Westminster Abbey, Middlesex, England

Father: Theophilus HOWARD (2º E. Suffolk)

Mother: Elizabeth HUME

Married: Edward VILLIERS (Sir) (b. 1620 - d. Jun 1689) (son of Sir Edward Villiers and Barbara St. John) ABT 1646, Suffolk, England

Children:

1. Catherine VILLIERS

2. Anne VILLIERS

3. Barbara VILLIERS

4. Henrietta VILLIERS

5. Frances VILLIERS

6. Elizabeth VILLIERS

7. Mary VILLIERS

8. Edward VILLIERS

9. Henry VILLIERS


Thomas HOWARD (1° E. Berkshire)

Baptised: 8 Oct 1587/8, Saffron, Walden, Essex, England

Acceded: 7 Feb 1625, Charlton

Died: 16 Jul 1669, London, Middlesex, England

Buried: 20 Jul 1669, Westminster Abbey, Middlesex, England

Notes: Knight of the Garter. Lord Howard of Charlton, Viscount Andover. Second son of Thomas, 1st Earl of Suffolk, and Catherine, daughter and co-heir of Sir Henry Knyvett of Charlton, Wiltshire. Member of Parliament for Wiltshire in 1614. Married Elizabeth, daughter and co-heir of William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter, and niece of Viscount Wimbledon, in 1614. Designated in 1621/22 as the heir to his mother's Wiltshire estates and created Baron Howard of Charleton, Wiltshire. Male heir born 1615. Brother of Howard; brother-in-law of Salisbury; former brother-in-law of Essex: daughter was Pembroke's mistress. In 1625/26, created Earl of Berkshire.

Father: Thomas HOWARD (1° E. Suffolk)

Mother: Catherine KNYVETT (C. Suffolk)

Married: Elizabeth CECIL (C. Berkshire) 26 May 1614

Children:

1. Charles HOWARD (2° E. Berkshire)

2. Mary HOWARD (b. 1616 - d. 1679)

3. Thomas HOWARD (3° E. Berkshire)

4. Henry HOWARD (Hon.)

5. William HOWARD

6. Robert HOWARD (Sir) (m. Honora O'Brien)

7. Elizabeth HOWARD

8. Phillip HOWARD (Col) (b. 1629)

9. Frances HOWARD

10. James HOWARD

11. Algernon HOWARD

12. Edward HOWARD

13. Diana HOWARD (b. 1631 - d. 1713)


Charles HOWARD (2° E. Berkshire)

Born: ABT 1615

Died: Apr 1679 Paris, 'La Charite' Hospital

Buried: Paris

Father: Thomas HOWARD (1° E. Berkshire)

Mother: Elizabeth CECIL (C. Berkshire)

Married: Dorothy SAVAGE (C. Berkshire) 10 Apr 1637

Children:

1. John HOWARD

2. Mary Elizabeth HOWARD

3. Henry HOWARD

4. Thomas HOWARD

5. Anna HOWARD


Thomas HOWARD (3° E. Berkshire)

Christened: 14 Nov 1619, St. Martin's-in-the-Fields

Died: 12 Apr 1706

Buried: Charlton

Father: Thomas HOWARD (1° E. Berkshire)

Mother: Elizabeth CECIL (C. Berkshire)

Married 1: Frances HARRISON (b. 1620 - d. 1658) (dau. of Richard Harrison and Frances Gerrard) 1640, London, Greater London, England

Children:

1. Mary HOWARD

2. Frances HOWARD

3. Thomas HOWARD

Married 2: Mary PARKER (dau. of Sir Thomas Parker and Philadelphia Lennard)


Henry HOWARD (Hon.)

Died: 1663

Father: Thomas HOWARD (1° E. Berkshire)

Mother: Elizabeth CECIL (C. Berkshire)

Married: Elizabeth SPENCER


Frances HOWARD

Died: 9 Apr 1670, Hornby, Yorkshire, England

Buried: 10 Apr 1670, Hornby, Yorkshire, England

Father: Thomas HOWARD (1° E. Berkshire)

Mother: Elizabeth CECIL (C. Berkshire)

Married: Conyers DARCY (2º E. Holderness) (b. ABT 1620 - d. 13 Dec 1692) 8 Feb 1650, Clerkenwell


Edward HOWARD (1º B. Howard of Escrick)

Acceded: 12 Apr 1628

Died: 24 Apr 1675

Buried: 5 May 1675, St.Mary-le-Savoy, Strand, London, Middlesex, England

Notes: The Complete Peerage vol.VI,p.586. (b.?-1675). Youngest son. Male heir born 1625. Married to Mary, daughter of Sir John Boteler and niece of the Duke of Buckingham. Created Baron Howard of Escrick in 1628.

Father: Thomas HOWARD (1° E. Suffolk)

Mother: Catherine KNYVETT (C. Suffolk)

Married: Mary BUTLER (B. Howard of Escrick) 30 Nov 1623, York House, Strand, London

Children:

1. Thomas HOWARD (2º B. Howard of Escrick)

2. William HOWARD (3º B. Howard of Escrick)

3. Anne HOWARD (C. Carlisle)

4. Cecil HOWARD

5. George HOWARD

6. Edward HOWARD

7. Phillip HOWARD


Thomas HOWARD (2º B. Howard of Escrick)

Born: 14 Oct 1625, Saffron, Walden, Essex, England

Died: 24 Aug 1678, Brugge, Brabant, Belgium

Buried: 24 Sep 1678, Saint Martin, London, Middlesex, England

Father: Edward HOWARD (1º B. Howard of Escrick)

Mother: Mary BUTLER (B. Howard of Escrick)

Married 1: Elizabeth MORDAUNT (dau. of John Mordaunt, 1º Earl of Peterborough, and Elizabeth Howard) 21 Jul 1646

Married 2: Jane DRAKE (B. Howard of Escrick) (bur. 12 Aug 1716, St.Martin's-in-the-Fields) Jun 1677


Anne HOWARD (C. Carlisle)

Born: ABT 1629, Saffron, Walden, Essex, England

Buried: 4 Sep 1703, York Minster, Yorkshire, England

Father: Edward HOWARD (1º B. Howard of Escrick)

Mother: Mary BUTLER (B. Howard of Escrick)

Married: Charles HOWARD (1º E. Carlisle)

Children:

1. Catherine HOWARD

2. Anne HOWARD

3. Edward HOWARD (2º E. Carlisle)

4. Mary HOWARD

5. Charles HOWARD

6. Frederick Christian HOWARD


William HOWARD (3º B. Howard of Escrick)

Born: ABT 1633, Saffron, Walden, Essex, England

Buried: 24 Apr 1694, York Minster, Yorkshire, England

Father: Edward HOWARD (1º B. Howard of Escrick)

Mother: Mary BUTLER (B. Howard of Escrick)

Married: Frances BRIDGEMAN (B. Howard of Escrick) (b. 1646 - d. 19 Dec 1716) (dau. of James Bridgeman and Anne Allen) ABT 1662, Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Children:

1. Charles HOWARD (4º B. Howard of Escrick)

2. Mary HOWARD

3. William HOWARD

4. Henry HOWARD

5. Frances HOWARD

6. Edward HOWARD


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