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Coventry, Baron (E, 1628 - 1719)

Creation: let.pat. 10 Apr 1628

Extinct: 27 Oct 1719

Family name: Coventry

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Arms:

See Earl of Coventry

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Sir Thomas Coventry

2nd son of Richard Coventry, of Cassington, co. Oxford

born

1547

mar.

Margaret Jefferies, dau. of William Jefferies, of Croome D'Abitot, co. Worcester

children

1. Thomas Coventry, later 1st Baron Coventry

2. William Coventry, mar., and was the ancestor of the Coventrys of Ridmarley, co. Worcester

3. Walter Coventry, of London (d. 14 Jan 1639/40), mar. 24 Apr 1628 Susan West, and had issue:

1a. Walter Coventry, of St Peter-le-Poor, London (bapt. 16 Jul 1634), mar. Anne Holcombe, dau. of Humphrey Holcombe, merchant, of London, and had issue:

1b. William Coventry, later 5th Earl of Coventry

2b. Thomas Coventry

3b. Henry Coventry

1. Catharine Coventry, mar. William Childe, of Northwick, and had issue

died

12 Dec 1606

notebarrister 1568; Bencher Inner Temple 1591; Serjeant-at-law 1603; King's Serjeant 1605; a Judge of the Common Pleas 1606; knighted 1606

Thomas [Coventry], 1st Baron Coventry, PC

born

1578

mar. (1)

bef. 1606 Sarah Sebright (bapt. 27 May 1583), sister of Sir Edward Sebright, 1st Bt., and dau. of John Sebright, of Bedford, co. Worcester, by his wife Anne Bullingham, dau. of Richard Bullingham

children by first wife

1. Hon Thomas Coventry, later 2nd Baron Coventry

1. Hon Elizabeth Coventry, mar. Sir John Hare, of Stow Bardolph, co. Oxford

mar. (2)

bef. 1610 Elizabeth Pitchford (widow of William Pitchford; bur. 25 May 1653), dau. of John Aldersey, of Spurstow, co Chester, by his wife Anne Lowe, sister of Alderman Sir Thomas Lowe, of London

children by second wife

2. Hon John Coventry, mar. Elizabeth Doddington (widow of Herbert Doddington), dau. of John Coles, of Barton, co. Somerset, and had issue:

1a. Sir John Coventry KB, of Pitminster, co. Somerset, Member of Parliament for Weymouth (d. unm.)

3. Hon Francis Coventry, barrister (b. 1612; d. 1680), mar. (3) Elizabeth Caesar (widow of Robert Caesar), dau. of John Manning, of Warbelton, co, Essex, and had issue:

1a. Elizabeth Coventry, mar. after 5 Jun 1662 Sir William Keyt, 2nd Bt., of Ebrington, co. Gloucester, and had issue

2a, Ultra Trajectina Coventry, mar. her second cousin Sir Lacon William Childe, of Kinlet (dsp.)

4. Hon Henry Coventry, Member of Parliament for Droitwich 1661-81, Ambassador to Sweden 1671, Secretary of State 1672-80 (b. 1618; d. 7 Dec 1686)

5. Hon Sir William Coventry. Member of Parliament for Great Yarmouth 1161-79, Secretary to the Admiralty, a Commissioner of the Treasury (d. 23 Jun 1686)

2. Hon Anne Coventry, mar. (1) Sir William Saville, 3rd Bt., of Thornhill, co. York, and (2) Thomas Chichele, of Wimpole, co. Cambridge, and had issue by her first husband

3. Hon Mary Coventry, mar. Sir Henry Frederick Thynne, 1st Bt., and had issue

4. Hon Margaret Coventry (dsp. 11 Jul 1649), mar. 25 Feb 1638/9 as his first wife Anthony Ashley [Cooper], 1st Earl of Shaftesbury

5. Hon Dorothy Coventry (bur. 13 May 1679), mar. Sir John Packington, 2nd Bt., and had issue

died

14 Jan 1639/40

created

10 Apr 1628 Baron Coventry, of Aylesborough in the County of Worcester

suc. by

son by first wife

note

Recorder of London 1615-17; Solicitor-General 1617-21; knighted 1616/7; Member of Parliament for Droitwich 1620-21; Attorney-General 1620/1-25; Privy Councillor 1625; Lord Privy Seal 1625-39/40; High Steward of Cambridge 1626-39/40; Lord High Steward at the trail of Lord Audley 1631; High Steward of Kingston-upon-Hull and Recorder of Boston 1633; Recorder of Coventry 1634-36/40; High Steward of St Albans

Thomas [Coventry], 2nd Baron Coventry

born

c. 1606

mar.

2 Apr 1627 Mary Craven (bapt. 17 Oct 1602; d. 18 Oct 1634), sister of William [Craven], 1st Earl of Craven, and 3rd dau. of Sir William Craven, Lord Mayor of London 1610-11, by his wife Elizabeth Whitmore, 3rd dau. of William Whitmore, of London

children

1. Hon George Coventry, later 3rd Baron Coventry

2. Hon Thomas Coventry, later 5th Baron Coventry later 1st Earl of Coventry

died

27 Oct 1661

suc. by

son

note

Member of Parliament for Droitwich 1625-26 and for Worcestershire 1628-29; Councillor of Wales 1633; Joint Commissioner of Array in Worcestershire 1642

George [Coventry], 3rd Baron Coventry

born

c. 1628

mar.

18 Jul 1653 Lady Margaret Tufton (b. 13 Jul 1636; d. aft. Jul 1687), 2nd dau. of John [Tufton], 2nd Earl of Thanet, by his wife Lady Margaret Sackville, 1st dau. and cohrss. of Richard [Sackville], 3rd Earl of Dorset

children

1. Hon John Coventry, later 4th Baron Coventry

1. Hon Margaret Coventry (b. 14 Dec 1657; dsp. Feb 1682/3), mar. 10 Jul 1679 as his first wife Charles [Paulet], 2nd Duke of Bolton

died

15 Dec 1680

suc. by

son

note

Custos Rotulorum of Worcestershire 1660

John [Coventry], 4th Baron Coventry

born

2 Sep 1654

died

25 Jul 1687

suc. by

uncle

Thomas [Coventry], 5th Baron Coventry later 1st Earl of Coventry

created

26 Apr 1697 Viscount Deerhurst, of the Hundred of Deerhurst in the County of Gloucester, and Earl of Coventry, with special remainder, failing the heirs male of his body, to Francis Coventry, of Mortlake, Surrey (younger son of Thomas, 1st Baron Coventry), and the heirs male of his body, with remainder to William Coventry, Thomas Coventry, and Henry Coventry, and the heirs male of their bodies respectively, children of Walter Coventry, late of London, merchant, son and heir of Walter Coventry, a younger brother of the said 1st Baron Coventry

The Barony of Coventry was held by the Earls of Coventry from 26 Apr 1687 until 27 Oct 1719, when on the death of Gilbert [Coventry], 4th Earl of Coventry, 8th Baron Coventry, etc., the Barony of Coventry became extinct and the Earldom of Coventry, due to its special remainder, passed to a second cousin once removed descended from the brother of the 1st Baron Coventry.

 First written 17 Jan 2003

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