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Biography of Edward Dering 2nd Baronet 1625-1684

Paternal Family Tree: Dering

On 26th November 1619 [his father] Edward Dering 1st Baronet (age 21) and Elizabeth Tufton were married at St Dionis Backchurch. She the daughter of Nicholas Tufton 1st Earl of Thanet (age 41) and Frances Cecil Countess Isle Thanet (age 38).

After 24th January 1622 [his father] Edward Dering 1st Baronet (age 24) and [his mother] Anne Ashburnham Lady Dering (age 17) were married. She a second-cousin once-removed of the King's favourite George Villiers 1st Duke of Buckingham (age 29).

On 8th November 1625 Edward Dering 2nd Baronet was born to Edward Dering 1st Baronet (age 27) and Anne Ashburnham Lady Dering (age 20) at Surrenden Dering, Pluckley.

On or before 17th April 1628 [his mother] Anne Ashburnham Lady Dering (age 23) died. She was buried on 17th April 1628.

After 16th April 1629 [his father] Edward Dering 1st Baronet (age 31) and [his step-mother] Unton Gibbs Lady Dering were married. She by marriage Lady Dering of Surrenden Dering in Kent.

In 1640 Edward Dering 2nd Baronet (age 14) was admitted as as a fellow-commoner to Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge University.

In 1642 Edward Dering 2nd Baronet (age 16) transferred to Emmanuel College, Cambridge University. He was awarded BA in 1643.

In 1644 [his father] Edward Dering 1st Baronet (age 46) died. His son Edward (age 18) succeeded 2nd Baronet Dering of Surrenden Dering in Kent.

In 1648 [his daughter] Elizabeth Dering was born to Edward Dering 2nd Baronet (age 22) and [his future wife] Mary Harvey Lady Dering (age 18).

On 5th April 1648 Edward Dering 2nd Baronet (age 22) and Mary Harvey Lady Dering (age 18) were married. She by marriage Lady Dering of Surrenden Dering in Kent. They had seventeen children, of whom 10 survived to adulthood.

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

On 18th April 1650 [his son] Edward Dering 3rd Baronet was born to Edward Dering 2nd Baronet (age 24) and [his wife] Mary Harvey Lady Dering (age 20).

In April 1660 Edward Dering 2nd Baronet (age 34) was elected MP Kent.

Before 19th March 1665 [his son-in-law] Robert Southwell (age 29) and [his daughter] Elizabeth Dering (age 17) were married.

In 1670 Edward Dering 2nd Baronet (age 44) was elected MP East Retford.

In 1679 and 1681 Edward Dering 2nd Baronet (age 53) was elected MP Hythe.

Before 23rd June 1679 [his son] Edward Dering 3rd Baronet (age 29) and [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Cholmley Lady Dering (age 15) were married.

John Evelyn's Diary. 1st May 1680. This afternoon came to visit me Sir Edward Deering (age 54), of Surrendon, in Kent, one of the Lords of the Treasury, with his [his daughter] daughter (age 32), married to my worthy friend, [his son-in-law] Sir Robert Southwell (age 44), Clerk of the Council, now Extraordinary-Envoy to the Duke of Brandenburgh, and other Princes in Germany, as before he had been in Portugal, being a sober, wise, and virtuous gentleman.

In 1681 [his daughter] Elizabeth Dering (age 33) died.

Before 12th July 1683 [his son-in-law] John Perceval 3rd Baronet (age 23) and [his daughter] Catherine Dering were married. A sibling marriage. John's sister Helena Perceval (age 28) was married to, or would marry, Catherine's brother [his son] Daniel Dering.

On 24th June 1684 Edward Dering 2nd Baronet (age 58) died. His son [his son] Edward (age 34) succeeded 3rd Baronet Dering of Surrenden Dering in Kent. [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Cholmley Lady Dering (age 20) by marriage Lady Dering of Surrenden Dering in Kent.

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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.

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On 7th February 1704 [his former wife] Mary Harvey Lady Dering (age 74) died.

[his son] Daniel Dering was born to Edward Dering 2nd Baronet and Mary Harvey Lady Dering.

[his daughter] Catherine Dering was born to Edward Dering 2nd Baronet and Mary Harvey Lady Dering.

[his daughter] Mary Dering was born to Edward Dering 2nd Baronet and Mary Harvey Lady Dering.

Royal Ancestors of Edward Dering 2nd Baronet 1625-1684

Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 16 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 24 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Royal Descendants of Edward Dering 2nd Baronet 1625-1684

Queen Consort Camilla Shand

Ancestors of Edward Dering 2nd Baronet 1625-1684

Father: Edward Dering 1st Baronet

Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Bell

GrandMother: Frances Bell

Great x 3 Grandfather: Nicholas Beaupre of Beaupre Hall in Outwell

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edmonde Beaupré of Beaupré Hall Norfolk

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Fotheringay

Great x 1 Grandmother: Dorothie Beaupré

Edward Dering 2nd Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Ashburnham

GrandFather: John Ashburnham

Mother: Anne Ashburnham Lady Dering 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Beaumont 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Beaumont 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Bassett 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Nicholas Beaumont of Coleorton in Leicestershire 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Clarke

Great x 3 Grandmother: Collette Clarke

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Beaumont 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Saunders of Welford in Northamptonshire

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Saunders

GrandMother: Elizabeth Beaumont 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Farnham

Great x 1 Grandmother: Katherine Farnham