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Paternal Family Tree: Ley
Around 1552 James Ley 1st Earl of Marlborough was born to Henry Ley of Teffont Evias in Wiltshire.
In 1574 [his father] Henry Ley of Teffont Evias in Wiltshire died.
Before 3rd December 1595 James Ley 1st Earl of Marlborough (age 43) and Mary Pettie were married.
On 3rd December 1595 [his son] Henry Ley 2nd Earl of Marlborough was born to James Ley 1st Earl of Marlborough (age 43) and [his wife] Mary Pettie.
In 1597 James Ley 1st Earl of Marlborough (age 45) was elected MP Westbury.
In 1612 [his son] William Ley 4th Earl Marlborough was born to James Ley 1st Earl of Marlborough (age 60) and [his wife] Mary Pettie.
In 1618 James Ley 1st Earl of Marlborough (age 66) and Mary Pierson were married.
After 1618 James Ley 1st Earl of Marlborough (age 66) and Jane Boteler Countess Marlborough were married.
Before 28th January 1618 [his son] Henry Ley 2nd Earl of Marlborough (age 22) and [his daughter-in-law] Mary Capell (age 20) were married. He the son of James Ley 1st Earl of Marlborough (age 66) and [his wife] Mary Pettie.
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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 5th February 1626 James Ley 1st Earl of Marlborough (age 74) was created 1st Earl Marlborough by King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland (age 25). [his wife] Jane Boteler Countess Marlborough by marriage Countess Marlborough.
On 7th February 1626 Mountjoy Blount 1st Earl Newport (age 29) and [his sister-in-law] Anne Boteler Countess Newport and Portland (age 26) were married. He the illegitmate son of Charles Blount 1st Earl Devonshire and Penelope Devereux Countess Devonshire.
In July 1627 Mountjoy Blount 1st Earl Newport (age 30) was created 1st Earl Newport in the Isle of Wight. [his sister-in-law] Anne Boteler Countess Newport and Portland (age 27) by marriage Countess Newport in the Isle of Wight.
In 1628 Francis Leigh 1st Earl Chichester (age 29) was created 1st Baron Dunsmore of Dunsmore in Warwickshire with special remainder to his stepson John Anderson 1st Baronet who was the son of his second wife [his sister-in-law] Audrey Boteler Countess Chichester and Francis Anderson. John Anderson 1st Baronet predeceased Francis Leigh 1st Earl Chichester so the remainder had no effect.
In 1629 James Ley 1st Earl of Marlborough (age 77) died. His son [his son] Henry (age 33) succeeded 2nd Earl Marlborough. [his daughter-in-law] Mary Capell (age 31) by marriage Countess Marlborough.
Before 1672 William Ashburham (age 67) and [his former wife] Jane Boteler Countess Marlborough were married. They were half second cousin once removed.
In 1672 [his former wife] Jane Boteler Countess Marlborough died.