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Biography of John Bellew 4th Baron Bellew 1702-1770

Paternal Family Tree: Bellew of Dullek

Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Sheldon Countess Anglesey 1608-1662

After 12th September 1692 Charles Livingston 2nd Earl of Newburgh and [his mother] Frances Brudenell Countess Newburgh were married. She by marriage Countess of Newburgh. He the son of James Livingston 1st Earl Newburgh and Catherine Howard Countess Newburgh. They were fourth cousins.

In May 1695 [his father] Richard Bellew 3rd Baron Bellew and [his mother] Frances Brudenell Countess Newburgh were married.

In 1702 John Bellew 4th Baron Bellew was born to Richard Bellew 3rd Baron Bellew and Frances Brudenell Countess Newburgh.

On 22nd March 1715 [his father] Richard Bellew 3rd Baron Bellew died. His son John (age 13) succeeded 3rd Baron Bellew of Duleek.

On 13th September 1731 John Bellew 4th Baron Bellew (age 29) and Anne Maxwell Baroness Bellew were married. She by marriage Baroness Bellew of Duleek. She the daughter of William Maxwell 5th Earl Nithsale and Winifred Herbert Countess Nithsdale (age 51). He the son of Richard Bellew 3rd Baron Bellew and Frances Brudenell Countess Newburgh. They were sixth cousins.

On 29th November 1731 Justin Plunkett 5th Earl of Fingall and [his future wife] Mary FitzGerald Countess Fingall were married. He the son of Peter Plunkett 4th Earl of Fingall and Frances Hales Countess Fingall.

In 1733 [his daughter] Mary Frances Bellew was born to John Bellew 4th Baron Bellew (age 31) and [his wife] Anne Maxwell Baroness Bellew.

On 20th March 1734 [his father-in-law] William Maxwell 5th Earl Nithsale died. Unclear as to whether he was attainted or His son [his brother-in-law] William succeeded 6th Earl Nithsdale, 15th Lord Maxwell, 9th Lord Herries of Terregles.

On 3rd May 1735 [his wife] Anne Maxwell Baroness Bellew died.

In October 1735 Valentine Browne 5th Baronet (age 40) and [his future wife] Mary FitzGerald Countess Fingall were married.

On 23rd February 1736 [his mother] Frances Brudenell Countess Newburgh died.

In 1737 John Bellew 4th Baron Bellew (age 35) and Mary FitzGerald Countess Fingall were married. He the son of Richard Bellew 3rd Baron Bellew and Frances Brudenell Countess Newburgh.

On 19th March 1742 [his wife] Mary FitzGerald Countess Fingall died.

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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.

In May 1749 John Bellew 4th Baron Bellew (age 47) and Henrietta aka Harriet Lee Baroness Bellew (age 23) were married. She by marriage Baroness Bellew of Duleek. The difference in their ages was 24 years. She the daughter of George Henry Lee 2nd Earl Lichfield and Frances Hales Countess Lichfield (age 52). He the son of Richard Bellew 3rd Baron Bellew and Frances Brudenell Countess Newburgh. They were half fourth cousin once removed. She a great granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 18th August 1770 John Bellew 4th Baron Bellew (age 68) died. Baron Bellew of Duleek extinct.

Royal Ancestors of John Bellew 4th Baron Bellew 1702-1770

Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 16 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 22 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 17 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

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

Kings France: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France

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

Ancestors of John Bellew 4th Baron Bellew 1702-1770

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Bellew of Dullek

Great x 3 Grandfather: Christopher Bellew

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Plunkett

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Bellew of Deleek

Great x 1 Grandfather: Christopher Bellew of Galway

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Barnewall

Great x 2 Grandmother: Aminet Barnewall

GrandFather: John Bellew 1st Baron Bellew 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Plunkett 2nd Baron Louth

Great x 3 Grandfather: Oliver Plunkett 4th Baron Louth 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maude Plunkett 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Matthew Plunkett 5th Baron Louth 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Plunkett 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Fitzwilliam

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Fitzwilliam

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Fitzwilliam

Father: Richard Bellew 3rd Baron Bellew 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Walter Bermingham

GrandMother: Mary Bermingham

John Bellew 4th Baron Bellew 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Brudenell

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Brudenell of Doddington in Huntingdonshire

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Brudenell 1st Earl Cardigan

Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Brudenell 2nd Earl Cardigan 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Tresham 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Tresham 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Catesby

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Tresham Countess Cardigan 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Throckmorton 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Muriel Throckmorton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hussey Baroness Hungerford 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

GrandFather: Francis Brudenell 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Savage 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Savage 1st Baronet 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Manners 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Savage 1st Viscount Savage 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anna Savage Countess Cardigan 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Darcy 2nd Baron Darcy 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Darcy 1st Earl Rivers 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Rich

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Darcy 1st Countess Rivers 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Kitson

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Kitson Countess Rivers 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cornwallis 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Mother: Frances Brudenell Countess Newburgh 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Savile 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Savile 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Savile 1st Baron Savile 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Hussey 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Hussey 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Saye 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Savile 1st Earl of Sussex 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Carey 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Carey 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joyce Denny 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Carey Baroness Savile 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Knyvet of Charlton Wiltshire 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Knyvet Baroness Geneville Beaudasert 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Pickering 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

GrandMother: Frances Savile 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Villiers of Brokesby

Great x 4 Grandmother: Collette Clarke

Great x 2 Grandfather: Christopher Villiers 1st Earl Anglesey 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Beaumont 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Beaumont 1st Countess Buckingham 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Armstrong

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Villiers Countess Sussex 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Sheldon of Howley in Leicestershire

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sheldon Countess Anglesey