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Biography of John Molesworth 5th Baronet 1729-1775

Paternal Family Tree: Molesworth

Maternal Family Tree: Margaret Sawyer Countess Pembroke and Montgomery 1706

In 1728 [his father] John Molesworth 4th Baronet (age 22) and [his mother] Barbara Morice were married.

On 12th March 1729 John Molesworth 5th Baronet was born to John Molesworth 4th Baronet (age 24) and Barbara Morice Lady Molesworth.

On 9th April 1729 or 9th April 1729 John Molesworth 5th Baronet was baptised at St Conan aka Petroc's Church, Egloshayle [Map].

On 17th May 1755 [his mother] Barbara Morice Lady Molesworth died.

On 28th September 1755 John Molesworth 5th Baronet (age 26) and Frances Smyth were married.

On 30th June 1758 [his son] William Molesworth 6th Baronet was born to John Molesworth 5th Baronet (age 29) and [his wife] Frances Smyth.

On 22nd July 1762 John Molesworth 5th Baronet (age 33) and Barbara St Aubyn (age 32) were married. They were first cousins.

On 3rd September 1763 [his son] Reverend John Molesworth was born to John Molesworth 5th Baronet (age 34) and [his wife] Barbara St Aubyn Lady Molesworth (age 33). Coefficient of inbreeding 6.25%.

In 1765 John Molesworth 5th Baronet (age 35) was elected MP Cornwall which seat he held until 1775.

On 4th April 1766 [his father] John Molesworth 4th Baronet (age 61) died. His son John (age 37) succeeded 5th Baronet Molesworth of Pencarrow in Cornwall. [his wife] Barbara St Aubyn Lady Molesworth (age 36) by marriage Lady Molesworth of Pencarrow in Cornwall.

On 20th October 1775 John Molesworth 5th Baronet (age 46) died. His son [his son] William (age 17) succeeded 6th Baronet Molesworth of Pencarrow in Cornwall.

All About History Books

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 26th October 1775 John Molesworth 5th Baronet (deceased) was buried at St Conan aka Petroc's Church, Egloshayle [Map].

On 14th August 1814 [his former wife] Barbara St Aubyn Lady Molesworth (age 84) died.

Royal Ancestors of John Molesworth 5th Baronet 1729-1775

Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 19 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 17 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of John Molesworth 5th Baronet 1729-1775

Great x 2 Grandfather: Hender Molesworth

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Molesworth 2nd Baronet

GrandFather: John Molesworth 3rd Baronet

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margery Wise

Father: John Molesworth 4th Baronet

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Arscott of Tetcott in Devon

GrandMother: Jane Arscott Lady Molesworth

John Molesworth 5th Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Morice

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Morice 1st Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: Humphrey Prideaux of Souldon in Holsworthy, Devon

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Prideaux

GrandFather: Nicholas Morice 2nd Baronet

Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Reynell of Ogwell in Devon

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Reynell Lady Morice

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Bennett

Mother: Barbara Morice Lady Molesworth 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Herbert 4th Earl Pembroke 1st Earl Montgomery 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Sidney Countess Pembroke 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip Herbert 5th Earl Pembroke 2nd Earl Montgomery 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Susan Vere Countess Montgomery 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Cecil Countess of Oxford 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Herbert 8th Earl Pembroke 5th Earl Montgomery 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Villiers of Brokesby

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Villiers 1st Baronet

Great x 4 Grandmother: Audrey Saunders

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Villiers Countess Pembroke and Montgomery

Great x 3 Grandmother: Rebecca Roper Lady Villiers

GrandMother: Catherine Herbert Lady Morice 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edmund Sawyer of Heywood Lodge in White Waltham in Berkshire

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Sawyer

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Sawyer Countess Pembroke and Montgomery