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COVENTRY, Gilbert (c. 1668-1719)

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b. c. 1668, 2nd surv. s. Thomas Coventry, later earl of Coventry, and Winifred, da. of Col. Piers Edgcumbe‡ of Mount Edgcumbe, Cornw. educ. apprenticed to a merchant of Amsterdam 1683–7; Cornw. RO, Antony House mss, CVC/Z/18, Edward Cookes to Gilbert Coventry, 17 Oct. 1684. travelled abroad (Paris) 1689–90. C. Gordon, Coventrys of Croome, 68. m. (1) 30 Nov. 1694 (with £5,000), TNA, C 5/339/16. Dorothy (1667–1705), da. of Sir William Keyte, bt. of Hidcote, Glos. 1da.; (2) 27 June 1715 (with £10,000), Anne (1691–1788), da. of Sir Streynsham Master of Codnor Castle, Derbys. Worcs. RO, Madresfield mss 970.5:99/BA/4/665. s.p. d. 27 Oct. 1719; will 27 Oct. 1719 pr. 13 Feb. 1720. TNA, PROB 11/572.
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PC 1719.

Dep. lt. Worcs. 1700; Antony House mss, CVC/Y/2/4, 5; CSP Dom. 1700–2, p. 256. ld. lt. Worcs. Mar. 1719–d. Post Boy, 24–26 Mar. 1719.

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COVENTRY, Gilbert (c. 1668-1719)
Associated with: Croome d'Abitot, Worcs.;VCH Worcs. iii. 314.; Hidcote House, Glos.BL (India Office), mss Eur. E210, f. 97.;
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oil on canvas by Johann Kerseboom, 1694, National Trust, Antony House, Cornw.; oil on canvas by Michael Dahl, 1714, National Trust, Antony House, Cornw.

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Eagles, Robin
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COVENTRY, Thomas (1702-12)

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b. 7 Apr. 1702, s. Thomas Coventry, 2nd earl of Coventry, and Anne, da. Henry Somerset, duke of Beaufort. educ. Eton 1710-12. unm. d. 28 Jan. 1712; admon. 14 Feb. 1712 to mother. TNA, PROB 6/88, f. 21v.
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COVENTRY, Thomas (1702-12)
Associated with: Croome d'Abitot, Worcs. and Snitterfield, Warws.
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oil on canvas,  aft. Sir G. Kneller?, c. 1710,National Trust, Antony, Cornw.; mezzotint by John Simon aft. Sir G. Kneller, NPG D31413.

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Eagles, Robin
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PETRE, John (1629-85)

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bap. 24 June 1629, 3rd but 2nd surv. s. of Robert Petre†, 3rd Bar. Petre, and Mary, da. of Anthony Browne†, 2nd Visct. Montagu; bro. William Petre, 4th Bar. Petre Thomas Petre, 6th Bar. Petre. unm. bur. 22 Jan. 1685 22 Jan. 1685; Essex RO, D/DP/F194. will, 2 Aug. 1677, pr. 22 Jan. 1685. TNA, PROB 11/379.
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PETRE, John (1629-85)
Associated with: Ingatestone Hall, Essex.
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Paley, Ruth
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COVENTRY, Thomas (c. 1662-1710)

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b. c. 1662, 1st surv. s. Thomas Coventry, later earl of Coventry, and Winifred Edgcumbe, da. of Col. Piers Edgcumbe‡ of Mount Edgcumbe, Cornw. C. Gordon, Coventrys of Croome, 58. educ. travelled abroad (Holland) 1683. Ibid. m. 4 May 1691 (with £10,000), Anne (d. 1763), da. Henry Somerset, duke of Beaufort, 2s. (1 d.v.p.). d. 20 Aug. 1710; TNA, C 9/207/40. admon. 5 Dec. 1710 to wid. TNA, PROB 6/86, f. 154.
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Custos. rot. Worcs. 1699 – d.; high steward, Evesham 1699; freeman, Worcester 1699; recorder, Coventry 1706 – d.

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COVENTRY, Thomas (c. 1662-1710)
Associated with: Croome D'Abitot, Worcs.; Snitterfield, Warws.
Author
Eagles, Robin
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COVENTRY, Thomas (c. 1629-99)

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b. c. 1629, 2nd s. Thomas Coventry, 2nd Bar. Coventry (d. 1661), and Mary, da. of Sir William Craven; bro. George Coventry, 3rd Bar. Coventry. educ. travelled abroad (France) 1643. N and Q, cc. 194. m. (1) 1660, Winifred (d. 11 June 1694), da. of Col. Piers Edgcumbe‡ of Mount Edgcumbe, Cornw. 4s. (2 d.v.p.) 1da. (d.v.p.); (2) 16 July 1695, Elizabeth Grimes (alias Graham), domestic servant, da. of Richard Grimes, turner of London, s.p. d. 15 July 1699; will 24 Mar. 1699, pr. 27 July 1699. TNA, PROB 11/451.
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High steward, Worcester 1687 – d., Evesham 1687 – Feb. 1688, Oct. 1688 – d.; custos rot. Worcs. 1689–d. CSP Dom. 1689–90, pp. 140, 181.

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COVENTRY, Hon. Thomas (c.1630-99), Croome D’Abitot, Worcs. and Snitterfield, Warws.
Associated with: Croome D'Abitot, Worcs.;VCH Worcs. iii. 314.; Snitterfield, Warws.VCH Warws. iii. 169.;
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oil on canvas, by Mary Beale, c. 1675, St Edmundsbury Museum, Suffolk; monument, St Mary’s, Elmley Castle.

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Eagles, Robin
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Lords 1660-1715
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COVENTRY, John (1654-87)

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b. 2 Sept. 1654, 1st s. George Coventry, 3rd Bar. Coventry, and Margaret (d.1729), da. John Tufton, 2nd earl of Thanet. educ. unknown. unm. d. 25 July 1687; admon. 26 July 1687 to mother.
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Custos rot. Worcs. 3 Feb. 1681–d. TNA, C231/8, p. 42.

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COVENTRY, John (1654-87)
Associated with: Croome D'Abitot, Worcs.VCH Worcs. iii. 314.;
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oil on canvas, by unknown artist, National Trust, Antony, Cornw.

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Eagles, Robin
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Lords 1660-1715
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COVENTRY, George (1628-80)

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b. 14 Feb. 1628, 1st s. Thomas Coventry, 2nd Bar. Coventry, and Mary, da. of Sir William Craven, sis. William Craven, earl of Craven; bro. Thomas Coventry, later earl of Coventry. T. Nash, Colls. for Hist. of Worcs. i. 261. educ. travelled abroad (France) 1643–c.1651. N and Q, cc. 194. m. 18 July 1653, Margaret (d. aft. July 1687), Diaries of Lady Anne Clifford ed. D.J.H. Clifford, 118. da. John Tufton, 2nd earl of Thanet, 3s. (2 d.v.p.), 2da. (1 d.v.p.). d. 15 Dec. 1680; admon. 17 Jan. 1681.
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Custos. rot. Worcs. 26 Nov. 1661–?d.; high steward, Tewkesbury. C. Gordon, Coventrys of Croome, 49.

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COVENTRY, George (1628-80)
Associated with: Croome D'Abitot, Worcs.;VCH Worcs. iii. 314.; Lincoln’ Inn Fields, Mdx.
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Eagles, Robin
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Lords 1660-1715
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COVENTRY, Thomas (c. 1606-61)

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b. c. 1606, 1st s. of Sir Thomas Coventry†, later Bar. Coventry, and Sarah, da. of John Seabright of Blakeshall, Worcs. T. Nash, Colls. for Hist. of Worcs., i. 79. bro. of Henry‡ and William Coventry.‡ educ. I. Temple 1623. m. 2 Apr. 1627, Mary (d.1634), da. of Sir William Craven, Merchant Taylor and alderman of London, 3s. (1 d.v.p.) 2da. d.v.p. d. 27 Oct. 1661; will 31 Aug. 1657, pr. 20 Feb. 1662. TNA, PROB 11/307.
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Custos. rot. Worcs. 1628 – c.43, 5 July 1660 – d.; custos rot. Glos. 1638 – ?; mbr., Council in the Marches 1633; commr. array, Worcs. 1642, Worcester 1642.

Mbr., Plymouth Venturers 1625.

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COVENTRY, Thomas (c.1606-1661), of Croome d’Abitot, Worcs.; later of Canbury, Surr.; Dorchester House, Covent Garden and Lincoln’s Inn Fields, Mdx.
Associated with: Croome D'Abitot, Worcs.;VCH Worcs. iii. 314-15.; Dorchester House, Covent Garden, Mdx.; Lincoln’ Inn Fields, Mdx.Diaries of Lady Anne Clifford, ed. D.J.H. Clifford, 154.;
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by Cornelius Jonson, Croome d’Abitot. C. Gordon, Coventrys of Croome.

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Eagles, Robin
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FINCH, Daniel (1647-1730)

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b. 2 July 1647, 1st s. Heneage Finch, earl of Nottingham and Elizabeth, da. of Daniel Harvey; bro. of Hon. Edward Finch‡, Hon. Heneage Finch‡ and Hon. William Finch‡. This biography is based on H. Horwitz, Rev. Pols. educ. Westminster; I. Temple 1658; Christ Church, Oxf. 1662; travelled abroad (Germany, Italy, France) 1665-8. m. (1) 16 June 1674, Lady Essex Rich (d. 23 Mar. 1684), da. of Robert Rich†, 3rd earl of Warwick, 2s. d.v.p. 6da. (5 d.v.p.); (2) 29 Dec. 1685 (with £10,000), Horwitz, Rev. Pols, 42. Anne, da. Christopher Hatton, Visct. Hatton, 6s. (1 d.v.p.) ?9da. (2 d.v.p.), (and 7 other children d.v.p.). HP Commons, 1660-90, 11, 312; Stud. in Soc. Hist. ed. J. Plumb, 177 n.44. d. 1 Jan. 1730, will 28 July 1729; pr. 30 June 1730. PROB11/638/73.
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Ld. of Admiralty 1679, first ld. 1680 – 84; PC 4 Feb. 1680 – 12 Mar. 1696, 2 May 1702–1707, 23 Sept. 1714 – d.; sec. of state (S) 1689 – 93, 1702 – 04; ld. pres. 1714 – 16.

Freeman, Portsmouth 1682; R. East, Portsmouth Recs. 365. gov. Charterhouse 1687; Add. 28569, f. 63; G.S. Davies, Charterhouse in London, 355. commr. visiting hospitals 1691; CSP Dom. 1691, pp. 240, 473. Greenwich Hospital 1703. Daily Courant, 17 Aug. 1703.

FRS 1668.

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FINCH, Daniel (1647-1730), of Kensington, Mdx and Milton Ernest, Beds.
Associated with: Kensington; Burley-on-the-Hill, Rutland; Soho Sq., Westminster.C. Jones, 'The London Topography of the Parliamentary Elite', London Top. Rec. xxix. 56.;
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oil on canvas by Sir G. Kneller, c.1720, Beningbrough Hall, Yorks. NPG 3910.

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Handley, Stuart
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HOWARD, Charles (1610-81)

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b. 25 Dec. 1610, 5th s. of Charles Howard†, 2nd earl of Nottingham and 2nd w. Margaret, da. of Elizabeth Stewart suo jure countess of Moray [S] and James Stewart, 2nd Ld. Doune [S] and jure uxoris earl of Moray [S]; educ. Christ Church Oxf. matric. 1626, BA 1627; G. Inn adm. 1633; m. bef. 30 June 1627, Arabella (d.1682), da. of Edward Smith of Middle Temple, s.p.; Kntd. 2 Apr. 1624; d. 26 Apr. 1681; will 2 Dec. 1675, pr. 27 Apr. 1681.
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High Steward, Kingston upon Thames 1642 – 57; cttee. for Ireland, 1646; commr. (parliamentarian) to army 1647, to Scotland 1648.

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HOWARD, Charles (1610-81)
Associated with: Bristol.
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Paley, Ruth
Handley, Stuart
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