Biography of Elizabeth Brownlow Countess Exeter 1681-1723

On 03 Jul 1668 [her grandfather] Richard Brownlow 2nd Baronet (age 25) died. His son [her father] John Brownlow 3rd Baronet (age 9) succeeded 3rd Baronet Brownlow of Humby in Lincolnshire.

Monument St Peter and St Paul Church, Belton [Map]. Armorial Brownlow Arms with a canton of the Rad Hand of Ulster impaled his wife's Freke Arms.

Richard Brownlow 2nd Baronet: Before 1643 he was born to William Brownlow 1st Baronet (age 47) and Elizabeth Duncombe (age 40). Before 26 Jun 1659 Richard Brownlow 2nd Baronet (age 16) and Elizabeth Freke Lady Brownlow (age 26) were married. In 1666 William Brownlow 1st Baronet (age 71) died. His son Richard Brownlow 2nd Baronet (age 23) succeeded 2nd Baronet Brownlow of Humby in Lincolnshire. Elizabeth Freke Lady Brownlow (age 33) by marriage Lady Brownlow of Humby in Lincolnshire.

On 27 Mar 1676 [her father] John Brownlow 3rd Baronet (age 16) and [her mother] Alice Sherard Baroness Brownlow (age 17) were married at Westminster Abbey [Map]. She by marriage Lady Brownlow of Humby in Lincolnshire. They were half second cousins.

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In 1681 Elizabeth Brownlow Countess Exeter was born to John Brownlow 3rd Baronet (age 21) and Alice Sherard Baroness Brownlow (age 22).

In 1697 [her future husband] John Cecil 6th Earl Exeter (age 22) and Anabella Grey were married. She the daughter of Ford Grey 1st Earl Tankerville (age 41) and Mary Berkeley Countess Tankerville -1718. He the son of John Cecil 5th Earl Exeter 1648-1700 (age 49) and Anne Cavendish Countess Exeter (age 48).

On 16 Jul 1697 [her father] John Brownlow 3rd Baronet (age 38) committed suicide after suffering from severe gout. His brother [her uncle] William Brownlow 4th Baronet (age 31) succeeded 4th Baronet Brownlow of Humby in Lincolnshire and inherited Belton House [Map]. Dorothy Mason Baroness Brownlow (age 30) by marriage Lady Brownlow of Humby in Lincolnshire.

Monument in St Peter and St Paul Church, Belton [Map] sculpted by William Stanton (age 58).

Dorothy Mason Baroness Brownlow: Around 1667 she was born to Richard Mason (age 34) and Anna Margaret Long (age 26). Before 1690 William Brownlow 4th Baronet (age 24) and Dorothy Mason Baroness Brownlow (age 22) were married. In 1700 Dorothy Mason Baroness Brownlow (age 33) died.

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In 1699 John Cecil 6th Earl Exeter (age 24) and Elizabeth Brownlow Countess Exeter (age 18) were married. He the son of John Cecil 5th Earl Exeter 1648-1700 (age 51) and Anne Cavendish Countess Exeter (age 50).

Around 1700 [her son] John Cecil 7th Earl Exeter 1700-1722 was born to [her husband] John Cecil 6th Earl Exeter (age 25) and Elizabeth Brownlow Countess Exeter (age 19).

On 29 Aug 1700 [her father-in-law] John Cecil 5th Earl Exeter 1648-1700 (age 52) died. His son [her husband] John Cecil 6th Earl Exeter (age 26) succeeded 6th Earl Exeter, 7th Baron Burghley. Elizabeth Brownlow Countess Exeter (age 19) by marriage Countess Exeter.

He was buried at St Martin's Church, Stamford [Map]. Monument to John Cecil and his wife [her mother-in-law] Anne Cavendish Countess Exeter (age 51) sculpted by the French sculptor Pierre Etienne Monnot (age 43) who was working in Rome. Neo-classical statuary group. One of the finest tombs of its day in the country, displaying strong antique tendencies as befits its Roman creation.

On 04 Aug 1701 [her son] Brownlow Cecil 8th Earl Exeter 1701-1754 was born to [her husband] John Cecil 6th Earl Exeter (age 27) and Elizabeth Brownlow Countess Exeter (age 20).

In 1710 [her sister] Margaret Brownlow (age 23) died of smallpox. Her estate of £40,000 was divided between her four sisters: [her sister] Jane Brownlow Duchess Ancaster and Kesteven, Elizabeth Brownlow Countess Exeter (age 29), [her sister] Alicia Brownlow Baroness Guildford (age 26) and [her sister] Eleanor Brownlow Viscountess Tyconnel (age 19).

On 27 Jul 1721 [her mother] Alice Sherard Baroness Brownlow (age 62) died.

On 24 Dec 1721 [her husband] John Cecil 6th Earl Exeter (age 47) died. His son [her son] John Cecil 7th Earl Exeter 1700-1722 (age 21) succeeded 7th Earl Exeter, 8th Baron Burghley.

Around 1722 [her son-in-law] William Aislabie (age 22) and [her daughter] Elizabeth Cecil were married. She the daughter of John Cecil 6th Earl Exeter and Elizabeth Brownlow Countess Exeter 1681-1723 (age 41).

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In 1723 Elizabeth Brownlow Countess Exeter (age 42) died.

[her daughter] Elizabeth Cecil was born to John Cecil 6th Earl Exeter and Elizabeth Brownlow Countess Exeter.

Family Trees of Elizabeth Brownlow Countess Exeter 1681-1723

Paternal Family Tree: Brownlow

Maternal Family Tree: Margaret Dewe 1668

Ancestors of Elizabeth Brownlow Countess Exeter 1681-1723

Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Brownlow

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Brownlow 1st Baronet

GrandFather: Richard Brownlow 2nd Baronet

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Duncombe

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Duncombe

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Bennett

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Bennett

Father: John Brownlow 3rd Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Freke of Iwerne Courtney

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Freke

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Swayne of Blandford

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Swayne

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Freke of Stretton in Dorset

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Taylor of Burton Bradstock

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Taylor

GrandMother: Elizabeth Freke Lady Brownlow

Elizabeth Brownlow Countess Exeter 1681-1723

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Sherard

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Sherard of Lobthorpe

GrandFather: Richard Sherard of Lobthorpe

Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Brownlow

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Brownlow

Mother: Alice Sherard Baroness Brownlow

Great x 1 Grandfather: Lumley Dewe of Bishop Upton in Hereforeshire

GrandMother: Margaret Dewe