Biography of Mary Seymour Countess Winchelsea 1637-1673

On 22 Jun 1610 [her father] William Seymour 2nd Duke Somerset (age 22) and Arabella Stewart (age 35) were married in secret at Palace of Placentia, Greenwich [Map]. For having married without permission King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland (age 44) had Arabella Stewart (age 35) imprisoned in Sir Thomas Perry's House Lambeth, Surrey and he in the Tower of London [Map]. She the daughter of Charles Stewart 5th Earl Lennox 1557-1576 and Elizabeth Cavendish Countess Lennox 1555-1582. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

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On 03 Mar 1617 [her father] William Seymour 2nd Duke Somerset (age 29) and [her mother] Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset (age 17) were married at Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire [Map]. She the daughter of Robert Devereux 2nd Earl Essex and Frances Walsingham Countess Essex (age 50). They were fourth cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

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In 1637 Mary Seymour Countess Winchelsea was born to William Seymour 2nd Duke Somerset (age 49) and Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset (age 37).

On 04 Nov 1639 Thomas Finch 2nd Earl Winchilsea (age 61) died. His son [her future husband] Heneage Finch 3rd Earl Winchilsea (age 11) succeeded 3rd Earl Winchilsea, 3rd Viscount Maidstone, 4th Baronet Finch of Eastwell in Kent.

In 1641 [her father] William Seymour 2nd Duke Somerset (age 53) was created 1st Marquess Hertford.

In 1650 [her daughter] Frances Finch Viscountess Weymouth was born to [her husband] Heneage Finch 3rd Earl Winchilsea (age 22) and Mary Seymour Countess Winchelsea (age 13).

Around 1650 Heneage Finch 3rd Earl Winchilsea (age 22) and Mary Seymour Countess Winchelsea (age 13) were married. She by marriage Countess Winchilsea. She the daughter of William Seymour 2nd Duke Somerset (age 62) and Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset (age 50). He the son of Thomas Finch 2nd Earl Winchilsea and Cecily Wentworth Countess Winchelsea 1593-1642. They were third cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

In or before 1653 [her son] William Finch was born to [her husband] Heneage Finch 3rd Earl Winchilsea (age 24) and Mary Seymour Countess Winchelsea (age 15).

On 03 Jan 1657 [her son] Heneage Finch 5th Earl Winchilsea 1657-1726 was born to [her husband] Heneage Finch 3rd Earl Winchilsea (age 29) and Mary Seymour Countess Winchelsea (age 20). He was baptised on 11 Jan 1657.

In 1658 [her son] Thomas Finch was born to [her husband] Heneage Finch 3rd Earl Winchilsea (age 30) and Mary Seymour Countess Winchelsea (age 21).

On 24 Oct 1660 [her father] William Seymour 2nd Duke Somerset (age 72) died. His grandson William Seymour 3rd Duke Somerset 1654-1671 (age 6) succeeded 3rd Duke Somerset, 2nd Marquess Hertford, 3rd Earl Hertford.

Before 1672 [her son-in-law] Thomas Thynne 1st Viscount Weymouth (age 32) and [her daughter] Frances Finch Viscountess Weymouth (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Heneage Finch 3rd Earl Winchilsea (age 43) and Mary Seymour Countess Winchelsea 1637-1673 (age 34). She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

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On 10 Apr 1673 [her husband] Heneage Finch 3rd Earl Winchilsea (age 45) and were married. She by marriage Countess Winchilsea. He the son of Thomas Finch 2nd Earl Winchilsea and Cecily Wentworth Countess Winchelsea 1593-1642.

On 10 Apr 1673 Mary Seymour Countess Winchelsea (age 36) died.

On 29 Oct 1681 [her former husband] Heneage Finch 3rd Earl Winchilsea (age 53) and were married. She by marriage Countess Winchilsea. He the son of Thomas Finch 2nd Earl Winchilsea and Cecily Wentworth Countess Winchelsea 1593-1642.

Family Trees of Mary Seymour Countess Winchelsea 1637-1673

Paternal Family Tree: Seymour

Maternal Family Tree: Ursula St Barbe 1532-1602

Royal Ancestors of Mary Seymour Countess Winchelsea 1637-1673

Kings Wessex: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd 1100-1170

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys 1047-1132

Kings England: Great x 4 Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of William "Lion" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 7 Grand Daughter of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Royal Descendants of Mary Seymour Countess Winchelsea 1637-1673

Diana Spencer Princess Wales 1961-1997 x 1

William Windsor Prince of Wales 1982- x 1

Ancestors of Mary Seymour Countess Winchelsea 1637-1673

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Seymour 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Seymour 9 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Darell 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Seymour 1st Duke Somerset 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Wentworth 4th Baron Despencer 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margery Wentworth 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Saye Baroness Despencer 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Seymour 1st Earl Hertford 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Stanhope

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Stanhope

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret or Mary Jerningham

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Stanhope Duchess Somerset 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Fulk Bourchier 10th Baron Fitzwarin 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bourchier 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: Edward Seymour 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Grey 1st Marquess Dorset 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Cecily Bonville Marchioness Dorset 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Grey 1st Duke of Suffolk 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Wotton of Boughton Malherbe

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Wotton Marchioness Dorset

Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Grey Countess Hertford Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Brandon 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Brandon 1st Duke of Suffolk 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bruyn

Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Brandon Duchess of Suffolk Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Henry VII of England and Ireland 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Tudor Queen Consort France Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth York Queen Consort England Daughter of King Edward IV of England

Father: William Seymour 2nd Duke Somerset 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

GrandMother: Honora Rogers

Mary Seymour Countess Winchelsea 1637-1673 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Devereux 9th Baron Ferrers of Chartley 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Devereux 1st Viscount Hereford 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Cecily Bourchier Baroness Ferrers Chartley 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Devereux 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Grey 1st Marquess Dorset 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Grey Baroness Ferrers Chartley 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Cecily Bonville Marchioness Dorset 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Walter Devereux 1st Earl Essex 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Hastings 2nd Baron Hastings Baron Botreaux, Hungerford and Moleyns 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Hastings 1st Earl Huntingdon 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Hungerford Baroness Hastings, 4th Baroness Hungerford, 5th Baroness Botreaux and 2nd Baroness Moleyns 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Dorothy Hastings 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Stafford 2nd Duke of Buckingham 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Stafford Countess Huntingdon 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Woodville Duchess Buckingham Duchess Bedford 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

GrandFather: Robert Devereux 2nd Earl Essex 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Knollys

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Knollys

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Troutbeck

Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Knollys

Great x 3 Grandmother: Lettice Peniston

Great x 1 Grandmother: Lettice Knollys Countess Essex 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Carey 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Carey 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Spencer 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Carey 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl Wiltshire and Ormonde 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Boleyn 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard Countess of Wiltshire and Ormonde 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Mother: Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: James Walsingham

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Walsingham

Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Writtle

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Writtle

Great x 1 Grandfather: Francis Walsingham 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Denny

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edmund Denny

Great x 2 Grandmother: Joyce Denny 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Troutbeck 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Troutbeck 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

GrandMother: Frances Walsingham Countess Essex 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John St Barbe

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard St Barbe

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry St Barbe of Ashington Somerset

Great x 1 Grandmother: Ursula St Barbe