Biography of Anthony Grey 11th Earl Kent 1645-1702

On 14th October 1641 [his father] Henry Grey 10th Earl Kent [aged 46] and Mary Courtine Countess Kent were married. She by marriage Countess Kent. He the son of [his grandfather] Anthony Grey 9th Earl Kent [aged 84] and [his grandmother] Magdelane Purefoy Countess Kent [aged 69].

Before 1643 Anthony Fane [aged 29] and [his mother] Amabel Benn Countess Kent [aged 35] were married. He the son of Francis Fane 1st Earl of Westmoreland and Mary Mildmay Countess of Westmoreland.

On 1st August 1644 [his father] Henry Grey 10th Earl Kent [aged 49] and [his mother] Amabel Benn Countess Kent [aged 36] were married. She by marriage Countess Kent. He the son of [his grandfather] Anthony Grey 9th Earl Kent and [his grandmother] Magdelane Purefoy Countess Kent [aged 72].

On 11th June 1645 Anthony Grey 11th Earl Kent was born to Henry Grey 10th Earl Kent [aged 50] and Amabel Benn Countess Kent [aged 37].

On 28th May 1651 [his father] Henry Grey 10th Earl Kent [aged 56] died. Monument made in 1658 at the De Grey Mausoleum, St John the Baptist Church, Flitton [Map]. His son Anthony [aged 5] succeeded 11th Earl Kent.

Between 2nd March 1662 and 1671 Anthony Grey 11th Earl Kent [aged 16] and Mary Lucas Countess Kent [aged 18] were married. She by marriage Countess Kent. He the son of Henry Grey 10th Earl Kent and Amabel Benn Countess Kent [aged 54].

On 7th May 1663 [his wife] Mary Lucas Countess Kent [aged 19] was created 1st Baroness Lucas of Crudwell with a special remainder to her heirs male by her husband Anthony Grey 11th Earl Kent [aged 17], and failing which, to her heirs female without division; an unusual provision meaning it wouldn't become abeyant in the event of more than one daughter.

John Evelyn's Diary. 3rd May 1664. Came the Earl of Kent [aged 18], my kinsman¹, and his [his wife] Lady [aged 20], to visit us.

Note 1. John Evelyn [aged 43] and Anthony Grey 11th Earl Kent were first cousin twice removed; Anthony Grey's maternal grandmother was Jane Evelyn [aged 76]. She and John Evelyn had the same grandfather George Evelyn of Long Ditton.

In 1671 [his son] Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent was born to Anthony Grey 11th Earl Kent [aged 25] and [his wife] Mary Lucas Countess Kent [aged 27]. He married (1) 20th April 1695 Jemima Crew Marchioness Kent, daughter of Thomas Crew 2nd Baron Crew and Anne Armine, and had issue (2) 24th March 1729 Sophia Bentinck Duchess Kent, daughter of William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland and Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland, and had issue.

On 22nd April 1671 [his grandmother] Jane Evelyn [aged 83] died. Monument at the De Grey Mausoleum, St John the Baptist Church, Flitton [Map] commissioned by her daughter [his mother] Amabel Benn Countess Kent [aged 63].

Jane Evelyn: Around 1588 she was born to John Evelyn of Godstone. Around 1601 Anthony Benn and she were married. The difference in their ages was 20 years. In or after 1618 Eustace Hart and she were married.

Amabel Benn Countess Kent: In 3rd September 1607 she was born to Anthony Benn and Jane Evelyn. Before 1643 Anthony Fane and she were married. He the son of Francis Fane 1st Earl of Westmoreland and Mary Mildmay Countess of Westmoreland. On 1st August 1644 Henry Grey 10th Earl Kent and she were married. She by marriage Countess Kent. He the son of Anthony Grey 9th Earl Kent and Magdelane Purefoy Countess Kent. In 17th August 1698 she died. She was interred with her former husband Henry Grey 10th Earl Kent who had died some 45 and more years before at the De Grey Mausoleum, St John the Baptist Church, Flitton [Map] - see Monument.

Before 1673 [his brother-in-law] Banastre Maynard 3rd Baron Maynard [aged 30] and [his sister] Elizabeth Grey Baroness Maynard were married. She the daughter of [his father] Henry Grey 10th Earl Kent and [his mother] Amabel Benn Countess Kent [aged 65].

On 3rd February 1689 William Maynard 2nd Baron Maynard [aged 66] died. His son [his brother-in-law] Banastre [aged 47] succeeded 3rd Baron Maynard of Wicklow, 3rd Baron Maynard of Estaines ad Turrim Little Easton. [his sister] Elizabeth Grey Baroness Maynard by marriage Baroness Maynard of Wicklow and Baroness Maynard of Estaines ad Turrim Little Easton.

On 20th April 1695 Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent [aged 24] and Jemima Crew Marchioness Kent [aged 19] were married. They had five sons and seven daughters of whom only three surviving her. He the son of Anthony Grey 11th Earl Kent [aged 49] and Mary Lucas Countess Kent [aged 51].

In 17th August 1698 [his mother] Amabel Benn Countess Kent [aged 90] died. She was interred with her former husband [his father] Henry Grey 10th Earl Kent who had died some 45 and more years before at the De Grey Mausoleum, St John the Baptist Church, Flitton [Map] - see Monument.

On 19th August 1702 Anthony Grey 11th Earl Kent [aged 57] died. His son Henry [aged 31] succeeded 12th Earl Kent. Jemima Crew Marchioness Kent [aged 27] by marriage Countess Kent.

On 1st November 1702 [his former wife] Mary Lucas Countess Kent [aged 58] died. Her son Henry [aged 31] succeeded 2nd Baron Lucas of Crudwell.