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Biography of Richard Newport 1st Baron Newport 1587-1651

Paternal Family Tree: Newport

Before 1587 [his father] Francis Newport (age 31) and [his mother] Beatrice Lacon were married.

On 7th May 1587 Richard Newport 1st Baron Newport was born to Francis Newport (age 32) and Beatrice Lacon.

In 1607 Richard Newport 1st Baron Newport (age 19) graduated Bachelor of Arts at Brasenose College, Oxford University.

In 1614 Richard Newport 1st Baron Newport (age 26) was elected MP Shropshire.

Before 1615 Richard Newport 1st Baron Newport (age 27) and Frances Leveson Baroness Gower were married.

In 1615 Richard Newport 1st Baron Newport (age 27) was knighted at Theobalds House, Hertfordshire.

On 23rd February 1620 [his son] Andrew Newport was born to Richard Newport 1st Baron Newport (age 32) and [his wife] Frances Leveson Baroness Gower at Wroxeter, Shropshire [Map].

On 23rd February 1620 [his son] Francis Newport 1st Earl Bradford was born to Richard Newport 1st Baron Newport (age 32) and [his wife] Frances Leveson Baroness Gower at Wroxeter, Shropshire [Map].

In 1621 Richard Newport 1st Baron Newport (age 33) was elected MP Shrewsbury.

On 6th March 1623 [his father] Francis Newport (age 68) died.

In 1624 Richard Newport 1st Baron Newport (age 36) was elected MP Shropshire.

In 1625 Richard Newport 1st Baron Newport (age 37) was elected MP Shropshire.

In 1626 Richard Newport 1st Baron Newport (age 38) was elected MP Shropshire.

In 1626 Richard Newport 1st Baron Newport (age 38) was appointed High Sheriff of Shropshire.

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.

In 1628 Richard Newport 1st Baron Newport (age 40) was elected MP Shropshire.

On 28th April 1642 [his son] Francis Newport 1st Earl Bradford (age 22) and [his daughter-in-law] Diana Russell Countess Bradford were married at St Giles' in the Fields Church [Map]. She the daughter of Francis Russell 4th Earl Bedford and Catherine Brydges Countess Bedford (age 62).

Battle of Edge Hill

On 14th October 1642 Richard Newport 1st Baron Newport (age 55) was created 1st Baron Newport of High Ercall in Shropshire; by King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland (age 41) in return for having provided £6000 for the purchase of artillery before the Battle of Edge Hill.

On 8th February 1651 Richard Newport 1st Baron Newport (age 63) died. His son [his son] Francis (age 30) succeeded 2nd Baron Newport of High Ercall in Shropshire. [his daughter-in-law] Diana Russell Countess Bradford by marriage Baroness Newport of High Ercall in Shropshire.

In 1661 [his former wife] Frances Leveson Baroness Gower died.

[his daughter] Beatrice Newport was born to Richard Newport 1st Baron Newport and Frances Leveson Baroness Gower.

[his daughter] Mary Newport was born to Richard Newport 1st Baron Newport and Frances Leveson Baroness Gower.

Thomas Gower 2nd Baronet and Frances Leveson Baroness Gower were married.

Royal Ancestors of Richard Newport 1st Baron Newport 1587-1651

Kings Wessex: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 13 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 19 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 14 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Son of King John of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

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

Kings France: Great x 16 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 20 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Richard Newport 1st Baron Newport 1587-1651

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Newport

GrandFather: Richard Newport 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Corbet 6 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Corbet 5 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cornwall 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Corbet 6 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Devereux Baron Ferrers of Chartley 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Devereux 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Ferrers 8th Baroness Ferrers Chartley 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Corbet 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Vernon 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Vernon 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Vernon 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Talbot 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Talbot 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Butler Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Father: Francis Newport 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Roger Bromley

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Bromley

GrandMother: Margaret Bromley

Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Lyster

Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabel Lyster

Richard Newport 1st Baron Newport 10 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Lacon

GrandFather: Roland Lacon 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Humphrey Blount

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Blount 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Winnington 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Blount 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard "The Elder" Croft

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Croft

Great x 1 Grandmother: Agnes Blount 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh Peshall

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Peshall

Mother: Beatrice Lacon 16 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England