Paternal Family Tree: Pakington
On 13th August 1621 John Pakington 2nd Baronet was born to John Pakington 1st Baronet [aged 21].
In October 1624 [his father] John Pakington 1st Baronet [aged 24] died. His son John [aged 3] succeeded 2nd Baronet Pakington. He bacame the ward of Thomas Coventry 1st Baron Coventry [aged 46] whose daughter [his future wife] Dorothy Coventry Lady Pakington [aged 1] he subsequently married.
In April 1640 John Pakington 2nd Baronet [aged 18] was elected MP Worcestershire.
In November 1640 John Pakington 2nd Baronet [aged 19] was elected MP Aylesbury.
On 20th August 1642 John Pakington 2nd Baronet [aged 21] was disabled from sitting in Parliament for executing a commission of array for King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland [aged 41].
Before 1649 John Pakington 2nd Baronet [aged 27] and Dorothy Coventry Lady Pakington [aged 25] were married. She by marriage Lady Pakington.
Around 1649 [his son] John Pakington 3rd Baronet was born to John Pakington 2nd Baronet [aged 27] and [his wife] Dorothy Coventry Lady Pakington [aged 26]. He married 17th December 1668 Margaret Keyt Lady Pakington, daughter of John Keyt 1st Baronet, and had issue.
On 17th December 1668 [his son] John Pakington 3rd Baronet [aged 19] and [his daughter-in-law] Margaret Keyt Lady Pakington were married.
On 10th May 1679 [his wife] Dorothy Coventry Lady Pakington [aged 56] died.
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Around 1st January 1680 John Pakington 2nd Baronet [aged 58] died. His son John [aged 31] succeeded 3rd Baronet Pakington. Margaret Keyt Lady Pakington by marriage Lady Pakington.
In 1685 John Pakington 2nd Baronet was elected MP Worcestershire which seat he held until 1687.
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Pakington 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Pakington
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Washbourne
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Pakington of Hampton Lovett
Grandfather: John "Lusty" Pakington
father: John Pakington 1st Baronet
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Smith of Withcote in Leicestershire
Great x 1 Grandfather: Ambrose Smith of Withcote in Leicestershire
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Cave of Stanford in Northamptonshire
Great x 2 Grandmother: Dorothy Cave
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Mervin
Grandmother: Dorothy Smith
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Coe of Coggleshall in Essex
Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Coe