On or before 6th May 1638 Elizabeth Johnson Lady Mordaunt was born to Nicholas Johnson [aged 28]. She was baptised on 6th May 1638 at St Saviour's in Soutwark [Map].
On 10th July 1648 Charles Mordaunt 3rd Baronet died. His son [her future husband] Charles [aged 10] succeeded 4th Baronet Mordaunt of Massingham Parva.
Before 24th April 1665 Charles Mordaunt 4th Baronet [aged 27] and Elizabeth Johnson Lady Mordaunt [aged 26] were married. She by marriage Lady Mordaunt of Massingham Parva.
On 24th April 1665 [her husband] Charles Mordaunt 4th Baronet [aged 27] died. His brother [her brother-in-law] John succeeded 5th Baronet Mordaunt of Massingham Parva.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 11th December 1666. After dinner my wife and I by coach to St. Clement's Church [Map], to Mrs. Turner's [aged 43] lodgings, hard by, to take our leaves of her. She is returning into the North to her children, where, I perceive, her husband [aged 53] hath clearly got the mastery of her, and she is likely to spend her days there, which for her sake I am a little sorry for, though for his it is but fit she should live where he hath a mind. Here were several people come to see and take leave of her, she going to-morrow: among others, my Lady Mordant [aged 28], which was Betty Turner [aged 13], a most homely widow, but young, and pretty rich, and good natured.
After 27th January 1667 Francis Godolphin [aged 28] and Elizabeth Johnson Lady Mordaunt [aged 28] were married.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 1st February 1669. Thence set him down at Little Turnstile, and so I home, and there eat a little dinner, and away with my wife by coach to the King's playhouse, thinking to have seen "The Heyresse", first acted on Saturday last; but when we come thither, we find no play there; Kinaston [aged 29], that did act a part therein, in abuse to Sir Charles Sedley [aged 29], being last night exceedingly beaten with sticks, by two or three that assaulted him, so as he is mightily bruised, and forced to keep his bed. So we to the Duke of York's playhouse, and there saw "She Would if she Could", and so home and to my office to business, and then to supper and to bed. This day, going to the play, The. Turner [aged 17] met us, and carried us to her mother, at my Lady Mordaunt's [aged 30]; and I did carry both mother and daughter with us to the Duke of York's playhouse, at next door.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 9th March 1669. From this to other discourse, and so to the Office, where we sat all the morning, and after dinner by coach to my cozen Turner's, thinking to have taken the young ladies to a play; but The. [aged 17] was let blood to-day; and so my wife and I towards the King's playhouse, and by the way found Betty [Turner], and Bab., and Betty Pepys staying for us; and so took them all to see "Claricilla", which do not please me almost at all, though there are some good things in it. And so to my cozen Turner's again, and there find my Lady Mordaunt [aged 30], and her sister Johnson; and by and by comes in a gentleman, Mr. Overbury, a pleasant man, who plays most excellently on the flagelette, a little one, that sounded as low as one of mine, and mighty pretty. Hence by and by away, and with my wife, and Bab. and Betty Pepys, and W. Hewer [aged 27], whom I carried all this day with me, to my cozen Stradwick's, where I have not been ever since my brother Tom died, there being some difference between my father and them, upon the account of my cozen Scott; and I was glad of this opportunity of seeing them, they being good and substantial people, and kind, and here met my cozen Roger [aged 51] and his wife, and my cozen Turner, and here, which I never did before, I drank a glass, of a pint, I believe, at one draught, of the juice of oranges, of whose peel they make comfits; and here they drink the juice as wine, with sugar, and it is very fine drink; but, it being new, I was doubtful whether it might not do me hurt. Having staid a while, my wife and I back, with my cozen Turner, etc., to her house, and there we took our leaves of my cozen Pepys, who goes with his wife and two daughters for Impington tomorrow. They are very good people, and people I love, and am obliged to, and shall have great pleasure in their friendship, and particularly in hers, she being an understanding and good woman. So away home, and there after signing my letters, my eyes being bad, to supper and to bed.
Before 27th August 1670 [her husband] Francis Godolphin [aged 31] died.
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Before 10th November 1687 Elizabeth Johnson Lady Mordaunt [aged 49] died.