Paternal Family Tree: Brownlow
Before 26th June 1659 [his father] Richard Brownlow 2nd Baronet [aged 16] and [his mother] Elizabeth Freke Lady Brownlow [aged 26] were married.
On 26th June 1659 John Brownlow 3rd Baronet was born to Richard Brownlow 2nd Baronet [aged 16] and Elizabeth Freke Lady Brownlow [aged 26].
In 1666 [his grandfather] William Brownlow 1st Baronet [aged 71] died. His son [his father] Richard [aged 23] succeeded 2nd Baronet Brownlow of Humby in Lincolnshire. [his mother] Elizabeth Freke Lady Brownlow [aged 33] by marriage Lady Brownlow of Humby in Lincolnshire.
On 3rd July 1668 [his father] Richard Brownlow 2nd Baronet [aged 25] died. His son John [aged 9] succeeded 3rd Baronet Brownlow of Humby in Lincolnshire.
Monument St Peter and St Paul Church, Belton [Map]. Armorial 
Brownlow Arms with a canton of the Rad Hand of Ulster impaled his wife's Freke Arms.
Richard Brownlow 2nd Baronet: Before 1643 he was born to William Brownlow 1st Baronet and Elizabeth Duncombe. Before 26th June 1659 Richard Brownlow 2nd Baronet and Elizabeth Freke Lady Brownlow were married. In 1666 William Brownlow 1st Baronet died. His son Richard succeeded 2nd Baronet Brownlow of Humby in Lincolnshire. Elizabeth Freke Lady Brownlow by marriage Lady Brownlow of Humby in Lincolnshire.
On 12th September 1668 Richard Sherard of Lobthorpe [aged 51] died at Lobthorpe. He was buried at St Mary's Church, North Witham. His memorial reads: "Near this Place lies the Body of Richard Sherard Of the Hamlet of Lopthorp in the County of Lincoln, Esq;, the only Son of John Sherard, Esq;, who was the eldest Son of Sir William Sherard; the which Richard married Margaret, Daughter of Lumley Dewe of Bishop-Upton [aged 68] in the County of Hereford, Esq;, and had by her six Children, namely, three Sons, (viz.) [his future brother-in-law] John [aged 6], Richard [aged 2], and Brownlow; and Three Daughters, (viz.) Alice [aged 9], Mary, and Elizabeth. He died the twelfth Day of September in the Year of our Lord 1668."
Around 1671 John Brownlow 3rd Baronet [aged 11] educated at Westminster School [Map].
On 27th March 1676 John Brownlow 3rd Baronet [aged 16] and Alice Sherard Baroness Brownlow [aged 17] were married at Westminster Abbey [Map]. She by marriage Lady Brownlow of Humby in Lincolnshire. They were half second cousins.
On 24th November 1679 John "Old Sir John" Brownlow 1st Baronet [aged 89] died without issue. Baronet Brownlow of Belton in Lincolnshire extinct. He left Belton House [Map] to his great-nephew John Brownlow 3rd Baronet [aged 20] (grand-son of his brother [his grandfather] William Brownlow 1st Baronet) and niece [his wife] Alice Sherard Baroness Brownlow [aged 20] (grand-daughter of his sister Elizabeth Brownlow ) who had married three years before in 1676. He also left them an income of £9,000 per annum and £20,000 in cash. They immediately bought a townhouse in Southampton Square.
In 1681 [his daughter] Elizabeth Brownlow Countess Exeter was born to John Brownlow 3rd Baronet [aged 21] and [his wife] Alice Sherard Baroness Brownlow [aged 22]. She married 1699 John Cecil 6th Earl Exeter, son of John Cecil 5th Earl Exeter and Anne Cavendish Countess Exeter, and had issue.
Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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Around 2nd February 1683 [his mother] Elizabeth Freke Lady Brownlow [aged 50] died.
In 1684 [his daughter] Alicia Brownlow Baroness Guildford was born to John Brownlow 3rd Baronet [aged 24] and [his wife] Alice Sherard Baroness Brownlow [aged 25]. She married 1703 Francis North 2nd Baron Guildford, son of Francis North 1st Baron Guildford, and had issue.
Around 1685 John Closterman [aged 25] and John Riley [aged 39]. Portrait of John Brownlow 3rd Baronet [aged 25].
Between 1685 and 1688 Belton House [Map] was built on behalf of John Brownlow 3rd Baronet [aged 25] in the style of Carolean architecture. The architect may have been William Winde or Christopher Wren [aged 61].
In 1687 [his daughter] Margaret Brownlow was born to John Brownlow 3rd Baronet [aged 27] and [his wife] Alice Sherard Baroness Brownlow [aged 28].
In 1688 John Brownlow 3rd Baronet [aged 28] was appointed High Sheriff of Lincolnshire.
In 1689 John Brownlow 3rd Baronet [aged 29] was elected MP Grantham.
In 1691 [his daughter] Eleanor Brownlow Viscountess Tyconnel was born to John Brownlow 3rd Baronet [aged 31] and [his wife] Alice Sherard Baroness Brownlow [aged 32]. She married 1712 her first cousin John Brownlow 1st Viscount Tyconnel, son of William Brownlow 4th Baronet and Dorothy Mason Baroness Brownlow.
On 16th July 1697 John Brownlow 3rd Baronet [aged 38] committed suicide after suffering from severe gout. His brother William [aged 31] succeeded 4th Baronet Brownlow of Humby in Lincolnshire and inherited Belton House [Map]. Dorothy Mason Baroness Brownlow [aged 30] by marriage Lady Brownlow of Humby in Lincolnshire.
Monument in St Peter and St Paul Church, Belton [Map] sculpted by William Stanton [aged 58].
On 27th July 1721 [his former wife] Alice Sherard Baroness Brownlow [aged 62] died.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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[his daughter] Jane Brownlow Duchess Ancaster and Kesteven was born to John Brownlow 3rd Baronet and Alice Sherard Baroness Brownlow. She married June 1711 Peregrine Bertie 2nd Duke Ancaster and Kesteven, son of Robert Bertie 1st Duke Ancaster and Kesteven and Mary Wynn, and had issue.
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Brownlow
Grandfather: William Brownlow 1st Baronet
Father: Richard Brownlow 2nd Baronet
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Duncombe 
Grandmother: Elizabeth Duncombe
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Bennett
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Bennett
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Freke of Iwerne Courtney
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Freke
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Swayne of Blandford
Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Swayne
Grandfather: John Freke of Stretton in Dorset
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Taylor of Burton Bradstock
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Taylor
Mother: Elizabeth Freke Lady Brownlow