Mary Lewis Lady Aubrey 1649-1717

On 24th June 1649 [her father] William Lewis of Boarstall [aged 24] and [her mother] Margaret Banastre Duchess of Richmond were married.

After 24th June 1649 Mary Lewis Lady Aubrey was born to William Lewis of Boarstall [aged 24] and Margaret Banastre Duchess of Richmond.

In 1658 Charles Kemeys 2nd Baronet died. His son [her future husband] Charles succeeded 3rd Baronet Kemeys of Kevanmabley in Glamorganshire.

In 1661 [her father] William Lewis of Boarstall [aged 36] died.

On 31st March 1662 [her step-father] Charles Stewart 6th Duke Lennox 3rd Duke Richmond [aged 23] and [her mother] Margaret Banastre Duchess of Richmond were married. She by marriage Duchess Richmond.

Around 1674 William Jephson [aged 27] and Mary Lewis Lady Aubrey [aged 24] were married. She the daughter of William Lewis of Boarstall and Margaret Banastre Duchess of Richmond.

In 1677 [her future husband] Charles Kemeys 3rd Baronet and Mary Wharton [aged 15] were married.

On 1st March 1678 [her future husband] John Aubrey 2nd Baronet [aged 28] and Margaret Lowther Lady Aubrey were married.

In 1679 John Aubrey 1st Baronet [aged 73] died. His son [her future husband] John [aged 29] succeeded 2nd Baronet Aubrey of Llantrithyd in Glamorganshire. Margaret Lowther Lady Aubrey by marriage Lady Aubrey of Llantrithyd in Glamorganshire.

In or before 1691 John Aubrey 2nd Baronet [aged 40] and Mary Lewis Lady Aubrey [aged 41] were married. She by marriage Lady Aubrey of Llantrithyd in Glamorganshire. She the mother of the future wife Frances Jephson Lady Aubrey of his son John Aubrey 3rd Baronet [aged 10]. She the daughter of William Lewis of Boarstall and Margaret Banastre Duchess of Richmond.

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On 7th June 1691 [her husband] William Jephson [aged 44] died.

On 15th September 1700 [her husband] John Aubrey 2nd Baronet [aged 50] died. His son [her future son-in-law] John [aged 20] succeeded 3rd Baronet Aubrey of Llantrithyd in Glamorganshire.

After 15th September 1700 Charles Kemeys 3rd Baronet and Mary Lewis Lady Aubrey [aged 51] were married. She the daughter of William Lewis of Boarstall and Margaret Banastre Duchess of Richmond.

In December 1702 [her husband] Charles Kemeys 3rd Baronet died. His son [her step-son] Charles [aged 14] succeeded 4th Baronet Kemeys of Kevanmabley in Glamorganshire.

Around 1703 William Aubrey [aged 59] and Mary Lewis Lady Aubrey [aged 53] were married. He the second-cousin of her third husband John Aubrey 2nd Baronet. She the daughter of William Lewis of Boarstall and Margaret Banastre Duchess of Richmond.

In October 1707 [her husband] William Aubrey [aged 64] died.

In 1716 [her son-in-law] John Aubrey 3rd Baronet [aged 35] and [her daughter] Frances Jephson Lady Aubrey were married. She by marriage Lady Aubrey of Llantrithyd in Glamorganshire. Her mother Mary Lewis Lady Aubrey [aged 66] was his step-mother.

Around 1717 Mary Lewis Lady Aubrey [aged 67] died.

[her daughter] Frances Jephson Lady Aubrey was born to William Jephson and Mary Lewis Lady Aubrey. She married 1716 John Aubrey 3rd Baronet, son of John Aubrey 2nd Baronet and Margaret Lowther Lady Aubrey.

Ancestors of Mary Lewis Lady Aubrey 1649-1717

father: William Lewis of Boarstall

Mary Lewis Lady Aubrey

Grandfather: Lawrence Banastre of Boarstall in Buckinghamshire

mother: Margaret Banastre Duchess of Richmond