'Nicholas1'
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Families covered: Nicholas of West Horsley, Nicholas of Winterbourne Earls
[A large part of this page was first launched on 24.10.13 as a section of a Temporary page using HoP. A speculative first generation was added on 19.05.24. The use of 'Wilts' enabled that first generation to be confirmed and the whole page to be reviewed, significantly expanded, and released 'properly' into the database.]
| HoP reports that Sir Edward's "ancestors were settled in Wiltshire by at least 1419 (and) was the grandson of a Marian exile". | |||||||||||||||
| Edward Nicholas of Winterbourn Earls, Wiltshire | |||||||||||||||
| m. (c1560s/70s?) Anne Yonge (dau of John Yonge (Young) of Durnford) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | John Nicholas of Winterbourne Earls (b c1566, d 09.12.1644, of the Middle Temple) the first mentioned by HoP | ||||||||||||||
| m. Susannah Hunton (b c1573, d 03.03.1657, dau of William Hunton of East Knoyle) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Sir Edward Nicholas of Winterbourne Earls (b 04.04.1593, d 01.09.1669, "secretary of state to Charles I and Charles II") | ||||||||||||||
| Lipscomb, in his work on Buckinghamshire, suggests that Sir Edward married Anne Denton but the dates make that unlikely. 'Wilts', HoP & Wikipedia report that he married ... | |||||||||||||||
| m. (24.09.1622) Jane Jay (d 15.09.1688, dau of Henry Jay of Holston, alderman of London)) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Sir John Nicholas of West Horsley, Surrey (bpt 19.01.1624, d 09.01.1704/5, MP, Clerk of the Signet) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (23.05.1661) Penelope Compton (d 26.11.1703, dau of Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Edward Nicholas of West Horsley (b c1662, dsp 20.04.1726, MP) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Rachel Wyndham (bur 1741, dau of Thomas Wyndham of Witham Friary, sister/coheir of Hopton) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | John Nicholas of West Horsley (d 1742) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Bridget Nicholas (cousin) @@ just below @@ | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Bridget Nicholas | ||||||||||||||
| m. Richard Heath of Hatchlands & Westminster (b c1706, d 04.02.1752, MP) | |||||||||||||||
| Their son Nicholas assumed the surname & arms of Nicholas in 1772. | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Penelope Nicholas (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Richard Rigge of Wychbury | |||||||||||||||
| (3)+ | other issue (dvpsp) | ||||||||||||||
| c | William Nicholas (b c1668, d 1749) | ||||||||||||||
| d. | Penelope Nicholas | ||||||||||||||
| m. Hatton Compton (cousin) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Edward Nicholas of West Horsley & Hithcam (Buckinghamshire) (bpt 06.03.1625, d 21.05.1696, MP) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (09.12.1669) Bridget Clayton (d 28.05.1692, dau of Sir Thomas Clayton of the Vache) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Bridget Nicholas (b c1672, d 1741) | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Nicholas @@ just above @@ | |||||||||||||||
| b.+ | other issue - John, son, Elizabeth of Stapleford Abbot's (d unm before 12.12.1766) | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | George Nicholas of All Cannings, Wiltshire (4th son?) | ||||||||||||||
| a. | Jane Nicholas (d 1721) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (10.05.1687) Sir John Abdy, Bart | |||||||||||||||
| iv.+ | other issue - Henry, 2 other sons (dvp?), 3 daughters | ||||||||||||||
| The following is supported by 'Wilts' (vol 5 (1837), 'Pedigree of Nicholas of Winterbourne Earl's, p214/226). | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Matthew Nicholas (b 26.09.1594, d 15.08.1661, Canon of Sarum, Prebendary of Westminster, Dean of St. Pauls) | ||||||||||||||
| Various details on Matthew and his immediate family from Wikipedia ("Matthew Nicholas" & "Thomas Willis"). | |||||||||||||||
| m. (02.1627) Elizabeth Fookes (b c1600, d 06.04.1673, dau of William Fookes (Foules) of Bulwick) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | John Nicholas (b c1836, d 27.02.1711, Warden of St. Mary's College, Winchester, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Henrietta Maria Calthorpe (b c1647, d 1683, dau of Sir James Calthorpe of Suffolk) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Edward Nicholas of South Stoneham, Hampshire (d 1721) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (11.10.1711) Anne Rachael Newsham (dau of Clement Newsham of Tichfield, m2. James Abernethy) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | William Nicholas of Froyle, Hampshire (bpt 17.06.1717, d 11.09.1764) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (09.12.1736) Harriet Sophia Boyle (dau of Captain William Boyle, grandson of Roger, 1st Earl of Orrery) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Charlotte Nicholas (b c1742, d 02.12.1806) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Joseph Warton (b 1722, d 23.02.1800, Master of St. Mary's College (Winton), Rector of Wickham) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Harriet Elizabeth Warton (a 1843) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Newton Lee of Coldrey (b c1764, d 11.02.1837, DL) | |||||||||||||||
| (B)+ | other issue - Robert Boyle (d 10.1780, Captain RN), Harriet Sophia (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (1748) Mary Draper (dau/coheir of William Draper of Froyle) | |||||||||||||||
| (D) | Elizabeth Nicholas | ||||||||||||||
| m. Rev. Alexander Gatehouse (son of Sir Thomas) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Anna Maria Gatehouse | ||||||||||||||
| (E) | Mary Annabella Nicholas (d 02.12.1729) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Richard Vernon Moody of Southampton | |||||||||||||||
| F)+ | other issue - William Draper (b c1751, d 01.1786, Captain), John (b c1752, d 1778, RN), Anne (d unm 31.07.1826) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Elizabeth Nicholas (bpt 16.03.1712-3) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Bernard Whalley of Norton Galby | |||||||||||||||
| m2. William Draper of Froyle | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Edward Nicholas (bpt 03.10.17414) | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Miller (Recorder of Banbur) | |||||||||||||||
| (4)+ | other issue - John (bpt 21.08.1718, d young), Edward (d young), Anne (bpt 27.02.1715-6) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Elizabeth Nicholas (b c1634, dsp 29.11.1709) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Sir William Calley of Burdrope (d 1670) | |||||||||||||||
| 'Wilts' reports that Elizabeth m2. Sir Thomas Mompesson of Salisbury (d 1701) but Wikipedia suggests that her 2nd husband was... | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (1672, sp) Thomas Willis (b 27.01.1621, d 11.11.1675, physician, m1. Mary Fell) | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Susanna Nicholas (b c1637, d 05.01.1713) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Godfrey Daniell of Marlborough | |||||||||||||||
| iv.+ | other issue - George (bpt 31.07.1628, a 1662, d before 1672), Edward (bpt 25.07.1629, d before 1710) | ||||||||||||||
| C. | Mary Nicholas (bpt 01.1600, dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Edm. Ryves of Luckington | |||||||||||||||
| D. | Emily Nicholas (bpt 04.1602) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Nicholas Eliot | |||||||||||||||
| E.+ | other issue - John (bpt 1597, a 15623), Susan (bpt 21.05.1599, dsp), Anne (bpt 06.1603), Elizabeth (bpt 04.01605), Lettice (bpt 04.1608), Catharine (bpt 07.1613) | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | Anne Nicholas | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Cooper of Abingdon / Ablington | |||||||||||||||
| 3. | Margaret Nicholas | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Musgrove | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s): 'Wilts' (vol 5 (1837), 'Pedigree of Nicholas', p96/107), HoP ("Edward Nicholas" & connected pages)
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