'Brydges02'
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Families covered: Brydges of Chandos, Brydges of Sudeley, Brydges of Wilton Castle

Sir John Bruges or Brydges, 1st Lord Chandos of Sudeley (b 09.03.1491/2, d 12/.04.1557)
m. Elizabeth Grey (d 29.12.1559, dau of Edmund Grey, Lord Grey of Wilton)
1. Edmund Brydges, 2nd Lord Chandos of Sudeley (b before 1522, d 11.03.1572/3)
  m. (c1548) Dorothy Bray (b c1530, d 31.10.1605, dau of Edmund Bray, 1st Lord)
  A. Giles Brydges, 3rd Lord Chandos of Sudeley (b c1548, d 21.02.1593/4)
  m. (before 09.1573) Frances Clinton (d 12.09.1623, dau of Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln)
  i. Elizabeth Brydges (b c1578, dsp 10.1617)
  m. (1603) Sir John Kennedy
ii. Catherine Brydges (b c1580, d 29.01.1656/7)
  m. (26.02.1608) Francis Russell, 2nd Lord of Thornhaugh, 4th Earl of Bedford (b 1593, d 09.05.1641)
  B. William Brydges, 4th Lord Chandos of Sudeley (d 18.11.1602)
  m. Mary Hopton (bur 23.10.1624, dau of Sir Owen Hopton)
  i. Grey Brydges, 5th Lord Chandos of Sudeley (b before 1581, d 10.08.1621)
  m. (28.02.1607/8) Anne Stanley (b 1580, bur 11.10.1647, dau of Ferdinando Stanley, 5th Earl of Derby)
  a. George Brydges, 6th Lord Chandos of Sudeley (b 09.08.1620, d 02.1654/5)
  m1. (14.12.1637) Susan Montagu (bur 20.04.1652, dau of Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester)
(1) Margaret Brydges (b 1651, d 01.01.1741-2)
  m1. William Brownlow of Humby and Snarford (b 1638, d by 04.1675)
  m2. Sir Thomas Skipwith, 2nd Bart of Matheringham (d 06.1710)
  (2) Elizabeth Brydges (bpt 25.03.1651, dsp 03.02.1717/8)
  m1. Edward Herbert, 3rd Lord of Chirbury (dsp 09.12.1678)
  m2. William O'Brien, 2nd Earl of Inchiquin, Governor of Jamaica (d 01.1691-2)
  m3. (08.1694, div) Charles Howard, 4th Lord of Escrick (dspl 1715)
  m2. (17.01.1652/3) Jane Savage (d 06.06.1676, dau of John Savage, 2nd Earl Rivers)
(4) Lucy Brydges
  m. Adam Loftus, Viscount Lisburne (d 1690)
  (5) Catherine Brydges (dsp 24.08.1682) apparently of this generation
  m. (14.10.1681) Sir Richard Parsons, 1st Viscount Rosse (b c1656, d 30.01.1702-3)
  (6) daughter (d unm)
  b. William Brydges, 7th Lord Chandos of Sudeley (bur 22.08.1676)
  m. Susan Kerr or Carr (dau of Garret Keire of London)
  (1)+ 3 daughters - Mary, Frances, Rebecca
  ii. Beatrice Brydges apparently of this generation
  m. Sir Henry Poole of Saperton
C. Katharine Brydges (d before 12.1597)
  m. (by 1573) William Sandys, 3rd Lord of The Vyne (d 29.09.1623)
2. Charles Brydges of Wilton Castle (d 1619)
  m. Jane Carne (dau of Sir Edward Carne of Ewenny)
A. Sir Giles Brydges, 1st Bart of Wilton Castle (a 05.1627)
  m. Mary Scudamore (dau of Sir James Scudamore)
  i. Sir John Brydges, 2nd Bart of Wilton Castle (d 21.02.1651/2)
  m. Mary Pearle (dau of John Pearle of Dewsal and Aconbury)
  a. Sir James Brydges, 3rd Bart of Wilton Castle, Sheriff of Herefordshire, 8th Lord Chandos (b 09.1642, d 16.10.1714)
  m. (before 1673) Elizabeth Barnard (d 26.05.1719, dau of Sir Henry Barnard of London and Bridgnorth)
(1) James Brydges, Marquess of Carnarvon, 1st Duke of Chandos (b 06.01.1673/4, d 09.08.1744)
  m1. (27.02.1695/6) Mary Lake (bpt 18.07.1668, d 15.12.1712, dau of Sir Thomas Lake of Canons)
  (A) John Brydges, 'Marquess of Carnarvon' (b 1703, dvp 08.04.1727, 4th son)
  m. (01.09.1724) Catherine Tollemache (d 17.01.1754, dau of Lionel Tollemache, Earl of Dysart)
  (i) Catherine Brydges
  m1. William Berkeley Lyon
  m2. (09.08.1753) Edward Francis Stanhope of Stanwell House (b 1720, d 16.05.1807)
(ii) Jane Brydges (b 1727, dsp)
  m. James Brydges of Pinner
  (B) Henry Brydges, 2nd Duke of Chandos (bpt 01.02.1708, d 28.11.1771, 6th son)
  m1. (21.12.1728) Mary Bruce (b c1700, d 14.08.1738, dau of Charles Bruce, 3rd Earl of Ailesbury)
  (i) James Brydges, 3rd Duke of Chandos (b 16.12.1731, d 29.09.1789)
  m1. (22.03.1753) Margaret Nicol (dsp 14.08.1768, dau of John Nicol of Minchenden House)
  m2. (21.06.1777) Anne Eliza Gamon (d 20.01.1813, dau of John Gamon of Datchworthbury)
  (a) Anne Eliza Brydges (d 15.05.1836)
m. (16.04.1796) Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Chandos (b 20.03.1776, d 15.05.1836)
  (ii) Caroline Brydges
  m. (10.03.1755) James Leigh of Adlestrop and Longborough (bpt 07.07.1724, d 31.03.1774)
  m2. (25.12.1744) Anne Jefferies (dau of John Wells)
  (iii) Augusta Anne Brydges
  m. Henry John Kearney
 

m3. (28.07.1767) Elizabeth Major (dau of Sir John Major, Bart of Worlingworth Hall)

  (C)+ 4 sons (d young)
  m2. (04.08.1713) Cassandra Willoughby (d 16.07.1735, dau of Francis Willoughby of Wollaton)
  m3. (18.04.1736) Lydia Catherine Van Hatten (dau of John Van Hatten)
  (2) Henry Brydges (archdeacon and prebendary of Rochester)
  m. Annabella Atkyns (dau of Henry Atkyns)
  (A) Robert Brydges (dsp 1779)
  (B) James Brydges of Pinner (dsp 1789)
  m. Jane (dau of John, Marquess of Carnarvon)
  (C) Elizabeth Louisa Brydges (d 1740)
  m1. Sir Robert Walter, Bart of Saresden (b 29.08.1680, dsp 20.11.1731)
  m2. John Barneval
  (D) Annabella Brydges
  m. Colonel Inwood
  (E) Mary Brydges
  m. Simon Whorwood Adeane
(F) Henrietta Brydges
  m. Rev. John Kearney
  (G) Catherine Brydges
  m. Lindley Simpson
  (3) Francis Brydges (dsp 1714)
  m. Sarah Western
  (4) Mary Brydges (d 13.06.1703)
  m. (1689) Theophilus Leigh of Adlestrop (d 10.02.1724-5)
(5) Elizabeth Brydges
  m1. Alexander Jacob
  m2. Thomas Dawson (vicar of Windsor)
  (6) Emma Brydges
  m. Edmund Chamberlayne of Maugersbury House
  (7) Anne Brydges
  m. Charles Walcot of Walcot (b 1660, d 17.06.1726)
(8) Catherine Brydges
  m1. Brereton Bourchier of Barnsley Court
  m2. Henry Perrot of North Leigh
  (9)+ other issue - 14 children (d infant)
  B. Catherine Brydges probably of this generation
  m. Rev. Peter Cocks of Bishop's Cleeve
3. Anthony Brydges had issue
  m. Catherine Fortescue (dau of Henry Fortescue of Faulkbourn Hall)
4. Catherine Brydges (bur 28.04.1566)
  m. (1556) Edward Sutton, 4th Lord of Dudley (bur 12.08.1586)
5. Elizabeth Brydges
  m. John Tracy of Todington
6. Mary Brydges
  m. George Throckmorton (son of Sir George of Coughton)
7.+ 4 sons

Main sources: BE1883 (Brydges of Chandos), TCP (Chandos)
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