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'Cowper1'
Index
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Families covered:
Cowper of Cowper, Cowper of Ratling(e) Court
| John Cowper of Strode (a temp Edward IV who r. 1461-1483) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | ?? Cowper | ||||||||||||||
| A. | ?? Cowper | ||||||||||||||
| i. | John Cowper of St. Michael's Cornhill, Sheriff of London (a 1551, d 03.06.1609) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Ironside (dau of John Ironside of Lincolnshire) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Sir William Cowper, 1st Bart of Ratling or Ratlinge Court (b 07.03.1582, d 20.12.1664, 2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (29.09.1611) Martha Masters (bur 25.11.1659, dau of James Masters of East Langdon) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | John Cowper of Lincoln's Inn (dvp 09.1643) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Martha Hewkley (dau of George Hewkley of London) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Sir William Cowper, 2nd Bart of Ratling Court (d 26.11.1706) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (04.1663) Sarah Holled (b c1643, d 03.02.1719, dau of Sir Samuel Holled of London) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Sir William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper (b c1665, d 10.10.1723, Lord Chancellor of GB) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (c1686) Judith Booth (dsps 02.04.1705, dau of Sir Robert Booth of Wallbrook, London) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (09.1706) Mary Clavering (b 1685, d 05.02.1723, dau of John Clavering of Chopwell) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | William Cowper, later Clavering-Cowper, 2nd Earl Cowper (b 13.08.1709, d 18.09.1764) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (27.06.1732) Henrietta Nassau de Auverquerque (d 23.09.1747, dau of Henry de Nassau de Auverquerque, Earl of Grantham) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | George Nassau Clavering-Cowper, 3rd Earl Cowper, Prince (b 26.08.1738, d 22.12.1789) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (02.06.1775) Anne Gore (b c1758, d 05.09.1826, dau of Charles Gore of Horkstowe) | |||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | George Augustus Clavering-Cowper, 4th Earl Cowper (b 09.08.1776, d unm 12.02.1799) | ||||||||||||||
| ((B)) | Peter Leopold Louis Francis Nassau Clavering-Cowper, 5th Earl Cowper (b 06.05.1778, d 21.07.1837) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (20.07.1805) Emily Mary Lamb (b 21.04.1787, d 11.09.1869, dau of Peniston Lamb, 1st Viscount Melbourne) | |||||||||||||||
| ((C)) | Edward Spencer Clavering-Cowper (b 16.07.1779, d 1823) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (23.05.1808) Catharine March-Phillipps (d 1830, dau of Thomas March-Phillipps of Garendon Park) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (01.05.1750) Georgiana Caroline Carteret (d 21/5.08.1780, dau of John Carteret, Earl Granville) | |||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | Caroline Cowper (d 02.06.1773) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Henry Seymour of Sherborne (d 1805) | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | Spencer Cowper, Dean of Durham (dsp 25.03.1774) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Dorothy Townshend (dau of Charles, 2nd Viscount Townshend) | |||||||||||||||
| (c) | Sarah Cowper (d unm 1758) | ||||||||||||||
| (d) | Anne Cowper (d 26.03.1750) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1731) James Edward Colleton of Haynes Hill | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Spencer Cowper (d 10.12.1728, Chief Justice) | ||||||||||||||
| m(1). Pennington Goodere (dau of John Goodere) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | William Cowper of Hertingfordbury Park (d 1740, Clerk of Parliament) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Joan Budget (dau of John Budget of Chelsea) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | William Cowper of Park (General) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Madan (cousin) | |||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | Henry Cowper | ||||||||||||||
| ((3)) | Mary Cowper (d 02.09.1800) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (12.11.1743) Sir William de Grey, 1st Lord Walsingham (d 09.05.1781) | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | John Cowper (b c1700, d 10.07.1756, rector of Great Berkhamstead, chaplain to King George II) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Donne (b 17.10.1703, d 13.11.1737, dau of Roger Donne of Ludham Hall) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | William Cowper (b 15.11.1731, d unm 25.04.1800, poet) | ||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | John Cowper (b 1737, d unm 10.05.1770) | ||||||||||||||
| (c) | Ashley Cowper (d 1788) | ||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Harriet Cowper (d 10.01.1807) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Thomas Hesketh, 1st Bart of Rufford (b 21.01.1727-8, dsp 04.03.1778) | |||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | Elizabeth Charlotte Cowper | ||||||||||||||
| m. (24.04.1759) Sir Archer Croft, 3rd Bart of Croft Castle (b 1731, d 30.11.1792) | |||||||||||||||
| ((3)) | Theodora Jane Cowper | ||||||||||||||
| (d) | Judith Cowper | ||||||||||||||
| m. Martin Madan (Colonel) | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
BP1870 (Cowper) with input from TCB (volume ii).
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