Peerage Record – 2420

     Sir Edward Seymour, 3rd Bt. was baptised on 10 September 1610.¹ He was the son of Sir Edward Seymour, 2nd Bt. and Dorothy Killigrew.¹ He married Anne Portman, daughter of Sir John Portman, 1st Bt. and Anne Gifford, circa 1630.² He died on 7 December 1688 at age 78.²
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Devon between 1640 and 1644.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Seymour, of Berry Pomeroy [E., 1611] on 5 October 1659.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Devon in 1660.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Totnes between 1661 and 1687.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Devon in 1679.¹

     Anne Portman was born in 1609.¹ She was the daughter of Sir John Portman, 1st Bt. and Anne Gifford.^2,3 She married Sir Edward Seymour, 3rd Bt., son of Sir Edward Seymour, 2nd Bt. and Dorothy Killigrew, circa 1630.² She died in 1695.²
     Her married name became Seymour.

     Sir John Portman, 1st Bt. was the son of Sir Henry Portman and Jane Mitchell.² He married Anne Gifford, daughter of Sir Henry Gifford and Susanna Brouncker, circa 1600.³ He died on 4 December 1612.³
     He was appointed Knight on 3 February 1604/5.³ He held the office of Sheriff of Somerset from 1606 to 1607.³ He gained the title of 1st Baronet Portman, of Orchard Portman, co. Somerset [England] on 25 November 1612.³

     Sir Edward Seymour, 4th Bt. was born in 1633.¹ He was the son of Sir Edward Seymour, 3rd Bt. and Anne Portman.³ He married, firstly, Margaret Wale, daughter of Sir William Wale and Margaret Spark, on 7 September 1661.¹ He married, secondly, Letitia Popham, daughter of General Alexander Popham and Letitia Carre, in 1674.³ He died on 17 February 1707/8.¹
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Hendon between 1661 and 1678.¹ He held the office of Speaker, House of Commons between 1672 and 1679.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1673.¹ He held the office of Treasurer of the Navy between 1673 and 1681.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Devon from 1678 to 1679.¹ In 1679 he was mainly responsible for the Habeas Corpus Act.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Totnes between 1679 and 1681.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Exeter in 1685.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baronet Seymour, of Berry Pomeroy [E., 1611] on 7 December 1688.¹ He held the office of Commissioner of the Treasury between 1691 and 1694.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Totnes between 1695 and 1698.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Exeter between 1698 and 1708.¹ He held the office of Comptroller of the Household between 1702 and 1704.¹

     Margaret Wale was born in 1640 at North Luffenham, Rutland, England^G.² She was the daughter of Sir William Wale and Margaret Spark.² She married Sir Edward Seymour, 4th Bt., son of Sir Edward Seymour, 3rd Bt. and Anne Portman, on 7 September 1661.¹ She died in 1674.²
     Her married name became Seymour.

     Sir William Wale was the son of William Wale.² He died on 20 November 1676.²
     He held the office of Alderman of London.¹ He became a Master of the Vintners’ Company in 1660.² He held the office of Sheriff of Leicestershire from 1671 to 1672.² He lived at North Lappenham, Rutland, England^G.³

     Sir Edward Seymour, 5th Bt. was born in 1663.¹ He was the son of Sir Edward Seymour, 4th Bt. and Margaret Wale.¹ He married Laetitia Popham.¹ He died on 29 December 1741.
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for West Looe between 1690 and 1695.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Totnes between 1708 and 1710.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Baronet Seymour, of Berry Pomeroy [E., 1611] on 17 February 1707/8.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Great Bedwyn between 1711 and 1715.¹

     Laetitia Popham married Sir Edward Seymour, 5th Bt., son of Sir Edward Seymour, 4th Bt. and Margaret Wale.¹ She died in 1738.¹
     Her married name became Seymour.

     Sir Francis Popham was born in 1573.² He was the son of Sir John Popham and Amy Games.² He married Ann Gardiner Dudley, daughter of John Dudley and Elizabeth Gardiner.³ He died in 1644.²
     He was appointed Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.)⁴ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.)² He lived at Littlecote, Wiltshire, England^G.¹

     Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Baron Conway of Ragley was born on 28 May 1679.¹ He was the son of Sir Edward Seymour, 4th Bt. and Letitia Popham.² He married, firstly, Lady Mary Hyde, daughter of Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester and Lady Henrietta Boyle, on 17 February 1703/4.¹ He married, secondly, Jane Bowden in 1709.¹ He married, thirdly, Charlotte Shorter, daughter of John Shorter and Elizabeth Philipps, in July 1716.³ He died on 3 February 1731/32 at age 52.¹
     He was given the name of Francis Seymour at birth.¹ In 1699 his name was legally changed to Francis Seymour-Conway.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Bramber in 1701.¹ He was created 1st Baron Conway of Ragley, co. Warwick [Great Britain] on 17 March 1702/3.¹ He was created 1st Baron Conway and Killultagh, co. Antrim [Ireland] on 16 October 1712.¹ He held the office of Governor of Carrickfergus between 1728 and 1732.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland] in February 1727/28.¹