Peerage Record – 2530

     John Wentworth married Cicely Unton, daughter of Sir Edward Unton and Lady Anne Seymour, in 1580.¹ He died in 1613.¹
     He lived at Gosfield, Essex, England^G.²

     Sir Moyle Finch, 1st Bt. was born circa 1550.² He was the son of Sir Thomas Finch and Catherine Moyle.³ He married Elizabeth Heneage, Countess of Winchilsea, daughter of Sir Thomas Heneage and Anne Poyntz, before 1573.² He died on 18 December 1614.²
     He was admitted to Gray’s Inn.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Weymouth between 1575 and 1583.² He held the office of Deputy Treasurer at Wars.² He was appointed Knight in 1584.² He gained the rank of Colonel in 1588/89 in the Foot Regiment, during the threat of the Spanish Armada.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Kent in 1593.² He held the office of Sheriff of Kent from 1596 to 1597.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Winchelsea in 1601.² He held the office of Sheriff of Kent from 1606 to 1607.² He was created 1st Baronet Finch, of Eastwell, Kent [England] on 29 June 1611.²

     Elizabeth Heneage, Countess of Winchilsea was born on 9 July 1556.¹ She was the daughter of Sir Thomas Heneage and Anne Poyntz.² She married Sir Moyle Finch, 1st Bt., son of Sir Thomas Finch and Catherine Moyle, before 1573.² She died on 23 March 1633/34 at age 77.²
     Her married name became Finch. She was created 1st Viscountess of Maidstone [England] on 8 July 1623, with special remainder to the heirs male of her body.² She was created 1st Countess of Winchilsea [England] on 11 July 1628, with special remainder to the heirs male of her body.²

     Sir Theophilus Finch, 2nd Bt. was born on 2 October 1573.¹ He was the son of Sir Moyle Finch, 1st Bt. and Elizabeth Heneage, Countess of Winchilsea.¹ He married Agnes Heydon, daughter of Sir Christopher Heydon and Agnes Crane, on 16 July 1596.¹ He died circa 1620.¹ He was buried on 16 February 1620/21.
     He graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He was appointed Knight in 1599 in Ireland.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Great Yarmouth in 1614.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Finch, of Eastwell, Kent [E., 1611] on 18 December 1614.¹

     Agnes Heydon was the daughter of Sir Christopher Heydon and Agnes Crane.^1,2 She married Sir Theophilus Finch, 2nd Bt., son of Sir Moyle Finch, 1st Bt. and Elizabeth Heneage, Countess of Winchilsea, on 16 July 1596.¹ She died in 1620/21. She was buried on 16 February 1620/21.
     Her married name became Finch.

     Sir Christopher Heydon was born in 1518/19.² He was the son of Sir Christopher Heydon and Anne Heveningham.² He married, firstly, Anne Drury, daughter of Sir William Drury, before 1540.² He married, secondly, Termperance Carew, daughter of Sir Wymond Carew, in 1563.² He married, thirdly, Agnes Crane, daughter of Robert Crane and Bridget Jermyn, in 1578.² He died on 10 December 1579.²
     He lived at Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, England.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Norfolk in 1545.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Norfolk between 1547 and 1579.² He was appointed Knight in 1549.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Norfolk in 1571.²

     Sir Heneage Finch was born on 15 December 1580.² He was the son of Sir Moyle Finch, 1st Bt. and Elizabeth Heneage, Countess of Winchilsea.³ He married, firstly, Frances Bell, daughter of Sir Edmund Bell, after 1607.² He married, secondly, Elizabeth Cradock, daughter of William Cradock, on 16 April 1629.² He died on 5 December 1631 at age 50.³
     He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Rye on 20 December 1607.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for West Looe in 1621.² He held the office of Recorder of the City of London.³ He was appointed Knight on 22 June 1623.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for London between 1624 and 1626.² He held the office of Speaker of the House of Commons.³ He held the office of Serjeant-at-Arms of the House of Commons.³
     He had six other sons and three other daughters.³

     Frances Bell was the daughter of Sir Edmund Bell.¹ She married Sir Heneage Finch, son of Sir Moyle Finch, 1st Bt. and Elizabeth Heneage, Countess of Winchilsea, after 1607.² She died on 11 April 1627.¹
     From after 1607, her married name became Finch.²

     Sir Edmund Bell is the son of Sir Robert Bell and Dorothy Beaupre.²
     He lived at Beaupre Hall, Norfolk, England^G.¹

     Sir Richard Berney, 1st Bt. was the son of Sir Thomas Berney and Juliana Gawdy.¹ He married Anne Smallpage, daughter of Michael Smallpage.² He died in 1668.² His will was proven (by probate) on 21 January 1669.²
     He was created 1st Baronet Berney, of Parkehall in Redham, co. Norfolk [England] on 3 May 1620.² He held the office of Sheriff of Norfolk from 1622 to 1623.²