Peerage Record – 2759

     Oliver St. John, 1st Baron Saint John of Bletso was born in 1516.² He was the son of Sir John St. John and Margaret Waldegrave.^1,3 He married, firstly, Agnes Fisher, daughter of Sir John Fisher and Anne Mordaunt, before 8 February 1542/43.¹ He married, secondly, Elizabeth Chamber, daughter of Geoffrey Chamber, before 28 August 1572.¹ He died before 23 May 1582.¹
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Bedfordshire between 1547 and 1552.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire in 1551.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Bedfordshire in February 1553/54.¹ He was created 1st Baron Saint John of Bletso, co. Bedford [England] on 13 January 1558/59.⁴ He was Lieutenant in Bedfordshire for resistance for the Northern Rebellion in 1569.¹

     Edward Russell, Lord Russell was the son of Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford and Margaret St. John.² He married Jane Sibella Morrison, daughter of Sir Richard Morrison and Bridget Hussey, circa 1571.¹ He died before June 1572, without issue.¹ He died intestate and his estate was administered on 30 June 1572.¹ He was buried at Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England^G.¹
     He was styled as Lord Russell.¹

     Jane Sibella Morrison was the daughter of Sir Richard Morrison and Bridget Hussey.¹ She married, firstly, Edward Russell, Lord Russell, son of Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford and Margaret St. John, circa 1571.¹ She married, secondly, Arthur Grey, 14th Baron Grey (of Wilton), son of William Grey, 13th Baron Grey (of Wilton) and Lady Mary Somerset, after 1572.¹ She died in July 1615.² Her will was proven (by probate) on 14 July 1615.²
     Her married name became Russell. From after 1572, her married name became Grey.¹ She was naturalized as a English subject in 1575/76.¹ Her last will was dated 6 March 1614/15.

     Thomas Morrison married unknown daughter Merry, daughter of Thomas Merry.¹
     He lived at Hertfordshire, England.¹

     Alexander Esmond Baring was born on 26 June 1953.¹ He was the son of S/Ldr. Aubrey George Adeane Baring and Marina Bessel.¹ He married Zein El Guindi in 1986.¹ He died on 14 August 2004 at age 51.²
     He was educated at Milton Abbey, Dorset, England^G.¹ He was educated at Trinity College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹

     Sir Francis Russell, Lord Russell was the son of Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford and Margaret St. John.¹ He married Juliana Foster, daughter of Sir John Foster, on 15 April 1571.² He died on 27 July 1585, mortally wounded in a fray on the Scottish border.² He was buried at Alnwick, Northumberland, England^G.² He died intestate and his estate was administered on 14 September 1585.²
     He was appointed Knight in 1570 for services in Scotland, by the Earl of Sussex.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Northumberland between 1572 and 1584.² He was styled as Lord Russell from 1584 to 1585.¹

     Juliana Foster was the daughter of Sir John Foster.¹ She married Sir Francis Russell, Lord Russell, son of Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford and Margaret St. John, on 15 April 1571.¹ She died before 1585.¹
     Her married name became Russell.

     Sir John Foster held the office of Warden of the Middle Marches.¹ He was appointed Knight.

     Edward Russell, 3rd Earl of Bedford was born on 20 December 1572.² He was the son of Sir Francis Russell, Lord Russell and Juliana Foster.¹ He married Hon. Lucy Harington, daughter of John Harington, 1st Baron Haryngton of Exton and Ann Kelway, on 12 December 1594 at Stepney, London, England^G, bringing him £10,000 and the estate of Minster Lovel.² He died on 3 May 1627 at age 54 at Moor Park, Hertfordshire, England^G, without surviving issue.² He was buried on 11 May 1627 at Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England^G.² He died intestate and his estate was administered to his widow on 8 May 1627.²
     He succeeded as the 3rd Earl of Bedford [E., 1550] on 28 July 1585.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baron Russell [E., 1539] on 28 July 1585.¹ In February 1600/1 he engaged in the insurrection of the Earl of Essex, was fined £10,000 and was briefly imprisoned.² He held the office of Custos Rotulorum of Devon between 1603 and 1619.²

     Hon. Lucy Harington was born in 1581. She was the daughter of John Harington, 1st Baron Haryngton of Exton and Ann Kelway.¹ She married Edward Russell, 3rd Earl of Bedford, son of Sir Francis Russell, Lord Russell and Juliana Foster, on 12 December 1594 at Stepney, London, England^G, bringing him £10,000 and the estate of Minster Lovel.¹ She died on 26 May 1627 at Moor Park, Hertfordshire, England^G.¹ She was buried at Exton, Rutland, England^G.¹ She died intestate and her estate was administered on 4 July 1627.¹
     From 12 December 1594, her married name became Russell. After her marriage, Hon. Lucy Harington was styled as Countess of Bedford on 12 December 1594. She was a patroness of literature.¹