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Peerage Record – 3113

Oliver St. John, 1st Earl of Bolingbroke1

Male, Registry Number #31121, b. circa 1584, d. June 1646

Last Edited=21 Dec 2016

Oliver St. John, 1st Earl of Bolingbroke, 1625 2

     Oliver St. John, 1st Earl of Bolingbroke was born circa 1584.1 He was the son of Oliver St. John, 3rd Baron Saint John of Bletso and Dorothy Read.1 He married Elizabeth Paulet, daughter of William Paulet and Elizabeth Codingham, in April 1602.3 He died in June 1646.3 He died intestate and his estate was administered on 3 July 1646.3 He died intestate and his estate was administered on 13 November 1655.3
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Bedfordshire in 1601.4 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Bedfordshire from 1603 to 1604.4 He was appointed Knight Bachelor on 3 June 1610.1 He succeeded as the 4th Baron Saint John of Bletso, co. Bedford [E., 1559] in September 1618.3 He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire in 1619, jointly.3 He was created 1st Earl of Bolingbroke [England] on 28 December 1624.3 He was Member of the Assembly of the Divines between 1643 and 1646.3 He was a Commissioner of the Admiralty between 1643 and 1646.3 He was Joint Commissioner of the Great Seal between 1643 and 1646.3 He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire in February 1642/43, appointed by the Parliamentarians.3

Children of Oliver St. John, 1st Earl of Bolingbroke and Elizabeth Paulet

Citations:
  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 203. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S3409] Caroline Maubois, “re: Penancoet Family,” e-mail message to BENR, 2 December 2008. Hereinafter cited as “re: Penancoet Family.”
  3. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 204.
  4. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3484. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  5. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume IV, page 446.

Anne Saunders

Female, Registry Number #31122

Last Edited=20 Aug 2018
     Anne Saunders was the daughter of Richard Saunders.1 She married Sir Robert Lovett.1
     Her married name became Lovett.1

Children of Anne Saunders and Sir Robert Lovett

Citations:
  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 18. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

Richard Saunders1

Male, Registry Number #31123

Last Edited=2 Jun 2008
     Richard Saunders lived at Dinton, EnglandG.1

Child of Richard Saunders

Citations:
  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 18. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

Elizabeth Christopher

Female, Registry Number #31124, d. 17 December 1713

Last Edited=3 Apr 2010
     Elizabeth Christopher married Bennet Sherard, 2nd Baron Sherard, son of William Sherard, 1st Baron Sherard and Abigail Cave, circa 8 March 1661.1 She died on 17 December 1713.1
     After her marriage, Elizabeth Christopher was styled as Baroness Sherard circa 8 March 1661. From circa 8 March 1661, her married name became Sherard.

Children of Elizabeth Christopher and Bennet Sherard, 2nd Baron Sherard

Citations:
  1. [S82] Ashworth P. Burke, editor, Burke’s Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 64th edition (London, U.K.: Burke’s Peerage Ltd, 1902), page 1367. Hereinafter cited as Burkes Peerage and Baroentage, 64th ed.
  2. [S22] Sir Bernard Burke, C.B. LL.D., A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire, new edition (1883; reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1978), page 491. Hereinafter cited as Burkes Extinct Peerage.

Magdalen Hurley1

Female, Registry Number #31125, d. 7 December 1868

Last Edited=10 May 2011
     Magdalen Hurley was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Thomas Hurley and Mary Dallas.1 She married, firstly, T. Croft before 1826.1 She married, secondly, General Henry Montagu, 6th Baron Rokeby, son of Matthew Montagu, 4th Baron Rokeby and Elizabeth Charlton, on 18 December 1826.1 She died on 7 December 1868.1
     From before 1826, her married name became Croft.1 From 18 December 1826, her married name became Montagu.1 After her marriage, Magdalen Hurley was styled as Baroness Rokeby on 7 April 1847.

Children of Magdalen Hurley and General Henry Montagu, 6th Baron Rokeby

Citations:
  1. [S21] L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 237. Hereinafter cited as The New Extinct Peerage.

Charles Davis Dickens1

Male, Registry Number #31126

Last Edited=23 Oct 2003
     Charles Davis Dickens lived at 3175 West 39th Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaG.1

Child of Charles Davis Dickens

Citations:
  1. [S8] BP1999 volume 1, page 123. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8]

Lt.-Col. Thomas Hurley1

Male, Registry Number #31127

Last Edited=6 Jun 2005
     Lt.-Col. Thomas Hurley married Mary Dallas.

Child of Lt.-Col. Thomas Hurley and Mary Dallas

Citations:
  1. [S21] L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 237. Hereinafter cited as The New Extinct Peerage.

Mary Dallas

Female, Registry Number #31128

Last Edited=2 Jul 2008
     Mary Dallas married Lt.-Col. Thomas Hurley.
     Her married name became Hurley.

Child of Mary Dallas and Lt.-Col. Thomas Hurley

Penelope Compton1

Female, Registry Number #31129, d. 13 November 1806

Last Edited=21 Jun 2008
     Penelope Compton was the daughter of James Compton.1 She married John Pennington, 1st Baron Muncaster, son of Sir Joseph Pennington, 4th Bt. and Sarah Moore, on 26 September 1778.1 She died on 13 November 1806.1
     Her married name became Pennington. After her marriage, Penelope Compton was styled as Baroness Muncaster on 21 October 1783.

Child of Penelope Compton and John Pennington, 1st Baron Muncaster

Citations:
  1. [S21] L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 203. Hereinafter cited as The New Extinct Peerage.
  2. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 524. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

James Compton1

Male, Registry Number #31130

Last Edited=21 Jun 2008
     James Compton was the son of unknown Compton.1

Child of James Compton

Citations:
  1. [S21] L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 203. Hereinafter cited as The New Extinct Peerage.

 

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