Peerage Record – 362

     Judith Pelham was baptised on 21 June 1590 at Laughton, Sussex, England^G.¹ She was the daughter of Sir Thomas Pelham, 1st Bt. and Mary Walsingham.¹ She married Henry Carey, 1st Earl of Dover, son of John Carey, 3rd Baron Hunsdon of Hunsdon and Mary Hyde, before 1608.¹ She died in October 1629 at age 39.¹ She was buried at Hunsdon, Herefordshire, England^G.¹
     From before 1608, her married name became Carey.¹ After her marriage, Judith Pelham was styled as Baroness Hunsdon of Hunsdon on 17 April 1617. After her marriage, Judith Pelham was styled as Viscountess Rochford on 6 July 1621. After her marriage, Judith Pelham was styled as Countess of Dover on 8 March 1627/28.

     Sir Thomas Pelham, 1st Bt. was born circa 1540.¹ He was the son of Sir Nicholas Pelham and Anne Sackville.² He married Mary Walsingham, daughter of Sir Thomas Walsingham and Dorothy Guildford, in 1590.³ He died on 2 December 1624.⁴
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Lewes from 1584 to 1585.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Sussex between 1586 and 1590.³ He held the office of Sheriff of Sussex in 1589.³ He held the office of Sheriff of Surrey in 1589.³ He was created 1st Baronet Pelham, of Laughton, co. Sussex [England] on 22 May 1611.³ He lived at Laughton, Sussex, England^G.¹

     Mary Walsingham was the daughter of Sir Thomas Walsingham and Dorothy Guildford.^1,2 She married Sir Thomas Pelham, 1st Bt., son of Sir Nicholas Pelham and Anne Sackville, in 1590.³ She died circa February 1633/34.² She was buried on 7 March 1634 at Laughton, Sussex, England^G.²
     From 1590, her married name became Pelham.⁴

     Marguerite de Brabant was born on 4 October 1276. She was the daughter of Jean I de Brabant, Duc de Brabant and Marguerite de Dampierre-Namur. She married Henri VII de Luxembourg, Holy Roman Emperor, son of Hendrik III Graf von Luxemburg and Beatrix d‘Avesnes, on 9 June 1292. She died on 14 December 1311 at age 35 at Genoa, Italy.¹

     Sir Thomas Walsingham was born circa 1526.² He was the son of Sir Edmund Walsingham and Catherine Gunter.^3,2 He married Dorothy Guildford, daughter of Sir John Guildford. He died on 15 January 1584.²
     He lived at Scadbury, Kent, England^G.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Maidstone in 1571.² He was appointed Knight in 1573.²

     Beatrix d‘Avesnes was born in 1240.¹ She was the daughter of Baudoin d‘Avesnes and Félicité de Coucy.¹ She married Hendrik III Graf von Luxemburg, son of Hendrik II ‘de Blonde’ van Limburg Graf von Luxemburg and Marguerite de Bar le Duc, circa 1260/61. She died on 1 March 1321.

     Baudoin d‘Avesnes was born in 1219 at Houffalize, Belgium.¹ He was the son of Bouchard d‘Avesnes, Seigneur de Beaumont and Marguerite Comtesse de Hainaut Gravin van Vlaanderen. He married Félicité de Coucy in 1240.¹ He died on 10 April 1295.¹

     Jean I de Brabant, Duc de Brabant was born circa 1251.¹ He was the son of Henri III de Brabant, Duc de Brabant and Alix de Bourgogne.¹ He married, firstly, Marguerite de France, daughter of Louis IX, Roi de France and Marguerite de Provence, in 1270. He married, secondly, Marguerite de Dampierre-Namur, daughter of Guy III de Dampierre, Margrave de Namur and Matilda Dame de Bethune Vrouwe van Dendermonde, in 1273.¹ He died on 4 May 1294.¹
     He gained the title of Duc de Brabant in 1267.

     Marguerite de Dampierre-Namur was the daughter of Guy III de Dampierre, Margrave de Namur and Matilda Dame de Bethune Vrouwe van Dendermonde.² She married Jean I de Brabant, Duc de Brabant, son of Henri III de Brabant, Duc de Brabant and Alix de Bourgogne, in 1273.² She died circa 3 July 1285.²

     Mary Morris was baptised on 10 May 1573 at St. Leonard’s, Cheapside, London, England^G.¹ She was the daughter of Richard Morris and Maud Daborne.^1,2 She married, firstly, Sir William Cokayne, son of William Cokayne and Elizabeth Medcalfe, on 22 June 1596.³ She married, secondly, Henry Carey, 1st Earl of Dover, son of John Carey, 3rd Baron Hunsdon of Hunsdon and Mary Hyde, on 6 July 1630 at St. Peter le Poor, London, England^G.¹ She died on 8 January 1648/49 at age 75 at Combe Nevill, Kingston, Surrey, England^G.² She was buried on 8 January 1648/49 at St. Paul’s Cathedral, The City, London, England^G.¹
     From 22 June 1596, her married name became Cokayne.² From 6 July 1630, her married name became Carey.¹ After her marriage, Mary Morris was styled as Countess of Dover on 6 July 1630.