Peerage Record – 46

     Reverend Richard Milward graduated with a Doctor of Divinity (D.D.)¹ He held the office of Canon of Windsor.¹ He was the Rector at Great Braxted, Essex, England^G.¹

     Mary Thomas is the daughter of Sir Anthony Thomas.¹

     Sir Anthony Thomas lived at Chobham, Surrey, England^G.¹

     Sir Anthony Thomas Abdy, 3rd Bt. was baptised on 5 October 1688.² He was the son of Sir Anthony Abdy, 2nd Bt. and Mary Milward.¹ He married, firstly, Mary Gifford, daughter of Hope Gifford, before 1718.¹ He married, secondly, Charlotte Barnardiston, daughter of Sir Thomas Barnardiston, 3rd Bt. and Anne Rothwell, in 1720.¹ He married, thirdly, Anne Williams, daughter of Thomas Williams and Elisabeth Barnardiston, after 1731.¹ He died on 11 June 1733 at age 44, without male issue.¹ His will was proven (by probate) in June 1733.¹
     He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Abdy, of Felix Hall [in Kelvedon], co. Essex [E., 1641] on 2 April 1704.¹ He matriculated at Trinity College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, on 19 April 1707.¹ He was admitted to Lincoln’s Inn in 1708.¹

     Mary Gifford was the daughter of Hope Gifford.¹ She married Sir Anthony Thomas Abdy, 3rd Bt., son of Sir Anthony Abdy, 2nd Bt. and Mary Milward, before 1718.¹ She died in 1718, without issue.¹
     From before 1718, her married name became Abdy.¹

     Hope Gifford lived at Colchester, Essex, England^G.² He was also known as Hugh Gifford.¹

     Charlotte Barnardiston was the daughter of Sir Thomas Barnardiston, 3rd Bt. and Anne Rothwell.¹ She married Sir Anthony Thomas Abdy, 3rd Bt., son of Sir Anthony Abdy, 2nd Bt. and Mary Milward, in 1720.¹ She died on 17 February 1731, without male issue.^2,3,4
     From 1720, her married name became Abdy.¹

     Sir Thomas Barnardiston, 3rd Bt. was born on 7 August 1674.² He was the son of Sir Thomas Barnardiston, 2nd Bt. and Elizabeth King.² He and Anne Rothwell obtained a marriage license on 14 February 1693/94.² He died on 12 November 1700 at age 26, without male issue.² He was buried on 21 November 1700 at Ketton, Suffolk, England^G.² His will was proven (by probate) in February 1701/2.²
     He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Barnardiston, of Ketton, co. Suffolk [E., 1663] on 7 October 1698.² He lived at Silk Willoughby, Lincolnshire, England^G.² He lived at Ketton, Suffolk, England^G.²

     Anne Rothwell was born circa 1675.² She was the daughter of Sir Richard Rothwell, 1st Bt. and Elizabeth Clifton.^1,2 She and Sir Thomas Barnardiston, 3rd Bt. obtained a marriage license on 14 February 1693/94.² She died on 14 February 1701/2.² She was buried on 21 February 1701/2 at Ketton, Suffolk, England^G.² Her will was proven (by probate) in July 1702.²
     From 14 February 1693/94, her married name became Barnardiston.²

     Gustave Caroline von Mecklenburg-Strelitz was born on 12 July 1694. She was the daughter of Adolf Friedrich II Herzog von Mecklenburg-Strelitz. She married Christian Ludwig II Herzog von Mecklenburg-Schwerin, son of Friedrich I Herzog von Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Christine Wilhelmine Prinzessin von Hessen-Homburg, on 13 November 1714. She died on 13 April 1748 at age 53 at Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany^G.