Robert Mallet, of Wooleigh

Sir FRANCIS, the eldest son, was knighted in his father's life-time; was afterwards created a baronet, by letters patent, July 26, 1620; and in the first year of the reign of King Charles I. served in parliament for the county of Surrey. He had three wives; 1. Sarah, daughter of Sir Amias Paulet, Knt. governor of Guernsey and Jersey, and of the privy-council to Queen Elizabeth ; 2, Mary, daughter of Sir Henry Archer of Essex, Knt. and 3, Eleanor, daughter and sole heir of Robert Mallet of Welley, Esq. and widow to Sir Arthur Ackland, Knt. By Sarah, his first wife, he had several sons, who died without issue, and two daughters, Elizabeth, the wife of John Ackland of Devonshire, Esq. and Margaret of Sir Francis Gabell of Cobham, in Surrey, Knt. but of the sons, only Anthony, the youngest, survived his father.

Source: William Betham, The baronetage of England: or The History of the English baronets, Burrell and Bransby, 1801, p. 200.

Robert Mallet was born in 1548 at Wooleigh, Devon, England.2 He was the son of John Mallet of St. Audries and Eleanor de Chatillon.2 He married Elizabeth Rolle, daughter of George Rolle.3    He lived at Wooleigh, Devon, England.1

Child of Robert Mallet

1. Eleanor Mallet+1 b. 1573, d. 10 Aug 1608

Citations

1. [S8] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 23. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition.
2. [S1916] Tim Boyle, "re: Boyle Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 16 September 2006. Hereinafter cited as "re: Boyle Family."
3. [S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995), reference "Acland, Sir John, -1620". Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.

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4. Complete baronetage  ed. by G. E. Cockayne.  Vol l (1661-1625) published 1900 by W. Pollard in Exeter .  Written in English. Page 181. Sir Francis Vincent married 3rdly to Eleanor, "da & sole h to Robert Mallet, of Woolleigh, in that county."