Sir Henry Curwen, of Workington, MP

John Corwin, of Sibbertoft Is speculated as his son by Janet Crosby before they married.

From CURWEN, Henry (1528-96), of Workington, Cumb. retrieved 29 Nov 2013

Family and Education

b. May 1528, 1st s. of Sir Thomas Curwen of Workington by Agnes, da. of Sir Walter Strickland of Sizergh, Westmld. m. (1) 1548, Mary, da. of Sir Nicholas Fairfax of Gilling Castle and Walton, Yorks., 1s. Nicholas† 3da.; (2) Janet, da. of one Crosby, rector of Camerton, Cumb., 2s. 5da. suc. fa. 4 Dec. 1543. Kntd. 28 Aug. 1570.1

Biography

The Curwens of Workington, a family of great antiquity, had supplied knights of the shire for Cumberland since the 14th century. They had held Workington of the earls of Northumberland and in 1619 another Sir Henry Curwen could write that his ancestors ‘always have been employed in service in that noble house of Northumberland’. Under the early Tudors, however, with the waning of the Percys and other magnates, the family had taken its place among the border gentry which looked for support to the crown. Foremost among the new agents of royal power were the Whartons, with whom the Curwens forged a firm alliance. Sir Thomas Curwen, described in 1537 as the most trusted friend of Sir Thomas Wharton I, took as his second wife Wharton’s sister Florence, and Henry Curwen’s marriage was originally designed to strengthen the alliance. On 2 Oct. 1534 the dean of the Earl of Northumberland’s chapel was licensed to marry him in Topcliffe chapel, ‘ad contemplationem ejusdem comitis’, to Wharton’s daughter Agnes, but after his father’s death this union of two infants was set aside, Agnes becoming the wife of Richard Musgrave and Curwen marrying Mary Fairfax: both bridegrooms had been Wharton’s wards. Musgrave’s uncle and heir male Simon Musgrave was later to challenge his nephew’s marriage on the ground of the previous one, but the later marriages were evidently both upheld.3

Curwen was to remain active in public life until shortly before his death on 25 Dec. 1596.5

Luck of Workington Hall

• from http://www.nicks.com.au/index.aspx?link_id=76.689 (Reproduced from the book: Drinking Vessels of  Bygone Days by G. J. MONSON-FITZJOHN, B.Sc.,F.R.Hist.S. author of Quaint Signs of Olde Inns, etc.)

During the year 1568, Mary Queen of Scotland suffered many reverses, but none more fatal in its results than the defeat of her supporters at Langside, near Glasgow, by her illegitimate brother James Stuart, Earl of Moray, which caused that unfortunate queen to quit her kingdom for ever. After taking a last farewell of her native shores, Mary crossed the Solway Firth in an open boat, landing at Workington, in Cumberland. Here she was affectionately welcomed by Sir Henry Curwen, who immediately proffered her the hospitality of Workington Hall, which she unhesitatingly accepted, and joined the Curwen family at their evening meal, after having been provided with a change of raiment from the wardrobes of the Dowager Lady Curwen and Sir Henry's wife.

Camden, a noted historian of his day, author of the Annals of Queen Elizabeth, and moreover a nephew to Sir Henry Curwen, tells us that on the evening before she left Workington Hall for Cockermouth Castle, on Sunday, May 18th, Mary called for her kindly host and gave him a small cup of agate as her parting gift, pledging the family in it with the toast of Luck to Workington Hall. This cup, or quaigh, says Miss Strickland, was evidently brought by Lord Herries or one of the gentlemen who had accompanied her, from Dundrennan Abbey, in Scotland, in the hastily - packed basket of refreshments for her journey, and in consequence of Marys words, the cup has since been known as the Luck of Workington Hall.'

Origins

Thomas Curwen (abt 1493 - 1543) married his first wife Agnes Strickland (b. c. 1492/3 - d. probably before 1540),[10][4][5] daughter of Sir Walter Strickland and Elizabeth Pennington around 1527. Issue:

1. Sir Henry (b. May 1528 - d. 1597).[14][4][11][12] m.1 (1548) Mary Fairfax.[15] m.2 Janet Crosby.[16]
2. (disputed) William[13][4]
3. Joan.[17]
4. Lucy
5. Margaret (b. c 1537).[18] m. John Preston

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• Sir Henry Curwen, Sheriff of Cumberland1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
• M, #33811, b. May 1528, d. 25 December 1596
• Father Sir Thomas Curwen, Sheriff of Cumberland9,5,7,8 b. c 1500
• Mother Agnes Strickland9,5,7,8 b. c 1492
• Sir Henry Curwen, Sheriff of Cumberland was born in May 1528 at of Workington, Cumberland, England.2,5,8 He married Mary Fairfax, daughter of Sir Nicholas Fairfax, Sheriff of Yorkshire, Burgess of Scarborough and Jane Palmes, in 1548 at Gilling, Yorkshire, England; They had 1 son (Sir Nicholas) and 3 daughters (Jane, wife of Christopher Musgrave, Esq; Agnes, wife of Sir James Bellingham; & Mabel, wife of Sir William Fairfax).10,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 Sir Henry Curwen, Sheriff of Cumberland married Jane Crosby circa 1570; They had 2 sons (George; & Thomas) & 5 daughters.2,4,5,7,8 Sir Henry Curwen, Sheriff of Cumberland left a will on 7 October 1595.5,8 He died on 25 December 1596 at age 68.5,8 His estate was probated on 31 January 1598.5,8
• Family 1 Mary Fairfax b. c 1530, d. b 1570
• Children
  • Sir Nicholas Curwen+ b. 1550, d. 16 Jan 1604
  • Mabel Curwen+3,5,6,8 b. c 1560
• Family 2 Jane Crosby b. c 1545
• Children
  • John Curwen+ b. c 1573, d. 21 Jun 1631
  • George Curwen b. a 1585
  • Thomas Curwen b. c 1590, d. 1653
• Citations
• 1.[S77] Unknown author, Burke's Commoners, Vol. I, p. 579.
• 2.[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 302.
• 3.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 212-213.
• 4.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 408.
• 5.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. II, p. 140-141.
• 6.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 377-378.
• 7.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 111.
• 8.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 545.
• 9.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 407.
• 10.[S11577] Unknown author, Burke's Commoners, Vol. II, p., 115.
• From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p1126.htm#... ______________________
• Sir Henry Curwen1
• M, #126486, b. May 1528, d. 1592
• Last Edited=1 Jul 2011
• Sir Henry Curwen was born in May 1528 at Workington Hall, Cumberland, England.2,3 He was the son of Sir Thomas Christopher Curwen and Agnes Strickland.2 He married, secondly, Catherine Lambton.3 He married, firstly, Mary Fairfax, daughter of Sir Nicholas Fairfax and Jane Palmes, circa 1549 at Workington, Cumberland, England.2 He married, thirdly, Jane Crosby at Workington, Cumberland, England.2 He died in 1592 at Workington Hall, Cumberland, England.2 His will was probated on 31 January 1597 at Yorkshire, England.3
• He was invested as a Knight on 22 August 1570.3
• Children of Sir Henry Curwen and Mary Fairfax
  • 1.Sir Nicholas Curwen+2 b. 1550
  • 2.Jane Curwen2 b. c 1552
  • 3.Agnes Curwen+1 b. c 1554
  • 4.Mabel Curwen+2 b. c 1556, d. 29 Nov 1624
• Children of Sir Henry Curwen and Jane Crosby
  • 1.John Curwen3
  • 2.Thomas Curwen3
  • 3.Sir Henry Curwen3
  • 4.Elizabeth Curwen4
  • 5.Marie Curwen4
  • 6.Margaret Curwen4
  • 7.George Curwen3 b. 1584
  • 8.Julian Curwen3 b. 1585
  • 9.Bridget Curwen3 b. 1594, d. 12 Jan 1681
• Citations
• 1.[S15] George Edward Cokayne, editor, The Complete Baronetage, 5 volumes (no date (c. 1900); reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983), volume I, page 150. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Baronetage.
• 2.[S125] Richard Glanville-Brown, online <e-mail address>, Richard Glanville-Brown (RR 2, Milton, Ontario, Canada), downloaded 17 August 2005.
• 3.[S3504] Fred Olsen, "re: Olsen Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 15 January 2009 - 13 May 2011. Hereinafter cited as "re: Olsen Family."
• 4.[S5418] Beverley Powell, "re: Curwen Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger LUNDY (101053), 28 June 2011. Hereinafter cited as "re: Curwen Family."
• From: http://www.thepeerage.com/p12649.htm#i126486 ____________________________
• Henry CURWEN (Sir)
• Born: May 1528
• Died: 1593
• Buried: Workington Church, Cumberland, England
• Notes: Sheriff of Cumberland. Queen Mary and King Felipe, in the 3rd and 4th of their reign, granted the demesne and manor of Harrington to Henry Curwen, Esq., to hold in capite, by the fortieth part of one knight's fee, for all rents, services, and demands. Sir Henry represented Cumberland in Parliament in the 6th year of the reign of Edward VI and the 1st year of Elizabeth. Mary, Queen of Scots, landed near Workington Hall in her flight from Scotland on Sunday 16 May 1568, and was hospitably entertained here by Sir Henry till she removed to Cockermouth, on her route to Carlisle. Knight for the Shire BET 1554 and 1556, Cumberland, England. Knight for the Shire 1563, Cumberland, England. Knighted 22 Aug 1570. Will Filed 31 Jan 1597, Yorkshire, England.
• Father: Thomas CURWEN of Workington (Sir)
• Mother: Agnes STRICKLAND
• Married 1: Mary FAIRFAX 1548
• Children:
  • 1. Nicholas CURWEN (Sir)
  • 2. Joan CURWEN
  • 3. Agnes CURWEN
  • 4. Mabel CURWEN
• Married 2: Catherine LAMBTON (d. 1575)
• Married 3: Jane CROSBY
• Children:
  • 5. John CURWEN
  • 6. George CURWEN (b. 1584)
  • 7. Julian CURWEN (b. 1585)
  • 8. Thomas CURWEN of Sella Park
  • 9. Bridget CURWEN (b. 1594)
  • 10. Henry CURWEN (Sir)
• From: http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/CURWEN.htm#Henry CURWEN (Sir)1 _________________________________
• CURWEN, Henry (1528-96), of Workington, Cumb.
• b. 1528, 1st s. of Sir Thomas Curwen of Workington by Agnes, da. of Sir Walter Strickland of Sizergh, Westmld. m. (1) 1548, Mary, da. of Sir Nicholas Fairfax of Gilling Castle and Walton, Yorks., 1s. Nicholas 3da.; (2) Janet, da. of one Crosby, rector of Camerton, 2s. 5da. suc. fa. 4 Dec. 1543. Kntd. 28 Aug. 1570.1
• Offices Held
  • J.p. Cumb. from 1554, Westmld. from c.1583; commr. to survey Carlisle and elsewhere in W. Marches Apr. 1565, piracy Nov. 1565, to survey castles and take musters, W. Marches 1580, to take oaths Oct. 1592; sheriff Mar.-Nov. 1562, 1570-1, 1580-1, 1589-90.2
• The Curwens of Workington had represented Cumberland in Parliament since the fourteenth century. They had held Workington of the earls of Northumberland and as late as 1619 another Sir Henry Curwen† could write to the 3rd Earl (of the new creation) offering his service and saying, ‘My ancestors always have been employed in service in that noble house of Northumberland’. Curwen’s estate at Workington was ‘well-watered, adjoining the sea, and only five hours sailing from Kirkcudbright’. He profited from the development of the mineral resources of the area during the reign of Elizabeth. It was here that Mary Stuart landed, 16 May 1568, after her escape from Scotland, and, though it has often been stated that Curwen entertained her at his house until she was removed to Carlisle castle, he and his wife were in fact (perhaps fortunately for him) ‘at the Bathe’. As with so many of the northern gentry, Curwen’s sympathies were probably with the old religion. In 1564 one bishop included him in a list of those who were ‘in religion good and meet to continue’ as justices, whereas another described him as ‘not favourable’. Six years later a third bishop said he was ‘vir multum jurans nec timens deum nec religionem ullam curans, domi nescio quid monstri alit’. His daughter Mabel married into the Fairfax family and both she and her husband were non-communicants in 1596. Still, there was never any doubt about his loyalty, during the northern rebellion of 1569 and afterwards. He was knighted by the Earl of Sussex in the following August, was constantly employed inspecting fortifications and harbours, and ‘Sir Henry Curwen, now at London’ was recommended to Lord Burghley in April 1572 as being able to give detailed information of the state of his county and the possibility of an invasion by Leonard Dacre with help from the Duke of Alva. Another interesting sign of the confidence placed in him by the Elizabethan government was his last employment, in 1592, when he was one of those required to take the oaths of local magistrates. He died as Dec. 1596, having made his will in October 1595. He had already arranged the disposal of his property. His wife and seven of his children were executors.3
• From: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/cu... __________________________________________
• The Curwens of Workington Hall and kindred families (1880)
• https://archive.org/details/curwensofworking00jack
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• The name of Gilbert occurs again in 1397, and, finally,
• https://archive.org/stream/curwensofworking00jack#page/15/mode/1up
• another mention is made of him in the Family Pedigree. He was twice married ; first to Alice, daughter of Sir Lowther ; she was the mother of William. His second wife was Isabella de Derwentwater, widow of Christopher Moresby ; a fact, I think, sufficiently proved by the Inquisition quoted below. I do not think that there were any children of this union.
• His son, William, seems early to have taken a very active and prominent part in the stirring events of his time. We first find mention of him in 1376, when he was appointed Constable of "Loghmaban Castle," .... etc. .... He was twice married ; the first time to Elyn, one of the three co-heiresses of Robert de Brun, of Drumburgh Castle, from whose family Brunstock took its name. By her he got a considerable property, consisting of one-third of Bothell, part of Torpenhow, and lands near Carlisle. It does not appear that he had any family by her, although
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• his descendants long continued to give as their own arms quarterly, 1 & 4 Curwen, 2 & 3 Brun, being azure, a lion rampant argent charged with five lozenges gules, langued and armed of the same. There may have been some connection between the Curwens and Bothell previous to this marriage, or the heiress may have been a ward of Sir Gilbert, for in the year 1357 John Coron (note the spelling) of Bothill was buried in the churchyard of Saint Michael, Torpenhowe. A list of the lands said to have been held by William Culwen under Maud de Percy, heiress of the Lucies, at the time of her death in 1398/9, is appended. Between 1399 and 1403 William had a grant from Henry, Earl of Northumberland, Constable of England, and Hotspur, his son, of all their rights in the Manors of Wyrkyngton, Seton, and Thornthawyte in Derwent felles ; and it is especially worthy of note that the grant is "Willmo de Curwen," being the first time we find in the recognized family an authenticated departure from the old spelling of Culwen. I gather from no mean authority that the endorsement "Wilyam de Curwen" is probably in the autograph of the grantee. Mons'r. William de Culwenne was summoned from Cumberland to the King's Privy Council in 1401. Sir Willam's second wife was Margaret, daughter of Sir John Croft, of Claughton, Lancashire, by whom he had, at least, one son, Christopher.
• Sir Christopher Curwen was Lord of Workington from 1404 to 1450, .... etc.
• https://archive.org/stream/curwensofworking00jack#page/18/mode/1up
• .... etc. He died July 17, 1450.
• His wife, Elizabeth de Hudelston, survived him. She was living 7 Edwd. IV (1468). Her survival to this late period clears up a difficulty which has occasioned Canon Knowles and myself much thought in connection with the arms on the monument. It will be observed that the arms at the head of the dexter side are those of Curwen impaling lozengy for Croft, being the arms of Christopher's father and mother ; the next are those of Curwen and Hudleston, his own and those of his wife ; the third coat Curwen only ; the fourth, Curwen impaling six annulets or, for Lowther, their son's arms and those of his wife ; and the last, Curwen impaling the eldest son of Pennington, who pre-deceased his father ; which last were the arms of Christopher, the grandson of the entombed pair, and those of his wife. He raised the monument, his grandmother
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• having survived to see him holding the estate, which fell into his hands about the year 1470. And so they lie, — .... etc.
• Sir Christopher was succeeded by his son Thomas, who was Sheriff of Cumberland 28 & 35 Henry VI, Knight of the Shire for that County 14, 20, 27 & 38, and for Westmorland 28th of the same reign. His wife, Anne, was daughter of Sir Robert Lowther. I quote below two
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• statements respecting him from the notes to the old pedigree.
• A second Christopher succeeded his father Thomas. His first wife was Anne, daughter of John, eldest son of Sir John Pennington, who pre-deceased his father. His second wife was Catherine, daughter of Sir Richard Salkeld, of Rosgill. It does not appear that he ever filled the office of Sheriff, and as the Parliamentary Records are lost from 22 Edw. IV to 21 Hen. VIII, we are deprived of one source of information. The old pedigree states that he was living 7 Hen. VII (A.D. 1492).
• Another Thomas succeeded, who was Sheriff ol Cumberland 1 & 8 Hen. VIII. His first wife was Anne, daughter of Sir John Hudleston, of Millom Castle, by whom he had his successor and other children. His second wife, Isabel, is said to have been a daughter of Sir Henry Percy, and widow of Henry Chippard. Probably her father was one of the numerous offshoots of the Percy line existing at that time. He died 14 Hen. VIII (A.D. 1522).
• Another Christopher, being the third of that name, succeeded his father Thomas. He was Sheriff of Cumberland 16 and 25 Hen. VIII. A dispensation was granted August 3, 1492, enabling him to marry Margaret, the daughter of Sir Roger Bellingham, "to whom he was related twice in the fourth degree."
• Thomas was Sheriff of Cumberland 28 Hen. VIII. His
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• first wife was Agnes, daughter of Sir Walter Strickland, by whom he had seven children. Agnes's mother was the daughter and heiress of Ralph Neville, of Thornton Briggs, and through this marriage the royal blood of the Plantagenets came into the Curwen house. His second wife was Florens, widow of Thomas Forster, of Edderston, daughter of Sir Thomas Wharton, by whom he had an only son, Thomas. Old Sandford, in his manuscript .... etc.
• .... etc. John Preston married Ellyn, sister of Sir Thomas Curwen, and not his daughter ; and it is abundantly proved by the words of Sir Thomas's will that such was the fact. He says : — .... etc.
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• .... etc. He also makes his "broder John Preston" one of his executors. I care not to attempt a reconciliation of the discrepancies. .... etc.
• His will bears date November 1, 1543, and was proved at York, November 8, 1544, Sir Thomas Wharton, Lord Wharton, Walter Strickland, and John Preston, being appointed guardians of his eldest son Henry, who, however, must have nearly attained his majority. He was the eldest son of the marriage with Agnes Strickland, and the succession, which had been so rapid that no less than five generations in lineal descent had passed away in seventy-four years from, and inclusive of, the death of the first Sir Thomas, about 9 Edw. IV (a.d. 1469/70), received a check.
• .... etc.
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• On the 2nd October, 1534, a licence was granted to the Dean of the Chapel of the Earl of Northumberland to marry Henry Curwen and Agnes Wharton, in the chapel of Topcliffe, "ad contemplationem ejusdem comitis." This marriage with Agnes, the daughter of the first Lord Wharton, must have taken place almost when they were infants, for Henry was placed under guardians by his father's will, and was therefore a minor at the time it was made. Sir Thomas, amongst the numerous bequests in his will, says : — " Also I giff and bequethes unto my doughter Agnes Curwen a standing cuppe with a covering doble gilted." I doubt, however, whether the marriage was ever consummated, and both the notices I have given are from documents only made accessible within the last few years. His first recorded marriage was with Mary, daughter of Sir Nicholas Fairfax, of Walton, by whom he had a son and three daughters. He married next Jannet, daughter of ---- Crosby, Rector of Camerton, by whom he had two sons and five daughters.
• .... etc.
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• .... etc. clearly ascertained with regard to him are, that Mary, a daughter of his brother John, was the mother of Archbishop Bancroft ; and that a certain Oliver Coren, Prebend of Buckden, was a relative, probably an uncle. .... etc.
• Sir Henry's will, bearing date October 7, 1595, confirmed on the 18th of the same month, and proved at York, January 31, 1597, bears witness of his thoughtful affection towards his second wife and her family. The children of the first were grown up and provided for. With other bequests he leaves amongst the two sons and five daughters an annuity of ninety-four pounds, remainder amongst the survivors ; the result being that Bridget, the youngest daughter, who died unmarried, enjoyed the whole for many years previous to her death, January 12, 1681, at the age of 87, having survived her father 85 years, and adding another instance to the longevity of annuitants.
• Sir Henry had previously, on March 30, 1594, bought in the joint names of himself and his second son, Thomas, by this marriage, the customary estate of Sellowe Park from Thomas Fleming, who, up to that time, had been its owner and occupant. There are several interesting bequests, to which I cannot do more than allude, but I must be allowed to quote the clause about his burial and burial place : —
• " I will my bodie shall be buried in the Chantrie of the church side of the Church of Workington and as nigh to the place as may be whereas my first wife was buried, and for all other things touching my funerall and buriall I do referre the same to the discrecon of my executors and the supvisors of this my last will such executors and supervisors I hope will bring me forth according to my calling for theire owne creditt sake and Also I will that my sonne Nicholas Curwen with one whole yeare rent after my death shall cause the .... etc
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• Sir Nicholas, the eldest son of Sir Henry, was born and baptized at Gilling, in Yorkshire, the seat of his mother's father. He was Sheriff of Cumberland .... etc. He married Anne, daughter of Sir Simon Musgrave, by whom he had Henry, his heir, Thomas and Margaret. He married secondly Elizabeth, daughter and heiress of Sir Thomas Carus. He was knighted at Lumley Castle by King James I. on his progress southwards to take possession of the English Crown, in April, 1603. ______________________________________
• CURWEN, Nicholas (1550-1604), of Workington, Cumb.
• b. 1550, 1st. s. of Henry Curwen of Workington by his 1st w. m. (1) Anne, da. of Sir Simon Musgrave of Harde Castle, 1s. 2da.; (2) bef. Oct. 1590,, Elizabeth, da. of Thomas Carus of Halton, 3da. suc. fa. 1596. Kntd. 1603.
• From: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/cu... _________________________________
• Sir Henry Bellingham, 1st Baronet (died October 1650) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1625 to 1626. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.
• Bellingham was the son of Sir James Bellingham and his wife Agnes Curwen, daughter of Sir Henry Curwen.[1] He was educated at Queen's College, Cambridge in 1609,[2] and admitted to the Middle Temple a year later.[1] On 30 May 1620, he was created a baronet, of Hilsington, in the County of Westmorland by King James I of England.[3] He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Westmorland from 1625 until 1626 and again in the Long Parliament from 1640 until 1645.[1]
• Bellingham married Dorothy Boynton, daughter of Sir Francis Boynton.[1] They had seven children, three surviving daughters and a son, James, who succeeded in the baronetcy, but died two weeks after his father.[3]
• From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Henry_Bellingham,_1st_Baronet _______________________________
• Sir Richard Musgrave, 1st Baronet (1585 - 6 November 1615) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1604 to 1611.
• Musgrave was the son of Christopher Musgrave and his wife Joan Curwen, daughter of Sir Henry Curwen of Workington, Cumberland. He succeeded to the estates of Hartley and Edenhall, Cumberland on the death of his grandfather Sir Simon Musgrave. He was knighted on 25 July 1603 on the coronation of King James I. In 1604, he was elected Member of Parliament for Westmorland. He was created baronet on 29 July 1611.[1]
• Musgrave died at Naples at the age of 30 and was buried in the cathedral there.[1]
• Musgrave married Frances Wharton, daughter of Philip Wharton, 3rd Baron Wharton at the age of 14.[1]
• From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Richard_Musgrave,_1st_Baronet _______________________________
• BELLINGHAM, Sir Henry, 1st Bt. (c.1594-1650), of Helsington and Over Levens, Westmld.
• b. c.1594,2 2nd but 1st surv. s. of Sir James Bellingham of Over Levens, Westmld. and Agnes, da. of (Sir) Henry Curwen† of Workington, Cumb.3 educ. Queens’, Camb. 1609; M. Temple 1611.4 m. c.1613, Dorothy (d. 23 Jan. 1627),5 da. of Sir Francis Boynton of Burton Agnes, Yorks., 1s. 6da. (4 d.v.p.).6 cr. bt. 30 May 1620; kntd. 31 May 1620;7 suc. fa. 1642.8 d. Oct. 1650.9
• From: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1604-1629/member/be... __________________________________
• The royal lineage of our noble and gentle families. Together with their paternal ancestry. Volume 2, by Foster, Joseph, 1844-1905. Published 1884. page 126-132 "The Descent of Henry Fraser Curwen, Esq., of Workington Hall, from the Blood Royal of England."

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