Sir John Kaye, 1st Baronet

John Kaye Esq. of Woodsome, in the county of York, who was created a Baronet by King Charles 1st, 4th Feb., 1641. He was colonel of horse in his Majesty’s Service, and suffered during the troubles, in person and property, but survived to witness the restoration. Sir John married first, Margaret, daughter and co. heir of Thomas Moseley Esq., Alderman and Lord Mayor of York, by whom he had two sons and a daughter, viz.:

1. John his heir
2. Robert, died unmarried.
3. Margaret, died unmarried.

He secondly married Elisabeth, daughter of Sir Ferdinand Leigh of Middleton, and relict [widow] of Francis Burdett Esq. of Birthwaite, in Yorkshire, by whom he had four sons who all died issueless, and five daughters who all died unmarried.

His third wife was Catherine, daughter of Sir William St. Quintin, Bart. of Harpham and relict of Michael Wentworth Esq. of Woolley, but by her he had no issue. She survived him and married after his decease, Henry Sandys Esq. of Downe, in Kent, and after that gentleman’s decease, she became the wife of her fourth husband, Hugh, Earl of Eglinton.

Sir John died 25th of July, 1662, and was survived by his son.

Links

• http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kayefile/search2.html ______________________________
• A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Great Britain & Ireland (1879) Vol. II.
• https://archive.org/details/genealogicalhera02byuburk
• https://archive.org/stream/genealogicalhera02byuburk#page/1402/mode...
• SIR WILLIAM ST. QUINTIN, 1st bart, of Harpham, s. his father, and was created a Bart. 8 March, 1642, High Sheriff co. York 1648, b. 1579 ; m. Mary, dau. and co-heir of Robert Lacy, Esq. of Folkton, co. York, by whom (who d. 4 May, 1649) he had issue,
  • I. HENRY (Sir), 2nd bart.
  • II. William, of Hayton, b. 1619 ; m. Margaret, dau. of Thomas Wood, Esq. of Thorpe-juxta-Rudston, co. York, d. April, 1687, having had five sons and four daus.
  • III. John, d. s. p. v. p.
  • IV. Thomas, of Flamborough, b. 1620; m. Anne, dau. of Thomas Wood, Esq. of Thorpe, and had one son and one dau.
  • I. Dorothy, m. Sir William Cayley, 1st bart. of Brompton.
  • II. Frances, to. Francis Lascelles, Esq.
  • III. Everille, d. unm.
  • IV. Elizabeth, d. unm.
  • V. Katherine, m. 1st, Michael Wentworth, Esq. of Woolley; 2ndly, Sir John Kaye, 1st bart. of Woodsome ; 3rdly, Henry Sandys, Esq. ; and 4thly, Alexander, 8th Earl of Eglinton.
• Sir William was buried at Harpham, 8 Oct. 1649, and was s. by his eldest son,
• SIR HENRY ST. QUINTON, 2nd bart. of Harpham, b. 1606; m. Mary, dau. of Henry Stapleton, Esq. of Wighill, co. York, and had surviving issue, .... etc. ______________________