Thomas Baynham (1536-1611) was

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, in the

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, Gloucestershire. He served as

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in 1582 and 1602. He died on 2 October 1611, aged 75, and was buried at

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Origins

He was the 3rd son of Sir George Baynham (died 1546),

in 1543, by Cecilia Gage, daughter of Sir John Gage. He succeeded his elder brother Christopher Baynham (born 1529) in the Baynham estates.

Marriage and progeny

He married Mary Winter, daughter of William Winter of

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, Gloucestershire. They had two sons who both died without issue and two daughters, joint-co-heiresses: *Cecily, married

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(c. 1579-1628), of

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, Gloucestershire. *Joanna (born 1585), married John Vaughan of Kinnersley, Herefordshire (died pre-1620)

Sources

* MacLean, Sir John
The History of the Manors of Dean Magna and Abenhall. Published in: Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society, Vol.6, 1881-2,pp. 185-187
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