Edward Nevill, ''de facto'' 8th (''de jure'' 1st) Baron Bergavenny (c. 1550 – 1 December 1622) was an English peer. The son of

Edward Nevill, 7th Baron Bergavenny Edward Nevill, ''de facto'' 7th Baron Bergavenny ( – 10 February 1588) was a ''de facto'' English peer. The son of Sir Edward Nevill, he was considered to have succeeded to the Barony upon the death of Henry Nevill, 6th Baron Bergavenny, his ...

, he succeeded to the Barony upon the death of his father. His right to the title was contested by his cousin Mary, Lady Fane, who claimed to be heir general of her father, the 6th Baron. The dispute went on for many years. He married Rachel Lennard, daughter of John Lennard of Knoll and Elizabeth Harman, together they had the following children: *

Henry Nevill, 9th Baron Bergavenny Henry Nevill, ''de facto'' 9th (''de jure'' 2nd) Baron Bergavenny (c. 1570 – c. December 1641) was an English iron founder, soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1601 and 1622 when he inherited the ...

(b. bef. 1580 – 24 December 1641) *Mary Nevill (b. bef. 1598 – 1648) *Sir Christopher Nevill (b. bef. 1611 – 1649) married Mary D'Arcy and had Richard Nevill (d. abt. 1643), who married Sophia Carew. Their son, George Nevill (d. 1665), and his wife, Mary Whitelock, were the parents of

George Nevill, 13th Baron Bergavenny George Nevill, ''de facto'' 13th (''de jure'' 1st) Baron Bergavenny (c.1659 – 11 March 1720/21) was an English peer. The son of George Nevill and Mary, daughter of the Roundhead Bulstrode Whitelocke and his second wife Frances Willoughby, ...

and Capt. Edward Nevill (d. 1701). Edward Nevill married Hannah Thorp and had William Nevill, 16th Baron Bergavenny. *Edward Nevill (b. bef. 1616) *John Nevill (b. bef. 1616) *Thomas Nevill (b. bef. 1616) *Charles Nevill (b. bef. 1616) *Elizabeth Nevill (b. bef. 1590, died after 1648), who married firstly Sir John Grey, eldest son of

Henry Grey, 1st Baron Grey of Groby Henry Grey, 1st Lord Grey of Groby (1547 – 26 July 1614) was an English landowner, soldier, courtier, magistrate, county administrator, and member of parliament. Among many other roles, he was a member of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Ar ...

and secondly Sir

John Bingley John Bingley (born 10 November 1941) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as on ...

MP (died 1638), Comptroller of the Musters and Cheques for Ireland *Catherine Nevill (b. bef. 1616) *Frances Nevill (b. bef. 1616) *Margaret Nevill (b. bef. 1616)

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Accessed 13 June 2007 1550s births 1622 deaths Nevill, Edward 17th-century English nobility

Edward Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Sa ...

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