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(1578–1658). He married Elizabeth Withipoll, daughter and sole heiress of Sir William Withipoll who inherited

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. His second wife was Priscilla Catchpole. His daughter Frances married William Tracy, 4th Viscount Tracy (1657–1712). He was succeeded by his sons

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and

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. His daughter Anne outlived her brothers and sister, becoming his heiress: she married Leicester Martin.

References

* Sir Egerton Brydges, ''Collins's Peerage of England'' VI (1812) p. 19
Welsh Biography Online
1617 births 1676 deaths Leicester 6

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