Leke Lord Deincourt and Earl of Scarsdale.
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UPon the 22th of May an. 1611. (9 Iac.) the title of Baronet at that time com∣mencing; Sir Francis Leke* 1.1 of Sutton in Com. Derb. Knight, being a person of a very anci∣ent Family in those parts, and of an ample fortune, was advanceda 1.2 to that dignity; being the sixth in precedence of those, who then were honoured therewith; and upon the 26th of October 22 Iac. was createdb 1.3 a Baron of this Realm, by the title of Lord Deincourt of Sutton. Moreover in the late turbulent times, manifesting his Loyalty most exempla••ily to our late Soveraign King Charles the first, not only by yielding much supply to his wants, but Cordial advice in Council, whilst Newarke upon Trent remained one of his Gar∣risons; as also by readily sending forth two of his Sons in his service; whereof the one lost his life in the South, and the other in the West; was in consideration thereof, raised to the degree and dignity of an Earl, by the title of Earl of Scarsdale, by Letters Patentsc 1.4 bearing date at Oxford, 11 Nov. 21 Car. 1.
He married Anne, Daughter to Sir Edward Carey of Berkhamstede in Com. Hertf. Knight, Si∣ster to Henry Vicount Falkland; by whom he had Issue seven Sons and six Daughters; viz. Francis slain in France; Nicholas, who succeeded him in his Honours; Edward and Charles slain in his late Majesties service (as abovesaid) Henry died unmarried, Raphe, and Iohn, who died Infants. His Daughters were these, Anne married to Henry Hillyard of Wysteade in Holdernesse; Catherine to Cuthbert Morley of Norman••y in Com. Ebor. Esq Elizabeth and Muriel yet unmarried; Fran∣ces Wedded to the Vicount Gormanston in Ireland, and Penelope to Charles now Lord Lucas of Shen∣feild.
Having suffered much for his loyalty in the times of the late unparalleled Usurpation, in which King Charles the first (of blessed memory) lost his life by the hands of that Barbarous Generation then predominant; he became so much mortified, af∣ter that wosull Murther of his rightful Soveraign, that he apparreled himself in Sack-cloth: and causing his Grave to be dig'd some years before his death, laid himself down in it every Friday; exercising himself frequently in divine Meditati∣ons and Prayer. And, departing this life in his House at Sutton in Scars••ale upon the ninth day of April an. 1655. was buried in the Parish Church there.
To whom succeeded Nicholas* 1.5 his eldest Son, then living: who married the Lady Frances Daughter to Robert late Earl of Warwick; by whom he hath Issue two Sons; Robert, common∣ly called Lord Deincourt, and Richard; and Mary a Daughter.
Which Robert hath married Mary, one of the Daughters and Coheirs to Sir Iohn Lewes of Ledston in Com. Ebor. Knight and Baronet.