Lord Maynard.
[3 Car. 1.]
IN 3. Car. 1. Sir William Maynard* Knight, Son and Heir to Henry Maynard of Eston•parv• in Com. Essex, by Susan his Wife, Daughter and Coheir to Thomas Pearson Esq Usher of the Court of Star-Chamber, having first been dignifieda with the title of Baronet 29 Iunii an. 1611. (9 Iac.) next with that of Lord May∣nard of Wickbow in Ireland; by Lettersb Patent bearing date at Westminster 30 Maii 18 Iac. (an. scil. 1620) in consideration of his farther merits, was by Letters Patentsc, bearing date at Westminster upon the fourteenth day of March in the third year of King Charles the First, ad∣vanced to the degree of a Baron of this Realm, by the title of Lord Maynard of Estaines ad Tur∣rim in Com. Essex; otherwise called Little-Easton.
This William married two Wives; First the Lady Frances Daughter to William Cavendish the first Earl of Devonshire of that Family, by whom he left no Issue surviving. Secondly Anne the sole Daughter and Heir to Sir Anthony Everard of Langleis in Com. Essex Knight, by whom he left Issue one only surviving Son named William, who succeeded him in his Honours; and five Daugh∣ters; viz. Susan, Iane, Anne, Elizabeth, and Mary; whereof the two eldest died unmarried: and of the rest Anne became the Wife of Sir Henry Wrothe of Durance in Com. Midd. Knight; Eli∣zabeth of Iohn Wroth of Longhton in Com. Essex Esq and Mary of Sir Rap•e Bovey of Caxton, in Com. Cantabr. Knight: and departing this life up∣on the eighteenth day of December an. 1639. was buried in the Vault of the Parish-Church at Little-Estanes before mention'd.
Which William* so succeeding him, is now Comptroller of his Majesties Houshold; and mar∣ried two Wives; First Dorothy sole Daughter and Heir to Sir Robert Banaster of Passenham in Com. Northampton Knight, by whom he hath Issue two Sons; Banaster Maynard, and William. Which William hath married the Lady Elizabeth Grey, Daughter to Henry late Earl of Kent.
Surviving Dorothy his first Wife he hath since wedded the Lady Margaret Murray, youngest Daughter to Iames Earl of Dyzert in Scotland; and by her hath Issue one Son called Henry, and Elizabeth a Daughter.
