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John Cecil, 4th Earl of Exeter, 5th Baron of Burghley 1628–1677 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Oct 1628

Birth Location: Wakerley, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 1 Feb 1677

Death Location: Stamford, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England

Father: Lord Exeter

Mother: Elizabeth Exeter

Spouse(s): Lady Exeter

Children(s): John Exeter

John Cecil, 4th Earl of Exeter, 5th Baron of Burghley was born in 1628 in Wakerley, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Lord David Cecil 3Rd Earl Of Exeter And Elizabeth Egerton Lady Countess Of Exeter. John Cecil, 4th Earl of Exeter, 5th Baron of Burghley married Lady Frances Manners Countess Of Exeter, and had children including John Lord Burghley Or The Travelling Earl Cecil 5Th Earl Of Exeter. John Cecil, 4th Earl of Exeter, 5th Baron of Burghley passed away in 1677 in Stamford, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England.

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Biography

  • John Cecil, 4th Earl of Exeter, 5th Baron of Burghley was born in 1628 in Wakerley, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Lord David Cecil 3Rd Earl Of Exeter And Elizabeth Egerton Lady Countess Of Exeter.
  • John Cecil, 4th Earl of Exeter, 5th Baron of Burghley married Lady Frances Manners Countess Of Exeter, and had children including John Lord Burghley Or The Travelling Earl Cecil 5Th Earl Of Exeter.
  • John Cecil, 4th Earl of Exeter, 5th Baron of Burghley passed away in 1677 in Stamford, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Exeter
1604–1643
Birth Location: Wakerley, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
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Elizabeth Exeter
1604–1668
Birth Location: Little, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
EE

Spouses(s)

Lady Exeter
1636–1669
Birth Location: Burghley House, Rutland, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
LE

Children(s)

John Exeter
1648–1700
Birth Location: Kelton, Rutland, England
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John Burghley's Ancestors

Self
John Burghley
1628–1677
Birth Place: Wakerley, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Lord David Cecil, 3rd Earl of Exeter
1604–1643
Wakerley, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Elizabeth (Egerton Lady Countess of) Exeter
1604–1668
Little, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Richard Cecil
1570–1633
Wakerley, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth Drury, Duchess of) Exeter
1578–1654
Hawsted, Suffolk
Lady (Frances Spencer) Stanley
1583–1636
Derby, Derbyshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Astone
1542–1622
Dorothy Cecil
1548–1608
Sir *
1550–1624
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cecil
1521–1598
Mildred\Mary (Cecil)
1524–1589
Sir Latimer
1520–1577

John Burghley's Descendants

1.
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John (Cecil, 4th Earl of Exeter, 5th Baron of) Burghley (21 Oct 1628–1 Feb 1677) m. Lady (Frances Manners, Countess of) Exeter (2 December 1636–2 Dec 1669)
  1. 1. John ("Lord Burghley or The Travelling Earl" Cecil, 5th Earl of) Exeter 1648–1700 m. Anne (Cavendish Countess of) exeter 1645–1703
    1. 1. John ("Lord Burghley" Cecil, 6th Earl of) Exeter 1674–1721 m. Elizabeth Brownlow 1681–1723
      1. 1. Brownlow (Cecil , 8th Earl of Exeter, 9th Lord) Burleigh 1701–1754 m. Hannah (Sophia) Chambers 1702–1765 m. Countess (HANNAH SOPHIA) CHAMBERS 1702–1765 m. Hannah (Sophia Cecil) Earl 1702–1765
        1. 1. Elizabeth Cecil 1734–1780 m. "Captain" (Edward Benjamin) JONES 1735–1804
        2. 2. The (Right Honorable Brownlow Thomas Montague) Cecil 1725–1793
        3. 3. Margrett (Sophia) Earl –1738
        4. 4. Robert (Burleigh (Cecil)*) Senior 1728–1757

John Burghley's Timeline

9 Records

1628
21 Oct 1628
Birth of John Cecil, 4th Earl of Exeter, 5th Baron of Burghley in Wakerley, Northamptonshire, England
Wakerley, Northamptonshire, England
1646
8 Dec 1646
Age 18
John Cecil, 4th Earl of Exeter, 5th Baron of Burghley was married in St Ann Blackfriars, London, England
St Ann Blackfriars, London, England
1646
8 Dec 1646
Age 18
John Cecil, 4th Earl of Exeter, 5th Baron of Burghley was married In St. Ann Blackfriars, London, , England
St. Ann Blackfriars, London, , England
1658
1658
Age 30
John Cecil, 4th Earl of Exeter, 5th Baron of Burghley was married in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States
1669
24 January 1669
Age 41
John Cecil, 4th Earl of Exeter, 5th Baron of Burghley was married in Ashwell, England, United Kingdom
Ashwell, England, United Kingdom
1669
24 January 1669
Age 41
John Cecil, 4th Earl of Exeter, 5th Baron of Burghley was married in St Ann Blackfriars, London, London, England, United Kingdom
St Ann Blackfriars, London, London, England, United Kingdom
1670
24 Jan 1670
Age 42
John Cecil, 4th Earl of Exeter, 5th Baron of Burghley was married in Ashwell, Northampton, England, Great Britain
Ashwell, Northampton, England, Great Britain
1677
1 Feb 1677
Age 49
Death of John Cecil, 4th Earl of Exeter, 5th Baron of Burghley in Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
1849
July 1849
Age 221
John Cecil, 4th Earl of Exeter, 5th Baron of Burghley was married in Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom
Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Oct 1628
    Event Place: Wakerley, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1646
    Event Place: St Ann Blackfriars, London, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1646
    Event Place: St. Ann Blackfriars, London, , England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1658
    Event Place: Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 January 1669
    Event Place: Ashwell, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 January 1669
    Event Place: St Ann Blackfriars, London, London, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1670
    Event Place: Ashwell, Northampton, England, Great Britain

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: July 1849
    Event Place: Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: of MO

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Stenigot, Lincoln, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1677
    Event Place: Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stamford, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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