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Lord David Cecil, 3rd Earl of Exeter 1604–1643 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1604

Birth Location: Wakerley, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 18 April 1643

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

Father: Richard Cecil

Mother: Lady Exeter

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Exeter

Children(s): John Burghley, Elizabeth Cecil, Frances Cooper, Thomas Cecil

Lord David Cecil, 3rd Earl of Exeter was born in 1604 in Wakerley, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Richard Cecil And Lady Elizabeth Drury Duchess Of Exeter. Lord David Cecil, 3rd Earl of Exeter married Elizabeth Egerton Lady Countess Of Exeter, and had children including Elizabeth Cecil, Frances Ashley Cooper, John Cecil 4Th Earl Of Exeter 5Th Baron Of Burghley, Thomas Cecil. Lord David Cecil, 3rd Earl of Exeter passed away in 1643 in Stamford, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England.

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Biography

  • Lord David Cecil, 3rd Earl of Exeter was born in 1604 in Wakerley, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Richard Cecil And Lady Elizabeth Drury Duchess Of Exeter.
  • Lord David Cecil, 3rd Earl of Exeter married Elizabeth Egerton Lady Countess Of Exeter, and had children including Elizabeth Cecil, Frances Ashley Cooper, John Cecil 4Th Earl Of Exeter 5Th Baron Of Burghley, Thomas Cecil.
  • Lord David Cecil, 3rd Earl of Exeter passed away in 1643 in Stamford, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lord Exeter's Ancestors

Self
Lord Exeter
1604–1643
Birth Place: Wakerley, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Richard Cecil
1570–1633
Wakerley, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth Drury, Duchess of) Exeter
1578–1654
Hawsted, Suffolk
Grandparents
Thomas (Cecil 1st Earl Exeter) Astone
1542–1622
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Dorothy Cecil
1548–1608
Snape, Hambleton District, North Yorkshire, England
Sir (William Knight of the Garter Govenor of Ireland Drury) *
1550–1624
Bobbing Court, Bobbing (Kent) England
Great-Grandparents
William Cecil
1521–1598
Mildred\Mary (Cecil)
1524–1589
Sir Latimer
1520–1577
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir VI)
1504–1576
John Neville
1493–1543
Lady Oxford)
1497–1527

Lord Exeter's Descendants

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Lord (David Cecil, 3rd Earl of) Exeter (1604–18 April 1643) m. Elizabeth (Egerton Lady Countess of) Exeter (1604–20 March 1668)
  1. 1. John (Cecil, 4th Earl of Exeter, 5th Baron of) Burghley 1628–1677 m. Lady (Frances Manners, Countess of) Exeter 1636–1669
    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
  2. 2. Elizabeth Cecil –1638
  3. 3. Frances (Ashley) Cooper 1633–1652
  4. 4. Thomas Cecil –1641

Lord Exeter's Timeline

4 Records

1604
1604
Birth of Lord David Cecil, 3rd Earl of Exeter in Wakerley, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Wakerley, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
1624
1624
Age 20
Lord David Cecil, 3rd Earl of Exeter was married in , Northampton, England, Great Britain
, Northampton, England, Great Britain
1624
1624
Age 20
Lord David Cecil, 3rd Earl of Exeter was married
None
1643
18 April 1643
Age 39
Death of Lord David Cecil, 3rd Earl of Exeter in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1604
    Event Place: Wakerley, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1624
    Event Place: , Northampton, England, Great Britain

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1624

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 April 1643
    Event Place: Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    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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