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Sir Knight Lord David 3rd Earl of Exeter Cecil 1600–1643 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1600

Birth Location: Wakerley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 18 April 1643

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

Father: Sir Corilto

Mother: Elizabeth Cope

Spouse(s): Lady Egerton

Children(s): Frances Cecil, John Cecil, Anne Cecil, David Cecil, Edward Cecil, Elizabeth Cecil, Thomas Cecil, William Cecil

In 1600, Sir Knight Lord David 3rd Earl of Exeter Cecil entered the world in Wakerley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Richard Cecil Corilto And Elizabeth Cope. Sir Knight Lord David 3rd Earl of Exeter Cecil married Lady Countess Exetor Elizabeth Cecil Egerton, and had children including Anne Cecil, David Cecil, Edward Cecil, Elizabeth Cecil, Frances Cecil, John Cecil, Thomas Cecil, William Cecil. Sir Knight Lord David 3rd Earl of Exeter Cecil passed away in 1643 in Stamford, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1600, Sir Knight Lord David 3rd Earl of Exeter Cecil entered the world in Wakerley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Richard Cecil Corilto And Elizabeth Cope.
  • Sir Knight Lord David 3rd Earl of Exeter Cecil married Lady Countess Exetor Elizabeth Cecil Egerton, and had children including Anne Cecil, David Cecil, Edward Cecil, Elizabeth Cecil, Frances Cecil, John Cecil, Thomas Cecil, William Cecil.
  • Sir Knight Lord David 3rd Earl of Exeter Cecil passed away in 1643 in Stamford, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England.

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Sir Cecil's Ancestors

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Sir Cecil
1600–1643
Birth Place: Wakerley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Richard Cecil Corilto
1570–1633
Wakerley, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Elizabeth Cope
1579–1639
Hanwell, Oxfordshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Cecil
1542–1623
Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Dorothy Neville
1548–1608
Snape, Hambleton District, North Yorkshire, England
Sir (Anthony) Cope
1549–1614
Hanwell, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Frances Lytton
1551–1601
Knebworth, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Cecil's Descendants

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Sir (Knight Lord David 3rd Earl of Exeter) Cecil (1600–18 April 1643) m. Lady (Countess Exetor Elizabeth Cecil) Egerton (1604–20 March 1668)
  1. 1. Frances Cecil 1633–1652 m. Sir (Lord 1st Earl van Shaftesbury Anthony) Ashley-Cooper 1621–1683
    1. 1. Anthonie (Ashley-Cooper Sir 2nd Earl van) Shaftesbury 1652–1699 m. Lady (Dorothea) Manners 1645–1698
      1. 1. Anthonie (Ashley-Cooper Sir 3rd Earl van) Shaftesbury 1670–1713
      2. 2. Dorothy Ashley-Cooper 1678–1749
      3. 3. Elizabeth Harris 1686–1744
      4. 4. Frances Stonehouse 1670–1706
      5. 5. Gertrude Ashley-Cooper 1680–1703
      6. 6. John Ashley-Cooper 1671–1693
      7. 7. Maurice Ashley-Cooper 1675–1726
  2. 2. John Cecil 1628–1678
  3. 3. Anne Cecil 1633–1670
  4. 4. David Cecil 1630–1638
  5. 5. Edward Cecil 1637–1638
  6. 6. Elizabeth Cecil 1633–1638
  7. 7. Thomas Cecil 1628–1641
  8. 8. William Cecil 1628–1637

Sir Cecil's Timeline

2 Records

1600
1600
Birth of Sir Knight Lord David 3rd Earl of Exeter Cecil in Wakerley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Wakerley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
1643
18 April 1643
Age 43
Death of Sir Knight Lord David 3rd Earl of Exeter Cecil in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1600
    Event Place: Wakerley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 April 1643
    Event Place: Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    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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