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Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Thomas CECIL, Earl Of Exeter Birth: 5 May 1542 in St Mary the Great, Cambridge Death: 8 Feb 1622/3 in London

Marriage: Children:
  1. Anne CECIL Birth: 5 Dec 1556 Death: 5 Jun 1588 in Queen's Court, Greenwich
  2. Robert CECIL, Earl of Salisbury Birth: 1 Jun 1563 in Westminster Death: 24 May 1612 in St Margaret's Priory, Marlborough
  3. Elizabeth CECIL Birth: 1 Jul 1564 in Cecil House, Westminster Death: Before 20 Apr 1583

Bibliography
  1. Burke, Sir John Bernard, Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage Baronetage and Knightage. 99th edition. London: Burke's Peerage, 1949. Available at http://archive.org/details/burkesgenealogic1949unse. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Burke Peerage [cx0-9]*].
  2. Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 02 Bass-Canning. London: St Catherine Press, 1912. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Vol 2 also available at http://archive.org/completepeerageo02coka Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP II [Ap][p0-9].*].
  3. Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 04 Dacre-Dysart. London: St Catherine Press, 1916. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Vol 4 also available at http://archive.org/completepeerageo04byucoka Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP IV [Ap][p0-9].*].
  4. Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 09, Moels-Nugent. London: St Catherine Press, 1936. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP IX [Ap][p0-9].*].
  5. Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 05 E-Goojerat. London: St Catherine Press, 1926. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP V [Ap][p0-9].*].
  6. Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 10, Oakham-Richmond. London: St Catherine Press, 1945. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP X [Ap][p0-9].*].
  7. Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 11, Ridley-Sinclair. London: St Catherine Press, 1949. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/27141 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP XI [Ap][p0-9].*].
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  9. Faris, David, Plantagenet ancestry of seventeenth century colonists: the descent from the later Plantagenet Kings of England, Henry III, Edward I, Edward II, and Edward III, of emigrants from England and Wales to the North American colonies before 1701, second edition. Boston: New England Historical Genealogical Society, 1999. NYPL APR (New England) 01-1513. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Faris PA2 p[0-9ivxc]*].
  10. Richardson, Douglas, Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families. Baltimore, MD: Genelogical Publishing Co, 2004. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Richardson PA p[0-9]*].
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  12. Roberts, Gary Boyd, The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants to the American Colonies or the United States: who were themselves notable or left descendants notable in American history, with a 2008 Addendum, Coda, and Final Additions. Baltimore, MD: Gen Pub Co, 2008. NYPL APK 08-4216. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Roberts RD600 p[0-9]*].
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Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
[Ref: CP II p428],
parents:
[Ref: CP II p428, Faris PA2 p378, Richardson RoyalAnc v5p383],
sister:
Margaret wife of Roger CAVE [Ref: Roberts RD600 p267]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: CP II p429],
place:
[Ref: CP II p429]
Sources for burial Information
date:
[Ref: CP II p429],
place:
[Ref: CP II p429]
Sources with Information about marriage to Mary CHEKE
date:
[Ref: CP II p429]
first marriage of William [Ref: CP V p216],
child:
[Ref: CP V p216]
Sources with Information about marriage to Mildred COOKE
date:
[Ref: CP II p429]
second marriage of William [Ref: CP XI p402],
names:
[Ref: Burke Peerage p769, Richardson PA p91, Richardson RoyalAnc v5p94, Roberts RD600 p401],
child:
[Ref: CP X p253, CP XI p402, CP XII/2 p501]
Research Notes:
1st Lord Burghley, of Barony cr 1571 [Ref: CP II p428]
1st Baron Burghley [Ref: CP X p253, Roberts RD600 p189, Roberts RD600 p353, Roberts RD600 p401]
Lord Burleigh [Ref: Burke Peerage p769, Richardson PA p91, Richardson RoyalAnc v5p383, Richardson RoyalAnc v5p94]

Knt [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v5p94]

minister of Elizabeth I [Ref: Roberts RD600 p189, Roberts RD600 p353]

the famous Lord Treasurer [Ref: CP X p253]

K.G. [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v5p383]



Pedigree of William CECIL, Lord Burghley
 /-----Richard CECIL
William CECIL, Lord Burghley
|         /-----William HECKINGTON
 \-----Jane HECKINGTON



Descendants of William CECIL, Lord Burghley
1. William CECIL, Lord Burghley m1. Mary CHEKE m2. Mildred COOKE
m. Mary CHEKE father: Peter CHEKE mother: Agnes DUFFIELD
m. Mildred COOKE father: Sir Anthony COOKE mother: Anne FITZWILLIAM

2nd generation

2. Thomas CECIL, Earl Of Exeter m1. Dorothy NEVILLE m2. Frances BRYDGES
m. Dorothy NEVILLE father: John NEVILLE, Lord Latimer mother: Lucy SOMERSET
m. Frances BRYDGES father: William BRYDGES, Lord Chandos of Sudeley mother: Mary HOPTON
3. Anne CECIL m. Edward De VERE, Earl of Oxford
m. Edward De VERE, Earl of Oxford father: John De VERE, Earl of Oxford mother: Margery GOLDING
4. Robert CECIL, Earl of Salisbury m. Elizabeth BROOKE
m. Elizabeth BROOKE father: William BROOKE, Lord Cobham mother: Frances NEWTON

3rd generation

6. William CECIL, Earl Of Exeter m1. Elizabeth MANNERS m2. Elizabeth DRURY
m. Elizabeth MANNERS father: Edward MANNERS, Earl Of Rutland mother: Isabel HOLCROFT
m. Elizabeth DRURY father: Sir William DRURY, K.G. mother: Elizabeth STAFFORD
7. Sir Richard CECIL m. Elizabeth COPE
m. Elizabeth COPE father: Sir Anthony COPE mother: Frances LYTTON
8. Dorothy CECIL m. Sir Giles ALINGTON
m. Sir Giles ALINGTON father: Giles ALINGTON mother: Margaret SPENCER
9. Mary CECIL m. Edward DENNY, Earl of Norwich
m. Edward DENNY, Earl of Norwich father: Henry DENNY mother: Honora De GREY
10. Frances CECIL m. Nicholas TUFTON, Earl of Thanet
m. Nicholas TUFTON, Earl of Thanet father: Sir John TUFTON mother: Christian BROWNE
11. Lucy CECIL m. William PAULET, Marquess of Winchester
m. William PAULET, Marquess of Winchester father: William PAULET, Marquess of Winchester mother: Agnes HOWARD
12. Elizabeth De VERE m. William STANLEY, K.G., Earl Of Derby
m. William STANLEY, K.G., Earl Of Derby father: Henry STANLEY, Earl Of Derby mother: Margaret CLIFFORD
13. Bridget De VERE m. Francis NORREYS, Earl of Berkshire
m. Francis NORREYS, Earl of Berkshire father: William NORREYS mother: Elizabeth MORRISON
14. Susan VERE m. Philip HERBERT, Earl Of Pembroke
m. Philip HERBERT, Earl Of Pembroke father: Henry HERBERT, Earl Of Pembroke mother: Mary SIDNEY
15. William CECIL, Earl of Salisbury m. Catherine HOWARD
m. Catherine HOWARD father: Thomas HOWARD, Earl Of Suffolk mother: Catherine KNEVET
16. Frances CECIL m. Henry CLIFFORD, Earl Of Cumberland
m. Henry CLIFFORD, Earl Of Cumberland father: Francis CLIFFORD, Earl Of Cumberland mother: Grisold HUGHES

4th generation

18. Elizabeth CECIL m. Thomas HOWARD, Earl of Berkshire
m. Thomas HOWARD, Earl of Berkshire father: Thomas HOWARD, Earl Of Suffolk mother: Catherine KNEVET
19. Anne CECIL m. Henry GREY, Earl of Stamford
m. Henry GREY, Earl of Stamford father: Sir John GREY mother: Elizabeth NEVILL
20. David CECIL, Earl Of Exeter m. Elizabeth EGERTON
m. Elizabeth EGERTON father: John EGERTON, Earl Of Bridgwater mother: Frances STANLEY
21. Susan ALINGTON m1. Sir Robert CRANE m2. Isaac APPLETON
m. Sir Robert CRANE father: Robert CRANE mother: Bridget JERMYN
m. Isaac APPLETON
22. Katherine ALINGTON m. Zouche TATE
m. Zouche TATE
23. William ALINGTON, Lord Alington m. Elizabeth TELLEMACHE
m. Elizabeth TELLEMACHE father: Sir Lionel TOLLEMACHE mother: Elizabeth STANHOPE
24. Honora DENNY m. James HAY, K.G., Earl of Carlisle
m. James HAY, K.G., Earl of Carlisle father: Sir James HAY
26. Mary TUFTON m. Sir Edward BISHOPP
m. Sir Edward BISHOPP father: Sir Thomas BISHOPP mother: Anne CROMER
27. John TUFTON, Earl of Thanet m. Margaret SACKVILLE
m. Margaret SACKVILLE father: Richard SACKVILLE, Earl of Dorset mother: Anne CLIFFORD
28. John POWLETT, Marquess of Winchester m1. Jane SAVAGE m2. Honora De BURGH m3. Isabella Theresa Lucy HOWARD
m. Jane SAVAGE father: Thomas SAVAGE, Viscount Savage mother: Elizabeth DARCY, Countess of Rivers
m. Honora De BURGH father: Richard De BURGH, Earl of Clanricarde mother: Frances WALSINGHAM
m. Isabella Theresa Lucy HOWARD father: William HOWARD, Viscount of Stafford mother: Mary STAFFORD
29. James STANLEY, Earl Of Derby m. Charlotte De La TREMOILLE
m. Charlotte De La TREMOILLE father: Claude De La TREMOILLE, Duke Of Thouars mother: Charlotte Brabantine Of Nassau-Dillenburg
30. Elizabeth NORREYS m. Edward WRAY
m. Edward WRAY father: Sir William WRAY mother: Lucy MONTAGU
31. Anna Sophia HERBERT m. Robert DORMER, Earl of Carnarvon
m. Robert DORMER, Earl of Carnarvon father: Sir William DORMER mother: Alice MOLYNEUX
35. Philip HERBERT, Earl Of Pembroke m1. Penelope NAUNTON m2. Katherine VILLIERS
m. Penelope NAUNTON father: Sir Robert NAUNTON mother: Penelope PERROTT
m. Katherine VILLIERS father: Sir William VILLIERS mother: Rebecca ROPER
36. James HERBERT m. Jane SPILLER
m. Jane SPILLER father: Sir Robert SPILLER
37. Anne CECIL m. Algernon PERCY, Earl Of Northumberland
m. Algernon PERCY, Earl Of Northumberland father: Henry PERCY, Earl Of Northumberland mother: Dorothy DEVEREUX
38. Elizabeth CECIL m. William CAVENDISH, Earl of Devonshire
m. William CAVENDISH, Earl of Devonshire father: William CAVENDISH, Earl of Devonshire mother: Christian BRUCE
39. Charles CECIL, Viscount Cranborne m. Diana MAXWELL
m. Diana MAXWELL father: James MAXWELL, Earl of Dirletoun mother: Elizabeth Besyne De PODOLSKO
40. Elizabeth CLIFFORD m. Richard BOYLE, Earl of Burlington
m. Richard BOYLE, Earl of Burlington father: Richard BOYLE, Earl of Cork mother: Catherine FENTON

5th generation

41. Frances HOWARD m. Conyers DARCY, Earl Of Holderness
m. Conyers DARCY, Earl Of Holderness father: Conyers DARCY, Earl Of Holderness mother: Grace ROKESBY
42. Diana GREY m. Robert BRUCE, Earl Of Elgin
m. Robert BRUCE, Earl Of Elgin father: Thomas BRUCE, Earl Of Elgin mother: Anne CHICHESTER
43. John GREY m. Katharine WARD
m. Katharine WARD father: Edward WARD, Lord Ward mother: Frances BRERETON
44. John CECIL, Earl Of Exeter m1. Frances MANNERS m2. Mary FANE
m. Frances MANNERS father: John MANNERS, Earl Of Rutland mother: Frances MONTAGU
m. Mary FANE father: Mildmay FANE, Earl of Westmorland mother: Mary VERE
46. Anne CRANE m1. Sir William ARMYNE m2. John BELASYSE, Lord Belasyse
m. Sir William ARMYNE father: Sir William AIRMINE mother: Elizabeth HICKS
m. John BELASYSE, Lord Belasyse father: Thomas BELASYSE, Viscount Fauconberg mother: Barbara CHOLMLEY
47. Elizabeth CRANE m1. Sir Edmund BACON m2. John TATE
m. Sir Edmund BACON father: Robert BACON mother: Catharine VIOLET
m. John TATE
48. William TATE m. Mary STEDMAN
m. Mary STEDMAN
49. William ALINGTON, Lord Alington m1. Catharine STANHOPE m2. Juliana NOEL m3. Diana RUSSELL
m. Catharine STANHOPE father: Henry STANHOPE mother: Catharine WOTTON
m. Juliana NOEL father: Baptist NOEL, Viscount Campden mother: Hester WOTTON
m. Diana RUSSELL father: William RUSSELL, Duke of Bedford mother: Anne CARR
50. Elizabeth ALINGTON m1. Charles SEYMOUR, Lord Seymour of Trowbridge m2. Sir John ERNLE
m. Charles SEYMOUR, Lord Seymour of Trowbridge father: Francis SEYMOUR, Lord Seymour of Trowbridge mother: Frances PRYNNE
m. Sir John ERNLE
52. Sir Cecil BISHOPP m. Sarah BURY
m. Sarah BURY father: George BURY
57. Thomas TUFTON, Earl of Thanet m. Catherine CAVENDISH
m. Catherine CAVENDISH father: Henry CAVENDISH, Duke of Newcastle mother: Frances PIERREPONT
58. Cecily TUFTON m. Christopher HATTON, Viscount Hatton
m. Christopher HATTON, Viscount Hatton father: Christopher HATTON, Lord Hatton mother: Elizabeth MONTAGU
59. Charles POWLETT, Duke of Bolton m1. Christian FRESCHEVILLE m2. Mary Le SCROPE
m. Christian FRESCHEVILLE father: John FRESCHEVILLE, Lord Frescheville of Stav mother: Sarah HARRINGTON
m. Mary Le SCROPE father: Emanuel SCROPE, Earl Of Sunderland mother: Martha JEANES
60. Anne POWLETT m. John BELASYSE, Lord Belasyse
m. John BELASYSE, Lord Belasyse father: Thomas BELASYSE, Viscount Fauconberg mother: Barbara CHOLMLEY
61. Amelia Sophia STANLEY m. John MURRAY, Marquess Of Atholl
m. John MURRAY, Marquess Of Atholl father: John MURRAY, Earl of Atholl mother: Jean CAMPBELL
63. Charles STANLEY, Earl Of Derby m. Dorothea Helena VAN DEN KERCKHOVE
m. Dorothea Helena VAN DEN KERCKHOVE father: Jan VAN DEN KERCHHOVE mother: Catharine WOTTON
64. Bridget WRAY m1. Edward SACKVILLE m2. Montagu BERTIE, Earl of Lindsey
m. Edward SACKVILLE father: Edward SACKVILLE, Earl of Dorset mother: Mary CURZON
m. Montagu BERTIE, Earl of Lindsey father: Robert BERTIE, Earl of Lindsey mother: Elizabeth MONTAGU
65. Charles DORMER, Earl of Carnarvon m1. Elizabeth CAPELL m2. Mary BERTIE
m. Elizabeth CAPELL father: Arthur CAPELL, Lord Capell mother: Elizabeth MORRISON
m. Mary BERTIE father: Montagu BERTIE, Earl of Lindsey mother: Bridget WRAY
68. Philip HERBERT, Earl Of Pembroke m. Henriette Mauricette De PENANCOET De KEROUALLE
m. Henriette Mauricette De PENANCOET De KEROUALLE father: Guillaume De PENANCOET, Seigneur De Keroualle mother: Marie De PLOEUC
69. Thomas HERBERT, Earl Of Pembroke m1. Margaret SAWYER m2. Barbara SLINGSBY m3. Mary HOWE
m. Margaret SAWYER father: Sir Robert SAWYER mother: Margaret SUCKELEY
m. Barbara SLINGSBY father: Sir Thomas SLINGSBY mother: Dorothy CRADOCK
m. Mary HOWE father: Scrope HOWE, Viscount Howe mother: Juliana ALINGTON
70. Mary HERBERT m1. Sir Robert WORSLEY m2. Edward NOEL, Earl of Gainsborough
m. Sir Robert WORSLEY father: Sir Henry WORSLEY mother: Bridget WALLOP
m. Edward NOEL, Earl of Gainsborough father: Baptist NOEL, Viscount Campden mother: Hester WOTTON
72. Elizabeth PERCY m. Arthur CAPELL, Earl of Essex
m. Arthur CAPELL, Earl of Essex father: Arthur CAPELL, Lord Capell mother: Elizabeth MORRISON
73. Anne CAVENDISH m1. Charles RICH, Lord Rich m2. John CECIL, Earl Of Exeter
m. Charles RICH, Lord Rich father: Robert RICH, Earl Of Warwick mother: Frances HATTON
m. John CECIL, Earl Of Exeter father: John CECIL, Earl Of Exeter mother: Frances MANNERS
74. William CAVENDISH, Duke Of Devonshire m. Mary BUTLER
m. Mary BUTLER father: James BUTLER, Duke of Ormonde mother: Elizabeth PRESTON, Baroness Dingwall
75. Frances CECIL m. Sir William BOWYER
m. Sir William BOWYER father: Sir William BOWYER mother: Margaret WELD
76. James CECIL, Earl of Salisbury m. Margaret MANNERS
m. Margaret MANNERS father: John MANNERS, Earl Of Rutland mother: Frances MONTAGU
78. Henrietta BOYLE m. Laurence HYDE, Earl of Rochester
m. Laurence HYDE, Earl of Rochester father: Edward HYDE, Earl Of Clarendon mother: Frances AYLESBURY
79. Charles BOYLE m1. Jane SEYMOUR m2. Arethusa BERKELEY
m. Jane SEYMOUR father: William SEYMOUR, Duke Of Somerset mother: Frances DEVEREUX
m. Arethusa BERKELEY father: George BERKELEY, Earl Berkeley mother: Elizabeth MASSINGBERD