The lives of the professors of Gresham College: to which is prefixed the life of the founder, Sir Thomas Gresham. With an appendix, consisting of orations, lectures, and letters, written by the professors, with other papers serving to illustrate the lives / By John Ward.

  • John Ward
Date:
1740
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Credit: The lives of the professors of Gresham College: to which is prefixed the life of the founder, Sir Thomas Gresham. With an appendix, consisting of orations, lectures, and letters, written by the professors, with other papers serving to illustrate the lives / By John Ward. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Sir ^ohn Grefl:am “ of Titfey [eldeft fon of Sir Thomas] married Elizabeth, eldeft daughter of Sir Thomas Bidiop of Parham in Suffolk knight and baronet, and died without iffue 26 May i6a7 : as did his lady 5 June 1664 h VII. Sir Edward Gresham of Titfey [fecond fon of Sir Tho¬ mas, and heir to his brother Sir John'] married firft Mary, daughter of *■ * Clarke; by whom he had Thomas. He afterwards married Mary, daughter of Edward Campion of Putney efquire, and widow of ^ * * * Wight; by whom he had Marmaduke^ and Elizabeth married to Sir Anthony Oldfield of Spalding in Lincolnfhire, created baronet 6 Au- guft 1660. T’homas Grepam [fon of Sir Edward by his firft lady, difinherited by his father <'] married a daughter of the lady Bridges; by whom he had Jane, married to John fecond fon of Charles Lloyd of Dolobran in the county of Montgomery. VIII. Sir Marmadvke Gresham of Titfey [fon of Sir Edward by his fecond lady] created baronet 31 July 1660, married Alice daughtei of Richard Corbet lord bifhop of Norwich ; by whom he had leven fons and three daughters, John who died a batchelor. Manna- duke who died young, Richard, Edward, Charles, William, He7iry who died young Alice, Mary married to Dr. Thorpe prebendary of Canterbury, and Elizabeth who died young s. Sir Edward Grejlmn baronet, of Titfey [eldeft furviving fon of Sir Marmadvke] fucceeded to his father’s title and eftate, and married Martha ^ daughter of Sir John Maynard, the king’s ferjeant at law ; by whom he had one fon and one daughter, John who died an infant' and Elizabeth. * IX. Sir Charles Gresham baronet, of Titfey [then eldeft furviv¬ ing fon of Sir Marmadvke] fucceeded to the title of baronet upon the deceafe of his brother Sir Edward. He married Mary daughter of Dr. Godfrey of Ongar in Effex; by whom he had three fons and fix daughters, Mary, Alice, Martha married to William only fon of Wil¬ liam Hoflcins efquire of Oxfted in Surrey, Marmaduke, Anne, Edward and Charles twins, Elizabeth, and Beatrix. He died 28 March 1718. _X. Sir Marmadvke Gresham baronet, of Titfey [eldeft fon of Sir Charles] married Anne, the eldeft daughter of William Hofkins efquire of Oxfted in Surrey; by whom he has two fons and one dauc^h- ter, Anne, Charles, and John, and is the prefent reprefentative of this antient family. Thomas Gresham [third fon ofSirTnoMAs of Titfey] married Fran¬ ces, daughter of * ^ * Strickland; by whom he had fix fons and three daughters, John who died without iffue, Edward, Lennard, Robert, “ Knighted in February 1616. See both their epitaphs in the Life of Charles Gresham. Knighted at Theobalds 12 November 1617. Le Neve. Mary in the Englijh baron. Vhi fupra. lil ■ two genealogies differ in the order both of thefe fons and daughters; but the defcent of the honour and eftate, as here given, is certain and well known. ^ Died 14 January 1711. Carew,