Sir John Stanhope
Sir John Stanhope (1559 – 1611) was an English knight and landowner, and father of Philip Stanhope, 1st Earl of Chesterfield.
John Stanhope was the son of Sir Thomas Stanhope (d. 1596) of Shelford Manor, Nottinghamshire, by Margaret Port, the daughter of Sir John Port of Etwall, Derbyshire, and Elizabeth Giffard.
Family
Stanhope married firstly, Cordelia Alington, with whom he had his eldest son and heir, Philip Stanhope, 1st Earl of Chesterfield (d.1656).[1]
Stanhope married secondly, Catherine Trentham (1566–1621), with whom he had:
- John (died 29 May 1638), later Sir, High Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1629. Married Mary Radcliffe.[2] He was granted Elvaston Castle and its estate, that had once belonged to the dissolved Shelford Priory, by his father. He was great grandfather of the 1st Earl of Harrington.
- Cordelia (1585 – buried 2 October 1639), married first Sir Roger Aston (died 1612) of Cranford, married second John Mohun, 1st Baron Mohun of Okehampton
- Jane (1606–1683), married first Sir Peter Courtenay, 1st baronet, and married second Francis Annesley, 1st Viscount Valentia, by whom she had nine children, died 1683/4, buried in the chancel of St. Mary's Church, Nottingham
- Catherine (1610–1694), married 1631 to Sir Thomas Hutchinson (MP). They had three children. They were Charles Hutchinson,M.P. for Nottingham., Stanhope Hutchinson and Isabella Hutchinson who married Charles Cotton.
- Anna Katherine (1593–1637)
- Dorothy (1595–1647)
- Thomas died at birth 1592-1592
Notes
- ^ Cokayne 1953, p. 230.
- ^ The History and Gazetteer of the County of Derby Vol 1 (1831) Stephen Glover. Appendix p 11 Charles I. Google Books
References
- Brown, Cornelius (1882). Lives of Nottinghamshire Worthies. London: H. Sotheran & Co. pp. 108–9. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
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{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Cokayne, George Edward (1953). The Complete Peerage, edited by Geoffrey H. White. Vol. XII, Part I. London: St Catherine Press. p. 230.
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External links
- Will of Sir John Stanhope of Elvaston, Derbyshire, National Archives Retrieved 30 March 2013
- Will of Lady Catherine Stanhope, widow, of Elvaston, Derbyshire, National Archives Retrieved 30 March 2013