Cecil, First Lord Richard^[1]

Abt 1503 - Abt 1587  (~ 84 years)

• Name	Cecil, Richard  [2]
  Prefix	First Lord
  Born	Abt 1503	Burghley, Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Died	Abt 22 May 1587	England   [3]
  Person ID	I118	Fitzgerald-Aller
  Last Modified	16 Jun 2005

  
  

  Married	Between 1486 and 1494
  Family ID	F182	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Heckington, Jane,   b. Between 1494 and 1500, Bourne, Lincolnshire, England ,   d. Mar 1587, England  (Age ~ 93 years)
  Married	1520	Lincolnshire, England
  Children	1. Cecil, Baron William,   b. 18 Sep 1520, Burghley, Bourne, Lincolnshire, England ,   d. 4 Aug 1598, Burghley House, Strand, Co Middlesex, England  (Age 77 years)   2. Cecil, Margaret,   b. 1523, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Cecil, Elizabeth,   b. 1525, Tickencote, England ,   d. 6 Dec 1611, Tiswell, England  (Age 86 years)   4. Cecil, Agnes,   b. 1527, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	16 Jun 2005
  Family ID	F68	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Sheriff of Northamptonshire in 1542 & 1543 Custodian of Windsor Castle According to "The Cecils of Hatfield House An English Ruling Family" by David Cecil, Houghton Mifflin 1973: Richard added to the family holdings, was made Groom of the Privy Chamber. He supported the King (Henry VIII) in his breach with the Roman Catholic Church. It gave Richard a chance to buy confiscated Church lands. ollowing from the book, "The Anonymous Life of William Cecil, Lord Burghley", page 40-42 (no chapters in book) a 1598 manuscript reprinted and forward by Alan G. R. Smith. (possibly authors are Henry Maynard/Vincent Skinner/Michael Hickes) "This Mr. Richard Cecil was a gentleman descended from the Cecils of Alt-yr-ynys in Wales, a very ancient house, myself having seen many ancient, authentic writings and evidences proving many lineal desents, even to himself, the copies whereof I have in my custody to show, and am assured few men in England can show more pregnant and authentical proofs for derivation of his descent than are extant for approving the truth of his pedigree by many several evidences and records proving every descent, a thing not usual to be seen. But if this were not so, or that his said proofs failed, yet was he a gentleman, for besides that his father was a squire by his place, he was a gentleman by his mother, godly, virtuous gentlewoman who lived to the age of fourscore and five years. Jane brought the Lordship of Burghley as heir of father William Heckington of Bourne in the county of Lincoln, by whom came the inheritance of the lordship of Burghley, now the mansion of his lordship's barony, and other lands to the value of two hundred pounds yearly. The said Mr. Richard Cecil had by his wife the said Jane, William Cecil, Lord Burghley, Lord Treasurer of England; Anne, married to John White, esquire; Margaret, married to Roger Cave, esquire; and Elizabeth, married to John Wingfield, esquire." NOTE: The Christian name of Anne's husband (John White) was Thomas. ----------------------------------------------- Now this is about all I have to offer at this time. At least on the surface of this it would appear this WHITE bunch were not of the Episcopal church type but rather of the Puritan/Quaker type? Your guess? Till Later, Paul

  
  

• Sources

  [S20] GEDCOM File: Melissa Thompson Alexander, Melissa Thompson Alexander. [S42] Gina Adlersfluegel wintervaf2@charter.net. [S42] Gina Adlersfluegel wintervaf2@charter.net (Reliability: 3). Gerald Paget "The Lineage and Ancestry of HRH Prince Charles" by Gerald Paget as quoted by Leo van de Pas (leovdpas@iinet.net.au). gives al alternate death date of 19 March 1553