George Lynne
George Lynne,
born 10 May 1594,
of
Southwick Hall, Northamptonshire.
He
succ his
grandfather 1617.
He
mar
Mary Kirkham
[born 1594].
He died c.1672, age c.78 yrs.
George and Mary had issue:
- John Lynne,
of Southwick Hall, JP,
born 1614.
He mar Grace Cade [dau of Rev. Anthony Cade,
Vicar of Billesdon, Leicestershire].
She died 3 June 1681. She was bur Southwick.
[Green, 1877]
has the surname changing to "Lynn" in his children's generation.
Memorial for his son has "Lynn".
His son died 1682.
He detailed his aunt and grandparents in
Herald's Visitation 1682
(essentially confirmed the entire structure here).
He died 11 Jan 1694
[new style year, at the time regarded as end of 1693], age 79 yrs.
He was bur Southwick.
John and Grace had issue:
- George Lynn,
born 1648.
He died before his father, 14 Feb 1682
[new style year, at the time regarded as end of 1681], age 34 yrs.
He was bur at Southwick.
Father of George Lynn
the astronomer (died 1742).
Ancestor of Lynn of Southwick Hall.
The last male Lynn at Southwick Hall was George Lynn, who died 1758.
Southwick Hall was then inherited by his sister Martha Lynn, who married Rev. Francis Broade and had no issue. She died 1796.
- Mary Lynn.
She
mar Martyn Johnson
[bapt 1652] and had issue.
In 1796, Johnson (this line) inherited Southwick Hall from
Martha Lynn, widow of Rev. Francis Broade.
Rev. Anthony Cade, whose daughter married John Lynne,
was buried at Southwick.
The above is from
pp.436-437
of vol.2 of
The history and antiquities of the county of Leicester, John Nichols, 1795.
Memorial at
St. Mary's church,
Southwick, to George Lynn (died 1682).
Photo 2015.
See larger
and full size.
From jmc4 on Flickr.
Used with permission.
- Southwick church:
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There are lots of Lynn memorials in
St. Mary's church,
Southwick.
See Wikimedia Commons.
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See photos starting here.
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But think George Lynn (died 1682) is the oldest one.
