Honerable Sir Edward Cecil 
Honerable Sir Edward was born on November 11th, 1571 in Burghley House, Lincolnshire, England.1 Honerable Sir Edward's father was Thomas Cecil Sr. and his mother was *Dorothy Neville. His maternal grandparents were John Neville and *Lucy Somerset. He had five brothers and five sisters, named William, Richard, Christopher, Sir Thomas Cecil, David, Lucy, Mildred, Mary, Elizabeth and Frances. He died at the age of 67 on November 18th, 1638 in Wembleton, England. He was buried in St. Mary's Church, Wembelton.2 2 General Notes
Having adopted a military life, he attained celebrity in the waters of the Netherlands, where he was engaged for a space of 35 years. He was Marshall, Lieutenant, and General of the forces sent by King James and King Charles against the Spaniards and Imperialists, and was elevated to Peerage by King Charles I.
9 Nov 1624, Baron Cecil of Exeter.
25 July 1628 was created Viscount Wembleton.
He married three times, Theodosa, dau of Sir Andrew Noel, Diana, dau of Sir William Drury, and Sophia, dau of Sir Edward Zouche.
He died leaving no male heir.
(Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited & Extinct Peerages, Cailli-Cutts, Page 110)
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.05 May 1546 in Cambridge, England d.08 Feb 1623 in Burghley House, Lincolnshire, England
- b.11 Nov 1571 in Burghley House, Lincolnshire, England d.18 Nov 1638 in Wembleton, England
- b.1437 in Latimer, Buckinghamshire, England d.26 Jul 1469 in Edgecote, Bandury, Oxfordshire, England
- b.1468 in Latimer, Buckinghamshire, England d.Dec 1530 in Snape Castle, Snape, North Yorkshire, England
- b.1442 in Halstead, Essex, England d.07 Oct 1470 in Warwickshire, England
- b.17 Nov 1493 in Snape Hall, Snape, North Yorkshire, England d.1543 in London, Middlesex, England
- b.1472 in Grafton, Worcestershire, England d.1500
- b.1520 in Snape Hall, Snape, Yorkshire, England d.22 Apr 1577 in Snape, Yorkshire, England
- b.1497 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England d.07 Feb 1526 in Yorkshire, England
- b.1548 in Snape, Yorkshire, England d.23 Mar 1607 in London, Middlesex, England
- b.1524 in Monmouthshire, Wales d.23 Feb 1583
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1 Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited & Extinct Peerages, Cailli-Cutts @ 110
2 The Cecil Family, by George Ravenscroft Dennis
Further source/citation:
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=arciek&id=I25867
2 The Cecil Family, by George Ravenscroft Dennis
Further source/citation:
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=arciek&id=I25867
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