Lewis Watson, 1st Baron Rockingham
Lewis Watson | |
|---|---|
| Baron Rockingham | |
| Coat of arms |  |
| Reign | Charles I |
| Successor | Edward Watson, 2nd Baron Rockingham |
| Other titles | Baronet of Rockingham Castle |
| Born | Before 14 July 1584 Rockingham Castle |
| Baptised | 14 July 1584 Rockingham church |
| Died | 5 January 1653 (aged 68) |
| Buried | 12 January 1653 Rockingham church |
| Noble family | Watson |
| Spouse(s) |
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| Issue | with Eleanor:
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| Father | Sir Edward Watson |
| Mother | Anne Digby |
| Occupation | politician |
Lewis Watson, 1st Baron Rockingham (before 14 July 1584 – 5 January 1653) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the
Life
Watson was the son of Sir Edward Watson (c. 1549 – 1617) of Rockingham Castle and Anne Digby, daughter of Kenelm Digby of Stoke Dry, Rutland.[1] He was baptised at Rockingham on 14 July 1584.[1] He matriculated at Magdalen College, Oxford, on 24 May 1599, but did not graduate.[2] He was admitted to the Middle Temple as a student in 1601.[2] On 19 August 1608, he was knighted at Grafton.[3] He succeeded to Rockingham Castle, which was leased from the crown, on the death of his father on 1 March 1617 and later acquired the fee of the castle and its lands from the crown.[2]
In 1621, Watson was elected
Watson served the King during the Civil War and as a result was created
Marriages and children
Watson married twice.
- Firstly, in 1609, Catherine Bertie (d. 15 February 1611), daughter of Peregrine Bertie, Baron Willoughby de Eresby and Mary de Vere.[2] She died in childbirth on 15 February 1610, and was buried at Spilsby, Lincolnshire.
- Secondly on 3 October 1620, Eleanor Manners (d. 23 October 1679), daughter of Sir George Manners, of Haddon Hall, Derbyshire and Grace Pierrepont, daughter of Sir Henry Pierrepont. They had six children, a son and five daughters:[2][4]
- Edward Watson, 2nd Baron Rockingham (30 June 1630 – 22 June 1689)
- Grace Watson (b. 1623) married Sir Edward Barkham of West Acre, Norfolk.
- Anne Watson (1625 – 1697)
- Frances Watson (b. 1626) married Edward Dingley of Worcestershire.
- Elizabeth Watson (1627 – 1658)
- Eleanor Watson (b. 1629) married Sir Charles Dymock of Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire.
Gallery
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Arms of Watson, of Rockingham Castle: Argent, on a chevron engrailed azure between three martlets sable as many crescents or -
Rockingham Castle, Northamptonshire, seat of the Watson family -
Rockingham Castle, Northamptonshire -
Memorial in St Leonard's Church, Rockingham, erected by Lewis Watson, 1st Baron Rockingham (1584-1653) after the Civil War
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Death
He died on 5 January 1653 and was buried in Rockingham church a week later. His widow died in London on 23 October 1679 and was buried with her husband at Rockingham on 8 November.[1][2] He was succeeded by his son Edward.[3]
References
Sources
- Bennett, Martyn (23 September 2004). "Watson, Lewis, first Baron Rockingham (bap. 1584, d. 1653), landowner". doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/28853. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- OCLC 3986751.
- Metcalfe, Walter C., ed. (1887). The Visitations of Northamptonshire Made in 1564 and 1618-19, with Northamptonshire Pedigrees from Various Harleian MSS. London: Mitchell and Hughes. pp. 17, 37, 114–115. OCLC 807194019.
- Owen, David (1981). "Watson, Edward (c.1549-1617), of Rockingham, Northants". In Hasler, P. W. (ed.). The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1558-1603 – via History of Parliament Online.
- Watson, Paula; Sgroi, Rosemary (2010). "Watson, Sir Lewis (1584-1653), of Rockingham Castle, Northants". In Thrush, Andrew; Ferris, John P. (eds.). The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1604-1629 – via History of Parliament Online.
- Wise, Charles (1891). Rockingham Castle and the Watsons. London: Elliot Stock. OCLC 902976023.
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