Biography of Andrew Newport 1620-1699
Paternal Family Tree: Newport
Before 1615 [his father] Richard Newport 1st Baron Newport (age 27) and [his mother] Frances Leveson Baroness Gower were married.
On 23 Feb 1620 Andrew Newport was born to Richard Newport 1st Baron Newport (age 32) and Frances Leveson Baroness Gower at Wroxeter, Shropshire [Map].
Around 1635 Andrew Newport (age 14) educated at Christ Church College, Oxford University.
On 14 Oct 1642 [his father] Richard Newport 1st Baron Newport (age 55) was created 1st Baron Newport of High Ercall in Shropshire; by King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland (age 41) in return for having provided £6000 for the purchase of artillery before the Battle of Edge Hill.
On 08 Feb 1651 [his father] Richard Newport 1st Baron Newport (age 63) died. His son [his brother] Francis Newport 1st Earl Bradford (age 30) succeeded 2nd Baron Newport of High Ercall in Shropshire. Diana Russell Countess Bradford by marriage Baroness Newport of High Ercall in Shropshire.
In Mar 1655 Andrew Newport (age 35) was imprisoned for supporting the King. during the Penruddock Uprising.
In 1661 Andrew Newport (age 40) was elected MP Montgomeryshire.
In 1661 [his mother] Frances Leveson Baroness Gower died.
Pepy's Diary. 11 Mar 1668. Thence walked down to the Three Cranes and there took boat to White Hall, where by direction I waited on the Duke of York (age 34) about office business, and so by water to Westminster, where walking in the Hall most of the morning, and up to my Lady Jem. in Lincoln's Inn Fields to get her to appoint the day certain when she will come and dine with me, and she hath appointed Saturday next. So back to Westminster; and there still walked, till by and by comes Sir W. Coventry (age 40), and with him Mr. Chichly (age 53) and Mr. Andrew Newport (age 48), I to dinner with them to Mr. Chichly's (age 53), in Queene (age 58) Street, in Covent Garden [Map]. A very fine house, and a man that lives in mighty great fashion, with all things in a most extraordinary manner noble and rich about him, and eats in the French fashion all; and mighty nobly served with his servants, and very civilly; that I was mighty pleased with it: and good discourse. He is a great defender of the Church of England, and against the Act for Comprehension, which is the work of this day, about which the House is like to sit till night.
Evelyn's Diary. 26 Nov 1679. I met the Earl of Clarendon with the rest of my fellow executors of the Will of my late Lady Viscountess Mordaunt, namely, Mr. Laurence Hyde (age 37), one of the Commissioners of the Treasury, and lately Plenipotentiary-Ambassador at Nimeguen; Andrew Newport (age 59); and Sir Charles Wheeler (age 59); to examine and audit and dispose of this year's account of the estate of this excellent Lady, according to the direction of her Will.
In 1685 Andrew Newport (age 64) was elected MP Preston.
In 1689 Andrew Newport (age 68) was elected MP Shrewsbury.
Thomas Gower 2nd Baronet and [his mother] Frances Leveson Baroness Gower were married.
Kings Wessex: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 14 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 20 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 15 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 14 Grand Son of William "Lion" I King Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 15 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Son of Louis "Lion" VIII King France
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Newport
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Newport 8 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Corbet 5 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Corbet 6 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Devereux 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Corbet 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Vernon 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Vernon 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Talbot 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
GrandFather: Francis Newport 9 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Bromley
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Bromley
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Bromley
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Lyster
Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabel Lyster
Father: Richard Newport 1st Baron Newport 10 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Lacon
Great x 1 Grandfather: Roland Lacon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Blount
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Blount
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Croft
Great x 2 Grandmother: Agnes Blount
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Peshall
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Peshall
GrandMother: Beatrice Lacon
Andrew Newport 11 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Nicholas Leveson
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Leveson
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Bradbury
Great x 2 Grandmother: Denise or Dionyse Bodley
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Leche
GrandFather: John Leveson
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Gresham
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Gresham
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Gresham
Great x 1 Grandmother: Ursula Gresham
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Ipswell
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Ipswell
Mother: Frances Leveson Baroness Gower