Biography of Hugh Pollard 2nd Baronet 1603-1666

Maternal Family Tree: Anne Fitzwilliam 1504-1588

On 28 Apr 1599 Francis Norreys 1st Earl Berkshire (age 19) and [his future wife] Bridget Vere Baroness Norreys Rycote (age 15) were married. She the daughter of Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford (age 49) and Anne Cecil Countess of Oxford. He the son of William Norreys and Elizabeth Morrison Countess Lincoln.

In or before 1603 [his father] Lewis Pollard 1st Baronet and [his mother] Margaret Berkeley were married.

In 1603 Hugh Pollard 2nd Baronet was born to Lewis Pollard 1st Baronet and Margaret Berkeley.

Before 1631 Hugh Pollard 2nd Baronet (age 28) and Bridget Vere Baroness Norreys Rycote (age 46) were married. She the daughter of Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford and Anne Cecil Countess of Oxford. They were second cousin twice removed.

Around Jan 1631 [his wife] Bridget Vere Baroness Norreys Rycote (age 46) died. She was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map].

Long Parliament

In 1640 Hugh Pollard 2nd Baronet (age 37) was elected MP Bere Alston in the Long Parliament.

Before 1641 [his father] Lewis Pollard 1st Baronet was created 1st Baronet Pollard of King's Knympton in Devon.

In 1641 [his father] Lewis Pollard 1st Baronet died. His son Hugh Pollard 2nd Baronet (age 38) succeeded 2nd Baronet Pollard of King's Knympton in Devon.

Around Nov 1645 [his former step-daughter] Elizabeth Norreys 3rd Baroness Norreys Rycote (age 42) died. Her daughter Bridget Wray Countess Lindsey (age 18) succeeded 4th Baroness Norreys Rycote.

Before 1647 Henry Rolle of Beam (age 42) and [his future wife] Mary Stevens (age 27) were married.

After 1647 Hugh Pollard 2nd Baronet (age 44) and Mary Stevens (age 28) were married.

Evelyn's Diary. 20 Nov 1662. Dined with the Comptroller, Sir Hugh Pollard (age 59); afterward saw "The Young Admiral" acted before the King (age 32).

Evelyn's Diary. 27 Nov 1666. Sir Hugh Pollard (age 63), Comptroller of the Household, died at Whitehall [Map], and his Majesty (age 36) conferred the white staff on my brother Commissioner for sick and wounded, Sir Thomas Clifford (age 36), a bold young gentleman, of a small fortune in Devon, but advanced by Lord Arlington (age 48), Secretary of State, to the great astonishment of all the Court. This gentleman (age 36) was somewhat related to me by the marriage of his mother to my nearest kinsman, Gregory Coale, and was ever my noble friend, a valiant and daring person, but by no means fit for a supple and flattering courtier.

On 27 Nov 1666 Hugh Pollard 2nd Baronet (age 63) died at Whitehall Palace [Map]. His brother [his brother] Amyas Pollard 3rd Baronet (age 50) succeeded 3rd Baronet Pollard of King's Knympton in Devon.

Pepy's Diary. 29 Nov 1666. "I doubt not of your lordship's hearing of Sir Thomas Clifford's (age 36) succeeding Sir H. Pollard (deceased) in the Comptrollership of the King's house but perhaps our ill, but confirmed, tidings from the Barbadoes may not [have reached you] yet, it coming but yesterday; viz., that about eleven ships, whereof two of the King's, the Hope and Coventry, going thence with men to attack St. Christopher's, were seized by a violent hurricane, and all sunk-two only of thirteen escaping, and those with loss of masts, &c. My Lord Willoughby himself is involved in the disaster, and I think two ships thrown upon an island of the French, and so all the men, to 500, become their prisoners. 'Tis said, too, that eighteen Dutch men-of-war are passed the Channell, in order to meet with our Smyrna ships; and some, I hear, do fright us with the King of Sweden's (age 11) seizing our mast-ships at Gottenburgh. But we have too much ill newes true, to afflict ourselves with what is uncertain. That which I hear from Scotland is, the Duke of York's (age 33) saying, yesterday, that he is confident the Lieutenant-Generall there hath driven them into a pound, somewhere towards the mountains".

In 1669 [his former wife] Mary Stevens (age 50) died.

Evelyn's Diary. 18 Aug 1673. My Lord Clifford (age 43), being about this time returned from Tunbridge [Map], and preparing for Devonshire, I went to take my leave of him at Wallingford House; he was packing up pictures, most of which were of hunting wild beasts and vast pieces of bull-baiting, bear-baiting, etc. I found him in his study, and restored to him several papers of state, and others of importance, which he had furnished me with, on engaging me to write the "History of the Holland War", with other private letters of his acknowledgments to my Lord Arlington (age 55), who from a private gentleman of a very noble family, but inconsiderable fortune, had advanced him from almost nothing. The first thing was his being in Parliament, then knighted, then made one of the Commissioners of sick and wounded, on which occasion we sat long together; then, on the death of Hugh Pollard, he was made Comptroller of the Household and Privy Councillor, yet still my brother Commissioner; after the death of Lord Fitz-Harding, Treasurer of the Household, he, by letters to Lord Arlington (age 55), which that Lord showed me, begged of his Lordship to obtain it for him as the very height of his ambition. These were written with such submissions and professions of his patronage, as I had never seen any more acknowledging. The Earl of Southampton then dying, he was made one of the Commissioners of the Treasury. His Majesty (age 43) inclining to put it into one hand, my Lord Clifford (age 43), under pretense of making all his interest for his patron, my Lord Arlington (age 55), cut the grass under his feet, and procured it for himself, assuring the King (age 43) that Lord Arlington (age 55) did not desire it. Indeed, my Lord Arlington (age 55) protested to me that his confidence in Lord Clifford (age 43) made him so remiss and his affection to him was so particular, that he was absolutely minded to devolve it on Lord Clifford (age 43), all the world knowing how he himself affected ease and quiet, now growing into years, yet little thinking of this go-by. This was the great ingratitude Lord Clifford (age 43) showed, keeping my Lord Arlington (age 55) in ignorance, continually assuring him he was pursuing his interest, which was the Duke's (age 39) into whose great favor Lord Clifford (age 43) was now gotten; but which certainly cost him the loss of all, namely, his going so irrevocably far in his interest.

[his daughter] Bridget Pollard was born to Hugh Pollard 2nd Baronet and Bridget Vere Baroness Norreys Rycote.

Royal Ancestors of Hugh Pollard 2nd Baronet 1603-1666

Kings Wessex: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 15 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 14 Grand Son of William "Lion" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 14 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 10 Grand Son of Philip "The Fair" IV King France

Ancestors of Hugh Pollard 2nd Baronet 1603-1666

Father: Lewis Pollard 1st Baronet

Hugh Pollard 2nd Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Berkeley 7 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Berkeley of Stoke Gifford 8 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Stafford

Great x 2 Grandfather: Maurice Berkeley 9 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Humphrey Coningsby

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Coningsby

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Ferriby

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Berkeley 10 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Blount 3rd Baron Mountjoy 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Blount 4th Baron Mountjoy 8 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Lora Berkeley Countess Ormonde 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Blount 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Keble

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Keble Baroness Mountjoy

GrandFather: Henry Berkeley of Bruton 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Lygon of Madresfield Court

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Lygon 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Beauchamp 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Lygon 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Greville

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Greville

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Lygon 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Denys

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Denys

Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Denys 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Maurice Berkeley 3rd Baron Berkeley 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Berkeley 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Meade 3rd Baroness Berkeley

Mother: Margaret Berkeley 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Neville 4th and 2nd Baron Bergavenny 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Neville 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Fenne Baroness Bergavenny

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Neville 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Andrew Windsor 1st Baron Windsor

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Windsor Baroness Scrope Masham 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Blount Baroness Windsor 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Neville of Billingbear 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Gresham

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Gresham

Great x 4 Grandmother: Audrey Lynne

Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances aka Elizabeth Gresham

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Thwaytes

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Thwaytes

GrandMother: Elizabeth Neville 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Killigrew

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Killigrew

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Killigrew 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Cooke of Gidea Hall

Great x 3 Grandfather: Anthony Cooke

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Saunders

Great x 2 Grandmother: Katherine Cooke 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Fitzwilliam 9 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Fitzwilliam 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England