Biography of John Griffin 4th Baron Howard Walden 1st Baron Braybrooke 1719-1797

On 13 Mar 1719 John Griffin 4th Baron Howard Walden 1st Baron Braybrooke was born to William Whitwell and Anne Griffin.

In 1749 John Griffin 4th Baron Howard Walden 1st Baron Braybrooke (age 29) and Anna Maria Schutz were married.

In 1765 John Griffin 4th Baron Howard Walden 1st Baron Braybrooke (age 45) and Catherine Clayton Baroness Howard de Walden (age 17) were married. The difference in their ages was 28 years.

1772. Benjamin West (age 33). Portrait of John Griffin 4th Baron Howard Walden 1st Baron Braybrooke (age 52).

On 03 Aug 1784 John Griffin 4th Baron Howard Walden 1st Baron Braybrooke (age 65) abeyance terminated 4th Baron Howard de Walden through the actions of William "The Younger" Pitt (age 25).

The London Gazette 13020. Whitehall, August 30 [1788]. THE King has been pleased to grant the Dignity of a Baron of the Kingdom of Great Britain to the Right Honourable John Griffin (age 69), Lord Howard of Walden, Knight of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, and General of His Majesty's Forces, and to the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Stile and Title of Lord Braybrooke, Baron of Braybrooke, in the County of Northampton; with Remainder to Richard Aldworth Neville (age 70), of Billingbear, in the County of Berks, Esq; and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten.

The King has also been pleased to grant the like Dignity of a Baron of the Kingdom of Great Britain to the Right Honourable Jeffery Lord Amherst (age 71), Knight of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, and General of His Majesty's Forces, and to the Heirs Male of His Body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Stile and Title of 1st Baron Amherst, of Montreal in the County of Kent; with Remainder to his Nephew William Pitt Amherst (age 15), Esq; and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten. [Note. This was the second time Jeffrey Amherst (age 71) had been created Baron Amherst. The first creation had no special remainder and would become extinct on his death since he had no children. This second creation had a special remainder to his nephew William Pitt Amherst (age 15) to ensure the Barony would continue; William Pitt Amherst would subsequently be created Earl Amherst. Mary Cary Baroness Amherst by marriage Baroness Amherst of Montreal in Kent.]

On 25 May 1797 John Griffin 4th Baron Howard Walden 1st Baron Braybrooke (age 78) died without issue at his home Audley End House [Map].

Richard Griffin 2nd Baron Braybrook (age 46) succeeded 2nd Baron Braybrooke of Braybrooke in Northamptonshire. John Griffin 4th Baron Howard Walden 1st Baron Braybrooke (age 78) was his father's maternal-uncle. Catherine Granville Baroness Braybrook by marriage Baroness Braybrooke of Braybrooke in Northamptonshire.

Baron Howard de Walden abeyant.

On 15 Aug 1807 [his former wife] Catherine Clayton Baroness Howard de Walden (age 59) died.

Royal Ancestors of John Griffin 4th Baron Howard Walden 1st Baron Braybrooke 1719-1797

Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 16 Grand Son of William "Lion" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 17 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Son of Philip "The Fair" IV King France

Ancestors of John Griffin 4th Baron Howard Walden 1st Baron Braybrooke 1719-1797

Father: William Whitwell

John Griffin 4th Baron Howard Walden 1st Baron Braybrooke 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Griffin 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Griffin 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Palmer

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Griffin 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Reginald Conyers 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Lucy Conyers 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Griffin 1st Baron Griffin 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: James Griffin 2nd Baron Griffin 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 1st Earl Suffolk 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Theophilus Howard 2nd Earl Suffolk 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Knyvet Countess Suffolk 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: James Howard 3rd Earl Suffolk 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Home 1st Earl Dunbar

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Home Countess Suffolk 18 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Gordon Countess Dunbar 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Essex Howard Baroness Griffin 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Rich 1st Earl Warwick

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Rich 1st Earl Holland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Penelope Devereux Countess Devonshire 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Susannah Rich Countess Suffolk 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Cope 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Cope Countess Holland 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Granville

Mother: Anne Griffin 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England