Biography of Robert Sutton 1st Baron Lexinton 1594-1668
Paternal Family Tree: Sutton of Averham
On 21 Dec 1594 Robert Sutton 1st Baron Lexinton was born to William Sutton (age 35).
In 1611 [his father] William Sutton (age 52) died.
On 14 Apr 1616 Robert Sutton 1st Baron Lexinton (age 21) and Elizabeth Manners Baroness Lexington (age 21) were married. She by marriage Baroness Lexinton.
After 14 Apr 1616 Robert Sutton 1st Baron Lexinton (age 21) and Anne Palmes Baroness Lexington were married.
In 1618 [his brother-in-law] Henry Manners (age 11) died.
On 03 Oct 1620 Lewis Watson 1st Baron Rockingham (age 33) and [his sister-in-law] Eleanor Manners Baroness Rockingham (age 20) were married.
In 1627 [his brother-in-law] Roger Manners (age 17) died.
In or before 1633 Thomas Lake (age 38) and [his sister-in-law] Dorothy Manners (age 22) were married.
Around 1635 [his wife] Elizabeth Manners Baroness Lexington (age 40) died.
On 21 Nov 1645 Robert Sutton 1st Baron Lexinton (age 50) was created 1st Baron Lexinton. [his wife] Anne Palmes Baroness Lexington by marriage Baroness Lexinton.
In 1652 [his former sister-in-law] Frances Manners (age 52) died.
Around 1653 [his former sister-in-law] Dorothy Manners (age 43) died.
In or before 1659 [his wife] Anne Palmes Baroness Lexington died.
On 21 Feb 1660 Robert Sutton 1st Baron Lexinton (age 65) and Mary St Leger Baroness Lexington (age 20) were married. She by marriage Baroness Lexinton. The difference in their ages was 45 years.
On 06 Jan 1662 [his son] Robert Sutton 2nd Baron Lexinton was born to Robert Sutton 1st Baron Lexinton (age 67) and [his wife] Mary St Leger Baroness Lexington (age 22).
Around 1665 [his daughter] Bridget Sutton was born to Robert Sutton 1st Baron Lexinton (age 70) and [his wife] Mary St Leger Baroness Lexington (age 25).
On 13 Oct 1668 Robert Sutton 1st Baron Lexinton (age 73) died. His son [his son] Robert Sutton 2nd Baron Lexinton (age 6) succeeded 2nd Baron Lexinton.
On 03 Sep 1669 [his former wife] Mary St Leger Baroness Lexington (age 29) died in Paris [Map].
Before 12 Oct 1631 Nicholas Saundeson 2nd Viscount Castleton and Frances Manners were married.
Church of St Michael and All Angels Averham [Map]. There is a wall monument to Robert Sutton 1st Baron Lexinton who died in 1668. There are also two medieval memorials, a foliated cross and an effigy of a layman (poorly preserved).