Biography of John Tufton 2nd Earl of Thanet 1608-1664

Before 03 Sep 1602 [his father] Nicholas Tufton 1st Earl of Thanet (age 24) and [his mother] Frances Cecil Countess Isle Thanet (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter (age 60) and Dorothy Neville Countess Exeter 1548-1609 (age 54).

On 15 Dec 1608 John Tufton 2nd Earl of Thanet was born to Nicholas Tufton 1st Earl of Thanet (age 30) and Frances Cecil Countess Isle Thanet (age 27).

On 02 Apr 1624 [his grandfather] John Tufton 1st Baronet (age 80) died. His son [his father] Nicholas Tufton 1st Earl of Thanet (age 46) succeeded 2nd Baronet Tufton of Hothfield. [his mother] Frances Cecil Countess Isle Thanet (age 43) by marriage Lady Tufton of Hothfield.

On 01 Nov 1626 [his father] Nicholas Tufton 1st Earl of Thanet (age 48) was created 1st Baron Tufton. [his mother] Frances Cecil Countess Isle Thanet (age 45) by marriage Baroness Tufton.

On 05 Aug 1628 [his father] Nicholas Tufton 1st Earl of Thanet (age 50) was created 1st Earl of Thanet. [his mother] Frances Cecil Countess Isle Thanet (age 47) by marriage Countess of Thanet.

On 21 Apr 1629 John Tufton 2nd Earl of Thanet (age 20) and Margaret Sackville Countess Isle Thanet (age 14) were married. She the daughter of Richard Sackville 3rd Earl Dorset and Anne Clifford Countess Dorset and Pembroke (age 39). He the son of Nicholas Tufton 1st Earl of Thanet (age 51) and Frances Cecil Countess Isle Thanet (age 48).

On 01 Jul 1631 [his father] Nicholas Tufton 1st Earl of Thanet (age 53) died at Sapcote, Leicestershire [Map]. His son John Tufton 2nd Earl of Thanet (age 22) succeeded 2nd Earl of Thanet, 2nd Baron Tufton, 3rd Baronet Tufton of Hothfield. [his wife] Margaret Sackville Countess Isle Thanet (age 16) by marriage Countess of Thanet.

On 07 Aug 1631 [his son] Nicholas Tufton 3rd Earl of Thanet 1631-1679 was born to John Tufton 2nd Earl of Thanet (age 22) and [his wife] Margaret Sackville Countess Isle Thanet (age 17).

On 13 Jul 1636 [his daughter] Margaret Tufton Baroness Coventry was born to John Tufton 2nd Earl of Thanet (age 27) and [his wife] Margaret Sackville Countess Isle Thanet (age 22).

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In 1638 [his son] John Tufton 4th Earl of Thanet 1638-1680 was born to John Tufton 2nd Earl of Thanet (age 29) and [his wife] Margaret Sackville Countess Isle Thanet (age 23).

On 30 May 1640 [his son] Richard Tufton 5th Earl of Thanet 1640-1684 was born to John Tufton 2nd Earl of Thanet (age 31) and [his wife] Margaret Sackville Countess Isle Thanet (age 25).

On 30 Aug 1644 [his son] Thomas Tufton 6th Earl of Thanet 1644-1729 was born to John Tufton 2nd Earl of Thanet (age 35) and [his wife] Margaret Sackville Countess Isle Thanet (age 30).

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Around 1647 [his son] Sackville Tufton was born to John Tufton 2nd Earl of Thanet (age 38) and [his wife] Margaret Sackville Countess Isle Thanet (age 32).

On 02 Jun 1648 [his daughter] Cicely Tufton Viscountess Hatton was born to John Tufton 2nd Earl of Thanet (age 39) and [his wife] Margaret Sackville Countess Isle Thanet (age 33).

On 12 Jun 1653 [his mother] Frances Cecil Countess Isle Thanet (age 72) died.

On 18 Jul 1653 [his son-in-law] George Coventry 3rd Baron Coventry (age 25) and [his daughter] Margaret Tufton Baroness Coventry (age 17) were married. She by marriage Baroness Coventry. She the daughter of John Tufton 2nd Earl of Thanet 1608-1664 (age 44) and Margaret Sackville Countess Isle Thanet (age 39).

Around 1654 [his daughter] Anne Tufton Lady Grimston was born to John Tufton 2nd Earl of Thanet (age 45) and [his wife] Margaret Sackville Countess Isle Thanet (age 39).

On 11 Apr 1664 [his son] Nicholas Tufton 3rd Earl of Thanet 1631-1679 (age 32) and [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Boyle Countess Isle Thanet were married. She by marriage Countess of Thanet. She the daughter of Richard Boyle 2nd Earl Cork 1st Earl Burlington (age 51) and Elizabeth Clifford Countess Burlington (age 50). He the son of John Tufton 2nd Earl of Thanet 1608-1664 (age 55) and Margaret Sackville Countess Isle Thanet (age 49). They were third cousins.

On 07 May 1664 John Tufton 2nd Earl of Thanet (age 55) died. His son [his son] Nicholas Tufton 3rd Earl of Thanet 1631-1679 (age 32) succeeded 3rd Earl of Thanet, 3rd Baron Tufton, 15th Baron de Clifford, 4th Baronet Tufton of Hothfield.

In May 1676 [his former wife] Margaret Sackville Countess Isle Thanet (age 61) died.

[his daughter] Mary Tufton was born to John Tufton 2nd Earl of Thanet and Margaret Sackville Countess Isle Thanet.

[his daughter] Anne Tufton was born to John Tufton 2nd Earl of Thanet and Margaret Sackville Countess Isle Thanet.

[his daughter] Frances Tufton was born to John Tufton 2nd Earl of Thanet and Margaret Sackville Countess Isle Thanet.

Family Trees of John Tufton 2nd Earl of Thanet 1608-1664

Paternal Family Tree: Tufton

Maternal Family Tree: Aoife NI Diarmait Macmurrough Countess Pembroke and Buckingham 1145-1188

Royal Ancestors of John Tufton 2nd Earl of Thanet 1608-1664

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 1100-1170

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 19 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 15 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys 1047-1132

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

Kings Scotland: Great x 13 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 "Bold" III King France

Ancestors of John Tufton 2nd Earl of Thanet 1608-1664

Father: Nicholas Tufton 1st Earl of Thanet 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Browne 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Browne of Abbots Roding 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Browne 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Humphrey Browne 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

GrandMother: Christian Browne Lady Tufton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Hussey

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Hussey

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Nesfield

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Hussey 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford 9 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

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

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Berkeley 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Petronella Brooksby

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Hussey 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Grey 1st Earl Kent 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Grey 2nd Earl Kent 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Percy 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Grey Baroness Hussey Sleaford 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Herbert Countess Kent 1464-1500 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Devereux 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

John Tufton 2nd Earl of Thanet 1608-1664 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Cecil

Great x 3 Grandfather: David Cecil

Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Cecil

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Dicons

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Heckington

Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Heckington

GrandFather: Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Cheke

Great x 2 Grandfather: Peter Cheke

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Cheke

Mother: Frances Cecil Countess Isle Thanet 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

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

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Neville 2nd Baron Latimer of Snape 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Bourchier 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Neville 3rd Baron Latimer 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Humphrey Stafford 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Stafford Baroness Latimer 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Fray

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Neville 4th Baron Latimer of Snape 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John de Vere 12th Earl of Oxford 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: George de Vere 6 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard Countess of Oxford 1410-1475 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Dorothy de Vere 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Stafford 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Stafford 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Chideocke 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandMother: Dorothy Neville Countess Exeter 1548-1609 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Beaufort 2nd or 3rd Duke of Somerset 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Somerset 1st Earl of Worcester 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Hill

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Somerset 2nd Earl of Worcester 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke 1st Earl Huntingdon 9 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Herbert 3rd Baroness Herbert Raglan 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Woodville Countess Pembroke and Huntingdon 1456-1481 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Lucy Somerset Baroness Latimer Snape 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Browne

Great x 3 Grandfather: Anthony Browne 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Fitzalan 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Browne Countess of Worcester 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Neville 1st Marquess Montagu 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

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

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Ingaldsthorpe 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England