English aristocrat
Sir Edward Gostwick, 2nd Baronet (1588 – 29 September 1630) was an English aristocrat.
Early life
Gostwick was born in 1588. He was the eldest surviving son and heir of
Sir William Gostwick, 1st Baronet and the former Jane Owen. His father was created a baronet of Willington, in the
County of Bedford , on 25 November 1611 by King
James I .
[1]
His paternal grandparents were John Gostwick of
Willington, Bedfordshire , and the former Elizabeth Petre (a daughter of
Gertrude Tyrrell and Sir
William Petre ,
Secretary of State to Kings
Henry VIII ,
Edward VI and Queen
Mary I ).
[2] After his grandfather's death in
c. 1582 , Elizabeth married
Edward Radclyffe, 6th Earl of Sussex .
[3] His mother was the only child and heiress of Elizabeth Radclyffe (a daughter or Sir
Humphrey Radcliffe and sister to the
6th Earl of Sussex )
[4] and Henry Owen of
Wotton ,
Surrey , a descendent of
Owen Tudor .
[5]
[6]
Career
On 3 May 1607, he was knighted at
Whitehall in London.
[7] He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Gostwick on 19 September 1615 following his father's death.
[8]
In 1626, he was appointed
High Sheriff of Bedfordshire , serving until 1627. His father had previously held the post from 1595 to 1596.
[8]
Personal life
On 2 April 1608, he married Anne Wentworth, a daughter of
John Wentworth , MP for
Essex and for
Wootton Bassett , and the former Cicely Unton, at
Gosfield Hall .
[9] Among her siblings were
Sir John Wentworth, 1st Baronet (who married Lady Catherine Finch),
[10]
and Cicely Wentworth (who married
Thomas Finch, 2nd Earl of Winchilsea ).
[11] Together, they were the parents of:
Sir Edward Gostwick, 3rd Baronet (1619–1659), who married Mary Lytton, daughter of Sir
William Lytton , in 1646.
[8]
Thomas Gostwick, who married Elizabeth Dorislaus, daughter of Sir
Isaac Dorislaus , Ambassador from Holland to
Oliver Cromwell .
[7]
[12]
William Gostwick, of
Cople , who married Joane Wharton, daughter of Anthony Wharton of
St Sepulchre , London.
[7]
Elizabeth Gostwick, who married Francis Reading of Willington.
[7]
Mary Gostwick, who married Nicolas Spencer, Esq. of Cople.
[13] After his death, she married Sir Clement Armiger of Cople.
[7]
Frances Gostwick, who married Hon. Francis Mourdant, third son of
Henry Mordaunt, 4th Baron Mordaunt .
[7]
Anne Gostwick, who married Thorne, Esq.
[7]
Jane Gostwick, who married Oliver, Esq. of
St Neots ,
Huntingdonshire .
[7]
Sir Edward died on 29 September 1630 and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son,
Edward .
[8]
Descendants
Through his son Edward, he was a grandfather of
Sir William Gostwick, 4th Baronet , who served as MP for
Bedfordshire from 1698 to 1713.
[14]
Through his daughter Mary, he was a grandfather of
Nicholas Spencer (1633–1689) and William Spencer of Cople, who married Lady Catherine Wentworth (a daughter of
Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Cleveland and, his second wife, Lucy Wentworth, a daughter of
Sir John Wentworth, 1st Baronet, of Gosfield ).
[15]
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