Biography of Anne Bayning Viscountess Bayning 1619-1678

Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Dinley 1495-1550

Before 1613 [her father] Paul Bayning 1st Viscount Bayning (age 24) and [her mother] Anne Glemham Viscountess Bayning were married.

On 23rd April 1619 Anne Bayning Viscountess Bayning was born to [her father] Paul Bayning 1st Viscount Bayning (age 31) and [her mother] Anne Glemham Viscountess Bayning.

On 27th February 1628 [her father] Paul Bayning 1st Viscount Bayning (age 40) was created 1st Baron Bayning of Horkesley in Essex. [her mother] Anne Glemham Viscountess Bayning by marriage Baroness Bayning of Horkesley in Essex.

On 8th March 1628 [her father] Paul Bayning 1st Viscount Bayning (age 40) was created 1st Viscount Bayning. [her mother] Anne Glemham Viscountess Bayning by marriage Viscountess Bayning.

On 29th July 1629 [her father] Paul Bayning 1st Viscount Bayning (age 41) died at Mark Lane [Map]. His son Paul (age 13) succeeded 2nd Viscount Bayning, 2nd Baron Bayning of Horkesley in Essex.

On 29th December 1630 Oliver St John 1st Viscount Grandison (age 71) died. His great nephew [her future brother-in-law] William (age 16) succeeded 2nd Viscount Grandison. [her sister] Mary Bayning Countess Anglesey (age 7) by marriage Viscountess Grandison.

On 26th November 1635 Henry Murray of Berkhampstead and Anne Bayning Viscountess Bayning (age 16) were married.

On 11th June 1638 Paul Bayning 2nd Viscount Bayning (age 22) died without male issue. Viscount Bayning, Baron Bayning of Horkesley in Essex extinct.

Before 27th November 1640 [her brother-in-law] William Villiers 2nd Viscount Grandison (age 26) and [her sister] Mary Bayning Countess Anglesey (age 17) were married. She the heiress of a fortune of £180,000.

William of Worcester's Chronicle of England

William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.

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In 1641 [her daughter] Anne Murray was born to [her husband] Henry Murray of Berkhampstead and Anne Bayning Viscountess Bayning (age 21). She married after 27th March 1661 Robert Pierrepont and had issue.

After 20th September 1643 [her brother-in-law] Charles Villiers 2nd Earl Anglesey and [her sister] Mary Bayning Countess Anglesey (age 20) were married. She by marriage Countess Anglesey. He a cousin of her first husband. He the son of Christopher Villiers 1st Earl Anglesey and Elizabeth Sheldon Countess Anglesey (age 35).

Around 1650 [her daughter] Elizabeth Murray was born to [her husband] Henry Murray of Berkhampstead and Anne Bayning Viscountess Bayning (age 30). She married (1) 1st May 1673 Randolph Egerton of Betley (2) before 11th December 1717 Charles Egerton of Newborough, son of John Egerton 2nd Earl Bridgewater and Elizabeth Cavendish Countess Bridgewater, and had issue.

After 27th March 1661 [her son-in-law] Robert Pierrepont (age 24) and [her daughter] Anne Murray (age 20) were married.

In 1672 [her sister] Mary Bayning Countess Anglesey (age 49) died.

On 10th July 1672 [her son-in-law] John Bowyer 2nd Baronet (age 19) and [her daughter] Jane Murray were married.

Before September 1672 [her husband] Henry Murray of Berkhampstead died.

Around 1st May 1673 [her son-in-law] Randolph Egerton of Betley (age 54) and [her daughter] Elizabeth Murray (age 23) were married. The difference in their ages was 31 years.

In 1674 Anne Bayning Viscountess Bayning (age 54) was created 1st Viscountess Bayning for life.

The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy

The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.

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Before 1678 John Baber (age 52) and Anne Bayning Viscountess Bayning (age 58) were married.

In October 1678 Anne Bayning Viscountess Bayning (age 59) died. Viscount Bayning extinct.

On 15th February 1681 [her former husband] John Baber (age 55) and Bridget Drury were married.

In 1704 [her former husband] John Baber (age 78) died.

In 1797 Charles Townshend 1st Baron Bayning (age 67) was created 1st Baron Bayning of Foxley in Berkshire. He was a decendant on his mother's side of Anne Bayning Viscountess Bayning by her daughter [her daughter] Elizabeth Murray and her daughter [her granddaughter] Anne Egerton mother of [her great granddaughter] Henrietta Paulett who was his mother. Annabella Smith-Powlett (age 42) by marriage Baroness Bayning of Foxley in Berkshire.

[her daughter] Jane Murray was born to Henry Murray of Berkhampstead and Anne Bayning Viscountess Bayning. She married 10th July 1672 John Bowyer 2nd Baronet, son of John Bowyer 1st Baronet, and had issue.