Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke
Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.
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Paternal Family Tree: Temple
Maternal Family Tree: Jane Yarner 1708
In 1672 Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland was born to [her father] John Temple [aged 39] and [her mother] Jane Yarner.
On 1st February 1678 [her future husband] William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland [aged 28] and Anne Villiers Countess Portland [aged 27] were married. She by marriage Countess of Portland.
On 6th March 1681 Charles Berkeley 2nd Baron Berkeley died. His brother [her future husband] John [aged 18] succeeded 3rd Baron Berkeley of Stratton in Cornwall.
Around 1695. Michael Dahl [aged 36]. Portrait of Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland [aged 23]. Petworth House.
Before 27th February 1697 John Berkeley 3rd Baron Berkeley [aged 34] and Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland [aged 25] were married. She by marriage Baroness Berkeley of Stratton in Cornwall.
On 27th February 1697 [her husband] John Berkeley 3rd Baron Berkeley [aged 34] died. His brother [her brother-in-law] William [aged 34] succeeded 4th Baron Berkeley of Stratton in Cornwall. [her sister] Frances Temple Baroness Berkeley by marriage Baroness Berkeley of Stratton in Cornwall.
On 12th May 1700 William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland [aged 50] and Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland [aged 28] were married. She by marriage Countess of Portland. The difference in their ages was 22 years.
On 4th April 1701 [her daughter] Sophia Bentinck Duchess Kent was born to [her husband] William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland [aged 51] and Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland [aged 29]. She married 24th March 1729 Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent, son of Anthony Grey 11th Earl Kent and Mary Lucas Countess Kent, and had issue.
On 27th June 1703 [her daughter] Elizabeth Adriana Bentinck was born to [her husband] William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland [aged 53] and Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland [aged 31]. She married 18th December 1720 Bishop Henry Egerton, son of John Egerton 3rd Earl Bridgewater and Jane Paulet Countess Bridgewater, and had issue.
On 6th November 1704 [her son] William Bentinck Count Bentinck was born to [her husband] William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland [aged 55] and Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland [aged 32].
On 6th November 1704 [her son] Willem Bentinck was born to [her husband] William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland [aged 55] and Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland [aged 32].
On 10th March 1705 [her father] John Temple [aged 72] died.
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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On 12th November 1705 [her daughter] Harriet Bentinck Countess Clanbrassil was born to [her husband] William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland [aged 56] and Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland [aged 33]. She married 15th October 1728 James Hamilton 1st Earl Clanbrassil and had issue.
On 19th December 1706 William Byron 4th Baron Byron [aged 36] and [her step-daughter] Frances Wilhelmina Bentinck Baroness Byron [aged 22] were married. She by marriage Baroness Byron of Rochdale in Lancashire. She the daughter of [her husband] William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland [aged 57] and Anne Villiers Countess Portland. They were fifth cousin once removed.
In 1707 [her sister] Frances Temple Baroness Berkeley died.
In 1708 [her mother] Jane Yarner died.
On 2nd June 1708 [her son] Charles John Bentinck was born to [her husband] William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland [aged 58] and Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland [aged 36]. He married 11th January 1738 Margaret Cadogan, daughter of William Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan and Margaret Cecilia Munter Countess Cadogan.
Before 1st March 1709 [her step-son] Henry Bentinck 1st Duke Portland [aged 26] and Elizabeth Noel Duchess Portland [aged 21] were married. She the daughter of Wriothesley Baptist Noel 2nd Earl Gainsborough and Catherine Greville Duchess Buckingham and Normandby. He the son of [her husband] William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland [aged 59] and Anne Villiers Countess Portland. They were third cousin twice removed.
On 20th October 1709 [her daughter] Barbara Bentinck was born to [her husband] William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland [aged 60] and Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland [aged 37]. She married 18th February 1734 Francis Godolphin 2nd Baron Goldolphin, son of Henry Godolphin and Mary Godolphin.
On 23rd November 1709 [her husband] William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland [aged 60] died. His son [her step-son] Henry [aged 27] succeeded 2nd Earl of Portland. Elizabeth Noel [aged 21] by marriage Countess of Portland.
Calendar of Treasury Warrants 1718 Sep. 7th September 1718. Royal warrant dated Hampton Court to the Attorney or Solicitor General for a great seal for a grant of a salary of 2,000l. a year to Jane, Countess Dowager of Portland [aged 46], whom we have thought fit to appoint to be Governess to our dearly beloved grandchildren, the Lady Ann [aged 8], the Lady Amelia [aged 7] and the Lady Carolina [aged 5], daughters of our most dearly beloved son George Augustus, Prince of Wales [aged 34]: during pleasure: as from March 25 last. King's Warrant Book XXIX, p. 284.
On 18th December 1720 [her son-in-law] Bishop Henry Egerton [aged 31] and Elizabeth Adriana Bentinck [aged 17] were married. She the daughter of William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland and Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland [aged 48]. He the son of John Egerton 3rd Earl Bridgewater and Jane Paulet Countess Bridgewater.
On 12th March 1723 [her brother] Henry John Temple 1st Viscount Palmerston [aged 50] was created 1st Viscount Palmerston of Palmerston in County Dublin.
On 15th October 1728 [her son-in-law] James Hamilton 1st Earl Clanbrassil [aged 34] and Harriet Bentinck Countess Clanbrassil [aged 22] were married. She the daughter of William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland and Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland [aged 56].
On 24th March 1729 [her son-in-law] Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent [aged 58] and Sophia Bentinck Duchess Kent [aged 27] were married. She by marriage Duchess Kent. The difference in their ages was 30 years. She the daughter of William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland and Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland [aged 57]. He the son of Anthony Grey 11th Earl Kent and Mary Lucas Countess Kent.
On 18th February 1734 [her son-in-law] Francis Godolphin 2nd Baron Goldolphin [aged 27] and Barbara Bentinck [aged 24] were married. She the daughter of William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland and Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland [aged 62].
On 1st April 1736 [her daughter] Barbara Bentinck [aged 26] died.
On 11th January 1738 Charles John Bentinck [aged 29] and Margaret Cadogan [aged 30] were married. She the daughter of William Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan and Margaret Cecilia Munter Countess Cadogan. He the son of William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland and Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland [aged 66].
On 14th June 1741 [her daughter] Sophia Bentinck Duchess Kent [aged 40] died. Memorial panel on the [her former son-in-law] monument to her husband Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent at the De Grey Mausoleum, St John the Baptist Church, Flitton [Map].
Sophia Bentinck Duchess Kent: On 4th April 1701 she was born to William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland and Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland. On 24th March 1729 Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent and she were married. She by marriage Duchess Kent. The difference in their ages was 30 years. She the daughter of William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland and Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland. He the son of Anthony Grey 11th Earl Kent and Mary Lucas Countess Kent. In 1740 Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent was created 1st Marquess Grey. She by marriage Marchioness Grey.
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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In 1751 Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland [aged 79] died.
[her father] John Temple and [her mother] Jane Yarner were married.
Great x 3 Grandfather: Peter Temple of Stowe 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Anthony Temple
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Temple
GrandFather: John Temple of Dublin
Father: John Temple
Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland
GrandFather: Abraham Yarner
Mother: Jane Yarner