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Biography of Penelope Darcy Lady Gage 1593-1661

Paternal Family Tree: Darcy

Maternal Family Tree: Katherine de la Pole 1416-1488

In or before 1581 [her father] Thomas Darcy 1st Earl Rivers (age 15) and [her mother] Mary Kitson Countess Rivers (age 13) were married.

In 1593 Penelope Darcy Lady Gage was born to Thomas Darcy 1st Earl Rivers (age 28) and Mary Kitson Countess Rivers (age 25) at St Osyth's, Essex.

Around 1597 [her son] Thomas Gage 2nd Baronet was born to [her future husband] John Gage 1st Baronet (age 27) and Penelope Darcy Lady Gage (age 4).

On 28th June 1611 John Gage 1st Baronet (age 41) and Penelope Darcy Lady Gage (age 18) were married. The difference in their ages was 23 years. She the daughter of Thomas Darcy 1st Earl Rivers (age 46) and Mary Kitson Countess Rivers (age 44).

In 1612 [her future husband] William Hervey (age 25) and Susan Jermyn (age 21) were married.

Around 1617 [her son] Edward Gage 1st Baronet was born to [her husband] John Gage 1st Baronet (age 47) and Penelope Darcy Lady Gage (age 24) at Firle, East Sussex.

On 26th March 1622 [her husband] John Gage 1st Baronet (age 52) was created 1st Baronet Gage of Firley in Sussex. Penelope Darcy Lady Gage (age 29) by marriage Lady Gage of Firley in Sussex.

On 3rd October 1633 [her husband] John Gage 1st Baronet (age 63) died. His son [her son] Thomas (age 36) succeeded 2nd Baronet Gage of Firley in Sussex.

Before 1639 [her son-in-law] Lewis Tresham 1st Baronet (age 63) and [her daughter] Frances Gage Lady Tresham were married.

On 25th February 1640 [her father] Thomas Darcy 1st Earl Rivers (age 75) died at Winchester House Broad Street. His grandson John (age 37) succeeded 2nd Earl Rivers, 2nd Viscount Colchester. Baron Darcy of Chiche extinct.

In 1642 William Hervey (age 55) and Penelope Darcy Lady Gage (age 49) were married. She the daughter of Thomas Darcy 1st Earl Rivers and Mary Kitson Countess Rivers (age 74).

On 28th June 1644 [her mother] Mary Kitson Countess Rivers (age 77) died.

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Before 22nd November 1646 Elizabeth Baker Lady Hamner (age 36) died. The date based on the date of the second marriage of her husband Thomas Hanmer 2nd Baronet (age 34) to [her step-daughter] Susan Hervey Lady Hamner (age 34).

On 22nd November 1646 Thomas Hanmer 2nd Baronet (age 34) and [her step-daughter] Susan Hervey Lady Hamner (age 34) were married. She by marriage Lady Hamner of Hamner in Flintshire.

In 1648 [her son] Edward Gage 1st Baronet (age 31) and [her daughter-in-law] Mary Hervey Lady Gage were married.

After 1650 [her step-daughter] Susan Hervey Lady Hamner (deceased) died.

Before 2nd July 1654 [her son] Thomas Gage 2nd Baronet (age 57) and [her daughter-in-law] Mary Chamberlain Lady Gage and Goring (age 34) were married. She by marriage Lady Gage of Firley in Sussex. The difference in their ages was 23 years.

On 2nd July 1654 [her son] Thomas Gage 2nd Baronet (age 57) died. His son [her grandson] Thomas (age 17) succeeded 3rd Baronet Gage of Firley in Sussex.

In 1658 [her step-son] John Hervey (age 41) and Elizabeth Hervey were married.

In 1660 [her husband] William Hervey (age 73) died.

On 2nd July 1661 Penelope Darcy Lady Gage (age 68) died at Firle, East Sussex.

George Trenchard and Penelope Darcy Lady Gage were married. She the daughter of Thomas Darcy 1st Earl Rivers and Mary Kitson Countess Rivers.

[her daughter] Frances Gage Lady Tresham was born to John Gage 1st Baronet and Penelope Darcy Lady Gage.

Royal Ancestors of Penelope Darcy Lady Gage 1593-1661

Kings Wessex: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of King Philip IV of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Royal Descendants of Penelope Darcy Lady Gage 1593-1661

Diana Spencer Princess Wales

Ancestors of Penelope Darcy Lady Gage 1593-1661

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Darcy

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Darcy

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tyrrell

Great x 2 Grandfather: Roger Darcy

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Darcy 1st Baron Darcy 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Wentworth 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Wentworth 4th Baron Despencer 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Clifford Baroness Despencer 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Wentworth Countess Bath 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Saye 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Saye Baroness Despencer 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cheney 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

GrandFather: John Darcy 2nd Baron Darcy 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert de Vere 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John de Vere 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Courtenay 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John de Vere 15th Earl of Oxford 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Colbroke

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Vere Baroness Darcy Chiche 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Trussell

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Trussell

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Trussell Countess of Oxford 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Donne

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Donne 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hastings 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Father: Thomas Darcy 1st Earl Rivers 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Rich

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Rich

Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Rich

Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Rich 1st Baron Rich

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Dinley

Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Dinley

GrandMother: Frances Rich

Great x 3 Grandfather: Rowland Jenks

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Jenks

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Jenks Baroness Rich

Penelope Darcy Lady Gage 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Kitson

GrandFather: Thomas Kitson

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Donnington of Stoke Newington

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Donnington Countess Bath

Mother: Mary Kitson Countess Rivers 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Cornwallis

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Cornwallis

GrandMother: Elizabeth Cornwallis 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Jerningham

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Jerningham

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Clifton

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Jerningham

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Bedingfield

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Bedingfield

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Shelton

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Jerningham 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Drury of Hawstead in Suffolk

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Drury

Great x 2 Grandmother: Bridget Drury 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Calthorpe 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Calthorpe 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stapleton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England