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unusual facts about John Tufton, 1st Baronet



Bodiam Castle

His son, John Tufton, 2nd Earl of Thanet, inherited Nicholas's property on his father's death in 1631; it was John Tufton who reunited possession of castle and manor when he bought Bodiam Castle in 1639.

Bridgeman baronets

The Bridgeman Baronetcy, of Ridley in the County of Chester, was created on 12 November 1773 for Orlando Bridgeman, Member of Parliament for Horsham and younger son of the 1st Baronet, of the Great Lever creation.

Francis Manners, 6th Earl of Rutland

He married secondly, before 26 October 1608, Cecily, eldest daughter of Sir John Tufton, 1st Baronet, Hothfield, Kent, (and his second wife, Christian, daughter of Sir Humphrey Browne), and widow of Sir Edward Hungerford.

John Copley

For over 50 years Copley has been the partner of John Hugh Chadwyck-Healey (born 1922), grandson of Charles Chadwyck-Healey, 1st Baronet.

John Tufton

John Tufton, 2nd Earl of Thanet (1608 – 1664), English nobleman, supporter of Charles I

John Tufton, 4th Earl of Thanet

He was succeeded in the earldom by his younger brother, Richard.

Viscount Hanworth

Pollock was the fifth son of Mr George Pollock, fourth son of Sir Frederick Pollock (1st Baronet, of Hatton) (elder brother of Field Marshal Sir George Pollock, 1st Baronet, of The Khyber Pass).


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