Descendants of Richard Cecil

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Richard Cecil is only known to have married once, to Jane (Joan) Heckington.  They married sometime between 1517 and 1520.  They had four children.

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Generation 1

Richard Cecil and Joan Heckington had four children:

• William Cecil
• Margaret Cecil
• Elizabeth Cecil
• Annis Cecil (aka Agnes, Anneys)

I do not know if this is the correct order of the girls

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William Cecil

William Cecil was born 13 Sep 1520 at his grandfather's house in Bourne.  While at school, he secretly wooed and married Mary Cheke (daughter of Peter Cheke of Pirgo) on 8 Aug 1541 against his father's wishes.  They had one son Thomas Cecil born 5 May 1542, and then Mary died 22 Feb 1543/4 at Cambridge.  William Cecil married secondly Mildred Cooke on 21 Dec 1545.  She was the daughter of Anthony Cooke, esq of Gidea Hall, Romford, co Essex, by his wife Anne FitzWilliam.  William was made Secretary of State in 1550, and knighted in 1551.  He also bought Bromley in 1551, and Whissendine, Stamford Baron and Maxey Castle in 1561 the same year he was made Master of the Court of Wards.  He and Mildred had three children: Anne 1556, Robert 1563 and Elizabeth 1564.  William was made 1st Baron Burghley in 1571.  Mildred (Cooke) Cecil died 5 Apr 1589 at Burghley House on The Strand and William Cecil died 4 Aug 1598 at the same place.  She has an M.I. in Westminster Abbey, he is buried at St Martin's, in Stamford Baron.

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Margaret Cecil

Margaret Cecil was born sometime between 1523 and 1548.  She married firstly to Roger Cave, Gent of Stanford who was born between 1523 and 1530 as the second son of Sir Thomas Cave and Elizabeth Danvers.  Margaret and Roger had at least or exactly nine children: Elizabeth, Frances, Thomas, William, Margaret, Cecil, John, Anne and Dorothy.  Roger Cave died 26 Jul 1586 and Margaret next married Erasmus (aka Ambrose) Smith (or Smythe), esq of Husband's Bosworth, co Leics.  He was the fourth son of his parents John Smith alias Harris of Withycotes, Leics and his wife Dorothy Cave.  Erasmus was the first cousin of Margaret's first husband.  They had no issue, but Erasmus had had at least four children by his prior wife a Miss Bayard.  See further my more full article on Roger Cave and Margaret Cecil.

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Elizabeth Cecil

Elizabeth Cecil was born perhaps around 1525.  She married first in Sep 1555 Robert Wingfield, esq of Upton who had been born about 1532 to Sir Robert Wingfield of Upton and his wife Margery Quarles.  Elizabeth and Robert had four sons and two daughters.  Some sources only give their known daughter Dorothy Wingfield, and some dont give all the sons.  However the Visitation of Huntingdon shows all six siblings: Elizabeth who married Edward Morrison first, and secondly Calybutt Downing; Dorothy who married Adam Claypoole;  Sir Robert Wingfield of Upton who married Prudence Croke; Sir John Wingfield of Tickencote who married Elizabeth Gresham; Richard Wingfield the third son, who married Elizabeth Boiland; and Peregrine Wingfield.

Elizabeth Cecil's husband Robert died 31 Mar 1580 at Tickencote, co Rutland whereupon shortly thereafter she married Hugh Alington, esq of Tinwell the son of George Alington of Rushford by his wife Anne Cheke.  Hugh was the nephew of William Cecil's first wife Mary Cheke.  Elizabeth Cecil and Hugh Alington had no issue.  Elizabeth Cecil was buried 6 Dec 1611 at Tinwell, co Rutland and Hugh died 1618 having written his will 2 Oct 1616 and it then being proved 1 Oct 1618 (P.C.C.).  He is also buried at Tinwell.

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Agnes Cecil

Agnes (aka Anne or Anneys) Cecil was born perhaps about 1527.  About 1540 she was betrothed to Thomas White of Wallingwells and Woodhead and Tuxford, co Notts., the son of John White of Collingham.  Agnes and Thomas had three children: Sir John White 1558, Alice White and Elizabeth White.