Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham

Daniel Finch, 7th Earl of Winchilsea, 2nd Earl of Nottingham (July 2, 1647 – January 1, 1730), son of Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham.

Marriages and children

Daniel first married Lady Essex Rich on January 1, 1707/1708. Essex was daughter of Robert Rich, 3rd Earl of Warwick and Anne Cheeke. Anne was daughter of Sir Thomas Cheeke of Pirgo and a senior Essex Rich.

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January 1 - 1707 - 1708 - Robert Rich, 3rd Earl of Warwick

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The elder Essex was daughter of Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick and Penelope Devereux, Lady Rich. Essex was probably named after her maternal grandfather Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex. Her maternal grandmother was Lettice Knollys.

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Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick - Penelope Devereux, Lady Rich - Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex - Lettice Knollys

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Daniel and Essex had a single daughter: Mary Finch, later married to John Ker, 1st Duke of Roxburghe. Mary was also a lover of William Savile, 2nd Marquess of Halifax, mother of Lady Dorothy Saville and mother-in-law of Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington.

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John Ker, 1st Duke of Roxburghe - Lover - William Savile, 2nd Marquess of Halifax - Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington

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Daniel was secondly married to Anne Hatton, daughter of Christopher Hatton, Viscount Hatton. They had ten children:

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• Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea (24 May, 1689 - 2 August, 1769). He was first married to Lady Frances Feilding, daughter of Basil Feilding, 4th Earl of Denbigh and Hester Firebrace. He was secondly married to Mary Palmer, daughter of Sir Thomas Palmer, 1st Baronet Palmer. No known descedants.
• Edward Finch (d. 16 May, 1771). He was married to Elizabeth Palmer, another daughter of Thomas Palmer, 1st Baronet Palmer. They had three children.
• Henry Finch.
• Essex Finch (d. 23 May, 1721). She was married to Sir Roger Mostyn, 3rd Baronet Mostyn. They were parents to Sir Thomas Mostyn, 4th Baronet Mostyn and two other children.
• Lady Henrietta Finch (d. 14 April, 1742). She married William Fitzroy, 3rd Duke of Cleveland, a son of Charles Fitzroy, 2nd Duke of Cleveland and Anne Poultney. No known descedants.
• Mary Finch (1701 - 30 May, 1761). Not to be confused with her elder half-sister. She was married to Thomas Watson-Wentworth, 1st Marquess of Rockingham.
• Lady Charlotte Finch (1711 - 21 January, 1773). She was married to Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset. They were parents to Lady Charlotte Seymour and Lady Francis Seymour.
• Elizabeth Finch (1723 - 10 April, 1784). She married William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield. No known descedants.
• William Finch (1731 - 25 December, 1766). He married Charlotte Fermor, daughter of Thomas Fermor, 1st Earl of Pomfret. They were parents of Sophia Finch and her younger brother George Finch, 9th Earl of Winchilsea.
• John Finch (before 1743 - 1763).