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Inscription on Lexington Monument, Kelham church

"The family of the Suttons has flourished in this County from immemorial. In the year 1251, Roland Sutton married Alicia, one of the sisters and coheirs of Robert Lord Lexington. From this marriage issued in the 14th degree in direct line Robert Sutton who in regards to his descent on the paternal side from the house of Sutton, which had given Earls to Warwick and Leicester and Lords to the Baron of Dudley and the maternal side from one of the coheirs of Robert, Lord Lexington, and like wife in consideration of his steady loyalty to his Prince was created Lord Lexington of Averham in the 21st of King Charles I upon his death which fell out October 13, 1668.
He was succeeded in honour and estate by his only son, Robert, Lord Lexington, here interred who dying without issue male, left his estates to his only daughter Bridget, Duchess of Rutland for life, afterwards to her second son the Lord Robert Manners on condition that he take the arms and name of Sutton.

Here lyeth the body of Robert Sutton Lord Lexington. The worthy descendant of great and illustrious ancestors. Graceful in person, polite in behaviour of conversation amiable. Prompted youthful ardour he be took himself to arms, and ferv'd with reputation.
In his riper years his superior genius shone out in clearest judgement united with candour and good nature he understood and applied himself to business.

His whole conduct uncorrupt not adulterated by pride hence recommended himself to two succeeding Princes, and under different administration. King William bought him near his own person by constituting him one of the Lords of his Bedchamber, then called him into his most important counsels, and sent him in quality of his Envoy Extraordinary to the courts of Vienna, Hanover and Zell, in a very nice conjunctuture of affairs.

Her late Majesty Queen Anne equally convinced of his great abilities, in the 1711 sent him Embassador to Spain where he occupied his commission with his usual skill and success and had this happiness in the discharge of public character that he was in the highest esteem at the courts where he resided at the same time that he possessed the fullest confidence of the Princes whom he served. By his negotiations King Philip was prevailed upon to renounce all claim to the succession of y Crown of France and treaties of peace and commerce were happily concluded between the British and Spanish monarchies. During his residence at Madrid he had the misfortune to lose his dear only son a youth of greatest hopes and this together with an ill state of health determined him to retire to a private life. But the serenity he here expected was interrupted by the death of his eldest daughter which had been irrepairable to him. Had he not enjoyed the signal felicity of seeing his other surviving daughter married to John Duke of Rutland and observing in her all the accomplishments a tender parents could with joined to the prospect of a numerous issue from this union. To preserve the names of Manners and Sutton and perpetuate the virtues of those noble families he departed September 19, 1723 and such was the captivating and rare sweetness of his manners and conversation that he lived without enemies he died regretted by all that knew him particularly by his daughter Bridget who in filial gratitude to the most indulgent and best father hath erected this monument.

Within this vault is deposited the body of Margaret Lady Lexington the virtuous and only wife of Robert Lord Lexington. She was daughter and heir to Sir Giles Hungerford of Colston in the County of Wilts, a family illustrious in the times of the Saxon government and therefore suitably united to the ancient house of Sutton. Such were the beautyes of her mind and person that as she lived esteemed and reverenced her memory will continue ever dear to posterity. She died April 1703.
William George Sutton born at Vienna September 25, 1697 died at Madrid August 15, 1712. Cornelia Leonora Margaretta Sutton born at Vienna November 4, 1695 died October 18, 1715. Children of Robert and Margaret Lord and Lady Lexington are likewise here interred."
by Julian P Guffogg

Created: Tue, 23 Feb 2016, Updated: Tue, 23 Feb 2016


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SK7755 : Lord and Lady Lexington by J.Hannan-Briggs
SK7755 : Lexington Monument, Kelham church by Julian P Guffogg
SK7755 : Lexington monument, St Wilfred's church, Kelham by Julian P Guffogg


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