Jemima Grey, Duchess of Kent
Jemima Grey, Duchess of Kent (1675 – 2 July 1728), formerly Jemima Crew, was the first wife of Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent.
Jemima Grey | |
|---|---|
| Duchess of Kent | |
 Jemima Crew, first wife of Henry Grey, with their daughter Jemima Grey | |
| Born | Jemima Crew 1675 |
| Died | 2 July 1728 (aged 52–53) |
| Buried | De Grey Mausoleum |
| Noble family | Grey (by marriage) |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Issue
Anthony Grey, Earl of Harold Lord Henry Grey Amabel Campbell, Countess of Breadalbane and Holland Jemima Ashburnham, Countess of Ashburnham Anne, Lady Charles Cavendish Lady Mary Gregory | |
| Father | Thomas Crew, 2nd Baron Crew |
| Mother | Anne Armine |
Jemima was a daughter of Thomas Crew, 2nd Baron Crew, and his second wife, the former Anne Armine, herself the daughter of Sir William Airmine, 2nd Baronet.[1] A portrait of Jemima with her two sisters, Armine and Elizabeth, as children, was taken by Jemima to her new home at Wrest Park when she married; it was restored and returned to the house by English Heritage in 2017.[2]
She married the future duke in 1694, and they had at least six children:[3]
- Anthony Grey, Earl of Harold (d. 1723); married Mary Tufton, a daughter of Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet, and Lady Catharine Cavendish, and had no children.
- Lord Henry Grey (c. 1696–1717)
- Lady Amabel Grey (1698–1726); married John Campbell, 3rd Earl of Breadalbane and Holland, and had children.
- Lady Jemima Grey (c. 1699–1731); married John Ashburnham, 1st Earl of Ashburnham, as his third wife, and had one son.[4]
- Lady Anne Grey (d. 20 September 1733), who married Lord Charles Cavendish, and had children, including the scientist Henry Cavendish.
- Lady Mary Grey (1719–1761), who married David Gregory, Dean of Christ Church, and had children.[3]
As a result of her husband's acquisition of titles, Jemima became Countess of Kent and Baroness Lucas of Crudwell in 1702, Marchioness of Kent, Countess of Harold and Viscountess Goderich in 1706, and Duchess of Kent in 1710. The gardens at Wrest Park, originally laid out by the duke, were later extended and remodelled by the couple's granddaughter, Jemima Yorke, 2nd Marchioness Grey.[5]
The duchess was buried in the Grey family mausoleum at St John the Baptist Church, Flitton.[6] Following her death, the duke married Sophia Bentinck and had further children.
References
- John and J.B. Burke. A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies of England, Scott, Webster, and Geary, 1838. pg 3. Google eBook
- "'Luscious' 17th Century painting returns to Wrest Park". BBC News. 26 December 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. Page 2426
- "The Ashburnham archive". The National Archives. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- Jan Hetherington (2 August 2011). "Wrest Park reopens after £1.14m restoration". BBC News. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- "De Grey Mausoleum". The Mausolea and Monuments Trust. Retrieved 10 September 2018.