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     Samuel Brooke lived at Birchington, Kent, England^G.¹

     Vice-Admiral Sir William Burnaby, 1st Bt. was born circa 1710.¹ He was the son of John Burnaby and Clara Wood.¹ He married, secondly, Grace Ottley, daughter of Drewry Ottley.¹ He married, firstly, Margaret (?) before 1746.¹ He died between 1776 and 1777.¹ He died intestate and his estate was administered on 5 April 1777.¹
     He lived at Broughton Hall, Broughton Pogis, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy.¹ He was appointed Knight on 9 April 1754 at St. James's, London, England^G.¹ He held the office of Sheriff of Oxfordshire from 1755 to 1756.¹ He gained the rank of Rear-Admiral in 1762.¹ He was created 1st Baronet Burnaby [Great Britain] on 31 October 1767.¹ He was Commander-in-Chief of the Jamaica.¹ He was Commander-in-Chief of the Gulf of Mexico assisting in colonising the colony of Pensacola.¹ He gained the rank of Vice-Admiral.¹

     John Burnaby married, secondly, Clara Wood, daughter of Sir Edward Wood and Clara Robinson, circa 7 May 1700. He died after 1718.¹
     He lived at Kensington, London, England^G.¹ He held the office of Envoy Extraordinary to Sweden.¹

     Clara Wood is the daughter of Sir Edward Wood and Clara Robinson.¹ She married John Burnaby circa 7 May 1700.
     From circa 7 May 1700, her married name became Burnaby.¹

     Sir Edward Wood married Clara Robinson, daughter of John Robinson and Elizabeth Potter.²
     He was Envoy Extraordinary to Sweden.² He was Gentleman Usher to King Charles II's wife Catherine.²

     Clara Robinson is the daughter of John Robinson and Elizabeth Potter.^1,2 She married Sir Edward Wood.³
     Her married name became Wood.

     John Alfred Edmund Vigor married Patricia Anne Hardie in 1974 at Watford, Hertfordshire, England.¹
     He lived at Chipperfield, Hertfordshire, England.¹

     Rt. Rev. John Robinson was born in November 1650.² He was the son of John Robinson and Elizabeth Potter.^1,3 He married, firstly, Mary Langton.² He married, secondly, Emma Charlton, daughter of Sir Job Charlton, 1st Bt. and Lettice Waring. He died on 11 April 1723 at age 72, without issue.²
     He was Chaplain to Swedish Embassy.² He graduated from Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1683 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)² He was Envoy to Sweden between 1683 and 1708.² He was Vicar between 1694 and 1709 at Lastington, Yorkshire, England.² He held the office of Dean of Windsor in 1709.² He graduated from Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1710 with a Doctor of Divinity (D.D.)² He held the office of Bishop of Bristol in 1710.² He held the office of Lord Privy Seal in 1711.² He was 1st British Plenipoteniary to the Utrecht Peace Conference from 1712 to 1713.² He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1714.² He held the office of Bishop of London between 1714 and 1723.¹ On his death his Manor of Hewick-under-Bridge, near Ripon, passed to his nephew Christopher in Virginia but was eventually sold 1778 to 1st Baron Grantley, Baron of Markenfield.²

     Margaret (?) married, firstly, Timothy Donovan.¹ She married, secondly, Vice-Admiral Sir William Burnaby, 1st Bt., son of John Burnaby and Clara Wood, before 1746.¹ She died on 11 February 1757.¹
     Her married name became Donovan.¹ From before 1746, her married name became Burnaby.¹

     Timothy Donovan married Margaret (?)¹
     He lived at Jamaica^G.¹