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1700, and one " more trustworthy," i.e. Martin himself, put in his 

 place. Sir Peter died in 1704, and was buried at Falmouth]. 



The History proceeds : — " Frances, Lady Killigrew, his widow, 

 returned to and lived at London with her children, becoming her 

 character as a wise and good woman ; who, tho' absolute mistress 

 of ys whole Estate, assumed nothing to herself from thence, but 

 shared only the necessaries of life with them, and died in April, 

 1711, and was buried at Falmouth, with Sir Peter, aged about 70. 

 From whose death Frances and Ann, with y^ husband of y^ latter, 

 continued to live together. In June, 1711, Mary, daughter of y* 

 said Frances, marryed herself,*' and died at York, of the small- 

 pox, in January, 1715, leaving issue two daughters, Mary and 

 Frances. Ann, Sir Peter's youngest daughter, died, after a seven 

 years' lingering sickness, in Charles street house (where she was 

 born), in 1727, without issue, and was buried at Falmouth, with the 

 foregoing family. Frances, Sir Peter's eldest daughter, lived in 

 tolerable good health till y^ beginning of March, 1736, and then 

 died, when by virtue of Sir Peter Killigrew's settlement of 1699, 

 y'' forementioned two granddaughters of y^ said Frances entered 

 upon y^ Estate without contest and not impaired. Thus you see 

 an end of a Family in y^ elder house, ancient and honorable and 

 as unfortunate." 



Concerning the younger branch of the family, the writer says 

 that Thomas and Symon, sons of Sir John Killigrew, 2nd Gover- 

 nor of Pendennis Castle, were in great esteem with Queen Elizabeth, 

 and acquired a great Estate. SIy Robt. Killigrew was at ye head 

 of the 2nd branch, " Vice Chamberlain to King Charles y^ first's 

 Queen," and left his great possessions to his eldest son. Sir Wm, 

 Killigrew : — •" several younger sons making great figures in y® 

 world, and four fine daughters, famed for their Wit and Beauty, 

 and from thence preferred in marriage, one to y® Earl of Yarmouth, 

 another to Lord Shannon, a third to Berkeley, Lord Fitz-Harding, 

 and y^ other to Godolphin of Cornwall. Y"" said younger sons of y* 

 said Sir Eobert making their way at Court by their Wit, w'^^ for 

 want of prudence, was y^ ruin of y^ second branch of this family, 

 still excepting, A^ith just regard to his memory, Henry, one of y^ 

 youngest Sons of y^ said Sir Eobert, bred to y^ Church and of great 



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