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     Lady Arabella Egerton was the daughter of John Egerton, 1st Earl of Bridgwater and Lady Frances Stanley.¹ She married Oliver St. John, 5th Baron Saint John of Bletso, son of Oliver St. John, 1st Earl of Bolingbroke and Elizabeth Paulet, before March 1628.¹ She died circa 1669 at Welby, Lincolnshire, England^G.¹ She was buried in 1669 at Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England^G.¹ Her will was proven (by probate) on 5 May 1669.¹
     From before March 1628, her married name became St. John.¹ After her marriage, Lady Arabella Egerton was styled as Baroness Saint John of Bletso on 14 May 1641. Her last will was dated 2 January 1668/69.

     Sir Paulet St. John was born on 24 July 1608 at Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, England^G.¹ He was the son of Oliver St. John, 1st Earl of Bolingbroke and Elizabeth Paulet.¹ He and Elizabeth Vaughan obtained a marriage license on 10 December 1632 at St. Botolph's, Bishopsgate, London, England^G.¹ He died from 3 May 1638 to 27 June 1638.³ His will was proven (by probate) on 27 June 1638.¹
     He was appointed Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.)³ His last will was dated 3 May 1638.

     Elizabeth Vaughan was born circa 1615.¹ She was the daughter of Sir Rowland Vaughan.¹ She and Sir Paulet St. John obtained a marriage license on 10 December 1632 at St. Botolph's, Bishopsgate, London, England^G.¹ She died circa 23 October 1655.² She was buried on 26 October 1655.²
     From 10 December 1632, her married name became St. John.¹

     Sir Rowland Vaughan lived at The Spital, Shoreditch, London, England^G.¹

     Oliver St. John, 2nd Earl of Bolingbroke was born in 1634.¹ He was the son of Sir Paulet St. John and Elizabeth Vaughan.¹ He married Lady Frances Cavendish, daughter of William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Elizabeth Basset, on 24 November 1654 at Pitstone, Buckinghamshire, England^G.¹ He died on 18 March 1687/88, without issue.¹ He was buried on 28 March 1688 at Bletso, Bedfordshire, England^G.¹
     He succeeded as the 6th Baron Saint John of Bletso, co. Bedford [E., 1559] in June 1646.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Earl of Bolingbroke [E., 1624] in June 1646.¹ He held the office of Custos Rotulorum of Bedfordshire between 1667 and 1688.¹

     Lady Frances Cavendish was the daughter of William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Elizabeth Basset.¹ She married Oliver St. John, 2nd Earl of Bolingbroke, son of Sir Paulet St. John and Elizabeth Vaughan, on 24 November 1654 at Pitstone, Buckinghamshire, England^G.¹ She died on 15 August 1678.¹ She was buried at Bletso, Bedfordshire, England^G.¹
     After her marriage, Lady Frances Cavendish was styled as Countess of Bolingbroke on 24 November 1654. From 24 November 1654, her married name became St. John.¹

     William Basset married Judith Austin, daughter of Thomas Austin.²
     He lived at Blore, Staffordshire, England^G.¹

     Paulet St. John, 3rd Earl of Bolingbroke was born after 1634.¹ He was the son of Sir Paulet St. John and Elizabeth Vaughan.¹ He died on 5 October 1711, unmarried.¹ He was buried at Bletso, Bedfordshire, England^G.¹
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Bedford between 1663 and 1681.¹ He held the office of Recorder of Bedford.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Baron Saint John of Bletso, co. Bedford [E., 1559] on 18 March 1688.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Earl of Bolingbroke [E., 1624] on 18 March 1687/88.¹ He held the office of Custos Rotulorum of Bedfordshire between 1689 and 1711.¹
     On his death, the Earldom of Bolingbroke became extinct.¹

     Sir John St. John was born circa 1450.² He was the son of Sir John St. John and Alice Bradshaigh.^1,3 He married Sibyl verch Morgan, daughter of Morgan ap Jenkyns ap Philip.⁴ He died after 1502.¹
     He lived at Bletso, Bedfordshire, England^G.¹ He was Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.)⁴

     John St. John, 2nd Baron Saint John of Bletso was the son of Oliver St. John, 1st Baron Saint John of Bletso and Agnes Fisher.¹ He married Catherine Dormer, daughter of Sir William Dormer and Dorothy Catesby, before 28 February 1574/75.² He died on 23 October 1596, without surviving male issue.²
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Bedfordshire between January 1559 and May 1559.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Bedfordshire from 1562 to 1567.² He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Saint John of Bletso, co. Bedford [E., 1559] before 23 May 1582.¹ He held the office of Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire between 1587 and 1596.³