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     Lady Katharine Sydney was the daughter of Robert Sydney, 1st Earl of Leicester and Barbara Gamage.² She married Sir Lewis Mansel, 2nd Bt., son of Sir Thomas Mansel, 1st Bt. and Hon. Mary Mordaunt, after 1603.¹ She died, without issue.¹
     From after 1603, her married name became Mansel.

     Sir Henry Mansel, 3rd Bt. was born circa 1630.¹ He was the son of Sir Lewis Mansel, 2nd Bt. and Lady Elizabeth Montagu.² He died circa 1640.¹
     He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Mansel [E., 1611] on 4 April 1638.¹

     Sir Edward Mansel, 4th Bt. was born circa 1637.¹ He was the son of Sir Lewis Mansel, 2nd Bt. and Lady Elizabeth Montagu.² He married Martha Carne, daughter of Edward Carne and Martha Wyndham, circa 1665.¹ He died on 17 November 1706.¹
     He succeeded as the 4th Baronet Mansel [E., 1611] circa 1640.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Glamorgan in 1660.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Glamorgan between 1670 and 1679.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Glamorgan in 1681.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Glamorgan between 1685 and 1697.² He held the office of Sheriff of Glamorgan in 1688, but he refused to undertake the duties of that office.²

     Martha Carne is the daughter of Edward Carne and Martha Wyndham.² She married Sir Edward Mansel, 4th Bt., son of Sir Lewis Mansel, 2nd Bt. and Lady Elizabeth Montagu, circa 1665.¹
     From circa 1665, her married name became Mansel.

     Sir Thomas Mansell, 1st Baron Mansell of Margam was born circa 1668.¹ He was the son of Sir Edward Mansel, 4th Bt. and Martha Carne.³ He married Martha Millington, daughter of Martha Millington, on 18 May 1686.¹ He died on 10 December 1723.¹
     He graduated from Jesus College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1686 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Cardiff between 1689 and 1698.¹ He graduated from Jesus College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1699 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Glamorgan between 1699 and 1712.³ He held the office of Sheriff of Glamorgan in 1700/1.³ He held the office of Vice-Admiral of South Wales in 1704.³ He held the office of Comptrollerof the Household to Queen Anne between 1704 and 1708.³ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) between 1704 and 1708.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Baronet Mansel [E., 1611] on 17 November 1706.¹ He held the office of a Commissioner of Treasury from 1710 to 1711.³ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) between 1711 and 1714.¹ He was Comptrollerof the Household to Queen Anne from 1711 to 1712.³ He was created 1st Baron Mansell of Margam [Great Britain] on 1 January 1711/12, one of eight peers created that day to give the Tory administration a majority in the House of Lords.³ He held the office of Governor of Milford Haven from 1713 to 1714.³ He lived at Margam, Glamorgan, Wales^G.³ He lived at Penrice, Oxwich, Gower, Wales^G.¹

     Martha Millington was the daughter of Martha Millington.² She married Sir Thomas Mansell, 1st Baron Mansell of Margam, son of Sir Edward Mansel, 4th Bt. and Martha Carne, on 18 May 1686.¹ She died on 10 June 1718.¹
     From 18 May 1686, her married name became Mansell.

     Hon. Robert Mansell was born on 2 November 1695.¹ He was the son of Sir Thomas Mansell, 1st Baron Mansell of Margam and Martha Millington.² He married Anne Shovel, daughter of Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovel and Elizabeth Hill, circa April 1718.¹ He died on 29 April 1723 at age 27.¹

     Anne Shovel was the daughter of Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovel and Elizabeth Hill.^2,3 She married, firstly, Hon. Robert Mansell, son of Sir Thomas Mansell, 1st Baron Mansell of Margam and Martha Millington, circa April 1718.¹ She married, secondly, John Blackwood after 1723.² She died on 20 October 1741.²
     From circa April 1718, her married name became Mansell.¹ From after 1723, her married name became Blackwood.²

     Sir Thomas Mansell, 2nd Baron Mansell of Margam was born on 26 December 1719.¹ He was the son of Hon. Robert Mansell and Anne Shovel.² He died on 29 January 1743/44 at age 24, unmarried.¹
     He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Mansell of Margam [G.B., 1712] on 10 December 1723.² He succeeded as the 6th Baronet Mansel [E., 1611] on 10 December 1723.¹ He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹