SUTTON, Edward Lord Dudley (Baron ) ^{3 4 5 6}

  General Notes:

Edward was the 5th Lord Dudley. He apparently fathered children at an early age, as he was grandfathered by the time he was 35 years old. He had 11 children by his mistress, Elizabeth Tomlinson. Mistresses were common in those days, as marriages were arranged to maintain a family's power. He actually had his first child by her the year before he was married to Theodosia and had his first legitimate son. Theodosia moved to London by the year 1690 according to first hand research done by Lynn van Rooijin McCullough. There is a record that states that Elizabeth went to live with Sutton and it would appear likely that she helped raise his children, her children and his grandson Ward. Elizabeth Tomlinson also remembers Lord Dudley's children by Theodosia in her will. She would likely have raised them as well as her own children by Lord Dudley. ⁷

  Noted events in his life were:

• Baptism, Sep 17, 1567.

Edward married Theodosia HARRINGTON on Dec 6, 1581.^{1 2} (Theodosia HARRINGTON died in Nov 1649-1650 ¹ and was buried on Dec 1, 1649-1650 ¹.)

Edward next had a relationship with Elizabeth TOMLINSON, daughter of William TOMLINSON and Agnes ORRES. (Elizabeth TOMLINSON was born in Dudley, Worcestershire, ENG,⁸ died about Jul 3, 1629 and was buried on Jul 4, 1629 in St. Edmund, Dudley, Worcestershire, ENG.)

  Marriage Notes:

Edward Sutton, Lord Dudley V and Elizabeth were not married but had a long term love affair by which 11 to 14 children were born.