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Brief Lives, Vol. 2

Chapter 185: Walter Raleigh, grandson of Sir Walter (16—-1663).
By John Aubrey
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A collection of concise biographical sketches of contemporaries and earlier figures recorded by an antiquarian observer, combining factual entries—births, offices, publications, and inscriptions—with personal anecdotes, hearsay, heraldic and parish-register notes, bibliographic references, and occasional critical judgments. Entries range from terse records to extended reminiscences, often citing documentary sources or witness statements, and reflect an informal, detail-driven approach aimed at preserving lives, reputations, and local traditions for reference and remembrance.

Walter Raleigh, grandson of Sir Walter (16—-1663).

[859]Sir Walter Ralegh, m. ...
            |
       Carew Ralegh,  m.  ... lady Ashley[860]; but he had a former wife:
       of ... in com. |   but by which wife he had the issue Mr.
       Surrey, esq.   |   Thomas Mariet knowes not.
                      |
             Sir Walter Raleigh.
                      |
      +---------------+------+--------------------+
      |                      |                    |
  1. ..., m. ... Wilks.  2. ..., m. Sir John  3. ..., m. John Knight of
                                        Elowys.                Barwick Green
                                                               in Warwickshire.

He was knighted[861] by king Charles II at the same time when Sir Thomas Overbury was, and some wished that they might both have better fortunes than the other Sir Walter Ralegh and the other Sir Thomas Overbury. So you see Sir John Elowys married a daughter and co-heire of Sir Walter Raleigh.