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| Thomas WESTON M.A. 1629 ( fil. nob. ). Doubtless s. of Richard ( 1593-4 ), 1st Earl of Portland. Bapt. 09 Oct., 1609, at Roxwell, Essex . Matric. (Wadham College, Oxford [ Oxfordshire ]) 12 May, 1626. Colonel in the Royal Army, 1645 . Succeeded his nephew Charles as 4th Earl of Portland, 03 Jun., 1665. Sold the family estate at Skreens, Essex , and became a Roman Catholic. Married Anne Dowager Countess of Newport [ Essex ], in 1667 . Retired to Flanders , where he lived in a monastery, 'cheerful and well contented.' Died s.p. at Louvain [ Belgium ], 1688, aged 79. Brother of Jerome (1623), Nicholas (1629) and half-brother of Richard (1615). ( G.E.C. ; Misc. Gen. et Her., III. 426.) | Thomas WESTON Approx. lifespan: 1609–1688 M.A. 1629 ( fil. nob. ) Doubtless s. of Richard WESTON (1593) 1st Earl of Portland. Bapt. 1609:10:09 at Roxwell, Essex , Matric. ( Wadham College [Oxford] ) 1626:05:12 Colonel in the Royal Army 1645 Succeeded his nephew Charles as 4th Earl of Portland 1665:06:03 Sold the family estate at Skreens, Essex , and became a Roman Catholic. married Anne DOWAGER Countess of Newport, [Essex], in 1667 Retired to Flanders , where he lived in a monastery, 'cheerful and well contented.' d. s.p. at Louvain, [Belgium], 1688 aged 79. brother of Jerome WESTON (1623) brother of Nicholas WESTON (1629) and half-brother of Richard WESTON (1615) ( G.E.C. ; Misc. Gen. et Her. III. 426) |