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     Leonard Bartholomew married Elizabeth Watton, daughter of Edmund Watton.¹

     Sir Roger Twisden, 6th Bt. was born on 7 November 1737.² He was the son of Sir Roger Twisden, 5th Bt. and Elizabeth Watton.¹ He married Rebecca Wildash, daughter of Isaac Wildash and Rebecca Tyhurst, on 25 January 1779.¹ He died on 5 October 1779 at age 41, without male issue.¹ He died intestate and his estate was administered in October 1779.¹
     He graduated from Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, on 5 July 1759 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He succeeded as the 6th Baronet Twisden, of Bradbourne, Kent [E., 1666] on 7 March 1772.¹

     Rebecca Wildash was born in 1759.² She was the daughter of Isaac Wildash and Rebecca Tyhurst.^3,2 She married Sir Roger Twisden, 6th Bt., son of Sir Roger Twisden, 5th Bt. and Elizabeth Watton, on 25 January 1779.¹ She died on 3 February 1833.¹ Her will was proven (by probate) in May 1833.¹
     From 25 January 1779, her married name became Twisden.¹

     Rebecca Twisden was born on 6 January 1780.² She was the daughter of Sir Roger Twisden, 6th Bt. and Rebecca Wildash.³ She married Thomas Law Hodges, son of Thomas Hallett Hodges and Dorothy Cartwright, on 16 February 1802.^3,4 She died in February 1843 at age 63.²
     From 16 February 1802, her married name became Hodges.³

     Thomas Law Hodges was born on 3 June 1776.² He was the son of Thomas Hallett Hodges and Dorothy Cartwright.² He married Rebecca Twisden, daughter of Sir Roger Twisden, 6th Bt. and Rebecca Wildash, on 16 February 1802.^1,2 He died on 14 May 1857 at age 80.²
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.)³ He lived at Hempstead Place, Benenden, Kent, England^G.¹ He lived at Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England^G.³

     Sir John Papillion Twisden, 7th Bt. was baptised on 20 January 1743.² He was the son of Sir Roger Twisden, 5th Bt. and Elizabeth Watton.¹ He married Elizabeth Geary, daughter of Admiral Sir Francis Geary, 1st Bt. and Mary Bartholomew, on 8 April 1782.³ He died on 10 February 1810 at age 67.¹
     He styled himself as 7th Baronet Twisden, of Bradbourne, Kent on 5 October 1779.¹ He lived at Bradbourne, Kent, England^G.¹

     Elizabeth Geary was born in 1754.¹ She was the daughter of Admiral Sir Francis Geary, 1st Bt. and Mary Bartholomew.² She married Sir John Papillion Twisden, 7th Bt., son of Sir Roger Twisden, 5th Bt. and Elizabeth Watton, on 8 April 1782.¹ She died on 19 December 1815.³
     From 8 April 1782, her married name became Twisden.¹

     Admiral Sir Francis Geary, 1st Bt. was born in 1709. He married Mary Bartholomew, daughter of Philip Bartholomew.¹ He died on 7 February 1796.³
     He gained the rank of Admiral of the White on 1 January 1778.³ He was Commander of the Channel Fleet in 1780.³ He was created 1st Baronet Geary [Great Britain] in August 1782.

     Mary Bartholomew was born in 1726.² She was the daughter of Philip Bartholomew.¹ She married Admiral Sir Francis Geary, 1st Bt.¹ She died in 1778.²
     Her married name became Geary.¹