Family
In 1611, Eliot married Radigund or Rhadagund, (c. 1595 - June 1628), daughter of Richard Gedie of Trebursye in Cornwall, by whom he had five sons and four daughters:
- John Eliot (18 October 1612 - March 1685), who married Honora Norton
- Richard Eliot (c. 1614 - unknown)
- Elizabeth Eliot (c. December 1616 - unknown), who married Nathaniel Fiennes
- Edward Eliot (c. July 1618 - unknown), who married Anna Fortescue
- Bridget Eliot (c. April 1620 - unknown), who married Peter Fortescue
- Radigunda Eliot (c. October 1622 - unknown)
- Susanna Eliot (c. October 1624 - unknown), who married Edward Norton
- Thomas Eliot (c. September 1626 - unknown)
- Nicholas Eliot (c. June 1628 - unknown), who married a Miss Prideaux
Peregrine Nicholas Eliot, 10th Earl of St Germans, (b. 1941) is descended from the youngest son, Nicholas.
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