Henry Ireton - Family

Family

By his wife, Bridget Cromwell, Ireton left one son, Henry Ireton (c.1652–1711), and three daughters, one of whom, Bridget Bendish (she married Thomas Bendish in 1670) is said to have compromised herself in the Rye House Plot of 1683, as did Henry. Ireton's widow Bridget afterwards married General Charles Fleetwood. Another daughter Elizabeth married David Polhill MP and keeper of records at the Tower.

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