Sir John Lenthall (c1585-1668)
​​​​Southwark 

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5x-great-grandfather of Robert Mercer (1802-1888)

​Born: circa 1585 in Great Haseley, Oxfordshire
Father: William Lenthall (c1552-1596)
Mother: Frances Southwell (c1568-1643)

Married: 22 October 1606 in Burton Dassett, Warwickshire
Spouse: Bridget Temple (1591-1670)
Children: Edmund (1608), Thomas (1609), Hester (1611), Katherine (1612), Elizabeth (1614), William (1616), Frances (1618), Bridget (1619), John (1621), Peever (1621), John (1625), Martha (1627), Susan (1629), Mary (1631)  

Occupation: "corrupt and extortionate keeper of the King's Bench prison"

Died: 20 October 1668 in Southwark, Surrey (aged 83)

​Last updated 19 July 2024