Henry Vernon (1686–1719)

Henry Vernon (April 1686 – 25 February 1719), of Sudbury, Derbyshire, was an English landowner and politician.

[1] His father had previously been married to Margaret Oneley (daughter and heiress of Edward Oneley) and Dorothy Shirley (daughter of Sir Robert Shirley, 4th Baronet, of Staunton Harold Hall).

[3] His maternal grandparents were Ann Weston (daughter of Henry Weston of Ockham, Surrey) and Sir Thomas Vernon, London merchant and MP for City of London,[4] Among his maternal uncles were Thomas Vernon, MP for Whitchurch,[5] and Sir Charles Vernon, MP for Chipping Wycombe and Ripon.

[4] His maternal aunt Judith was the wife of Dr. Stephen Waller of Hall Barn and John Aislabie, Chancellor of the Exchequer under George I, in 1713.

[4] Vernon was married to Anne Pigott (1693–1714), daughter and heiress of Thomas Pigott of Chetwynd by his wife Mary Venables (sister and heiress of Sir Peter Venables of Kinderton, Cheshire).