Sir Robert Bernard, 1st Baronet (1601–1666) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640.
[2] Samuel Pepys consulted him in 1661 about the bitter inheritance dispute over the nearby estate of Brampton, Cambridgeshire (Bernard as Lord of the Manor of Brampton was also Steward of the Manorial Court), which Samuel's uncle Robert had bequeathed to him, but which several other heirs also laid claim to.
Samuel was concerned that despite their previous friendly relations this would cause Bernard to hold a grudge against him, due to his closeness to Sandwich.
[3] Bernard died in his 66th year and was buried in the north aisle of Abington Church, Northamptonshire where there is a monument to him.
Their children included John, William, a grocer in London, and Lucy who married Sir Nicholas Pedley, MP for Huntingdon.