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     unknown Claggett is the daughter of Colonel unknown Claggett.¹

     Diana (?) married Sir Robert Adams, 5th Bt., son of Sir William Adams, 2nd Bt. and Anne Rushout, before 1741.¹ She died on 10 January 1765 at Wandsworth, Surrey, England^G.¹
     She lived at Northamptonshire, England^G.¹ From before 1741, her married name became Adams.¹

     Captain Sir Thomas Adams, 6th Bt. was the son of Sir Robert Adams, 5th Bt. and Diana (?)¹ He married Hon. Frances Anne (?) in 1764.¹ He died on 12 April 1770 at Virginia, U.S.A.^G, without issue.¹ His will was proven (by probate) in November 1770.¹
     He succeeded as the 6th Baronet Adams, of Sprowston Hall, Norfolk [E., 1660] circa 1754.¹ He gained the rank of Captain on 17 August 1760 in the Royal Navy.¹ He was commander of the frigate, H.M.S. Boston in 1770.¹
     On his death, his Baronetcy became extinct.¹

     Hon. Frances Anne (?) married, firstly, Ralph Warter Wilson before 1756.¹ She married, secondly, Captain Sir Thomas Adams, 6th Bt., son of Sir Robert Adams, 5th Bt. and Diana (?), in 1764.¹
     From before 1756, her married name became Warter Wilson.¹ From 1764, her married name became Adams.¹

     Ralph Warter Wilson married Hon. Frances Anne (?) before 1756.¹ He died in 1756.¹
     He lived at Bilboa, County Limerick, Ireland^G.¹

     William Adams was the son of Sir Robert Adams, 5th Bt. and Diana (?)¹ He died after 1741.¹

     Rear-Admiral Sir Edmund Affleck, 1st Bt was born on 19 April 1725.^1,2 He was the son of Gilbert Affleck and Anna Dolben.¹ He married, firstly, Esther Ruth, daughter of John Ruth.¹ He married, secondly, Margaret Burgess, daughter of John Burgess and Suzannah Nicolls, on 14 May 1788 at St. Marylebone Church, Marylebone Road, Marylebone, London, England^G.¹ He died on 19 November 1788 at age 63, without issue.¹ His will was proven (by probate) on 24 November 1788.¹ His will was proven (by probate) on 28 June 1788.
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1745 in the Royal Navy.¹ He gained the rank of Post Captain in 1757.¹ He fought in the Battle of Cape St. Vincent on 16 January 1780, where he distinguished himself.¹ He fought in the Battle of St. Christophers on 26 January 1782.¹ He fought in the action off Dominica in April 1782, where he passed through a gap in the enemy's line and greatly contributed to their defeat.¹ He succeeded as the 1st Baronet Affleck, of Dalham Hall, co. Suffolk [Great Britain] on 10 July 1782, with a special remainder to the issue of his father.¹ He gained the rank of Rear-Admiral of the Blue in 1784.¹ He gained the rank of Rear-Admiral of the Red in 1786.¹ He lived at Finringhoe Hall, Essex, England^G.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Colchester between October 1787 and 1788.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.³
     

     Gilbert Affleck married Anna Dolben, daughter of John Dolben, on 3 November 1705 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England^G.¹
     He lived at Dalham Hall, Suffolk, England^G.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Cambridge between 1722 and 1727.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Cambridge between 1737 and 1741.¹

     Anna Dolben is the daughter of John Dolben.¹ She married Gilbert Affleck on 3 November 1705 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England^G.¹
     From 3 November 1705, her married name became Affleck.¹