Margaret Cholmley

Margaret, m. to Sir Richard Cholmley, knt. of Whitby, in Yorkshire. (1)

Sir Richard Cholmley married (2) 22 Nov. 1613 (with £2,000) Margaret, da. of William Cobb, merchant of London, 4s. (2 d.v.p.).3, sister of Sir WIlliam Cobb of Adderbury. His widow erected a marble and alabaster monument chancel of the Church of Saint Mary, Whitby. (2)

more from her step son

Margaret, daughter to Cob, esq. was second wife to Sir Richard Cholmley. He became acquainted with her at London, and there married her; her mother, a widow, then living in London. Sir Richard was thirtythree years of age, and she twenty-three, when he married her, which was in the year of our Lord 1613. He had 1500,3^. portion with her, and 500^. more upon the death of a sister. He settled the Lordship of Growmond to her eldest son, which is 300^. a year, and besides it, made to her in jointure Hawsker, Stansicar, and Hagget-how, which at this day are worth near 500^. per annum. Though the debts of her husband Sir Richard swelled to that height after his marriage with her, no fault or blame can be imputed to her, for the end shewed herself a loving, dutiful complying wife, and lived a great while at Whitby with him very retired, yet contentedly; and when there was a necessity of selling land, to the diminution of the estate, was willing to yield up a good part of her jointure, viz. Hawsker and Hagget-how; and, to do her right, from her first marriage, was a very good kind mother-in-law; for, his daughters being younsc, she did not only bring them up with tenderness and kindness; but when they died, grieved for them as if they had been her own children; and, though her husband be dead, continues still that love and kindness to his children and grand-children, as if they were of her own loins, which I may say is not lost or ill bestowed; for, I am confident, they do all love and honour her so much as if she were their own mother; and also her daughter-in-law, Sir Hugh's wife: and they did exceedingly love one another, which argues them both to be good women, and that this kindness was reciprocal on all hands.

After the death of her husband, she went to live at London, and put her two sons out to school there, where William died. After, when Richard was fit for Cambridge, she and he went thither. She went and boarded herself within a mile, that she might be near to look after him, being a very indulgent, careful mother: and when he came to the Inns of Court, she returned to London again, and took lodgings near the Middle Temple, which house he was in, and there gave him the best education the town could afford. (3)

Citations

1. A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies ... By John Burke, John Bernard Burke (sir.).  Page 120.  "Cobb, of Adderbury." 
2. http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1604-1629/member/ch...
3. The memoirs of sir Hugh Cholmley. Together with the Cholmley pedigree.  By sir Hugh Cholmley (1st bart.). Page 14