Ann St. John

Anne St John was an English aristocrat and courtier. She was a daughter of John St John, 2nd Baron St John of Bletso and Katherine Dormer, a daughter of William Dormer of Wing, Buckinghamshire. She married William Howard, 3rd Baron Howard of Effingham in 1597, and was known as "Lady Effingham". He was a son of Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham and Catherine Carey. Her daughter's birth in January 1603 was unexpected, according to John Chamberlain. Elizabeth Howard (1603–1671) married Lord Mordaunt in 1621.