He married twice: • Firstly, on 16 June 1674, to Lady
Essex Rich, a daughter of
Robert Rich, 3rd Earl of Warwick by his wife Anne Cheeke. By his first wife he had 8 children of whom only one daughter survived to adulthood: • Lady Mary Finch (born 1677), who married firstly
William Savile, 2nd Marquess of Halifax (as his second wife), and secondly
John Ker, 1st Duke of Roxburghe. had issues including
Dorothy Savile, Countess of Burlington. , circa 1726 • Secondly, on 29 December 1685, to Hon.
Anne Hatton (1668–1743), a daughter of
Christopher Hatton, 1st Viscount Hatton and Lady Cecilia Tufton, daughter of
2nd Earl of Thanet. She was appointed a
Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Mary II in 1691. By his second wife (who had over twenty pregnancies) he had at least twelve surviving children, including: •
Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea (24 May 16892 August 1769), eldest son and heir, who married firstly Lady Frances Feilding, a daughter of
Basil Feilding, 4th Earl of Denbigh and secondly Mary Palmer, daughter and co-heiress of
Sir Thomas Palmer, 4th Baronet of Wingham. He had four surviving daughters, but had no male heir. •
William Finch (169025 December 1766), who married
Lady Charlotte Finch (née Fermor), a royal governess and daughter of
Thomas Fermor, 1st Earl of Pomfret, by whom he had issue including Sophia Finch and
George Finch, 9th Earl of Winchilsea, who died unmarried. •
John Finch (1692–1763), who left a daughter. • Lady Essex Finch (28 Feb 168723 May 1721), who in 1703 married
Sir Roger Mostyn, 3rd Baronet of Mostyn. They were parents to
Sir Thomas Mostyn, 4th Baronet of Mostyn and two other children. • Henry Finch (169426 April 1761), whose illegitimate daughter, Charlotte (died 5 April 1810), married
Thomas Raikes,
Governor of the Bank of England; •
Edward Finch (169716 May 1771), a
member of parliament, who married Anne Palmer, another daughter and co-heiress of
Sir Thomas Palmer, 4th Baronet of Wingham. Had children. He later took the surname Finch-Hatton, his grandson was
George Finch-Hatton, 10th Earl of Winchilsea and all future
Earls of Winchilsea descended from this line. •
Lady Charlotte Finch (1693 (?1711)21 January 1773), who in 1725 became the second wife of
Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, and was the mother of
Lady Charlotte and
Lady Frances Seymour. •
Lady (Cecilia) Isabella Finch (1700–1771), who never married but became first
Lady of the Bedchamber to
Princess Amelia, a spinster aunt of King George III. In 1740 • Lady Mary Finch (170130 May 1761) (not to be confused with her elder half-sister), who in 1716 married
Thomas Watson-Wentworth, 1st Marquess of Rockingham. • Lady Henrietta Finch (170214 April 1742), who in 1723 married
William Fitzroy, 3rd Duke of Cleveland. No known descendants. • Lady Elizabeth Finch (170410 April 1784), who married
William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield. No descendants, but helped raised
Dido Belle and
Lady Elizabeth Murray. ==Assessment by Macaulay==