Thomas DRAKE, born before 1465
Thomas DRAKE
Birth before 1465, Great Waltham, Essex, England
Death before 27 Nov 1541, Slamsey, White Notley, Essex, England
Father William Drake (<1445-<1510)
Mother?
Spouses
1 Agnes Butler
Birth before 1490, Great Waltham, Essex, England
Death before 30 Sep 1550, Slamsey, White Notley, Essex, England
Marriage before 1518
Children William (<1518-<1555)
Notes for Thomas Drake
Based on the Court Roll for the session held on May 29, 1477, Thomas Drake was then at least 12 years old, which places his birth in 1465 at the latest.
From "Drake in England" p. 82, 83:"As Thomas Drakes he was presented for not being in tithing and aged 12 years and more at the Court held on 29 May 1477. It is interesting that, like his uncle and namesake Thomas Drake, he was apparently not living in the manor when his father died in 1510, for two years passed before he claimed his inheritance and, as we have seen, made provision for his sister's dower. The record of his admission to the lands and woods lately held by his father, to which he was admitted as the son and next heir, are described in detail on the Court Roll and is of interest in demonstrating this continuity of tenure in the family. "To this Court comes Thomas Drake the son and heir of William Drake late of Lytelhey and is admitted by himself (i.e. in person) to nine acres of land, parcell of a half virgate of land called Eldefeldys, one acre and a half of land, parcell of Grangerys; two acres of land of the Blacche land; seven acres of land, parcell of a half virgate of land called Symonjeffreyes: one grove of wood and pasture containing two acres and a half called Grangerysgrove, and one croft of land containing one acre of land and a half called Grovecroft, parcell of a half virgate called Eldefeldes as his (word illegible) and inheritance." "Eldfeldys" is almost certainly to be identified with "Eldo land" held by Nicholas Drake who also held "Granger land" and a parcel of "Symon Geffray's land" ca. 1328. Thomas Drake was elected to serve as Constable at the Court held on 15 June 1512, and appears in the Court Rolls as a juror several times between 1513 and 1522. He also acquired a croft containing two acres called Arnelles or Amgelles in the Rectory Manor of Great Waltham for which he paid a yearly rent of 18d. At the Court held on 5 February 1515 he did homage for a cotland containing 5 acres with three houses called Saches which he held in the right of his wife Agnes Butler. He died, leaving a will which has not survived, before the Court held at Great Waltham on 1 June 1542, when his death was reported and the will mentioned in a subsequent surrender. At some time before his death Thomas Drake had settled at Slamsey in White Notley. This manor had belonged to Lees or Leighs Priory in Essex and, when leased by the Prior and Convent to Richard Duke on 12 May 1525, was held by "Thomas Colette of Moche (i.e. Great) Waltham" whose term had five years to run. After the suppression of the Priory the "manor of Slamesey als. Slamondesey als. Slampsey Oldhall and Brenthall" was granted by Letters Patent to Sir Richard Rich, the King's Solicitor-general and steward of Great Waltham, to hold as the twentieth part of a knight's fee. There was, therefore, ample reason for a tenant at Great Waltham acquiring other lands in White Notley. From the Lay Subsidy Of 1523-24 we know that neither Thomas nor any other Drake was taxed at White Notley but Agnes Drake was taxed there in 1543-44 and Thomas Drake buried there on 27 November 1541. "
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WILLIAM DRAKE 1553-1616
Drakes Of Colchester, Essexshire
From "Drake in England" p. 88: "William Drake was presented for default of residence on 6 April 1592 and fined on inhabited houses in the manor Court of Abell in Halstead 30 December 1600. Earlier on 1 February 1579, he was named as witness to the apprenticeship of tobias son of Richard Ebbes of Sandy in Befordshire a woollen draper, to Thomas Wilkinson, linen draper. Although traces of Puritan influence can be seen in the introduction of Old Testament names for children in some of the branches of the family, William Drake and his wife are the first to be identified with theextreme Puritans who rejected the established Church of England. In the records of the Archdeacon of Colchester's Court we find them being fined for not attending the parish Church in 1611 and later, in 1615, he was presented by the Churchwardens of Elmstead 'for not coming orderly to Church on the Sabbath Daye' and was duly fined 12d. on 28 June 1615. He was buried at Elmstead on 3 November 1616."
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William Drake Biography
William Drake was born in 1550 in White Notley, England, and died on November 3, 1616, in Elmstead, England.
The eldest son of William and Joan Drake, William was born about 1550, probably at White Notley. It would have been expected that he would have succeeded to his father's lands, but this was not the case and instead his younger brother John remained at White Notley. Court records from May 21, 1589, indicate that John Drake was lame or cripple. In view of the fact that his brother John was lame and had also married a local girl, it is likely that William let him take up their father's property. Apparently William moved to Halstead where, on October 12, 1478, he had married Joan Merrylls (also Merrells, Merrels). Sometime between 1584 and 1592, the family left Halstead and moved to Elmstead. The reason for this move was probably economic. William was a husbandman or farmer.
William Drake and his wife were extreme Puritans who rejected the established Church of England. In the records of the Archdeacon of Colchester's Court we find them being fined for not attending the parish Church in 1611, and again in 1615 he was presented by the Churchwardens of Elmstead "for not coming orderly to Church on the Sabbath Daye" and was duly fined 12d. on June 28, 1615. He was buried at Elmstead on November 3, 1616. His wife, Joan, died at the beginning of the next year and was buried on March 30, 1617, at Elmstead. Her will, dated March 16, 1617, was proved later the same year in the Commissary Court of the Bishop of London.
William and Joan had 10 children: Robert, Isabel, Thomas, Jushua, Joseph, Joan, Thomas, Alice, Ellen, Elizabeth.
He was married to Joan MERRYLLS on October 12 1578.
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William Drake - A brief History
The eldest son of William and Joan Drake, William was born probably at White Notley about 1550. It would have been expected that he would have succeeded to his father's lands, but this was not the case. Instead, his younger brother John remained at White Notley. Court records from 21 May 1589 indicate that John Drake was lame or cripple. In view of this fact that and had also married a local girl, it is likely that William let him take up their father's property.
Apparently William moved to Halstead where, on 12 October 1478, he married Joan Merrylls (also Merrells, Merrels). William and Joan had nine known children:Robert, Isabel, Joshua, Joseph, Joan, Thomas, Alice, Ellen, Elizabeth
The family left Halstead sometime between 1584 and 1592 and moved to Elmstead. The reason for this move was probably economic. William was a husbandman or farmer.
Will iam Drake and his wife were extreme Puritans who rejected the established Church of England. In the records of the Archdeacon of Colchester's Court we find them being fined for not attending the parish Church in 1611. Again in 1615 he was presented by the Churchwardens of Elmstead "for not coming orderly to Church on the Sabbath Daye" and was duly fined 12d. on 28 Jun 1615.
He was buried at Elmstead on 3 November 1616.
His wife, Joan, died at the beginning of the next year and was buried on 30 March 1617, at Elmstead. Her will, dated 16 March 1617, was proved later the same year in the Commissary Court of the Bishop of London.
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From "Drake in England" p. 88: "William Drake was presented for default of residence on 6 April 1592 and fined on inhabited houses in the manor Court of Abell in Halstead 30 December 1600. Earlier on 1 February 1579, he was named as witness to the apprenticeship of tobias son of Richard Ebbes of Sandy in Befordshire a woollen draper, to Thomas Wilkinson, linen draper. Although traces of Puritan influence can be seen in the introduction of Old Testament names for children in some of the branches of the family, William Drake and his wife are the first to be identified with theextreme Puritans who rejected the established Church of England. In the records of the Archdeacon of Colchester's Court we find them being fined for not attending the parish Church in 1611 and later, in 1615, he was presented by the Churchwardens of Elmstead 'for not coming orderly to Church on the Sabbath Daye' and was duly fined 12d. on 28 June 1615. He was buried at Elmstead on 3 November 1616."
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William Drake Biography
William Drake was born in 1550 in White Notley, England, and died on November 3, 1616, in Elmstead, England.
The eldest son of William and Joan Drake, William was born about 1550, probably at White Notley. It would have been expected that he would have succeeded to his father's lands, but this was not the case and instead his younger brother John remained at White Notley. Court records from May 21, 1589, indicate that John Drake was lame or cripple. In view of the fact that his brother John was lame and had also married a local girl, it is likely that William let him take up their father's property. Apparently William moved to Halstead where, on October 12, 1478, he had married Joan Merrylls (also Merrells, Merrels). Sometime between 1584 and 1592, the family left Halstead and moved to Elmstead. The reason for this move was probably economic. William was a husbandman or farmer.
William Drake and his wife were extreme Puritans who rejected the established Church of England. In the records of the Archdeacon of Colchester's Court we find them being fined for not attending the parish Church in 1611, and again in 1615 he was presented by the Churchwardens of Elmstead "for not coming orderly to Church on the Sabbath Daye" and was duly fined 12d. on June 28, 1615. He was buried at Elmstead on November 3, 1616. His wife, Joan, died at the beginning of the next year and was buried on March 30, 1617, at Elmstead. Her will, dated March 16, 1617, was proved later the same year in the Commissary Court of the Bishop of London.
William and Joan had 10 children: Robert, Isabel, Thomas, Jushua, Joseph, Joan, Thomas, Alice, Ellen, Elizabeth.
He was married to Joan MERRYLLS on October 12 1578.
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William Drake - A brief History
The eldest son of William and Joan Drake, William was born probably at White Notley about 1550. It would have been expected that he would have succeeded to his father's lands, but this was not the case. Instead, his younger brother John remained at White Notley. Court records from 21 May 1589 indicate that John Drake was lame or cripple. In view of this fact that and had also married a local girl, it is likely that William let him take up their father's property.
Apparently William moved to Halstead where, on 12 October 1478, he married Joan Merrylls (also Merrells, Merrels). William and Joan had nine known children:Robert, Isabel, Joshua, Joseph, Joan, Thomas, Alice, Ellen, Elizabeth
The family left Halstead sometime between 1584 and 1592 and moved to Elmstead. The reason for this move was probably economic. William was a husbandman or farmer.
Will iam Drake and his wife were extreme Puritans who rejected the established Church of England. In the records of the Archdeacon of Colchester's Court we find them being fined for not attending the parish Church in 1611. Again in 1615 he was presented by the Churchwardens of Elmstead "for not coming orderly to Church on the Sabbath Daye" and was duly fined 12d. on 28 Jun 1615.
He was buried at Elmstead on 3 November 1616.
His wife, Joan, died at the beginning of the next year and was buried on 30 March 1617, at Elmstead. Her will, dated 16 March 1617, was proved later the same year in the Commissary Court of the Bishop of London.
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JOHN BLAND 1572-1668
Detail from pre 1666 London Map
This detail shows Sythe Lane, where John Bland was born, and the Church of St. Antholin, where he was buried. Location: Sythe Lane, London, England
John Bland/John Smith
Name: John Smith Bland
Sex: M
Birth: 1572 in Of Sythlane, London, Middlesex, England
Death: Before 6 January 1667/68 in Nantucket, Massachusetts
Note:
John Smith and family came to Ipswich, Massachusetts in 1630 on ship James with Winthrop Fleet. Three years later removed to Newbury and then to Watertown, Massachusetts.
John Smith, SR was a proprietor of Watertowne, Massachusetts in 1636. Farmer December 7, 1636. His land, adjacent to that of John Benjamin in 1645. Thomas Levit and Isabel Levit (sometimes Isabel Bland, daughter of John Bland of Martha's Vineyard, late deceased), both of Hampton, New Hampshire, constitute their son John Levit their Attorney in the settlement of the estate of John Bland, by an instrument dated April 16, 1691. In support of their claim they file the following depositions:21:316 Deposition "Hampton in New Hamsphire in New England , The deposition of Nathaniell Drake aged about 78 years, and Abram Drake, aged bout seaventie years, who sayeth they have known John Bland, sometime a liver upon the Land, commonly called Matthew's Vineyard, formerly a liver at Glouchester, in England, we have also known Isabelle Bland, now the wife of Thomas Leavitt of Hampton, in New Hampshire . We have known them both ever since we were children, and the said Isabell Bland, now the wife of Thomas Leavitt, was always accounted to be the dauther of the above said John Bland; and we have heard the above said John Bland to own the above said Isabell to be his daughter and never heard nothing to the contrarie, never since we can remember; and the above said John Bland was sometimes called by some persons, John Smith, but his name, and his ancestors name, was called Bland."Nathaniel Drake and Abram Drake appears 27th April 1671 and made oath to the truth of all above written before me, Henry Green, Justice of The Peace. Dukes County Records Vol 1, page 282. Transcripts Vol B., p 216 January 18 1867. By Ri chard L Pease, Clerk of Courts, Edgartown, Massachusetts January 18 , 1867. Samuel Smith aged 29 and Benjamin Gould, aged 42 years both of the Vineyard testify to same effect.
References: History of Martha's Vineyard Vol 2 pages 41-46.
Immigration: ship "Bullet"
BIOGRAPHY OF JOHN SMITH, SENIOR, AND HIS WIFE ISABEL
John Smith and Isabela were both born about 1579, most probably in England. John was admitted as freeman at Watertown on December 6, 1636. On the earliest known list of the proprietors of Watertown (1636/7), are four with the name Smith, John Sen'r, John Jr, Thomas and Francis. His homestall of 18 acres was bounded south east by Bank Lane; south west by R. Browne and W. Barsham; north west by Division line; north east by S. Hosier. In 1645, John Sr's. land was described as being adjacent to John Benjamin's land. It is probable that John and Isabella were the parents of John and Thomas, and perhaps of Francis and Daniel. Isabella Smith, wife of John, was buried in Watertown on October 12, 1639, age 60 years. John died in Watertown on July 12, 1639, also aged 60 years.
Text from source: History of Martha's Vineyard - Annals of Edgartown Pages 42,43, 44, 45, 46.Mr. John Bland has bought of John Pease of Martins Vineyard a parcell of Land about ten acres & two acres of medo Lying against Mr Blands house at Mattakeekset. March 23, 1646. Mem: Mr. John Bland bought of Philip Tabor March 2, 1647 all his rights that he then possessed.
He was a resident of Colchester, England, prior to his emigration to NewEngland, and it seems that for reason which will be explained later in this sketch, he had adopted the alias of John Smith, under which name he would in all probability successfully defy identification. He is undoubtedly the John Smith associated with the Mayhews in the first movement from Watertown, of whom we hear no more in subsequent Vineyard History, as he resumed his correct name when he established himself here. Certain it is, that there was some controversy about him and his identity as two of his early acquaintances, Nathaniel and Abraham Drake of Hampton, New Hampshire, deposed that "he was sometimes called John Smith, but his name and his ancestors was Bland." (deeds, I, 282) His known family consisted of Joanna his wife and two daughters Annabel and Isabel, both married, and that his station in life was above the average of his neighbors here is evidenced by the prefix of distinction, Mr., which uniformly precedes his name in the records. His wife is given the prefix of Mistress also, and with Nicholas Butler he is the only one besides the elder and younger Mayhew so distinguished by a title which had a definite significance in those days. (Records, Commissioners of United Colonies, II, 205, 261. For"healpfulness in Phisicke and Chirurgery att Martin's Vineyard" and "for her pains and care amongst the Indians there for Phisicke and Surgery." His wife was paid a gratuity by the Society for Propagating the Gospel.
In 1654, John Bland was chosen one of the seven magistrates to assist the elder Mayhew in the government, but beyond this it is not known that he held any office. He participated in all the divisions of land up to the time of his death and his possessions are thus recorded in the town books: --These are the petickelers upon the Vineyard of my Known Lands and are above Intended: Twenty acres of Land Lying near the North pond with two acres of Meadow Joyning: which Land and Meadow More of Less Bounded By the pond on the East, the Comon on the South, the Comon on the West, John Blandon the North: with Ten acres of Land Lying in the Planting feild Bounded with . . . . with one Ten acre Lott upon the Line Bounded with . . . . with two acres of Meadow Lying at Chapequideck Bounded By . . . . : with a full Right of Comonage a Father: Adam Bland born 1528 in Orton, Westmorland, England
Mother: Joan Atkyns born 1528 in London, England
Marriage 1 Isabella Drake born 1579 in Elmstead, Essex, England
Married: about 1604 in Colchester, Essex, England
Children
John Smith born 5 January 1620/21 in Hampton, Hampshire, England
Thomas Smith born 14 April 1605
Daniel Smith born 27 April 1606
Abraham Smith born about 1607
Isabell Smith born about 1610
Annabella Smith born 1613
Francis Smith born about 1620
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John Smith
Born about 1572, Colchester, Essex, England
Married about 1599, Colchester, Essex. England, to Isabella Drake
Died 06 January 1667, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Originally, his surname was probably "Bland". Apparently he changed it in honor of his stepfather (James Smyth, who was married to Arrina). He used the name Smith in Watertown (John Smith Sr.), and Bland in Martha's Vineyard.
Possible Immigration: 17 August 1635 "JAMES" of Bristol. Sailed June 4, arrived August 17,
'...having one hundred passengers, honest people of Yorkshire, being put into the Isles of Shoals, lost three anchors: and setting sail, no canvas or ropes would hold, but she was driven within a cable's length of the rocks at Pascataquack, when suddenly the wind, coming to N.W., put them back to the Isles of Shoals, and, being there ready to strike upon the rocks, they let out a piece of their mainsail, and weathered the rocks.' [Winthrop: Journal I, 156; Mather: Journal][Charles Edward Banks, "THE PLANTERS OF THE COMMONWEALTH: 1620-1640 Passengers and Ships", Genealogical Pub. Co., Inc., Baltimore (1972) 974.w2p, pg.135]
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John Bland alias Smith
born about 1575, Colchester, Essex, England
died 6 January 1667/68 Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts
lived Martha's Vineyard, Dukes, Massachusetts by 1646
married (1): Isabella Drake Colchester, Essex, England about 1594
married (2): Joanna unknown [after 1639]
"John Bland, alias John Smith was living at Edgartown, on Martha's Vineyard, in 1646 and was undoubtedly the John Smith (in) association with the Mayhews in the first movement from Watertown to the Island, where he was always a 'Bland' "
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Baptism
John Bland was baptised on 28 September 1572 at St. Gregory by St. Paul London. Information from Adam Bland history
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John Bland
John Bland was born in 1572 in Colchester, Essex, England. He was christened on 28 September 1572 at St Gregory Parish, London, London, England. He died 6 January 1668 in, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts and was buried 1668 Lancaster, Middlesex, Massachusetts. He was an eminent merchant of London before coming to North America. John Bland was one of the Earliest settlers of Martha's Vineyard, having owned land there as early as 1646. He frequently called himself John Smith, even prior to his arrival in New England. Probate records include the John Smith name. John Bland was a member of the Virginia Company. The Virginia Company was formed with a charter from King James I in 1606. The Company was a joint stock corporation charged with the settlement of Virginia. It had the power to appoint the Council of Virginia, the Governor and other officials, and the responsibility to provide settlers, supplies and ships for the venture. The initial reaction to the Company was favorable but as the mortality rate rose and the prospect for profit grew dim, the support for it waned. The leadership resorted to lotteries, searching for gold, and silkworm production to increase profits. The charter was finally revoked in 1624 and Virginia became a Crown colony, largely as a result of the Indian Massacre of 1622. found on ancestry.com
WILLIAM DRURY 1525-1557
Drury/SothillSir Robert's son (mentioned in his Will), Sir William Drury, Knt., of Hawstead, M.P.,P.C.,(c1500-1558), married Elizabeth Sothill (1505-1575) a granddaughter of another Speaker of the House of Commons, and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Sir Richard Empson, Knt.,(died 17 August 1510). found on ancestry.com
Sir William Drury of Hawstead
The Drury name can be documented as far back as the Battle of Hastings, October 14th 1066, when Sir John de Drury fought proudly alongside William the Conqueror. He distinguished himself enough to be listed on the 'Roll of Battle Abbey'.
Sir John de Drury was to set the watermark for the Drury name. The Drurys proudly and honorably served their monarchs without question.
His grandfather and namesake William Drury, was advisor to King Henry VIII. He did the same for Edward VI, as well as Queen Mary. His service to the crown allowed him to embark two thousand acres of rich land as well as five hundred acres of wooded land. Sir William followed the family tradition and fought alongside King Henry, in campaigns all over Europe. He made a name for himself as a master military strategist, as well as a master maritimer.
It was Queen Elizabeth, herself, who asked him to return to court while he was in self-imposed exile during Mary's reign (due to being Protestant and my association with the Earl of Bedford). Sir William had known Elizabeth since she was young and consider her to be a dear friend. Honor and service is first and foremost. His family motto is 'Sine Non Causa', (Not Without Cause), this speaks volumes for Drury family beliefs.
Married to Elizabeth Stafford, one of the Queen's maids of honor, the Queen graciously granted their union and was in attendance at the wedding. In 1578 the Drurys held a feast for Queen Elizabeth at their manor in Hawstead.
He served Elizabeth as Sheriff of Suffolk (1583), and Marshall of Berwick, along the Scottish border before being assigned as the Lord Justice to the Council of Ireland. He took his duties seriously and have handled matters in Ireland very competently. He was said to be the "most able commander in the Irish Wars". The Queen often entrusts him with important matters of state, because of their close friendship and his loyalty to the crown.
He had a quarrel about precedency with Sir John Borough, and died from wounds received in a duel with him.
From "Plantagenet Ancestry... A Study in", available in Google Books.
William Drury, Knight of Hawstead, Suffolk...married 2nd, before February 1521, Elizabeth Sothill, twin daughter abd co-heiress of Henry Sothill esq of Stoke, Leicestershire (descendant of King Edward III) by Joan, daughter of Richard Empson, Knight. She was born about 1505. They had two sons: Robert, esq and Henry and six daughters.
Sir William died testate (P.C.C. 16 noodes) at Hawstead 11 January 1557 or 58.
Elizabeth, his wife, died testate (P.C.C. 42 Pyckering) 19 May 1575. They were buried at Hawstead, Suffolk.
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The Drury name can be documented as far back as the Battle of Hastings, October 14th 1066, when Sir John de Drury fought proudly alongside William the Conqueror. He distinguished himself enough to be listed on the 'Roll of Battle Abbey'.
Sir John de Drury was to set the watermark for the Drury name. The Drurys proudly and honorably served their monarchs without question.
His grandfather and namesake William Drury, was advisor to King Henry VIII. He did the same for Edward VI, as well as Queen Mary. His service to the crown allowed him to embark two thousand acres of rich land as well as five hundred acres of wooded land. Sir William followed the family tradition and fought alongside King Henry, in campaigns all over Europe. He made a name for himself as a master military strategist, as well as a master maritimer.
It was Queen Elizabeth, herself, who asked him to return to court while he was in self-imposed exile during Mary's reign (due to being Protestant and my association with the Earl of Bedford). Sir William had known Elizabeth since she was young and consider her to be a dear friend. Honor and service is first and foremost. His family motto is 'Sine Non Causa', (Not Without Cause), this speaks volumes for Drury family beliefs.
Married to Elizabeth Stafford, one of the Queen's maids of honor, the Queen graciously granted their union and was in attendance at the wedding. In 1578 the Drurys held a feast for Queen Elizabeth at their manor in Hawstead.
He served Elizabeth as Sheriff of Suffolk (1583), and Marshall of Berwick, along the Scottish border before being assigned as the Lord Justice to the Council of Ireland. He took his duties seriously and have handled matters in Ireland very competently. He was said to be the "most able commander in the Irish Wars". The Queen often entrusts him with important matters of state, because of their close friendship and his loyalty to the crown.
He had a quarrel about precedency with Sir John Borough, and died from wounds received in a duel with him.
From "Plantagenet Ancestry... A Study in", available in Google Books.
William Drury, Knight of Hawstead, Suffolk...married 2nd, before February 1521, Elizabeth Sothill, twin daughter abd co-heiress of Henry Sothill esq of Stoke, Leicestershire (descendant of King Edward III) by Joan, daughter of Richard Empson, Knight. She was born about 1505. They had two sons: Robert, esq and Henry and six daughters.
Sir William died testate (P.C.C. 16 noodes) at Hawstead 11 January 1557 or 58.
Elizabeth, his wife, died testate (P.C.C. 42 Pyckering) 19 May 1575. They were buried at Hawstead, Suffolk.
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WILLIAM WALGRAVE 1457-1526
The Waldegrave memorial in Bures St. Mary's Church - Puritan reformers broke the hands off the weepers in the mid 1600s Location: Bures St. Mary's Church, England
Waldgrave Memorial - Location: Bures St. Mary Church, EnglandSir Knight William WALDEGRAVE
Sir William Waldegrave, K.B., of Smallbridge, Suffolk, Eldest Son of Sir Thomas Waldegrave, whom he succeeded. Sir William Waldegrave, was Knighted in 1501, at the marriage of Prince Arthur, (elder Brother of Henry VIII,with Catherine of Aragon. In 1513, he was nominated as one of the Most Discreet Persons, for assessing and collecting the Subsidy. He founded a Chantry at Bures. By his Will, dated 26 January 1524-5, he directed, that his body be buried "in the Parish Church of St. Mary's of Buer," in the Tomb he had caused to be made under the Arch, between the High Altar and the Chapel of Jesus, and, that he be buried within 24 hours after his decease. He died 30 January 1527.
Sir William Waldegrave, K.B., of Smallbridge, Suffolk, Eldest Son of Sir Thomas Waldegrave, whom he succeeded. Sir William Waldegrave, was Knighted in 1501, at the marriage of Prince Arthur, (elder Brother of Henry VIII,with Catherine of Aragon. In 1513, he was nominated as one of the Most Discreet Persons, for assessing and collecting the Subsidy. He founded a Chantry at Bures. By his Will, dated 26 January 1524-5, he directed, that his body be buried "in the Parish Church of St. Mary's of Buer," in the Tomb he had caused to be made under the Arch, between the High Altar and the Chapel of Jesus, and, that he be buried within 24 hours after his decease. He died 30 January 1527.
WALDEGRAVE, the name of an English Family, said to derive from the Town of Walgrave in Northamptonshire, but who long held the Manor of Smallbridge, in Bures St. Mary, Suffolk, England.
Sir Richard Waldegrave, (or Walgrave), Knight, of Smallbridge, Suffolk, (died 1401), was a Member of Parliament for Lincolnshire in 1335, and Speaker of the House of Commons, in the Reign of King Richard II; his son, Sir Richard Waldegrave, Knt., (died 1436), styled, Lord of Bures and Silvesters, was the Victor of Conquet, and at the Isle of Rhé in Brittany in 1402.
One of Sir Richard's descendants was Sir Edward Waldegrave (c. 1517- 01 September 1561) of Borley, Essex, and West Haddon, Northamptonshire, who was imprisoned during the reign of King Edward VI for his loyalty to the Princess, afterwards Queen Mary. By Mary he was Knighted, and he received from her the Manor of Chewton in Somerset, now the residence of Earl Waldegrave. He was a member of Parliament, and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. After Mary's decease he suffered a reverse of fortune, and he was a prisoner in the Tower of London when he died on the 1st of September 1561.
Sir Edward's descendant, another Sir Edward Waldegrave was created a Baronet in 1643, for his services to King Charles I; and his descendant, Sir Henry Waldegrave, Baronet, (1660-1689), was created Baron Waldegrave, of Chewton, in 1686. Sir Henry married Henrietta FitzJames, (d. 1730), daughter of King James II, by his Mistress Arabella Churchill; their son was James Waldegrave, 1st Earl Waldegrave, (1684-1741).
Marriage 1 Margery WENTWORTH born about 1460 in Codham, Yorkshire, England.
Married: in Yorkshire, England.
Children
Anthony WALDEGRAVE, born 1477.
William WALDEGRAVE, born 1479.
Mary WALDEGRAVE, born about 1481.
George WALDEGRAVE, Esq. born 1483, in Smallbridge, Bures, Suffolk, England.
Margaret WALDEGRAVE, born about 1485, in Smallbridge, Bures, Suffolk, England.
Jane WALDEGRAVE, born 1487.
Edmond WALDEGRAVE, born 1489.
Dorothy WALDEGRAVE, born 1491.
Bridget WALDEGRAVE, born 1493.
Anne WALDEGRAVE, born 1495.
Sources:Title: "Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants", Vol. IIAuthor: Aileen Lewers Langston & J. Orton Buke, Jr., Compilers,Publication: Baltimore County, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1974Media: BookResearch Of Samuel Taylor GREER.Research of Patricia McMahan Chambers.
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MARGARET DONINGTON (KYSTON) 1509-1561
Lady Kitson in 1573Artist: George Gower Location: Tate Britain Gallery
Margaret Donington
Margaret Donington was born circa 1509. She was the daughter of John Donington and Elizabeth Pye. She married, firstly, Sir Thomas Kitson before 1540. She married, secondly, Sir Richard Long before 1546. She married by contract, thirdly, Sir John Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Bath, son of Sir John Bourchier, 1st Earl of Bath and Cicely Daubeney, on 4 December 1548. She died on 20 December 1561 at Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England. She was buried on 12 January 1561/62 at Hengrave, Suffolk, England. Her will (dated 10 December 1561) was probated on 18 February 1561/62.
Margaret Donington was born circa 1509. She was the daughter of John Donington and Elizabeth Pye. She married, firstly, Sir Thomas Kitson before 1540. She married, secondly, Sir Richard Long before 1546. She married by contract, thirdly, Sir John Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Bath, son of Sir John Bourchier, 1st Earl of Bath and Cicely Daubeney, on 4 December 1548. She died on 20 December 1561 at Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England. She was buried on 12 January 1561/62 at Hengrave, Suffolk, England. Her will (dated 10 December 1561) was probated on 18 February 1561/62.
From before 1540, her married name became Kitson. From before 1546, her married name became Long. As a result of her marriage, Margaret Donington was styled as Countess of Bath on 11 December 1548. From 11 December 1548, her married name became Bourchier.
Sources
G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 17. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
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MARGARET DONNINGTON (1510-January 20,1562)
Sources
G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 17. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
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MARGARET DONNINGTON (1510-January 20,1562)
Margaret Donnington was the only daughter of John Donnington of Stoke Newington, Middlesex (died 1544) and Elizabeth Pye. She married three times, each time improving her lot. Her first husband was Sir Thomas Kytson (1485-September 11, 1540), a widower with one daughter (Elizabeth), who built Hengrave Hall in Suffolk between 1525 and 1538. King Henry VIII often visited them there. Kytson also had houses in Milk Street, London, Stoke Newington, Westley, and Risby, Suffolk, and Torbrian, Devonshire. Kytson and Margaret were the parents of Frances (c.1527-c.1586), Katherine (died before November 8, 1586), Dorothy (1531-May 2, 1577), Anne, and Thomas (October 9, 1540-January 28, 1603), the latter born posthumously. In 1541, Margaret took a second husband, Sir Richard Long of Shengay, Cambridgeshire (c.1494-September 29, 1546), a courtier. She had four children by him, Jane (c.1541-c.1562), Mary (b.c.1543), Henry (March 31,1543/4-April 15,1573), and Catherine (c.1546-c.1568). Henry was still a minor when Queen Elizabeth visited his inheritance, Filliot’s Hall, Essex, in 1561. Margaret’s third husband was John Bourchier, earl of Bath (1489-February 10,1561), as his third wife. They were married December 11,1548 and together they had two more daughters, Susanna and Bridget. Margaret married her eldest daughter, Frances Kytson, to her stepson, John Bourchier, Lord Fitzwarine. Margaret’s monument in Hengrave Church is to herself and all three husbands. I have encountered a bit of a mystery in reading The English Noble Household 1450-1600 by Kate Mertes. She lists three manuscripts as the day books of Lady Margaret Long of Hengrave Hall, one for 1541-2, one for 1563-4, and one for 1571-2, the latter including what she calls the accounts of Thomas Kytson, Margaret's ward. The Lady Margaret Long of 1541-2 is obviously Margaret Donnington, but Thomas Kytson was her son, not her ward, but in 1563-4 and 1571-2, Margaret was already deceased. One fact Mertes gleans is probably still valid: that Margaret and her daughters employed about five maids during the period 1541-64. The Elizabeth Kytson who oversaw the later accounts, however, is not the daughter by a previous marriage that Mertes suggests, but rather Elizabeth Cornwallis, who married Thomas Kytson in 1561.
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