Married 1580
Married: ABT. 1580 in London, England|
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Sir Thomas Beauchamp Born: 1550 Died: 1619 Father: John Beauchamp Mother: Edmund Beauchamp, in making his will (dated April 10, 1691; probated 12th 9ber 1691), describes himself as "Edmund Beauchamp, Mercer, of London, and at the writing hereof County Clerke of Somerset in the Province of Maryland."4 This item furnished the clue to Beauchamp's ancestry. Research in English record publications shows Edmund Beauchamp to have been a son of John Beauchamp, of London, Merchant, and his wife, Alicia, daughter of Edmund Freeman, of Pulberry, Sussex; and grandson of Thomas Beauchamp, of Cosgrove, Northamptonshire, and his wife, Dorothy, daughter of Edward Clarke, of Rode, Northamptonshire. Here is the will of Thomas, grandfather of our immigrant Edmund Beauchamp. Gary THOMAS BEACHAM OF COSGRAVE 15th DECEMBER 1613 my body to be buried in the parish church of churchyard of Cosgrave aforesaid. Item: I give and bequeath to my son, Edward, all my lands and close called by the name of Burks Bryones (?) within the fields and parishes of Cosgrave, North and East part, which I purchased of John Goodman, Ellis Emerson and John Whittweale to him and his heirs forever, giving and paying to my son Richard one hundren pounds of good and lawful money of England within five years after my decease. Item: I give and bequeath to my son Thomas my house and copyhold land in Downbam in the Isle of Ely in the county of Cambridge. Item: I give and bequeath unto my daughter Margarett my house in Wolverton in the county of Buckingham which I purchased of my brother, Robert Beacham; and three score and ten pounds whereof forty pounds at the day of her marriage or within ten days after, and the other thirty pounds at the age of twenty and one years. Item: I give and bequeath to my son John Beacham my estate, right title and interest in my house in Sisaw(?) with the pertenance or else four score pounds of good and lawful money of England. Item: I give and bequeath unto Anony Mylgate of Wolverton and to Richard Windmill of the same 6s.8d betwixt them, that is either of them 3s.4d. Item: I give to my son Edward three garners with all hovill (sic) post and timber belonging to them, with all the tables and settles in the house, with all boards and timber for building, with all pallis (pales?) and hedge mounds. Item: I give to each of my godchildren 12d and to Marie Bird 12d. Item: I give to the repair of the parish church of Cosgrave 3s . 4d . Item: I ordain that If any of my four younger children depart this natural life before the above said potions and legacies to them by me bequeathed to be due and payable to remain to the proper use and behofe (behalf?) of the other that remain living. Item: 1 give to my son Edward my worser cart and plough and harrow and my brown gelding which was bought of William Emerson, and one red Hereford. Item: I appoint my son Edward my one half of lands and housing which was my father's part at the next fallow, paying the rent due to my father at St Thomas' Day come twelve month and till then my wife to pay it. My legacies as performed, my debts paid, my funeral expenses discharged, all my other goods moveab1e and unmoveable unbequeathed I give to Dorothie my wife whom I make and appoint my sole executrix of this my last will and testament. I ordain and appoint William Ellis of Thropp and my brother Christopher overseers of this my will, and for their pains I give either of them 2s. In witness hereof I have set to my hand and seal this day and year first above written. Thomas Beacham Signed and sealed in the presence of Arthur Emerson. Christopher Beacham, John Maywood, Robert Bagnell Quoting from the research work of DeBrett of Northampton "Our research into the Beauchamp family of Cosgrove has covered a wide range of sources, the most revealing of which has been a series of Northamptonshire wills in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The will of Edward Beauchamp, the eldest son of Thomas Beauchamp and Dorothy, formerly Clarke, was dated 6 Jan 1624 at Cosgrove, and it was his wish "to be buried in the churchyard of Cosgrove among the burials of my ancestors". He mentioned his wife, Emma, and three sons and two daughters. His father, Thomas Beauchamps's will was dated 15 Dec 1613 and he mentioned four sons, Edward (whose will of 1624 we have just mentioned), Thomas, who was given lands in Downham, Cambridgeshire, and John, the merchant ancestor who married Alice Freeman. Thomas also named a daughter Margaret, who received land at Wolverton, Buckinghamshire. We also learn he had brothers Christopher and Robert. Thomas's brother, Christopher Beauchamp, left a will in 1622 in which he mentioned his brother Henry. The eldest brother, John Beauchamp, left an interesting will 23 Feb 1615, which was proved in Prerogative Court of Canterbury, the superior probate jurisdiction of England and Wales. Like his nephew and namesake John, son of Thomas Beauchamp, the elder John was a successful merchant. He lived in Amsterdam and although he had a wife, he mentioned no children. He did leave bequest to his nephews, John and Richard, the sons of his late brother, Thomas Beauchamp. The testator also mentioned his brothers, Henry, Christopher, Richard and Robert Beauchamp, and a sister named Ellis. The most important point in the will is that there is a reference to John Beauchamp's father, also called John Beauchamp, who was believed to be living in Buckinghamshire in 1615. Unfortunately, we know almost nothing about this elder John Beauchamp of Buckinghamshire. However, from the evidence contained in earlier Northamptonshire wills, we believe he can be identified as the son of Thomas and Agnes Beauchamp of Cosgrove. Thomas made his will on 10 Mar 1545, and apart from his son John, he named a daughter Agnes, and his wife, who was also called Agnes. He had a sister called Elizabeth Conqueste. Thomas' widow, Agnes Beauchamp of Cosgrave, made her will on 16 Aug 1545. Most of her property was left to the church, or for charitable purposes, but she did make a bequest to Thomas Conq(u)est, who was her brother, or brother-in-law. Finally, the earliest will we have identified relates to John Beauchamp of Cosgrove, and was dated 16 February 1536. He mentioned his brother, Thomas, who was his executor, his son William and daughter Emma. Thus we can trace the Beauchamp family of Cosgrove back with a good degree of certainty to 1536 from probate sources. We consulted many other sources, such as Inquisitions Post Mortems, marriage licenses and legal records in the Court Of Requests, but these produced no evidence of earlier generations. One source which may have identified the father of Thomas Beauchamp, the earliest known ancestor, is Lay Subsidy Rolls, which are records of taxations levied by Parliament. In 1543/4, Thomas Beauchamp of Cosgrove was assessed for taxation. In 1524/5, we find Richard, John and Thomas Beauchamp at Cosgrove. We know that Thomas and John were brothers, and we may speculate that Richard Beauchamp was their father. However, extensive searches in deeds, muster rolls, pipe rolls, close rolls and other Beauchamp families and individuals flourishing in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, have failed to produce firm evidence of the genealogy before 1536". No documentation as yet, just several very well researched leads by impressive persons including Stith Thompson. From William Dugdale's "History of Warwickshire" : "I did intensive research on Bch.families, On his death in 1293, Ralph de Bch. left his son/heir, Roger, honors of Eaton. Roger was 21 next year, 1294, did homage and had livery of his lands. Dugdale concludes his unconnected account of this family with this Roger, by reason, he says, they were not of the degree of Barons." Kin of Mellcene Thurman Smith, Page 935 -"Hereford. He had by his wife Peter, John and Otho and three daughters, Mabella de Grandison, who married Sir John de Patteshull, Katherine and Agnes. He died before 1335. 5. Mabella de Grandison married Sir John Patteshull and their daughter Sibella married Roger de Beauchamp. No. 10, Beauchamp. Roger de Beauchamp and Sibella Patteshull had a son, 11. Roger de Beauchamp, who died in the lifetime of his father, leaving a son, 12. Roger de Beauchamp, grandson and heir of Roger de Beauchamp, the first Baron. He was aged 17 in 1380 and second Baron Beauchamp of Bletso, but this nobleman was never summoned to Parliament. His lordship, proving his age in the 7th of Richard II, had livery of all his lands. In 1394/5 this nobleman attending the King into Ireland. He married Johanna Clopton and had a son John and a daughter."(this heritage also contains the names Littleton, Dorothey Edmund which are similar names in the latter linage.)There was a paternal record of the family in the possession of George A. Beauchamp, a descendant of Sir Thomas Beauchamp. This record told of the family leaving their native France for England, and of the emmigration in the latter part of the Seventeenth Century to America. The Beauchamp Family Bible had been burned. The Bible. The information of the Bible came from "Backtracking in Barbour County - A Narrative of the last Alabama Frontier" by Ann Kendrick Walker. "About the turn of the century, Dr. Owen learned that the only portrait extant of the pioneer (Green Beauchamp) was in the possession of Miss Emily Kennon, a sister of Mrs. Beauchamp, and at this time, Miss Kennon had reached the age of ninety-six. Dr. Owen's efforts to locate the portrait resulted in bringing forth some biographical material--- slight but authentic ---from the late George A. Beauchamp, a great nephew of Green. The Beauchamp Family Bible had been burned, but there was a record of the family on the paternal side, of leaving their native France for England, and of the emigration in the latter part of the Seventeenth Century of the founder of the American Branch, and of settlement in Maryland." Edmund Beauchamp, in making his will (dated April 10, 1691; probated 12th 9ber 1691), describes himself as "Edmund Beauchamp, Mercer, of London, and at the writing hereof County Clerke of Somerset in the Province of Maryland."4 This item furnished the clue to Beauchamp's ancestry. Research in English record publications shows Edmund Beauchamp to have been a son of John Beauchamp, of London, Merchant, and his wife, Alicia, daughter of Edmund Freeman, of Pulberry, Sussex; and grandson of Thomas Beauchamp, of Cosgrave, Northamptonshire, and his wife, Dorothy, daughter of Edward Clarke, of Rode, Northamptonshire. The King went on, "the Garter will soon be held in such high esteem that he may count himself happy if permitted to wear it". The Queen is the only lady of the Order. I am honored to count 16 Knights of the Garter among my ancestors. Edward III, King of England, Founder, 1344-50 of the Order of the Garter. Sir Henry Percy, K.G., Earl of Northumberland. Sir John de Gray, K.G., Lord Grey of Ruthyn. Sir Edward de Nevill, K.G., Baron Abergavenny. Sir Ralph de Nevill, K.G., Earl of Westmoreland. Sir George de Nevill, K.G., Baron Bergavenny, 31st Baron. Sir John Howard, K.G. Sir Thomas de Mowbray, K.G., Duke of Norfolk. Sir Edward Cherleton, K.G. Sir Richard Fitz-Alan, K.G., Earl of Arundel. Prince John of Gaunt, K.G., Duke of Lancaster, son of King Edward III. Sir William de Bohun, K.G., Earl of Hereford. Sir Thomas de Beauchamp, K.G., 3rd Earl of Warwick. Sir Thomas Holand, K.G., Earl of Kent. SOCIETY OF "MAGNA CHARTA DAMES" Regent General is Miss Eliz. Fisher Washington of Pa. Md. Regent, Mrs. Alex. Gordon. President, Mrs. Geo. Harrison Houston of Pa. The object of this Society is the same as the Runnymede Society, to preserve the names of the Barons of England who were Sureties for the Magna Charta of King John in 1215, in the meadow called "Runnymede". There were 25 Barons and 17 have descendants living today. Edyth Clements Shipley Britton has 16 to her credit. The Howard line is on file in this Society. Sir William d'Albini, Lord of Belvoir Castle, d--1236. Sir Roger Bigod, Earl of Norfolk, d--1220. Sir Hugh Bigod, his son and heir, d--1225. Sir Henry de Bohun, Earl of Hereford, d--1220. Sir Rich. de Clare, Earl of Hereford, d--1218. Sir Gilbert de Clare, his son and heir, d--1229. Sir John Fitz-Robert, Lord of Warkworth Castle, d--1240. Sir Robert Fitz-Walter, Lord of Dunmow Castle, d--1234. Sir John de Lacie, Lord of Halton Castle, d--1240. Sir William de Lanvalli, Lord of Stanway Castle, d--1217. Sir William Malet, Lord of Curry-Malet, d--1224. Sir William de Mowbray, Lord of Axholme Castle, d--1223. Sir Saire de Quincey, Earl of Winchester, d--1219 (this is where the name Winchester comes into my husband's family). Sir Robert de Roos, Lord of Hamlake Castle, d--1226. Sir Geoffrey de Saye, a Feudal Baron of Sussex, d--1230. Sir Robert de Vere, Earl of Oxford, d--1221. ORDER OF THE FIRST CRUSADE, 1096 Authenticated descent from one of the 7 Great Leaders of the First Crusade to Jerusalem, 1096. Founder and President, Mr. Howard Kellogg James, of Calif. English Branch, Duke of Argyall, etc. Md. Registreur, Mrs. H. M. Southgate of Chevy Chase. This order goes back 129 years behind "Runnymede," and required descent from only 7 men, leaders of this Crusade. These 7 leaders were: Hugh the Great, Stephen of Blois, Robert of Flanders, Godfrey de Bouillon, Robert of Normandy, Raymond of Toulouse, Bohemund of Tarentum. The sermon preached by Urban IV at Clearmont, France, Nov. 26, 1095, kindled the spark that started the First Crusade, under the above leaders, and 150,000 men reached Constantinople, 1097. One million people lost their lives, the cost of the First Crusade. Edyth Clements Shipley Britton has two lines in this Society--Washington and Howard. WASHINGTON LINE-- Henry II, King of France, m--Anne of Russia. Their son was Prince Hugh Magnus, Count of Vermandois, known as "Hugh the Great", one of the seven Great Leaders of the First Crusade, 1096. He signalized himself in the expedition of 1. Llewelyn the Great, Prince of Wales, m. Joanna, natural daughter of King John, d. 1240. 2. Gwladys, m. Ralph Mortimer. 3. Roger Mortimer, m. Maude de Braose. 4. Edmund Mortimer, d. 1303, m. Margaret, a Spaniard related to Queen Eleanor. 5. Roger Mortimer, hanged 1330, Paramour of Queen Isabella, m. Joan, dau. of Lord Trim of Ireland. 6. Catherine Mortimer, m. Thomas Beauchamp, Sr., who d. of Plague 1369. 7. Thomas Beauchamp, Jr., d. 1401, m. Margaret Ferrais, imprisoned, banished to Isle of Man. 8. Elizabeth Beauchamp, heiress, m. Sir Edward Neville, 1st Lord Abergavenny. 9. Sir George Neville, Sr., 2nd Lord Abergavenny, m. Margaret Fiennes, dau. of Hugh. 10. Sir George Neville, Jr., 3rd Lord Abergavenny, m. Mary Stafford, dau. of Duke of Buckingham. 11. Lady Mary Neville, m. Sir Thomas Fiennes, 9th Lord Dacre, beheaded 1541. 12. Lady Margaret Fiennes, 1540-1611, m. Sampson Leonard, 11th Lord Dacre, grandparents of James Leonard of Taunton. NOTE: The grandson and namesake of Llewelyn the Great was also noble. He was a son-in-law of Simon de Montfort. He was murdered in 1282 and his head was sent to London where it was displayed in derision crowned with ivy. Memoirs of the Leonard, Thompson and Haskell Families 1315, m. Alice de Toni. 6. Thomas Beauchamp, Sr., d. of plague at Calais 1369, m. Catherine Mortimer, dau. of Roger. 7. Thomas Beauchamp, Jr., d. 1401; kept in Tower; banished to Isle of Man; m. Margaret Ferrars. 8. Richard Beauchamp, d. 1439, m. Isabel Despenser. 9. Elizabeth Beauchamp, heiress of the Despensers, descended from Charlemagne, m. Sir Edward Neville. From here consult Neville Line. Memoirs of the Leonard, Thompson and Haskell Families 1. Roger Mortimer, said to be descended from Charlemagne. 2. Ralph Mortimer, fought at Hastings for Wm. Conqueror. 3. Hugh Mortimer, d. 1185, opposed accession of Henry II. 4. Roger Mortimer, d. 1215, constantly fighting the Welsh. 5. Ralph Mortimer, m. Gladuse, dau. of Llewelyn the Great. 6. Roger Mortimer, d. 1282, fought for Henry III, m. Maude de Braose. 7. Edmund Mortimer, d. 1303, m. Margaret, a Spaniard related to Queen Eleanor. 8. Roger Mortimer, Paramour of Queen Isabella, hanged 1330, m. Joan, dau. of Lord Trim of Ireland. 9. Catherine Mortimer, m. Thomas Beauchamp, Sr., who d. of plague 1369. 10. Thomas Beauchamp, Jr., d. 1401, imprisoned in Tower, m. Margaret Ferrars. 11. Elizabeth Beauchamp, heiress of the Despensers, m. Sir Edward Neville. Memoirs of the Leonard, Thompson and Haskell Families 1--The Beauchamp Family, This family was founded at the conquest. Their progenitor, Hugh de Beauchamp, received four lordships in Buckinghamshire. They were allied by marriage with the Staffords, Mortimers, and Despensers. The marriage of the heiress of the Despensers, Elizabeth Beauchamp with our ancestor, Sir Edward Neville, is one of the marked epochs in our family history as she brought several titles and baronies to her husband which he did not need. Elizabeth was also the heiress of the Braose estates. Her ancestor, William de Braose, perpetrated in the castle of Abergavenny in Wales in 1176, the awful murder of a number of the finest Welsh chiefs who had been lured there on the pretext of friendly conference. One of them brought his young son, who shared his father's fate. After thus defying the sacredness of hospitality, William de Braose attacked the families of his victims making the name Braose detestable to all generations. The castle of Abergavenny, which rose dark and menacing like the spirit of murder, became the property of Elizabeth Beauchamp, born in Hanley Castle, Worcestershire, and her husband became thereby Baron Bergavenny. Elizabeth was the great-great-granddaughter of Roger Mortimer. Her grandfather, Thomas Beauchamp was imprisoned in the Tower of London, one of whose parts is called Beauchamp Tower from him. from the following Sureties of the Magna Charta: Saire de Quincey, Henry de Bohun, Robert de Vere, Roger Bigod, Hugh Bigod, Gilbert de Clare, Richard de Clare, John de Lacie. Knights of the Garter--Sir Thomas Beauchamp, Sir Hugh Courtney, Sir Roger de Mortimer. Knights of the Bath--Sir Hugh Courtney." NATIONAL SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE BARONS OF RUNNYMEDE SURETIES Saire de Quincey, Henry de Bohun, Robert de Vere, Roger Bigod, Hugh B igod, Gilbert de Clare, Richard de Clare, John de Lacie. Memoirs of the Leonard, Thompson and Haskell Families 1315, m. Alice de Toni. 6. Thomas Beauchamp, Sr., d. of plague at Calais 1369, m. Catherine Mortimer, dau. of Roger. 7. Thomas Beauchamp, Jr., d. 1401; kept in Tower; banished to Isle of Man; m. Margaret Ferrars. 8. Richard Beauchamp, d. 1439, m. Isabel Despenser. Edmund Beauchamp, in making his will (dated April 10, 1691; probated 12th 9ber 1691), describes himself as "Edmund Beauchamp, Mercer, of London, and at the writing hereof County Clerke of Somerset in the Province of Maryland."4 This item furnished the clue to Beauchamp's ancestry. Research in English record publications shows Edmund Beauchamp to have been a son of John Beauchamp, of London, Merchant, and his wife, Alicia, daughter of Edmund Freeman, of Pulberry, Sussex; and grandson of Thomas Beauchamp, of Cosgrave, Northamptonshire, and his wife, Dorothy, daughter of Edward Clarke, of Rode, Northamptonshire. |
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Sir John Beauchamp Born: 1593 Died: 1654 Spouse: Alice Freeman Children: John Beauchamp Jr., Alice Beauchamp, Thomas Beauchamp, Mary Beauchamp, Edmund Beauchamp, Richard Beauchamp, George Beauchamp, Elizabeth Beauchamp I go through John, / Edmund, Edmund Jr./Robert/Costin/Jeroboam/dau Hannah who married Adam Barr, Jr. - my great, great, their dau Nancy Barr m. Joel St. Clair, my great gpts. their dau Mary Eliza St. Clair married Charles Thomas - grandparents. And so - to the Thomas Name - my mother was their daughter, who married my father Charles E. Creecy, in 1910. "Reference: The Mayflower and Her Log, The Library of Congress. John was a London merchant and member of the Plymouth Company. Was one of the financial adventurers who financed the Mayflower which came to America in 1620. This stock company was formed to supply the plantation in Plymouth, Mass. There were about 70 stockholders. John was apparently a wealthy gentleman. Old Somerset of the Eastern Shore of Maryland - see also Baker, Northampton, II, p. 218, for Beauchamps; see Edmund Freeman of Sandwich [Massachusetts] Genealogy, for reference to John Beauchamp as brother-in-law to Edmund Freeman, and Boston Transcript, January-March, 1930, for letters on Beauchamp-Freeman connection. Reference: The Mayflower and Her Log, The Library of Congress. John was a London merchant and member of the Plymouth Company. Was one of the financial adventurers who financed the Mayflower which came to America in 1620. This stock company was formed to supply the plantation in Plymouth, Mass. There were about 70 stockholders. John was apparently a wealthy gentleman. Old Somerset of the Eastern Shore of Maryland - see also Baker, Northampton, II, p. 218, for Beauchamps; see Edmund Freeman of Sandwich [Massachusetts] Genealogy, for reference to John Beauchamp as brother-in-law to Edmund Freeman, and Boston Transcript, January-March, 1930, for letters on Beauchamp-Freeman connection. "The Complete Book of Emigrants 1661-1669" by Peter Coldham I found an entry dated 15 October, 1641 which said "Abraham Helsey of London, gent, age 56 and John Bewchampe, citizen and salter of London, aged 49, deposes that Thomas Weston of London became bound to Bewchampe for money on 29 March 1623..." This is an excerpt from a deposition on file at the Corporation of the City of London. The actual deposition (very hard to read) says "...John Bewchampe...aged 49 or thereabouts..." I've heard several sources mention John's activities with the Plymouth company but upon reading 2 books about the place I find his involvment much more interesting then it was portrayed. The original story I guess would be told by WIlliam Bradford, an early Governor of the colony who dealt with John. His book is called "Bradford's History of Plymouth Plantation." It can be a bit dry. Much more interesting is Kate Caffrey's book "The Mayflower." She's much more objective. And pretty funny in some parts. Apparantly the Plymouth Co. were not quite prepared for the "devious business Practices of Beauchamp and Sherley." Sherley is one of the 4 London merchants who loaned the colonists money and received beaver skins as payment. The colonists say about Sherley that he was "a mean-spirited crawler, seemingly humble but really feathering his own nest." And how!!! If you want to know about John the person these books provide valuable insight. Some editions of Bradford's book also have photocopies of letters written by John Beauchamp, who had quite the flourish on his signature. From Osiris Johnson Before 1625 Plymouth sent one of their own, a Mr. Allerton, to London. While there he contacted a Mr. Sherley who was a goldsmith. Goldsmiths were the bankers of the day. They were who you saw when you needed a loan. Mr. Sherley in turn contacted a Mr. Andrews and a Mr. Beauchamp to invest in the Plymouth Plantation. Beauchamp paid £1127 and Andrews 1136. It is said "Mr. Sherley pretendeth that hee did alsoe add the some of £1190 for his share." As part of the agreement Sherley would receive shipments of skins and sell them. Then he would share profits with Beauchamp and Andrews. He would also pay the bills of the Plymouth colonists. These treaties were signed in 1625, 26 and 27. In 1636 there was a plague epidemic. Everyone who could was spending as much time as possible outside of the city. Sherley would only spend 1 day a week there. It was during this bout of pestilence that Sherley received a shipment of beaver skins. What would in good times fetch up to £24 per pound was now less then £8. So Sherley decided to sit on the skins till the market went up. In the meantime he had to pay some bills run up by the colonists. He was owed money by a Mr. Hall who was out of town. When contacted he said he could not pay. So Sherley went to see Beauchamp and Andrews. He told them they should each pay a third. They both refused. This all comes from a letter from Sherley to Plymouth. In Plymouth the colonists were worried because in the 10 years of doing business with Sherley he had never once sent them an account of what he had been doing. They decided to halt all shipments till they got a full account. After doing so they received letters from Beauchamp and Andrews complaining about not receiving and furs and being £1100 in the hole. The colonists were shocked, they wrote back that they had been sending furs for a long time, and that they should see Sherley about their share. Sherley refused to pay up. Apparantly he was mad about their refusal to pay the bills earlier. Beauchamp sued Sherley in Chancerie but apparantly lost. Andrew and Beauchamp again wrote to the colonists and blamed them. The colonists took all their furs and sent them to Beauchamp and Andrews. They sent 1325 pounds to be divided equally among them. Beauchamp made £400, apparantly over the £1127 he invested. Andrews however was still dowd £40. This was in 1637. Apparantly Sherley had been receiving furs for a long time and had been pocketing the profit without giving any to Beauchamp or Andrews. Finally in 1641 the colonists became so fed up with the lying cheating Sherley and tried to terminate their contract with him. On Oct 15, 1641 they wrote up a termination contract and had it sent to each of the three merchants, Sherley, Andrews and Beauchamp. Beauchamp refused to accept their terms believing he was owed more. He demanded either an extra £400 or £400, I'm not clear on this. In April 7, 1643 Sherley sent a letter to the colonists arguing against Beauchamps claims. Apparantly what happened was that when the coalition fell apart each man tried to get as much out of it as he could and Sherly and Andrews turned on Beauchamp. Finally in 1645 Beauchamp received £210 10s and I guess was satisfied. He was the last person to whom the colonists owed money. From this point on they were in the black. Will of JOHN BEAUCHAMP of Reigate, Surrey: (Public Record Office: PROB.11/245; folio 19) To the poor people of the parish of Cousgrave, Northamptonshire "where I was borne" four pounds to be distributed "by my twoe Cozen Beauchamps there living". To the poor people of the Parish of Reigate - five pounds Sons Edward Beauchampe and Richard Beauchampe; youngest son George Beauchampe - all aged under 26 (charged and desired not to marry without their mother's consent and approbation). Son-in-law John Doggett and his wife Allice, the testator's daughter. Son-in-law Walter Wolsley and his wife Mary. Daughter Elizabeth Beauchampe, aged under 22 (charged and desired not to marry without her mother's consent and approbation). Deceased son Thomas Beauchampe; his widow Sarah Beauchampe; his daughter Allice Beauchampe, aged under 21. Sister Walshome and her son Beauchampe Walshome. Wife's sister Elizabeth, wife of John Cuddington. Cousin Ellen Roache, wife of cousin John Roache. Cousins William Beauchampe and Edward Beauchampe. Brother Richard Beauchampe. He was claiming a debt due to him from the testator but the will asserts that "in truth and conscience I conceave noe such debt due to him". Lands etc. held of the Manor of Reigate. Executrix: Wife Allice Beauchampe Overseers: John Doggett and Walter Wolsley Dated 6th June, 1653 PROVED (at London) in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury on the 23rd May 1655 by Allice Beauchampe, Relict and Executrix. --------------------------------------------- So, even with the information from John's will, we don't know for sure when he died. I'm assuming 1653 or 54. Since he probably had a complicated estate it must have taken several months to complete all the necessary transfers, etc. Thought this might be interesting. This is what became of John Beauchamp's mannor of Cackham after it left Baron Thurland's hands. It might exist today, maybe as a campground of some kind. I don't see it on maps anymore. 8 Anne(1710) - William Stanley v. Thomas Pilsworth: "The manor of Cackham," in the county of Sussex, "and the farm called Cackham Farm" belonging to the plaintiff. Touching the employment of defendant as bailiff of said farm, his management of said farm, and his dischar 9 Anne(1711) - William Stanley v. Thomas Pilsworth: Manor and farm of Cackham, in the parish of West Wittering (Sussex), belonging to the plaintiff. Concerning the amount, value, &c., of the stock on said farm before defendant became plaintiff's bailiff, and defendant's Apr 6, 1858 - Manor of Cackham: The Trustees of O.Whitby's Charity Oct 29, 1868 - Manor of Cackham: G. L. Russell Nov 2, 1882 - Manor of Cackham: A. Wakeford 1928-1939 - Chichester Harbour: Manor of Cackham and Hundred of Manhood: Ecclesiastical Commissioners Undated - Cackham Farm (near Chichester) Chichester Harbour Cowes (Floating Bridge) Charlestown (Cornwall) Carnforth Inclosures (Lancashire) Connal's Quay (River Dee) Cemmaes Bay (Angelsey) Criccieth (Wales) Combe Martin (Devon) Crofton and Newlands Marsh Where is it? Look at these maps. It's a little bit south-east of West Wittering. First is 1695, second is 1610 http://www.envf.port.ac.uk/geo/research/historical/webmap/sussexmap/morden335smallframeset.html http://www.envf.port.ac.uk/geo/research/historical/webmap/sussexmap/speedsmallframeset.html Perhaps this explains why Edmund was baptised at West Chiltington. While traveling between Cackham and Ryegate or London Alice went into labor or something like that. Maybe. A little map of West Chiltington http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/villages/wchilt/map.htm This must be where Edmund was baptised. At St. Mary's Church - Built early in the 12th century, the church is an interesting example of the transitional Norman style. Look out for the porch, reputed to be the oldest in Sussex, and the extraordinary wall paintings - some nearly as old as the church itself. Also since we've used some IGI Batch Codes I'd thought I'd post this site I found http://geocities.com/Heartland/Trail/8333/index4.html It explains how various types of batches are numbered and why batches which beign with C, M, etc. are more reliable than those that begin with numbers. Plus it gives codes for thousands of towns!! Check out West Wittering, the place just west of Cackham, John's Mannor. There's a marriage between Sarah Beauchamp and an Edmund Moore taking place on Aug 3, 1654. John's daughter seems to young though, but her mother Alice got married real young too. |