Thomas Beauchamp and Agnes Beauchamp

Married

Child 1:   John Beauchamp Born: 1519 Died: 1615 Spouse: <NoName> Children: Christopher Beauchamp, Sir Thomas Beauchamp, Robert Beauchamp, Henry Beauchamp, John Beauchamp, Ellis Beauchamp Following is summary of Will of Wm. Beycham: 1st Series Book M 45 Peterborough Consistory WILLIAM BEYCHAM 8 Sept. 1554 William Beycham of Welton, Northants., Husbandman To Agnes Beycham 40 ewes To William Beycham the son of Richard Beycham of Welton... To Christopher Beycham 4 ewes To Matthew Beycham 4 ewes To Agnes Atkins... To the children of Thomas Cowper... To every one of my godchildren... To Dr. Thomas Witler...to buy a...for my soul To Robert Beycham of Ashby Legers... The residue to Richard Beycham my cousin whom I make executor... Sworn 8 Sept. 1554 Proved Nov. 1554 -------------------------------------------- I don't have a copy of the Will, just this summary from a researcher in Northampton. It's possible that this William is the son of John Becham, will 1531 (Cosgrove), which mentioned wife Margaret and son William. 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." 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 Carta 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. Knight 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 Bigod, Gilbert de Clare, Richard de Clare, John de Lacie.

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