Elizabeth (Andrews) Lytton (abt. 1443 - aft. 1506)

Born about 1443 in Suffolk, England

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Windsor — married before 1 Feb 1466 (to 29 Sep 1485) in England

Wife of Robert Lytton KB — married before 1489 in England

Descendants

Died after 1506 after about age 63 in England

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Biography

Elizabeth Andrew, daughter of John Andrew, Esq., and Elizabeth Stratton^[1] was probably born in Suffolk, where her parents lived, probably about 1443. See the research note below for more about this date.

Marriages and Children

Elizabeth married (1) Thomas Windsor, Esq., before 1 February 1465/6. They had:

• Andrew Windsor^[1] (died young)^[1]
• Andrew Windsor born February 1467; married Elizabeth Blount, died 30 March 1543; issue.^[2]
• William Windsor^[1] died after 13 August 1479 (father's will).^[3]
• Thomas Windsor^[1] died before 13 August 1479 (not in father's will).^[3]
• Anthony Windsor, Knt.^[1]died after 13 August 1479 (father's will).^[3]
• Edward Windsor^[1] died before 13 August 1479 (not in father's will).^[3]
• Bridget Windsor^[1]died after 13 August 1479 (father's will).^[3]
• Margaret Windsor, a nun at Sion^[1] died after 26 March 1543 (named in brother's will)^[4] but before 13 August 1479 (not in father's will).^[3]
• Elizabeth Windsor,^[1] married Richard Fowler, Knt.^[1] before 13 August 1479; died after 13 August 1479 (father's will).^[3]
• Alice Windsor,^[1] married George Puttenham, Esq.^[1] before 13 August 1479; died after 13 August 1479 (father's will).^[3]
• Anne Windsor^[1] married Edmund Dudley, Esq. after 13 August 1479 (unmarried in father's will);^[5]

Thomas died testate, 29 September 1485. In his will, dated 13 August 1479 and proved 15 February 1485, he named or mentioned:

• wife Elizabeth (executor)
• Dame Alice Wyche
• sons Andrews (eldest), William, Anthony (youngest)
• married daughters Elizabeth and Alice, and unmarried Anne
• souls of his father and mother, John Andrews and Elizabeth his wife
• William Puttenham "by my daughters' marriages."
• a cousin, John Catesby.^[6][3][7]

Elizabeth married second, Robert Lytton, Knt., before 28 October 1489 when, as "Robert Lytton, esq., and Elizabeth his wife of the manor of Stanwell, co. Middx" the couple were named in the Inquisition post mortem of Joan Brocas.^[1][8][9] She was named Elizabeth Litton in her son's will.^[4] There is no reliable evidence for any children of this marriage (see Research Note below).

Robert Lytton left a will dated 11 April 1505 that was proved 26 July 1505.^[1] Elizabeth survived him and died after 22 June 1507 when, as "Dame Elizabeth Lytton, widow", of the "manor of Stanwell" she is mentioned in the Inquisition post mortem of William Brocas, Esq.^[10]

Research Notes

Estimated Birth

Elizabeth was the oldest daughter of John and Elizabeth (Stratton) Andrews. Her parents were married in 1439, but her mother was born about 1425,^[1] so it was probably a few more years before the marriage was consummated. If Elizabeth was born when her mother was 18, that puts her birth year about 1443, which works well with her first husband's birth year (1441 being age 11 in 1452)^[1] and her 2nd son's birth about 1467.^[1][11]

Formerly-shown Sons

Previously, there were two other sons attached to Elizabeth Statton and her husband, Thomas Windsor: Miles and John. They are not among the 11 children listed by Richardson^[1] and their profiles do not cite any reliable sources. Miles died young, according to his WikiTree profile; John's profile has him dead in 1506 at age 37, but as shown above Thomas did not mention John in his will of 1479.

Birth Order of Children

As with most pre-1500 families, the order of birth is somewhat of a guess, though there are a few clues:

• Richardson notes that Andrew is "2nd but first surviving son and heir, born Feb. 1467 (aged 18 in 1485)".^[1]
• Anthony is called youngest son in his father's will, dated 13 August 1479.
• daughters Elizabeth and Alice were already married by the time he wrote his will, but Anne was not
• Margaret, "prioress of the monastery of Sion" was identified as the last child in a secondary source written in 1764.^[12]

Suggestion of a Daughter Faith from her Second Marriage

In Royal Ancestry, Richardson does not show Elizabeth having any children with her second husband, Robert Lytton. Sources deemed not reliable show a daughter, Fides (Faith) Lytton. If Elizabeth were born about 1443 and married Sir Robert Lytton by 1489, it seems unlikely she had another child. See the profiles of Robert Lytton and Fides Lytton for additional information and sourcing.

Disambiguation

Previously, this profile has been confused with another Elizabeth Windsor who appears to have married a different Robert Lytton. She has different parents and both appear to be of an earlier generation than this profile.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20} Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., Kimball G. Everingham ed., (Salt Lake City: the author, 2013), 3: 662-663, LUDLOW 12.
2. ↑ Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, 3: 663-664 LUDLOW 13.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8} Nicholas Harris Nicolas, Testamenta Vetusta: Being Illustrations from Wills, of Manners, Customs, &C. as Well as of the Descents and Possessions of Many Distinguished Families; From the Reign of Henry the Second to the Accession of Queen Elizabeth, 2 vols. (London: Nichols and son, 1826), 1: 352-356 (will of Thomas Wyndsore), Internet Archive.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Nicolas, Testamenta Vetusta, 2: 697-700, Internet Archive.
5. ↑ Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, 2: 555 COVERT 8.i.
6. ↑ Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Will Registers, Logge, PROB 11/7/294, National Archives Discovery Centre catalogue entry.
7. ↑ Herbert Furman Seversmith, Colonial Families of Long Island, New York and Connecticut Being the Ancestry and Kindred of Herbert Furman Seversmith, 5 vols. (Chevy Chase, Maryland: the author, 1958), vol 5, pt 1, 2209-2217, Internet Archive (borrow).
8. ↑ Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem and Other Analogous Documents Preserved in the Public Record Office (London: H.M. Stationery Office, 1898), Henry VII, vol 1: 210, Google Books.
9. ↑ Copinger, Walter Arthur, The Manors of Suffolk: Notes on their History and Devolution, (London: T. Fisher, 1905), 2: 256, Internet Archive.
10. ↑ Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem and Other Analogous Documents Preserved in the Public Record Office (London: H.M. Stationery Office, 1955), Henry VII, vol 3: 175, Internet Archive
11. ↑ S.T. Bindoff, editor, "Windsor, Sir Andrew (c.1467-1543), of Stanwell, Mdx." in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1509-1558, (Boydell and Brewer, 1982) History of Parliament Online.
12. ↑ Tobias George Smollett, The British Magazine, Or, Monthly Repository for Gentlemen & Ladies, 5 (1764): 574, Google Books.

See also:

• Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols., Kimball G. Everingham, ed., (Salt Lake City: the author, 2011), 3: 72, LUDLOW 11, partial snippet on Google Books.
• "Stanwell: Manors," in A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 3, Shepperton, Staines, Stanwell, Sunbury, Teddington, Heston and Isleworth, Twickenham, Cowley, Cranford, West Drayton, Greenford, Hanwell, Harefield and Harlington, ed. Susan Reynolds (London: Victoria County History, 1962), 36-41, British History Online.
• W. Harry Rylands, editor, Pedigrees from the Visitation of Hampshire …1630, …1575 …1622 …1634 as Collected by Richard Mundy in Harleian Ms. no. 1544, Visitation series, vol. 64 (London: The Harleian Society, 1913), 60, Internet Archive.
• Meredith B. Colket, Jr., "The Royal Ancestry of the Ludlows," The American Genealogist 15 (January 1939): 129-143, Internet Archive.

Acknowledgement

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This profile for Elizabeth was developed for the Magna Carta Project following the Project's checklist. ~ Noland-165 08:00, 16 March 2020 (UTC)

Elizabeth Andrew appears in Magna Carta Ancestry in a Richardson-documented trail from the Ludlow Gateway Ancestors (Gabriel, Sarah, and Roger) to Magna Carta Surety Baron Robert de Vere (vol. III, pages 70-77 LUDLOW). This trail has not yet been developed on WikiTree by the Project. The trail is set out in the Magna Carta Trails section of the Gateway's profile.

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