Anne (Berkeley) Brent (abt. 1489 - 1572)

Born about 1489 in Hampshire, England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of John Brent — married about 1505 in England [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 1572 at about age 83 in England

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Biography

Anne Berkeley was the second daughter and co-heiress of Thomas Berkeley, Esq., of Avon, Hampshire, and his wife Elizabeth Neville, daughter of Sir George Neville, Lord Bergavenny, by his 1st wife Margaret Fenne. Thomas and Elizabeth (Neville) Berkeley married before 1 July 1491.^[1] Anne's date and place of birth are unknown and are estimated.

Anne was a legatee in the 1506 will of her grandfather, Sir Edward Berkeley. Before 1522, Anne was co-heiresses to her niece Anne Berkeley, inheriting one-fourth of the interest in the manor of Syde, Gloucestershire.^[1]

Anne married John Brent of Charing, Kent, son of John Brent of Charing.^[1] The date and place of their marriage is unknown. They had two sons and two daughters:

• William^[1]
• Thomas^[1]
• Amy, wife of William Crispe^[1]
• Margaret, died in 1560, married first John Dering, Esq. and second John Moore, Esq., having issue with both^[1]

Anne died 1571/2, predeceased by her husband John, whose estate had been administered in 1565.^[1]'

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7} Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 2nd edition, 4 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham, (Salt Lake City, Utah: the author, 2011), volume II, page 176, FISHER, Anne Berkeley

• Richardson, Douglas. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. 2nd edition. (Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2011). See also WikiTree's source page for Magna Carta Ancestry.
• Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. (Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2013). See also WikiTree's source page for Royal Ancestry.
• Pedigrees from the visitation of Hampshire made by Thomas Benolt, Clarenceulx a 1530 : enlarged with the vissitation of the same county made by Robert Cooke, Clarenceulx anno 1575 both which are continued with the vissitation made by John Phillipott, Somersett (for William Camden, Clarenceux) in a 1622 most part then done & finished in a 1634. As collected by Richard Mundy in Harleian ms. no. 1544 by Benolt, Thomas, d. 1534; Cooke, Robert, d. 1592; Philipot, John, 1589?-1645; Mundy, Richard; Rylands, W. Harry (William Harry), 1847-1922 Page 5: Berkley
• The visitation of Kent : taken in the years 1619-1621 by John Philipot, Rouge Dragon, Marshal and Deputy to William Camden, Clarenceux by Camden, William, 1551-1623; Philipot, John, 1589?-1645; Hovenden, Robert, 1830-1908; Harleian Society Page 212: Brent

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Magna Carta Project

This profile was re-reviewed and approved for the Magna Carta Project on 11 Apr 2020 by Thiessen-117.

Anne (Berkeley) Brent appears in a Richardson-documented trail from Gateway Ancestor John Fisher to Magna Carta Surety Baron Saher de Quincy in Magna Carta Ancestry (2nd ed., vol. II, pages 171-177 FISHER) that was badged in 2015 by the Magna Carta Project. Anne (Berkeley) Brent also appears in badged trails (reviewed/approved in/about 2015 by the project) from Gateway John Fisher to several other surety barons, including: Saher de Quincy (2nd trail), John Fitz Robert, Gilbert de Clare, Richard de Clare, John de Lacy, Hugh le Bigod, Roger Bigod, Robert de Vere and Henry de Bohun. that were re-reviewed/updated in April 2020. Another trail to Robert FitzWalter was badged in March 2022. See Fisher Trails to see the status of those profiles and trails.

See Base Camp for more information about identified Magna Carta trails and their status. See the project's glossary for project-specific terms, such as a "badged trail".