William Waldegrave, Knt., of Smallbridge and Lindsey, Suffolk, Walthamstow and Wormingford Hall, Essex, etc., Knight of the Shire for Suffolk, Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk 1550-1551[1]
William, first son of George Waldegrave and Anne Drury,[1] was born 2 August 1507 at his maternal grandfather's house in Suffolk.[2]
On 7 July 1528, a settlement was made for the marriage of William and Julian Raynsford, daughter and heiress of John Raynsford, Knt. of Colchester and Bradfield, Essex,[2] and his second wife, Margaret Ilam.[1] They had one son and four daughters,[1][3] including:
William, MP, born ca. 1540, married first to Elizabeth Mildmay, second to Grizelda, daughter of William Lord Paget. He died on 25 August 1613.[2]
William was knighted at the Coronation of Anne Boleyn,[1] on 25 May 1533.[2] He was later the captain of two hundred men in France and, in 1540, he was sent with a group of knights and nobles to meet the king's new wife, Anne of Cleves, at Blackheath.[1] In 1542, he went on a mission to Scotland with the Duke of Norfolk,[1] two years later he captained 60 men in the French campaign and in 1545 was elected to Parliament.[2]
Other offices held: Justice of the peace, Suffolk ?1531, 1532-death; commissioner of tenths of spiritualities 1535, coastal defence 1539, relief 1550, goods of churches and fraternities 1553; other commissions 1534-death; sheriff, Norfolk and Suffolk 1550-1551.[2]
Sir William Waldegrave died on 12 December 1554 at Calais, France, and was buried at Ste. Marie, Calais, with an epitaph at Bures St. Mary, Suffolk.[1][2] He made his will on 8 November 1554 and it was proved in October 1555.[2]
Sources
↑ 1.01.11.21.31.41.51.61.71.8 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), vol. IV, page 285-286, WALDEGRAVE 14.
↑ Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. (Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2013), vol. V, page 296.
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’’.
See also:
Metcalfe, Walter Charles. The visitations of Essex by Hawley, 1552-1612. Vol 13. Archive.org. Pg. 60 and Pg. 213.
Kemp, Frederick Hitchin. A general history of the Kemp and Kempe families of Great Britain and her colonies. 1902. Archive.org. Pg. 123.
Great Whelnetham parish registers, 1561 to 1850. 1910. Vol 15. Archive.org. Pg. 356.
Lewis, Marlyn. Sir William Waldegrave, entry in "Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors and Cousins" database (accessed 13 Dec 2019). Note: Lewis's dates appear to be sourced to Richardson, but Richardson does not include dates for William.
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