John Conyers, 3rd Baron Conyers (c. 1524 – 13 June 1557) was a British peer and military administrator.

Biography

Conyers was born the son of

Christopher Conyers, 2nd Baron Conyers Christopher Conyers, 2nd Baron Conyers (c. 1491 – 14 June 1538) was an English baron and aristocrat, the son of William Conyers, 1st Baron Conyers. Early life and family Christopher was born around 1491, at Hornby Castle, in Yorkshire, E ...

circa 1524. He was knighted in 1544. In 1551 he was made Warden of the Western March and

Governor of Carlisle Carlisle Castle is a medieval stone keep castle that stands within the English city of Carlisle near the ruins of Hadrian's Wall. First built during the reign of William II of England, William II in 1093 and rebuilt in stone under Henry I of En ...

under King Edward VI, and in 1553 he was made

Warden of the Eastern March The Lord Warden of the Marches was an office in the governments of Kingdom of Scotland, Scotland and Kingdom of England, England. The holders were responsible for the security of the border between the two nations, and often took part in militar ...

and

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under Queen Mary I. In June 1554 he wrote from

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with news that

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intended to visit the eastern border of Scotland to hold justice courts. He made preparations in case there was an invasion.

Private life

He married Lady Maud Clifford, daughter of the

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and had four daughters of whom three were his co-heiresses. Elizabeth married Thomas Darcy. Katherine married

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. Anne married Anthony Kempe, of Slindon, Sussex. Margaret died unmarried. Conyers inherited the title of Baron Conyers and the family seat of

Hornby Castle, North Yorkshire Hornby Castle is a grade I listed fortified manor house on the edge of Wensleydale between Bedale and Leyburn, in the county of North Yorkshire, England. Originally 14th century, it has been remodelled in the 15th, 18th and 20th centuries. I ...

upon his father's death in 1538. His wife thus became Lady Conyers. However, since Lord Conyers did not produce a male heir, the title Baron Conyers fell into abeyance upon his death in 1557. Hornby Castle descended to

Conyers Darcy Sir Conyers Darcy or Darcey, (c. 16851 December 1758), of Aske, near Richmond, Yorkshire, was a British Army officer, courtier and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1707 and 1758. Early life Darcy was the second surviving ...

, the son of his daughter Elizabeth, his only daughter to have children. The baronetcy was later brought out of abeyance by his grandson some time between 1641 and 1644.

References

* 1520s births 1557 deaths Year of birth uncertain 16th-century English nobility Barons Conyers {{England-baron-stub