John Seymour of
Stapleford in
Wilton,
Wiltshire
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, and of
Wulfhall in
Savernake Forest
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, Wiltshire (c. 1463) was an
English
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landowner and
Member of Parliament
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.
Life
Probably born at Wulfhall, in Savernake Forest, Wiltshire, Seymour was the eldest son of
Sir John Seymour of Wulfhall, Wiltshire, and of
Hatch Beauchamp
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History
The manor of "Hache" dates from Saxon times and beca ...
,
Somerset
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(c. 1395 or 1402, died 20 December 1464) by his marriage on 30 July 1424 to Isabel William or Williams (died 14 April 1486), daughter of
Mark William, a
merchant and
Mayor
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of
Bristol
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,
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p. 554
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, in some sources given as William Macwilliam "of Gloucestershire".
He was a Knight of the Shire
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for Wiltshire
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and was High Sheriff of Wiltshire
This is a list of the Sheriffs and (after 1 April 1974) High Sheriffs of Wiltshire.
Until the 14th century, the shrievalty was held ''ex officio'' by the castellans of Old Sarum Castle.
On 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Go ...
in 1450–1451 and 1457–1458.
Marriage and issue
He married firstly Jane Arundell, without issue, and married secondly Elizabeth Coker or Croker (born c. 1436), daughter of Sir Robert Coker of Lydeard St Lawrence, Somerset
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, or daughter of Sir John Croker of Lineham (died 1506, son of Sir John Croker and Elizabeth Yeo) and Elizabeth Fortescue (born c. 1436, daughter of Sir Richard Fortescue and Agnes Windsor and widow of Sir Nicholas Carew of Haccombe), sister of William Croker and Anna Croker, wife of John Gilbert, and had three sons:
* John Seymour (c. 1450 – 26 October 1491), of Wulfhall, married firstly Elizabeth Darell or Darrell (born c. 1451), daughter of Sir George Darell or Darrell (died c. 1474) and Margaret Stourton (born c. 1433), a daughter of John Stourton, 1st Baron Stourton
John Stourton, 1st Baron Stourton (19 May 1400 – 25 November 1462) of Stourton, Wiltshire, was an English soldier and politician, elevated to the peerage in 1448.
Origins
He was born on 19 May 1400 at Witham Friary, Somerset, the son of Sir ...
and Margery or Marjory Wadham, and had eight children, and married secondly a daughter of Robert Hardon and had one son:
** Margaret Seymour (born Wulfhall, Wiltshire, c. 1468), married Sir Nicholas Wadham and had two children, Jane Wadham and Nicholas Wadham
** Jane Seymour (born Wulfhall, Wiltshire, c. 1469), married John Huddlestone
** Elizabeth Seymour (born Wulfhall, Wiltshire, c. 1471), married John Croft
** John Seymour (1474–1536)
** Catherine Seymour
** Sir George Seymour, Kt., High Sheriff of Wiltshire in 1498
** Robert Seymour
** William Seymour (born Wulfhall, Wiltshire, c. 1478), married Margaret Byconnyll
** Roger Seymour (Andover
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, Hampshire
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, c. 1480 – bef. 1509), married and had four daughters and one son:
***Isabel/ Isobell Seymour (Marton, Kent, 1494-1525), married Richard Marsh/ Marche, had as sons John Marche, Thomas Marsh, and Henry Marsh/ Marche. Isabel was the 5th great-grandmother of William Rogers, of Rogers Plantation, Surry, Virginia
***Agnes Seymour (born Andover, Hampshire, c. 1498), married Richard Forde
***Margery Seymour (Andover, Hampshire, 1501-1520)
***John Seymour (born Andover, Hampshire, 1502-1509)
***Joan/ Jane Seymour (born Andover, Hampshire, c. 1503), married Thomas Corderay and had one son, Thomas Corderay (1520–1582);[The English Baronetage: Containing a Genealogical and Historical Account of All the English Baronets, Now Existing: Their Descents, Marriages, and Issues; Memorable Actions, Both in War, and Peace; Religious and Charitable Donations; Deaths, Places of Burial and Monumental Inscriptions, Volume 1, Page 90, by Tho. Wotton, 1741]
* Alexander Seymour
* Humphrey Seymour, Esq.
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, of Wendlebury
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, Oxfordshire, and of Even Swindon
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Northern area
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, Wiltshire (1453/1454 – living 1509), married Elizabeth Winslowe, daughter of Thomas Winslowe of Eldersfield
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, Worcestershire
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High Sheriffs of Wiltshire
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1460s deaths
John, 1463
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15th-century English landowners