Anne (Beauchamp) Lygon (abt. 1472 - 1534)

Born about 1472 in Beauchamp, Worcestershire, England

Ancestors

Wife of Richard Lygon — married about 1490 in England

Descendants

Died 22 Jul 1534 at about age 62 in Madresfield, Worcestershire, England

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Biography

Anne Beauchamp, daughter and co-heiress of Richard Beauchamp, K.B., 2nd Lord Beauchamp of Powick, and his wife Elizabeth Stafford, was born about 1472-1475 (aged 30 in 1505, or 40 in 1512).^[1][2]

Anne's portion of her father's estates included the manors of Down Hatherley and Kemerton, Gloucestershire, and Acton Beauchamp, Worcestershire.^[2]

Anne married probably about 1490 Richard Lygon (or Ligon, Lygen), of Madresfield and Little Mitton, Worcestershire, and Matson and Giffardes (in Broadwell), Gloucestershire, son of Thomas Lygon, Esq., of Great Malvern and Madresfield, Worcestershire, by Anne, daughter and heiress of Nicholas Giffard, of Matson and Cromhall Lygon, Gloucestershire. Richard was born about 1466-67 (aged 30 and more in 1507).^[1][2] They had eight sons:

• Richard, Knt., born about 1491, died 20 March 1556, married first Margery Greville and second Joan _____^[1][2]
• John,^[1][2] died before May 1577, leaving issue^[3]
• George, Gent.^[1][2]
• William^[1][2]
• Roger^[1][2]
• Michael^[1][2]
• Thomas^[1][2]
• Edward^[1][2]

Richard Lygon died at Madresfield, Worcestershire 1 May 1512. Anne died testate on 22 July 1534.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10} Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. (Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2013), vol. III, pages 575-576, LIGON 15, Ab=nne Beauchamp.
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10} Douglas Richardson. 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. III, page 22, LIGON 10.
3. ↑ Will of John Lygon of Badgrote, Shropshire. 11 May 1577. PROB 11/59/(134?). National Archives.

• 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:

• Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 393 POWICK 9.ii.
• Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 418-419 POWICK 14.ii.
• Roberts, Gary Boyd. English Origins of New England Families. 3 Vols. (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1985). [Google Books (search only) vol 2, page 674.
• Lewis, Marlyn. Anne Beauchamp entry in Our Royal Titled Noble and Commoner Ancestors website, accessed 10 December 2020.
• Cokayne, George Edward and Vicary Gibbs ed. Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Vol. II: Bass - Canning, 2nd edition (London, 1912). Online at Archive.org, volume II, page 47: Richard Beauchamp.

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Anne (Beauchamp) Lygon appears in Magna Carta Ancestry in Richardson-documented trails between Gateway Ancestors Thomas Ligon and William Berkeley and Magna Carta Surety Baron Henry de Bohun (MCA III:22-27 LIGON). The trail to Ligon was badged 15 Dec 2020 and the Berkeley trail was badged 20 Dec 2020. The trails are linked as follows: Ligon and Berkeley.

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