Anne (Cumberworth) Wilson (abt. 1502)

Born about 1502 in Cumberworth, Lincolnshire, England

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Wilson — married 1522 in Cumberworth, Lincolnshire, England

Descendants

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Biography

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Anne Cumberworth was the wife of Thomas Wilson of Stubby, and the daughter and heir of Roger Cumberworth. They were yeoman, not members of the nobility. Many family trees have given them titles of nobility; however, there is no Justification for this.^[1]

According to the Visitations of Lincolnshire, Anne and Thomas were the parents of five children, all sons. The eldest son, born 1524, was Thomas (later became Sir Thomas, a member of Parliament), followed by Humphrey, William, Godfrey and Charles.^[2]

A great deal has been written about Thomas, their son who later became a member of parliament. Thomas "was son of Thomas Wilson of Strubby, Lincolnshire, by his wife, Anne, daughter and heiress of Roger Cumberworth of Cumberworth in the same county (cf. Harl. MS 6164, f. 42b).^[3][4]

Anne and Thomas are mentioned in their son's biography The History of Parliament online here as follows:

Family and Education^[5]

b. 1523, 1st s. of Thomas Wilson of Strubby, Lincs. by Anne, da. and h. of Roger Cumberworth of Cumberworth, Lincs. educ. Eton 1537-41; King’s Camb. 13 Aug. 1542, fellow 14 Aug. 1545-7, BA 1546 or 1547, MA 1549; Ferrara Univ. DCL 1559. m. (1) c.1560, Agnes (d. June 1574), da. of John Wynter, of Lydney, Glos., wid. of William Brooke, 1s. 2da. all by 1565; (2) by 1576, Jane (d.1577), da. of Richard Empson, of London, wid. of John Pinchon of Writtle, Essex.2.

Sources

1. ↑ Dictionary of National Biography, Volume 62 edited by Leslie Stephen, page 132. There is a comprehensive biography of Sir Thomas Wilson in the Dictionary of National Biography that mentions Thomas's parents.
2. ↑ [https://archive.org/details/visitationofcoun00cook/page/n467 The visitation of the county of Lincoln in 1562-4, by Cook, Robert. cn; Metcalfe, Walter Charles, ed; Harvey, William, d. 1567; College of Arms (Great Britain) cn, Publication date, 1881, pages 73 and 74.
3. ↑ Dictionary of National Biography, Volume 62 edited by Leslie Stephen, page 132. There is a comprehensive biography of Sir Thomas Wilson in the Dictionary of National Biography that mentions Thomas's parents.
4. ↑ The Baronetage of England, Or the History of the English Baronets, and Such Baronets of Scotland, as are of English Families: With Genealogical Tables, and Engravings of Their Armorial Bearings, Volume 2, William Betham Miller, 1802, page 237.
5. ↑ Sir Thomas Wilson's Biography on the History of Parliament Member Biographies online.