John Harleston (1511 - 1569)

Born 18 May 1511 in Essex, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mildred (Mundy) Harleston — married 27 Jun 1538 in England

Husband of Mary (Felton) Harleston — married about 22 Feb 1563 in South Ockendon, Essex, England

Descendants

Died 28 Feb 1569 at age 57 in South Ockendon, Essex, England

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Biography

Birth, Parents and Inheritance

John was the son of Clement Harleston and his first wife Margaret Tey. He was born on 18 May 1511, probably in Essex, where his father had lands.^[1][2]

John inherited from his father the manor of South Ockendon Hall, Essex.^[3]

Marriages and Children

John married twice. His first wife was Mildred Munday, daughter off Sir John Munday, a London alderman, and his second wife Juliane Browne. A dispensation for the marriage was dated 27 June 1538.^[1][2] They had the following children:

• Robert^[3]
• Jane, baptised at South Ockendon on 13 March "1541", probably meaning 1541/2^[4]
• Frances, baptised at South Ockendon on 3 May 1543^[5]
• Margaret, baptised at South Ockendon, Essex on 17 September 1544.^[6]
• Anne, baptised at South Ockendon, Essex on 10 April 1547.^[7]
• Thomas, baptised at South Ockendon on 11 January 1549/50^[1][2][3]
• Elizabeth, baptised at South Ockendon, Essex on 4 March 1551, probably meaning 1551/2.^[8]

Mildred died before 22 February 1562/3, when John married Mary Felton, daughter of Thomas Felton and Cecily Seckford, and widow of Hugh Brinklow. The marriage took place at South Ockendon, Essex.^[1][2]

Treason Charge

In 1552 John was made Lieutenant of Risebank Castle near Calais. In 1557/8 he was charged with treason for his part in the surrender of Calais to the French.^[1][2] On 15 July 1558 orders were given for an inventory to be made of the goods of John Harleston, Lord Wentworth (who had been governor of Calais) and others, and of their revenues since Calais fell.^[9] He was found guilty of treason on 22 December 1559,^[10] but received a pardon in 1560.^[1][2] A Bill of Restitution for his property was brought to the House of Commons on 13 March 1563.^[11] Thereafter he lived privately.^[1][2]

Death

John died on 28 February 1568/9 at South Ockendon, Essex, where he was buried^[1][2] on 4 March 1569.^[12] His second wife survived him, and went on to marry Robert Sampson of Kersey, Suffolk.^[1][2]

Research Notes

Children

Richardson does not attempt to give a full list of children, naming just Thomas.^[1][2]

Two additional children, with unsourced profiles created in 2014, are currently shown on WikiTree.

• Julianna, said to have been born in 1540
• William, said to have been born in 1553

Baptism records have been found for all the other previously unsourced children whose profiles were created by the same WikiTree member in 2014, and it is quite possible that Julianna and William were children of John Harleston too. They have been left provisionally attached, but sourcing needs to be found.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9} Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham, 2nd edition (Salt Lake City: the author, 2011), Vol. II, pp. 361-362, HARLESTON 15, Google Books
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9} Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City: the author, 2013), Vol. III, p. 231, HARLESTON 14
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} 'Parishes: South Ockendon', in A History of the County of Essex: Volume 7, ed. W R Powell (London, 1978), pp. 117-126, British History Online, accessed 8 August 2021
4. ↑ Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Ancestry.co.uk
5. ↑ Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Ancestry.co.uk
6. ↑ Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Ancestry.co.uk
7. ↑ Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Ancestry.co.uk
8. ↑ Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Ancestry.co.uk
9. ↑ 'Queen Mary - Volume 13: July 1558', in Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Edward VI, Mary and Elizabeth, 1547-80, ed. Robert Lemon (London, 1856), pp. 104-105, British History Online, item 40, accessed 8 August 2021
10. ↑ Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, Vol. 60, p. 266, in entry for 'WENTWORTH, THOMAS, second Baron Wentworth of Nettlestead (1525–1584)', Wikisource
11. ↑ 'House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 13 March 1563', in Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 1, 1547-1629 (London, 1802), p. 69, British History Online, accessed 8 August 2021]
12. ↑ National Burial Index, FindMyPast

• Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham. Salt Lake City: the author, 2013. See also WikiTree’s source page for Royal Ancestry.
• Richardson, Douglas. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham. 2nd edition. Salt Lake City: the author, 2011. See also WikiTree’s source page for Magna Carta Ancestry.

Acknowledgements

Magna Carta Project

This profile was developed for the Magna Carta Project by Michael Cayley on 8 August 2021 and approved 10 August 2021 by Thiessen-117.

John Harleston appears in a Richardson-documented trail between Gateway Ancestors Elizabeth Harleston and John Harleston and Magna Carta Surety Barons Hugh le Bigod and Roger le Bigod (vol. II, pages 355-363 HARLESTON). This trail was developed by the Magna Carta project and was badged on 24 August 2021. Another trail to surety baron William de Huntingfield was badged by the project on 28 August 2021. The profiles in both of these trails and their status are set forth in the Magna Carta Trails on John Harleston's profile.

See Base Camp for more information about identified Magna Carta trails and their status. See the project's glossary for project-specific terms, such as a "badged trail".