Sibyl (Lewknor) Scott (abt. 1471 - bef. 1529)

Ancestors Descendants

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Will of Dame Sibill Scott 2 Research Notes 2.1 Estimated birth date 2.2 Locations 2.3 John Lewknor of Goring, Sussex 2.4 Thomas Lewknor 3 Sources 4 Acknowledgements 4.1 Magna Carta Project

Biography

Sibyl Lewknor,^[1] daughter of Thomas Lewknor, Knt., and Katherine (Pelham) Lewknor, married William Scott, K.B., before 1484. They they had two sons and three daughters.^[2]

Parents:

• Father Thomas Lewknor, Knt., of Trotton, Bodiam, and Midhurst, Sussex, Sheriff of Surrey and Sussex (1473-74), and Constable of Bodiam Castle, Sussex,^[3] son and heir of Roger Lewknor, Knt., and Eleanor, daughter of Richard Camoys, Knt., and Joan, daughter of Richard Poynings, Knt.,^[4] was born between 1438 and 1448; he died 20 July 1484.^[3][5]
• Mother Katherine Pelham, daughter of John Pelham, Knt., "by his wife Joan de Courcy," was Thomas Lewknor's first wife (married before 1469). Thomas was Katherine's second husband.^[3] Her first husband, John Bramshott, died in 1468. Katherine died in 1481.^[6]

Husband: William Scott, K.B., son and heir of John Scott by Agnes, daughter and co-heiress of William Beaufitz. William Scott, of Scott's Hall (in Smeeth), Kent, was "Comptroller of the Household for King Henry VII, Knight of the Shire for Kent, Constable of Dover Castle and Warden of the Cinques Ports, Marshal of Calais, 1490-1, Sheriff of Kent, 1490-1, 1501-2, 1516-7."^[1]

Children:

Sons

1. Sir John Scott, Knt.,^[1] married Anne Pympe^[7]
2. Edward Scott,^[1] married "Allic d. & heire of Tho. Fogg, Sergeant Porter"*Benolte, Thomas; Philipot, John; & Owen, George. The Visitations of the County of Sussex: 1530 and 1633-4. London: The Harleian Society, 1905. Vol LIII, p 49, Scott.

Daughters

1. Anne Scott, married Edward Boughton, Knt.^[1]
2. Katherine Scott^[1][8]
3. Elizabeth Scott^[1]

Sir William Scott died 24 August 1524 and was "buried in the chancel of the church at Brabourne, Kent." Sibyl left a will dated 4 August 1528 (proved 14 January 1529), "requesting burial in the monastery of the Whitefriars Observants at Canterbury, Kent."^[1]

Will of Dame Sibill Scott

Abstract

Will proved 14 January 1529, dated 4 August 1528^[1] (16 August 20 Henry VIII).^{[citation needed]}

• Sir William Scott "my late husband"
• Sir John Scott knight, "mine eldest son"
  • daughters of Sir John Scott: Alice, Elizabeth, Mary and Sibill
• Edward Scott "my second son" and Alice his wife
• [son-in-law] Edward Boughton's children:
  • daughters Frances and Sibill
  • Nicholas Boughton, son and heir of the said Edward [husband of her daughter Anne]

Transcription^[9]

This is the last will of me Dame Sibill Scott widowe the late wife of Sir William Scott knight made and delivered the 16th day of August in the 20th year of the reign of our Sovereigne Lord king Henry the VIIIth. First I bequeath my soule to almighty god our blessed lady Saint Mary and to all the holy company of heaven and my body to be buried in the Quire of the Observant friars of Canterbury. Item I bequeath to the high altar of the church of Smethe xs for my tythes there <??chgently> forgotten. Item I bequeath to the church of Brabourn XXs. Item I bequeath to the said church of Observant friars ten pounds. Item I will that mine executors bestow at my burying and months mind after their discretion forty pounds. Item I will that my said executors provide an honest soules prests sing for the soule of the said Sir William Scott my late husband whose soul god pardon and for my soul in the said church of Brbourn by the space of one whole year next after my decease and he to have for his salary <ten pounds>. Item I will and bequeath unto Sir John Scott mine eldest son all such plate and utensils of household the which are contained in a note of an indenture drawn by John Hales one of the Barons of the king’s Exchequer made between me the said Dame Sibill and Edward Scott my second son of the one part and the said Sir John Scott knight of the other part. Item I will and bequeath unto Edward Scott my second son all such plate and stuff of household and cattle the which I have at the manor of Mote in Sussex. I will and bequeath unto the said Edward four <???????> goblets with one cover / <???> great <????> <?????> and two <???> potts. Item I will that mine executors content and pay unto Alice, Elizabeth, Mary and Sibill daughters of the said Sir John Scott to every of them at the day of their marriage xxxv£ according to the last will of the said Sir William Scott my said late husband provided that if it happens that I die before the feast of All Saints next coming that then mine executors shall content and pay unto two of the said daughters of the said four daughters that shall happen next to be married to every of the said two daughters xxxv£ and then to be discharged of the payment of the remnant of the said money to the other two daughters. Item I will to Frances and Sibill daughters of Edward Boughton to every of them ten pounds to be paid to them at the day of their marriage. Item I will to Nicholas Boughton son and heir of the said Edward £6/8/4 Item I will to Alice the wife of my son Edward Scott my chain of gold. The residue of my goods I will and bequeath to mine executors to <????> and dispose to the honour of god and to the worship of <him> and for the wealth of my soul. And I ordain and make of this my present will my faithful and true executor Edward Scott my said second son and Walter Hendley gent And I ordain and make the said Sir John Scott knight my son and heir <Supervisor?> of this my said testament and last will. And I will and bequeath unto the said Sir John Scott knight for his pains and diligence about this present will my gilt pott And I will and bequeath unto the said Walter Hindley for his pains £3/6/8.

Research Notes

Estimated birth date

Lewis shows Sibyl's birth as "circa 1463", probably based on her marriage date of 1484.^[10] Richardson does not give a birth year (or location) and notes her marriage as "before" 1484.^[1] However, Sibyl's parents were not yet married to each other in 1463. Her mother's first husband died in 1468, so the earliest that Sibyl could have been born was 1469. Richardson lists her sister (Katherine Lewknor, wife of Richard Knatchbull) before her, so 1471 might be a better estimate (the profile for her brother Roger has birth year of c1469).^[3]

Locations

• Birth: Goring, Sussex, England.^{[citation needed]} "Goring" was deleted from the datafield, as it was not supported in text. Sussex is likely, but does not have a source.
• Death: Brabourne, Suffolk, England^{[citation needed]} Her husband was buried in Brabourne, Kent,^[1] so "Brabourne, Suffolk" cannot be correct and was deleted, leaving just England.

John Lewknor of Goring, Sussex

The image attached to this profile says her father was John Lewknor of Goring, Sussex. The image is from an 1899 book about the Redes of Berkshire: A Record of the Redes of Barton Court, Berks: With a Short Précis of Other Lines of the Name (see page 78).

Another book includes a chart showing Johanna Halsham as wife of John Lewknor, parents of Sibyl who married William Scott (see page 144). It is also a late 1800s book: James Renat Scott, Memorials of the family of Scott, of Scot's-hall, in the county of Kent. With an appendix of illustrative documents (1876).

Neither book appears to include primary sources to support the relationship, although the latter is the source of the transcription of Sibyl's will. It also says, on page 140: "Sir John Lewknor, brother of Sir Thomas Lewknor, of Bodiam Castle, and father of Sybilla Lewknor..."

See WikiTree profiles John Lewknor and Johanna Halsham.

Thomas Lewknor

The visitation of Kent (1619), page 127, in the Scott pedigree, says William Scott married "Sibilla filia Tho: Lewknor Milit." The Visitation of Sussex (1530), page 49: "Sr William Scott knight. = Sibell d. Sr Tho. Lewknor knight." and page 26 shows Thomas Lewknor m Katherine Pelham. Visitation of Worchester (1569), page 87, wife of Thomas is Katherine Pelham (in parentheses, which the front matter says means information is from Harl. 1352 MS, labelled "Worchester 1569").

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. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham, 2nd edition (Salt Lake City: the author, 2011), volume IV, page 1 SCOTT 12.
2. ↑ Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, IV:1-6 SCOTT.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, III:21 LEWKNOR 11.
4. ↑ Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, III:20 LEWKNOR 10.
5. ↑ Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City: the author, 2013), volume III, page 574 LEWKNOR 16.
6. ↑ Richardson, Royal Ancestry, I:505 BRAMSHOTT 11.
7. ↑ Richardson, Magna Carta, IV:1 SCOTT 13.
8. ↑ The profile for Catherine Scott, who married James Sandilands, was detached as daughter of William and Sibyl. Their daughter's husband is not known. Comments posted on Scott-3481 say the Catherine Scott who married Sandilands is the daughter of William Scott and his wife Isabel Moncreiffe.
9. ↑ James Renat Scott, Memorials of the family of Scott, of Scot's-hall, in the county of Kent. With an appendix of illustrative documents (1876), page 144 (accessed 9 December 2019).
10. ↑ Marlyn Lewis. Entry for Sibyl Lewknor (accessed 8 December 2019).

• 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.

See also the following sources (not recommended for Magna Carta Project profiles; see the project's Reliable Sources page for more information):

• Richardson, Douglas. Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 3 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham. 2nd edition. Salt Lake City: the author, 2011 (II:416, p 735). See also WikiTree's source page for Plantagenet Ancestry.
• Marlyn Lewis. Sibyl Lewknor, entry in "Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors and Cousins" database.

Acknowledgements

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Magna Carta Project

This profile was reviewed/approved for the Magna Carta Project 25 November 2019 ~ Noland-165

Sybil Lewknor is a descendant of Magna Carta surety baron William de Huntingfield in trails badged by the Magna Carta Project to the following Gateway Ancestors:

• Samuel Argall (MCA II:165-166 FILMER): badged July 2020. See the trail HERE.
• Charles Barham (MCA II:165-166 FILMER): badged Nov 2020, this trail can be viewed HERE.
• Henry Filmer (MCA II:165-166 FILMER): badged in Dec 2019. See the trail HERE.
• Henry Fleete (MCA IV:1-4 SCOTT): developed in 2015 and badged in April 2020. See this trail HERE.
• Dorothea Scott (MCA IV:1-5 SCOTT): badged 2020. See the trail HERE.

See Base Camp for information about Magna Carta trails. See the project's glossary for project-specific terms, such as "Gateway Guardian" and "badged trail".