John Mansfield Esq, MP (abt. 1550 - bef. 1601)

Born about 1550 in England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Hobson) Mansfield — married before 1587 in England

Husband of Elizabeth (Unknown) Mansfield — married before 3 Feb 1592 in England

Descendants

Died before 31 Jul 1601 before about age 51 in England

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Biography

Birth and Parents

John was the son of Lancelot Mansfield and his first wife Anne Eure. His birth date is uncertain, but in 1568 he was old enough to enter St John's College, Cambridge, so a date of 1550 or a year or two after is likely. He may have been born in Yorkshire, where his parents had lands.^[1][2][3] He was his father's main heir.^[4]

Life

In Michaelmas term 1568 John matriculated at St John's College, Cambridge. In 1572 he transferred to Peterhouse, Cambridge. He was awarded a BA in 1572-3 and stayed on as a scholar for the period 1573-5.^[1][2][5]

On 2 June 1583 John was admitted to the Inner Temple, one of the London Inns of Court.^[1][2] He worked for Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon (7th creation), President of the Council of the North. Henry Hastings's influence was likely to have been a factor in his election as Member of Parliament for Beverley, Yorkshire in 1593. In 1597, despite support from John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury and Sir Thomas Posthumous Hoby (who was elected as one of the Members for the town), he failed to be chosen as the second Burgess representing Scarborough, Yorkshire in Parliament.^[4]

In 1592 Clement Draper submitted a petition to Elizabeth I alleging that Henry Hastings, Earl of Huntingdon, John Mansfield his deputy, and Richard Laycolt had connived at his imprisonment for 12 years, defrauded him of goods, and caused him losses of £10000. Clement Draper added that John Mansfield had paid £4 for "a protection under the Great Seal to defraud him and others of their goods."^[3]

In February 1598 John was appointed surveyor of Elizabeth I's lands in the North Riding of Yorkshire and collector of the rents and revenues of the dissolved monastery of St. Mary's, York.^[3][6][7]

John had property in London, Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire, and Hutton-on-Derwent (Hutton Ambo) in Yorkshire.^[1][2] His will refers to other lands in Yorkshire.^[8]

Marriages and Children

John married twice. His first wife was Mary Hobson, daughter of William Hobson of London.^[1][2][3] She is recorded as living in 1587.^[1][2]

Before 3 February 1591/2 John married again, his second wife having the first name Elizabeth^[3] - her last name at birth is not known.^[1][2] They had four children:

• John^[1][2]
• Elizabeth, who married John Wilson^[1][2]
• Anne, who married Robert Keayne and Samuel Cole^[1][2]
• Martha^[1][2]

Death and Will

John died in July 1601: his will, dated 13 July that year, was proved on 31 July 1601.^[1][2] His second wife survived him: she was buried at St Michael's, Cornhill, London on 10 February 1633/4.^[1][2]

In his will and an associated addendum he^[8][9]

• appointed David Waterhouse and John Preisley of Inner Temple as executors
• made provision for his wife and all four of his children
• referred to various lands in Yorkshire
• left £20 and an annuity of £10 to "Mrs Gregorie, for her great pains and care taken in this my sickness."
• asked for David Waterhouse to have the tuition and governance of his son John until he came of age, his widow to be responsible for the tuition of his daughter Elizabeth, and his sisters Mrs Hassell (Julian) and Wilkinson (Lucy) to have the responsibility for his other two daughters
• gave 5 marks each for a remembrance to his brother Rafe and his three sisters
• provided for £20 a year to be paid for to Mr Bonde, to whom his nephew John was apprentice for the "two first years he shall employ him in his trade beyond seas"

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12} 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, p. 130, EURE 13 Google Books
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12} Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City: the author, 2013), Vol. II, pp. 529-530, EURE 16
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4} Robert Charles Anderson, John C Brandon and Paul C Reed. The Ancestry of the royal-descended Mansfields of the Massachusetts Bay, in 'New England Historical and Genealogical Register', Vol. 155, Jan 2001, pp. 8 and 14-24, American Ancestors website ($)
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} History of Parliament Online, entry for 'MANSFIELD, John (1558-c.1601), of Huttons Ambo, nr. Malton, Yorks'
5. ↑ John Venn and J A Venn. Alumni Cantabrigienses, Part I, Vol. III, Cambridge University Press, 1924, p. 133, Internet Archive
6. ↑ The National Archives, ref. LR 2/74, Particulars of John Mansfield, Crown Surveyor, for the Auditor of the manors of the late Margaret, Countess of Lennox, in Yorks being leased under a commission, 19 May 1599, Discovery Centre catalogue entry
7. ↑ 'Queen Elizabeth - Volume 266: February 1598', in Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Elizabeth, 1598-1601, ed. Mary Anne Everett Green (London, 1869), pp. 17-33, British History Online, accessed 12 February 2022 (subscription or access via institution required)
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Genealogical Gleanings in England in 'The New England Historical and Genealogical Register', Vol. XLVI, January 1892, pp. 324-325, Internet Archive
9. ↑ Will of John Mansfielde, the National Archives, PROB 11/98/137, Discovery Centre catalogue entry

Acknowledgements

Magna Carta Project

This profile was developed for the Magna Carta Project by Michael Cayley on 12 February 2022 and was reviewed 14 February 2022 by Thiessen-117.

John Mansfield is listed in Magna Carta Ancestry in a Richardson-documented trail from the Mansfield Gateway Ancestors (Anne, Elizabeth and John Mansfield) to Magna Carta Surety Baron John FitzRobert (vol. II, pages 123-130 EURE). This profile also appears in a trail between the Mansfield Gateways and surety baron Robert FitzWalter. Both trails were badged by the Magna Carta Project in March 2022. See the Magna Carta Trails, below, to view the profiles in these trails.

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".

Magna Carta Trails

Badged Richardson-documented trail to FitzRobert (MCA II:123-130 EURE):

Gateway Ancestors

Anne Mansfield (re-R&A May 2020)

Elizabeth Mansfield (5-star R&A 8 Feb 2022)

John Mansfield (R&A 14 Feb 2022)

1. Anne, Elizabeth & John were children of John Mansfield (R&A 14 Feb 2022)

2. John was the son of Anne Eure (R&A 14 Feb 2022)

3. Anne was the daughter of Ralph Eure (R&A 17 Feb 2022)

4. Ralph was the son of William Eure (R&A 21 Feb 2022)

5. William was the son of Ralph Eure (R&A 23 Feb 2022)

6. Ralph was the son of William Eure (R&A 25 Feb 2022)

7. William was the son of Ralph Eure (R&A 27 Feb 2022)

8. Ralph was the son of William Eure (R&A 1 Mar 2022)

9. William was the son of Ralph Eure (100% 5-star)

10. Ralph was the son of John de Eure (R&A 10 Mar 2022)

11. John was the son of John de Eure (R&A 10 Mar 2022)

12. John was the son of Hugh de Eure (R&A 11 Mar 2022)

13. Hugh was the son of Magna Carta Surety John FitzRobert

Badged trail to FitzWalter:

8. Ralph Eure was the son of Maude Fitzhugh (R&A 14 Mar 2022)

9. Maude was the daughter of Elizabeth Grey (R&A 15 Mar 2022)

10. Elizabeth was the daughter of Robert de Grey (R&A 17 Mar 2022)

11. Robert was the son of John Grey (100% 5-star)

12. John was the son of Margaret de Oddingseles (100% 5-star)

13. Margaret was the daughter of Ela FitzWalter (100% 5-star)

14. Ela was the daughter of Walter FitzRobert (100% 5-star)

15. Walter was the son of Magna Carta Surety Baron Robert FitzWalter