John Neville Knt. (abt. 1525)

Born about 1525 in Liversedge, Yorkshire, England

Ancestors

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Biography

Sir John Nevile of Liversedge & Hunslet, co. York.^[2]

♥ Marriage ♥

He married twice.^[2]

Danby of Masham

The parents of John's first wife Dorothy Danby, were married in 1531.^[3] As such, Dorothy may have been born during the later part of the reign of Henry VIII (b. 28 Jun 1491 – d. 28 Jan 1547) , and around the same time as the Protestant boy king, Edward VI (b. 1537 - d. 1553).

Through her mother's heritage, Dorothy was a direct descendant of George Neville, Baron Latimer (d. Dec 1469),^[4] and a distant cousin of her husband, Sir John. Their common ancestor is Geoffrey, son of Isabell Neville and Robert fitz Maldred (fl. 1194 - 1242/8), the Saxon descendant of Uchtred, Lord of Raby.^[5]

m.1 Dorothy (b. aft. 1531), dau. of:

• Sir Christopher Danby of Masham (b. Jan/Oct. 1503 - d. 14 Jun 1571; will 27 Mar 1568), son of Sir Christopher Danby of Thorpe Perrow & Margaret, dau. of Thomas, 5th Lord Scrope of Masham & Elizabeth Greystoke;^[3]

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• and Elizabeth Neville (b. 28 April 1500), dau. of Sir Richard Neville, KB, 2nd Baron Latimer (c.1468 – c. 28 Dec 1530) & Anne Stafford (fl. 1500).

children^[2][6]

• Robert of Liversedge, co. York.^[7]

m. (22 Dec 1583 Birstal, co. York) Grace Pickering

• Elizabeth m. Mr. ... Askew.^[8]
• Jane.^[2][9][10]

m.1 Roger Cholmeley.^[9][10]

m.2 Thomas Lascelles (Lassels) of Ariom.^[9]

• Ellinor.

Brome

m.2 Beatrix, dau. of Henry Brome (Broom) of Wrenthorp. Issue:^[2][11]

children^[2]

• Matthew
• Edward or Edmond
• Symon
• Mary
• Grace
• Douglas
• Margaret

Occupation

• 1560: High Sheriff of Yorkshire.^[2]

Events

In 1569 during the reign of Elizabeth I, Sir John Nevill and Dorothy Danby's brother Christopher, were referred to as, "chief rebels for religion," by Sir Thomas Gargrave.^[3] Smith (1883), states that John was convicted for "high treason."^[10]

• 1569 (11 Eliz.): Attainted for his part in the insurrection of the North, in consequence of which "the family became quite reduced".^[2] ... Many of his confiscated estates were given to Sir Edward Cary, while others went to the crown. ... Sir Edward had a son John, who was a servant of Charles I.^[10]

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Sources

1. ↑ DOB guestimate by RJ.[1]
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7} Dugdale, W. (1899). "Nevill of Chevet," in Dugdale's Visitation of Yorkshire, with additions, pp. 156. John William Clay, Ed. Archive.org.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Bindoff, S.T. (1982). "Danby, Sir Christopher (1503-71), of Farnley, Masham and Thorpe Perrow, Yorks.; St. Paul's Cray, Kent; Kettleby, Lincs. and Neyland, Suff.," in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1509-1558 HOP. Web.
4. ↑ Cokayne, G.E. (1898). Complete Peerage, VIII, p. 114. Google Books.
5. ↑ DNA NOTE: Geoffrey was the heir of his uncle Henry Neville (fl. 1197 - 1227, dsp), and assumed his last name.
   Henry Neville had no surviving children, so the ancient Neville yDNA of that particular line died with Henry Neville, and male desc. of his heir Geoffrey, carried the yDNA of "the Saxon," Robert fitz Maldred.
6. ↑ see: Wikipedia: Richard Neville, 2nd Baron Latimer 19:18, 3 August 2019.[2]
7. ↑ father of John (bp. 26 Feb 1587 Birstal, co. York).[3]
8. ↑ Smith (1883), asserts that he given name of Eliz. husband is Hugh, (p. 242).[4]
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2} Gibbons, A. (1902). "The Danby family," in The Northern Genealogist, 5, pp. 14. Birmingham: C. Cooper & Co. Archive.org.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3} Smith, 1883, p. 242.[5]
11. ↑ Smith (1883), names the father of Beatrix as "Henry Broom, gent. of Wakefield," (p. 242).[6]
12. ↑ see also: Eliz. I ecclesiastical settlement.[7][8]

See Also...

• CAUTION: Smith, W. (1883). "Nevile of Liversedge," in Old Yorkshire, IV, p. 242. Google Books. [construction for "Nevill of Liversedge, co. York," differs from Dugdale (1899), etc].