George Neville (abt. 1440 - 1492)

Born about 1440 in Raby Castle, Durham, England

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Fenne) Neville — married before 1 May 1471 in England [uncertain]

Husband of Elizabeth (Unknown) Neville — married 29 Feb 1488 in England

Descendants

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Biography

George Neville, Knt., Lord Bergavenny, was the second but first surviving son of Edward Neville, Knt., by his first marriage to Elizabeth Beauchamp.^[1][2][3] George was born at Raby Castle, Durham and baptized at Staindrop, Durham about 1440 (aged 36 and more in 1476).^[1][2]

In 1449, George was co-heir to his cousin, Anne Beauchamp, suo jure Countess of Warwick, from whom he inherited a half share of the barony of Burghersh.^[1] However, George was never able to obtain seisin of those lands.^[3] He was knighted at Tewkesbury by Edward IV on 4 May 1471,^[2][4] after fighting on the Yorkist side in the Battle of Tewkesbury.^[2] On 12 January 1476/7, he had livery of the lands he inherited from his parents,^[2] succeeding his father as 2nd Baron Bergavenny^[3] on 18 October 1476.^[4] He was subsequently summoned to Parliament from 15 November 1482 to 12 August 1492 by writs directed to Georgio Nevyle de Bergevenny chr and was present at the coronation of King Richard III in 1483.^[1][2] George was Captain in the army at Calais in September 1490.^[4]

Marriages and Children

George married first to Margaret at[te] Fenne,^[3] daughter and heiress of Hugh at[te] Fenne,^[2][4] Gent., before 1 May 1471 (date of enfeoffment).^[1] They had six sons and one daughter:

• George Neville, K.G., K.B., Lord Bergavenny, born about 1469, died before 24 Jan 1535/6,^[3] married first to Joan Arundel, second to Margaret Brent, third to Mary Stafford, and fourth to Mary Brooke (otherwise Cobham)^[1][2][4]
• John Neville^[1]
• William Neville^[1]
• Edward Neville, Knt., born in/before 1482.^[3] 4th son, attainted and beheaded 9 January 1538/9, married Eleanor Windsor.^[1]
• Thomas Neville, Knt., born in/before 1484, died 1542.^[3] He was of Mereworth, Kent, Speaker of the House of Commons and Secretary of State to King Henry VIII.^[1]
• Richard Neville, Knt.^[1]
• Elizabeth Neville, married first to Thomas Berkeley, Esq., of Avon, Hampshire and second to Richard Covert, Esq. of Slaugham, Sussex^[1]

His wife, Margaret, died 28 September 1485.^[1][2][4] Sir George married his second wife, Elizabeth ______^[2][4] (see Research Note below), before 29 February 1488.^[1] They had no children. George was Elizabeth's fourth husband, she was the widow of Richard Naylor, Sir Robert Bassett, and John Stokker.^[1][2]

Death and Burial

Sir George Neville died 20 September 1492^[4] and was buried at Lewes Priory, Sussex.^[1][2] He left a will dated 1 July 1491 and proved in 1492^[2] (Richardson states the will was proved in 1496).^[1] His widow, Elizabeth, died in 1500 and was buried at St. Martin's Outwich^[1] with her first husband.^[2] She left a will dated 14 April 1500 and proved 19 June 1500.^[1][2]

Research Note

Second Wife's LNAB

No source for LNAB Brent. Richardson and Complete Peerage have her listed as Elizabeth ______, widow of Naylor, Bassett and Stokker. ODNB does not name a second wife. Requested her LNAB be changed to Unknown on profile comment 5 Apr 2020.

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 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18} Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 2nd edition, 4 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham, (Salt Lake City, Utah: the author, 2011), vol. I, page 168, BERGAVENNY 10, George Neville.
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 2.13 2.14} George Edward Cokayne, ed. Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Vol. I: Ab Adam - Basing, 2nd edition. (London,1910). Online at Archive.org, pages 30-31.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6} T.B. Pugh. "Neville, Edward, first Baron Bergavenny (d. 1476), nobleman." in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press, 23 Sep 2004. Accessed online 5 Apr 2020, with subscription, at ODNB.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7} James William Edmund Doyle. The Official Baronage of England. Volume 1. (Longmans, Green, 1886). Online at Google Books, pages 3-4.

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

See also:

• Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed. "George Neville, 3rd Baron of Bergavenny" in Dictionary of National Biography, Vol. 14. (London, England: Oxford, 1921/1922). Online at Archive.org, pages 252-257.
• Lewis, Marlyn. Sir George Neville, Lord Abergavenny entry in Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors & Cousins website, accessed 5 Apr 2020.
• Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. (Philadelphia, PA: Porter & Coates, 1891). Online at HathiTrust, page 668: Descent from Edward III.
• Wikipedia: George Nevill, 4th Baron Bergavenny.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #92456942
• Pedigrees from the visitation of Hampshire made by Thomas Benolt, Clarenceulx a 1530 : enlarged with the vissitation of the same county made by Robert Cooke, Clarenceulx anno 1575 both which are continued with the vissitation made by John Phillipott, Somersett (for William Camden, Clarenceux) in a 1622 most part then done & finished in a 1634. As collected by Richard Mundy in Harleian ms. no. 1544 by Benolt, Thomas, d. 1534; Cooke, Robert, d. 1592; Philipot, John, 1589?-1645; Mundy, Richard; Rylands, W. Harry (William Harry), 1847-1922 Page 5: Berkley

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George Neville is in badged trails to several Magna Carta Surety Barons John Fitz Robert, Gilbert de Clare, Richard de Clare, John de Lacy, Hugh le Bigod, Roger Bigod, Saher de Quincy, Robert de Vere and Henry de Bohun from the following Gateway Ancestors:

• Saint Leger Codd: connected in 2019 to existing trail badged in 2015. See the trails HERE.
• Edward Digges: badged after Jun 2015. See the trails HERE.
• John Fisher: trails were badged in/about 2015 and were re-reviewed in April 2020. See the trails HERE.
• Warham Horsmanden: badged May 2020. See the trails HERE.

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