Edward Raleigh (1441 - aft. 1509)

Born 20 Jan 1441 in England

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Verney) Raleigh — married about 1467 in England

Descendants

Died after 20 Jun 1509 after age 68 in England

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Biography

Sir Edward Raleigh, son of William Raleigh (or Ralegh) and Elizabeth Greene, was born about 1442 (of age in 1463).^[1][2][3]

He held lands in Warwickshire and Devon and was Sheriff of Warwickshire and Leicestershire in 1467-1468, 1495-1496, and 1506-1507.^[1]

Marriage

He married in 1467 Margaret Verney, daughter of Sir Ralph Verney, Lord Mayor of London, and his wife, Emme.^[1][2][3]

Children of Sir Edward Raleigh and Margaret Verney:

• Edward Raleigh,^[1][2][3] born about 1470, married Anne Chamberlain
• Anthony Raleigh^[1][2][3]
• Anne Raleigh^[1][2][3]
• Alice Raleigh^[1][2][3]
• Joan Raleigh^[1][2]
• Elizabeth Raleigh, wife of Austin Gainsford^[1][2]
• Emme Raleigh^[1][2][3]

Death

Edward left a will on 20 June 1509, proved on 4 May 1513, requesting burial in the Chapel of Our Lady, Farnborough, Warwickshire.^[1][2]

Research Notes

Richardson mentions five daughters by name: Anne, Alice, Joan, Elizabeth and Emme. Warwickshire Visitations does not mention Elizabeth or Joan.

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 I volume I, page 433 CHESELDINE 12, Edward Raleigh
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. ed. Kimball G. Everingham. (Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2013). Vol. II, page 124, CHESELDINE 16, Elizabeth Greene.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6} William Camden, John Fetherston, et al. The Visitation of the county of Warwick in the year 1619. Taken by William Camden, Clarenceaux king of arms. College of Arms. 1877. Online at Archive.org, page 77

• 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. Vol. II p. 124. See also WikiTree's source page for Royal Ancestry.

See also:

• Visitation of Northamptonshire Page 15: Cope of Cope's Ashby

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Magna Carta Project

This profile was reviewed and approved for the Magna Carta Project 6 Oct 2020 by Thiessen-117.

Edward Raleigh appears in Magna Carta Ancestry in a Richardson-documented trail from Gateway Ancestors Anne Marbury, Katherine Marbury and Kenelm Cheseldine to Magna Carta Surety Barons Roger le Bigod and Hugh le Bigod (vol. I:433-436, CHESELDINE) that was developed by Magna Carta Project member A Pendleton and badged 12 Jan 2021 by Thiessen-117. The trail is set out on the profiles of Bridget Dryden and Kenelm Cheseldine.

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".