William Waldegrave (1507 - 1554)

Born 2 Aug 1507 in Suffolk, England

Ancestors

Husband of Julian (Rainsford) Waldegrave — married 7 Jul 1528 in England

Descendants

Died 12 Dec 1554 at age 47 in Calais, France

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Biography

William Waldegrave, Knt., of Smallbridge and Lindsey, Suffolk, Walthamstow and Wormingford Hall, Essex, etc., Knight of the Shire for Suffolk, Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk 1550-1551^[1]

William, first son of George Waldegrave and Anne Drury,^[1] was born 2 August 1507 at his maternal grandfather's house in Suffolk.^[2]

On 7 July 1528, a settlement was made for the marriage of William and Julian Raynsford, daughter and heiress of John Raynsford, Knt. of Colchester and Bradfield, Essex,^[2] and his second wife, Margaret Ilam.^[1] They had one son and four daughters,^[1][3] including:

• William, MP, born ca. 1540, married first to Elizabeth Mildmay, second to Grizelda, daughter of William Lord Paget. He died on 25 August 1613.^[2]
• Dorothy, who married Arthur Harris, Esq.^[1]

William was knighted at the Coronation of Anne Boleyn,^[1] on 25 May 1533.^[2] He was later the captain of two hundred men in France and, in 1540, he was sent with a group of knights and nobles to meet the king's new wife, Anne of Cleves, at Blackheath.^[1] In 1542, he went on a mission to Scotland with the Duke of Norfolk,^[1] two years later he captained 60 men in the French campaign and in 1545 was elected to Parliament.^[2]

Other offices held: Justice of the peace, Suffolk ?1531, 1532-death; commissioner of tenths of spiritualities 1535, coastal defence 1539, relief 1550, goods of churches and fraternities 1553; other commissions 1534-death; sheriff, Norfolk and Suffolk 1550-1551.^[2]

Sir William Waldegrave died on 12 December 1554 at Calais, France, and was buried at Ste. Marie, Calais, with an epitaph at Bures St. Mary, Suffolk.^[1][2] He made his will on 8 November 1554 and it was proved in October 1555.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8} 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), vol. IV, page 285-286, WALDEGRAVE 14.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7} History of Parliament Online: WALDEGRAVE, Sir William (1507-54), of Smallbridge, Suffolk, accessed 13 Dec 2019.
3. ↑ 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. V, page 296.

• 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:

• Metcalfe, Walter Charles. The visitations of Essex by Hawley, 1552-1612. Vol 13. Archive.org. Pg. 60 and Pg. 213.
• Kemp, Frederick Hitchin. A general history of the Kemp and Kempe families of Great Britain and her colonies. 1902. Archive.org. Pg. 123.
• Great Whelnetham parish registers, 1561 to 1850. 1910. Vol 15. Archive.org. Pg. 356.
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Harris_(High_Sheriff_of_Essex)
• http://www.ncgenweb.us/ncwarren/harris-book/Chapter_Six.html
• https://ia800700.us.archive.org/13/items/b30455583/b30455583.pdf
• Lewis, Marlyn. Sir William Waldegrave, entry in "Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors and Cousins" database (accessed 13 Dec 2019). Note: Lewis's dates appear to be sourced to Richardson, but Richardson does not include dates for William.
• TudorPlace.com: Sir William Waldegrave of Smallbridge, Knight
• Richardson, Douglas. Plantagenet Ancestry 2011, page 742.

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