Elizabeth (Wingfield) Brandon (abt. 1430 - abt. 1497)

Born about 1430 in Suffolk, England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of William Brandon — married about 1455 in England [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about 28 Apr 1497 at about age 67 in England [uncertain]

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Biography

Elizabeth Wingfield was the daughter of Robert Wingfield, Knt., and Elizabeth Goushill.^[1][2][3] Her date and place of birth are unknown and are estimated.

Sir Robert Wingfield, of Letheringham in Suffolk, was M.P. for that county in the reign of Henry VI. Sir Robert was then chief of the great house of Wingfield. His wife, Elizabeth, daughter and co-heir of Sir Robert Gousell, by the Lady Elizabeth Fitzalan, was sister and co-heir of Thomas, 11th [12th] Earl of Arundel.^[4]

Marriage and Children

Elizabeth married before January 1462 William Brandon, Knt., perhaps son of Robert Brandon, Collector of Customs at King's Lynn and Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. William was born about 1425.^[1] They had three sons and at least seven daughters, birthdates and birth order are unknown:

• William, Knt., joined Buckingham's rebellion in 1483, killed at the Battle of Bosworth on 22 August 1485, married Elizabeth Bruyn and had issue,^[1] including Charles, Duke of Suffolk,^[5] brother-in-law to Henry VIII.^[4][6] William was his father's main heir.^[4]
• Robert, Knt.,^[1] died without issue,^[4] married ____ Calthorpe^[5]
• Thomas, K.G.,^[4] of Southwark, Surrey, Marshal of the King's Bench, Master of the Horse, also joined Buckingham's rebellion in 1483, married first Annes Fiennes and second to Elizabeth Dinham.^[1] He died without issue, his will dated 11 January 1508/9 was proved 11 May 1510.^[5]
• Elizabeth, married first John Candishe (or Cavendish)^[4] and second John Leventhorpe^[1][5]
• Anne, wife of Nicholas (or John) Sidney^[1][5][4]
• Margaret, "the elder", married Gregory (or Thomas) Lovell, Knt., of Barton Bendish, Norfolk^[1][5] and had issue^[4]
• Eleanor, married John Glemham^[4] (his second wife) and had issue; she died 30 June 1480^[1][5]
• Katherine, wife of John Gurney,^[1][5] with whom she had three daughters (two were named Elizabeth)^[4]
• Mary, wife of John Redyng/Ryding,^[1] not named in her mother's will^[5] (not named by Burke)
• Margaret, the younger (not named by Richardson), named in William's will (1475) but not Elizabeth's (1491).^[5] She may have married Hugh Manning, but no evidence has been found.^[7] This daughter is not named by Burke.
• Anne, wife of John (or _____) Loveday, named as a daughter of Elizabeth and William by Richadson and Moriarty;^[1] however, Anne Loveday is called a "cousin" of Elizabeth in her Inquisition Post Mortem^[8] (on which Moriarty clarified that Anne Loveday was granddaughter, not cousin of Elizabeth).^[5] This daughter is also not named by Burke.

William's Wills

Her husband William left two wills. The first will dated 10 June 1475 was proved 13 July 1491. This first will names his wife Elizabeth, sons William, Robert and Thomas, and unmarried daughters, Mary, Anne, Margaret the elder, Margaret the younger, and Katherine.^[5] Daughters Eleanor and Elizabeth were likely married at the time he wrote this will and were not mentioned. His wife Elizabeth and Sir Robert Wingfield were designated as executors.^[5][9][10] Richardson doesn't mention this will.

William left a second will dated 9 April 1491, proved 17 November 1491, requesting burial at Wangford, Suffolk.^[1] His wife Elizabeth and Robert Mosely were to be executors of his will.^[5] A nuncupative codicil dated 4 March 1490/1 gives certain lands to his wife Elizabeth and his son Robert. Named in the probate are John Ryding, John Gurney, John Leventhorpe, John Hardy and Hugh John. The second will and codicil were proved 17 November 1491.^[5]

Death, Will and IPM

Elizabeth died 28 April 1497, leaving a will dated 1496 and proved 8 May 1497.^[1]

Will of Elizabeth Lady Brandon:

My body to be buried as near as may be to the tomb of my late husband Sir William Brandon. I bequeath my manor of Cravens, in Henham, to Sir Robert Brandon, my son, and the heirs male of his body; remainder to Thomas Brandon, my son; remainder to William Brandon, nephew to the said Thomas; remainder to Charles Brandon, brother to the said William; remainder to Ann, sister to the said Charles; remainder to Elizabeth Lenthorp, aunt to the said Ann, my daughter; remainder to Eleanor Glenham, my daughter; remainder to Ann Sidney, my daughter; remainder to Thomas Brandon, my son; remainder to Dame Margaret Lovell, my daughter; remainder to Katherine Gurney, my daughter; remainder to Ann Loveday, my daughter; remainder to Eleanor Sidney, daughter of Anne Sidney; remainder to the right heirs of Sir William Brandon. Proved 8th May, 1497.^[11][12]

By writ dated 11 April 1497, Elizabeth's Inquisition Post Mortem was taken 3 November 1497 in Suffolk. Her grandson William (son of her son William), aged 21 and more, was her next heir to the manor of Cravens in Henham, Suffolk.^[8]

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} Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. (Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2013), vol. I, pages 506-511, BRANDON 16, Elizabeth Wingfield.
2. ↑ Douglas Richardson. 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. I, pages 297-302, BRANDON 11, Elizabeth Wingfield.
3. ↑ G. Andrews Moriarty. "The Early Wingfields" in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Online at AmericanAncestors.org [$], vol. 103 (Oct 1949) pages 287-295 at page 295.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9} Bernard Burke. A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct peerages of the British Empire, (London: Harrison, 1866). Online at Archive.org, page 71
5. ↑ ^{5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14} G. Andrews Moriarty. "The Brandons" in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (Boston, MA: NEHGS). Online at AmericanAncestors.org ($), vol. 103 (Apr 1949) pages 102-107.
6. ↑ Sir William Collins. Collin's Peerage of England; Genealogical, Biographical and Historical. Vol. 9. 1812. page 442.
7. ↑ "Co-heiresses of Charles Brandon Duke of Suffolk" thread in soc.genealogy.medieval forum SGM (archived thread from 2013)
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Maskelyne and H. C. Maxwell Lyte. "Inquisitions Post Mortem, Henry VII, Entries 1-50," in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem. Series 2, Volume 2, Henry VII, (London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1915), 1-45. British History Online: #36. C. Series II. Vol. 12. (37.) Accessed March 16, 2021.
9. ↑ PROB 11/8/629: Will of Sir William Brandon of Wangford, Suffolk dated 13 July 1491. Held by: The National Archives, Kew.
10. ↑ PROB 11/9/49: Will of Sir William Brandon dated 17 November 1491. Held by: The National Archives, Kew.
11. ↑ Nicholas Harris Nicolas, Esq. Testamenta Vetusta: Being Illustrations from Wills, of Manners, Customs, etc., Volume 2. (London: Nichols and Son., 1826). Online at Archive.org, pages 432-433.
12. ↑ PROB 11/11/204: Will of Elizabeth Brandon, 8 May 1497. Held by: The National Archives, Kew.

See also:

• The Visitations of Suffolk Made by Hervey, Clarenceux, 1561, Cooke, Clarenceux, 1577, and Raven, Richmond Herald, 1612. (Exeter: William Pollard, 1882). Online at Google Books page 80.
• Charles, Nicholas. The Visitation of the County of Huntingdon, 1613. London: Camden Society, 1849. Online at Archive.org, page 126: Wingfeild.
• Hansen, Charles M. "The Descent of James Claypoole of Philadelphia from Edward I" in The American Genealogist. Online at AmericanAncestors.org [$], vol. 67 (Apr 1992) pages 100-101.
• Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard, William Ryland Beall, Kaleen E. Beall. Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists who Came to America Before 1700. (Genealogical Publishing Company, 2004). Online at Google Books, page 22: Line 15.

Acknowledgements

Magna Carta Project

This profile was developed for the Magna Carta Project on 16 March 2021 by Thiessen-117 and reviewed/approved for the Project by Michael Cayley on 19 March 2021.

Elizabeth (Wingfield) Brandon is listed in Magna Carta Ancestry in a Richardson-documented trail from Gateway Ancestor Richard Palgrave to Magna Carta Surety Baron Roger Bigod (vol. I, pages 297-303 BRANDON). This profile has also been identified in trails from Richard Palgrave to other surety barons, including Robert de Vere, Saher de Quincy, Hugh le Bigod, Richard de Clare, Gilbert de Clare and John de Lacy. All these trails were badged on 19 March 2021. See the Magna Carta Trails section of Edward Palgrave's profile to view the profiles in these trails.

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