John Audley

Born [date unknown] in Lincolnshire, England

Ancestors

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Biography

John Audley was the son of Thomas Audley and Elizabeth Warren.^[1] Born in Lincolnshire, John followed two of his elder brothers to London, where he acquired a house in Chancery Lane. Later he leased property at Wood, Hertfordshire.^[2]

He was a gentleman with residences in Wood Green, par. of Cheshunt, co. Herts., and Chancery Lane, London.^[1]

He may have been a lawyer, though his name does not appear on any inn of court register. He sat in Parliament for either Lancaster or Stockbridge.^[2]

He married Susan, widow of Thomas Field of London and sister of John Stockwood. They had at least one son, John Audley, who proved his fathers will.^[1]

He passed away about 1594 and his will was proved on 13 Nov 1594.^[1] Part of the will is taken up with arrangements for the maintenance of two daughters of his wife’s former husband, Thomas Field (possibly a relative of John Field the puritan minister), who had died intestate. The widow received £200, household goods and some of Audley’s leasehold property. There were bequests to the poor of Cheshunt and of several Lincolnshire parishes, to Christ’s Hospital, London, and towards the erecting and maintenance of the new plague hospital in the city. Among relatives who received legacies were two brothers, Walter and Anthony, several nieces and a nephew, Thomas Middleton, son of Audley’s sister Ellen.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Audley pedigrees, compiled for George Audley of Liverpool. by Aleyn Lyel Reade. London, Privately printed by Percy Lund, Humphries & Co., [1929-1932]. p. 3. Archive.org https://archive.org/details/audleypedigreesc00read/page/n27/mode/2up?q=%22Walter+Audley%22 (accessed 24 Mar 20223).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} History of Parliament. Entry for John Audley. https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/audley-john-ii-1594 (accessed 28 Mar 2023)