Sir
William
"of Merevale"
Devereux
MP
Born about in Ludlow, Shropshire, England
Ancestors 
Son of Walter Devereux KG
and Mary (Grey) Devereux
Brother of
Henry Devereux [half], Richard Devereux, Katherine (Devereux) Baskerville [half] and Edward Devereux [half]
Husband of
Jane (Scudamore) Devereux
— married
about 12 Nov 1554 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Barbara (Devereux) Hastings and Margaret (Devereux) Littleton
Died
at about age 54
in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Dec 2011
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Biography
Born about 1525 William Devereux was the second son of Walter Devereaux, Viscount Hereford and his wife, Mary Grey. He was first returned to Parliament in 1547 as member for Cardiganshire and went on to serve as member for Staffordshire in 1553. [1]
He married Jane Scudamore, widow of John Warnecombe and daughter of John Scudamore and his wife, Sybil Vaughan.[2]The marriage settlement is dated 12 November 1554. [3]
"William Devereux was to reap advantage from the fall of his cousin Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk when in September 1554 he purchased from the crown for nearly 700 pounds the duke's forfeited manor of Atherstone, which adjoined Merevale (Warwickshire)." [4]
He was knighted at Kenilworth on 21 August 1565 by the Earl of Leicester. [5]
In 1572 he was returned to parliament again, this time as member for Warwickshire. He died on 28 September 1579.[6]
No evidence supports his death taking place in Scotland.
Sources
- ↑ History of Parliament online: DEVEREUX, Sir William (c.1525-79), of Merevale, Warws
- ↑ History of Parliament online: DEVEREUX, Sir William (c.1525-79), of Merevale, Warws
- ↑ Canning-229 13:06, 14 July 2015 (EDT)
- ↑ Canning-229 13:06, 14 July 2015 (EDT)
- ↑ Knights of England Page 72
- ↑ History of Parliament online: DEVEREUX, Sir William (c.1525-79), of Merevale, Warws
Acknowledgements
- WikiTree profile Devereux-206 created through the import of Perry Family Tree.ged on Dec 19, 2011 by Glen Perry.
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C. Mackinnon
C. Mackinnon
IS there any evidence that he died in Paisley?(Abbey Renfrewshire usually means this). Highly unlikely considering the situation at the time.
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