Thomas Holford Esq (abt. 1510 - 1569)

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Boteler) Holford — married after 1525 in England

Descendants

Died 24 Sep 1569 at about age 59 in Holford, Cheshire, England

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Biography

Thomas was the son of John Holford and Margery Brereton.^[1][2] His father held lands at Holford, Cheshire,^[3][4] so he may have been born there: but his father also had interests in Flintshire, Wales through his mother.^[3][4] His birth date is uncertain. He was his father's main heir, and inherited property at Holford, Cheshire.^[3][4]

Thomas married twice. His first wife was Margaret Butler/Boteler.^[1][2][5][6] They had one child:

• Christopher^[1][2][5][6]

Margaret must have died before 28 June 1539 when Thomas obtained a licence for his second marriage.^[1][2]

Thomas's second wife was Joan/Jane Booth;^{[1][2][5][6][7]} they married by a licence dated 28 June 1539, and had a dispensation for the marriage as they were within the prohibited degrees of affinity under canon law.^[1][2] They had six children:^[1][2]

• George^[1][2][5][6]
• Thomas^[1][2][5]
• John^[1][2][5][6]
• Ellen, who married John Carrington^[1][2][5][6]
• Dorothy, who married John Bruen^[1][2][5][6]
• Elizabeth, who married Charles Mainwaring^[1][2][5][6]

Thomas died on 24 September 1569.^[1][2][5] He may have died at his property at Holford, Cheshire.

Research Notes

A previous version of this profile stated that Thomas married his first wife by a licence dated about 1533. No source was given.

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. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham, 2nd edition (Salt Lake City: the author, 2011), Vol. I, p. 344, BRUEN 15, Google Books
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13} Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City: the author, 2013), Vol. I, p. 586, BRUEN 15
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, Vol. I, pp. 343-344, BRUEN 13 and 14, Google Books
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Vol. I, pp. 585-586, BRUEN 13 and 14
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9} George Ormerod. The History of the County Palatine and City of Chester, Vol. I, London, 1819, p. 495, Internet Archive
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7} John Paul Rylands (ed.). The Visitation of Cheshire in the year 1580 (with Appendices covering Visitations in 1533 and 1591), Harleian Society, 1882, p. 125, Internet Archive
7. ↑ George Ormerod, The History of the County Palatine and City of Chester, Vol. I, p. 402, Internet Archive

• Richardson, Douglas. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham. 2nd edition. Salt Lake City: 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: the author, 2013. See also WikiTree's source page for ‘’Royal Ancestry’’.
• Jacobus, Donald Lines. Ancestry of Obadiah and Mary Bruen, The American Genealogist, 1950, Vol. 26, p. 18

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Magna Carta Project

This profile was revised for the Magna Carta Project by Michael Cayley and approved by Thiessen-117 on 19 January 2021.

Thomas Holford Esq is descendant of Magna Carta Surety Baron Saher de Quincy in a Richardson-documented trail to Gateway Ancestor Obadiah Bruen (Magna Carta Ancestry, vol. I, pages 331-333 BRUEN) that was badged by the Magna Carta project 27 February 2021. See the Magna Carta Trails on John Bruen's profile to view the profiles in those trails.

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