Leonard (Metcalf) Metcalfe (abt. 1541 - bef. 1616)

Ancestors Descendants

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Marriage & children 1.2 Education 1.3 Occupation 2 Research Notes 2.1 Disputed parents 2.2 Disputed child 3 Sources

Biography

Leonard Metcalfe of Tatterford, the Rector of Tatterford and West Barsham (b. c. 1540/1 Apperdale, Wensleydale, Yorkshire - d. Sep 1616 West Barsham, Norfolk; bur. 22 Sep 1616 St. Margaret, Tatterford, Norfolk).^[1][2][3][4]

On Dec. 23, 1614, Leonard Metcalf gave a deposition before the Church of England's diocesian court:

"Leonard Metcalf, clerk, rector of the parish of Tatterford, where he has been [the] incumbent for forty years, born at Apperside, [in the ancient parish of Wensley, North Riding], co. York, aged 73 years." [Deposition Book, 1614, Diocesian Registry, Norwich.^[5] His parents, however, are still uncertain.

According to Cutter (1915),^[6] Leonard is thought to be a son of William Metcalfe and a nephew of Leonard Metcalfe of Bear Park (d. after 1570),^[7] who was incarcerated and attainted for taking part in the Rising of the North. It's obvious that he can't be the son of Brian Metcalfe (d. 1501) of Bear Park in Wensleydale, Yorkshire and Johanna "Joan". Metcalf (1898),^[8] however, believed that the reverend was the son of the rebel himself. Other researchers have also suggested that it might be impossible to determine Leonard's parentage, given the prolific use of his given name among numerous of Metcalfes of Yorkshire.^[8]

Marriage & children

He married ca. 1579, Amy____. She was born about 1558, probably near Tatterford, Norfolk and died in Dec 1602, aged about 44 years. She was buried on 22 December 1602.^[9]

They had at least 8 children:

1. Rev. Richard Metcalf. Born 1580^[1] (or 1582/3)^[10][11] in Tatterford Parish. Died March 1656/7, about 77 years old. Buried on 11 March 1656/7.
2. John Metcalf. Baptized on 15 August 1583 in Tatterford Parish. Died in March 1604/5 in Tatterford Parish. Buried on 17 March 1604/5 in Tatterford Parish.^[1][5]
3. Leonard Metcalf. Baptized on 3 September 1586 in Tatterford Parish.^[12]name="Metcalfe2002" /> Died in August 1590. Buried on 10 August 1590.^[1]
4. Nicholas Metcalf. Baptised 03 Sep 1586 or 08 Jul 1587 in Tatterford,^[13][11] or born on 3 February 1586/7 in Tatterford Parish and baptized on 8 July 1587 in Tatterford Parish when five months old.^[1] Died about 14 September 1661 in Blakeney, Norfolk, England, about 74 years old. Buried in September 1661.^[1] Will proved 16 Sep 1664 Norwich).^[13][11]

1. Michael Metcalf. Born ca. 1591.^[5][14] or born in 1590 in Tatterford Parish. Died on 24 December 1664 in Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, about 74 years old. Buried on 27 December 1664 in Dedham.^[15]
2. Matthew Metcalf. Baptized on 18 December 1594 in Tatterford Parish.^[1]
3. Nynian Metcalf. Baptized on 20 (May or Sep) 1596 St Margaret, Tatterford, Norfolk).^[16][17][18] Or baptized on 10 June 1596 in Tatterford Parish.^[1]
4. Mary Metcalf. Baptized on 28 August 1601 in Tatterford Parish. Died in December 1601 in Tatterford Parish. Buried on 7 December 1601 in Tatterford Parish.^[1]

Education

"Metcalfe, Leonard. Matric[ulated] pens[ioner] from St John's, [a constituent college of the University of Cambridge] Lent 1563-4; B.A. 1568-9. R[ector] of Tatterford and West Barsham, Norfolk, 1603. Father of Nicholas (1607)."^[11]

Occupation

"Rev. Leonard Metcalf was rector of Tatterford, in the diocese of Norwich from 1573 (the first year his name appears as rector) until prior to his death in 1616."^[2] In 1614, he was succeeded by Richard Metcalfe or Medcalfe as rector of Tatterford.^[19] He was also the rector at West Barsham in 1603.^[11]

Research Notes

Disputed parents

"A thorough re-examination of the surviving records would appear to confirm the conclusion made in the 1932 Metcalf article that it is impossible to determine the paternal ancestry of Michael Metcalf beyond his father Leonard. Moreover, a search of over 500 parish registers in Norfolk has not revealed a marriage for Leonard Metcalf. We conclude that Leonard's wife was perhaps the Amy Leonard buried in Tatterford, Norfolk, 22 December 1602, and that Leonard was perhaps the son of Richard Metcalf of Apperside, Yorkshire (where Leonard was born)."^[20]

Disputed child

James Metcalf was previously shown as possibly son of Rev. Leonard and Amy (Unknown) Metcalf, but the only source found for this connection is an LDS Ancestral file with no sources, (LDS : Ancestral File Number: MGV6-4S). This file has been changed to reflect a James, son of John, born in 1505. Madison-125 18:00, 4 July 2023 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8} Metcalfe, Howard Hurtig, Some Descendants of Rev. Leonard Metcalf of Tatterford Parish, Norfolk, England, Mostly those of his son Michael the emigrant to Dedham, Massachusetts, in 1637 (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 2002), p. 2. excerpt at langeonline.com; see also eBook - 2012, 2nd ed., II. PDF (pedigree also in HTML format http://lanopalera.org/).

   "The parish register entries for 1579 and 1580 are missing, but present for 1581-1584 wherein Richard does not appear. His next younger sibling, John, is known to have been baptized in 1583, and the next in 1586 - so the year 1580 is preferred over 1579. Died in March 1656/7, about 77 years old. Buried on 11 March 1656/7."

2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Richards, Jeremiah, Richards Family [Also Metcalf, Aldis, Stratton, Wiswall, Barrett, Kidder, Peck, Crane, Monfort, and Carman families, all ancestral to Jeremiah Richards, b. 1844, and his wife Susan Adrianna Monfort.] (NY, NY : n.p., 18??) Page 3. Link on HathiTrust.org.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64230122/leonard-metcalf: accessed 04 July 2023), memorial page for Rev Leonard Metcalf (1542–22 Sep 1616), Find A Grave: Memorial #64230122; Burial Details Unknown, Tatterford Parish Chyd, Tatterford, Norfolkshire, England; Maintained by Don Blauvelt (contributor 46932939). (No gravestone, cites parish registers.)
4. ↑ "Transcript, St Peter, Leeds, Yorkshire, West Riding". FreeREG Parish Register database https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/594d5977f493fdb1a53474a6. Free UK Genealogy (accessed 4 Jul 2023).

   "Leonard METCALFE, Burial, 13 Feb 1616/17, Yorkshire, West Riding, Leeds : St Peter : Other Transcript"

5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Moriarty, G.A. "Genealogical Research in England, Metcalf: Additional Records," NEHGR Vol. 86(1931):253 "From Depositions in the Diocesan Registry, Norwich: '1614 Leonard Metcalf, clerk, rector of the parish of Tatterford, where he has been incumbent for forty years, born at Apperside, co. York [deposed] aged 73 years. (Deposition Book, 1614).' This would make him born in 1540 or 1541."
6. ↑ Cutter, William Richard, New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial (New York : Lewis Historical Publishing, 1915) 3rd Series, Vol. 4:2195
7. ↑ For Leonard of Bear Park (d. aft. 1570), see: Foster, J. Pedigrees of the county families of Yorkshire.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, Metcalf Genealogy (Cleveland, The Imperial press, 1898), page 8.
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64230388/amy-metcalf: accessed 04 July 2023), memorial page for Amy Metcalf (unknown–22 Dec 1602), Find A Grave: Memorial #64230388; Burial Details Unknown, Tatterford Parish Chyd, Tatterford, Norfolkshire, England; Maintained by Don Blauvelt (contributor 46932939). citing Tatterford parish register, Tatterford, Norfolkshire, England, film p. 8.

   "Amy Metcalf Sepult fuit 22 die Decembr (1602)"

   "[Amy Metcalf was buried the 22d day of December]"

10. ↑ Peile, J. (2014). "Metcalfe, Richard," in Biographical Register of Christ's College, 1505–1905, 1, pp. 237. Cambridge University Press. Google Books.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4} Venn, J. & Venn, J.A. (1924). "Metcalfe, Leonard," in Alumni Cantabrigienses, III, pp. 179. Cambridge University Press. Archive.org.
12. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N59F-C4J : 11 February 2018, Leonardus Metcalfe, 03 Sep 1586); citing TATTERFORD,NORFOLK,ENGLAND, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 894,714.
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1} Venn, J. (1897). Biographical History of Gonville and Caius College 1349-1713, I, pp. 200. Cambridge University Press. Google Books.
14. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64230860/michael-metcalf: accessed 04 July 2023), memorial page for Michael Metcalf Sr. (1591–24 Dec 1664), Find A Grave: Memorial #64230860, citing Old Village Cemetery, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Don Blauvelt (contributor 46932939).
15. ↑ Metcalf, Some Descendants of Rev. Leonard Metcalf, p. 4. (age 45 when he testified in 1635)
16. ↑ Free UK Genealogy, "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5ce3df0cf493fd5c1602727e : viewed 4 Jul 2023), baptism Nyman Metcalf, Tatterford, Norfolk, UK 20 * 1596; citing , St Margaret.
17. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JSY7-SM4 : 5 February 2023), Nyman Metcalf, 1596. Nyman Metcalf, 20 Sep 1596; FHL microfilm 1596459 IT 9-10.
18. ↑ Nynian 10 June 1596, (English Origins 1 vo12-001127-53 Parish Registries of Tatterford, co. Norfolk. Ancestry.com).
19. ↑ "Metcalf, Richard (1614-1614)." The Clergy of the Church of England Database 1540-1835 (citing BL, Add. MS 39533 [Dispensation Rolls]). Web.Dispensation Record CCEd Record ID: 2004, Linked to person: Metcalfe, Richard 1614-1614.

    " Faculty Office grant - 03, 6, 1614. To hold Totterford formerly held by his father Leonard Metcalfe MA, the previous rector."

20. ↑ Bush, Richard L., "The English Ancestry of Michael and Sarah (Elwyn) Metcalf of Dedham, Massachusetts," NEHGR Vol. 166(2012):37 Link via $ubscription.

See also:

• Cutter, W.R. & Adams, W.F. (1910). "XVI. Rev. Leonard Metcalf of Tatterford," in Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts, 4, pp. 2372. Google Books.