Thomas Windebanke Knt (abt. 1538 - 1607)

Born about Jan 1538 in Haines Hillhurst, Parish, Berkshire, England

Husband of Frances (Dymoke) Windebanke — married 20 Nov 1565 in Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire, England

Descendants

Died 24 Oct 1607 at about age 69 in Charing, Westminster, Berkshire, England

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Biography

Sir Thomas Windebank was appointed Clerk of Signet in 1568 and held that position until the death of Queen Elizabeth I in 1603. Upon retirement he was knighted by James I on 23 July 1603.^[1]

Thomas Windebank was the son of Richard Windebank and Margaret verch Griffith. His exact date of birth is unknown.

Marriage and Issue

He married Frances Dymoke, daughter of Sir Edward Dymoke and Anne Tailboys, on 20 August 1566. They were the parents of one son and three daughters:^[1]

• Francis^[1]
• Mildred^[1], b. 1584, d. a 15 Aug 1630
• Margaret, wife of John Grymesditch, Esq.^[1]
• Anne, wife of Henry Reade, Esq.^[1]
• Helen^{[citation needed]}

Knighted

He was invested as a Knight on 23 July 1603.

Occupation

He was clerk of the Signet to Queen Elizabeth and King James I, and deputy clerk of the Privy Council.

Residence

He lived at Haynes Hill, Hurst, Berkshire, England.^[1]

Death

He died on 24 October 1607 at Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire, England.^[1]

Burial

He was buried 25 November 1607 at St. Martin's In the Fields, London, Middlesex, England. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7} Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham, (Salt Lake City, Utah: 2013), Vol. I. p. 68. https://books.google.com/books?id=kjme027UeagC&pg=RA2-PA68
2. ↑ David Faris, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 307

• Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham, (Salt Lake City, Utah: 2013), Vol. IV. p. 466
• David Faris, Plantagenet Ancestry
• The Peerage for Sir Thomas Windebanke