Ralph Weldon (abt. 1545 - abt. 1609)

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Buskin) Welden — married 13 May 1579 in St Botolph, Aldgate City of London, London, England

Descendants

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Biography

Ralph was born about 1545. Ralph Weldon ... He passed away about 1609.^[1]

• Fact: Burial St Peter and St Pauls Churchyard, Swanscombe, Dartford Borough, Kent, England

• Sir Ralph Weldon (1545-1609) on Find A Grave: Memorial #43678559 retrieved 23 October 2019

"The history and topographical survey of the county of Kent, Volume 2" p. 418-19

By Edward Hasted

April 30, 1797

published in Canterbury

Description of Swanscombe church (in the jurisdiction of the diocese and deanery of Rochester) and dedicated to St. Peter and St. Paul

"Sir Anthony Weldon of Swanscombe, Co. Kent, was the eldest son of Sir Ralph Weldon of Swanscombe (1546-1609), clerk of the green cloth and Elizabeth, daughter of Leven Buskin. James I knighted Sir Anthony at Berwick in 1617".^[2]

• Mention of Levin Buffkin's daughter Elizabeth who married Sir Ralph Weldon. They had 4 sons (Anthony, Henry, Lever (Levin?) and Ralph; and six daughters. These 10 were the grandchildren of Levin Buffkin. A very grand alabaster monument was erected in the church by Elizabeth for her husband. The monument shows that Sir Ralph Weldon's grandfather Edw. Weldon served HenryVII and was master of the household to King Henry VIII, whom likewise Thomas Weldon, his uncle, served and was cofferer to King Edward VI and Queen Elizabeth; Anthony Weldon, his father served Queen Elizabeth, and died Clerk of the Greencloth;"

Also the description of Arms of Sir Ralph part of which incorporates "Impaling Buffkin." Buffkin coat of arms is described elsewhere as azure with three helmets.

"This church in former times was much resorted to by a company of pilgrims who came hither for St. Hildeferth's help, who by his picture, which was in the upper window of the south side, appears to have been a bishop, to whom such as were distracted came to be cured of their insanity."

From the earliest account of time it was esteemed an appendage to the manor of Swanscombe; although, in the reign of king Henry III there arose a dispute between the prior and convent of St. Mary's . . .

See also "Archaeologia Cantiana, Volume Eleven" by Kent Archaeological Society, 1877, p. 408,

St. Hildeferth and Church of Swanscombe as Pilgrimage Site. Bone fragment brought by Bishop Odo, half brother of William the Conqueror.

The manor house of Swanscombe is the ancient seat of the Weldons.

Marriage: Ralph Weldon and Elizabeth Buffkin, daughter of Lewen Buffkin, 1500s.

Children

1. Elizabeth Weldon 1570–1610
2. Katherine Weldon 1570–
3. Anne Weldon 1572–
4. Anthony WELDON Sir 1576–1649
5. Henry Weldon 1578–1649
6. Judith Weldon 1582–
7. Levin Weldon 1584–
8. Ralph Weldon 1586–
9. Barbara Weldon 1588–1610

Sources

1. ↑ A source for this information is needed.
2. ↑ https://www.british-history.ac.uk/no-series/court-of-chivalry/281-harte-weldon

See also:

• Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, Volume 30, p. 1154

• The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 2. By Edward Hasted. Originally published by W Bristow, Canterbury, 1797.

• https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Weldon,_Anthony_(DNB00)

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levin_Bufkin, accessed 6 May 2021

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43678559/ralph-weldon, accessed 6 May 2021