John Broughton (1448 - 1479)

Born 1448 in Toddington, Bedfordshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Anne Denston — married about 1472 in Suffolk, England

Descendants

Died 10 Oct 1479 at about age 31 in Denston, Suffolk, England

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Biography

Birth

John was born in 1448 the son of John Broughton and Elizabeth Stoneham. He was born at Toddington, Bedfordshire in the Toddington Manor owned by his father. There is an extensive family tree for the Broughtons^[1], compiled by William Harvey (et al.) during his visitation in 1556, in which this John finds his place. John had three siblings: Elizabeth, Joan and Catherine.

Marriage

John married^[1] Anne Denston about 1472 and moved to Denston^[2]. Anne was the daughter of John Denston and Catherine Clopton. They most likely lived at Denston Hall, Denston, Suffolk.

Children

The children of John and Anne were :

John^[3][4] (born 1473 - died young in 1492) and

Sir Robert (born 1474(?) - died^[5] 1506).

The family was most likely resident at Denston Hall^[6]

The notes to the will (TNA PROB 11/15/535) of Robert give the names of William, Edward and Elizabeth as siblings - children of John and Anne Denston. Some detail is provided for Elizabeth but nothing for William and Edward. The same information is provided on the Wikipedia article for Robert.

Death

John died^[3] in 1479 at the age of 31. He was most likely buried in Denston:St Nicholas where his father-in-law John Denston and mother-in-law Catherine Clopton were buried in 1473 in the newly constructed church of Denston: St Nicholas.

He predeceased his father John Broughton who died in 1489. This meant that the assets of his father John Broughton of Toddington passed directly to his son John^[3] (still a minor in 1489 and also skipping his generation). They then passed to his younger son Robert when his elder son John died in 1492.

Research Notes

Extracted probate records^[7] for England: Canterbury - Wills Proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1383-1558 (A-J)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Visitation to Bedfordshire - 1556: Blaydes, Frederic Augustus, The visitations of Bedfordshire, annis domini 1566, 1582, and 1634, made by William Harvey, Robert Cooke, and George Owen as deputy for Richard St. George : together with additional pedigrees, chiefly from Harleian ms. 1531; and an appendix con
   page: 14
   Internet Archive (accessed 29 January 2024)
2. ↑ The Paston Family:
   Colin Richmond, The Paston Family in the Fifteenth Century: Volume 2, Fastolf's Will
   United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press, 2002, page 164
   Google Books (accessed 20 February 2024)
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Toddington Manor:Parishes: Toddington - in A History of the County of Bedford: Volume 3, ed. William Page (London: Victoria County History, 1912), 438-447 British History Online, accessed February 1, 2024
4. ↑ John Broughton:
   "Parishes: Great Staughton," in A History of the County of Huntingdon: Volume 2, ed. William Page, Granville Proby and S Inskip Ladds (London: Victoria County History, 1932), 354-369. British History Online, accessed February 7, 2024, Died a Minor.
5. ↑ Robert Broughton MP:
   Wikipedia contributors, "Robert Broughton (MP)," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Death of Robert Broughton (accessed February 7, 2024).
6. ↑ Denston Hall:
   Wikipedia contributors, "Denston," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, Denston Hall, Denston (accessed February 7, 2024).
7. ↑ Probate: "UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975"
   Original data: Electronic databases created from various publications of probate records; Book: 1383 to 1558
   Ancestry Record 1610 #574814 (accessed 3 January 2024)
   Broughton, John probate.