Thomas Dacre (1387 - 1458)

Born 27 Oct 1387 in Naworth Castle, Brampton, Cumberland, England

Ancestors

Husband of Philippe (Neville) Dacre — married before 20 Jul 1399 in England [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 5 Jan 1458 at age 70 in Naworth Castle, Brampton, Cumberland, England

Biography

Birth and Parentage

Thomas Dacre, 6th Baron Dacre of Gilsland was born 28 Oct 1387 Naworth Castle Brampton Cumberlandshire England to William Dacre 5th Baron by Joan (Mary) Douglas, the illegitimate daughter of Sir William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas. Thomas seems to have dropped the prefix of ' de ' and to have been known as Thomas Lord Dacre. He was only twelve years of age at the time of his father's death, and was not summoned to Parliament until 2 Dec 1412.^[1]

Marriage and Issue

Prior to 20 Jul 1399, Thomas married Philippa Neville, daughter of Ralph Neville, KG and Margaret Stafford.^[2] This made him a sub-teen bridegroom. They had eight children:

1. Thomas - who died in his father's lifetime.
2. Ralph/ Ranulph - summoned by Henry VI in 1459 after his father's death, fought and died at Towton 1461. Was attainted and his honours forfeited for being a Lancastrian.
3. Humphrey - also attainted; this was reversed 1473. Was then summoned by Edward IV/ Richard III 1482-3.
4. Richard, thought to have died young
5. George, thought to have died young
6. John Dacre, thought to have died young
7. Joan, married Thomas Clifford.
8. Margaret, married John Scrope.

In 1417 he was retained by indenture to serve King Henry V in his fleet for three months, with 30 men-at-arms and 60 archers, and in 1421 was constituted chief Forester of Inglewood in Cumberland. In 1424 he was one of the Barons appointed by Henry VI to meet with James King of Scotland about peace, and in 1433 was again a member of a commission to meet with the Scots at Hadenstank about a matter then in dispute between them and the English. In the same year he held an important command in the army raised in the northern counties for the defense of Berwick against the Scots ; and in 1452 he was for the third time in a commission to meet with that nation.^[1]

Death and Burial

Thomas died January 5, 1458 in Naworth Castle, Brampton, Cumberland, England and was buried at Lanercost Priory, Brampton, Cumbria.

Research note

The Visitation of Cumberland has an extra generation. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Barrett-Lennard, Thomas. An Account of the Families of Lennard and Barrett (Spottiswoode & Co. Ltd., London, 1908) Page 180
2. ↑ Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City: the author, 2013), volume II, page 372-375. See also WikiTree's source page for Royal Ancestry.
3. ↑ Pedigrees recorded at the heralds' visitations of the counties of Cumberland and Westmorland : made by Richard St. George, Norry, king of arms in 1615, and by William Dugdale, Norry, king of arms in 1666 by Saint-George, Richard, Sir, d. 1635; England. College of Arms; Dugdale, William, Sir, 1605-1686; Foster, Joseph, 1844-1905 Page 34: Dacre

See also:

• Royal Ancestry by Douglas Richardson Vol. IV, page 237
• Magna Carta Ancestry 2011 2nd ed. Vol. II p. 16-17
• Magna Carta Ancestry 2005 p. 218-11
• Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd edn. (2011), 4 vols, Volume 2, page 16.
• Baines, Edward. The History of the County Palatine and Duchy of Lancaster (London, 1893) Vol. 5, Page 2
• Wikipedia:Thomas_Dacre,_6th_Baron_Dacre
• Clay, J. W. The Extinct and Dormant Peerages of the Northern Counties of England. London, J. Nisbet & co., ltd. 1913. pg 37.
• The visitation of Yorkshire in the years 1563 and 1564 by Flower, William, ca. 1498-1588; Norcliffe, Charles Best; Harleian Society Page 84: Dacre