Nicholas Leveson (1494 - 1539)

Born 1494 in London, England

Ancestors

Husband of Dionyse (Bodley) Leveson — married 1516 in Crediton, Devon, England

Descendants

Died 15 Oct 1539 at about age 45 in Halling, Kent, England

Biography

Nicholas was the second son of Richard Leveson of Prestwood, Staffordshire and Jane Bradbury.

He and his younger brother James were leading merchants of London and Wolverhampton.

They had eight sons and ten daughters, including at least three sets of twins.^{[citation needed]}

Of these,

• John Leveson, eldest son.
• Thomas Leveson,

1535 along with William Denham served as Sheriff of London^[1]

Abbreviated Will of Nicholas Leveson

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Dated: 7 Nov 1536 Proved : 13 Oct 1539^[2]

I Nicholas Leveson, Citizen and Mercer and Merchant of London and staple of Calais.

Beneficiaries : Wife Denys (One third of goods +£100 also dwelling house in the parish of St. Andrew Undershaft, manors and lands at Halling, Cuxton, etc. in Kent;

Brother James Leveson (£100) and his wife Margaret.

Sister Margaret Gett (£6 13s 4d)

Sons John, Thomas, Nicholas and William and my daughters (Residue)

Sons-in-law John Sadler and Ralph Davenett (£20 ea)

Cousin Guy Crayford (£20)

Daughter Grisell

Daughter Joan Davenett

Son John Leveson the lands in Staffordshire which came to me on the death of my father Richard Leveson, and also my lands in East Ham and West Ham, Essex, and also my lands in Middlesex, Hunts, and Herts.

Remainder to sons Thomas and Nicholas Leveson,

Remainder to daughters Grissell, Joan, Alice, Mary, and Denyse.

Other Mentions : Buried in tomb I have made in St Andrew Undershaft London

Sir John Buttill Parson of Cokston [Cuxton], Sir Thomas Snydoll Vicar of Halling

Executors: Wife Denys, brother James Leveson

Witnessed: Guy Crayford, John Sadler, and John Buttyll, Parson of Cokston.

Research Notes

The UK's National Archives (A2A) site references a 1533-1539 document, Leveson v Whitmore identifying "Nicholas Leveson of London, mercer, grandson and heir of Nicholas Leveson, and of Maud, his wife" as the plaintiff. [1]

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "List of sheriffs of London," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_sheriffs_of_London&oldid=1183493136 (accessed November 25, 2023).
2. ↑ National Archives PROB 11/27/552 D980770 Will of Nicholas Leveson, Mercer and Merchant of London

See also

• Wikipedia contributors, "Joan Leche," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Joan_Leche&oldid=1180426403 (accessed November 25, 2023).
• Rasmussen, James A. "Edward Raynsford of Boston: English Ancestry and American Descendants." The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 139: July-October 1985.