Andrew Luttrell (abt. 1498 - 1538)

Born about 1498 in Dunster Castle, Somerset, England

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 4 May 1538 at about age 40 in Dunster Castle, Somerset, England

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Biography

Andrew Luttrell was born about 1498.

Andrew was the eldest son and heir of Sir Hugh Luttrell, and his first wife Margaret Hill.^[1]

Marriage and Children

Andrew married Margaret Wyndham, daughter of Sir Thomas Wyndham of Felbrigg, Norfolk, on 22 Apr 1514, and because Andrew and Margaret were still minors, their marriage settlement stated Sir Thomas had the rule and governance of them.^[2]

Andrew and Margaret had children:

1. Sir John Luttrell, born about 1520, eldest son and heir, succeeded his father, but died aged about 31 years on 10 July 1551 at Greenwich, of the 'sweating sickness', leaving issue 3 daughters;^[3]
2. Thomas Luttrell, born about 1525, succeeded his brother, died 16 January 1571;^[4]
3. Nicholas Luttrell, b. Abt 1532, d. Yes, date unknown (Age ~ 59 years)
4. Andrew Luttrell, named in the will of his brother Sir John;^[5]
5. Margaret Luttrell, married Peter Edgcumbe, of Mount Edgcumbe in Devonshire;
6. Honor Luttrell, married 26 January 1561, Edward Barrow, of East Quantockshead;
7. Cecily Luttrell, married Richard Rogers, of Bryanston, Dorset, and died 1566;
8. Elizabeth Luttrell, married 1) Richard Malet, of Currypool in Charlinch, died 1551; 2), Sir George Speke, KB, of Whitelackington, and died in or before 1561.^[6]

His father Hugh Luttrell died 1 February 1521.

Margaret WYNDHAM, d. 1580

Andrew died 4 May 1538 Buried East Quantockshead, Somerset, England.

Sources

1. ↑ Lyte, Sir H.C. Maxwell, A History of Dunster and of the families of Mohun & Luttrell, Part 1, (London: St Catherine Press, 1909), 132-3, e-book Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/historyofdunster01lyte_0/page/132/mode/1up accessed 8 March 2022)
2. ↑ Lyte, p. 135
3. ↑ Lyte, p. 161
4. ↑ Lyte, p. 171
5. ↑ Lyte, p. 141
6. ↑ Lyte, p. 141

• Visitation of Devon Page 174: Luttrell
• The Visitation of the county of Somerset.........Page 32: Hill
• The Visitation of the County of Dorset taken in the year 1623 Page 79: Rogers
• The Visitation of the County of Worcester 1569 Page 46: Daubigney

See also:

• Dunster and its Lords, 1066-1881 pp. 138-139