Born [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Son of Philip Meade
and Isabel (Ricard) Mede
Brother of
Isabel (Meade) Berkeley
Husband of
Elizabeth (Sharpe) Mede
— married
about 1460 in Bristol, England
Husband of
Anne (Pauncefoot) Kemys
— married
about 1485 (to 1491) [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 51
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Mar 2012
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Biography
Richard Mede was born about 1440, the son of Philip Mead and his wife, Isabel Ricard. [1]
His arms were Gules a chevron ermine between three trefoils argent.[2]
He married firstly Elizabeth Sharpe, daughter of John Sharpe and granddaughter of John Sharpe, merchant of Bristol. [3][4]
His second wife was Anne Pauncefoot, daughter of Thomas Pauncefort and his wife, Margaret Swynford. [5][6][7] Note that another version of the Visitation names her as daughter of Henry Pauncefoot and his third wife, Katherin, [8] but in his will, Richard says she is the daughter of Thomas Pauncefot of Hassefeld, Glos, esquire.
Richard passed away in 1491. His children having all died young his heir was his sister, Isabel, wife of Sir Maurice Berkeley. [9]
Sources
- ↑ Wikipedia: Philip Mede, his father
- ↑ The Visitation of Gloucestershire Page 257: Pauncefoot
- ↑ Bristol Record Society Publications The Great Red Book Page 171 8 March 1460 Charter of Enfeoffment between John Sharpe of Bristol, merchant and Richard Mede son of Philip Mede merchant of Bristol and Elizabeth his wife, daughter of John Sharpe late son of the grantor. The language is not clear and could be taken to read "Richard Mede and Elizabeth, his wife", or "Philip Mede and Elizabeth his wife"
- ↑ Wikipedia: Philip Mede, his father
- ↑ Kemys of Bedminster and Wickwick Arthur Kemys
- ↑ Wikipedia: Philip Mede, his father
- ↑ Visitation of Gloucestershire Page 258: Pauncefoot
- ↑ The Visitation of Gloucestershire Page 257: Pauncefoot
- ↑ Wikipedia: Philip Mede, his father
Acknowledgements
- Entered by Charles Meads, Mar 29, 2012
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So Thomas must be the correct one.
First wife Elizabeth Sharp, daughter of John Sharp. Married by 1460. Source, Great Red Book of Bristol, p 171: https://www.bristol.ac.uk/Depts/History/bristolrecordsociety/publications/brs16.pdf
Second wife Anne Pauncefot, daughter of Henry. Source: Visitation of Gloucestershire: https://archive.org/details/visitationofcoun00inchit/page/256
Anne is also in his will (PCC 1491)
They are buried in the Mede Chantry tomb with a memorial brass in St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol.