John Montgomery (abt. 1475 - abt. 1513)

Born about 1475 in Cubley, Derbyshire, England [uncertain]

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Descendants

Died about 1513 at about age 38 in Cubley, Derbyshire, England

Biography

6 June 1495: Quitclaim by James Graves Rector of the parish church of Sudbury to John Mountgomery Esq., of all and singular the manors, lands, tenements etc with all appurtenances which were of Nicholas Mountgomery deceased in Derbyshire and Staffordshire.^[1]

John Montgomery was knighted at the Battle of Blackheath on 17 June 1497.^[2]

Sir John Montgomery was a feoffee of the estates held in trust for his cousin's son George Meverell (aft.1478-1526) of Throwley, Staffordshire, in 1498. By a charter dated 28 July 1498, Sir John was entrusted with the manors of Throwley and Fradswell in Staffordshire and Tideswell in Derbyshire on behalf of his cousin Thomas Meverell of Throwley. The trusteeship also included arranging marriages for Thomas Meverell's daughters.^[3]

John Montgomery, the last heir male (of Cubley, Derbyshire), died in 1513, leaving three daughters coheirs.^[4]

He was married to Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Thomas Gresley and Anne Ferrers. In 1508 and 1513 in his will he made provision of property for his two younger brothers as it was apparent that he would leave no male heir. His feoffees included Sir John Aston, Henry Sacheveral, Ralph Delves, William and John Gresley and Ralph Leeke. He died in 1513 and his male heir under entail of the estates was his brother Ralph. Elizabeth remarried Sir John Giffard of Chillington and in 1515 they brought a suit against Ralph Montgomery for the next presentation to Cubley church. During the suit evidence was given that Sir John Montgomery had enfeoffed Edward, Lord Hastings and others in the manor and the feoffees had regranted to Sir John and Elizabeth his wife and heirs male of the body of Sir John. Elizabeth claimed to hold Cubley and the advowson for her life. The verdict was in favour of Elizabeth and Sir John Giffard. A pedigree was given with the suit showing the Montgomery succession i.e. Walter - Nicholas I - Nicholas II - Nicholas III - Nicholas IV - John. Ralph died without issue in 1517 leaving his nieces, Sir John's daughters, as coheirs.^[5]

Notes

Ellen was his heiress but Magna Carta Ancestry does not note what this legacy was. Property? Land where? John's coat of armes was Argent an eagle displayed azure (backround color)

He was of Throwley says <Ancestral Roots of "60 Colonist of" America by Weis via "Ancestry of John Barbour White corrected by Redlich, no sources.> Certainly not from Derby^[6]

The date of birth originally shown on this profile (1449) is actually his father's. One daughter originally attached (Isabel (Montgomery) Sacheverell (abt.1485-1548)) is actually his sister, suggesting that he has been conflated at some point with his father. (Stephen Heathcote 29 July 2021.)

Sources

1. ↑ Derbyshire Record Office, Vernon family title deeds reference D410/T/703. https://calmview.derbyshire.gov.uk/CalmView/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=D410%2fT%2f703&pos=2
2. ↑ William Shaw, The Knights of England, vol. 2 (London: Sherratt and Hughes, 1906), p.29
3. ↑ Maskelyne and H. C. Maxwell Lyte, 'Inquisitions Post Mortem, Henry VII, Entries 601-650', in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Series 2, Volume 2, Henry VII (London, 1915), pp. 380-411. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/series2-vol2/pp380-411 [accessed 4 August 2021].
4. ↑ Daniel Lysons and Samuel Lysons, 'Parishes: Clowne - Cubley', in Magna Britannia: Volume 5, Derbyshire (London, 1817), pp. 89-94. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/magna-britannia/vol5/pp89-94 [accessed 24 February 2021].
5. ↑ Rosie Bevan on https://groups.google.com/g/soc.genealogy.medieval/c/gugpoXlN9nM/m/4m0IuDrG-UwJ 25 November 2002, citing The Genealogist v.20 p.161and Susan Wright, Derbyshire Gentry in the Fifteenth Century, p.242 citing C142/28/121
6. ↑ Entered by Ed Poor.

• Roots of 60 Colonist by Weis
• Wrottesley G. Pedigrees from the Plea Rolls Collected from the Pleadings in the Various Courts of Law, A.D. 1200 to 1500, from the Original Rolls in the Public Record Office. 1905, pp 469-470 Internet Archive.

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