William Scott KB (abt. 1445 - 1524)

Born about 1445 in Scotts Hall, Brabourne, Kent, England

Ancestors

Husband of Sibyl (Lewknor) Scott — married before 1484 in England [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 24 Aug 1524 at about age 79 in Brabourne, Kent, England

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Biography

Father Sir John Scott, Sheriff of Kent, Governor of Dover Castle b. c 1415, d. 1485

Mother Agnes Beaufitz b. c 1415, d. 25 Mar 1487

Sir William Scott, Sheriff of Kent, Constable of Dover Castle was born circa 1445 at Scott Hall, Kent, England.^[1]

He married Sibyl Lewknor, daughter of Sir Thomas Lewkenor, Sheriff of Surrey & Sussex, Constable of Bodiam Castle and Katherine Pelham, before 1484; They had 2 sons (Sir John; & Edward) and 3 daughters (Anne, wife of Sir Edward Boughton; Katherine; & Elizabeth).^[2][3]

Sir William Scott, Sheriff of Kent, Constable of Dover Castle died on 24 August 1524 at Brabourne, Kent, England; Buried in the chancel of the church at Brabourne, Kent.^[4]

His estate was probated on 1 February 1525.^[5]

Family

• Sibyl Lewknor b. c 1463

Children

• Sir John
• Edward
• Anne, wife of Sir Edward Boughton
• Katherine
• Elizabeth

Occupation

• High Sheriff of Kent, Governor of Dover Castle for Henry VIII, 1491, 1502, and 1515-1517, in Kent, England
• Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports
• Constable of Dover Castle
• Knight of the Bath
• Rebuilt Scot's Hall about 1491

Research Notes

• “By the marriage of Sybille Lewknor (whose mother, Joanna Holsham, was sole heiress of her uncle, Sir Hugh) the Scott’s derive a descent from the Valences, Comyns, Baliols, Athols, which to the descendants of Sir William Scott is a matter of considerable interest.”^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 21.
2. ↑ Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. III, p. 574.
3. ↑ Edward Hasted. "Parishes: Braborne," in The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 8, (Canterbury: W Bristow, 1799), 14-27. British History Online, accessed December 25, 2021, http://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-kent/vol8/pp14-27.
4. ↑ Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. IV, p. 1.
5. ↑ Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 593.
6. ↑ Memorials of the Family of Scott, of Scot’s Hall, in the County of Kent. With an Appendix of Illustrative Documents. (https://archive.org/stream/memorialsoffamil00scot#page/141/mode/1up/search/lewknor)

• Fleming, Peter (2004). "Scott family (per. c.1400–c.1525)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/54537. Accessed 8 Feb 2021. (subscription required to view)
• J. M. Rigg. 'SCOTT, SIR WILLIAM'. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, published in 1897. oxforddnb.com. https://doi.org/10.1093/odnb/9780192683120.013.24930. Accessed 8 Feb 2021. (subscription required to view)

• Marlyn Lewis

• Wikipedia

• Memorials of the Family of Scott, of Scot’s Hall, in the County of Kent. With an Appendix of Illustrative Documents. (https://archive.org/stream/memorialsoffamil00scot#page/n6/mode/1up)

• Scott, James Renat, 1819 or 20-1883. 'Memorials of the family of Scott, of Scot's-hall, in the county of Kent. With an appendix of illustrative documents. Pg. 80-87. Published by London : J. R. Scott. archive.org.

See also:

• Benolte, Thomas; Philipot, John; & Owen, George. The Visitations of the County of Sussex: 1530 and 1633-4. London: The Harleian Society, 1905. Vol LIII, p 49, Scott.