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Biography
Edward Purefoy, Esq. was born on 13 June 1494[1][2][3] to parents Nicholas Purefoy and his first wife, Alice Denton.[1][2][3][4] According to Nichols (in an 1811 volume of his The History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester) and Richardson he was born at Etfield[1][2][3], but this cannot be confirmed (see Research Notes below). He was the eldest son and heir of his fathers first marriage.[5] From his father's second marriage to Clemence Lydeard (or Lydyate) Edward gained half-siblings Simon and Susanna and from his father's third marriage to Catherine Brayfeld he gained Martin, Luke, Francis, Susan, Alice, Isabel and Naboth.[1]
Edward succeeded to Shalstone manor, Buckinghamshire on the death of his father in 1547.[6] He may well have inherited Stockton manor in Warwickshire when his father died. In 1543 his father acquired the manor and in 1547 it passed to William Purefoy of Hollingbourne, Edward's son.[7] Whether it passed direct from Nicholas Purefoy to his grandson or through Edward is not known.
Edward's sister-in-law, Dame Susan (Fettiplace) Kingston, who had become a vowess (that is, sworn to a life of chastity) after the death of her husband in 1514, spending much of her remaining life at the Abbey of Syon, Middlesex, was staying with Edward and Anne in 1540 when she died.[8] Edward was mentioned in her will, being appointed joint executor, together with his brother-in-law John Yate of the Middle Temple.[9]
On 4 August 1557 Edward presented Walter Pinfold as the new rector of Shalstone church.[10]
Marriage and Children
He married Anne Fettiplace, daughter of Richard Fettiplace, Esq. and Elizabeth Bessiles.[1][2][3][4][5][11][12] Anne was born on 16 July 1496.[1][2][3] Both Nichols and Douglas Richardson state she was born in Shelford Parva, Cambridgeshire, but this is a mistake and the place would have been East Shefford, Berkshire (see Research Notes below). It is likely they married before 1511 because Anne's father died in that year and his will only mentions his unmarried daughters, Dorothy and Eleanor. It is probable that his other daughters were not mentioned because marriage settlements had been made on them.[13] Edward and Anne had at least the following children:
- John Purefoy[2][3] eldest son and heir.[5] According to Nichols[1] and the Visitation of Leicestershire[4] he married first Ann Windsor of Stokes Poges, Buckinghamshire and secondly Elizabeth Brome of Halton, Oxfordshire. However his will names his wife as Anne, so if he married Elizabeth Brome she must have been his first wife. He died without issue[11] in 1579 leaving a will dated 4 May 1579, proved 25 May 1579.[14] A full transcript of his will is found in ‘'Records of Buckinghamshire’’, Vol 12, Part 3, Buckinghamshire Archaeological Society, 1929, pp. 119-124[15]
- Thomas Purefoy[2][3] died without issue.[1][11]
- Edward Purefoy[2][3] died without issue.[1][11]
- William Purefoy[2][3] born 1524 and married three times, first to Beatrix Chilshurst, widow of Strelley[1][4], secondly in 1579 to Cecily Goodwin of Marwinchinton, Buckinghamshire[1][4] and thirdly to Mary Boys of Fredvyle.[1] He died 1595.[1]
- Thomas Purefoy[2][3] married Waynman, died without issue.[1]
- Nicholas Purefoy[2][3] died without issue.[1][11]
- Francis Purefoy[2][3] married Anne Furthe of Furthe, Northamptonshire.[1]
- Henry Purefoy[2][3] died without issue.[11]
- Henry Purefoy[2][3] died without issue.[1][11]
- Richard Purefoy[2][3] married Anne Pell, widow of Thomas Nicholls.[14]
- Charles Purefoy[2][3] died without issue.[1][11]
- Mary Purefoy[2][3] married Thomas Thorne of Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, died after 1589.[1][16][17]
These additional children were listed by Nichols, although they were not included in the Visitations or other sources referenced above:
- Elizabeth Purefoy married Sir Humphrey Bradborne of Derbyshire.[1]
- Ann Purefoy married Swillington.[1]
- Frances Purefoy.[1]
Death
Edward died on 1 June 1558 at age 63 and was buried at Shalstone, Buckinghamshire.[1][2][3][10] His wife Anne lived for a further ten years dying on 16 August 1568.[2][3] The wills of Edward and Anne have not been found.
Research Notes
Variations in Visitation Records
Edward and his immediate family are recorded in the Visitations of Kent in 1592[11], Leicestershire in 1811[4] and Buckingham in 1634[5]. The following conflicts between these Visitations are noted:
- Edward's maternal grandfather is given as John Denton of Caverffelde, Bucks in the Visitation of Kent[11], Tho. Denton of Caversfield in the Visitation of Leicestershire[4] and Tho. Denton of Basyles Lye, Berks in the Visitation of Buckingham[5]. The matter is resolved by Willis in The History and Antiquities of the Town, Hundred and Deanry of Buckingham which provides an account of the family and Shalstone Manor, including a record on 25 June 1475 of the presentation of John Denton and Isabel his wife.[10] Both Nichols and Richardson name Edward's maternal grandfather as John Denton.[1][2][3] Nonetheless, the error persists in Victoria County History which states he was Thomas Denton citing the Visitation of Buckingham.[6]
- Edward's son William is shown in both the Kent[11]and Leicestershire[4] visitations as having married twice, first to Beatrice with no issue, then to Ciceley (Cicellie) with issue. There is no mention in the Visitation of Buckingham[5] but according to Nichols William married three times and had two sons by his first marriage to Beatrice.[1]
- The Visitation of Buckingham[5] records that John was Edward's eldest son and heir but Willis[10] states that William was Edward's eldest son and successor. Willis is probably in error. Nichols[1] shows John of Shalston, Bucks as Edward's first son and William of Holingbourne, Kent as his second. It is more likely that John inherited Shalstone, but when he died without issue in 1579 the estate passed to Edward's next surviving son, William.
Birthplace of Edward Purefoy
According to Nichols and Richardson, Edward was born in Etfield,[1][2][3] however this location cannot be found on modern maps. At the time of Edward's birth his parents owned property in several counties including the manors of Sherford, in Burton Hastings, Warwickshire[18] and Shalstone, in Buckinghamshire, however Etfield doesn't appear to be associated with either location. His mother's parents had a manor in Besselsleigh, Berkshire, again there is no nearby Etfield. There is an Etfield Grove in Sidcup, London.
Birthplace of Anne (Fettiplace) Purefoy
Nichols and Richardson state that Edward's wife, Anne, was born in Shelford Parva, Cambridgeshire.[1][2][3] The Fettiplace family doesn't appear to have any connection with that village.[19] The family was however closely connected to the village of Little Shefford (in latin Shefford Parva), Berkshire[20] The Harleian Society edition of Berkshire Visitations shows Anne as named in the 1566 Visitation as a daughter of "Rycharde ffetiplace of East Shifforde".[21]
Additional Child
Dean Dudley[14] provides an interpretation of John Purefoy's will in which he refers to the Harleian Visitation published in 1869 (presumably Camden's Visitation published in 1870[4] as the only Visitation published by the Harleian Society in 1869 was for London and it contains no references to the Purefoy family) and to Nichols' History of Leicester[1]. In this he states that Edward Purefoy's thirteenth child was a daughter Susan, a nun of Syon. No mention of Susan can be found in the cited sources - however Dean Dudley may have sighted the original archived records rather than the digitised records. A Susan Purefoy did enter the Syon Sisters in 1534, was pensioned in 1539 and died on 24 December 1570.[22] The Fettiplace family had other connections with the Syon Abbey; Anne's sisters Eleanor and Dorothy were nuns there and grandmother Alice, sister, Susan and cousin Elizabeth Yate all became vowesses (committed to chastity) after their husbands' deaths.[8] Whether Susan Purefoy was Edward's daughter has not been determined, but it is feasible.
Sources
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 Nichols, John. The History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester, Vol. IV Part II, 1811, republished by SR Publishers Ltd, Yorkshire, 1971, page 600, Hathi Trust
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. 2nd edition. (Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2011), vol. II, page 96, DUDLEY 15, Google Snippet Edward Purefoy.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City: the author, 2013), Vol. II, p. 476, DUDLEY 18, Edward Purefoy (Not available on line)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 Camden, William. The Visitation of the County of Leicester in 1619 Vol. 2. Harleian Society 1870, page 33 Internet Archive
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Philipot, John. The Visitation of the County of Buckingham 1634 London 1909, Page 200 Internet Archive
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Parishes : Shalstone," in A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 4, ed. William Page (London: Victoria County History, 1927), 223-226. British History Online, accessed February 14, 2024, pages 223 - 226
- ↑ 'Parishes: Stockton', in A History of the County of Warwick: Volume 6, Knightlow Hundred, (London, 1951) pp. 226-229. British History Online [accessed 1 March 2024]
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Erler, Mary C. Women, reading, and piety in late medieval England Cambridge University Press 2002 page 91
- ↑ The National Archives Catalogue, Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, PROB 11/28/484 Will of Dame Susan Kingeston, Widow Discovery
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Willis, Browne. The History and Antiquities of the Town, Hundred and Deanry of Buckingham, London 1755, pages 263 - 267,Google Books
- ↑ 11.00 11.01 11.02 11.03 11.04 11.05 11.06 11.07 11.08 11.09 11.10 Benolte and Cooke The Visitations of Kent taken in 1530/1,1574 and 1592, Vol. 2 Harleian Society 1924, image pages 119/120: book pages 107/108 Family Search
- ↑ Benolte, Thomas; Harvey, William; Chitting, Henry; Philipot, John; Ashmole, Elias The Four Visitations of Berkshire Mitchell, Hughes and Clarke, London, 1907 Internet Archive
- ↑ The National Archives Catalogue, Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, PROB 11/17/11 Will of Richard Fetiplace of East Shefford, Berkshire 15 May 1511 Discovery
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Henry F Waters. Genealogical Gleanings in England, Vol. II, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1901, pages 1087-1088, Internet Archive
- ↑ A sixteenth-century Will. Records of Buckinghamshire Vol 12 Part 3, Aylesbury: Buckinghamshire Archaeological Society. pp. 119-124.
- ↑ Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. 2nd edition. (Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2011), vol. II, page 96, DUDLEY 16, Google Snippet Mary Purefoy.
- ↑ Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City: the author, 2013), Vol. V, p. 476, DUDLEY 19, Mary Purefoy (Not available on line)
- ↑ "Parishes: Burton Hastings," in A History of the County of Warwick: Volume 6, Knightlow Hundred, ed. L F Salzman (London: Victoria County History, 1951), 57-61. British History Online, accessed February 14, 2024, pages 57 - 61.
- ↑ A P Baggs, S M Keeling and C A F Meekings. "Parishes: Little Shelford," in A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 8, ed. A P M Wright (London: Victoria County History, 1982), 220-227. British History Online, accessed February 14, 2024, pages 220 - 227
- ↑ "Parishes: East Shefford or Little Shefford," in A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 4, ed. William Page and P H Ditchfield (London: Victoria County History, 1924), 234-238. British History Online, accessed February 14, 2024, pages 234 - 238
- ↑ W Harry Rylands (ed.). The Four Visitations of Berkshire, 1532, 1566, 1923 and 1665-6, Vol. I, Harleian Society, 1907, p. 28, Internet Archive
- ↑ Bainbridge, Virginia. Lives of the Sisters of Syon Abbey ca. 1415–1539: Patterns of Vocation from the Syon Martiloge and Other Records. Medieval People: Social Bonds, Kinship, and Networks 36 (2021): 23–66. page 60
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