Pedigrees for Tamworth of Lincolnshire

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Lincolnshire, England
Surnames/tags: Tamworth Lincolnshire

Contents 1 Introduction 2 Tasks 3 Corrections to the Published Pedigree 4 Impact on Other Pedigrees 4.1 Bawde 4.2 Coughton 4.3 Digby 5 Research Notes 6 Sources

Introduction

The goal of this topic is to bring together the profiles that represent the people named in the Tamworth pedigrees of Lincolnshire as presented in the "Visitation of the County of Lincoln In 1562-4" and the "Lincolnshire Pedigrees, Volume III", with the second probably derived from the first.^[1][2]

Pedigrees are important sources for pre 18th century profiles, and a major source for profiles of relatively wealthy or notable individuals who lived in the 15th and 16th centuries, before the advent of parish records. The question of the accuracy of these pedigrees is not often one requiring major consideration. However, the Tamworth pedigree in Lincolnshire has the following note appended:

[Note. - The above pedigree is most unsatisfactory. The different Harleian MSS. from which it is taken vary very much. I can find no authority for the statement that Dorothy, widow of John Tamworth, remarried 2ndly Philip, Lord Wharton, except in Thoroton's "History of Notts.", vol ii., p209. The earlier part of the pedigree is simply a string of names without dates. - A.R.M.]

Hence another aim of this topic is to enable the pedigree to be verified, or corrected if required, as research for the people involved proceeds.

The topic will be divided into two phases:

1. The later pedigree, commencing in the fifteenth century with John Tamworth, spouse unknown, who is said to have children John (the first name in the Lincolnshire Pedigrees reference), Margaret, and Ann. It will continue down to the last names in the pedigrees reference, and somewhat beyond, in the first half of the seventeenth century. Incomplete families will also be expanded to include all the children.
2. All the earlier pedigree from the Visitation of Lincoln reference, working backwards from John, the starting point for phase 1. This phase will not be started until the first phase is largely complete.

Tasks

Here are some of the tasks that need to be done for phase 1. I'll be working on them, and would welcome any help.

• Create a People List for Phase 1 - in progress
• Find the correct surname for Katharine Dandelowe, the surname in the pedigrees likely being incorrect. Could this be "de la Launde"? Or maybe "Daundelyn"?
• Find out who the John Tamworth of Leake is whose Last Will and Testament was proved at the Lincoln Consistory Court in 1547. Reference is LCC Wills 1547/80, held by the Lincolnshire Archives. Order received 2 November 2023. The Will is a partial version of PROB 11/28/362, John Tamworth of Generation 4, who died c.1539. Task Complete.
• Review the following partial pedigrees:
  • in The history and antiquities of the county of Leicester, Vol. 3, Pt. 1, page 477.^[3]
  • Blore's The History and Antiquities of the County of Rutland, Vol 1. Pt.2, page 55.^[4]
  • The history and antiquities of Boston, and the villages of Skirbeck, Fishtoft, Freiston, Butterwick, Benington, Leverton, Leake, and Wrangle; comprising the hundred of Skirbeck, in the county of Lincoln, pp587-8.^[5]
• Research, and create profiles, for those people whose names are coloured red in the people list.

Corrections to the Published Pedigree

Here are some research advances that have been made that necessitate corrections to the pedigrees as originally presented.

• The last name at birth of Elizabeth, the wife of Thomas Tamworth, is not "Denkaring", but "de Carruges". This is proven in Thomas' own Last Will and Testament, as he names his 'father'.
• Anne Meeres, who married John Tamworth, was the daughter of John Meres of Aubourn, not the John Meres of Kirton. These were two different people. This is proved by the combination of a 1535 Feoffment^[6] and the Last Will and Testament of John Meres of Aubourn, who died in 1536.^[7]
• Anne Meeres, after the death of her husband John Tamworth, remarried to John Bawde of Somerby, Lincolnshire, with whom she had a daughter Mary, who was, therefore, a half-sister to Christopher, Richard, and Agnes Tamworth.
• Agnes Tamworth, daughter of John Tamworth and his wife Anne Meeres, was incorrectly named Ann in the pedigree. This is proven by, among others, her father John Tamworth's Last Will and Testament, in which he names all three of his children, describing Agnes as his only daughter.
• Christopher Tamworth, after the death of his first wife Margaret, married again. His second wife, was Eleanor, not mentioned in the pedigree, who outlived him.

Impact on Other Pedigrees

While the focus of this topic is the Tamworth pedigree, there are many other pedigrees that overlap, usually by reason of marriage. This section lists overlapping pedigrees, and notes any corrections that have arisen as a result of this topic.

Bawde

Listed in Volume 1 of Lincolnshire Pedigrees^[8] John Bawde of Somerby had two wives, viz. Jane, daughter of Hugh Edwards, of Maxey Castle, Northamptonshire; and Anne, daughter of John Meeres of Kirton, widow of John Tamworth of Leake. All the children of John Bawde are listed as children of his first wife Jane.

As shown above, Anne, John's second wife, was the daughter of John Meeres of Aubourn, not Kirton, and Mary, John Bawde's youngest daughter, was the child of his second wife Anne, not his first wife Jane. John fully enumerates his children in his Will, including which wife was their mother.

Mary Bawde, according to the pedigree, married an Unknown Saddler of Willoughby in the Marsh. This was possibly Libeus Sadler, minister, whose wife Maria died in 1604. Libeus died in 1609, his Will being proved at the Lincoln Consistory Court in 1609, reference LCC 1609 i, 377.

Coughton

Listed in Volume 1 of Lincolnshire Pedigrees^[9] Grace Cowton, daughter and heiress of Robert Cowton of Burgh was the first wife of John Tamworth. No issues have been found.

Digby

Partial list in the Visitations of the County of Nottingham in the Years 1569 and 1614.^[10]

Research Notes

Sources to be worked on:

1. Pleading by John Tamworth in the period 1529-1532.^[11][12]
2. Pleading by John Tamworth in the period 1529-1532.^[13][14]
3. Pleading by John Tamworth in the period 1533-1538.^[15]
4. Debt of John Tamworth dated 10 November 1501.^[16]
5. Pleading by Thomas Paynell of Fishtoft in the period 1544-1551.^[17]
6. Feoffment on 4 November 1522^[18]
7. Pleading by Henry Hyndley of London, Yeoman, in the period 1544-1551.^[19]
8. Pleading by John, son of John Dr..., in the period 1533-1538.^[20][21]
9. Pleading by John Pake, master of the hospital of St John the Baptist, Coventry, in the period 1460-1476.^[22][23]
10. Grant on 22 October 1492^[24]

Sources

1. ↑ Visitation of the County of Lincoln In 1562-4, edited by Walter C Metcalfe, published in London by George Bell & Sons, 1881, page 119
   Internet Archive Accessed 17 July 2022.
2. ↑ Lincolnshire Pedigrees, Volume III, edited by The Rev. Canon A.R. Maddison, M.A., F.S.A., published by the Harleian Society in London, 1904, page 947
   Internet Archive Accessed 17 July 2022.
3. ↑ Book: Nichols, John, 1745-1826., The history and antiquities of the county of Leicester. v.3 pt.1
   London : J. Nichols, 1795-1811 ;; page: 477
   HathiTrust (accessed 7 November 2023)
4. ↑ Book: "The history and antiquities of the county of Rutland : compiled from the works of the most approved historians, national records and other authentic documents, public and private"
   https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/563142-the-history-and-antiquities-of-the-county-of-rutland-compiled-from-the-works-of-the-most-approved-historians-national-records-and-other-authentic-documents-public-and-private?offset= (accessed 26 November 2023)
   Identifier: 399860; Creator: Blore, Thomas; Language: English; Subject: England, Rutland - History; Extent: 13, 31, 234 p.; Page Count: 294; Owning Institution: FamilySearch Library; Publisher Digital: FamilySearch International; Access Level: Public.
   See page 55 (106)
5. ↑ Book: Pishey Thompson, The History and Antiquities of Boston: And the Villages of Skirbeck, Fishtoft, Freiston, Butterwick, Benington, Leverton, Leake, and Wrangle; Comprising the Hundred of Skirbeck, in the County of Lincoln
   United Kingdom: Longman, 1856
   Google Books (accessed 10 November 2023)
6. ↑ Feoffment
   Reference Number: BNLW/1/1/30/1
   Description: Richard Dysney, son and heir of William Dysney esq., Anthony Irby of Gosberton, gent. and Roger Meres of Kirton (Holland) to John Meres of Aubourn esq.
   Held by: Lincolnshire Archives [057]
   Date: 26 September 1535
   Lincolnshire Archives (accessed 5 October 2023)
7. ↑ Last Will and Testament
   Reference: PROB 11/25/547
   Description: Will of John Meres of Aubourn, Lincolnshire
   Date: 4 July 1536
   Held by: The National Archives, Kew
   The National Archives (accessed 5 October 2023)
8. ↑ Book: Maddison, Arthur Roland, 1843-1912, ed; Larken, Arthur Staunton, d. 1889, Lincolnshire pedigrees
   London; 1902; page: (248 of 844)
   Internet Archive (accessed 7 November 2023)
9. ↑ Book: Maddison, Arthur Roland, 1843-1912, ed; Larken, Arthur Staunton, d. 1889, Lincolnshire pedigrees
   London; 1902; page: (576 of 844)
   Internet Archive (accessed 7 November 2023)
10. ↑ Book: (Flower, William), d. 1588; Saint-George, Richard, Sir, d. 1635; Mundy, Richard; Withie, John; Marshall, George William, 1839-1905; College of Arms (Great Britain), The visitations of the county of Nottingham in the years 1569and 1614 : with many other descents of the same county
    London; 1871; page: (173 of 241)
    Internet Archive (accessed 9 November 2023)
11. ↑ Pleading
    Reference: C 1/680/22
    Short title: Tameworth v Penson.
    Plaintiffs: John, son and heir of John Tameworth.
    Defendants: Thomas Penson, clerk.
    Subject: Detention of deeds relating to land in Leake. (Holograph of Sir Thomas More endorsed.). Lincolnshire
    Date: 1529-1532
    Held by: The National Archives, Kew
    The National Archives C7478442 (accessed 27 November 2023)
12. ↑ Pleading
    Anglo American Legal Tradition
    The Third Legal System
    Henry VIII (from 1529)
    Early Chancery Proceedings: C1
    C1/680
    AALT Image 30 (accessed 27 November 2023
13. ↑ Pleading
    Reference: C 1/680/23
    Short title: Tameworth v Paynson.
    Plaintiffs: John, son and heir of John Tameworth, gentleman, son of the said John, esquire.
    Defendants: The said Thomas Paynson, executor of William Curtes, chantry priest of Leake.
    Subject: Land called 'Oxecroft' in Leake, defendant being master of the said chantry. Lincolnshire
    Date: 1529-1532
    Held by: The National Archives, Kew
    https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7478443 The National Archives C7478443] (accessed 27 November 2023)
14. ↑ Pleading
    Anglo American Legal Tradition
    The Third Legal System
    Henry VIII (from 1529)
    Early Chancery Proceedings: C1
    C1/680
    AALT Image 32 (accessed 27 November 2023
15. ↑ Pleading
    Reference: C 1/905/6
    Short title: Tamworth v Fynno.
    Plaintiffs: John Tamworth.
    Defendants: William Fynno, husbandman.
    Subject: Detention of deeds relating to land in Leake. Staffordshire
    Note: See C1/680/22
    Date: 1533-1538
    Held by: The National Archives, Kew
    The National Archives C7485390 (accessed 27 November 2023)
16. ↑ Debt
    Reference: C 241/275/321
    Debtor: John Tamworth, of Leake in Lincs., gentleman
    Creditor: Robert Juke, citizen and barber of London
    Amount: £25
    Before whom: Henry Colet, knight, Mayor of the Staple of Westminster
    When taken: 11/11/1499
    First term: 01/11/1500>br/> Last term: 01/11/1500
    Writ to: Sheriff of [Lincs.]
    Sent by: Henry Colet, knight, Mayor of the staple of Westminster
    Endorsement: London' Lincoln' coram Rege in Cancellaria in [crossed out: Octabis Pur' beate Marie; xv Sancte Trinitatis p'x futur' in Oct' S'ti Joh'is proximo futur'.
    Date: 1501 Nov 10
    Held by: The National Archives, Kew
    The National Archives C9698577 (accessed 27 November 2023)
17. ↑ Pleading
    Reference: C 1/1257/10
    Short title: Paynell vs Meres.
    Plaintiffs: Thomas PAYNELL of Fishtoft.
    Defendants: Anthony MERES, administrator of the goods of Roger Meres, and John COPLEDYKE, knight.
    Subject: Issues of lands in Burgh, Winthorp, Wainfleet, and Leake late of John Tamworth, deceased, whose executors were the said Thomas, Roger and Sir John. Lincolnshire
    Date: 1544-1551
    Held by: The National Archives, Kew
    The National Archives C9550256 (accessed 27 November 2023)
18. ↑ Feoffment
    Reference: Hare 3950 209 x 3
    Short title: Charter - Feoffment.
    Parties: Richard Tamworth Thomas Kaye, senior and Peter Todnam of Totenhill to William Butte of Garboysthorp.
    Subject: Land in Totenhill.
    Date: 4 Nov 14 Hen VIII (1522)
    Held by: Norfolk Record Office
    The National Archives (accessed 27 November 2023)
    Norfolk Record Office (accessed 27 November 2023)
19. ↑ Pleading
    Reference: C 1/1128/55-56
    Short title: Hyndley vs Bawde.
    Plaintiffs: Henry HYNDLEY of London, Yeoman.
    Defendants: Anne BAWDE of Somerby and Agnes THOMWORTH her daughter.
    Subject: Detention of wages and loan and attempted assault, complainant having been servant to the said Anne and betrothed to the said Agnes. Lincolnshire
    Note: Damaged
    Date: 1544-1551
    Held by: The National Archives, Kew
    The National Archives C7493822 (accessed 27 November 2023)
20. ↑ Pleading
    Reference: C 1/773/29
    Short title: Dr... vs Drury.
    Plaintiffs: John, son of John Dr...
    Defendants: William Drury and Alice, his wife, late the wife of Richard Thomworth.
    Subject: Messuage and land in Tottenhill and Foston (i.e. Fodderstone in Shouldham Thorp). Norfolk
    Note: Faded
    Date: 1533-1538
    Held by: The National Archives, Kew
    The National Archives C7481145 (accessed 27 November 2023)
21. ↑ Pleading
    Anglo American Legal Tradition
    The Third Legal System
    Henry VIII (from 1529)
    Early Chancery Proceedings: C1
    C1/773
    AALT Image 2237 (accessed 27 November 2023
22. ↑ Pleading
    Reference: C 1/28/520
    Short title: Pake vs Peere.
    Plaintiffs: John Pake, master of the hospital of St John the Baptist, Coventry.
    Defendants: William Peere, of Coventry, and William Ive, chaplain, feoffee for Alice, late the wife of William Tamworth, and John their son.
    Subject: Messuage, etc in Coventry. Warwickshire
    Note: 2 Documents
    Date: 1460-1465
    Held by: The National Archives, Kew
    The National Archives C7442851 (accessed 27 November 2023)
23. ↑ Pleading
    Anglo American Legal Tradition
    The Second Legal System
    Henry VI
    Early Chancery Proceedings: C1
    C1/28
    AALT Image 0689 and AALT Image 0690 (accessed 27 November 2023
24. ↑ Grant
    Reference: Hare 2704 198 x 4
    Short title: Charter - Grant.
    Parties: Robert Caywyn William Wilkok of Shuldham and William Adam of Lynne to Thomas Harple of Garbeysthorp Thomas Wreyyth of the same and Richard Tamoeth of Shuldham.
    Subject: Messuage in Shuldham.
    Date: 22 Oct 8 Hen VII (1492)
    Held by: Norfolk Record Office
    The National Archives (accessed 27 November 2023)
    Norfolk Record Office (accessed 27 November 2023)