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Biography

Roger Lewknor of Tangmere, Esq., son of Sir Roger Lewknor and his 2nd wife, Mary West,[1] was born probably before 1469 (married before 1490).[1]

Marriage and Children

He married Anne (---) before 29 Sept 1490[1] (birth of first child).[2] They had three sons, and five daughters, all born (or baptized) at Tangmere in quick succession:[1][2]

  1. Johanna Lewknor[1] born 21 September 1490.[2]
  2. Anna Lewknor[1] born 24 August 1492, died 30 August 1492.[2]
  3. Clemence Lewknor[1] born 10 October 1494.[2]
  4. Roger Lewknor[1] born 28 October 1495.[2]
  5. Edmund Lewknor born 16 November 1496,[2] died 11 March 1545/46.[3]
  6. Dorothy Lewknor[1] born 6 February 1497/98.[2]
  7. Thomas Lewknor[1] born 20 April 1499; died 3 November 1500.[2]
  8. Elizabeth Lewknor[1] born 2 September 1501.[2]

See this Free Space Page for analysis suggesting the birthdates given above might be baptism dates.

Estates

He held lands in Tangmere and West Dean, Sussex, and at Wyllyots (in South Mimms), Middlesex.[1][4]

In 1501, a Sussex fine shows John Onley, John Ernley, John Caryll and Roger Lewkenore of Tangmore acting together over property in Pulborough.[5]

Death and Probate

He died between 6 November 1509 and 23 February 1509/10, dates of his will and when it was proved.[1] In it, he names or mentions:[6]

  • brother Sir William Lewknor, priest,
  • Thomas West, Knight, and Lady West,
  • cousin Edward Lewkenor, executor
  • sons Roger and Edmund
  • daughters Joan, Clemence, Dorothy, and Elizabeth
  • bequests for the souls of himself, wife Anne, and their parents.

Also in his will, he leaves to his son Roger, "a prymer lined with gold" which was his father's. This is likely the source for the transcript of Lewknore entries given in the 1874 article,[2] now kept at the Lambeth Palace Library.[7] He and his wife were buried in the church of Boxgrove Priory, Sussex.[1][2][8]

1509, Nov. 6. “I will that the rentes, yssues and profittes of all my measez, landes and tenementes of frehold in Tangmere witin the said Countie of Sussex be imployed for an obite during xxtl yeres next after my decesse, for my soule, Anne my wif and our faders and moders, and all our childern, as in a bill here to annexed more playnly apperith, to be kepte yerely, duryng the said terme, in the Priory of Boxgrave; and after the said xxti yeres expired, the said mese, landes and enementes to remayne to my son Edmunde and to the heyres males of his body laufully begotyn” Roger Lewkenor of Tangmere. (SRS 41:194)

1509, Nov. 6. “I bequeth to my son Roger . . . a coler of silver with Essez . . . oon prymer lymned wit gold whiche was my fader's, all my stuff of household that is now at my place at Fynyng wit a tester of the pyctour of the Blessed Trynitie of stayned worke whiche was late the Vicary of Barnam's. I bequeth to Sir Thomas West knyght a booke boundem and lymned wit gold wit certeyn prayers in the same, two rolles of certeyn prayers wit a crucifix of nedyll worke that was the Cardynall Mortons. Item I bequeth to my Lady Weste a booke wit certeyn prayers in the same lymned wit golden lettres unbounden and a newe rolle of the vij Psalmes and the Leteny wit other prayers moo.” Roger Lewkenor. SRS 45:203

1509, Nov. 6. “To the highe aulter of the parisshe churche ofTangmere abovesaid for my tithes forgoten xijd" Roger Lewkenor. SRS 45:201

1509, Nov. 6. “I geve to the church of Tangmer abovesaid a cowe for to fynde iij tapers brennyng yerely before our Blissed Lady witin the churche of Tangmer. Item I will that the profittes of halfe an acre of arabill londe, late Briggers, lying at the Gaston gate in Tangmer above said goo to the fynding of a lampe brennyng before the ymage of our Blissed Lady of Tangmer. SRS 45:201

1509, Nov. 6. “Sir William Lee clerke, Sir Thomas Mason clerke, Sir Robert Coldston clerke,** witnesses to the will of Roger Lewkenor.SRS 45:203

1509, Nov. 6. “To the crosse of the parisshe churche of Boxgrave abovesaid a ryng of silver over gilte, wit a stone pight in the same, and a surples of lenyn clothe whiche was my broder Sir William Lewkenor, preste" Roger Lewkenor of Tangmere. SRS 41:185

1509, Nov. 6. “and a surples of lenyn clothe.” See Altars, Images and Lights. Rood. Roger Lewkenor of Tangmere SRS 41:185

1509, Nov. 6. “To the Priory of the said house of Boxgrave, for my mortuary there, the counterpoynt, of verdur that lyeth upon my bedde in the parler of Tangmere” Roger Lewkenor of Tangmere.SRS 41:192-3

1509, Nov. 6. “My body to be buried bifore our Lady of Pitie witin the churche of the Priory of Boxgrave" Roger Lewkenor of Tangmere. SRS 41:193

1509, Nov. 6. “I bequeth to Sr Ric' Bramley of Chichestre vjs viijd Roger Lewkenor (the elder) of Tangmere. SRS 41:309


Research Notes

Two Half-Brothers Named Roger

There were two sons of Roger Lewknor named Roger and they are sometimes confused, thanks to an error in the Visitations of Sussex. The elder Roger Lewknor was born of his father's first wife, Eleanor Camoys. The Visitation of Sussex gives Mary West as the wife of this elder Roger, rather than making her his father's second wife.[9] For further notes on this issue, see "An Erroneous Visitation Pedigree" on the elder Roger's profile.

Parentage

He was the second son of Roger Lewknor to be named Roger.

According to Richardson, he was a younger son of Roger's second wife, Mary West.[1]

According to the Visitations of Sussex (page 26), which erroneously has him as husband of Mary West, he was the second son named Roger by Eleanor Camoys[10] Roger's first wife. The first son named Roger, according to both Richardson and the Visitations, is Roger.

The catalog entry regarding the book of hours notes this: Possibly the 'oon prymer lymned wit gold which was my fader's' mentioned in the will of Roger Lewkenor the Elder of Tangmere (d. 1509) (P.C.C. Bennett, f. 26), extracts from which are printed in 'Transcripts of Sussex Wills' vol. 4, Sussex Record Society vol. 45 (1940-41) pp. 201-3 [copy at LPL KA670.S97 [R] ]. He leaves the book to his son, Roger Lewkenor the Younger, and this may have been the occasion for the inscription 'pro Rogero lewkeno(r) filio meo' found at the end of the book. On f. ii b (xv-xvi): Thys boke ys mysterys Euerard.[8]

Sources

  1. ↑ 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 Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols, Kimball G. Everingham, editor (Salt Lake City: the author, 2013), 5:49 STOUGHTON 16.
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 W. Sparrow Simpson, "On the Pilgrimage to Bromholm in Norfolk," Journal of the British Archaeological Association 30 (1874): 52-61 at 59-61 Internet Archive
  3. ↑ Richardson, Royal Ancestry 5:49-50 STOUGHTON 17
  4. ↑ A P Baggs, Diane K Bolton, Eileen P Scarff and G C Tyack. "South Mimms: Manors," in A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 5, Hendon, Kingsbury, Great Stanmore, Little Stanmore, Edmonton Enfield, Monken Hadley, South Mimms, Tottenham, ed. T F T Baker and R B Pugh (London: Victoria County History, 1976), 282-285, British History Online.
  5. ↑ L. F. Salzmann, ed., "Sussex Fines: 16-20 Henry VII," in An Abstract of Feet of Fines For the County of Sussex: Vol. 3, 1308-1509, (Lewes: Sussex Record Society, 1916), 296-301. British History Online.
  6. ↑ (P.C.C. 26 Bennett) National Archives Discovery Centre catalogue entry.
  7. ↑ "Book of Hours" Lambeth Library Catalog.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Book of Hours" Lambeth Library Catalog, Image of flyleaf.
  9. ↑ * Thomas Benolte, et al. and, The Visitations of the County of Sussex: Made and taken in the years 1530 and 1633-4, W. Bruce Bannerman (ed.) [Space:The Publicatons of The Harleian Society|The Publications of The Harleian Society]], (London: The Society, 1905), 25-30, Internet Archive.
  10. ↑ The Visitations of the County of Sussex, Made and Taken in the Years 1530... and 1633-4, page 26 (accessed 24 December 2019).

See also:

  • Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols, Kimball G. Everingham, editor, 2nd edition (Salt Lake City: the author, 2011), 4:13, STOUGHTON 11, Google Books.




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