Augustine Steward (1542 - 1597)

Ancestors

Died 1597 at about age 55 in Braughing, Hertfordshire, England

Biography

Augustine attained a BA degree at Trinity College, Cambridge, and was then admitted to the Middle Temple, one of four closely connected London training centres for English barristers.

Augustine married Lucy Campion, widow, on 21 August 1577 in Saint Dunstan In The East, London, London, England.^[1]

He married secondly Ann Sisely widow of Clement Sisely of Eastbury Hall, Barking.

Augustine had his will drawn up on 5 May 1597. He helpfully described himself as Augustine Steward of the parish of St Sepulchre without Newgate in the suburbs of the city of London, esq; son of Symeon Steward late of Lakingly in the county of Suffolk, esq and brother and one of the executors of Robert Steward late of Ely, dec. He made bequests to and mentioned

• my loving wife Ann
• my son Augustine
• my daughter Margaret
• my Lady Alington, her grandmother
• my brothers Mark and Thomas Steward
• Symeon Steward, my cousin, son of my brother Nicholas

His death in 1597 may have been unexpected. He had requested burial at St Sepulchre’s Church, near his London home, but it seems he was buried at St Mary’s Church, Braughing, in Hertfordshire. He was 55 and left behind a widow and two young children.

Augustine's will passed probate on 13 May 1597.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973"
   FHL Film Number: 396189, 942 B4HA V. 69, 942 B4HA V. 84-85, 942 B4HA V. 86-87
   Ancestry au Record 9852 #27955065 (accessed 26 May 2022)
   Augustyne Steward marriage to Luce Campion on 21 Aug 1577 in Saint Dunstan In The East, London, London, England.
2. ↑ Will: "England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858"
   The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 89
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 5111 #942823 (accessed 26 May 2022)
   Will of Augustini Steward of St Sepulchre London, granted probate on 13 May 1597. Died Abt 1597.