Anthony Waldegrave (abt. 1490 - bef. 1571)

Born about 1490 in Bures Saint Mary, Suffolk, England

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Gray) Waldegrave — married 1512 in Brent Pelham, Hertfordshire, England

Descendants

Died before 5 May 1571 before about age 81 in Bures, Essex, England

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Biography

Anthony was the son of William Waldegrave of Bures St Mary, Suffolk and Margery Wentworth (called "Marey" in the Harleian Society edition of Essex Visitations).^[1][2][3] His birth date is not known.

Anthony married Elizabeth Gray, daughter of Ralph Gray of Hertfordshire^[1][4] and Anne Barnardiston.^[2][3] Their marriage place is not known, but they married by 1512 when they received some of her property.^[5] They had the following children:

• William,^[1][2][3] who married someone with the first name Katherine (they are named in records of Chancery proceedings^[6][7][8]) and who may have died before his father made his will in 1570/1 as he is not named in the will^[9]
• Barnaby^[1][2][3]
• Julian^[1] called a daughter by Douglas Richardson^[2][3] but referred to as a son in Anthony's will^[9]
• Thomas,^[1][2][3] described as youngest son in his father' will^[9]

Through his wife Anthony held property at Brent Pelham and the manor of Pepsall, Flamstead, both in Hertfordshire^[2][3] (he and his wife gained possession of Pepsall in 1512^[5]). In the period 1504-1515 he and his wife sued John Lee of Fittleworth in relation to the manor of Patching, Sussex, to which she appears to have been entitled as heir of "Johanne Goldesburgh".^[10]

Anthony was buried at Burst St Mary, Suffolk on 22 February 1570/1.^[11] His will, dated 1 February 1570 (1570/1), was proved on 5 May 1571. In it he:^[2][3][9]

• referred to himself as Anthony Walgrave of Bures St Mary, Essex (the parish straddled Suffolk and Essex)
• requested burial in the North Chapel of the parish church of Bures St Mary
• named his sons Barnaby, Julian and Thomas

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Walter C Metcalfe (ed.). The Visitations of Essex, Part I, Harleian Society, 1878, p. 122, Internet Archive
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7} Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham, 2nd edition (Salt Lake City: the author, 2011), Vol. I, p. 354, BURES 13, Google Books
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7} 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. 11, BURES 15
4. ↑ Frederick Augustus Blades (ed.). The Visitastions of Bedfordshire... with additional pedigrees... and an appendix, Harleian Society, 1884, p. 35, Internet Archive
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} 'Parishes: Flamstead', in A History of the County of Hertford: Volume 2, ed. William Page (London, 1908), pp. 193-201, British History On;line, accessed 10 September 2023
6. ↑ Public Record Office Lists and Indexes Vol. 54, List of Early Chancery Proceedings Vol. IX, HMSO 1933 (Kraus Reprint Corporation 1963), p. 308, Internet Archive and 368, Internet Archive
7. ↑ The National Archives, ref. C 1/1283/2-3, Discovery Centre catalogue entry
8. ↑ The National Archives, ref. C 1/1321/2-3, https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7500671 Discovery Centre catalogue entry]
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3} The National Archives, ref. PROB 11/53/224, Will of Anthony Walgrave of Bures Saint Mary, Essex, Discovery Centre catalogue entry
10. ↑ The National Archives, ref. C 1/372/14, Discovery Centre catalogue entry
11. ↑ National Burial Index For England & Wales, FindMyPast

Acknowledgements

Magna Carta Project

This profile was re-reviewed for the Magna Carta Project by Michael Cayley on 10 September 2023.

Anthony Waldegrave appears in project-approved/badged trails (reviewed by a Magna Carta Project member in March 2016) from Gateway Ancestor Jemima Waldegrave to Magna Carta Surety Barons Hugh le Bigod, Roger le Bigod, Gilbert de Clare, Richard de Clare, John de Lacy, Saher de Quincy, William d'Aubigny and Robert de Ros. All of these trails are outlined in the Magna Carta Trails section of the Gateway's profile.

See Base Camp for more information about identified Magna Carta trails and their status. See the project's glossary for project-specific terms, such as a "badged trail".