Elizabeth (Wentworth) Bourchier (abt. 1476 - aft. 1542)

Born about 1476 in England

Ancestors

Wife of Roger Darcy — married about 1499 in Danbury,,Essex,England [uncertain]

Descendants

Died after 1542 after about age 66 in England

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Biography

Father Sir Henry Wentworth, 4th Lord le Despenser, Sheriff of Norfolk, Suffolk, & Yorkshire^[1] b. c 1448

Mother Anne Say^[2] b. c 1453, d. bt 25 Feb 1484 - 22 Oct 1494

Elizabeth Wentworth married Roger Darcy, Esq., son of Thomas Darcy and Margaret Harleston, circa 1499.^[3] Elizabeth Wentworth married Sir Thomas Wyndham, son of Sir John Wyndham and Margaret Howard, between 30 September 1508 and 31 December 1509; They had 1 son (Sir Thomas)..^[4] Elizabeth Wentworth married Sir John Bourchier, 1st Earl Bath, Lord FitzWarin, son of Sir Fulk Bourchier, 10th Lord FitzWarin and Elizabeth Dinham, after October 1524..^[5] Elizabeth Wentworth died after 1542.^[6]

Family 1

• Roger Darcy, Esq. b. c 1478, d. 30 Sep 1508

Child

• Sir Thomas Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy of Chiche^[7] b. 1506, d. 28 Jun 1558

Family 2

• Sir Thomas Wyndham b. c 1476

Family 3

• Sir John Bourchier, 1st Earl Bath, Lord FitzWarin b. 20 Jul 1470, d. 30 Apr 1539

Will

Elizabeth left a will undated, but proved on 29 Jan 1508. She described herself as Dame Elizabeth Darcy, widow and requested burial at Malden, where her husband was buried. ^[8][9]She made bequests to and mentioned:

• my daughter Barbe
• my daughter Gaynsford
• my daughter Baker
• my brother Humphrey
• Benyson Skynner
• Bartholomew Reed
• John Dawys wife that was
• Master Selyard
• Sir Thomas Tyrrell
• my son Baker
• Sir William Fawley

Monumental Inscription

Her sepulchral inscription in the Church of All Saints, Malden, has been preserved by Weever as follows^[8] :

Hie jacet Rogerus Darcy Ar. filius et heres Tho. Darcy Ar. pro corpora illustrissimi Prinoipis Henrici septimi Regis Anglie, et Elizabetha uxor ejus, filia Henrici Wentworth, militis, qui obijt ultimo die Septemb. 1508.

Here lies Roger Darcy armiger, son and heir of Thomas Darcy, knight of the body of the most illustrious Prince Henry the seventh King of England, and Elizabeth his wife, daughter of Henry Wentworth, soldier, who died last September 1508.

Research Notes

There is a possibility that this profile conflates two women. The main concern is that in her will she styles herself Dame Elizabeth Darcy rather than using the name Bouchier. This would have been a much higher status marriage than her marriage to Roger Darcy. She also describes herself as "a widow", which seems anomalous given that Sir John Bouchier did not die until 1539.

Sources

1. ↑ Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 238.
2. ↑ Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 381.
3. ↑ Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. IV, p. 389.
4. ↑ Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 667.
5. ↑ Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. V, p. 432.
6. ↑ Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. IV, p. 389.
7. ↑ The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, by George Edward Cokayne, Vol. IV, p. 78.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society: Essex Archaeological Society: Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming: Internet Archive Internet Archive Vol 4 pg 9
9. ↑ 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: 15
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 5111 #880781 (accessed 9 April 2022)
   Will of Dñi Elisabeth Darcy