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John Bourchier, 1st Baron Berners

John Bourchier, 1st Baron Berners

Male Abt 1415 - 1474  (59 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John Bourchier, 1st Baron BernersJohn Bourchier, 1st Baron Berners was born about 1415 in Little Eaton, Essex, England; died on 16 May 1474 in Chertsey, Surrey, England; was buried in Chertsey Abbey, Chertsey, Surrey, England.

    Family/Spouse: Margorie Berners, Baroness Berners. Margorie (daughter of Sir Richard Berners, Lord Berners and Philippa de Dalyngridge) was born on 30 Nov 1408 in West Horsley, Surrey, England; died on 18 Dec 1475 in Little Eaton, Essex, England; was buried in Chertsey Abbey, Chertsey, Surrey, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Joan Bourchier  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1442 in Halstead, Essex, England; died on 7 Oct 1470.
    2. 3. Sir Humphrey Bourchier, Knight, 1st and last Lord Bourchier of Cromwell  Descendancy chart to this point was born between 1440 and 1444 in Halstead, Essex, England; died on 14 Apr 1471 in Battle of Barnet, Hertfordshire, England; was buried in Westminster Abbey, London, England.
    3. 4. Elizabeth Bourchier, Baroness Welles  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1446 in Halstead, Essex, England; died after 2 Oct 1470.
    4. 5. Sir Thomas Bourchier, Knight  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1448; died in 1512.
    5. 6. John Bourchier  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Joan Bourchier Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born about 1442 in Halstead, Essex, England; died on 7 Oct 1470.

    Family/Spouse: Sir Henry Neville, Knight. Henry died on 26 Jul 1469. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Joan Neville  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 8. Richard Neville  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 9. Thomas Neville  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 3.  Sir Humphrey Bourchier, Knight, 1st and last Lord Bourchier of CromwellSir Humphrey Bourchier, Knight, 1st and last Lord Bourchier of Cromwell Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born between 1440 and 1444 in Halstead, Essex, England; died on 14 Apr 1471 in Battle of Barnet, Hertfordshire, England; was buried in Westminster Abbey, London, England.

    Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Tylney, Countess of Surrey. Elizabeth (daughter of Sir Frederick Tylney, of Ashwellthorpe and Elizabeth Cheney) was born in 1446; died on 4 Apr 1497. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. Lord John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1467 in Tharfield, Hertfordshire, England; died on 16 Mar 1533 in Calais; was buried in St. Mary's Church, Chalais, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France.
    2. 11. Margaret Bourchier  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Jun 1468 in Beningborough, Yorkshire, England; died on 1 Jun 1551 in Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, England.
    3. 12. Anne Bourchier, Baroness Dacre of the South  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1470; died on 29 Sep 1530.

  3. 4.  Elizabeth Bourchier, Baroness Welles Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born about 1446 in Halstead, Essex, England; died after 2 Oct 1470.

    Family/Spouse: Lord Robert Welles. Robert died in 1469. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 5.  Sir Thomas Bourchier, Knight Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born in 1448; died in 1512.

    Family/Spouse: Anne Andrews. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: Agnes Charlton. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Sir Edward Bourchier  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1496; was buried in Seven Oaks, Knowles, Kent, England.

  5. 6.  John Bourchier Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1)


Generation: 3

  1. 7.  Joan Neville Descendancy chart to this point (2.Joan2, 1.John1)

  2. 8.  Richard Neville Descendancy chart to this point (2.Joan2, 1.John1)

  3. 9.  Thomas Neville Descendancy chart to this point (2.Joan2, 1.John1)

  4. 10.  Lord John Bourchier, 2nd Baron BernersLord John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners Descendancy chart to this point (3.Humphrey2, 1.John1) was born about 1467 in Tharfield, Hertfordshire, England; died on 16 Mar 1533 in Calais; was buried in St. Mary's Church, Chalais, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France.

    John married Lady Katherine Howard, Baroness Berners before 13 May 1490. Katherine (daughter of Lord John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk and Margaret Chedworth) was born about 1471 in Tendring, Essex, England; died on 12 Mar 1536 in Tendring Hall, Stoke-By-Nayland, Suffolk, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Thomas Bourchier  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1490; died before 1533.
    2. 15. Jane Bourchier, Baroness Berners  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1490; died on 17 Feb 1561; was buried on 18 Feb 1561 in Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England.
    3. 16. Margaret Bourchier  Descendancy chart to this point was born between 1490 and 1526; died before 1533.
    4. 17. Mary Bourchier  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1500; died before 1533.

    Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Becon. Elizabeth was born in 1474; died in 1510. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Sir James Bourchier, Knt  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1492 in Beningborough, Yorkshire, England; died in 1554.
    2. 19. Humphrey Bourchier  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1496 in Beningborough, Yorkshire, England; died in 1540 in Markeygate, Hertfordshire, England.
    3. 20. George Bourchier  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1500; died about 1544.
    4. 21. Ursula Bourchier  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1502 in Beningborough, Yorkshire, England.

  5. 11.  Margaret BourchierMargaret Bourchier Descendancy chart to this point (3.Humphrey2, 1.John1) was born on 1 Jun 1468 in Beningborough, Yorkshire, England; died on 1 Jun 1551 in Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, England.

    Margaret married John Sands on 11 Nov 1478 in Beningborough, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Margaret married Sir Thomas Bryan, Knight about 1487 in Beningborough, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. Margaret Bryan  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 23. Elizabeth Bryan  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 24. Francis Bryan  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 25. Mary Bryan  Descendancy chart to this point

    Family/Spouse: David Zouche. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 12.  Anne Bourchier, Baroness Dacre of the South Descendancy chart to this point (3.Humphrey2, 1.John1) was born about 1470; died on 29 Sep 1530.

    Anne married Thomas Fiennes, 2nd Baron Dacre of the South in 1492 in Berners, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 26. Thomas Fiennes  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 27. Mary Fiennes  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 28. John Fiennes  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1497.

  7. 13.  Sir Edward Bourchier Descendancy chart to this point (5.Thomas2, 1.John1) died in 1496; was buried in Seven Oaks, Knowles, Kent, England.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 29. Alice Bourchier  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 4

  1. 14.  Thomas Bourchier Descendancy chart to this point (10.John3, 3.Humphrey2, 1.John1) was born about 1490; died before 1533.

  2. 15.  Jane Bourchier, Baroness Berners Descendancy chart to this point (10.John3, 3.Humphrey2, 1.John1) was born about 1490; died on 17 Feb 1561; was buried on 18 Feb 1561 in Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England.

    Jane married Edmund Knyvett, Baron Berners about 1508 in Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England. Edmund was born about 1484 in Buckenham, Norfolk, England; died on 1 May 1539; was buried in Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 30. John Knyvett  Descendancy chart to this point died before Feb 1561.
    2. 31. Anne Knyvett  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 32. Elizabeth Knyvett  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 33. Thomas Knyvett  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 34. Edmund Knyvett  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 35. Alice Knyvett  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 36. Christian Knyvett  Descendancy chart to this point
    8. 37. Rose Knyvett  Descendancy chart to this point
    9. 38. William Knyvett  Descendancy chart to this point
    10. 39. Catherine Knyvett  Descendancy chart to this point
    11. 40. Anne Knyvett  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 16.  Margaret Bourchier Descendancy chart to this point (10.John3, 3.Humphrey2, 1.John1) was born between 1490 and 1526; died before 1533.

  4. 17.  Mary Bourchier Descendancy chart to this point (10.John3, 3.Humphrey2, 1.John1) was born about 1500; died before 1533.

    Family/Spouse: Alexander Unton. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 18.  Sir James Bourchier, KntSir James Bourchier, Knt Descendancy chart to this point (10.John3, 3.Humphrey2, 1.John1) was born about 1492 in Beningborough, Yorkshire, England; died in 1554.

    James married Mary Bannister about 1530. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 41. Ralph Bourchier  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1535 in Beningborough, Yorkshire, England; died on 11 Jun 1598 in Barking, Essex, England.
    2. 42. Arthur Bourchier  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1533 in Beningborough, Yorkshire, England.
    3. 43. Jane Bourchier  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 44. Mary Bourchier  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 19.  Humphrey Bourchier Descendancy chart to this point (10.John3, 3.Humphrey2, 1.John1) was born about 1496 in Beningborough, Yorkshire, England; died in 1540 in Markeygate, Hertfordshire, England.

    Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Bacon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 20.  George Bourchier Descendancy chart to this point (10.John3, 3.Humphrey2, 1.John1) was born about 1500; died about 1544.

  8. 21.  Ursula Bourchier Descendancy chart to this point (10.John3, 3.Humphrey2, 1.John1) was born about 1502 in Beningborough, Yorkshire, England.

    Family/Spouse: Sir William Sharington. William died in 1535. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  9. 22.  Margaret Bryan Descendancy chart to this point (11.Margaret3, 3.Humphrey2, 1.John1)

  10. 23.  Elizabeth Bryan Descendancy chart to this point (11.Margaret3, 3.Humphrey2, 1.John1)

  11. 24.  Francis Bryan Descendancy chart to this point (11.Margaret3, 3.Humphrey2, 1.John1)

  12. 25.  Mary Bryan Descendancy chart to this point (11.Margaret3, 3.Humphrey2, 1.John1)

  13. 26.  Thomas Fiennes Descendancy chart to this point (12.Anne3, 3.Humphrey2, 1.John1)

  14. 27.  Mary Fiennes Descendancy chart to this point (12.Anne3, 3.Humphrey2, 1.John1)

  15. 28.  John Fiennes Descendancy chart to this point (12.Anne3, 3.Humphrey2, 1.John1) was born about 1497.

  16. 29.  Alice Bourchier Descendancy chart to this point (13.Edward3, 5.Thomas2, 1.John1)

    Family/Spouse: William Petley. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]