The Clopton Chronicles

A Project of the Clopton Family Genealogical Society

 

 

 

Regarding

 

The Descendants of William deTendring, Knt., of Tendering Hall &

His Wife Dame Katherine Mylde

 

The First Eleven Generations

 

 

Compiled By

Suellen Clopton Blanton,[1] bblanton@fast.net

 

 

 

The information contained in the following genealogy must be judged on the evidence submitted supporting each claim.  Any additional information which will add to our knowledge of this family will be gratefully accepted.

 

Katherine Mylde married first, Sir Thomas.  Following Sir Thomas’ death, Dame Katherine married Sir William deTendring, Knt., of Tendering Hall, Stokes-by-Nayland, County Suffolk.  It is believed those claiming Clopton ancestry through William Clopton, Gentleman, of Eastwood, County Essex, and York (now New Kent) County, Virginia and his wife, Ann (Booth) Dennett are descendants of both these marriages.

 

Katherine Mylde + William deTendring

Alice deTendring + John Howard

Henry Howard + Mary Hussey

Elizabeth Howard + Henry Wentworth

Margaret Wentworth + William Waldegrave

George Waldegrave + Anne Drury

Edward Waldegrave + Joan Acworth

Margery Waldegrave + William Clopton

Walter Clopton + Margery Maidstone

William Clopton + Elizabeth Sutcliffe

William Clopton + Ann Booth

 

 

Of interest to those who claim descent from the Claiborne family of Virginia is another line from Katherine Mylde and her second husband, William deTendring:

 

Katherine Mylde + William deTendring

Alice deTendring + John Howard

Robert Howard + Margaret Mowbray

John Howard + Katherine Moleyns

Thomas Howard + Elizabeth Tylney

Elizabeth Howard + Thomas Boleyn

Mary Boleyn + William Carey

Mary Carey + Francis Knolleys

Anne Knolleys + Thomas West

John West, of “West’s Point,” Governor of Virginia + Anne Claiborne

John West, Jr. + Ursula Croshaw

Anne West + Henry Fox

Ann Fox + Thomas Claiborne, Jr., of “Sweet Hall”

 

 

Of interest to those claiming descent from the Mapes family of Southold, Suffolk County Long Island, New York from Katherine Mylde and her second husband, William deTendring:

 

Katherine Mylde + William deTendring

Alice deTendring + John Howard

Robert Howard + Margaret Mowbray

John Howard + Katherine Moleyns

Thomas Howard + Agnes Tylney

Anne Howard + John de Vere

John de Vere + Elizabeth Trussel

Elizabeth de Vere + Thomas Darcy

Mary Darcy + Richard Southwell

Richard Southwell + Bridget Copley

Katherine Southwell + Leonard Mapes

Francis Mapes + Anna Loveday

Thomas Mapes + Sarah Purrier

               

 

 

The Church of Saint Mary, Stoke by Nayland, County Suffolk, is located about 6 miles southwest of Hadleigh.  It is next to the timber framed guildhall and is considered one of the loveliest and most ornate churches in Suffolk.  The north chapel is the earliest, dating from the early 14th century.  Brass funeral effigies in the south chapel include those of Dame Katherine Mylde, the widow of Sir Thomas Clopton, and the second wife of Sir William de Tendring, whose brass is near by.  Also in the south chapel are the brasses of their daughter, Lady Alice de Tendring and her husband Sir John Howard.  Near by is brass of Lady Katherine Moleyns, the wife of their grandson, Sir John Howard.  The Register dates from 1545.

 

 

 

Arundel Castle, Arundel, West Sussex, was the family home of the Howards, Dukes of Norfolk when they were not imprisoned in the Tower of London.  This castle has overlooked the charming town of Arundel and the River Arun for almost 1,000 years.  The Castle featured beautiful landscaped grounds and a fully restored Victorian kitchen garden.  Arundel contains a Library with a spectacular carved and vaulted ceiling.  There is a restaurant serving lunches and afternoon teas and a delightful gift shop.

 

 

 

Castle Howard is still in the hands of the Howard family, Dukes of Carlisle.  Ann Howard, see below, married her cousin, Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Carlisle, who was also a descendant of Katherine Mylde and William deTendring by Alice deTendring and John Howard.  It is a magnificent palace and one of Britain’s most spectacular stately homes.  The impressive Great Hall and beautiful rooms are filled with fine furniture, paintings, and objects d’art.  The extensive grounds feature lakes, lovely woodland, and a rose garden.  For more details, see www.castlehoward.co.uk

 

 

Generation No. 1

 

        1.  William1 deTendring, Knt, of Tendering Hall1 died Abt. 1421 in Tendring Hall, Stokes-by-Nayland, County Suffolk, and buried The Church of St. Mary the Virgin, before the altar in the South Chapel2.  He married Katherine Mylde, of Clare, Suffolk3 Aft. 1383, daughter of William Mylde, of Clare, County Suffolk.  She died Bet. February 24, 1402/03 and June 18, 1403 in Tendring Hall, Stokes-by-Nayland, County Suffolk, about 6 miles southwest of Hadleigh, and buried The Church of St. Mary the Virgin, before the altar in the South Chapel4.

        After Sir Thomas' death, Dame Katherine took as her second husband Sir William de Tendring of Stoke-by-Nayland.  Through this marriage she became the distant grandmother of three queens of England: two of the unfortunate wives of Henry the VIII, Ann Boleyn and Catherine Howard, and Queen Elizabeth I. Dame Katherine, who died in 1403, is buried at the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Stoke-by-Nyland, Suffolk. Their memorial brasses are among the finest in England.  The Clopton Arms:  ermine spot on the bend in base may be seen on the mantle of the depiction of Dame Katherine.  The descendants of William Clopton and his wife, Ann Booth, are direct descendants of Guillaume Peche and Alfwen, his wife, by both the Clopton-Mylde marriage and the Mylde deTendring marriage.  See "Place of Lutons."

       

Child of William deTendring and Katherine Mylde is:

+      2                 i.    Alica2 deTendring, of Tendering Hall, born in Tendering Hall, Stoke-by- Nayland, County Suffolk, England; died October 18, 1426 in England and buried in the South aisle of St. Mary the Virgin, Stoke-by-Nayland, County Suffolk.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

        2.  Alica2 deTendring, of Tendering Hall (William1)5 was born  in Tendering Hall, Stoke-by- Nayland, County Suffolk, England6, and died October 18, 1426 in England and buried in the South aisle of St. Mary the Virgin, Stoke-by-Nayland, County Suffolk7.  She married John Howard, Knt, Sheriff of Essex & Hertford89, son of Robert Howard and Margaret Scales.  He was born in Wiggenhall, County Norfolk, and died November 17, 1436 in Palestine.

       

Children of Alica deTendring and John Howard are:

+      3                 i.    Robert3 Howard, Knt, Lord of Forucet Manor, born Abt. 1384 in Stoke-by-Nayland, County Suffolk, probably, about 6 miles southwest of Hadleigh, and possibly baptized at The Church of St. Mary the Virgin; died April 1, 1437.

+      4                ii.    Henry Howard, Esq., of Wigenhale, died 1437.

        5               iii.    Roberta Howard, of the Manor of Stoke Neyland10.

 

 

Generation No. 3

 

        3.  Robert3 Howard, Knt, Lord of Forucet Manor (Alica2 deTendring, of Tendering Hall, William1)11 was born Abt. 1384 in Stoke-by-Nayland, County Suffolk, probably, about 6 miles southwest of Hadleigh, and possibly baptized at The Church of St. Mary the Virgin, and died April 1, 1437.  He married Margaret Mowbray12 Abt. 1420, daughter of Thomas Mowbray and Elizabeth FitzAlan.  She died July 8, 1425.

       

Children of Robert Howard and Margaret Mowbray are:

+      6                 i.    John4 Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk, 2nd Creation, born Abt. 1420; died August 22, 1485 in the Battle of Bosworth Field, near Market Bosworth, County Warwickshire.

        7                ii.    Margaret Howard, of Fersfield, Norfolk13.  She married Thomas Daniell, Baron of Rathwire of Ireland.

+      8               iii.    Catherine Howard, of Fersfield, Norfolk, died Aft. June 29, 1478.

 

 

        4.  Henry3 Howard, Esq., of Wigenhale (Alica2 deTendring, of Tendering Hall, William1)14 died 1437.  He married Mary Hussey, Lady Howard, daughter of Henry Hussey. 

       

Child of Henry Howard and Mary Hussey is:

+      9                 i.    Elizabeth4 Howard.

 

 

Generation No. 4

 

        6.  John4 Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk, 2nd Creation (Robert3, Alica2 deTendring, of Tendering Hall, William1)15 was born Abt. 1420, and died August 22, 1485 in the Battle of Bosworth Field, near Market Bosworth, County Warwickshire.  He married (1) Katherine Moleyns, of Stoke Poges16,17 Abt. 1442, daughter of William Moleyns and Margery Whalesborough.  She was born in Stoke Poges, County Buckinghamshire, possibly, about 5 miles west of Uxbridge, and died November 3, 1465 in Stoke by Nayland, County Suffolk, and buried at The Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Stoke-by-Nayland, County Suffolk, in the South Chapel18,19.  He married (2) Margaret Chedworth Bef. January 22, 1466/6720, daughter of John Chedworth, Knt..  She died 1494.

                Sir John's first recorded military experience was on July 17, 1453, when he was present at the battle of Chastillon.  He entered into the service of his kinsman, John Mowbray.  He was knighted by Edward IV in 1461 and appointed constable of Colchester Castle, County Essex.  He also served as Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk, and was one of the King's Carvers, known to have "great fellowship" with the King.  In 1462 he was named constable of Norwich Castle, and received grants of several manors.

        He again participated in battle, first with Lords Fauconberg and Clinton in the battle for Brittany, and took Croquet and the Isle of Rhe.  He also served against the Lancastrians in the north, and  saw battle at Warkworth, and in the spring of 1464 assisted in securing the country for the King.

        Sir John returned home on June 8, 1464 and resumed his friendship with King Edward.  His joy was short lived, however.  On November 3, 1465, his wife, Lady Katherine, died.  She was buried at St. Mary, at Stoke-by-Nayland.  Her elaborate monumental brass was engraved about 1535, which explains her Tudor costume instead of the Lancastrian period of her time.  Her fingers are adorned with several rings, a rarely seen feature on brasses.  Three of the Howard quarters - Brotherton, Howard, and Segrave - appear on the dexter, or left, side of her robe.  The parental arms of the Moleyns are on the sinister, or right, side.  Beneath her Pedimental headdress, her hair is bound in a net. 

        He married the following January and in April was elected knight of the shire for County Suffolk.  He is also made Treasurer of the Household, an office he held until 1474.  He escorted King Edward's sister, Princess Elizabeth, to Flanders for her marriage to Charles, Duke of Burgundy.

        His illustrious career continued when he was created Duke of Norfolk and Earl Marshall on June 28 1483.  At the coronation of King Richard III in July, Sir John acted as High Steward, bore the Crown, and as Marshall, rode into Westminster Hall after the ceremony and "voided the hall."  A few days later he was appointed Admiral of England, Ireland, and Aquitaine.

        A Fortnight before his death, he wrote to his friend, John Paston III a letter dated about August 12, 1485.

        "Well-beloved friend, I commend me to you, letting you to understand that the King's enemies be a land [Henry Tudor landed at Milford Haven on August 7], and that the King [Richard III] would have set forth as upon Monday but only for Our lady Day [The Assumption, August 15]; but for certain he goeth forward as upon Tuesday, for a servant of mine brought to me the certainty.

        Wherefore I pray you that ye meet with me at Bury [Bury St. Edmunds, County Suffolk], for by the grace of God I purpose to lie at Bury as upon Tuesday night; and that ye bring with you such company of tall men as ye may goodly make at my cost and charge, beside that ye have promised the King.  And I pray you beside that ye have promised the King.  And I pray you ordain them jackets of my livery, and I shall content you at your meeting with me."

        Sir John is remembered as a wise and experienced politician, and an expert and valiant soldier, careful in the management of his own affairs, and a faithful adherent of the House of York.

 - "Dictionary of National Biography," Volume 10, p. 42-44

       

Children of John Howard and Katherine Moleyns are:

+      10               i.    Thomas5 Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, born Abt. 1443 in Tendring Hall, Stokes-by-Nayland, County Suffolk, and probably baptized at St. Mary, about 6 miles southwest of Hadleigh; died May 21, 1524 in Framlingham Castle and buried at Thetford, County Norfolk, about 14 miles north of Bury St. Edmunds, County Suffolk and buried June 26, 1524 at Thetford Abbey, County Norfolk.

        11              ii.    Anne Howard, of Stoke by Nayland21, born in Tendring Hall, Stokes-by-Nayland, County Suffolk, and probably baptized at St. Mary, about 6 miles southwest of Hadleigh.  She married Edward Gorges, of Wraxall, County Somerset22.

        12             iii.    Isabel Howard, of Stoke by Nayland23, born in Tendring Hall, Stokes-by-Nayland, County Suffolk, and probably baptized at St. Mary, about 6 miles southwest of Hadleigh.  She married Robert Mortimer, Knt., of County Essex.

        13             iv.    Jane Howard, of Stoke by Nayland23, born in Tendring Hall, Stokes-by-Nayland, County Suffolk, and probably baptized at St. Mary, about 6 miles southwest of Hadleigh.  She married John Timperley.

        14              v.    Margaret Howard, of Stoke by Nayland24, born in Tendring Hall, Stokes-by-Nayland, County Suffolk, and probably baptized at St. Mary, about 6 miles southwest of Hadleigh.  She married John Wyndham, of Crownthorpe and Felbrigg; born  in Crownthorpe and Felbrigg, County Norfolk, possibly.  He is an ancestor of the Wyndhams, Earls of Egremont25.

 

       

Child of John Howard and Margaret Chedworth is:

+      15               i.    Katherine5 Howard, Baroness of Berners, born in Tendring Hall, Stokes-by-Nayland, County Suffolk, and probably baptized at St. Mary, about 6 miles southwest of Hadleigh; died March 12, 1534/35.

 

 

        8.  Catherine4 Howard, of Fersfield, Norfolk (Robert3, Alica2 deTendring, of Tendering Hall, William1) died Aft. June 29, 1478.  She married Edward Neville, K.G., Lord Bergavenny26 1448. 

       

Children of Catherine Howard and Edward Neville are:

+      16               i.    Catherine5 Neville.

+      17              ii.    Margaret Neville, Lady Brooke, died September 30, 1506.

 

 

        9.  Elizabeth4 Howard (Henry3, Alica2 deTendring, of Tendering Hall, William1)27.  She married Henry Wentworth, Esq., of Cobham Hall28, son of Roger Wentworth and Margery le Despenser.  He died March 22, 1481/82.

       

Child of Elizabeth Howard and Henry Wentworth is:

+      18               i.    Margaret5 Wentworth, of Codham Hall, Essex, died Abt. May 7, 1540 in Smallbridge Manor, probably, and buried at St. Mary, Bures St. Mary, County Suffolk, about 5 miles southeast of Sudbury.

 

 

Generation No. 5

 

        10.  Thomas5 Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk (John4, Robert3, Alica2 deTendring, of Tendering Hall, William1)29 was born Abt. 1443 in Tendring Hall, Stokes-by-Nayland, County Suffolk, and probably baptized at St. Mary, about 6 miles southwest of Hadleigh30, and died May 21, 1524 in Framlingham Castle and buried at Thetford, County Norfolk, about 14 miles north of Bury St. Edmunds, County Suffolk and buried June 26, 1524 at Thetford Abbey, County Norfolk31.  He married (1) Elizabeth Tilney, Countess of Surrey32 April 30, 147233, daughter of Frederick Tilney and Elizabeth Cheney.  She was born in Ashwellthorpe, County Norfolk, about 11 miles southwest of Norwich, and died April 4, 1497.  He married (2) Agnes Tylney, Duchess of Norfolk34 Aft. 1497, daughter of Hugh Tylney and Tailboys.  She was born in Skirbeck, County Lincolnshire, and died Abt. May 31, 1545 in England and buried at Thetford Abbey, County Norfolk.

        Sir Thomas fought at Barnet for Edward IV and was made Steward of the royal household and created Earl of Surrey in 1483 (at the same time that his father was created the 1st Duke of Norfolk). Taken prisoner at Bosworth Field while fighting for Richard III, he remained a captive until January 1489, when he was released and restored to his earldom of Surrey but not to the dukedom of Norfolk. He was then entrusted with the maintenance of order in Yorkshire and with the defense of the Scottish borders.  Sir Thomas was made Lord Treasurer and a Privy Councillor in 1501.  He helped to arrange the marriage between Margaret, the daughter of Henry VII, and James IV of Scotland.  Henry VIII, too, employed him on public business, but the earl grew jealous of Thomas Wolsey and for a short time he absented himself from court. He commanded the army that defeated the Scots at Flodden in September 1513, and was created Duke of Norfolk in February of the following year.  In his later years Sir Thomas worked more harmoniously with Wolsey. He was guardian of England during Henry VIII's absence in France in 1520, and he acted as Lord High Steward at the trial of his friend Edward Stafford, Duke of Buckingham, in 1521 - "Dictonary of National Biography," Volume 10, p. 62-64

       

Children of Thomas Howard and Elizabeth Tilney are:

+      19               i.    Thomas6 Howard, K.G., 3rd Duke of Norfolk, born 1473 in Kenninghall, County Norfolk, about 12 miles southwest of Ashwellthorpe and about 12 miles northeast of Thetford; died August 25, 1554 in Kenninghall, County Norfolk,  and buried at St. Michael, Framlingham, County Suffolk, October 2, 1554, in a tomb located south of the High Altar..

        20              ii.    Edward Howard, Lord High Admiral, born Abt. 1476; died Abt. April 25, 1513 in battle against the French in Whitsand Bay.  He married Alice Lovel35.

               Sir Edward began his military experience at the tender age of about fifteen under the command of Sir Edward Poynings.  In 1497 he served under his father in the army in Scotland and was then knighted.  At the jousts held at the coronation of Henry VIII, he was one of the "entertainers."  On May 20, 1509 he was appointed Standard-bearer.

               In July 1511, it is said he commanded, in company with his brother, Thomas, the ships which captured the two Scottish pirates, Robert and Andrew Barton.  There is no official record of this, and many legends have sprung up involving their supposed involvement in this exploit.  The details given in the ballad, "Sir Andrew Barton," which was adopted by Sir Walter Scott, are unquestionably apocryphal.

On April 7, 1512, Sir Edward was appointed Admiral of the Fleet and charged with supporting the Pope and King Ferdinand, King of Aragon against the French.  With a fleet of about twenty large ships, he first landed in Bertheaume Bay, and drove the French out of their bulwards, defeated them in several skirmishes, and marched inland.  On Monday, May 23, he landed at Conquet, torched the town and the house of Sieur de Portzmoguer.

               During a subsequent battle in August, his brother-in-law, Sir Thomas Knyvet, died, and Sir Edward swore revenge.  The following year, on April 25,1513, he had his opportunity.  Taking command of a small barge, Sir Edward and his men rowed through a storm of shot, grappled the galley belonging to Commander, Chevalier Pregent de Bidoux.  Sword in hand, Sir Edward sprang on board followed by about seventeen of his men.

               In the confusion of battle, the grappling hook was cut, and Sir. Edward's boat was swept away by the tide, and he found himself and his companions unsupported.  His other boats, unable to get through the enemy's fire, and unaware that he was in trouble, retired.  It took some time for them to understand that their admiral was missing.  Under a flag of truce they inquired as to what had become of Sir Edward.  They were told that all but one man had been driven overboard.

               Emboldened by their small victory, the French crossed over from Brest and ravaged the coast of Sussex.  Sir Edward's death was considered a national disaster.  In a letter to the King of England, James IV of Scotland wrote:  "Sureley, dearest brother, we think more loss is to you of your late admiral, who deceased to his great honour and laud, than the advantage might have been of the winning of all the French galleys."

               There have been stories circulating for generations that Sir Edward's body was found on a beach and recognized by a small golden horn which he wore suspended from his neck as the mark of his rank and office.  However, if any body had indeed been found, the "small golden horn" may have been merely a pipe or whistle worn by an ensign.

  - "Dictionary of National Biography," Volume 10, p. 10-11

 

+      21             iii.    Edmund Howard, Marshal of the Horse, born Abt. 1480 in Tisbury, County Wiltshire; died March 19, 1535/36.

        22             iv.    Henry Howard, I, of Ashwellthorpe, born Abt. 1480 in County Norfolk; died February 2, 1499/00.

        23              v.    John Howard, I, of Ashwellthorpe, born Abt. 1482; died March 23, 1501/02.

        24             vi.    Charles Howard, of Ashwellthorpe, born Abt. 1483 in Ashwellthorpe, County Norfolk; died March 3, 1511/12.

        25            vii.    Henry Howard, II, of Ashwellthorpe, born Abt. 1484; died February 22, 1511/12.

+      26           viii.    Elizabeth Howard, Lady Boleyn, born Abt. 1486 in County Norfolk; died April 3, 1538 in London.

+      27              ix.    Muriel Howard, Countess Lisle, born Abt. 1486; died December 14, 1512 in Lambeth, London and buried January 8, 1513 at Lambeth.

        28               x.    Richard Howard, I, of Ashwellthorpe, born Abt. 1486 in Buckenham Castle, County Norfolk; died December 14, 1512 in Lambeth, and buried January 8, 1511 at Lambeth.

 

       

Children of Thomas Howard and Agnes Tylney are:

        29               i.    Katherine6 Howard, of Ashwellthorpe, born Abt. 1497 in Ashwellthorpe, County Norfolk, about 10 miles southwest of Norwich and christened in 1497; died Abt. May 11, 1554 in England and buried May 11, 1554 in the Howard Chapel at Lambeth, County Surrey.  She married (1) Rhysap Griffith.  She married (2) Henry Daubeney, 1st Earl of Bridgewateer; born 1493; died 1548.

        30              ii.    Elizabeth Howard, Countess of Sussex, born Abt. 1506 in Ashwellthorpe, County Norfolk, about 10 miles southwest of Norwich and christened in 1506.  She married Henry Radcliffe, Earl of Sussex; born Abt. 1506; died 1557.

+      31             iii.    William Howard, K.G.,1st Baron of Effingham, born Abt. 1510 in Ashwellthorpe, County Norfolk; died January 11, 1571/72 in Hampton Court, County Herefordshire and was buried January 29, 1572 at Reygate, County Surrey.

        32             iv.    Dorothy Howard, Countess of Derby, born Abt. 1511 in Lathom, County Lancashire.  She married Edward Stanley, Earl of Derby; born 1508; died 1572.

        33              v.    Thomas Howard, of Ashwellthrope, born Abt. 1512 in Ashwellthorpe, County Norfolk, about 10 miles southwest of Norwich and christened in 1512; died October 31, 1537 in Tower Hill.  He married Margaret Douglas; born 1515; died 1578 in Hackeny and buried Westminster Abbey36.

               Lord Thomas Howard became engaged to her without the permission of her uncle, King Henry VIII.  They were both imprisoned in the Tower of London as a result.  After Lord Thomas' death, she was released and married Lord Lennox.  She died in poverty at Hackeny and was buried at the expense of her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I.  She and her husband had four daughters and four sons.

        34             vi.    Anne Howard, of Ashwellthorpe, born Abt. 1514.

        35            vii.    George Howard, of Ashwellthorpe, born Abt. 1514 in Ashwellthorpe, County Norfolk, about 10 miles southwest of Norwich and christened in 1514.

        36           viii.    Catherine Howard, of Ashwellthorpe, born Abt. 1516.

        37              ix.    Richard Howard, II, of Ashwellthorpe, born Abt. 1516 in Ashwellthorpe, County Norfolk, about 10 miles southwest of Norwich and christened in 1516; died March 22, 1515/16 in Ashwellthorpe, County Norfolk.

        38               x.    John Howard, II, of Ashwellthorpe, born Abt. 1517 in Ashwellthorpe, County Norfolk, about 10 miles southwest of Norwich and christened in 1517; died March 23, 1521/22.

+      39              xi.    Anne Howard, Countess of Oxford, born Abt. 1518 in Ashwellthorpe, County Norfolk, about 10 miles southwest of Norwich and christened in 1518; died February 22, 1556/57.

        40             xii.    Henry Howard, III, of Ashwellthorpe, born Bef. 1524 in Ashwellthorpe, County Norfolk.

 

 

        15.  Katherine5 Howard, Baroness of Berners (John4, Robert3, Alica2 deTendring, of Tendering Hall, William1)37 was born in Tendring Hall, Stokes-by-Nayland, County Suffolk, and probably baptized at St. Mary, about 6 miles southwest of Hadleigh, and died March 12, 1534/35.  She married (1) John Norris38.    She married (2) John Bourchier, K.B., 3rd Baron of Berners39, son of Humphrey Bourchier and Elizabeth Tilney.  He died March 19, 1531/32 in Calais.

        Lord Berners was Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1516 through 1527.  He was the translator of Froissart's "Chronicles."  He had only one surviving daughter by his marriage to Katherine Howard, however, by mistress, Elizabeth BAcon, he had other, illegitimate issue.

       

Child of Katherine Howard and John Bourchier is:

+      41               i.    Jane6 Bourchier, Baroness Berners, died February 17, 1560/61 in Ashwellthorpe, County Norfolk, England and buried Ashwellthorpe Church in a chapel adjoining the chancel.

 

 

        16.  Catherine5 Neville (Catherine4 Howard, of Fersfield, Norfolk, Robert3, Alica2 deTendring, of Tendering Hall, William1)  She married Robert Tanfield, Esq., of Gayton, Northampton, son of Robert Tanfield and Elizabeth Brooke. 

       

Child of Catherine Neville and Robert Tanfield is:

+      42               i.    William6 Tanfield, ESq., of Gayton, died 1529.

 

 

        17.  Margaret5 Neville, Lady Brooke (Catherine4 Howard, of Fersfield, Norfolk, Robert3, Alica2 deTendring, of Tendering Hall, William1)40 died September 30, 1506.  She married John Brooke, 7th Lord Cobham41, son of Edward Brooke and Elizabeth Tuchet.  He died March 9, 1510/11.

       

Child of Margaret Neville and John Brooke is:

+      43               i.    Thomas6 Brooke, 8th Lord Cobham, died July 19, 1529.

 

 

        18.  Margaret5 Wentworth, of Codham Hall, Essex (Elizabeth4 Howard, Henry3, Alica2 deTendring, of Tendering Hall, William1)42 died Abt. May 7, 1540 in Smallbridge Manor, probably, and buried at St. Mary, Bures St. Mary, County Suffolk, about 5 miles southeast of Sudbury.  She married William Waldegrave, K.B., of Smallbridge Manor43, son of Thomas Waldegrave and Elizabeth Fray.  He died Abt. January 30, 1525/26 in Smallbridge Manor, probably, and buried at St. Mary, Bures St. Mary, County Suffolk, about 5 miles southeast of Sudbury.

       

Children of Margaret Wentworth and William Waldegrave are:

+      44               i.    George6 Waldegrave, Esq., of Smallbridge Manor, born 1483 in Smallbridge Manor, probably, and possibly baptized at St. Mary, Bures St. Mary, County Suffolk, about 5 miles southeast of Sudbury; died Abt. July 8, 1528 in Smallbridge Manor, probably, and buried at St. Mary, Bures St. Mary, County Suffolk, about 5 miles southeast of Sudbury.

+      45              ii.    Anthony Waldegrave, of the Friers in Bures, born in Smallbridge Manor, probably, and probably baptized at St. Mary, Bures St. Mary, County Suffolk, about 5 miles southeast of Sudbury.

+      46             iii.    Margaret Waldegrave, of Smallbridge Manor, born in Smallbridge Manor, probably, and probably baptized at St. Mary, Bures St. Mary, County Suffolk, about 5 miles southeast of Sudbury.

        47             iv.    Anne Waldegrave, of Smallbridge Manor, born in Smallbridge Manor, probably, and probably baptized at St. Mary, Bures St. Mary, County Suffolk, about 5 miles southeast of Sudbury.  She married George Waldegrave.

               CAUTION:  The 1612 Visitation of Essex does not list her.

        48              v.    Bridgett Waldegrave, of Smallbridge Manor44.

        49             vi.    Dorothy Waldegrave, of Smallbridge Manor44, born in Smallbridge Manor, probably, and probably baptized at St. Mary, Bures St. Mary, County Suffolk, about 5 miles southeast of Sudbury.  She married John Springe, Knt..

 

 

Generation No. 6

 

        19.  Thomas6 Howard, K.G., 3rd Duke of Norfolk (Thomas5, John4, Robert3, Alica2 deTendring, of Tendering Hall, William1)45 was born 1473 in Kenninghall, County Norfolk, about 12 miles southwest of Ashwellthorpe and about 12 miles northeast of Thetford46, and died August 25, 1554 in Kenninghall, County Norfolk,  and buried at St. Michael, Framlingham, County Suffolk, October 2, 1554, in a tomb located south of the High Altar.47.  He married (1) Anne Plantagenet, Duchess of Norfolk February 4, 1494/95 in Westminster Abbey48, daughter of Edward and Elizabeth Wydvilles.  She died Abt. 1512 in England, probably in the winter of consumption49.  He married (2) Elizabeth Stafford, of Northumberland50 Abt. 151351, daughter of Edward Stafford and Eleanor Percy.  She was born 1494, and died November 30, 1583 in Kenninghall, County Norfolk,  possibly, and buried at St. Michael, Framlingham, County Suffolk in her husband's tomb52.

        Sir Howard, the brother-in-law of Henry VII, was made Lord High Admiral in 1513, and helped defeat the Scots at Flodden Field that same year. He became Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1520.  Although he was uncle to Queen Anne Boleyn, as Lord Steward, Sir Howard presided over her trial for adultery in 1536. He lost influence at court when another niece, Katherine Howard, another wife of Henry VIII was beheaded for adultery in 1542. Throughout the reign of Edward VI he was imprisoned on suspicion of the treason for which Henry VIII had executed his eldest son, Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, in 1547. He was released on the accession of Mary I, "Blood Mary," in 1553.

       

Children of Thomas Howard and Elizabeth Stafford are:

+      50               i.    Henry7 Howard, Earl of Surrey, born Abt. 1517 in Hunsdon, County Herfordshire; died January 21, 1546/47 in Tower Hill at the command of the queen and was beheaded and buried first at All Hallows' Barking, in Tower Street, but later in the chancel of St. Michael, Framlingham, County Suffolk.

        51              ii.    Mary Howard, Duchess of Richmond, born Abt. 1519; died 1557 in England, and buried at St. Michael, Framlingham, County Suffolk on the north side of the High Altar.  They were first buried at Thetford Priory and removed to St. Michael after the Dissolution of the Monasteries.  She married Henry FitzRoy, Duke of Richmond, illeg.; born June 1519; died 1536 in England, and buried at St. Michael, Framlingham, County Suffolk on the north side of the High Altar.  Framlingham is about 16 miles northeast of Ipswich53.

               When he was born he was given his father's Christian name and the traditional surname of a royal bastard which pointed proudly to his parentage.  Cardinal Wolsey acted as Henry FitzRoy's godfather, a mark of official favor.  The King doted on him.  From time to time it was suggested that his father should legitimize him and make him his heir.  However, the boy was to die of tuberculosis at the age of seventeen.

+      52             iii.    Thomas Howard, 1st Viscount Bindon, born Abt. 1528; died April 5, 1582.

 

 

        21.  Edmund6 Howard, Marshal of the Horse (Thomas5, John4, Robert3, Alica2 deTendring, of Tendering Hall, William1) was born Abt. 1480 in Tisbury, County Wiltshire, and died March 19, 1535/36.  He married (1) Dorothy Trayes.    He married (2) Margaret Jennings.    He married (3) Joyce Culpeper, of Oxenheath Abt. 1515, daughter of Robert Culpeper, Knt., of Oxenheath. 

        Sir Howard was rather lazy and never amounted to very much.  The children were brought up poor despite the grandeur of the Howard lineage.  The Howard clan was a big one.  Lord Edmund had twenty-two brothers and sisters, although 6 of the children died very young and their names are not known.  Jocasta (Joyce) Culpepper, gave birth to six or seven children before dying.  By 1527 he found himself a widower for the second time.  There were ten children in all in his keeping and as was a common practice he immediately started farming them out to various relatives.  His daughter, Katherine, would find herself in the Lambeth household of her step-grandmother, Agnes, Duchess of Norfolk, which would eventually prove to be a fatal mistake.  See "Midnight Romps & Wilted Roses"

       

Children of Edmund Howard and Joyce Culpeper are:

        53               i.    Charles7 Howard.

        54              ii.    Henry Howard.

        55             iii.    Katherine Howard, born Abt. 1525; died February 13, 1540/41 in Tower of London,  beheaded and buried St. Peter ad Vincula, London.  She married Henry VIII, King of England54 July 28, 1540; born June 28, 1491 in Greenwich Palace and crowned king June 24, 1509 at Westminster Abbey; died in Whitehall Palace and buried Windsor, St. George's Chapel,  with Jane Seymour after reigning 38 years.

In light of the family's unerring ability to irritate kings, it was probably a good thing we migrated to Virginia.  With breathtaking regularity one kin or another was being hauled to the Tower of London and threatened with beheading or worse.  The close connections with royalty gave the family ample opportunity to hone this questionable talent.  And our grandparents, Edward Waldegrave and Joan (Acworth) Bulmer established a benchmark in this arena that has not been surpassed by any of their Clopton descendants despite the passage of centuries.  Tempting fate, they careened about the palace with Queen Katherine Howard indulging in amorous escapades right underneath the nose of the infamous Henry VIII.  Had their tender necks not escaped the axe, then their daughter, and our grandmother, Margery, would not have been born.  See "Midnight Romps and Wilted Roses"

+      56             iv.    Margaret Howard.

 

 

        26.  Elizabeth6 Howard, Lady Boleyn (Thomas5, John4, Robert3, Alica2 deTendring, of Tendering Hall, William1)55 was born Abt. 1486 in County Norfolk, and died April 3, 1538 in London.  She married Thomas Boleyn, K.G., Earl of Wiltshire56 1501 in Blickling, County Norfolk, son of William Boleyn and Margaret Butler.  He was born 1477 in Blickling, County Norfolk, and died March 12, 1538/39 in Hever, Kent.

       

Children of Elizabeth Howard and Thomas Boleyn are:

+      57               i.    Anne7 Boleyn, Marchioness of Pembroke, born Abt. 1507 in Blickling, County  Norfolk; died May 19, 1536 in Tower Green, executed and beheaded and buried Chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula in the Tower.

+      58              ii.    Mary Boleyn, born 1508 in Hever, Kent; died June 19, 1543 in Rochford, Essex.

+      59             iii.    George Boleyn, Viscount  Rochford, born 1503 in Blickling, County NOrfolk; died May 17, 1536 in Tower of London.

        60             iv.    Thomas Boleyn.

 

 

        27.  Muriel6 Howard, Countess Lisle (Thomas5, John4, Robert3, Alica2 deTendring, of Tendering Hall, William1)57 was born Abt. 1486, and died December 14, 1512 in Lambeth, London and buried January 8, 1513 at Lambeth.  She married (1) John Grey, Viscount Lisle57 Bef. 150558.    She married (2) Thomas Knyvet, Knt, Master of the Horse59,60 July 9, 1506, son of Edmund Knyvet and Eleanor Tyrrell.  He was born in Buckenham Castle, County Norfolk, about 9 miles east of Norwich, and died August 10, 1512 in battle off the coast of Brest, France61.

        Sir Thomas was knighted by Henry VIII in 1509 and named Master of the Horse February 26, 1509.  He held other offices includi