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Birth Name Bernard, John I
Gender male
Age at Death 48 years, 10 months, 19 days

Narrative

Thomas Bernard [LTKP-V49] (son of Robert and Elizabeth [Lillyng] Bernard, of Abington, Clare and Little Bringhton. He is said to have served at Agincourt; escheater of the Counties of Northampton and Rutland. Died 1464 and was buried at Clare. He married Margaret [GSLX-924], sister of Sir Walter Mauntell, of Hereford. She married, second, William Newenham, of Thenford, Northamptonshire, Esqr. Thomas and Margaret (Mauntell) Bernard has issue: (1) Sir John Bernard [LZFY-RNN] of whom hereafter; (2) Thomas Bernard, vicar of Pattershall, Northamptonshire 1449.

Sir John Bernard [LZFY-RNN], of Abington (son of Thomas and Margaret [Mauntell] Bernard), was aged 28 in 1465. He married Margaret [LCYM-P22], daughter of Henry, 4th Lord Scrope of Bolton, by his wife, Elizabeth, daughter of John, 4th Lord Scrope of Masham. Margaret (Scrope) Bernard's paternal grandmother (wife of the 3rd Lord Scrope, of Bolton) was Lady Margaret Neville, daughter of Ralph, Earl of Westmoreland, and half-sister to Lady Cicily Neville, who married Richard, Duke of York, and became the mother of Edward IV. These ladies were aunts to the "Kingmaker": Earl of Warwick. By this marriage the subsequent Bernards derive descent from royalty through Edmund, Earl of Lancaster, younger son of Henry III and through the Houses of Percy and Neville.

Sir John and Margaret (Scrope) Bernard had issue: (1) John Bernard, of whom hereafter; (2) Thomas Bernard, of Gloucestershire, died 1475-6; (3) Francis Bernard, of Gloucestershire; (4) Eustace Bernard, entered Holy Orders; (5) Robert Bernard, rector of Cottingham and Cotterstock, Northamptonshire.

Note: "Had issue" means "had children" with these names.

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1437 Abington, Northamptonshire, England   4
Death 1485-11-20 Clare, Suffolk, England   4

Age: 48y

Burial 1485-11-00 Clare, Suffolk, England Burial 4

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Bernard, Thomas14171464-06-04
Mother Mauntell, Margaret Newenham14171438
         Bernard, John I 1437 1485-11-20

Families

Family of Bernard, John I and Le Scrope, Margaret
Unknown Partner Le Scrope, Margaret ( * 1440-04-01 + 1500-10-01 )
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Barnard, Thomasabout 14631476
Bernard, Eustaceabout 14641481
Bernard, Robertbefore 14651465
Bernard, Francisabout 14651481
Bernard, John II14691508-08-20
Barnard, Edward I14701523-06-19
Bernard, Rupert14701471-01-09
Bernard, Frances14791506

Source References

  1. British Chancery Records, 1386-1558: John Bernard in Suffolk in 1400s
  2. Winston of Virginia and allied families, compiled by Clayton Torrency
      • Page: p. 117
      • Source text:

        Thomas Bernard and son John Bernard

      • Citation:

        Document reads:
        Thomas Bernard (son of Robert and Elizabeth [Lillyng] Bernard, of Abington, Clare and Little Bringhton. He is said to have served at Agincourt; escheater of the Counties of Northampton and Rutland. Died 1464 and was buried at Clare. He married Margaret, sister of Sir Walter Mauntell, of Hereford. She married, second, William Newenham, of Thenford, Northamptonshire, Esqr. Thomas and Margaret (Mauntell) Bernard has issue: (1) Sir John Bernard of whom hereafter; (2) Thomas Bernard, vicar of Pattershall, Northamptonshire 1449.
        Sir John Bernard, of Abington (son of Thomas and Margaret [Mauntell] Bernard), was aged 28 in 1465. He married Margaret, daughter of Henry, 4th Lord Scrope of Bolton, by his wife, Elizabeth, daughter of John, 4th Lord Scrope of Masham. Margaret (Scrope) Bernard's paternal grandmother (wife of the 3rd Lord Scrope, of Bolton) was Lady Margaret Neville, daughter of Ralph, Earl of Westmoreland, and half-sister to Lady Cicily Neville, who married Richard, Duke of York, and became the mother of Edward IV. These ladies were aunts to the "Kingmaker": Earl of Warwick. By this marriage the subsequent Bernards derive descent from royalty through Edmund, Earl of Lancaster, younger son of Henry III and through the Houses of Percy and Neville. Sir John and Margaret (Scrope) Bernard had issue: (1) John Bernard, of whom hereafter; (2) Thomas Bernard, of Gloucestershire, died 1475-6; (3) Francis Bernard, of Gloucestershire; (4) Eustace Bernard, entered Holy Orders; (5) Robert Bernard, rector of Cottingham and Cotterstock, Northamptonshire.

  3. Gary Boyd Roberts: The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants
      • Page: p. 289
      • Source text:

        Bernards as descendant of King Edward I

      • Citation:

        Document reads:
        1. Edward I, King of England, d. 1307 = Eleanor of Castile
        2. Joan Plantagenet = Gilbert de Clare, 3rd Earl of Gloucester, 7th Earl of Hertford
        3. Margaret de Clare = High de Audley, 1st Earl of Gloucester
        4. Margaret de Audley = Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford
        5. Hugh Stafford, 2nd Earl of Stafford = Philippa Beauchamp
        6. Margaret Stafford = Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmoreland
        7. Margaret Neville = Richard Scrope, 3rd Baron Scrope of Bolton
        8. Henry Scrope, 4th Baron Scrope of Bolton = Elizabeth Scrope
        9. Margaret Scrope = John Bernard
        10. John Bernard = Margaret Daundelyn
        11. John Bernard = Cecily Muscote
        12. Francis Bernard = Alice Haselwood
        13. Francis Bernard = Mary Woolhouse
        14. Col. William Bernard of VA. = Mrs. Lucy Higginson Burwell

  4. LZFY-RNN FamilySearch.org