Lady Jane Cecil

Jane Heckington b. circa 1501, d. 10 March 1587/88. She died on 10 March 1587/88.[1]

Parents: William Heckington and ?

1. Married: Richard Cecil, son of David Cecil and Alice Dickons. Her married name became Cecil. [2]

Children of Jane Heckington and Richard Cecil

1. Margaret Cecil
2. Elizabeth Cecil
3. Anne Cecil who married Thomas White of Tuxford
4. William Cecil, 1st Baron of Burghley+1 b. 13 Sep 1521, d. 4 Aug 1598

She appears in the Welsh genealogies: See Peter Bartrum, https://cadair.aber.ac.uk/dspace/bitstream/handle/2160/6315/CECIL_3... (March 1, 2017; Anne Brannen, curator)

Weblinks

http://www.thepeerage.com/p17482.htm#i174815

Monument to Richard Cecill and his wife Jayne

from: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/peter.fairweather/docs/stamford.htm

On the east wall of the Burghley Chapel is this monument to Richard Cecill who died in 1552 and his wife Jayne who died in 1587. She is shown opposite to him kneeling at a prayer desk. Richard is buried in a vault in St Margaret's Church in Westminster but Jayne is buried in the vault just near this monument. Photograph: Peter Fairweather.

The inscription on the monument reads as follows:-

In Happy Memory

Richard Cecill Esq. & Jayne
The said Richard was of the Robes to Kinge Henry 8 & to King E.6. He deceased ye 19 of May 1552 and is interred in St Margaretts Church in Westmr. He was sonne to David Cecill of Stamford Esqr. High Sherif of ye county of Northampton in the 33 & 34 yeares King H.8. and is buried in St George his Church in Stamford. The said Jayne was daughter and heyre of W'am Heckington of Bourne in ye county of Lincolne Esqr: She lived 87 yeares wherof she continued a widowe 35 yeares. She deceased ye 10th of March 1587. She was a very grave religious Vertuous & worthy Matro & delighted excedingly in ye workes of piety & charity. She was crowned with much Honor & comfort& (By God His great blessing she lived to see her children & her childrens children to ye fourth & fift generation & yt in a plentifull & honorable succession being a happy mother of yt most honorable Sr Wm Cecill Knight of ye most noble order of ye garter LO: Burghley Lord High Trer of England who lyeth here by her Margaret was first marryed to Roger Cave of Stamford Esqr of whom is discended Ser Thomas Cave & after to Ambrose Smith of Bosworth Esquier. Elizabeth was first marryed to Robert Wingfield of Upton Esquier of whom is discended Ser Robert Wingfield of Upton Knight & after to Hugh Allington Esquier.

Citations

• [1] [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 428. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
• [2] [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 1363. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.

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Tomb inscription of Jane Heckington Cecil in St. Martin's Church Stamford, England: In happy memory of Richard Cecil, Esq.; and Jane his wife--- "The said Jayne was Daughter & Heire of Wm. Heckington of Bourn in the County of Lincolne Esq. She lived 87 years, whereof she continued a Widow 35 Years. She deceased the 10th of March, 1587. She was a very grave, religious, vertuous, & worthy Matron; and delighted in the works of Piety & Charity. She was crowned with much Honor & Comfort, and by God's blessing lived to see her Children & her Children's Children to the fourth & fifth generation, and that in a plentifull & honourable sucession, being a happy Mother of that most Honourable Sir Wm. Cecil Knight of the noble Order of the Garter: Lord Burghley, Lord High Treasurer of England who lyeth here by her. (daughters are now named): Margaret first married to Roger Cave Esq. of Stamford of whom is descended Sir Thomas Cave; and after to Ambrose Smith Esq.; Elizabeth was first marryed to Robert Wingfield of Upton Esq. of whom is descended Sir Robert Wingfield of Upton Knight; and after to Hugh Allington, Esq.: Anne marryed to Thomas Whyte of Tuxford Esq. of whom is descended John Whyte Esq."