Margery Port

Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Trafford-44

Margaret Trafford (b. c. 1490 - d. 10 May 1540), was the daughter of SIr Edmund Trafford of Trafford, co. Lancs.[1] She's sometimes called "Dame Margery," or "Old Lady Port."[2]

Margaret married three times.

m.1 (1492 contract) Nicholas Longford of Longford, co. Derby. (dvp. 1510), son of Ralph Longford (d. 01 Feb 1513; bur. St. Chad of Longford; will 13 Jan 1511).[3][4]

Child of Nicholas Longford and Margaret Trafford:

1. Ralph (b. c. 1509, age 1 in 1510).[3]

m.2 (19 Aug 1511 Ashton in Makerfield, WInwick, co. Lancs., settlement) Sir Thomas Gerard of Bryn (b. c. 1488 - d. 07 Nov 1523 Battle of Berwick-upon-Tweed, co. Northumb; will 13 Sep 1522).[1][5][6]

Children of Thomas Gerard had Margaret Trafford (nine children, five sons and four daughters:) [1]

1. Sir Thomas.[1]
2. Peter.[1]
3. William, Esq.[1]
4. Henry.[1]
5. James.[1]
6. Margaret, wife of Sir Peter Legh.[1][3]
7. Katherine, wife of Thomas Houghton, Esq.[1]
8. Elizabeth, wife of Richard Bold, Esq.[1][4]
9. Anne, wife of Richard Assheton, Esq.[1][5]

m.3 (aft. 1523) Sir John Port of Etwall, co. Derby (b. abt. 1472 Chester, co. Cheshire - d. 14 Mar 1540; bur. Etwall, co. Derby), Justice of the King's Bench.[9][10]. Sir John Port "the elder." He was previously married to Jane, dau. of John FitzHerbert. Margaret was his second wife.[2]

No children by third husband.

Will

Date: 30 Apr 1540.[1]
Probate: 05 Jun 1540.[1]
Death

Margery Trafford died on 10 May 1540. By her will, she requested burial at the church in Etwall, co. Derby, next to her husband Sir John Port.[1]

Notes

Lewis (2016), date for approx. marriage to Sir John Port is prob. a typo (should b aft. 1523, when Thos Gerrard died). Her last husband had all his kids by first wife Jane FitzHerbert. ... FitzHerbert is the mother of Sir John Port, KB, MP (b. bef. 1514 - d. 1557).

From Darryl Lundy's Peerage page on Margaret Trafford:

http://www.thepeerage.com/p41836.htm#i418360

Margery Trafford [1]

• F, #418360
• Last Edited=17 Jan 2011

Margery Trafford is the daughter of Sir Edmond Trafford and Margaret Savage.[1]

She married, thirdly, Sir Thomas Gerard, son of Peter Gerard and Margaret Stanley.[1]

She married, secondly, Sir John Port.[1]

She married, firstly, Nicholas Longford.[1]

Her married name became Longford.[1]

Her married name became Gerard.

Her married name became Port.[1]

Child of Margery Trafford and Sir Thomas Gerard

• 1. Sir Thomas Gerard+2 b. c 1512

Citations

1. [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 2, page 1535. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.

2. [S37] Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.

1. ID: I116110
2. Name: Margaret [@] de Trafford
3. Sex: F
4. Birth: 6 JUN 1470 in Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales
5. Death: 10 MAY 1540 in Ponty Pool, Gwent, Wales

Father: Sir Edmond [@] de Trafford b: 12 MAY 1442 in Trafford, Lancashire, England

Mother: Margaret [@] Savage b: 1450 in Clinton, Cheshire, England

Marriage 1 Sir Thomas Bryn [@] Gerard b: ABT 9 JAN 1487 in Newhall, Ashton, Under Lym, Lancashire, England

   * Married: 22 JUN 1515 in Ponty Pool, Gwent, Wales

Children

  1. Has Children William [@] Gerard b: 19 JUN 1518 in Newhall, Ashton, Under Lym, Lancashire, England

• *Is NOT Frances Molyneux**

Frances Molyneux was born in 1592 and William in or around 1509. She couldn't possibly be his mother. A mother can't be born after her child.

They may be related but not as mother and daughter

References

1. Lewis, M. (2016, November 10). Margery Trafford #80395, b. circa 1490, d. 10 May 1540. ORTNCA. https://www.our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p2676... Web; citing:
   1. Richardson, D. (2013). Royal Ancestry. N.p.
   2. Richardson, D. Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 350, 716
   3. Richardson, D. (2011). Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd ed, II:250, III: 14-15; IV:208
   4. Richardson, D. Royal Ancestry, III, p. 83, 556
2. Remains, Historical and Literary, Connected with the Palatine, 75, p. 91. Chetham Society. Google Books.
3. Bevan, R. (2005). A study of a Medieval knightly family: The Longfords of Derbyshire, Part 2," Foundations, pp 353-4, 368. Fmg.ac. PDF.
4. "Nicholas had been contracted to marry Margery, daughter of Sir Edmund Trafford of Trafford, Lancashire in 1492 by a double alliance between eldest sons and daughters of the two families. After the premature death of Nicholas, Sir Ralph created an estate in the manors of Hough, Withington and Didsbury worth 40 marks a year for Margery’s use for life," (Bevan, 2005, p. 354).[1]
5. Lewis, M. (2016, November 10). Sir Thomas Gerard #80394, b. circa 1488, d. 7 November 1523. ORTNCA. Web.
6. Omerod, G. (1882). "Gerrard of Kingsley and Gerrard of Creewood," in The History of the County Palatine and City of Chester, p. 132. < Google Books >. pedigree.
7. Lewis, M. (2013, August 21). Sir Thomas Gerard, Sheriff of Lancashire. ORTNCA. Web.
8. Chetham Society, p. 89 - 91.[2]
9. Wikipedia: John Port (judge) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Port_%28judge%29
10. Lewis, 2016, citing: Richardson, D. Royal Ancestry, V, p. 181.[3]
11. Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study In Colonial And Medieval Families, 2nd Edition .…. By Douglas Richardson. Gerard. Page 144. < GoogleBooks >