There is some conflicting information for Jane Peverell and her being married to Nicholas Meigs & afterwards marrying Roger Churchill, of Catherston.
The dates of their deaths listed in some references are 1578/1579 for Jane (Peverell) being listed as before the death of Nicholas Meggs in Aug., 1579 and for Roger Churchill after 1579, these dates would make it impossible for Jane Peverell to be married to both men.
There may be more issues with the births of Jane's children by both men.
I will post here some concerns that Erica Howton and I have discussed in Geni personal messages.
"I think the FindAGrave is messed up
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=14541...
& the graves are referring to a "different" Nicholas Meggs & Jane.
Jane would have been buried with Churchill & under that name; or with the Peverall's. You see knights & their two wives buried together but not so much wives & their two husbands :):). "
"Collins & Burke's are very clear "relict of Nicholas Meigs married Churchill.". Are they wrong? The Collins doc is close to contemporary time."
"There are at least three references that say Jane was married to both men, Stirnet & Our Royal, Titled, Noble ... just listing she was married to Roger Churchill. "
Stirnet. having only information on the Churchill's and nothing further on the Peverell line.
Links to all this information is listed in the About sections or in Source/Documents
From Notes & Qeries for Somerset in 1898:
Although Hutchins says she died in 1578,and that Nicholas Meggs died ‘circa 1579,’ thus making her predecease her husband, he states in his acccount of the Churchills that Roger Churchill, of Catherstone, married Jane, daughter of William Peverell, and widow of Nicholas Meggs.
This latter statement is no doubt correct, as we find in the Chancery Proceedings of the time of Queen Elizabeth that “joan Churchill, wz'dow,” had a suit brought against her by Thomas Lye, concerning damage to lands, and title deeds of lands held of the manor of Muckleford, in the parish of Bradford Peverell, and a tenement in Grymeston, held in fee. The manor of Muckleford had been held by the Peverells of Bradford Peverell, and seems, with other lands, to have passed on the death of Robert Buller, the grandson of John Peverell of Bradford, to the Peverells of Burdolston.
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So the manors at Bradford-Peverell & the nearby hamlet of Muckford passed to the Peverell's, and Jane, as sole heiress brought them to her marriage to Nicholas Meggs, where they stayed in that family until mid 19th century, if I remember right.
And "the widow Churchill" was responsible for Muckleford in L.I.3 of Elizabeth l. (if anyone can illuminate that date further it would be appreciated).
So - how can her Churchill son Matthew & his heir Jasper be "seated" in the Meggs property as the Duke of Malborough claimed?
And isn't Jasper Churchill the one known to have been a Dorset copyist? Is that odd only 2 gens removed from a Dorset heiress?
I found some old gossip, anyway.
From https://books.google.com/books?id=XGPl045acz4C&focus=searchwith...
"John Churchill's great grand father was a blacksmith, who worked in the family of the Meggs."
So much for "seated" at the manor ... :)
Here are a few references for Nicholas & Jane Megges of Bradford Peverell, Dorset, son of Thomas Megges of Downham
not digitised
Reference: C 1/1247/18-21
Description:
Short title: Megges v Hawse.
Plaintiffs: Nicholas MEGGES, gentleman, son and heir of Thomas Megges of Downham, esquire.
Defendants: James HAWSE, gentleman.
Subject: Messuage and land held of defendant's manor of Southery, formerly of the abbot of St Edmund's. Cambridgeshire
Date: 1544-1551
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7498173
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not digitsed
eference: C 78/7/17
Description:
Short title: Megges v Marven.
Plaintiffs: Nicholas Megges and his wife Jane.
Defendants: Sir John Marven.
Subject of decree: Manors of Bradford Peverell and Muckleford, Dorset.
Date of decree: 21 Apr 7 Edw VI.
Date: 1553 Apr 21
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14514779
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not digitised
Reference: C 78/22/38
Description:
Short title: Grosse v Megges.
Plaintiffs: Robert Grosse of Muckleford, Dorset, yeoman.
Defendants: Nicholas Megges and his wife Jane.
Subject of decree: Copyhold lands held of the manor of Bradford Peverell, and common of pasture, in Muckleford, Dorset.
Date of decree: 22 November 4 Eliz.
Date: 1561 Nov 22
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14515599
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not digitised
Reference: C 78/23/14
Description:
Short title: Grosse v Megges.
Plaintiffs: Robert Grosse of Muckleford, Dorset.
Defendants: Nicholas Megges and his wife Jane.
Subject of decree: Several messuages with land and common of pasture for 4 plough beasts, 6 cattle and 240 sheep in Muckleford, Dorset.
Date of decree: 1 May 5 Eliz.
Date: 1563 May 1
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14515627
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not digitised
Reference: C 3/120/3
Description: Short title: Megges v Grosse.
Plaintiffs: Nicholas Megges and Jane Megges his wife.
Defendants: Robert Grosse and others.
Subject: copyhold of manor of Bradford Peverell, Dorset.
Document type: [pleadings].
Date: 1558-1579
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C3781925
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Reference: PROB 11/61/518
Description: Will of Nicholas Megges, Gentleman of Bradford, Dorset
Date: 10 November 1579
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D964058
Index of Wills Proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury ..., Volume 18 By Church of England. Province of Canterbury. Prerogative Court
https://archive.org/stream/indexofwillsprov18chur#page/211/mode/1up
Prerogative Court of Canterbury.
1579 Megges, Nicholas, gent., Bradforde, Dorset 46 Bakon
So for a time & place line
1563
Muckleford - Nicholas Megges and his wife Jane
between 1558 - 1579
Bradford-Peverell - Nicholas Megges and Jane Megges his wife
10 November 1579
Will of Nicholas Megges, Gentleman of Bradford, Dorset
We don't know without purchase of the will who is named, but the implication from other records is that this Nicholas was widowed in 1578 & named no wife.
Perhaps we can find when Lawrence Meggs was seized of the property, as widow Churchill was responsible for Muckleford in the reign of Elizabeth (unable to interpret the chancery calendar date but our Victorian era chronicler in Notes & Queries had placed it "after" 1579)
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_st=adv&_aq=...
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C10233300
REQ 2/15/1
Description:
John Churchyll and Joan, his wife v Sir John Marvyn and others: land in Muckleford, Dorset
Looks like a 1553 date and the Joan, wife of JOHN Churchill, would have been related to John Marvyn
For reference, the Geni profile probably is Sir John Mervyn, Kt., MP stepfather to Jane Churchill
I think Thomas Gould, I of Seaborough has been confused with Thomas Goold of Bovingdon (b bef 1455 - d 1520) as per http://archive.org/stream/familyzaccheusg00goulgoog#page/n18/mode/1up
"The family of Zacceus Gould of Topsfield" page 2
See particularly John Gould, of Bovingdon with 2 wives
John Gould & Katherine Preston were (I think) the parents of James Gould (b ca 1517) of Dorchester, father of Alice (b ca 1548) who married Matthew Churchill (b ca 1548).
Tree Guides:
http://www.thefullwiki.org/James_Gould_(c1517-1558)
http://www.multiwords.de/genealogy/churchill1.htm
Lists and Indexes, Volume 9 Pg.40
27 Jan. 1756 Harry Meggs of Bradford Peverel, esq.
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Dorset records .... 1583-1700. by Fry, Edw. Alex.
Dorset Wills
https://archive.org/stream/dorsetrecords11frye#page/n46/mode/1up
Churchill, Margaret, Bradford 20 Rowe 1583
Churchill, Philip, Muckeford 34 Soame 1620
Churchill, Roger, Muckleford, Bradford Peverel 54 Harte 1604, 1610
https://archive.org/stream/dorsetrecords11frye#page/n64/mode/1up
Davye, John, Muckleford, Bradford 13 Tirwhite 1582
Davye, Robert, Bradford Peverill 43 Daper 1572
https://archive.org/stream/dorsetrecords11frye#page/n68/mode/1up
Devenishe, Laurence, Bradford Peverel 51 Russell 1633
https://archive.org/stream/dorsetrecords11frye#page/n96/mode/1up
Gover, Robert, Bradford Peverell 24 Coventry 1640
https://archive.org/stream/dorsetrecords11frye#page/50/mode/1up
Hardye, Robert, Muckleford, Bradford Peverell 36 Bolein 1603
https://archive.org/stream/dorsetrecords11frye#page/n134/mode/1up
Ley, John Bradford Peverill 37 Leicester 1589
Lie, Mary Muckleford, Bradford Peverell 81Sainberbe 1591
Lie, Richard, Muckleford, Bradford Peverill 5 Lyon 1570
https://archive.org/stream/dorsetrecords11frye#page/n136/mode/1up
Lye, Thomas, Bradford Peverill 9 Nevell 1593
https://archive.org/stream/dorsetrecords11frye#page/n140/mode/1up
Maber, Elizabeth, Muckelford 68 Seager 1634
Maber, John, Muckelford 16 Clark 1625
Maber, John, senr., Bradford Peverell 69 Lee 1638
Maber, Robert, cler., Bradford Peverell 47 Montague 1602
https://archive.org/stream/dorsetrecords11frye#page/n148/mode/1up
Megg, Henry, Bradford Peverell 245 Berkley 1656
Megges, Lawrence, Bradford Peverell 75 Lewyn 1598
Megges, Nicholas, Bradford Peverell 46 Bakon 1579
https://archive.org/stream/dorsetrecords11frye#page/74/mode/1up
Moore, Thomas, Bradford Peverell 75 Harrington 1592
https://archive.org/stream/dorsetrecords11frye#page/87/mode/1up
Roberde, Roberd, cler., Bradford Peverell 22 Tashe 1553
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not digitised
Reference: E 134/37and38Eliz/Mich57
Description:
Thomas Jarvis, of Ely v. Augustine Steward, Humfrey Tindall, D.D.: Right and title to "West Fenn," in Ely, and a deed of feoffment of the farm of West Fenn House, in Ely, made by Bishop West, late Bishop of Ely, to Sir Giles Alington, &c., &c. [Perceval Meggs, of Bradford Peverell, Lawrence Meggs, Nichs. Meggs, Thos. Meggs, and the possessions of the Dean and Chapter of Ely, are mentioned.]: Cambridge
Date: 37 & 38 Eliz
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C3702096
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Lawrence Meggs will mentioned here
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~joanne/family/f79...
Will of Lawrence Meggs mentions his Uncle Henry Meggs & his son Percival who have mistreated him. P. 51 of book by Bartelot tells of Lawrence Meggs suing Henry & Percival Meggs for trying to restrain him as a lunatic. This was 6 Nov 1592. Peverel & Hugh Meggs sons of the plaintiff were among those mentioned.
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We don't have much on dates (actually even soft) dates for "any" of this generation unfortunately (Lawrence Meggs, Matthew & Margaret Churchill).
I've just finished correcting the tree / adding sources for known Churchill's & the Gould line: the estimated date of birth for Alice Gould who married Matthew Churchill of c 1548 seems fair enough, but I think it's very much an estimate. There might be more ways to tighten up Gould dates & occupations etc from this wonderful site by the parish clerk for Fordington & Dorchester:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~fordingtondorset/...