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Eleanor Johns (Somerset)

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Daughter of Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester and Elizabeth Somerset, Countess of Worcester
Wife of Sir Roger Vaughan, Kt., MP and Sir Henry Johns
Mother of Joan Vaughan
Sister of Thomas Somerset, MP; William Somerset, 3rd Earl of Worcester; Francis Somerset, MP; Jane Mansell; Sir Charles Somerset, MP and 2 others
Half sister of Lucy Neville

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About Eleanor Johns

  • VAUGHAN, Sir Roger (by 1522-71), of Porthaml, Talgarth, Brec.
  • b. by 1522, 1st s. of Sir William Vaughan of Porthaml by Catherine, da. of Jenkin Havard of Brec. m. (1) Catherine, da. of (Sir) George Herbert of Swansea, Glam., 5s. inc. Rowland†; (2) Eleanor, da. of Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester. suc. fa. 1546 or later. Kntd. 1551.2
  • .... He sat in the first three Elizabethan Parliaments and died a few days after the last of them ended, on 6 June 1571. His widow married Sir Henry Jones.6
  • From: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/va...
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  • JONES, Henry I (?1532-86), of Abermarlais, Carm.
  • b. ?1532, 1st. s. of Sir Thomas Jones† of Abermarlais by his 2nd w. Mary, da. of James Berkeley of Thornbury, Glos., wid. of Thomas Perrot of Haverfordwest, Pemb.; bro. of Richard Jones and half-bro. of Sir John Perrot. m. (1) by 1553, Elizabeth (d. 10 Aug. 1571), da. of Matthew Herbert of Cogan Pill, Glam., at least 1s. Sir Thomas; (2) Eleanor, da. of Henry, 2nd Earl of Worcester, wid. of Sir Roger Vaughan of Porthaml, Brec.; (3) 31 Aug. 1584, Elizabeth, da. of Sir John Salusbury of Lleweni, Denb., wid. of John Salesbury of Rûg, Merion. At least 1s. illegit, Kntd. 1553; suc. fa. 1558/9.2
  • From: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/jo...
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  • Sir Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl Worcester, Constable of Bristol Castle1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10
  • M, #21879, b. 1496, d. 26 November 1549
  • Father Sir Charles Somerset, 1st Earl Worcester, Sheriff of Glamorganshire11,12 b. c 1460, d. 15 Apr 1526
  • Mother Elizabeth Herbert11,12 b. c 1476, d. bt 29 Jan 1509 - 21 Mar 1513
  • Sir Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl Worcester, Constable of Bristol Castle was born in 1496 at of Chepstow, Middlesex, England. He and Margaret Courtenay obtained a marriage license on 15 June 1514; Date of Papal Dispensation, they being related in the 3rd degree of kindred. No issue.13,14,2,4,5,7,8,10 Sir Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl Worcester, Constable of Bristol Castle married Elizabeth Browne, daughter of Sir Anthony Browne, Governor of Queenborough, Lieutenant of Calais and Lucy Neville, before 1527; They had 4 sons (Sir William, 3rd Earl of Worcester; Thomas; Sir Charles; & Francis) and 4 daughters (Eleanor, wife of Sir Roger Vaughan, & of Henry Jones; Lucy, wife of Sir John Neville, 4th Lord Latimer; Anne, wife of Thomas Percy, Earl of Northumberland; & Joan, wife of Sir Edward Mansel).3,4,6,8,9 Sir Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl Worcester, Constable of Bristol Castle died on 26 November 1549; Buried at Chepstow, Monmouthshire.4,8
  • Family 1 Margaret Courtenay d. b 15 Apr 1526
  • Family 2 Elizabeth Browne b. c 1502
  • Children
    • Lucy Somerset+4 b. c 1524, d. 23 Feb 1583
    • Sir William Somerset, 3rd Earl of Worcester+4,8 b. c 1527, d. 21 Feb 1589
    • Anne Somerset15 b. c 1534, d. c 8 Sep 1591
  • Citations
  • 1.[S6642] Unknown author, Burke's Peerage, 1938, p. 256; Plantagenet Ancestry of 17th Century Colonists, by David Faris, p. 19; The Royal Descents of 500 Immigrants, by Gary Boyd Roberts, p. 155.
  • 2.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 551.
  • 3.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 226.
  • 4.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. IV, p. 51-52.
  • 5.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. IV, p. 419.
  • 6.[S6] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry: 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 180.
  • 7.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 336.
  • 8.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 657.
  • 9.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. V, p. 133.
  • 10.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. V, p. 467.
  • 11.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. IV, p. 50-51.
  • 12.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 655-656.
  • 13.[S11568] The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, by George Edward Cokayne, Vol. XII/2, p. 852.
  • 14.[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 801.
  • 15.[S11568] The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, by George Edward Cokayne, Vol. IX, p. 728-729.
  • From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p728.htm#i...
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  • Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester (c. 1496 – 26 November 1549) was an English nobleman, son of Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester and Elizabeth Herbert, 3rd Baroness Herbert. On his father's death on 15 April 1526, he succeeded as the second Earl of Worcester. From his mother, he inherited the title of Baron Herbert.[1]
  • He married twice:
  • Firstly, by papal dispensation dated 15 June 1514, to Lady Margaret Courtenay, daughter of William Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon, by Catherine of York, daughter of Edward IV, King of England. Margaret died before 15 April 1526. The union produced no children.[2][3][4]
  • Secondly, before 1527, to Elizabeth Browne, daughter of Anthony Browne,[5] Knt., by Lucy, daughter of John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu. Somerset died on 26 November 1549. The children of Henry Somerset and Elizabeth Browne were:
    • William Somerset, 3rd Earl of Worcester (d. 21 February 1589). Heir and successor of his father.
    • Lady Lucy Somerset (1524- 23 February 1583), who married John Neville, 4th Baron Latimer.
    • Francis Somerset (By 1532-22 July 1563), often said to have died at the battle of Pinkie in 1547, but fought at the siege of Leith in 1560, and was Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire, 1558.[6] He was killed in an attack on Le Havre in 1563[7]
    • Charles Somerset
    • Thomas Somerset.
    • Lady Anne Somerset (d. 17 October 1596), married Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland. Her husband was beheaded on 22 August 1572. They had four daughters and one son (died young).
    • Lady Eleanor Somerset, married Henry Johns
    • Lady Joan or "Jane" Somerset married Sir Edward Mansel.
  • From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Somerset,_2nd_Earl_of_Worcester
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