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Elizabeth Whitney (Vaughn)

Also Known As: "Alice Vaughn", "Elsbeth Vaughn", "Alianor Vaughn", "Elizabeth Vaughan"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: England
Death: England, United Kingdom
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Daughter of Sir Thomas Vaughan, of Hergest and Elen Gethin verch Cadwgan
Wife of Sir Robert Whitney, Kt.
Mother of Elsbeth Whitney; James Whitney; Hugh Whitney, of the Hay; Sibyl Whitney; John Whitney, of Bacherwyd and 2 others
Sister of Watkin Vaughan, of Hergest and Roger Vaughan

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About Elizabeth Whitney

See Peter Bartrum, https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000173426885976 (October 18, 2022; Anne Brannen, curator)

  • Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study In Colonial And Medieval Families, 2nd Edition ... By Douglas Richardson
  • http://books.google.com/books?id=kjme027UeagC&printsec=frontcover&d...
  • Pg. 265
  • 11. JOAN TRUSSELL, married (as his 1st wife) EUSTACE WHITNEY, esq., of Whitney and Colepychard, Herfordshire, Knight of the Shire for Herefordshire, 1468, son and heir of Robert Whitney, Knt., of Whitney, Herefordshire, Sheriff of Herefordshire, 1427-8, 1432-3, 1436-7, by Angharad, daughter of Madop ap Leuan Goch. He was born about 1411 (aged 30 in 1441) They had one son, Robert, Esq. He married (2nd) JANE CLIFFORD, daughter of Robert Clifford, Knt. They allegedly had one daughter, Penelope (wife of William Abrahal). In 1457 he was sued in a plea of debt by William Forster, Citizen and tailor of London. The same year he sued John Cheyne and his wife, Perin, in a plea of land. EUSTACE WHITNEY, Esq., died 1481/1. ....
  • 12. ROBERT WHITNEY, Esq., of Whitney, Herefordshire, Sheriff of Herefordshire, 1474-5, son and heir. He married (1st) CONSTANCE AUDLEY (or TUCHET), daughter of James Tuchet (or Audley), Knt., 5th Lord Audley (descendant of King John), by his 2nd wife, Eleanor, illegitimate daughter of Edmund Holand, K.G., 4th Earl of Kent [see TUCHET 12 for her ancestry]. They had two daughters, Joan and Eleanor (wife of Thomas Vaughan, Knt., of Bredwardine). He married (2nd) ELIZABETH VAUGHAN, daughter of Thomas Vaughan, of Hergest, Herefordshire, by Ellen Gethin, daughter of Dafydd ap Cadwgan ap Phylip Dorddu. They had four sons, James, Esq., John, Hugh, and Robert, and three daughters, Eleanor (wife of John Puleston), Sibyl (wife of Roger ap Richard), and Elizabeth (wife of John Pye). He was attainted as a Yorkist by the Lancastrian Parliament in 1459. ROBERT WHITNEY, Esq., died shortly before 6 Oct. 1494. His widow Elizabeth, was living 4 May 1525. .... ____________________
  • Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 2nd Edition ... By Douglas Richardson
  • http://books.google.com/books?id=8JcbV309c5UC&printsec=frontcover&d...
  • Pg. 190
  • 13. CONSTANCE AUDLEY (or Tuchet), married as his 1st wife) ROBERT WHITNEY, Esq., of Whitney, Herefordshire, Sheriff of Herefordshire, 1474-5, son and heir of Eustace Whitney, Esq., of Whitney and Colepychard, Herefordshire by his 1st wife Joan, daughter of William Trussell, Knt. They has two daughters, Joan and Eleanor (wife of Thomas Vaughan of Bredwardine). He married (2nd) ELIZABETH VAUGHAN, daughter of Thomas Vaughan, of Hergest, Herefordshire, by Ellen Gethn, daughter of Dafydd ap Cadwgan ap Phylip Dorddu. They had four sons, James, Esq., John, Hugh, and Robert, and three daughters, Ellen (wife of John Puleston) Sibyl (wife of Roger ap Richard Vaughan, of Hergest), and Elizabeth (wife of John Pye). ROBERT WHITNEY, Esq., died shortly before 6 Oct. 1494. His widow, Elizabeth, was living 4 May 1525. .... ________________________________
  • (THERE ARE SOME ERRORS IN THIS REFERENCE, THE DAU.S JOANNE & ELEANOR ATTRIBUTED TO HER, ARE LISTED IN THE BODY OF TEXT ON HER HUSBANDS ENTRY AS DAU.S OF HIS 1ST WIFE CONSTANCE, THE ELEANOR OR ELLEN WHO WAS HER DAU. MARRIED JOHN PULESTON.)
  • Elsbeth Vaughan
  • F, b. circa 1428, d. after 4 May 1525
  • Father Thomas Vaughan1 b. c 1400, d. 1469
  • Mother Ellen (Ellena) Gethin1 b. c 1402
  • Elsbeth Vaughan was born circa 1428 at of Hengest, Herefordshire, England. She married Sir Robert Whitney, Sheriff of Herefordshire, son of Eustace Whitney, Esq. and Joan Trussell, circa 1451; They had 4 sons (James, Esq., John, Robert, & Hugh) and 3 daughters (Ellen, wife of John Puleston; Sibyl, wife of Roger ap Richard Vaughan; & Elizabeth, wife of John Pye).2,1 Elsbeth Vaughan died after 4 May 1525.1
  • Family Sir Robert Whitney, Sheriff of Herefordshire b. c 1418, d. c 6 Oct 1494
  • Children
    • Elizabeth Whitney+3 b. c 1452, d. b 1495
    • Eleanor Whitney3 b. c 1454
    • Joanne Whitney3,2 b. c 1456
    • James Whitney+2 b. c 1465, d. 1500
  • Citations
  • 1.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 190.
  • 2.[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 104.
  • 3.[S11588] Some Early English Pedigrees, by Vernon M. Norr, p. 145.
  • From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p1949.htm#... _______________
  • James Whitney (Robert, Eustace, Robert, Robert, Robert, Eustace, Eustace, Robert, ...), son of Robert and Elizabeth/Alice (Vaughn) Whitney,[1] born say 1466, Whitney, Herefordshire;[2] died 31 July 1500,[3] probably Whitney, Herefordshire.
  • He married, say 1490, Blanche Milbourne,[4] daughter and coheiress of Simon and Jane (Baskerville) Milbourne.[5] She was born say 1468, Tillington, Herefordshire,[6] and died after 24 March 1547/48.[7] She married secondly, as his second wife, Sir William Herbert,[8] of Troy, Monmouthshire, Wales, illegitimate son of William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1423-1469) (Eighth Creation) and mistress Frond verch Hoesgyn,[9] born about 1448-1452[10]; died 1524.[11] Lady Blanche Herbert of Troy was eulogized by the Welsh bard Lewys Morgannwg. Sir William Herbert had married firstly Jane Dunn.[12]
  • For more information, see The Ancestry of James Whitney of Whitney.
  • From: http://wiki.whitneygen.org/wrg/index.php/Family:Whitney,_James_(s1466-1500) ____________________________

the following is taken from http://wiki.whitneygen.org/wrg/index.php/Alleged_Royal_Ancestry_of_...

"Line 1. 17. Henry I, King of England , by an unknown mistress 16. Robert de Caen, 1st Earl of Gloucester (2-17), m. Maud FitzHamon 15. Christian of Gloucester, m. William FitzAlan 14. Christian FitzAlan, m. Hugh Pantulf 13. Ivo Pantulf, m. ----- ----- 12. William Pantulf, m. Alice de Verdun 11. Rose Pantulf, m. Sir William Trussell 10. William Trussell, m. Maud Mainwaring (2-10) 9. Sir Warin Trussell, m. Maud de St. Philibert (3-9) 8. Lawrence Trussell, m. Maud Charnells 7. William Trussell, m. Margery Ludlow 6. Jennet Trussell, m. Sir Eustace de Whitney 5. Sir Robert Whitney, m. (2) Elizabeth Vaughn 4. Robert Whitney, m. ----- ----- 3. Robert Whitney, m. Elizabeth verch Morgan ap William Connection here is doubtful. 2. Thomas Whitney, m. Mary Bray 1. John1 Whitney, m.(1) Elinor -----

Line 2. 17. Robert de Caen, 1st Earl of Gloucester (1-16), m. Maud FitzHamon 16. Maud FitzRobert, m. Ranulph de Gernon, 2nd Earl of Chester 15. Hugh de Kevelioc, 3rd Earl of Chester, m. Bertrade de Montfort 14. Amicia de Meschin, m. Ralph de Mainwaring 13. Roger de Mainwaring, m. ----- ----- 12. Roger de Mainwaring, m. ----- ----- 11. Warin de Mainwaring , m. Agnes de Arderne 10. Maud Mainwaring, m. William Trussell (1-10)

Line 3. 15. Henry II, King of England, by mistress Ida de Toeni 14. William Longespee, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, m. Ela FitzPatrick, Countess of Salisbury 13. Ida Longespee, m. Sir William de Beauchamp 12. Beatrice de Beauchamp, m. Sir Thomas FitzOtes 11. Maud FitzThomas, m. Sir John de Botetourte 10. Ada de Botetourte, m. John de St. Philibert 9. Maud de St. Philibert, m. Sir Warin Trussell (1-9)

Copyright © 2007, Robert L. Ward and the Whitney Research Group.

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Lady Elsbeth of Whitney Vaughan

1429–

Birth 1429 • Kington, Herefordshire, England

Death England

When Lady Elsbeth of Whitney Vaughan was born in 1429 in Kington, Herefordshire, England, her father, Thomas, was 29, and her mother, Jane, was 23. She had one daughter with Sir Robert Whitney in 1447. She died in England.

Birth

Lady Elsbeth of Whitney Vaughan was born in 1429 in Kington, Herefordshire, England, to Jane Trussell, age 23, and Thomas ap Rosser Hergest Black Vaughan, age 29.

Kington, Herefordshire, England

1429 • Kington, Herefordshire, England

1441

Age 12

Death of Mother

Her mother Jane passed away in 1441 in Whitney, Herefordshire, England, at the age of 35.

Whitney, Herefordshire, England

Jane Trussell

1406–1441

1441 • Whitney, Herefordshire, England

1447

Age 18

Birth of Daughter

Her daughter Lady Elizabeth was born in 1447 in Kent, England.

Kent, England

Lady Elizabeth Whitney

1447–1495

1447 • Kent, England

26 Jul

1469

Age 40

Death of Father

Her father Thomas ap Rosser Hergest Black passed away on July 26, 1469, in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, at the age of 69.

Banbury, Oxfordshire, England

Thomas ap Rosser Hergest Black Vaughan

1400–1469

07/26/1469 • Banbury, Oxfordshire, England

1479

Age 50

Death of Husband

Her husband Sir Robert passed away in 1479 in England at the age of 61.

England

Sir Robert Whitney

1418–1479

1479 • England

1495

Age 66

Death of Daughter

Her daughter Lady Elizabeth passed away in 1495 in Kent, England, at the age of 48.

Kent, England

Lady Elizabeth Whitney

1447–1495

1495 • Kent, England

Death

Lady Elsbeth of Whitney Vaughan died in England.

England

England

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Elizabeth Whitney's Timeline

1447
1447
Whitney-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England
1465
1465
Whitney, Herefordshire, England (United Kingdom)
1471
1471
Of, Whitney, Herfordshire, England
1479
1479
Hereford, Bramhall, Cheshire, England
1495
1495
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England
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