Lady Grace Sharington

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Lady Grace Sharington (Farrington)

Also Known As: "widow of Robert Paget"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: shire, Farringdon, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Death: circa 1541 (28-46)
Lacock, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Immediate Family:

Daughter of John Farrington and Elizabeth Wilsford
Wife of Robert Paget, Alderman of London and Sir William Sharington MP
Mother of Lady Anne Sharington and Grace Robotham
Sister of Charles Farringdon, of Faringdon; Christopher Farrington; Margaret Farrington and Mary Farrington

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About Lady Grace Sharington

Grace, da. of one Farrington of Devon, wid. of Robert Paget of London, 3rd wife of William Sharington.


From http://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/ff/farringdon1.php

John Farringdon of Farringdon (d 07.10.1515) m. Elizabeth Wilford (dau of Robert Wilford or Wilsford of Kenton)

  • iv. Grace Farringdon m1. Robert Page of London (alderman) m2. Sir William Sherington of Leycock

From http://robathan.blogspot.com/2011/08/robothams-of-st-albans-their.h...

As well as being a member of the King's Household Robert Robotham was fortunate to marry the niece of William Paget, 1st Lord Beaudesert. Grace Paget was the daughter of Paget's brother Robert, who was a Merchant Taylor and one of the Sherriffs of the City of London in 1536. He died in 1541, and was buried in St Dionys Backchurch along with other notables , and especially William Sherrington, who was infamous for debasing the currency and profiting from it, being a confederate of Lord Seymour in the plot against Protector Somerset, and was also married to the widow of Robert Paget.

From http://bbktheses.da.ulcc.ac.uk/143/1/cp_Finalversion-2015GaisfordJp...

Among the most damaging of the allegations against him was that made by William Sharington, who had been MP for Bramber – a seat in the Lord Admiral’s gift – in 1547.58 The energetic Sharington had married Grace aget, an alderman’s widow, engaged in overseas trade and bought several more properties in Wiltshire including a lease of the demesne of Heytesbury in the Wylye valley, owned formerly by Walter Hungerford. By 1548 he would own fourteen manors in the county,59 including Seend and Woodrow in Melksham.60 He had also become involved in the Crown’s financial affairs. ....

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Lady Grace Sharington's Timeline

1504
1504
shire, Farringdon, Devon, England, United Kingdom
1531
1531
Feckenham, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom
1541
1541
Age 37
Lacock, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
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