Margaret Heron

Margaret Forster

• aka Foster
• Born between 1505 / 1517 in Adderstone, Northumberland, England
• Died after 1596 in Northumberland, England
• Daughter of Thomas Forster of Adderstone and Dorothy Ogle

Biography

Margaret Forster or Foster (fl. 1596), was the 2nd daughter of Thomas Forster of Etherstone (d abt 1527) and his wife Dorothy Ogle (b abt 1488 - d aft 1560)

Marriages

m.1 Sir William Heron of Ford. Issue:[5][2]

1. Elizabeth Heron (c.1529 - 1553) m. Thomas Carr (d. Jan 1558)[5]

m.2 John Heron of Thornton[2]

m.3 Sir George Heron of Chipchase (d. 07 July 1575; p. John Heron of Chipchase and Joan Ridley)[5][2][4]

Notes

From https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Heron-82

Elizabeth Heron (c.1529 - 13 Jan 1553),[1] was only six years old, when she inherited Ford Castle from her grandfather in 1535.[2][3]

In 1540, the Scots burned most of the castle down ... except the tower defended by Thomas Carr, a younger son of the captain of Wark. It's said that this is the reason Elizabeth decided to marry him, but the union divided Northumberland into Carr and Heron factions in 1557[4]... after casualties resulted from the not-so-legal decision to enforce the Heron's right for their male heirs -- namely George Heron of Chipchase or Alexander Heron of Meldon -- to the keep castle.[2][5] But the feud was already in fully swing by 1553, and the violence continued until the end of Queen Mary's reign.[5]

Intriguingly, it especially caused problems between Elizabeth's family, and her mother Margaret Forster ... who out-lived both her daughter, and son-in-law, Thomas Carr.[6]

Margaret's family already had a long-running blood-feud with members of Carrs. In fact, her grandfather and his brothers got into a fight at Newham, where some of the Carrs died. It was so bad, her great-uncle Roger Forster, fled Northumberland, founding the Hunsden line of Forsters in Hertfordshire.[3]

Long story short... Margaret turned around and took George Heron of Chipchase for a third husband. Naturally, he was set up to inherit the castle ... then reinforced by a posse of more than 30 men -- including Ralph Grey of Chillingham, the town mayor, and the treasurer -- to evict the Carrs on 27 Mar or 28 and 29 Apr 1557.[2][5]

But the Carrs weren't so easy to take down, and the mayor and another Heron relative were killed at the scene, blowing the family feud into a county problem.[2][3]

Tragically, Thomas Carr was murdered eights months later in January of 1558. And although the family feud was toned down by state intervention, it went on for at least another 20 years.[7] But eventually, Ford Castle passed to the next generation by 1584, and landed in the hands of Elizabeth Heron's son, William Carr, Esq.[2]

Supporting data

From http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/he...

Family and Education

George Heron b. by 1515, 2nd s. of John Heron of Chipchase by Joan, da. of Sir Nicholas Ridley of Willimoteswyke. m. (1) Marion, da. of George Swinburne of Edlingham, 1s. 4da.; (2) Margaret, da. of Sir Thomas Forster of Adderstone, wid. of William Heron of Ford, 3s. 4da. suc. fa. or bro. by May 1548. Kntd. c.1570.1

"He seems to have been generally on good terms with the important Forster family, noted for its service to the crown, for besides marrying into it he was a supervisor of the will of Reginald Forster of Capheaton."

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https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/fenwick/517/

b. Edward Shafto [d. by 1593], Esq., of Mikle Bavington.. Married Margerie Heron [alive 1599] of Chipchase Castle and left issue, including eldest son William Shafto, Esq., of Little Bavington and Mikle Bavington, who by his wife Frances Dalston was the father of amongst others:George Shafto (d. 1679), Esq., of Little Bavington, and Mary Shafto who was the wife of CUTHBERT FENWICK of Mikle Bavington.

Margerie (Heron) Shafto had at least two sisters and one brother:

• 1. Isabell Heron, wife of John Fenwick [d. 1580-81], Gent., of Walker, Northumberland.[Possibly the parents of John Fenwick, Gent., of Brenkley].
• 2. Thomasyne Heron, wife of Lancelot Thirlwall [d. 1582-83], Esq., of Thirlwall, Northumberland.
• 3. John Heron [d. 1590-91], Esq., of Chipchase Castle, Northumberland, husband of Margery Swynburne of Edlingham Castle. correction: John Heron [d. 1590-91], Esq., of Chipchase Castle, was the husband of Margery Grey [d. 1612-13] of Horton

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References

• Bateson, E. (1893). "Forster of Adderstone," in a History of Northumberland, 1, pp. 228. <GoogleBooks> “Sir Thomas Forster of Adderstone, Will dated 4th March 1526, and Dorothy, daughter of Robert, Lord Ogle. [SIC - NO, Ralph]. … 2nd daughter Margaret. = 1. William Heron of Ford. 2. John Heron of Thornton. 3. Sir G. Heron of Chipcase.”
• Genealogy of the descendants of the Prichards, formerly lords of Llanover, Monmouthshire, with ... (1868) Page 181. <Archive.Org> C. — Their son, Thomas Foster, of Etherstone, (will dated 1526), mar. the dau. of Sir William Hilton, by Margery, d. of Sir William Bowes. (As above, Ped. Lumley.) D. — Sir Thomas Foster, of Etherstone, mar. Dorothy Ogle, (as above.) (Scheme at Page 102.) 37. — Their dau.Margaret Foster, mar. William, son of Sir W. Heron, of Ford Castle. (see below.) L. — Their son William Heron, died before his father, mar, Margaret, dau. of Sir Thomas Foster, of Ederstone, Kt, Marshall of Berwick, who was living 1560. 38. — Their dau, Elizabeth Heron, (heiress of her grandfather), d. 13 Jan. 1553. Inq. p.m. 1560, married Thomas Carr, Captain of Wark, and ‘jure uxorius’ of Ford Castle.
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Forster-86 cites
• 1. Betham, William (1804). The Baronetage of England, 4. p. 38. <GoogleBooks> “William Heron & Elizabeth, 1st wife. Their son William, ob V.P. married Margaret living in 1596. Their daughter Elizabeth Heron, heiress to her grandfather, ob Jan 13, 1553. Married Thomas Carr, ob Jan 26, 1575.”
• 2. Hodgson, J. & Hodgson-Hinde, J. (1827). A History of Northumberland: The topography and local antiquities, arranged in parishes. 3 v, (pp.312). E. Walker. <GoogleBooks> “… and I find Margaret Forster, daughter of sir John [SIC: Thomas] Forster, of Edderston, and widow of William, son of sir William Heron, of Ford, marrying 2ndly, John Heron, of Thornton; and 3rdly, sir Geo. Heron, of Chipchase ; and living in 1596. [f]
  • [f] Heron deeds, Nos. 9 & 17. 1 Harl. MS. 1152; and sir Richard Heron's printed pedigree of the Herons. See also respecting the Heron property here under Temple Thornton and Meldon.
• 3. alias: Foster. Foster, J. (1891). The Royal Lineage of Our Noble and Gentle Families, (pp.860). <GoogleBooks>
• 2. Heron, George (by 1515-75), of Chipchase, Northumb. History of Parliament Online. <link>
• 5. Archaeologia Aeliana, 1894, 16, p. 39. Andrew Reid, Sons & Co. Google Book
• Thomas, W.B. (1890). "Descent of Smart of Trewhitt, Co. Northumberland from Heron, Carr, and Alder," (pp.88). The genealogist, VI. Keith W. Murray, ed. London : George Bell & Sons. <Archive.Org> X. William Heron, of Ford, ob. v. p., having married Margaret daughter of Sir Thomas Forster, of Edderston, Knt., Marshal of Berwick, by Dorothy dau. of Robert,, fifth Lord Ogle [SIC - NO. Ralph, third Lord Ogle] and Dorothy, dau. of Sir Henry Wlddrington [SIC - NO. Margaret Gascoigne.] Margaret married as third husband, Sir George Heron, of Chipchase Castle ; she held for life the estates of Eshot and Cornhill. By William Heron, she had an only daughter, Elizabeth Herox, heiress of her grandfather ; inherited Ford, Crookham, Cornhill, &c; married Thomas Carr (living 1520-1557,) jure uxor is, owner of Ford, &c,
• Hodgson, J.C. (1897). "Hexamshire: Part II." A History of Northumberland, IV, pp. 340. Northumberland County History Committee. Newcastle-Upon-Tyne: Andrew Reid & Co., LTD. <GoogleBooks> (Margaret Forster is not listed)
• <“The Forsters of Adderstone and Bamburgh”> PDF. (2007) (Page 15)
• http://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/ff/forster02.php#dau4 Sir Thomas Forster of Etherstone/Adderstone, Governor of Bamborough Castle (d 1526) m. Dorothy Ogle (dau of Ralph, 3rd Lord Ogle). 5. Margaret Forster m1. William Heron of Ford Castle (dvp) m2. John Heron of Thornton m3. Sir George Heron of Chipchase Castle
• http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p2619.htm#... has errors
• http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/OGLE.htm#Dorothy OGLE2 has errors
• Archaeologia Aeliana, 1894, 16, p. 39. Andrew Reid. “ Pedigree: John Heron 1421 - 1461.” <GoogleBooks>