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Mary Kighley (Waldegrave)

Also Known As: "Astley"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Lawford Hall, Essex, England
Death: August 29, 1604 (54-55)
Ingatestone, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Place of Burial: Ingatestone, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Edward Waldegrave, Esq. and Joan Waldegrave
Wife of Isaac Astley, of Hill Morton & Melton Constable and William Kighley, of Essex
Mother of Jacob Astley, 1st Baron Astley of Reading and Thomas Astley
Sister of Anne Monnoux; Margery Clopton; Edward Waldegrave, M.P.; Bridget Kighley and Margaret Wadegrave

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About Mary Kighley

Isaac Astley, Esq. son and heir, married Mary,, daughter, of! Edward Waldegrave, of Borley, in Essex, Esq. and had three sons; ....

She m2. William Kighley of Essex

Data

  • Stirnet
  • Sir William Walgrave or Waldegrave of Smallbridge (d c1502) m. Margery Wentworth (dau of Sir Henry Wentworth of Codham Hall)
    • 1. George Waldgrave or Waldegrave of Smallbridge or Smalbridge (d 1528) m. Anne Drury (dau of Sir Ralph Drury of Hawstead or Halsted)
      • C. Edward Walgrave or Waldegrave of Lawford m. Joane Ackworthe (dau of George Ackworthe of Lawford my Margarett Wilberfosse)
        • i. Edward Walgrave or Waldegrave of Lawford (b. c 1553, bur 13.02.1621) m1. Elizabeth Averell (dau of Bartholomew Averell of Southminster) m2. Sara Higham (dau of John Higham of Giffordes)
        • 'ii. Mary Walgrave or Waldegrave m1. Isaake Ashley or Astley of Melton Constable m2. William Kighley of Essex
        • iii. Anne Walgrave or Waldegrave m. Humfrey Monoux of Walthamstow
        • iv. Bridget Walgrave or Waldegrave m. Thomas Kighley of Buers
        • v. Margery Walgrave or Walegrave m. William Clopton of Bretton or Castlyns in Grotton.
  • Main Souce(s): Visitation (Essex, 1558+1612+1634, Waldegrave or Walgrave)
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  • Plantagenet ancestry: a study in colonial and medieval families By Douglas Richardson, Kimball G. Everingham
  • http://books.google.com/books?id=p_yzpuWi4sgC&pg=PA220&lpg=PA220&dq...
  • Pg. 220
  • JOAN MUNCHENSY, married RICHARD WALDEGRAVE, Knt., of Smalbridge (in Bures St. Mary), Suffolk.
  • WILLIAM DE WALDEGRAVE, Knt., of Smalbridge (in Bures St. Mary), married JOAN DOREWARD.
  • THOMAS WALDEGRAVE, Knt., of Smalbridge (in Bures St. Mary), Suffolk, married ELIZABETH FRAY.
  • WILLIAM WALDEGRAVE, Knt. of Smallbridge (in Bures St. Mary), Suffolk, married MARGERY WENTWORTH (desc. King John).
  • GEORGE WALDEGRAVE, Esq., of Smallbridge (in Bures St. Mary), Suffolk, married ANNE DRURY (desc. King Edward I) [see WALDEGRAVE 13].
    • 14. EDWARD WALDEGRAVE (or WALGRAVE, Esq., of Rivers Hall (in Boxted), later of Lawford Hall, Essex, 3rd son, born in 1514. In Dec. 1541 Edward Waldegrave with many others, including his future wife, were indicted in connection with the trial for adultery of Katherine Howard, Queen of King Henry VIII. His offense was "with-holding from his Majesty the King, knowledge of certain letters which have been confiscated from a chest." He was confined in the Tower during the trial, received a sentence of life imprisonment, but was later pardoned. He married between May and June 1556 JOAN ACWORTH, widow of William Bulmer, Gent. (died 1556), and daughter of George Acworth, Esq., of Toddington, Bedfordshire, by Margaret, daughter of __ Wilberforce, Esq. She was born about 1519. They had one son, Edward, and four daughters, 'Mary (wife of Isaac Astley)', Anne (wife of Humphrey Monoux), Bridget (wife of Thomas Kighley), and Margery. EDWARD WALDEGRAVE, Esq., died 13 August 1584. He left a will dated 12 August 1584, proved 5 Dec. 1584 (P.C.C. 42 Watson). His widow, Joan, was buried 10 Dec. 1590. They were both buried at Lawford, Essex.
      • 15. MARGERY WALDEGRAVE, married WILLIAM CLOPTON, Esq., .......
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  • http://www.thepeerage.com/p4078.htm#i40776
  • 'Mary Waldegrave1
  • F, #40776
  • Last Edited=7 Nov 2008
  • ' Mary Waldegrave was the daughter of Edward Waldegrave.1 She married Isaac Astley, son of John Astley and Frances Cheyney.2
  • ' Her married name became Astley.2
  • Children of Mary Waldegrave and Isaac Astley
    • 1.Thomas Astley+2
    • 2.Jacob Astley, 1st Baron Astley of Reading+1 b. 1579, d. Feb 1651/52
  • Citations
  • 1.[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 284. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  • 2.[S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 2, page 1818. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
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  • 'The visitations of Essex by Hawley, 1552; Hervey, 1558 ..., Volume 1; Volume 13 By Thomas Hawley, William Harvey, Robert Cooke, John
  • http://books.google.com/books?id=0m1KAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA308&lpg=PA308&dq...
  • Pg.309 CHART
  • George Waldegrave = Ann dau. of Sir Robart Drury
  • CH: 1. Sr William Waldegrave = Julyan dau. of Sr John Raynsferde 2. Thomas 2nd sonne. 3. George Waldegrave 4. Edward Waldegrave of Lawford in com. Essex Esquier 3d sonne to George Waldegrave Esq. = Jayne daugh. and heire of George Ackworth of Lawford in Essex.
  • Children of Edward Waldegrave and Jayne Ackworth
  • 1. Edward Waldegrave of Lawforde in com. Essex Esquier sonne & hr.= ....daugh. & heire to Bartholomew Averell of Essex first wife. = Sarah daugh. to Clement Higham of Gifferds in com. Suffolk Esquier wydow to Sr Richard Bingham of Dorsettsh. Kt. 2. Margery mar. to William Clopton of Castlyns in Grotton in com. Suffolk Esquier. '3. Mary mar. to William Kighley of Essex widow to Izacke Astley Esquier'.
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  • 'Miscellanea Genealogica Et Heraldica: Fourth Series edited by W. Bruce Bannerman
  • http://books.google.com/books?id=m0VJJ6SHMWUC&pg=PA102&lpg=PA102&dq...
  • Pg. 101
  • Astley, of Hill-Morton, Warwickshire The Baronetage of England: Or The History of the English Baronets ..., Volume 2.  By William Betham.  Page 72

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THERE MAY BE TWO DIFFERENT MARY'S THAT HAVE BEEN MERGED TOGETHER

  • 1. THE DAU. OF EDWARD & JOANE (ACKWORTH) WALDEGRAVE m1. Isaake Ashley or Astley of Melton Constable m2. William Kighley of Essex
  • 2. THE WIFE OF Thomas Pead AND Mother of Elizabeth Paddy

They've been separated as of Jan 2015



Not the daughter of Edward Waldegrave, Esq., of the Friars


Married Isaac Astley, of Hill Morton


https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Astley-306

European Aristocracy
Isaac Astley was a member of the aristocracy in England.

Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Astley-306

Isaac Astley, (1540-before 31 Jan 1598) was the son of:[1]

  • John Astley, son of Thomas Astley of Melton Constable & his first wife Anne Broughton;[1]
  • and Frances, dau. of John Cheney of Sittenbourne, Kent.[1]

His father had a younger half-brother also named John Astley (1507-96) who was of Allington & Maidstone, Kent.[1]

Marriage

m. Mary Waldegrave,[1] dau. of Sir Edward Waldegrave (d. 17 Hen VIII).[1] (1525/6)

Issue:

  1. Thomas Astley esq. of Hill Morton and Melton Constable.[2] m. Frances, dau. of George Deane.[3]
  2. Sir Jacob Astley 1st Baron Astley of Reading.[1] m. Agnes Imple.[1]
  3. Richard.[1]

References

  1. https://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00704355&tree=LEO cites
    1. [S00058] Doubleday, H.A. & Lord Howard de Walden, The Complete Peerage, 1936 . 1:284
  2. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Waldegrave-217
    1. Extracts of Burials from the Registers of Bath Abbey, The Genealogist (Golding & Lawrence, London, 1890) New Series, Vol. 6, Page 94. Burial: 20 May 1620 "Mrs Marie Astelie of Hilmorton in the Countie of Warweeke wid to Mr Isack Astelie of Melton Cunstable in the Countie of Norfolk Esquier." < Archive.Org >
  3. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Astley-306 Cites
    1. Goodsall, R. H. (n.d.). "Pedigree of the members of the Astley family associated with the estates in and around Maidstone; numbered in order," in The Astleys of Maidstone. Archaeologia Cantiana. kentarchaeology.org.uk. PDF.
    2. The Peerage of England, Scotland, and Ireland; Or, The Ancient and Present ... page 258. < GoogleBooks >
    3. no. LC3C-HT5. FamilySearch.org.
    4. http://www.thepeerage.com/p4078.htm#i40771
    5. (219) Astley of Melton Constable and Seaton Delaval, baronets and Barons Hastings Landed families of Britain and Ireland. https://landedfamilies.blogspot.com/2016/06/219-astley-of-melton-co... “Isaac Astley produced at least 17 children over 27 years by his long-suffering wife Mary Waldegrave, but many of them died young.”
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Mary Kighley's Timeline

1549
1549
Lawford Hall, Essex, England
1579
1579
1604
August 29, 1604
Age 55
Ingatestone, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1930
March 25, 1930
Age 55
1931
June 4, 1931
Age 55
1970
October 7, 1970
Age 55
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of Borley, Essex