Robert Ward, of Kirby Bedon

BIOGRAPHY

• Birth: BEF 1506 (wikitree bio says b. 1484)
• Residence: Kirby Bedon, Norfolk
• Father: Robert Warde
• Mother: Anne Copperdick of Kirby-Bedon, Norfolk, England
• Marriage 1: Margaret Capell, a daughter of Sir Giles Capel of London
• Children (from Ward Chart):

1. Henry of Kirby—Bedon, born by 1519; Postwick, M.P. for Norwich in 1553; 'who by his wife Margaret, daughter of William Ugges of Pokelthorpe, near Norwich, had issue, Edward Ward, who built Bixley Hall, the future seat of the family, and died in 1583, having married Anne, daughter of John Havers of Winfarthing."
2. Jeffrey [Geoffrey] of Broke, born by 1519
3. Thomas of Homersfield, who married _____Hare, daughter of John Hare, D.C.L., of Homersfield, Norfolk.

Robert Warde of Brooke, alias Kirkby, in County Norfolk, gent. (argent, on a chevron azure three garbs or)

Ward a derivative of Warde short for de Warde which came from de Varde is recorded in the earliest known literature found.

The following authorities are given for the Ward Chart, which goes back to Osbert de Varde, 1130: Burton's "Monasticon," pp. 139-166; Whittaker's "Leeds"; Dugdale's "Monasticon," Vol. V, P 139; Tanner's "Notitia."

In 1130 there were three brothers de Varde: Simon, Godewin and Osbert of Givendale, Yorkshire. Osbert had two sons, Richard and William de Varde of Givendale Living, 1150.

1. William son, Simon de Varde, who married Maude _____.
2. Simon had son:
3. William of Givendale had son:
4. Sir Simon had son:
5. Sir Simon II, knight and barone who had son:
6. Simon III married Margaret, a daughter of the House of VII. Mortimer, Lords of Attilbury and had son:
7. John married Elena de Boost or de Bois and had son:
8. John II married Katherine Applegard and had son:
9. Robert married Alice Kemp and had son:
10. Robert II married a Copperdick and had son:
11. Robert III "William" married Margaret "Alice" Capel and had three sons

ANCESTRY NOTE

"There was in the county of Norfolk an ancient family named Ward, of which Simon Ward had leave with others 20th June 1391 to perform certain exploits in arms in Scotland. He married Margaret Mortimer, whose arms are given as or, semee de lis sa., but she is said to be of the distinguished family of that name. Their son John married the daughter and heir of John de Bosco (or De Bois) of Kirbybedon. Ermine a cross sa., in whose right he became possessed of that estate. Their son John (whose will was proved 27th October 1445) married Katherine, daughter of William Appleyard of Brason Ash and Dunston, az. a chevron between three owls argt. Their son Robert married Alice Kemp of Gissing, and had a son Robert, who, marrying a daughter of John Coppledeck, argt. a chevron between three crosslets fitche gules, had issue Robert Ward of Kirby, who married Margaret, daughter of Sir Giles Capel of Essex, son of William Capel by Margaret, daughter of Sir Thomas Arundell of Lanherne, co. Cornwall."

SOURCES

1. WARD, Henry (by 1519-56), of Gray's Inn, London and Kirby Bedon and Postwick, Norf.] "Henry Ward, b. by 1519, 1st s. of Robert Ward of Kirby Bedon by Alice, da. of Sir Giles Capell of London ... "
2. [http://books.google.com/books?lpg=PA173&dq=Margaret+capell+Robert+w...] Archaeologia Cambrensis:

LINKS

• [http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/CAPELL.htm#Giles%20CAPELL%20(Sir)1]
• [http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ancestors...]