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Arthur Darcy

Also Known As: "Arthur d'Arcy", "Arthur d' Arici", "Arthur d'Areci", "277D-2FW"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Aston, Yorkshire, England
Death: April 03, 1561 (63-64)
Brimham, Yorkshire, England
Place of Burial: City of London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Immediate Family:

Son of Thomas Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy of Templehurst and Dowsabel Darcy
Husband of Mary Darcy
Father of Sir Henry Darcy, Kt., MP; Thomas Darcy, Lieutenant of the Tower of London; Elizabeth Mordaunt; Sir Edward Darcy, Kt., MP; Sir Francis Darcy, Kt., MP and 1 other
Brother of George Darcy, 2nd Baron Darcy de Darcy
Half brother of Elizabeth Darcy

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About Sir Arthur Darcy, Lieutenant of the Tower of London

  • Sir Arthur Darcy, Lt. of the Tower of London1,2,3,4,5,6
  • M, #90175, b. circa 1495, d. 3 April 1561
  • Father Sir Thomas Darcy, Lord of Darcy, Constable of Bamburgh Castle, Captain & Treasurer of Berwick1,7,8 b. c 1467, d. 30 Jun 1537
  • Mother Dowsabel Tempest1,7,8 b. c 1462, d. b 7 Dec 1499
  • Sir Arthur Darcy, Lt. of the Tower of London was born circa 1495 at of Brimham, Yorkshire, England.1 He married Mary Carew, daughter of Sir Nicholas Carew, Sheriff of Surrey & Sussex and Elizabeth Bryan, circa 1538; They had 10 sons (Sir Henry, Thomas, Sir Edward, Arthur, Charles, William, Nicholas, John, Philip, & Sir Francis) and 5 daughters (Elizabeth, wife of Lewis, 3rd Lord Mordaunt; Anne; Mary; Ursula; & Jane).1,2,3,4,5,6 Sir Arthur Darcy, Lt. of the Tower of London left a will on 16 September 1560.3,6 He died on 3 April 1561 at of Darcy Lever, Lancashire, England; Buried at St. Botolph's, Aldgate, London.1,3,6 His estate was probated on 1 May 1561.3,6
  • Family Mary Carew b. c 1517, d. a 1558
  • Child
    • Sir Edward Darcy, Burgess for Truro+1,3,6 b. c 1543, d. 28 Oct 1612
  • Citations
  • 1.[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 442.
  • 2.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 195.
  • 3.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 6-7.
  • 4.[S6] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry: 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 229.
  • 5.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 360.
  • 6.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. III, p. 543.
  • 7.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 5.
  • 8.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. III, p. 542.
  • From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p3002.htm#... _____________________
  • Sir Arthur Darcy1
  • M, #29271, d. 1561
  • Last Edited=17 Dec 2011
  • Sir Arthur Darcy was the son of Sir Thomas Darcy, 1st Lord Darcy and Dowsabel Tempest.1,2 He married Mary Carew, daughter of Sir Nicholas Carew.1 He died in 1561.1
  • He held the office of Lieutenant of the Tower of London.1 He had three other sons and four other daugthers.1
  • Children of Sir Arthur Darcy and Mary Carew
    • 1.Thomas Darcy+1 d. 6 Nov 1605
    • 2.Sir Henry Darcy+2
    • 3.Elizabeth Darcy+3 d. c Sep 1590
    • 4.Sir Edward Darcy1
    • 5.Arthur Darcy1
    • 6.Nicholas Darcy1
    • 7.John Darcy1
    • 8.Francis Darcy1
  • Citations
  • 1.[S37] Volume 1, page 1027. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  • 2.[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 III, page 309. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  • 3.[S15] George Edward Cokayne, editor, The Complete Baronetage, 5 volumes (no date (c. 1900); reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983), volume IX, page 197. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Baronetage.
  • From: http://www.thepeerage.com/p2928.htm#i29271 _________________
  • Arthur DARCY (Sir)
  • Born: 1505 / 1516, Aston, Yorkshire, England
  • Died: 3 Apr 1560/61, Brimham, York, England
  • Buried: St. Botolph, Aldgate, London, Middlesex, England
  • Notes: 3rd son of Thomas, Lord Darcy, K.G.; Lieut. of the Tower of London; in the Scottish Wars; M.I. at St. Botolph-without-Aldgate; will 16 Sep 1560, proved P.C.C., 10 May 1561. Arthur and his wife Mary had ten sons and five daughters. Arthur's children Charles, William, Phillip, Mary, and Ursula, all died young and were buried at St. Botolp
  • Father: Thomas DARCY (1° B. Darcy of Temple Hurst)
  • Mother: Dousabella TEMPEST
  • Married: Mary CAREW ABT 1531 / 1535, Beddington, Surrey, England
  • Children:
    • 1. Edward DARCY (Sir Knight)
    • 2. Elizabeth DARCY (B. Mordaunt of Turvey)
    • 3. Anne DARCY
    • 4. Ursula DARCY
    • 5. Charles DARCY
    • 6. Nicholas DARCY
    • 7. William DARCY
    • 8. Phillip DARCY
    • 9. Jane DARCY
    • 10. Mary DARCY
    • 11. Henry DARCY (Sir)
    • 12. John DARCY
    • 13. Francis DARCY (Sir)
    • 14. Arthur DARCY
    • 15. Thomas DARCY
  • From: http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/DARCY.htm#Arthur DARCY (Sir)1 ____________________________
  • Thomas Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy of Darcy or of Temple Hurst, KG, PC, (c. 1467 – 30 June 1537)[1] was an English nobleman, the only son, and heir, of Sir William Darcy (1443 – 30 May 1488) and his wife, Euphemia Langton, the daughter of Sir John Langton.[1] Darcy was opposed to the Dissolution of the Monasteries and for his role in the Pilgrimage of Grace, was convicted of high treason for delivering up Pontefract Castle to the rebels.[2] He was executed on Tower Hill 30 June 1537.[3]
  • The Darcy family had held lands in Lincolnshire since the Domesday survey, wherein it appears that one Norman de Areci held thirty lordships in that county by the Conqueror's gift. A little later the name became d'Arci, and finally Darcy. In the reign of Edward III they acquired by marriage other possessions in various counties, among which was the family seat of Templehurst (or Temple Hurst), near Selby in Yorkshire. Sir William Darcy died on 30 May 1488, leaving his son and heir Thomas over twenty-one years of age.[3]
  • He married as his first wife, Dousabella Tempest, (died before 1500),[4][5] daughter and heiress of Sir Richard Tempest of Ribblesdale, North Yorkshire and Mabel, daughter of Walter Strickland.[2] They had three sons and a daughter:[6][7][8]
    • George Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy of Aston (died 28 Aug 1558) married Dorothy Melton (died 21 Sep 1557), daughter of John Melton and Katherine, daughter of Hugh Hastings.[9] He was knighted 9 September 1513.[10]
    • Richard Darcy
    • Sir Arthur Darcy (died 3 Apr 1561) married Mary Carew, daughter of Sir Nicolas Carew.[11] He was knighted in 1523.[12]
    • Mabel Darcy
  • A letter signed "D. Darcy", believed to have been written by Dousabella to her husband in January 1537,[13] appears to have been written by Dorothy, the wife of George Darcy.[14]
  • He married in or before 1500,[4][5] Edith Sandys, (died 22 August 1529),[2][15] daughter of Sir William Sandys and Elizabeth Cheney and widow of Ralph, lord Neville, (died 1498), son of Ralph Neville, 3rd Earl of Westmorland.[2][3] They had a daughter:[6]
    • Elizabeth Darcy (c. 1501 – ) married 26 Apr 1514, Sir Marmaduke Constable (c.1498 – 20 Apr 1560)[6][16][17]
  • Through this marriage, Darcy became stepfather to Ralph Neville, 4th Earl of Westmorland.[1]
  • His wife died at Stepney on 22 August 1529, and was buried at the Friars Observant, Greenwich.[2] .... etc.
  • From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Darcy,_1st_Baron_Darcy_de_Darcy ___________________________
  • Sir Edward Darcy, Darcey or Darsey (1543/1544 – 28 October 1612) of Stainforth, East Riding of Yorkshire, was an English politician and courtier. His monopoly by way of having a wide patent on playing cards was declared illegal in 1598.
  • Darcy was the son of Mary Carew (daughter of Nicholas Carew) and of Sir Arthur Darcy.[1][2] He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge before being admitted to the Inner Temple in 1561.[3] He was a Member of Parliament for Truro, Cornwall from 1584 to 1585. In 1589 he was a groom of the Privy Chamber under Queen Elizabeth; in that year the Queen granted the reversion of the manors of Epsom and Ashtead to him as Francis Carew's nephew, which matured in 1612 on the latter's death.[2] In 1595 he received the manor of Stainforth Underbargh and 20 dwelling houses with lands there.[4]
  • From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Darcy ______________________
  • DARCY, Henry (by 1539-92/93 or later), of London; Brimham, Yorks. and Leighton Bromswold, Hunts.
  • b. by 1539, 1st s. of Sir Arthur Darcy of Brimham by Mary, da. of Sir Nicholas Carew of Beddington, Surr.; bro. of Edward† and Sir Francis†. educ. I. Temple, adm. 16 Jan. 1556. m. (1) Catherine (d.1567), da. and h. of Sir Robert Tyrwhitt I of Leighton Bromswold, s.p.; (2) Catherine, da. of Sir John Fermor of Easton Neston, Northants., wid. of Michael Pulteney† (d.1567) of Misterton, Leics., 1da. suc. fa. 3 Apr. 1561. Kntd. 21 Aug. 1565.2
  • From: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/da... ________________________
  • DARCY, Edward (1543-1612), of Dartford Place, Kent.
  • b. 1543, 3rd s. of Sir Arthur Darcy of Brimham, Yorks. by Mary, da. of Sir Nicholas Carew† of Beddington, Surr.;1 bro. of Sir Francis and Sir Henry. educ. Trinity Coll. Camb. 1561;2 I. Temple 1561. m. Elizabeth, da. of Thomas Astley of Writtle, Essex, 15 ch. (at least 3s.).3 Kntd. 11 May 1603.
  • From: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/da... ___________________
  • DARCY, Sir Francis (d.1641), of Isleworth, Mdx.
  • 7th s. of Sir Arthur Darcy and bro. of Edward and Sir Henry. m. c.1591, Katherine (or Elizabeth), da. of Edward Legh I of Rushall, Staffs., 3da. Kntd. 1591.1
  • From: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/da... ____________
  • DARCY, Sir Henry (b.c.1539), of Brimham, Yorks. and Leighton Bromswold, Hunts.
  • b. c.1539, 1st s. of Sir Arthur Darcy and bro. of Edward and Sir Francis. educ. I. Temple 1556. m. (1) Catherine (d.1567), da. and h. of Sir Robert Tyrwhitt of Leighton Bromswold, s.p.; (2) Catherine, da. of Sir John Fermor†, wid. of Michael Pulteney of Misterton, Leics., 1da. suc. fa. 1561. Kntd. 1565.
  • From: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/da... __________________________
  • DARCY, Sir Francis (by 1560-1641), of Little Sion, Brentford, Mdx.
  • b. by 1560, 10th but 7th surv. s. of Sir Arthur Darcy (d.1561) of Brimham, Yorks. and Mary, da. of Sir Nicholas Carew† of Beddington, Surr.1 educ. MA Oxon. 1588; G. Inn 1600;2 m. (1) Katherine (bur. 29 May 1625), da. of Sir Edward Legh† of Rushall, Staffs. and Shawell, Leics., 3da. (1 d.v.p.);3 (2) Abigail,4 ?s.p. kntd. 1591;5 bur. 29 Nov. 1641.
  • From: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1604-1629/member/da... __________
  • Lewis Mordaunt, 3rd Baron Mordaunt (21 September 1538 – 16 June 1601) was an English peer and politician.
  • He was the son of John Mordaunt, 2nd Baron Mordaunt and Ela (née FitzLewis) Mordaunt. He became the third Baron Mordaunt in 1571 on the death of his father.
  • He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bedfordshire (1563–67) and High Sheriff of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire in 1570.
  • He married Elizabeth Darcy, daughter of Sir Arthur Darcy and Mary Carew and was succeeded by their son Henry. His daughter Mary married Sir Thomas Mansell, 1st Baronet.[1]
  • From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Mordaunt,_3rd_Baron_Mordaunt ___________
  • Sir Francis Darcy (died 29 November 1641) was an English soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1601 and 1629.
  • Darcy was the son of Sir Arthur Darcy. His grandfather Thomas, Lord Darcy was executed for treason in 1537. He became a captain in Colonel Morgan’s regiment under the Earl of Leicester and served in the Netherlands in 1585. In 1591 he served under the Earl of Essex
  • From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Darcy ___________
  • Maud Vaux (d. 14 Apr 1569), married Sir John Fermor of Easton Neston.[9] Had issue. Their daughter, Katherine Fermor m.2 Sir Henry Darcy, son of Sir Arthur Darcy and Mary Carew. Sir Arthur Darcy was a descendant of the Barons Darcy of Knaith.
  • From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Vaux,_1st_Baron_Vaux_of_Harro... ___________________
  • The Historic Peerage of England: Exhibiting, Under Alphabetical Arrangement ... By Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas, William Courthope
  • http://books.google.com/books?id=5HwaAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA143&lpg=PA143&dq...
  • I. 1641. 1. CONYERS DARCY, s and h. of Thomas Darcy (2nd s. of Sir Arthur Darcy, 3rd s. of Thomas Lord Darcy, who was beheaded in 1538) by Elizabeth, 2nd dau. and eventually the only child whose issue survived of John III. 3rd Baron Conyers; .... ______________________
  • Darcy of Darcy or of Temple Hurst, Baron (E, 1509 - 1537)
  • Thomas [Darcy], 1st Baron Darcy of Darcy or of Temple Hurst, KG
  • only son and heir of Sir William Darcy (by his wife Eupheme Langton, dau. of John Langton, of Farnley, co. York), only son and heir of Richard Darcy (by his wife Eleanor le Scrope, 2nd dau. of John [le Scrope], 4th Baron Scrope of Masham), only son and heir ap. of Sir John Darcy (by his wife Joan de Greystock, 2nd dau. of John [de Greystock], 4th Baron Greystock), 2nd son of John [Darcy], 5th Baron Darcy de Knayth
  • born c. 1467
  • mar. (1) Dowsabella Tempest (d. after 1503), dau. and hrss. of Sir Richard Tempest, of Giggleswick, co. York, by his wife Mabel Strickland, dau. of Walter Strickland, of Sizergh Castle, co. Westmorland
  • children by first wife
    • 1. Hon Sir George Darcy, later 1st Baron Darcy of Aston
    • 2. Hon Richard Darcy (dsp.)
    • 3. Hon Sir Arthur Darcy, of Brimham, co. York, Lieutenant of the Tower of London (b. c. 1505; d. 3 Apr 1561), mar. Mary Carew, dau. of Sir Nicholas Carew KG, of Beddington, co. Surrey, by his wife Elizabeth Bryan, dau. of Sir Thomas Bryan by his wife Margaret Bourchier, dau. of Sir Humphrey Bourchier (by his wife Elizabeth Tilney, de jure suo jure Baroness Thorpe, dau .and sole hrss. of Sir Frederick Tilney, of Ashwellthorpe, co. Norfolk), 1st son and heir ap. of John [Bourchier], 1st Baron Berners, and had issue:
      • 1a. Sir Henry Darcy, of Brimham, co. York, and Leighton Bromswold, co. Huntingdon, Member of Parliament for Knaresborough 1558 and for Huntingdonshire 1571 and 1576-83, mar. (1) Catherine Tyrwhit, dau. of Sir Robert Tyrwhit, of Leighton Bromswold, co. Huntingdon, and (2) Catherine Pulteney (widow of Michael Pulteney), dau. of Sir John Fermor, and had issue by his second wife:
        • 1b. Catherine Darcy, mar. after 25 Jun 1591 Gervase [Clifton], 1st Baron Clifton of Leighton Bromswold, and had issue
      • 2a. Thomas Darcy, of Hornby Castle, co. York, Lieutenant of the Tower of London (d. 6 Nov 1605), mar. (1) Hon Elizabeth Conyers, 2nd dau. and cohrss. of John [Conyers], 3rd Baron Conyers, (2) Collubia ..... (bur. 29 Feb 1593), and (3) Elizabeth ...., and had issue by his first wife:
        • 1b. Sir Conyers Darcy, later 7th Baron Darcy de Knayth and 4th Baron Conyers
        • 1b. ..... Darcy (bapt. 23 Feb 1570/1)
      • 3a. Sir Edward Darcy, of Dartford Place, co. Kent, Member of Parliament for Truro 1584-85 (d. 28 Oct 1612; bur. in St Botolph, Aldgate), mar. Elizabeth Astley, dau. of Thomas Astley, and had issue:
        • 1b. Sir Robert Darcy, of Newhall, co. Derby (d. bef. 1632), mar. Grace Reddish ,and had issue:
          • 1c. Edward Darcy, of Newhall, co. Derby, mar. his seventh cousin Lady Elizabeth Stanhope, 2nd dau .of Philip [Stanhope], 1st Earl of Chesterfield, by his first wife Hon Catherine Hastings, 1st dau. of Hon Francis Hastings, styled Lord Hastings (by his wife Sarah Harington, sister of John [Harington], 1st Baron Harington of Exton, and dau. of Sir James Harington, of Exton, co. Rutland), son and heir ap. of George [Hastings], 4th Earl of Huntingdon, and had issue:
            • 1d. Catharine Darcy (b. c. 1641; d. 1713), mar. after 1 Sep 1660 as his second wife Sir Erasmus Phillips, 3rd Bt., of Picton Castle, co. Pembroke, and had issue
        • 2b. Christopher Darcy, admitted Gray's Inn 18 May 1604
        • 3b. Carew Darcy, admitted Gray's Inn 13 Mar 1611/2
        • 1b. Catherine Darcy (b. 1561; d. 24 May 1646), mar. William West, of Firbeck, co .York (b. 1575; d. 1605), and had issue:
          • 1c. John West, of Firbeck, co. York
          • 1c. Elizabeth West (b. 160; d. 24 Jul 1669), mar. (1) as his fourth wife her third cousin John [Darcy], 3rd Baron Darcy of Aston, and (2) Hon Sir Francis Fane, of Fulbeck, co. Lincoln, and Aston, co. York, Governor of Doncaster and Lincoln Castles (b. c. 1611; d. 1680), 3rd son of Francis [Fane], 1st Earl of Westmorland, and had issue by her second husband
        • 2b. Isabel Darcy (b. c. 1600; d. c. 1669), mar. John Launce, and had issue
      • 4a. Arthur Darcy, of Addington Magna, co. Northampton, mar. Martha Billingsby, sister of Sir Henry Billingsby and dau. of William Billingsby, of London, and had issue:
        • 1b. Philip Darcy (dvp.)
        • 2b. Arthur Darcy (dvp)
        • 3b. Henry Darcy, of Addington Magna, co. Northampton, mar. Frances Monins, dau. of Sir William Monins, 1st Bt., of Waldershare, co. Kent, by his second wife Jane Twisden, sister of Sir William Twisden, 1st Bt., and 1st dau. of Roger Twisden, of East Peckham, co. Kent, and had issue:
          • 1c. Philip Darcy
          • 2c. Francis Darcy
          • 3c. Arthur Darcy (b. c. 1605)
          • 4c. Henry Darcy
          • 5c. William Darcy
          • 6c. Edmund Darcy
          • 1c. Katherine Darcy
          • 2c. Ursula Darcy
          • 3c. Dorothy Darcy
          • 4c. Frances Darcy
        • 1b. Elizabeth Darcy, mar. Richard Cholmeley, of Lichfield, co. Stafford
        • 2b. Katherine Darcy, mar. James Cooke, of co. Suffolk
      • 5a. Nicholas Darcy, of Langcliffe and Nappey
      • 6a. John Darcy, of Potter Newton, Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire 1584-85
      • 7a. Sir Francis Darcy, of Gisburn, co. York, Member of Parliament for Lymington 1601 (bur. 29 Nov 1641), mar. Catherine Leigh (bur. 29 May 1625), dau. of Sir Peter Leigh, of Stoneleigh, co. Stafford, and had issue
      • 8a. Charles Darcy (d. young)
      • 9a. William Darcy (d. young)
      • 10a. Philip Darcy (d. young)
      • 1a. Mary Darcy (d. young)
      • 2a. Ursula Darcy (d. young)
      • 3a. Elizabeth Darcy (bur. 9 Sep 1590), mar. Lewis [Mordaunt], 3rd Baron Mordaunt, and had issue
      • 4a. Anne Darcy (living 1561)
    • 1. Hon Mabel Darcy (dvp.)
  • mar. (2) bef. 1520 Edith Nevill (widow of Hon Ralph Nevill, styled Lord Nevill (dvp. 1498), only son and heir ap. of Ralph [Nevill], 3rd Earl of Westmorland; d. 22 Aug 1529), sister of William [Sandys]. 1st Baron Sandys of the Vine, and dau. of Sir William Sandys, of the Vyne, in Sherborne St John, co. Hampshire, by his wife Margaret Cheney, dau. of Sir John Cheney, of Shurland in the Isle of Sheppey, co. Kent
  • only child by second wife
    • 2. Hon Elizabeth Darcy, mar. after 26 Apr 1514 as his first wife Sir Marmaduke Constable, of Flamborough, co. York, and had issue
  • died 30 Jun 1537
  • created by writ of summons 17 Oct 1509 Baron Darcy of Darcy
  • note knighted 1489; Knight Banneret 1497; Constable of Bamburgh Castle 1498; Captain of Berwick 1498-1515; Treasurer of Berwick 1501; Warden of the East Marches 1505 and of the East and Middle Marches 1511; Knight of the Garter 1509; Warden of the Royal Forests, North of Trent 1509 ; Privy Councillor; opposed the dissolution of the monasteries and joined in the Pilgrimage of Grace; convicted of high treason for delivering up Pontefract Castle to the rebels, attainted and executed on Tower Hill
  • Following the attainder of the 1st Baron Darcy in 1537 the Barony of Darcy of Darcy or of Temple Hurst was forfeited. His eldest son was restored in blood by Act of Parliament 1548 to the dignity of Baron Darcy, to him and the heirs male of his body. It is unclear whether this Act of restoration was the restoration of the former Barony by writ (if so, then the limitation to heirs male would be invalid) or the creation of a new Barony. Certainly the new Baron Darcy took his place in the House of Lords as the junior baron and not in the 1509 precedence of the former Barony. However, matters are confused by his son taking his seat in the House of Lords in the precedence of the former Barony, which assumption seems to have been condoned by the House. We are following the precedent set by The Complete Peerage and treating the Act of restoration as the creation of a new Barony.
  • From: http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/online/content/darcyd1509.htm?zoo... _____________________
  • Darcy de Knayth, Baron (E, 1332)
  • Conyers [Darcy], 7th Baron Darcy de Knayth and 4th Baron Conyers
  • only son and heir of Thomas Darcy, of Hornby Castle, co. York (2nd son of Hon Sir Arthur Darcy, Lieutenant of the Tower of London (by his wife Mary Carew, dau. of Sir Nicholas Carew, of Beddington, co. Surrey), 3rd son of Thomas [Darcy], 1st Baron Darcy of Temple Hurst), by his first wife Hon Elizabeth Conyers, 2nd dau. and cohrss. of John [Conyers], 3rd Baron Conyers (by his wife Lady Maud Clifford, 2nd dau. by his second wife of Henry [Clifford], 1st Earl of Cumberland), 1st son of Christopher [Conyers], 2nd Baron Conyers (by his wife Hon Anne Dacre, 3rd dau. of Thomas [Dacre], 2nd Baron Dacre of Gilsland), 1st son of William [Conyers], 1st Baron Conyers (by his second wife Lady Ann Nevile, only dau. of Ralph [Nevile], 3rd Earl of Westmorland), 1st son of John Conyers, of Hornby, co. York (by his wife Lady Alice Nevill, suo jure de jure Baroness Fauconberg, 3rd dau. and and sole hrss. in her issue of William [Nevill], 1st Earl of Kent), 1st son and heir ap. of Sir John Conyers KG, of Hornby Castle, co. York, by his wife Margery D'Arcy, 2nd dau. and cohrss. of Philip [Darcy], 6th Baron Darcy de Knayth
  • bapt. 27 Aug 1570 .... etc.
  • From: http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/online/content/darcyk1332.htm?zoo... _______________________________
  • Conyers, Baron (E, 1509)
  • John [Conyers], 3rd Baron Conyers
  • born c. 1524
  • mar. bef. 28 Oct 1539 Lady Maud Clifford, 2nd dau. of Henry [Clifford], 1st Earl of Cumberland, by his second wife Lady Margaret Percy, only dau. of Henry Algernon [Percy], 4th Earl of Northumberland
  • children
    • 1. Hon John Conyers (dsp.)
    • 2. Hon Henry Conyers (dsp.)
    • 1. Hon Anne Conyers, mar. Sir Anthony Kempe, of Slindon, co. Sussex, and had issue:
      • 1a. Henry Kempe (dsp.)
    • 2. Hon Elizabeth Conyers (d. 6 Jun 1572), mar. as his first wife Thomas Darcy, of Hornby Castle, co. York, Lieutenant of the Tower of London (d. 6 Nov 1605), 2nd son of Hon Sir Arthur Darcy, Lieutenant of the Tower of London (by his wife Mary Carew, dau. of Sir Nicholas Carew, of Beddington, co. Surrey), 3rd son by his first wife of Thomas [Darcy], 1st Baron Darcy of Darcy or of Temple Hurst, and had issue:
      • 1a. Sir Conyers Darcy, later 7th Baron Darcy de Knayth and 4th Baron Conyers
      • 1a. ..... Darcy (bapt. 23 Feb 1570/1)
    • 3. .... etc.
  • From: http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/online/content/conyers1509.htm?zo... ___________________________
  • Links
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langcliffe
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Carew
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lieutenant_of_the_Tower_of_London

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1497
1497
Aston, Yorkshire, England
1532
1532
Hornby Castle, Wensleydale, Yorkshire, England
1537
1537
Hornby Castle, Wensleydale, Yorkshire, England
1542
1542
Yorkshire, England
1543
1543
Dartford, Kent, England
1558
1558
1561
April 3, 1561
Age 64
Brimham, Yorkshire, England
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