Sir John Seymour

John Seymour (died 1491)

John Seymour (c. 1450 - 26 October 1491) of Wulfhall, of Stalbridge, of Stinchcombe and of Huish, all in Wiltshire, was warden of Savernake Forest and a prominent member of the landed gentry in the counties of Wiltshire, Somerset and Dorset. He was the grandfather of Queen Jane Seymour (c. 1508 – 1537), the third wife of King Henry VIII, and was thus great-grandfather of King Edward VI.

Seymour was the eldest of the three sons of John Seymour (c. 1425–1463), Knight of the Shire for Wiltshire and High Sheriff of Wiltshire, by his wife Elizabeth Coker (born circa 1436), daughter of Sir Robert Coker of Lydeard St Lawrence, Somerset.

Seymour's father predeceased his own father John Seymour (d.1464), and thus in 1464 Seymour succeeded to his grandfather's estates.

As warden of Savernake Forest, Seymour tried to restore the ancient boundaries of his bailiwick. At the forest eyre at Marlborough in 1464, and at the following eyre in 1477, he made wild claims. In June 1485 he was able to obtain letters patent to establish "the bounds of the Forest of Savernake before the perambulation of Henry III", and at the eyre of 1491 he used this to claim that the Farm and West bailiwicks of the forest extended from the Ridgeway and Pewsey in the west to the edge of Hungerford in the east.[1]

In 1489, on the death of his cousin Margaret Coker, the wife of Sir Reynold Stourton, Seymour inherited the Somerset manors of West Bower in Bridgwater, Moorland in North Petherton, and Cokers in Wembdon.[2]

Seymour married twice:

Firstly he married Elizabeth Darrell (born c. 1451), daughter of Sir George Darrell (died c. 1474) of Littlecote, Wiltshire, by his wife Margaret Stourton (born c. 1433), a daughter of John Stourton, 1st Baron Stourton, and of Margery or Marjory Wadham. By Elizabeth Darrell he had progeny four sons and four daughters:[2][3]

• Sir John Seymour (1474–1536), knighted in 1497 after the Battle of Deptford Bridge, the father of Queen Jane Seymour (1508–1537).[3][4]
• Sir George Seymour, Sheriff of Wiltshire in 1498[4]
• Robert Seymour[3][4]
• Sir William Seymour KB (born c. 1478, died c. 1503), married Margaret Byconnyll[3][4]
• Margaret Seymour (born c. 1468), married (as his second wife) Sir Nicholas I Wadham (d.1542) of Merryfield in the parish of Ilton in Somerset and Edge in the parish of Branscombe, Devon, MP for Somerset in 1529, and Captain of the Isle of Wight 1509-1520. She probably died at Carisbrooke Castle, her husband's seat as Captain of the Isle of Wight. Margaret Seymour's monument and tomb, dated circa 1520, survives in St Mary the Virgin Church, Carisbrooke,[5] Isle of Wight, and is decorated with an effigy of herself and of six infirm persons, in memory of her having founded a hospital for the infirm. Her monument in Carisbrooke Church was described thus by Rogers (1888):[6] .... etc.
• Jane Seymour (born c. 1469), married John Huddlestone of Cumberland[4]
• Elizabeth Seymour (born c. 1471), married John Crofts, Esquire[3][4]
• Catherine Seymour, who died unmarried.[3][4]

Seymour married secondly a daughter of Robert Hardon by whom he had one son:

• Roger Seymour (born c. 1480, died before 1509), of Andover, Hampshire.[4]

From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Seymour_(died_1491)

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• Sir John Seymour, Hereditary Warden of Savernake Forest1,2,3
• M, #22141, b. circa 1450, d. 26 October 1491
• Father John Seymour, Esq., Sheriff of Wiltshire, Burgess of Hindon4,5 b. c 1425, d. 29 Sep 1463
• Mother Elizabeth Coker4,5 b. c 1412, d. 19 Apr 1472
• Sir John Seymour, Hereditary Warden of Savernake Forest was born circa 1450 at of Wolfhall in Savernake, Stapleford, Stitchcombe, & Huish, Wiltshire, England; Age 14 in 1464, 26 in 1476, & 34 in 1485.2,3 He married Elizabeth Darrell, daughter of Sir George Darrell, Sheriff of Wiltshire, Somersetshire, & Dorsetshire and Margaret Stourton, circa 1472; They had 4 sons (Sir John; Sir George; Sir Robert; & Sir William) & 4 daughters (Margaret, wife of Sir William Wadham; Jane, wife of Sir John Huddleston; Elizabeth, wife of John Crofts, Esq; & Katherine).2,3 Sir John Seymour, Hereditary Warden of Savernake Forest died on 26 October 1491 at of West Bower in Bridgwater, Moorland in North Petherton, & Cokers in Wembdon, Somersetshire, England.2,3
• Family Elizabeth Darrell b. c 1454, d. c 1479
• Children
  • Sir John Seymour, Sheriff of Wiltshire, Constable of Bristol Castle+2,6,3 b. 1476, d. 21 Dec 1536
  • Joan Seymour7,8 b. c 1477
• Citations
• [S6795] Unknown author, Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants, Vol. I, p. 223; Wallop Family, p. 702.
• [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 109-110.
• [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 615.
• [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 109.
• [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 614.
• [S6] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry: 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 82.
• [S61] Unknown author, Family Group Sheets, Family History Archives, SLC.
• [S11577] Unknown author, Burke's Commoners, Vol. II, p., 584.
• From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p737.htm#i... _______________________
• Sir John Seymour1
• M, #3328, b. circa 1450, d. 26 October 1491
• Last Edited=15 Feb 2015
• Sir John Seymour was born circa 1450. He was the son of John Seymour and Elizabeth Coker. He married Elizabeth Darell, daughter of Sir George Darell and Margaret Stourton.1 He died on 26 October 1491.
• He lived at Wolfhall, Wiltshire, England.1
• Child of Sir John Seymour and unknown Hardon
  • Roger Seymour
• Child of Sir John Seymour and Elizabeth Darell
  • Sir John Seymour+1 b. c 1474, d. 21 Dec 1536
• Citations
• [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2815. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
• From: http://www.thepeerage.com/p333.htm#i3328 _____________________
• John SEYMOUR
• Born: ABT 1450, Wolfhall, Wiltshire, England
• Died: ABT 1491
• Father: John SEYMOUR (Sheriff of Wiltshire)
• Mother: Elizabeth CROKER
• Married 1: Elizabeth DARRELL (dau. of Sir George Darrell and Margaret Stourton)
• Children:
  • 1. John SEYMOUR (Sir)
  • 2. Margaret SEYMOUR
  • 3. Jane SEYMOUR
  • 4. Elizabeth SEYMOUR
  • 5. Catherine SEYMOUR
  • 6. George SEYMOUR
  • 7. Robert SEYMOUR
• 8. William SEYMOUR
• Married 2: Dau. HARDON
• Children:
  • 9. Roger SEYMOUR
• From: http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/SEYMOUR.htm#John SEYMOUR2 ____________
• SEYMOUR, Sir John (1473/74-1536), of Wolf Hall, Wilts.
• b. 1473/74, 1st s. of John Seymour of Wolf Hall by Elizabeth, da. of Sir George Darrell of Littlecote; bro. of Robert. m. Margery, da. of Sir Henry Wentworth of Nettlestead, Suff., 6s. inc. Sir Henry and Sir Thomas II 4da. suc. fa. 26 Oct. 1491. Kntd. 17 June 1497, banneret 1513.1
• .... etc
• From: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/se... ___________
• SEYMOUR, Robert (c.1480-1545), of Ivy Church, Wilts. and London.
• b. c.1480, 3rd s. of John Seymour of Wolf Hall, Wilts. by Elizabeth, da. of Sir George Darrell of Littlecote, Wilts.; bro. of Sir John.1
• .... etc.
• From: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/se... ________________
• Sir John Seymour
• Birth: 1474, England
• Death: Dec. 21, 1536, England
• Knight of Wolfhall in Savernake, Wiltshire, Sheriff of Wiltshire.
• Son and heir to John Seymour of Wulfhall and Elizabeth Darrell, grandson of Sir John Seymour and Elizabeth Coker, Sir George Darell and Margaret Stourton.
• Husband of Margery Wentworth, the daughter of Sir Henry Wentworth and Anne Say, daughter of sir John. They were married 22 Oct 1494 and had six sons and four daughters, including:
  • Margery 1502-1520
  • Sir John Seymour d 1510
  • Sir Henry Seymour
  • Dorothy, wife of Sir Clement Smyth & Thomas Levinthorpe
  • Sir Edward, Earl of Hertford and Duke of Somerset Cenotaph
  • Sir Thomas, Lord Seymour of Sudeley, married Catherine Parr, the last wife of King Henry VIII
  • Jane Seymour, wife of King Henry VIII of England, Queen of England
  • Elizabeth, wife of Lord Gregory Cromwell
  • Anthony Seymour
• Sir John also had an illegitimate son, Sir John Seymour, who married twice and had issue.
• John was English gentry and a courtier to King Henry VIII. Sir John fought for Henry VII against the Cornish in 1497, knighted in the field after the battle. He wa at the Siege of Tournia in 1513, and at the Field of the Cloth of Gold as well, invested as Knight banneret, and High Sheriff of Wiltshire in 1507, High Sheriff of Somerset and Knight of the Bath.
• Sir John was buried at Easton Priory, and later removed to the chancel at Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire. His daughter, Queen Jane, did not attend the funeral, as it was 'royal custom' to stay away. (bio by: Anne Shurtleff Stevens)
• Family links:
• Spouse:
• Margery Wentworth Seymour (1478 - 1550)*
• Children:
  • Edward Seymour (1506 - 1552)*
  • Thomas Seymour (1508 - 1549)*
  • Jane Seymour (1509 - 1537)*
  • Elizabeth Seymour Paulet (1513 - 1537)*
• Burial: St Mary, Great Bedwyn, Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
• Plot: Chancel
• Find A Grave Memorial# 102048585
• From: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=102048585 _____________________________
• Annals of the Seymours : being a history of the Seymour family from early times to within a few years of the present by St. Maur, H
• https://archive.org/details/annalsofseymours00stma
• https://archive.org/stream/annalsofseymours00stma#page/12/mode/1up
• Sir William's signature appears as witness to two charters of Gilbert Marshall, and to three of Walter Marshall, two being undated, and the third bearing the date 1245.† He married the 3rd daughter of William Marshall, Earl of Pembroke, but nothing more is to be found about him except that his son, Roger, is mentioned as succeeding him.
• Sir Roger de St. Maur inherited his father's possessions at Undy and Penhow. He is mentioned as Lord of the Manor of the former in 1269. He died before 1300, and was succeeded by his eldest son, Roger.‡ (Note 6.)
• .... etc.
• https://archive.org/stream/annalsofseymours00stma#page/13/mode/1up
• Of Roger de St. Maur but little is known, except that he lived in the year 1314, and married Joan, daughter of ___ Damarel, of Devonshire,† by whom he had two sons, Sir John St. Maur and Sir Roger St. Maur, the former of whom died about 1358, leaving a son, Roger, born in 1340, who in turn left an only daughter who married into the family of Bowlays, near Penhow, and apparently brought her inheritance of Penhow Castle into that family.‡
• Sir Roger St. Maur, or Seymour as we may now call him, became Lord of the Manor of Woundy in succession to his father. He does not, however, appear to have spent much of his time there, preferring to reside at Evinswinden, in Wilts.§ He married Cecilia, daughter of John de Beauchamp, Baron of Hache, in Somerset.§
• Camden says : "From William de St. Maur, knight, who first settled at Woundy, descended Roger de St. Maur, knight, who married one of the heiresses of the illustrious John Beauchamp (this John Beauchamp of Hache married Cecilia, daughter of Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, as may be seen in Sir William Dugdale's Antiquities of Warwickshire), the noble Baron de Hache, who was descended from Sybill, one of the coheiresses of that most puissant William Marshall (so called from his .... etc.
• https://archive.org/stream/annalsofseymours00stma#page/14/mode/1up
• .... the Lady Cecilia was one of two sisters, the last of the Beauchamp family, and, in 1363, the entire possessions of that family were divided between them.* (Note 7.) She died in 1393, having survived her husband, by whom she had five sons, the eldest of whom, William, being the only one about whom any information is to be gathered.
• This Sir William Seymour, knight, resided for the most part at Undy. (Note 8.) He is mentioned, in 1362, as attending the Prince of Wales to his government of Gascony, after first obtaining the King's letter of protection, dated from Bamberg on February 8 of that
• https://archive.org/stream/annalsofseymours00stma#page/15/mode/1up
• year. He married Margaret, daughter of Simon de Brockburn, and died in 1390, leaving a son, Roger, born in 1366.* (Note 9.)
• Within three years of the death of his father, Roger Seymour inherited all the possessions of his grandmother, Cecilia, in addition to the property already received from his father. He was at this time 27 years of age.* He married Maud, daughter and coheir to Sir William Esturmy, knight, of Wolfhall in Wilts,† and died in 1420, leaving a son, John, born in 1402. .... etc.
• https://archive.org/stream/annalsofseymours00stma#page/16/mode/1up
• .... his wife was Isabel daughter of Mark Williams, of Bristol, by whom he has a son, John.†
• Isabel Seymour, who had been married in 1424, survived her husband for many years, dying April 14, 1485‡ Two years after her husband's death, in 1463, she took the vow of perpetual chastity in the collegiate church of Westbury, .... Her heir was found to be her grandson, John Seymour of Wolfhall, in Wilts, who at the time of her death was 34 years of age. His father and mother had both predeceased his grandmother.║
• John Seymour, described as of Wolfhall (the Ulfela of the Saxons), in Wilts, served as Sheriff for that county in 1458. He married Elisabeth, daughter of Sir Robert Coker of Laurence Lydiard, in Somerset, and died in 1463, a month or two before his father, leaving two sons, John and Humphrey, the latter of whom settled at Evinswinden,¶ and married the daughter and coheiress of Thomas Winslow of Burton, Oxon. The Seymours of Oxford and Gloucester were directly descended from him. Elisabeth Seymour died 1472.**
• The elder brother, John Seymour of Wolfhall, was born in 1450. He was, therefore, barely 14 years of age
• https://archive.org/stream/annalsofseymours00stma#page/17/mode/1up
• when his father and grandfather died. He was twice married, first to Elizabeth, daughter of Sir George Darell, of Littlecote in Wilts, by Margaret, daughter of John, Lord Stourton ; secondly to a daughter of Robert Hardon, by whom he had one son, Roger, who in turn left four daughters, his coheirs. The death of John Seymour occurred in 1491.* By his first wife, Elizabeth, he left numerous issue :
  • Sir John Seymour, of whom we will speak next.
  • George Seymour, who was Sheriff of Wilts in 1499.
  • Robert Seymour.
  • Sir William Seymour, who was made a Knight of the Bath at the marriage of Arthur, Prince of Wales, November, 1501.†
  • Margaret Seymour, who married Sir William Wadham, knight.
  • Jane Seymour, who married Sir John Huddlestone, of Warleston, in Cumberland.
  • Elizabeth Seymour, who married John Crofts, Esq.
  • Catherine Seymour, who died unmarried.
• https://archive.org/stream/annalsofseymours00stma#page/18/mode/1up
• Sir John Seymour inherited most of the family possessions. He was born about the year 1474*, and succeeded his father in 1492.† .... etc.
• https://archive.org/stream/annalsofseymours00stma#page/20/mode/1up
• He married Margery, daughter of Sir Henry Wentworth, of Nettlested, in Suffolk, a Knight of the Bath and ancestor of the Earls of Cleveland. .... etc ________________
• .... etc.
• 2B4) JOHN CROFT, of Holt, Worcestershire, born 1465/70, married Elizabeth Seymour, daughter of John Seymour of Wolf Hall, Wiltshire (d. 1491), by his wife Elizabeth Darrell, and was ancestor of the Crofts of Holt.
• From: http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Archive/Soc/soc.genealogy.medieval/... ________________

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wulfhall

Wulfhall or Wolfhall was the seat of the Seymour family in Savernake Forest, Wiltshire, England.

 Sir John Seymour was born circa 1450 at of Wolfhall in Savernake, Stapleford, Stitchcombe, & Huish, Wiltshire, England; Age 14 in 1464. 

He married Elizabeth Darrell, daughter of Sir George Darrell, Sheriff of Wiltshire, Somersetshire, & Dorsetshire and Margaret Stourton, circa 1472;

They had 4 sons & 4 daughters. Sir John Seymour died on 26 October 1491 at of West Bower in Bridgwater, Moorland in North Petherton, & Cokers in Wembdon, Somersetshire, England.

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