Sir Richard Mainwaring, Knight, Sheriff of Shropshire

Sir Richard Mainwaring, Knight, of Ightfield, Shropshire, son of John and Joan married Dorothy Corbet, daughter of Sir Robert Corbet and Elizabeth Vernon. He was knighted by September 28, 1536, when he took a lease from John, late Abbott, and the convent of St. Mary, Combermere, Chester. He served as Commissioner of Peace in May 1538, was among the knights who welcomed Anne of Cleves to England on January 3, 1539/40, and served as Sheriff of Shropshire in 1544 and at other times. He died on September 30, 1558 in St. Albans, Hertfordshire.

From Find A Grave.com:

Husband of Dorothy Corbet, daughter of Sir Robert Corbet and Elizabeth Vernon. They had twelve sons and four daughters, Arthur, Roger, Jasper, William, Griffith, Richard, Edward, Christopher, Adam, James, Thomas, and Adam the second, Mary (wife of Adam Oteley), Katherine (wife of Thomas Stanley), Cecily (wife of William Grosvenor), and Anne (wife of Francis Harnage). Richard was among the knights who welcomed Anne of Cleves, the fourth wife of Henry VIII, to England on Jan. 3, 1540.

Parents:

John Mainwaring (1475 - 1518)

Joan Lacon Pontesbury (____ - 1553)

Children:

Arthur Mainwaring (1520 - 1590)*

Note: Buried Oct. 7, 1558.

Burial: St. John the Baptist Church, Ightfield, Shropshire, England

Created by: Todd Whitesides

Record added: Jan 09, 2013

Find A Grave Memorial# 103352177

Sheriff of Shropshire

Sir Richard Mainwaring, Knight, of Ightfield, Shropshire, son of John and Joan married Dorothy Corbet, daughter of Sir Robert Corbet and Elizabeth Vernon. He was knighted by September 28, 1536, when he took a lease from John, late Abbott, and the convent of St. Mary, Combermere, Chester. He served as Commissioner of Peace in May 1538, was among the knights who welcomed Anne of Cleves to England on January 3, 1539/40, and served as Sheriff of Shropshire in 1544 and at other times. He died on September 30, 1558 in St. Albans, Hertfordshire.

From Find A Grave.com:

Husband of Dorothy Corbet, daughter of Sir Robert Corbet and Elizabeth Vernon. They had twelve sons and four daughters, Arthur, Roger, Jasper, William, Griffith, Richard, Edward, Christopher, Adam, James, Thomas, and Adam the second, Mary (wife of Adam Oteley), Katherine (wife of Thomas Stanley), Cecily (wife of William Grosvenor), and Anne (wife of Francis Harnage). Richard was among the knights who welcomed Anne of Cleves, the fourth wife of Henry VIII, to England on Jan. 3, 1540.

Parents:

John Mainwaring (1475 - 1518)

Joan Lacon Pontesbury (____ - 1553)

Children:

Arthur Mainwaring (1520 - 1590)*

Note: Buried Oct. 7, 1558.

Burial: St. John the Baptist Church, Ightfield, Shropshire, England

Created by: Todd Whitesides

Record added: Jan 09, 2013

Find A Grave Memorial# 103352177

read more