Sir Robert Wingfield, MP

Family and Education 1st s. of Robert Wingfield of Upton by Margery, da. of George Quarles of Ufford. educ. Pembroke, Camb. 1549; G. Inn 1552. m. Elizabeth, da. of Richard Cecil† of Little Burghley, 2s. John and Robert II 2da. suc. fa. 1576.

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J.p. Northants. 1559.

Biography Wingfield came from a cadet branch of the Suffolk Wingfields, established as minor gentlemen within the soke of Peterborough. He was no doubt brought into Parliament through the influence of his brother-in-law, Sir William Cecil, referred to in his will as ‘my very good lord’, and to whom he entrusted the oversight of his children and estates. Like his father, Wingfield was a substantial sheep farmer, and most contemporary references to the family, apart from those relating to a long quarrel with their neighbours the Fitzwilliams, concern the preservation and improvement of their estates. Both father and son were described as ‘great furtherers’ of religion in the bishops letters of 1564.

Wingfield died on 31 Mar. 1580. His inquisition post mortem, taken before his cousin, George Quarles, shows that he, like his father, had purchased new lands to consolidate the old. His mother-in-law, Jane Cecil, had given him money to purchase an estate for his younger son John as well, but this he had not accomplished, and he left instructions for the money to be returned so that she could employ it for John’s use as she thought fit. His heir was the elder son, Robert, who was to be ruled by Lord Burghley, or ‘take no benefit by me of anything herein contained’.

Bridges, Northants. ii. 508; PCC 19 Carew, 25 Arundel; Northants. Rec. Soc. xviii. p. xl; M. Finch, Five Northants. Fams. (Northants. Rec. Soc. xix), 316; HMC Hatfield, i. 253; CPR, 1560-3, p. 320; PRO cal. pat. rolls 1-16 Eliz. 12(10), p. 270; Cam. Misc. ix(3), p. 36; C142/190/52.

Ref Volumes: 1558-1603 Author: S. M. Thorpe Notes 1. Did not serve for the full duration of the Parliament.

• 'Robert Wingfield, Esq., Burgess of Peterborough1
• 'M, b. circa 1532, d. 31 March 1580
• Father Robert Wingfield, Esq., Burgess of Peterborough2 b. a 1473, d. 4 Feb 1576
• Mother Margery Quarles2 b. c 1490
• ' Robert Wingfield, Esq., Burgess of Peterborough was born circa 1532 at of Upton, Northamptonshire, England; Age 44 in 1576.1 He married Elizabeth Cecil, daughter of Richard Cecil, Esq. and Joan Heckington, in September 1555 at England; They had 5 sons (Robert, John, Cecil, Richard, & Peregrine) and 2 daughters (Elizabeth & Dorothy).1 Robert Wingfield, Esq., Burgess of Peterborough left a will on 30 March 1580; Requested burial at Castor, Northamptonshire.1 He died on 31 March 1580 at Upton, Northamptonshire, England.1 His estate was probated on 27 June 1580.1
• 'Family Elizabeth Cecil b. c 1532
• Child
  • ◦John Wingfield, Esq., Burgess of Grantham+3 b. c 1560, d. 16 Jul 1626
• Citations
• 1.[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 769-770.
• 2.[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 769.
• 3.[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 770.
• http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p2526.htm#...
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• 'Robert Wingfield1
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• ' Robert Wingfield married Elizabeth Cecil, daughter of Richard Cecil and Jane Heckington.1
• ' He lived at Upton, Northamptonshire, England.1
• Citations
• 1.[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 1, page 1363. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
• http://www.thepeerage.com/p28284.htm#i282835
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• 'Robert WINGFIELD of Upton
• 'Born: ABT 1525, Upton, Newhamptonshire, England
• 'Died: 31 Mar 1580, Tickencote, Rutland, England
• 'Buried: Castre, Northampton, England
• Notes: Member of Parliament for Peterborough.
• Father: Robert WINGFIELD (Esq.)
• Mother: Margery QUARLES
• 'Married: Elizabeth CECIL Sep 1555, Upton, Newhamptonshire, England
• Children:
  • 1. Robert WINGFIELD of Upton (Sir Knight)
  • 2. John WINGFIELD of Tickencote
  • 3. Dorothy WINGFIELD
  • 4. Peregrine WINGFIELD
  • 5. Cecil WINGFIELD
  • 6. Elizabeth WINGFIELD
  • 7. Richard WINGFIELD
• http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/WINGFIELD.htm#Robert WINGFIELD of Upton1
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BRETT, RICHARD (1560?-1637), a learned divine, was descended from a family which had been settled at Whitestanton, Somersetshire, in the time of Henry I (Collinson, Somersetshire, iii. 127). He was entered a commoner of Hart Hall in Oxford University in 1582, took one degree in arts, and was then elected a fellow of Lincoln College, where he set himself to perfect his acquaintance with the classical and eastern languages. According to Wood, 'he was a person famous in his time for learning as well as piety, skill'd and versed to a criticism in the Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Chaldaic, Arabic, and Ethiopic tongues.' In 1597 he was admitted bachelor of divinity, and he proceeded in divinity in 1605. In February 1595 he was presented to the rectory of Quainton, near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. On account of his special knowledge of the biblical languages he was appointed by James I one of the translators of the Bible into English. He published two translations from Greek into Latin: 'Vitæ sanctorum Evangelistarum Johannis et Lucæ à Simeone Metaphraste concinnatæ,' Oxford, 1597, and 'Agatharchidis et Memnonis historicorum quæ supersunt omnia,' Oxford, 1597. He was also the author of 'Iconum sacrarum Decas in quâ è subjectis typis compluscula sanæ doctrinæ capita eruuntur,' 1603. He died on 15 April 1637, aged 70, and was buried in the chancel of his church at Quainton. Over his grave a monument with his effigies and a Latin and English epitaph was erected by his widow. By his wife Alice, daughter of Richard Brown, sometime mayor of Oxford, he left four daughters.

From: Dictionary of National Biography - http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Brett,_Richard_(DNB00)

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Richard Brett (1567–1637) was an English clergyman and academic. During the translation of the King James Version of the Bible, Brett served in the "First Oxford Company", responsible for the later books of the Old Testament

Born into the gentry in London, Brett attended Hart Hall, Oxford where he entered as a commoner in 1582. He was appointed Rector of Quainton, Buckinghamshire, in 1595. That same year, he was granted a Fellowship in Lincoln College under Richard Kilby, where he pursued his study of Latin, Greek, Aramaic, Arabic, Hebrew, and Ge'ez (Ethiopic) tongues. In 1597 he was admitted bachelor of divinity, and he proceeded in divinity in 1605.

He died in Quainton on 5 April 1637, aged 70, and is buried in the chancel of Quainton Church, which he served for 43 years. Over his grave a monument with his effigies and a Latin and English epitaph was erected by his widow. By his wife Alice, daughter of Richard Brown, sometime mayor of Oxford, he left four daughters, of whom Margaret married Calybute Downing in 1627.[1]

His scholarly publications were in Latin:

• Two translations from Greek into Latin: Vitæ sanctorum Evangelistarum Johannis et Lucæ à Simeone Metaphraste concinnatæ, Oxford, 1597, and Agatharchidis et Memnonis historicorum quæ supersunt omnia,Oxford, 1597.
• Iconum sacrarum Decas in quâ è subjectis typis compluscula sanæ doctrinæ capita eruuntur, 1603.

From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Brett

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• DOWNING, CALYBUTE (1606-1644), divine, son of Calybute Downing of Sherrington in Gloucestershire, and of Ann, daughter of Edmund Hoogan of Hackney, was born in 1606, became a commoner of Oriel College, Oxford, in 1623, and proceeded B. A. in 1626; he then left Oxford and would seem to have been curate at Quainton, Buckinghamshire, where on 2 Dec. 1627 he married Margaret, the daughter of Richard Brett, D.D. [q. v.], rector of Quainton. Entries of the death of Downing's mother in 1630, and of the births of a son and three daughters in 1628-30-1 and 1636, are in the register at Quainton. In 1630, having entered at Peterhouse, Cambridge .... etc.
• From: Dictionary of National Biography - http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Downing,_Calybute_(DNB00)
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• Calybute Downing (1606–1644) was an English clergyman, a member of the Westminster Assembly. Also a civil lawyer, he is now remembered for political views, which moved from an absolutist position in the 1630s to a justification of resistance to authority by 1640, within a contractarian setting.[1]
• He was son of Calybute Downing of Sherrington in Gloucestershire, and Elizabeth Morrison née Wingfield who married in Dec. 1604 at Tinwell, Rutland [ref.DE2271/1 Tinwell, Rutland]. He was baptised 27 Oct. 1605 St. Andrews, at Northborough, Northamptonshire . He became a commoner of Oriel College, Oxford, in 1623, and proceeded B. A. in 1626; he then left Oxford and would seem to have been curate at Quainton, Buckinghamshire, where on 2 December 1627 he married Margaret, the daughter of Richard Brett the rector. In 1630, having entered Peterhouse, Cambridge, he proceeded M.A., .... etc.
• From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calybute_Downing
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Robert Wingfield, Esquire, of Upton, Northamptonshire and Shottisham, Suffolk. Burgess fr Peterborough.

Son of Robert Wingfield and Margery Quarles, grandson of Sir Henry Wingfield and Elizabeth Rookes, John Quarles.

Husband of Elizabeth Cecil, second daughter of Richard Cecil, Esq., of Burghley, Northamptonshire and Jane Heckington, daughter of William. They were married in Sept of 1555 and had five sons and two daughters; Sir Robert, John Cecil, Richard, Peregrine, Elizabeth (wife of Edward Morrison and Calybut Downing) and Dorothy.

Robert's will was dated 30 March 1580, proved 27 June 1580.