Sir William Eure, 1st Baron Eure of Witton

William Eure, 1st Baron Eure

William Eure, 1st Baron Eure (c.1483–1548) of Witton was an English knight and soldier active on the Anglo-Scottish border. Henry VIII of England made him Baron Eure by patent in 1544. The surname is often written as "Evers". William was Governor of Berwick upon Tweed in 1539, Commander in the North in 1542, Warden of the East March, and High Sheriff of Durham. During the Anglo-Scottish war called the Rough Wooing, Eure and his sons Henry and Ralph made numerous raids against towns and farms in the Scottish Borders.

William was the son of Ralph Eure and Muriel Hastings. He married Elizabeth Willoughby, a daughter of Christopher Willoughby, 10th Baron Willoughby de Eresby. Their children included Sir Ralph, Henry, who was Master of the Ordinance at Berwick, Margery, Muriel, and Anne.

Ralph Eure, who was Warden of the Middle March, married Margery Bowes, daughter of Ralph Bowes of Streatlam Castle. Ralph Eure was killed at the Battle of Ancrum Moor in 1545, and their son William Eure later inherited the title as 2nd Baron Eure.[1] Ralph's daughter Frances married Robert Lambton of Lambton.

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The diplomat Ralph Sadler reported to Thomas Wriothesley in April 1545 that William was not suitable to be Captain of the town of Berwick. Eure and Sir Cuthbert Ratcliff, Captain of the castle of Berwick; were "men of honesty and meet to serve elsewhere," but of no experience or knowledge for keeping a fortress.[20] Eure had a long running dispute with Thomas Gower, the Marshall of Berwick (father of Sir Thomas Gower, 1st Baronet) Gower was summoned to attend the Privy Council in London and after failing to answer Eure's allegations, was sent to the Fleet Prison in June 1546.[21]

The council also arbitrated between Eure and Cuthbert Ratcliffe over the rights of Berwick Castle to tithes and fishing, Eure have previously been the Captain. In May 1547 he was placed in charge of stores at Lindisfarne and asked to assist the fortification of the place according to the designs of William Ridgeway and Richard Lee, without diminishing the garrison at Berwick.[22]

After William Eure's death, although Grey of Wilton wrote to Somerset on Henry Eure's behalf for his father's offices, the Wardenship of the East March and Governorship of Berwick were given to Grey of Wilton himself. However, Ralph's son, William Eure, 2nd Baron Eure was later made Warden of the Middle March and Governor of Berwick.[23] Another Ralph Eure, a brother of this William Eure, was killed in a duel fought with spears by William Kirkcaldy of Grange in 1557.[24]

From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Eure,_1st_Baron_Eure

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• Sir William Eure, 1st Lord Eure of Witton, Sheriff of Durham & Northumberland, Captain of Berwick Castle1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
• M, #34834, b. circa 1483, d. 15 March 1548
• Father Sir Ralph Eure, Sheriff of Northumberland & Yorkshire3,10,11 b. c 1461, d. 22 Oct 1539
• Mother Muriel Hastings3,10,11 b. c 1458, d. b 18 Jan 1516
• Sir William Eure, 1st Lord Eure of Witton, Sheriff of Durham & Northumberland, Captain of Berwick Castle was born circa 1483 at of Witton, Weardale, Durham, England.3,10,8 He married Elizabeth Willoughby, daughter of Sir Christopher Willoughby, 10th Lord Willoughby and Margaret Jenney, circa 1503; They had 3 sons (Sir Ralph; John; & Henry, Esq.) and 3 daughters (Margery, wife of William Buckton; Muriel, wife of Sir George Bowes, & of William Wycliffe, Esq; & Anne, wife of Anthony Thorpe).3,12,4,10,5,7,8,9 Sir William Eure, 1st Lord Eure of Witton, Sheriff of Durham & Northumberland, Captain of Berwick Castle died on 15 March 1548 at Eresby, Lincolnshire, England.3,10,8
• Family Elizabeth Willoughby b. c 1483, d. b 1544
• Children
  • Sir Ralph Eure, Burgess of Scarborough, Justice of the Peace for East Riding, Deputy Constable of Scarborough Castle+3,10,8 b. 24 Sep 1508, d. 6 Mar 1545
  • Muriel Eure+2,4,10,6,7,8 b. c 1517, d. 23 Nov 1557
• Citations
• [S10778] Unknown author, The Lineage and Ancestry of HRH Prince Charles, by Gerald Paget, Vol. II, p. 169, 250.
• [S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 145.
• [S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 297.
• [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 293.
• [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. IV, p. 340.
• [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 381.
• [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 494.
• [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 528.
• [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. V, p. 366.
• [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. II, p. 128.
• [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 527-528.
• [S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 763.
• From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p1160.htm#... ______________
• William Eure1
• M, #337166, b. 1483
• Last Edited=21 Feb 2009
• William Eure was born in 1483.1 He was the son of Sir Ralph Eure and Meryll Hastings.1
• Citations
• [S3470] Marian Hastings, "re: Hastings Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 31 Deember 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Hastings Family."
• From: http://www.thepeerage.com/p33717.htm#i337166 ____________
• William EURE (1° B. Eure of Witton)
• Born: ABT 1483, Witton in Weardale, Durham, England
• Died: 15 Mar 1547/48
• Father: Ralph EURE (Sir Knight)
• Mother: Muriel HASTINGS
• Married: Elizabeth WILLOUGHBY (B. Eure of Witton) ABT 1503, Eresby, Lincolnshire, England
• Children:
  • 1. Ralph EURE (Sir Knight)
  • 2. Margery EURE
  • 3. Muriel EURE
  • 4. Anne EURE
  • 5. Henry EURE
• From: http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/EURE.htm#William EURE (1° B. Eure of Witton) ___________
• EURE (EVERS), Sir Ralph (by 1510-45), of Foulbridge in Brompton, Yorks.
• b. by 1510, s. and h. app. of William 1st Lord Eure of Witton, co. Dur. by Elizabeth, da. of Sir Christopher Willoughby of Parham, Suff. m. by 1529, Margery, da. of Sir Ralph Bowes of Streatlam, co. Dur., 3s. 2da. Kntd. Mar./Apr. 1536.1
• .... etc.
• From: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/eu... ____________________
• William [Eure], 1st Baron Eure
• son and heir of Sir Ralph Eure, of Witton, co. Durham, by his first wife Muriel Hastings, dau. of Sir Hugh Hastings, de jure 10th Baron Hastings
• born c. 1485
• mar. Elizabeth Willoughby, dau. of Sir Christopher Willoughby, of Parham, co. Suffolk, de jure 10th Baron Willoughby de Eresby, by his wife Margaret Jenney, dau. by his first wife of Sir William Jenney, of Knoddishall, co. Suffolk, Judge of the King's Bench
• children
  • 1. Hon Sir Ralph Eure, Warden of the East Marches, Constable of Scarborough Castle, Member of Parliament for Scarborough 1541, killed at the Battle of Ancram Moor (dvp. 6 Mar 1544/5), mar. his sister's sister-in-law Margery Bowes, dau. of Sir Ralph Bowes, of Streatlam Castle, co. Durham, by his wife Hon Elizabeth Clifford, 2nd dau. by his first wife of Henry [Clifford], 10th Baron Clifford, and had issue: ....
  • 2. Hon Henry Eure, of Bishop Middleham, mar. Eleanor Hall (widow of William Hall; bur. 4 Apr 1580), dau. of John Hebborne, of Hardwick, co. Durham, and had issue: ....
  • 1. Hon Margery Eure, mar. William Buckton, of Beningholme, co. York
  • 2. Hon Muriel Eure (d. 23 Nov 1557), mar. (1) her brother's brother-in-law Sir George Bowes, of Streatlam Castle, co. Durham, son of Sir Ralph Bowes, of Streatlam Castle, co. Durham, by his wife Hon Elizabeth Clifford, 2nd dau. by his first wife of Henry [Clifford], 10th Baron Clifford, and (2) William Wycliffe, of Wycliffe, co. York, and had issue by her first husband
  • 3. Hon Anne Eure, mar. Anthony Thorpe, of Coneysthorpe
• died 15 Mar 1547/8
• created 24 Feb 1543/4 Baron Eure
• suc. by grandson
• note knighted at the Battle of Tournay 1513; Sheriff of Durham 1519-23 and of Northumberland 1526-27; Lieutenant of the Middle Marches 1522/3; Marshal of the Army for the rear against Scotland 1538-47/8; Warden of the East Marches 1538-47/8; Captain of Berwick Castle 1538; a member of the Council bef. 1539/40
• From: http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/online/content/eure1544.htm?zoom_... ____________________
• Sir Christopher Willoughby, de jure 10th Baron Willoughby de Eresby (1453 – between 1 November 1498 and 13 July 1499), .... etc.
• Willoughby married, before 28 March 1482, Margaret Jenney (d.1515/16), the daughter of Sir William Jenney of Knodishall, Suffolk, by his first wife, Elizabeth Cawse, daughter of Thomas Cawse, by whom he had nine sons and three daughters:[21]
  • .... etc.
  • Elizabeth Willoughby (born c.1483), who married William Eure, 1st Baron Eure (d. 15 March 1548), by whom she had three sons and three daughters.[28][27]
• From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Willoughby,_10th_Baron_Wi... _____________________
• Visitations of the North by Surtees Society, Durham, Eng
• https://archive.org/details/visitationsofthe00surtuoft
• http://archive.org/stream/visitationsofthe00surtuoft#page/52/mode/1up
• THE PEDEGEE OF THE RIGHT HONORABLE WYLLIAM, LORD EVRE OF WYTTON NORTHUMBERLAND.
• WYLLIAM, fyrst Lord Evre, maryed the daughter to the Lord Wylloughby, and by her had yssu Raffe, sone and heyr; Henry, ijnd sone of ... Meryell, fyrst maryed to Syr George Bowes, and after to William Wyclyff; Anne, maryed to Anthony Thorpe, of Conysthorpe ; Margery, maryed to William Bukton, of Benyngham.
• SIR RAFF EURE, son and heyre to William, Lord Eure, which dyed before hys father, maryed Margery, dowghter to Syr Raff Bowes, and by her had yssu Wylliam, son and heyre; Raff, ijnd sone; Thomas, iijrd sone; Frances, wedyd to Lampton of Lampton; Anne.
• WYLLIAM, iijrd Lord Evre, and son and heyre to Sir Raff, maryed Ane, dowghter to Syr Edward Dymmoke, of Skrylysby, and by her had yssu.
• The will of Sir Ralph Eure, father of William, first Lord Eure, dated 6 May, 1533, and proved 18 Dec., 1551, is printed in Test. Ebor., part vi. p. 183; that of William, first Lord Eure, dated 25 Feb., 1548-9, ibid., p. 185; and that of William, second Lord Eure, dated 22 Dec., 1592, and proved 5 July, 1599, in Durham Wills, part iii. p. 155. For further particulars see the notes to those wills and see also Dalton's visitation post. The shield for arms is left blank in the manuscript.
• http://archive.org/stream/visitationsofthe00surtuoft#page/125/mode/1up
• WILLIAM LORD EURE NOWE CAPTEYGNE OF THE TOWNE AND CASTLE OF BERWYCKE.
• Loke for his Awncesters in the partchement boke.
  • [This note is in Flower's handwriting.]
• SIR RAUFE EURE slayne on palmesondaye ffyelde [at Towton A. primo E. 4 (1461] weddyd [Elianor, doughter to the baron of Greystocke] and hadde issue Sir William Eure; John Eure of Malton ; and Hughe, a pryst; [Elizabeth, wife to John Ellercar; Johan sine prole; Raufe sine prole; Margaret, a nun at Watton ; Henrye and Johan twyndles and dyed ; Robert, knight of the Rodes* ; Mawde ; Anne sine prole; and another sine prole.†]
• SIR WYLLIAM EURE, knight, weddyd Mergarett, doughtre to olde Sir Roberte Cunstable of Flaumborowghe, and hadde issue Sir Rauphe; Sir Roberte Eure of Bradley; and Wylliam, a pryst ; Anne sine exitu; Margarett, a nune; and Agnes, dyed yonge; Anne; Elizabeth sine prole; and Marye.
• Aftre the seid Sir William weddyd to his ijde wyefe, Cunstannce, doughtre to [blank] and late wyefe to Sir Henrye Percye of Banborowghe, base sonne to [blank], and by her hadde issue Henrye Eure, John and Ewstace.
• SIR RAUPHE EURE wedydd fyrst Meryell, doughtre to Sir Hughe Hastinge of Fenwycke beside Hatfyld in Yorkeshere, and had issue Sir William, the fyrst lord ; John and Hughe, bothe ij which dyed yonge.
• Aftre the seid Sir Rauphe weddyd Agnes, yet lyvinge, late ijde wyefe to Sir Rauphe Bygod, daughtre to [blank] Constable of Dromondbye, beside Stokesley in Cleveland in Yorkeshere and had issue Francesse and Jane, twyndles, which Francesse was wiefe to Sir George Coygnyers of Sokburne, and she dyed withowt issue, and Jane fyrste she was wiefe to Sir Henrye Pudsey of Bardforde, and aftre she was wedyd to Thomas Wylliamson, feodarye of the Northe Rydinge in Yorkeshere, and Margerye Eure, iijd doughtre to Sir Rauphe wedyd to Sir Ffrauncys Salven, knight.‡
  • * 16 Harl. Soc. has "knight of the order of St. John."
  • † These words in brackets are interlined in Flower's handwriting.
  • ‡ 16 Harl. Soc. puts after the name of Sir Francis Salvin the words "captain of the towne, etc." which should come in the next line after the name of William, Lord Eure, as in the text of the Dalton MS. Foster in his Visitation of Yorkshire, p. 613, following 16 Harl. Soc. makes the same mistake.
• http://archive.org/stream/visitationsofthe00surtuoft#page/126/mode/1up
• WILLIAM THE LORDE EURE, capteyne of the towne and castle of Berwyck and warden of thest marches, weddyd Elizabeth, sustre to William, Lord Wyllowghbye, father to the Dutchesse of Suffolke, doughtre to Sir Christopofer, and had issue Sir Rauphe; John sine prole§ ; and Henrye; Margerye; Meryell and Anne; which Margerye wedyd William Bukton of Bennyngham in Holdrenes; Meryell was fyrst the wyefe to Sir George Bowes and aftre to William Wyclyffe of Wyclyffe ; and Anne was wiefe to Anthonye Thorpe of Coonnysthorpe in Yorkeshere.
• SIR RAUPHE EURE, knight, son and heyre to the Lorde William Eure, wedyd Margerye, doughtre to Sir Rauphe Bowes, knight, the yonger, and had issue William, nowe Lorde; Rauphe and Thomas; Franncesse, wiefe to Robert Lampton of Lampton in the busshopryke; and Anne Eure, wyef to Launcelott Myrefyld of Yorkeshere, which Sir Rauphe was slayne in his father's lyefe and so was neuer lorde, but was lord Warden of myddle marches agenste Scotland and was slayne by therle of Arrayne, nowe duke of Chattelheraulde, then gouvernour there at a place called Panyell Hewghe besyde Mewres in West Tyvedalle A° H. 8.
• WILLIAM the ijde Lord Eure and nowe Capteyne of the towne and castle of Berwycke [A%C2%B0 6 Marie] || weddyd Margaret, doughtre to Sir Edward Dymmocke of Skyrlysbye in the countie of Lyncolne, knyght, and hath issue Anne, Meryell, and Rauphe, borne in Berwycke castle the xxiiijthe daye of Septembre [1558 A° 5 et 6 Phi. et Mar.]|| beinge Settredaye at viij of the clocke in the mornynge and chrystenyd in the paryshe churche there on Monday nexte by Mr. Christopofer Nevyll, deputye for his brother Henrye, Erie of Westmorland, then lord lyuetenante of the North parties, and Thomas, Erle of Northumberland in person.
• HENRYE EURE of Bushops Mydleham, Esquyre, son to Wylliam, Lord Eure, weddyd Elyanor, doughtre to John Hebburne of Hardwycke in the busshoprycke, late wyefe to William Halle of Busshops Myddleham in the Busshoprycke and hadd ij doughters.
• HENRYE EURE of [blank] gentleman, son to olde Sir William Eures, knight, by his ijde wyefe Cunstance, weddyd Anne, doughtre and one of the heyres of William Borowghe of Borowghe beside Catryck brydge in Yorkeshere and had no issue by her but Anne who dyed yonge, and so thole
  • § 16 Harl. Soc. omits "John sine prole."
  • || Interlined in Flower's handwriting.
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• borowghes lands comyd to Sir Thomas Tempest of Holmeshead, knight, in the busshopryck which had wedyd thother sustre and hey re.
• Foster's elaborate pedigree of Eure in Visitations of Yorkshire, pp. 607-617 gives full particulars of these generations. This pedigree by Dalton is useful as giving the original contemporary information. It has evidently been copied in 16 Harl. Soc. with some errors which Foster has followed. William, second Lord Eure, was appointed Captain of Berwick by patent dated shortly prior to 4th Jan., 1558-9, Cal. State Papers Foreign, 1558-9, p. 72. The divorce proceedings between Mary, daughter of George, Lord Darcy, and William, second Lord Eure, mentioned in Foster's pedigree are printed in Surtees Society publ., vol. xxii. p. 54. The following are references to Eure wills which have been printed or abstracted. The notes of the editors of the wills give much additional information.
• Matilda Eure, mother of Sir Ralph Eure, who was slain at Towton, dated 12 Sept., 1464-5, proved 30 May, 1467, Durham Wills, part ii. p. 284.
• Thomas Eure, brother of the same Sir Ralph Eure, dated 20 Feb., 1474-5, proved 24 Feb., 1474-5, Test. Ebor., part iii. p. 214.
• Henry Eure, brother of the same Sir Ralph Eure, dated 17 Oct., 1476, proved 5 Dec., 1477, ibid., part iii. p. 222
• John Eure, son of the same Sir Ralph Eure, dated 19 Mar., 1492-3, proved 11 June, 1493, ibid., part iv. p. 83.
• Ralph Eure, son of the same Sir Ralph Eure, dated 4 June, 1483, proved 1 June, 1484, ibid., part iv. p. 83.
• Hugh Eure, son of the same Sir Ralph Eure, dated 7 Mar., 1522-3, proved 16 April, 1523, ibid., part iv. p. 83.
• Sir Ralph Eure, who married Muriel Hastings, dated 6 May, 1533, proved 18 Dec., 1551, ibid., part vi. p. 183.
• Sir William Eure, first Lord Eure, dated 25 Feb., 1548-9, proved 1548-9, ibid., part vi. p. 185.
• William Eure, second Lord Eure, dated 22 Dec., 1592, proved 5 July, 1599, Durham Wills, part iii. p. 155. _______________________