Sir John BOURCHIER

Male 1467 - 1533  (66 years)


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  • Name John BOURCHIER  [1, 2, 3
    • John Bourchier, 2nd Lord Berners, son and heir, born about 1467 (aged seven at his grandfather's death). He was K.B. on 17 Jan 1477/8, and was summoned to Parliament from 14 Oct 1495. He was married to Katherine Howard, daughter of John Howard, K.G., Duke of Norfolk by his second wife Margaret (Chedworth) Wyfold, daughter of John Chedworth, Knt. They had three daughters. Sir John Bourchier died testate aged sixty-seven at Calais about 19 Mar 1532/3 s.p.m. legit, and was buried in the parish church there. His widow died on 12 Mar 1535-6. By a concubine, Elizabeth Bacon, he had children born in his wife's lifetime: James, Humphrey, George, and Ursula. [1]
    Prefix Sir 
    Birth 1467  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Fact 2nd Lord of Berners Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Fact 1 17 Jan 1477/8  Knight of the Bath Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Fact 1516-1527  Chancellor of the Exchequer Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Fact 1 Translator of "Froissart's Chronicles" Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Fact 2 1495-1529  Member of Parliament Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Death 19 Mar 1532/3  Calais Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Person ID I07233  Main Tree
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2018 

    Father Sir Humphrey BOURCHIER, Knt.,   b. Halstead, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Apr 1471, Battle Of Barnet, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Elizabeth TYLNEY   d. 04 Apr 1497 
    Relationship Birth 
    Family ID F06886  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Katherine HOWARD   d. 12 Mar 1535-6 
    Children 
    +1. Joan BOURCHIER   d. 17 Feb 1561/2  [Birth]
    Family ID F32422  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Feb 2016 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsFact 1 - 17 Jan 1477/8 - Knight of the Bath Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsFact 2 - 1495-1529 - Member of Parliament Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 19 Mar 1532/3 - Calais Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S5008] David Faris, "Plantagenet Ancestry of Seventeenth-Century Colonists", (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.).

    2. [S01910] Blood Royal, Issue of the Kings and Queens of Medieval England 1066-1399 by. T. Anna Leese.

    3. [S5840] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonist Who Came to America before 1700.