William BRANDON, Knt.

Abt 1425 - 1491

• Name	William BRANDON  [1]
  	William Brandon, Knt., of Soham, Suffolk, son , perhaps, of Robert Brandon,Collector of Customs at King's Lynn and Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. He was born about 1425, and rose in the service of John de Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk. They had four sons and five daughters. he was Escheator for Norfolk and Suffolk in 1454/5, Marshall of the Marchelsea, Marshall of the king's Bench, M.P. for Shoreham, Sussex, in 1467/8 and for Suffolk 1478. When Richard III usurped the throne he joined the uprising in the west losing his eldest son (father of Charles, the future Duke of Suffolk) at Bosworth. William sought sanctuary at Westminster and was pardoned. The second will of 'sir Willyam Brandon, Knt', was dated 9 Apr 1491, and proved 17 Nov 1491. [1]
  Suffix	Knt.
  Birth	Abt 1425  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Between 9 Apr and 17 Nov 1491  [1]
  Person ID	I90288	Main Tree
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2018

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth WINGFIELD   d. 28 Apr 1497
  Marriage	Bef 1462  [1]
  Children	+ 1. Eleanor BRANDON   d. 30 Jun 1480  [Birth]
  Family ID	F37578	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2018

  
  

• Sources

  [S5008] David Faris, "Plantagenet Ancestry of Seventeenth-Century Colonists", (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.).