Elizabeth ROKES

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Daughter of Thomas (or Robert) Rookes, Knt., of Fawley, co. Buckingham

Family/Spouse: Henry WINGFIELD, Knt.. Henry (son of Robert WINGFIELD, Knt. and Elizabeth GOUSHILL) was born in 1435-1440; died between 21 Feb 1493/4 and 6 May 1494. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name:
Robert Wingfield, Esq., of Upton, co. Northampton, second son, M.P. for Peterborough, may have been born as late as 1490 (aged under twenty-one at father's death). Like his elder brother Thomas, he entered royal service. As the King's servent, he was granted the manors of Upton and Allesworth, co. Northampton (which had belonged to the late Queen Jane Seymour) on 12 July 1543, and established the family seat at Upton. He was married, evidently about 1530 when aged about forty, to Margery Quarles, daughter of John Quarles, of Ufford, Norfolk. They had two sons and a daughter. She predeceased her husband and was buried at Ufford. "Robert Wingfeld, esquire, Upton" died testate, apparently aged over eighty-five, at his manor of Upton, on 4 Feb 1575/6. (will dated 4 June 1575 and proved 6 July 1576.

Robert married Margery QUARLES about 1530. Margery died before 1575/6. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]