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Lady Kidwelly, Baroness Despenser Isabella de Beauchamp
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1. Lady Kidwelly, Baroness Despenser Isabella de Beauchamp was born in 1263; died on 30 May 1306; was buried in Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, England.
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(St Mary the Virgin Church)Isabella married 1st Earl Winchester Hugh Despenser, the Elder in 1286. Hugh (son of 1st Baron le Despencer Hugh le de Spencer and Aline Bassett) was born on 1 Mar 1261; died on 27 Oct 1326. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. 1st Lord Despenser and Lord of Glamorgan Hugh Despenser, the Younger
was born on 1 May 1286 in Gloucestershire, England; died on 24 Nov 1326; was buried in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England.
Isabella married Lord of Kidwelly Sir Patrick Chaworth before 1281. Sir died on 7 Jul 1283. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
- 2. 1st Lord Despenser and Lord of Glamorgan Hugh Despenser, the Younger
Generation: 2
2. 1st Lord Despenser and Lord of Glamorgan Hugh Despenser, the Younger
(1.Isabella1) was born on 1 May 1286 in Gloucestershire, England; died on 24 Nov 1326; was buried in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: He rose to national prominence as royal chamberlain and a favourite of Edward II of England
- _ELEC: 1318; Royal Chamberlain for Edward II
- _MILT: 1321; Supported Edward II against Marcher Rebellion in Despenser War
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Died:
Tried for treason by Queen Isabella and Lord Mortimer. His body dragged naked through the streets, he was hanged as a thief, then tied firmly to a ladder and his genitals sliced off while he was still conscious. His entrails were slowly pulled out; finallHugh married suo jure 6th Lady of Glamorgan Eleanor de Clare in May 1306 in Westminster, Middlesex, England. Eleanor (daughter of 7th Earl of Gloucester Lord Gilbert de Clare, IV and Princess of England Joan of Acre Plantagenet) was born on 3 Oct 1292 in Glamorgan, Wales; died on 30 Jun 1337 in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England; was buried in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. Baroness Berkeley Elizabeth de Spenser
was born about 1327 in Stoke Albany, Northamptonshire, England; died on 13 Jul 1389 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England; was buried in London, England.
Generation: 3
3. Baroness Berkeley Elizabeth de Spenser
(2.Hugh2, 1.Isabella1) was born about 1327 in Stoke Albany, Northamptonshire, England; died on 13 Jul 1389 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England; was buried in London, England.
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Birth:
She may have been born to her mother sometime after her father's death, as she was not forced to take the veil like three of her older sisters
Buried:
(St Botolph's Aldgate)Elizabeth married 4th Lord Berkeley Maurice Berkeley in Aug 1338. Maurice (son of 3rd Lord Berkeley Sir Thomas de Berkeley and Margaret de Mortimer) was born in 1330 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England; died in 1363; was buried in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. Sir James Berkeley
was born in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England; died on 13 Jun 1405 in England; was buried in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
- 4. Sir James Berkeley
Generation: 4
4. Sir James Berkeley
(3.Elizabeth3, 2.Hugh2, 1.Isabella1) was born in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England; died on 13 Jun 1405 in England; was buried in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Raglan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 5. 1st Barron Berkeley James Berkeley
was born in 1394 in Wales; died in Nov 1463 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England; was buried in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England.
- 5. 1st Barron Berkeley James Berkeley
Generation: 5
5. 1st Barron Berkeley James Berkeley
(4.Sir4, 3.Elizabeth3, 2.Hugh2, 1.Isabella1) was born in 1394 in Wales; died in Nov 1463 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England; was buried in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: James the Just
James married Lady Isabel Mowbray in 1424. Lady (daughter of 1st Duke of Norfolk, 1st Earl of Nottingham, 3rd Earl of Norfolk, 6th Baron Mowbray, 7th Baron Segrave Thomas de Mowbray and Elizabeth Fitz Alan) was born in 1396 in Gloucestershire, England; died on 29 Sep 1452 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England; was buried in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 6. 3rd Baron Berkeley Maurice de Berkeley
was born in 1436 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England; died in Sep 1506 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England; was buried in London, England.
James married Joan Talbot on 25 Jul 1457. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
James married St John in 1410. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
James married Stafford in 1415. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Generation: 6
6. 3rd Baron Berkeley Maurice de Berkeley
(5.James5, 4.Sir4, 3.Elizabeth3, 2.Hugh2, 1.Isabella1) was born in 1436 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England; died in Sep 1506 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England; was buried in London, England.
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(Austin Friars)Maurice married Isabel Meade in 1465. Isabel was born in 1444 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; died on 29 May 1514 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England; was buried in London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. Anne Berkeley
was born in 1474 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England; died on 5 Apr 1523 in Gloucestershire, England; was buried in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England.
- 7. Anne Berkeley
Generation: 7
7. Anne Berkeley
(6.Maurice6, 5.James5, 4.Sir4, 3.Elizabeth3, 2.Hugh2, 1.Isabella1) was born in 1474 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England; died on 5 Apr 1523 in Gloucestershire, England; was buried in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England.
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(Berkeley Castle)Anne married Sir William Dennis in 1490 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England. Sir was born in 1470 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England; died on 22 Jun 1533 in Gloucestershire, England; was buried in Dyrham, Gloucestershire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 8. Elinor Dennis
was born in 1515 in Worcestershire, England; died in 1579 in Bromsgrove District, Worcestershire, England; was buried in London, England.
- 8. Elinor Dennis
Generation: 8
8. Elinor Dennis
(7.Anne7, 6.Maurice6, 5.James5, 4.Sir4, 3.Elizabeth3, 2.Hugh2, 1.Isabella1) was born in 1515 in Worcestershire, England; died in 1579 in Bromsgrove District, Worcestershire, England; was buried in London, England.
Elinor married William Lygon, Esq. in 1529. William was born in 1518; died in 1567; was buried in London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 9. Elizabeth Lygon
was born in 1548 in Madresfield, Worcestershire, England; died on 16 Apr 1598 in Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England; was buried in Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England.
- 9. Elizabeth Lygon
Generation: 9
9. Elizabeth Lygon
(8.Elinor8, 7.Anne7, 6.Maurice6, 5.James5, 4.Sir4, 3.Elizabeth3, 2.Hugh2, 1.Isabella1) was born in 1548 in Madresfield, Worcestershire, England; died on 16 Apr 1598 in Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England; was buried in Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England.
Elizabeth married William Norwood on 15 Oct 1569. William (son of Henry Norwood and Katherine Throckmorton) was born in Apr 1550 in Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England; died on 23 Sep 1632 in Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England; was buried in Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 10. Eleanor Norwood
was born in 1563 in Gloucestershire, England; died on 16 Feb 1610 in Gloucestershire, England; was buried in Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England.
- 11. Richard Norwood
was born in 1573 in Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England; died on 10 Jan 1630 in Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England; was buried in Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England.
- 10. Eleanor Norwood
Generation: 10
10. Eleanor Norwood
(9.Elizabeth9, 8.Elinor8, 7.Anne7, 6.Maurice6, 5.James5, 4.Sir4, 3.Elizabeth3, 2.Hugh2, 1.Isabella1) was born in 1563 in Gloucestershire, England; died on 16 Feb 1610 in Gloucestershire, England; was buried in Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England.
Family/Spouse: Sir George Blount. Sir (son of Thomas Blount and Jocasa 'Joyce' Shirley) was born in 1534 in Worcestershire, England; died on 20 Jan 1610 in Worcestershire, England; was buried in Paignton Cemetery, Paignton, Devon, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 12. 1st Baronet of Sodington Sir Walter Blount
was born in 1594 in Worcestershire, England; died on 27 Aug 1654 in Blagdon, Devon, England; was buried in Mamble, Worcestershire, England.
- 12. 1st Baronet of Sodington Sir Walter Blount
11. Richard Norwood
(9.Elizabeth9, 8.Elinor8, 7.Anne7, 6.Maurice6, 5.James5, 4.Sir4, 3.Elizabeth3, 2.Hugh2, 1.Isabella1) was born in 1573 in Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England; died on 10 Jan 1630 in Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England; was buried in Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England.
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(St. Peter's Churchyard)Richard married Elizabeth Stuard in 1597 in Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England. Elizabeth (daughter of Nicholas Stuard, LLD) was born in 1580 in Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England; died on 11 May 1649 in Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 13. Major Thomas Norwood
was born about 1610 in Gloucestershire, England; died in 1654 in England.
- 14. William Norwood
was born about 1623 in Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England; died on 7 Mar 1702 in Surry County, Virginia, USA.
- 13. Major Thomas Norwood
Generation: 11
12. 1st Baronet of Sodington Sir Walter Blount
(10.Eleanor10, 9.Elizabeth9, 8.Elinor8, 7.Anne7, 6.Maurice6, 5.James5, 4.Sir4, 3.Elizabeth3, 2.Hugh2, 1.Isabella1) was born in 1594 in Worcestershire, England; died on 27 Aug 1654 in Blagdon, Devon, England; was buried in Mamble, Worcestershire, England.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Education: 1610, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Balliol College, Oxford University
- Occupation: 1620, Worcestershire, England; Sheriff of Worcestershire
- _ELEC: 1624, Droitwich, Worcestershire, England; Member of Parliament
- _MILT: 1642, England; Royalist during the English Civil War and was taken prisoner by the Parliamentarian forces in December 1645, and was imprisoned at Oxford and in the Tower of London. His house at Sodington was burnt down by Parliamentarian soldiers and his land sold
Sir married Elizabeth Wylde before 1611 in England. Elizabeth was born about 1591 in England; died in 1656 in England; was buried in Mamble, Worcestershire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 15. Captain James John Blount
was born in 1620 in Astley, Worcestershire, England; died on 17 Jul 1686 in Chowan County, North Carolina, USA.
13. Major Thomas Norwood
(11.Richard10, 9.Elizabeth9, 8.Elinor8, 7.Anne7, 6.Maurice6, 5.James5, 4.Sir4, 3.Elizabeth3, 2.Hugh2, 1.Isabella1) was born about 1610 in Gloucestershire, England; died in 1654 in England.
Thomas married Judith Gates in 1630 in Gloucestershire, England. Judith was born in 1612 in Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England; died on 23 Mar 1686 in Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 16. Francis Norwood, Sr
was born in 1630 in Gloucestershire, England; died on 4 Mar 1709 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
- 16. Francis Norwood, Sr
14. William Norwood
(11.Richard10, 9.Elizabeth9, 8.Elinor8, 7.Anne7, 6.Maurice6, 5.James5, 4.Sir4, 3.Elizabeth3, 2.Hugh2, 1.Isabella1) was born about 1623 in Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England; died on 7 Mar 1702 in Surry County, Virginia, USA.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Immigration: Abt 1655, Maryland, USA
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(Southwark Parish)William married Lydia Jordan in 1649 in Virginia, USA. Lydia (daughter of George Jordan and Mary) was born in 1635 in Surry County, Virginia, USA; died before 7 Mar 1703 in Surry County, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 17. George C Norwood
was born in 1677 in Surry County, Virginia, USA; died on 21 Apr 1749 in Northampton County, North Carolina, USA.
Generation: 12
15. Captain James John Blount
(12.Sir11, 10.Eleanor10, 9.Elizabeth9, 8.Elinor8, 7.Anne7, 6.Maurice6, 5.James5, 4.Sir4, 3.Elizabeth3, 2.Hugh2, 1.Isabella1) was born in 1620 in Astley, Worcestershire, England; died on 17 Jul 1686 in Chowan County, North Carolina, USA.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Immigration: 1665, Virginia, USA; Immigrated from England
- Migration: 1669, Chowan County, North Carolina, USA; Family moved from Virginia to North Carolina
- _MILT: 1669, North Carolina, USA; Captain of the Militia
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(Mullberry Hill)Captain married Ann Willis on 13 Jun 1683 in Chowan County, North Carolina, USA. Ann was born about 1625 in Astley, Worcestershire, England; died after 1668 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 18. Captain Thomas Blount
was born about 1650 in Worcestershire, England; died on 28 Mar 1706 in North Carolina, USA.
- 19. John William Blount
was born on 16 Sep 1669 in Chowan County, North Carolina, USA; died on 17 Mar 1726 in Chowan County, North Carolina, USA.
16. Francis Norwood, Sr
(13.Thomas11, 11.Richard10, 9.Elizabeth9, 8.Elinor8, 7.Anne7, 6.Maurice6, 5.James5, 4.Sir4, 3.Elizabeth3, 2.Hugh2, 1.Isabella1) was born in 1630 in Gloucestershire, England; died on 4 Mar 1709 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Immigration: Bef 1663, Massachusetts, USA
Francis married Elizabeth Coldom on 13 Oct 1663 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of Clement Coldham, Sr and Mary Pierce) was born about 1645 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 3 Aug 1711 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 20. Joshua Norwood
was born on 8 Nov 1683 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1762 in Rockport, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
17. George C Norwood
(14.William11, 11.Richard10, 9.Elizabeth9, 8.Elinor8, 7.Anne7, 6.Maurice6, 5.James5, 4.Sir4, 3.Elizabeth3, 2.Hugh2, 1.Isabella1) was born in 1677 in Surry County, Virginia, USA; died on 21 Apr 1749 in Northampton County, North Carolina, USA.
Other Events and Attributes:
- _MILT: Nov 1701; Colonial Militia under Nathaniel Harrison
- Will: 1749, North Carolina, USA
Family/Spouse: Mary. Mary was born about 1676. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 21. Samuel Norwood
was born in 1698 in Surry County, Virginia, USA; died in Nov 1795 in Halifax County, North Carolina, USA.