Sharpe ancestry of Bulkeleys
Don Stone
Concord, Massachusetts, and his sisters. Prof. David H. Kelley has done
some work on this line (as has John G. Hunt), but Prof. Kelley is now
interested in turning this over to others for further investigation. I
am posting the information here in the newsgroup with the expectation
that if anyone finds additional details (either confirming or
disconfirming), they will share their find with the group.
The line concerns Christopher Sharpe, from whom the Bulkeleys descend as
follows (view with fixed-width font):
Christopher Sharpe, =
of Coggeshall, |
Essex, esq. |______________
|
Robert Browne the elder, = Isabel Sharpe, sister & in her issue
heir of
Chancellor of the Exchequer, | Sir John Sharpe of Brockdish, Norfolk;
he
d. 1507-8, son of | d. ca. 1518. His will is PCC, 13
Ayloffe.
Sir John Browne, Lord |
Mayor of London, 1480 |__
|
Guthlac Overton, gent., = Olive Browne
d. 1536 |__
|
John Irby, gent., = Rose Overton, d. 1579
d. 1553 |________
|
Rev. Edward Bulkeley = Olive Irby
_______________|____________________________________________
| | | | | |
Rev. Peter Martha Frances Elizabeth Sarah Dorcas
= Abraham = Richard = (1) Rich'd = Sir Oliver = Rev.
Mellowes Welby Whittingham St. John Anthony
= (2) Atherton
Ingoldsby
Haugh
Main source: The Blackmans of Knight's Creek, comp. by Henry James
Young, rev. edition, 1980. For Sharpe, Young cites G. F. Beaumont's A
History of Coggeshall in Essex (1890), p. 128, and he gives the Sharpe
arms as Argent, 3 eagle's heads erased Sable, a bordure engrailed Azure
bezantee.
There are a number of Sharp(e) wills, in the generations of Christopher
Sharpe, above, and his children. One from 1488 is for Christopher's
brother, Robard Sharp, White fryres, Norwich, and Wikford, Essex,
Prerogative Court of Canterbury (PCC), 17 and 22 Milles. The 1509 will
of Edward Sharp, Coggeshale, Essex, regd. twice, PCC, 26 Bennett, is
another; this Edward is the son of Christopher and the brother of
Isabel. And, of course, the 1518 will of Edward and Isabel's brother
Sir John Sharpe, mentioned above, is another.
The 1488 will of Christopher's brother Robert Sharp names (among others)
his cousin Thomas Cotton, son of Robert Cotton. The latter Robert
Cotton appears in the Visitations of Cambridgeshire, 1575/1619 (Harleian
Soc. Pub. (HSP), vol. 41), pp. 21-22, and further information is in the
Vis. of Essex, 1558 (HSP, vol. 13), pp. 100-101. Here is some of his
ancestry, as given in these sources:
John Fitz-Simond = Maude, dau. & heir of Rauffe Baghott
|____________
|
Thomas Staunton of Essex = Katherin, dau. & heir of John Fitz-Simond
|________
|
John Sharpe of Mauldon, Essex = Jane, dau. & coheir of Thomas Staunton
_________________________|
|
Nicholas Sharpe = Agnes Tirrell
|__
|
Thomas Cotton, = Joane, dau. & heir of Nic. Sharpe, 2nd wife
d. 1499 |
_________|
|
Sir Robert Cotton, d. 1519.
This Sir Robert Cotton (father of the Thomas mentioned earlier)
quartered the arms of Sharpe, Stanton, Fitz Simon and Bagot, which
certainly lends some credence to the ancestry given for him in the
visitations. The Sharpe component of the arms is Argent, three falcon's
heads erased sable, two and one, within a bordure engrailed sable (or
minor variations on this). Compare this with the arms given above for
Christopher Sharpe.
Thus, it looks quite probable that the brothers Robert and Christopher
Sharpe are of the family of Sharpe of Maldon, Essex; they might, for
example, be grandsons of John Sharpe and Jane Staunton. A Thomas Sharp
(perhaps son of John and Jane and brother of Nicholas, above) who had
held Little Wigboro, Essex, gave it in 1452(?? -- I am inferring this
from a note) to Nicholas Sharp with remainder to Thomas Sharp,
Christopher Sharp, Robert Sharp and Stephen Sharp (these four perhaps
being siblings, with Christopher being the father of Isabel, Robert
being the brother whose will is dated 1488, and Stephen probably being
the Stephen Sharpe who received a B.A. from Oxford by 1461, then an
M.A., and was rector of West Hanningfield, Essex).
The 1558 Visitation of Essex gives the above John Fitz-Simond as a
descendant of Sir John Fitz-Simond and his wife Alice, dau. of Lord
Fitzwalters. (However, the number of generations given between these two
Johns seems to be too great.) This Sir John Fitzsymond, b. ca. 1342, d.
ca. 1392, of North Shoebury, Essex, is covered in the new History of
Parliament, specifically, The House of Commons, 1386-1421, by J. S.
Roskell, Linda Clark and Carole Rawcliffe, vol. 3, 1992, pp. 83-4. In
footnote 1 on p. 84, Roskell et al. say "No evidence has been found to
support Morant's statement (Essex, i. 302-3) that Fitzsymond married a
da. of Lord Fitzwalter," but the source used by Morant is clearly the
1558 visitation, which constitutes evidence of a sort, though
corroborating evidence would be desirable.
The Lord FitzWalter could possibly be Walter, 3rd Lord FitzWalter, b.
1345, who m. 1362 Alianor de Dagworth, a great-granddaughter of King
Edward I. (See Fitz Walter 11 in Faris's Plantagenet Ancestry.) But,
chronologically, a more likely candidate is Walter's father, John
FitzWalter, 2nd Lord FitzWalter, b. 1315 or earlier, of Magna Charta
Surety descent (according to Faris's Plantagenet Ancestry) and possibly
a descendant of William Longespee, natural son of King Henry II (though,
according to Ancestral Roots, line 30, this is problematical).
-- Don Stone
Don Stone
Here's a version without wrap-around (I hope):
The line concerns Christopher Sharpe, from whom the Bulkeleys descend as
follows (view with fixed-width font):
Christopher Sharpe, =
of Coggeshall, |
Essex, esq. |______________
|
Robert Browne the elder, = Isabel Sharpe, sister & in her
Chancellor of the Exchequer, | issue heir of Sir John Sharpe of
d. 1507-8, son of | Brockdish, Norfolk; he d. ca. 1518.
Sir John Browne, Lord | His will is PCC, 13 Ayloffe.
Kay Allen AG
>
> Sorry for the wrap-around in the chart near the beginning of my post.
> Here's a version without wrap-around (I hope):
>
> follows (view with fixed-width font):
>
> Christopher Sharpe, =
> of Coggeshall, |
> Essex, esq. |______________
> |
> Robert Browne the elder, = Isabel Sharpe, sister & in her
> d. 1507-8, son of | Brockdish, Norfolk; he d. ca. 1518.
> Mayor of London, 1480
NO (scream of anguish). He is not!
As far as I can ascertain, Robert's parentage is unknown. My personal
suspicion is that he is somehow related to the Brownes of Stamford.
Kay Allen AG
Sutliff
Kay Allen AG wrote:
> Don Stone wrote:
> >
> > <snip>
> >
> > Christopher Sharpe, =
> > of Coggeshall, |
> > Essex, esq. |______________
> > |
> > Robert Browne the elder, = Isabel Sharpe, sister & in her
> > Chancellor of the Exchequer, | issue heir of Sir John Sharpe of
> > d. 1507-8, son of | Brockdish, Norfolk; he d. ca. 1518.
> > Sir John Browne, Lord | His will is PCC, 13 Ayloffe.
> > Mayor of London, 1480
>
> NO (scream of anguish). He is not!
> As far as I can ascertain, Robert's parentage is unknown. My personal
> suspicion is that he is somehow related to the Brownes of Stamford.
>
> Kay Allen AG
>
You might want to check the SGM archives. It was some time last year that this
list had a thread reagarding the Brownes, (Lord Mayor family) and the
inability to tie it into the Brownes of Betchworth Castle or other Browne
families. If memory serves me Todd Farmerie and Adrian Channing posted much on
this, including speculation as to a possible relationship between Anne Belwood
and the Belknap family. William Browne, also Lord Mayor of London and son of
John Browne and Anne Belwood, was married to Katharine Shaa, daughter of
Edmund Shaa, Lord Mayor in the pivotal year of Nov 1482 - Nov 1483. William
Browne and Katharine Shaa are ancestor to Oliver Manwaring of New London, CT
who is ancestor to a number of us on this list.
For anyone interested in a listing of Lord Mayors of London and the years in
which they served, the following site is very helpful:
http://www.bogo.co.uk/steeljam/lordmayoralpha.htm
Henry Sutliff
Don Stone
>
> Don Stone wrote:
> >
> > d. 1507-8, son of | Brockdish, Norfolk; he d. ca. 1518.
> > Sir John Browne, Lord | His will is PCC, 13 Ayloffe.
> > Mayor of London, 1480
>
> NO (scream of anguish). He is not!
> As far as I can ascertain, Robert's parentage is unknown. My personal
> suspicion is that he is somehow related to the Brownes of Stamford.
I was following what was in The Blackmans of Knight's Creek without
trying to verify it, since my focus was on Sharpe rather than Browne.
I'll let Kay post the rather persuasive reasoning behind the anguished
scream and the assertion that Robert isn't the son of Sir John Browne.
-- Don Stone
Don Stone
>
> Kay Allen AG wrote:
>
> > Don Stone wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Robert Browne the elder, = Isabel Sharpe, sister & in her
> > > d. 1507-8, son of | Brockdish, Norfolk; he d. ca. 1518.
> > > Mayor of London, 1480 |__
> >
> > As far as I can ascertain, Robert's parentage is unknown. My personal
> > suspicion is that he is somehow related to the Brownes of Stamford.
> >
> >
>
> You might want to check the SGM archives. It was some time last year that
> this list had a thread reagarding the Brownes, (Lord Mayor family) and the
> inability to tie it into the Brownes of Betchworth Castle or other Browne
> families. If memory serves me Todd Farmerie and Adrian Channing posted
Good suggestion. I found the following comment, made in passing on 19
Dec. 1998 by Adrian Channing after he pointed out a number of
deficiencies in John Pym Yeatman's _The Brownes of Bechworth Castle_:
> On the other hand he did identify the incorrect linking of the Brownes of
> Walcot to the Lord Mayor Brownes and the incorrect linking of both
> families to the Betchworth Brownes as has been discussed in Gen-Medieval.
Robert Browne in the chart above was lord of the manors of Walcot and
Southorpe in Bernake, Northants, according to Young's _The Blackmans of
Knight's Creek_.
-- Don Stone
J.C.B.Sharp
Arms: Argent, three eagles’ heads erased sable, a bordure of the
second charged with eight bezants.
THOMAS SHARP had a son Henry.
HENRY SHARP married Margaret daughter of Sir John Tey
Knight and had a son John.
JOHN SHARP married Janne daughter and coheir of Thomas
Staunton of Essex and his wife Katherine.
1. John of ?Malden?, gent., married Margarett daughter of
William Scott.
2. Nicholas Sharp, esq. of Coggeshall, Duchy of Lancaster
feodary in Wilts. Somerst & Dorset 1439-46, auditor of Queen
Margaret, auditor of Eton and King’s Cambridge Oct 1446, one of the
king’s auditors 1452, J.P.Essex 1453-70, commissioner of array in
Essex 1459, collector of customs at London 1460-65, Edward IV owed
him £1030:8s:6d in 1467 and £570:6s:6d in 1471, steward of the
liberty of Bury St.Edmunds 1468, Duchy of Lancaster receiver general
31 May 1455 succeeded by Kerver 1467 also attorney general until 1471
(Somerville 399) died 1473, married Agnes dau John Tirrell died 9 Sep
2 Richard 3 (1484) (ipm C 141/7 no 31).
a. Joan (Cicely in the visitation), died 29 Mar 1496,
married Thomas Cotton of Landwade Cambridgeshire after the death in
1479? of his first wife Margaret daughter of Sir Philip Wentworth
Knight (Palmer 230) Thomas died Jul 1499, her inheritance was the
manor and advowson of Little Wigborough which her parents held for
life and in default of heirs was to go to Thomas Sharp, Christopher
Sharp esq., Robert Sharp, Stephen Sharp clerk and others (Cal
i.p.m. ii 270, 301 & 472) they had a son Robert.
3. Thomas, yeoman of the chamber, (a priest in visitation).
4. Christopher, of whom below.
5. Robert esq. of Whitefriars Norwich and Wickford Essex, Duchy
of Lancaster clerk of the receipt in 1465 & 1466 (Somerville 400)
died 3 Oct 1488 he left property in Wickford to Edward son of
Christopher Sharp (PCC 17 & 22 Milles) (Cal i.p.m. i 520) his wife
Anne or Jane survived him.
6. Stephen, clerk .
7. Janne, married Henry Clouville and had Henry, Thomas and William.
CHRISTOPHER SHARP esq., Duchy of Lancaster Receiver for Norfolk,
Suffolk and Cambridgeshire 26 Nov 1460 succeeded by Straunge in
1496 (Somerville 596), escheater for Yorks 5 Nov 1468 (Cal.Fine
rolls) until 16 Mar 1472 (Cal.Pat.).
1. Edward of Coggeshall, joint auditor of the Warrewikers
landes, Salesburyeslondes and Spencerslondes 13 Sep 1507
(Cal.Pat.), Will dated 20 Oct 1509 pr 27 Feb 1509/10 his brother in
law Hugh Edwards was his executor, he left his property held of
Coggeshall Abbey to his wife Isabel (PCC 26 Bennett), she was widow
of William Tey esq. of Layre de la Hay,
2. Christopher, probably messenger of the Duchy of Lancaster
and usher or keeper of the council house 6 Feb 1478 during pleasure
as from Mich. 1478 succeeded by Neleson 1483 (Somerville 459),
3. Sir John, in 1525 "The bailiff is ordered to distrain the
lands, tenements, and tenters in Poyntell Street called Gulles late
of Sir John Sharp Knight, deceased, and before that of Christopher
Sharp his father held of the Lord by the rent of £1:8s:10d per
annum" (Beaumont 128), as gentleman usher he had a legacy of £100
from Henry VII, engraver of the King’s dies for gold and silver
coinage and keeper of the change and exchange, knighted at Tourney
in the church after the king came from mass under his banner 25 Sep
or Dec 1513, steward, receiver, surveyor & feodary of Wormegay
honor 21 Apr 1515, Duchy of Lancaster Steward of Norfolk, Suffolk
and Cambridgeshire 16 Oct 1518 (Somerville 595), he died 22 Jan 10
Hen VIII (1519), Will dated 7 Jun 1518 when he held a lease of a
mansion and lodging at Coggeshall Abbey, mentions his three married
sisters, pr 12 Feb 1518/9 (PCC 13 Ayloff), I.P.M. Norfolk 27 Sep 12
Hen VIII (C 142/79 no 219, E 150/623/15),
4. Isabell, married Robert Browne Esq. of Northants, Chancellor
of the Exchequer, married secondly by 1518 John Turner,
5. Jane, married one Roydon,
6. Anne, married Hugh Edwards.
REFERENCES
Beaumont, G.F. "History of Coggeshall in Essex", 1890
Metcalfe, Walter C.(ed.) "The Visitations of Essex", Harleian Soc. vols 13 & 14, 1878
Metcalfe, Walter C.(ed.) "The Visitations of Northampton", 1887
Palmer, W.M.(ed.) "Monumental Inscriptions and Coats of Arms from Cambridgeshire", 1932
Public Record Office "Calendar of Inquisitions post mortem, Henry VII", 3 vols, 1898-1955
Somerville, Robert "The History of the Duchy of Lancaster", 1953
J.C.B.Sharp
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