Joan Burley, daughter of Sir Knight William Burley and Alice Grey. Born ± 1425 at of Bromcroft Castle, Shropshire, England, died Mar 22, 1504 at Baxterley, Warwickshire, England, approximately 79 years Alternate first name: Joane (IGI (International Genealogical Index)) Birth date: abt 1425/1426 (Ancestral File) Death date: 22 Mar 1504/1505 Age at death: 80 years _______________________________________________________________________________ Broncroft Castle Also known as; Braincroft; Bramcroft; Bromcroft In the civil parish of Diddlebury. In the historic county of Shropshire. Broncroft Castle is built of pink sandstone, is medieval with extensive renovations. There is evidence of work in the tower to the right of the entrance. There is supposed to be a medieval settlement in the area but there is no proof of this. (Website: www.homepage.mac.com/philipdavis/English%20sites/3069.html) Broncroft Castle is an interesting 14th century stone fortified manor house. The two towers, one with a stair turret, are only original at the bottom storeys and are now connected by a 19th century range. (Website: www.castleuk.net/castle_lists_midlands/138/broncroftcastle.htm) A picture of the castle is at: www.castleuk.net/castle_lists_midlands/138/broncroftcastlepicture.htm Married Jun 22, 1442 at Broomscroft Castle, Shropshire, England (1 years married) to: Sir Phillip Chetwynd Born 1401 at of Ingestre, Staffordshire, England, died May 10, 1444 at Ingestre, Staffordshire, England, 42 or 43 years |
2nd marriage Joan Burley, daughter of Sir Knight William Burley and Alice Grey. Married Aug 1445 at Bromcroft Castle, Shropshire, England (35 or 36 years married) to: Sir Knight Bath Thomas Lyttleton (Westcote), son of Thomas Westcote (Littleton) and Elizabeth Littleton. Born 1421 at Frankley, Worcestershire, England, died Aug 23, 1481 at Frankley, Worcestershire, England, 59 or 60 years, buried at Worcester Cathedral, Frankley, Worcestershire, England Alternate surnames: Littleton, Westcott (IGI (International Genealogical Index)) Age at death: 60 years _______________________________________________________________________________ Thomas de Littleton of Frankley, Worcester County, Knight of Bath, and a judge of the Court of Common Pleas, authored the celebrated "Treatise on Tenures." He married Joan Burley Chetywnd, widow of Sir Philip Chetwynd of Stafford, daughter and heiress of Sir. Wm. Burley, Knight, of Broomscroft Castle, County Salop. He died in 1481 leaving sons: Sir William Littleton, Richard Littleton of Pillaton Hall, and Thomas Littleton II of Speckley, knighted two days after the Battle of Stoke in 1487. Sir Thomas Littleton II married Ann Botteaux, daughter & heiress of John Bottreaux of Abbot's Salford, Warwickshire. (Website: www.spaldinggenealogy.com/littleton_family_of_accomack_co.htm) _______________________________________________________________________________ +Sir Thomas LYTTLETON of Frankley 1: Sir (Knight) 2: steward of the marshalsea of the king's household 3: 1454 sergeant-at-law 4: 1455 king's sergeant 5: May 13, 1455 rode justice of the assize on the northern circuit 6: 1464 Judge of the Court of Common Pleas (appointed 4th Edward IV) 7: 1473 Sir (K.B. on the admission of the Prince of Wales to the order, 14 or 15th Edward IV) b: 1421 Frankley, Worcestershire, England Married: August 1445 (2nd husb.) Will: August 22, 1481 Frankley, Worcestershire, England d: August 23, 1481 in Frankley, Worcestershire, England Burial: Worcester Cathedral, Frankley, Worcestershire, England: Aft. 1464 'The Treatise on Tenures' (author) AFN: 8J56-JG Reference BxP:341 Father: Sir Thomas WESTCOTE, Esq. of Westcote Mother: Ms. Elizabeth DE LUTTELTON of Frankley (Website: www.geocities.com/Heartland/Fields/2179/White.html) Children: 1. William LittletonBorn ± 1446 at Frankley, Worcestershire, England, died Nov 8, 1507 at Frankley, Worcestershire, England, approximately 61 years, buried at Monastery of Holys-Owen Alternate surname: Lyttleton (IGI (International Genealogical Index)) Age at death: 65 years (Ancestral File) 2. Richard LittletonBorn ± 1448 at Frankley, Worcestershire, England, died May 18, 1516 at Prob. Baxterley, Warwickshire, England, approximately 68 years 3. Ellen LittletonBorn ± 1452 at Frankley, Worcestershire, England 4. Alice LittletonBorn ± 1458 at Frankley, Worcestershire, England 5. Thomas LittletonBorn ± 1464 at Spetchley, Worcestershire, England, died 1523 at of Spetchley, Worcestershire, England, approximately 59 years |