John Bourchier (abt. 1499 - abt. 1560)

Born about 1499 in Baunton, Devon, England

Ancestors

Husband of Eleanor (Manners) Bouchier — married 1523 in Little Easton, Essex, England

Descendants

Died about 10 Feb 1560 at about age 61 in Little Easton, Essex England

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Biography

Sir John Bourchier was a member of the aristocracy in England.

John Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Bath was born circa 1499.[S1} He was the son of John Bourchier, 1st Earl of Bath and Cicely Daubeney.[S1} He married, firstly, Isabel Hungerford, daughter of Sir Walter Hungerford and Jane (?).[S1} He married, secondly, Eleanor Manners, daughter of George Manners, 11th Lord de Ros of Helmsley and Anne St. Leger, before 25 May 1524.[S2,S3} He married by contract, thirdly, Margaret Donington, daughter of John Donington and Elizabeth Pye, on 4 December 1548.[S2] He died on 10 February 1560/61.[S1] He was buried on 10 March 1560/61 at Hengrave, Suffolk, England.[S2] His will (dated 14 January 1560/1) was probated on 22 April 1561.[S2]^[1]

He held the office of Sheriff of Somerset in 1519.[S1] He held the office of Sheriff of Dorset in 1519.[S1] He was invested as a Knight circa 1523.[S1] He succeeded to the title of 2nd Earl of Bath [E., 1536] on 30 April 1539.[S1] He succeeded to the title of 12th Lord FitzWarin on 30 April 1539.[S1] He succeeded to the title of Baron of Daubeney [E., 1295] on 8 April 1548, although the existence of this barony is questioned by GEC.[S1] He was invested as a Privy Counselor (P.C.) in 1553.[S1] He was one of the first to declare the right of Queen Mary to the Crown.[S1] He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Cornwall in 1556.1 He was a Commissioner to decide on the claims made at Queen Mary's Coronation.[S1] He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Devon in 1556.[S1] He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset in 1556.[S1] He was a Commissioner for the trial of Lady Jane Grey.[S1] He held the office of Governor of Beaumaris Castle.[S1]

In 1539 Henry VIII confiscated the manor of Bolham from Dunkeswell Abbey, and a little later granted the former monastic manors of Hackpen, Bolham, Sheldon and Saint Hill to the second Earl of Bath, John Bouchier, who had already inherited the Barony of Okehampton from the Dynham line. The second Earl lived somewhat dangerously, he owed the King £336.

Child of John Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Bath and Isabel Hungerford

Elizabeth Bourchier [S4]

Children of John Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Bath and Eleanor Manners

Lady Cecilia (Cecily) Bourchier [S5]

Sir Henry Bourchier [S4]

Fulke Bourchier [S4]

Mary Bourchier [S4]

Sir John Bourchier, 5th Lord FitzWarin [S2] b. 1529, d. 28 Feb 1556

Hon. Sir George Bourchier [S6] b. a 1529, d. 24 Sep 1605

Children of John Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Bath and Margaret Donington

Susanna Bourchier [S4]

Bridget Bourchier [S4]

Research Notes

Birth

Date: 1499^{[citation needed]}

Place: Baunton, Devonshire, England^{[citation needed]}

Death

Place: Little Easton, Essex England^{[citation needed]}

Date: 10 Feb 1561^{[citation needed]}

Burial

Place: Hengrave, Suffolk, England^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Complete Peerage 2nd ed. v. 4. pp. 507-510
2. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 24 July 2018), memorial page for John Bourchier (1500–10 Feb 1560), Find A Grave: Memorial #136797828, citing Church of the Reconciliation, Hengrave, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England ; Maintained by Deb (contributor 48513945) .

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bourchier,_2nd_Earl_of_Bath
• http://www.thepeerage.com/p11719.htm With references S1-S6.
• http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/BOURCHIER1.htm
• [S1] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 16. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
• [S2] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 17.
• [S3] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 71. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.
• [S4] Sir Bernard Burke, C.B. LL.D., A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire, new edition (1883; reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1978), page 64. Hereinafter cited as Burkes Extinct Peerage.
• [S5] Bernard, Sir Burke, editor, Burke's genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Ireland, 3rd ed. (London, U.K.: Burkes Peerage Ltd, 1912), page 560. Hereinafter cited as Landed Gentry of Ireland.
• [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 19.

See Also:

• Ancestry.com. One World Tree (sm) [database online]. (Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc.)
• Ancestral File Number: 9FD2-CL

Acknowledgments

• Created through the import of Ancestors of Lois Greene.ged on 19 October 2010.
• Created through the import of Bwiki.ged on 03 April 2011.