William BERKELEY

HUSBAND:
William BERKELEY. (William of Stoke Gifford BERKELEY).
Born in 1433, of Stoke Gifford, Gloucester, England; son of Maurice BERKELEY and Ellen MONTFORT.
Of Wyley (Uley) and Stoke Gifford, Gloustershire, England

Sherrif of Worcestershire, 1466 and 1467.

Supported Readeption. Pardoned in 1474.

Member of Parliament from Worcestershire in 1478.

He was summoned to receive knighthood at Edward V’s coronation in 1483.

He received grants, 70, and was knighted at RIII coronation. Add. MS, 6113, f.19b.

Sheriff of Glos. in 1484 and 1485.

His daughter, Katherine married the future Maurice VI, Lord Berkeley in 2 RIII, Smyth, Berkeley MSS II, 210.

Granted lordship of Beverstone in March 1485, lately held by Sir William of Beverstone, and an annuity of 40 pounds.

1485 probably at Bosworth for Richard; attainted. 1486 pardoned. 1495 attainder reversed. 1501 died; heir Richard. Wedgwood.

The 12th of July in the first of Edward the 4th this posthumus Sir Maurice by the name of Maurice Berkeley of Weoly in the County of Worcester, knightm, als of Stoke Gifford in the County of Gloucester, knight, hath another general pardon.

The 26th of November in the 4th year of that kinge dyteth this posthumus Sir Maurice, seized of the often named manors of Kingesweston, Aylberton, Rockhampton, Uleigh, Bradley, Stoke Gifford and Walles, in the County of Glouc.; And of Kinston Seimor in the County of Somerset. And of Rotherwike in the County of South'ton. And of Brightmerston and Mildeston in Wiltshire. And that Willm is his sonne and heire twenty and eight years old; after whose death Ellen his wife was endowed by writ dated the 23rd of February in the said 4th year of Edward the 4th in the presence of the said William Berkeley, Esq. sonne and heire of the said posthumus Sir Maurice, in the Counties of Gloucester, Somerset, Worcester, Hampshire and Wiltshire.

William Berkeley married Anne STAFFORD, daughter of Sir Humphrey STAFFORD [F1853282].

About a year ago I posted a query about the parentage of Anne Stafford, wife >of Richard Neville. There seemed to be some controversy, as she is generally >acknowleged as the daughter of Sir Humphrey Stafford of Grafton and >Catherine Fray, but Weis' Ancestral Roots (187:12) shows this Anne married >instead to Sir William Berkeley of Stoke Gifford, quoting CP II 136. (Kathie Weigel-S4).

By deed dated the 30th of April in the fifth of Edward the fourth seded his manors of Rockhampton and Uleigh in the County of Glouc. and his manors of Brightmerston and Mildeston with the Advowson of Mildeston in the County of Wilts. upon himself and the said Anne his wife and the heires of their bodyes, with the remainder to the right heires of himself.

The 6th of November in the 9th of Edward the fourth the kinge grants a general pardon to this Willm by the name of Willm Berkeley of Weoly in the County of Worcester, als Willm Berkeley of Northfield, als Willm Berkeley of Vleigh, als Willm Berkeley of Stoke Gifford, als Willm of Bristoll, als Willm of the City of Worcester, Esquire.

This Sir Willm Berkeley (knighted about the first of Richard the third) was by parliament in the first of Henry the 7th attaynted of treason by taking part with that kinge, slaine at Bosworth feild in the third of his raigne; And his manor of Stoke Gifford and others which by his Attaynder escheated to the Crowen, were shortly after granted by Henry the 7th to his unkle, Jasper Earle of Pembroke and the heires maile of his body. Howbeit this Sir Willm obtained some part of his old possessions by composition in the 4th of Henry the seaventh. And in the 11th of that kinge was restored by parliament in bloud. And haveing been tampering with the said Earle of Pembroke for rehaveinge of all his lands, the said Earle dyes without lawfull issue in the same 11th yeare of Henry ye 7th. And also this Sir Willm dyes five years after in the 16th of that kinge leaving issue two sonnes, Richard Berkeley of Stoke Gifford and John Berkeley of Bradley, not haveinge (as it may seeme) fully reverted himself in all his ancient inheritance before hee dyed.

He died in (1467-S3)(1501-S1).

WIFE:
Ann STAFFORD. (Anne).
Born about 1450, of Gloucester, England; daughter of Humphrey STAFFORD [F1853282]. She married William BERKELEY.

CHILDREN of William BERKELEY [F926640] and Anne STAFFORD [F926641]:


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