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 Abt 1545 - Aft 1580 (~ 36 years)
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| Name |
Berkeley, Edward |
| Born |
Abt 1545 |
Of Bruton, Somerset, England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
Aft 1580 |
| Person ID |
I09910 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
17 Feb 2015 |
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| Notes |
- Which Edward Berkeley is which?
The Edward mentioned in this will is the son of Maurice Berkley and Catherine Blount. She had previously been married to John Champernoun:
eg:
Will of Sir Philip Champernon, of Modburie; 1 Aug., 37th Henry VIII, proved 5 Feb'y, 1545; Sir John Champernon my father; wife Katherine and Sir Edmunde, her father; son Arthur; Katherine late wife of John Champernon, my son and heir deceased; daughter Katherine Champernon....
Consequently Edward would have a step brother (brother in law) Henry Champernoun? Or does he mean brother-in-law in the modrn sense.
Will of father Maurice:
PROBATE Will dated 10 Feb 1579/80 proved 16 Nov 1581.
Inquisition Post Mortem 5 Dec 1581
The Will of Morrys BARKELEY of Bruton in Summerset, Knight. Will dated 10 February 1579-80, and proved 16 November 1581, named his wife, "Elizabeth BARKELEY, daughter of Anthony SANDES of Threwleye, Kente Esquier, for Dower All my Mannor house of Bruton where I dwell...personages of Bruton, Bruham, Redlinche, Pitcombe, Colle, and Wike; ...To seconde sone Edward BERKELEY my Farme in Datchett in Buckingham sherre commonlie called Redinge courte. ....between .... brother in lawe Henryie CAMPERNON and me. ... To third sonne Francis BARKELY my Fearme of Horsley in sowthe Bruham ... then to my fyfte sonne John BARKELEY. To fowthe son Roberte my Mannor of Patendon in Kent .... (Virginia Gleanings in England, 1980, pg 287)
... Which manor and lands this lord but the Terme before ... had drawn from Edward Berkeley of Bradley and Elizabeth his wife, to whom in recompence, hee gave forty pounds p Ann for theire lives : And which this lord in the first; of Elizabeth had conveyed, (for better strengthening of his grandfathers entaile before remembred,) to the said Edward and the heires males of his body, the remainder to Maurice his brother and the heires males of his body. The remainder to Frances their mother for life, wife to Richard Danvers, the remainder to his own right heires...
....Berkeley of Bradley by Wotton, who marryed Elizabeth daug, and heire of Brice Berkeley of Bradley, and died without issue, and is buryed in the Chappie of Berkeley Church with this infcription,
"Here lyeth the Body of Edward, Anno 19. Eliz, Berkeley Esq., who deceased the, 23rd of March : Anno Doin : 1576. Maurice younger brother of the said Edward dyed also without issue. Matthewe. ffrances their elder sifter was married to George Matthew, who had issue Thomas Mathewe, who by Judith his wife daughr of Henry Towensend of Oldbury hath left issue, Richard Mathewe that now is, Anno. 1628. And lyeth buryed in Portbury Church, with this mistaken inscription upon his tombe.
Here lieth the body of Thomas Mathewe, gent: and cozen germane to the Lord Berkeley, who departed this life the I4th day of Decem' 1615. For hee was in the third discent. And George now lord Berkeley (in whose time hee dyed) in the fourth discent from this lord Thomas, their common Auncestor."
VCH Gloucestershire XIII, Draft Text, Bulley (Manors):
© University of London 2010
OTHER ESTATES
In 1522 a substantial part of Bulley belonged to Sir Thomas Berkeley(d. 1533). That estate had belonged to Walter Rowden... Walter, a Gloucester lawyer, died in 1513 and was succeeded by his brother Richard. Richard’s daughter and coheir Frances married in turn Maurice Berkeley, son of Sir Thomas, and Richard Danvers. Her son Edward Berkeley, of Bradley in Wotton-under-Edge, left the estate at his death in 1577 to his wife Elizabeth for life and under his will it was conferred in 1579 on his sisters Frances, wife of George Matthews, and Eleanor, wife of James Morris, by Sir Richard Berkeley.
Gloucestershire Record Office
D7115/1 Title Smyth and Cowper family documents: Vol I Date 25 September 1592 - 15 December 1641 Description Old ref. 3
Date 25 Sep-9 Nov. 1592
Extent 1 document
Itinerary of Anthony Mildmay, royal auditor, through the northern part of the Duchy of Lancaster, taking him on a circuit from Leicester and back through Staffordshire, Lancashire, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire, and then on to London
Old ref. 4
Date 4 July 1594
Extent 1 document
Petition from Edward Seede and Rowland Richardson to Sir John Fortescue, Chancellor of the Court of Exchequer and a Privy Councillor
Lands in North Nibley and Bradley which came into the Queen's hands on the dissolution of the chantries were granted by her in 1579 to Edmund Downinge and John Walker, who conveyed them to Sir Edward Berkeley. By reason of Berkeley's debt of £120 to the Queen the lands were "extended" to the Queen's use through the agency of the petitioners. The Queen then leased the lands in 1594 to the petitioners for as long as the lands should remain in her hands and for a yearly rent of £6 9s 2d. Thomas Harsfield, servant to Sir Edward Berkeley, has intruded himself into the possession of the lands so that the petitioners cannot pay the rent towards the settlement of Berkeley's debt. They therefore pray for the issuing of a writ of injunction for the removal of Harsfield and for the settling of themselves in the property according to their lease
Endorsed: summary of petition and note by Sir John Fortescue dated 4 July 1594 that Mr Baron Ewens is to consider the case 1
Old ref. 7
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