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John Talbot (died 1549)

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Drawing of effigies of Sir John Talbot and his two wives, St John the Baptist Church, Bromsgrove
Arms of Talbot: Gules, a lion rampant or a bordure engrailed of the last
effigies of Sir John Talbot and his two wives, St John the Baptist Church, Bromsgrove

Sir John Talbot (c. 1485 – 22 October 1542 or 10 September 1549) of Pepperhill, Boningale, Shropshire,[1] was an English knight and lord of the manors of Albrighton, Shropshire, and Grafton, Worcestershire.

Origins

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He was a son of Sir Gilbert Talbot (1452–1517/18), KG, of Grafton, the only child of his father's second marriage to Etheldreda/Audrey Cotton, a daughter of William Landwade Cotton of Landwade, Cambridgeshire.

Marriages and issue

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Sir John Talbot married twice:

First marriage

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Firstly to Margaret Troutbeck, a daughter of Adam Troutbeck of Mobberley, Chester, by whom he had three sons and five daughters, including:

Sir John Talbot (1545–1611) of Grafton, a grandson of Sir John Talbot (died 1549)

Second marriage

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Secondly he married Elizabeth Wrottesley (died 10 May 1558), a daughter of Walter Wrottesley (died 1563) of Wrottesley Hall, Staffordshire by his wife Elizabeth Harcourt. They had four sons and four daughters, including:

  • Sir John Talbot (died 9 December 1581), lord of the manor of Salwarpe, Worcestershire. He married 13 September 1574 Olive Sherrington, daughter of Sir Henry Sherrington of Lacock, Wiltshire, and had four children:
    • Sherrington Talbot (died c. 1642) of Salwarpe, Worcestershire. He married firstly Elizabeth Leighton, daughter of Sir Thomas Leighton of Feckenham, Worcestershire, Governor of Jersey and Governor of Guernsey, and Elizabeth Knollys (born 1549), and had two sons, and married secondly Mary Washbourne, daughter of John Washbourne of Wichinford, Worcestershire, and had two sons:
    • Thomas Talbot of Worvill, Shropshire. He married Magdalen Wyvill, daughter of Sir Marmaduke Wyvill, and had one son:
      • Robert Talbot of Worvill, Shropshire. He married Anne Sheldon, daughter of William Sheldon of Broadway, Worcestershire, and had three sons:
        • George Talbot
        • Thomas Talbot of Worvill, Shropshire
        • Gilbert Talbot
    • John Talbot (born between 1575 and 1581), of Badgworth, Somerset. He married Mary Trimnel, daughter of Thomas Trimnel of Okeley, Worcestershire, and had one son:
      • John Talbot (born after 1591), of Okeley, Worcestershire

Death and burial

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He and his wives Margaret Troutbeck and Elizabeth Wrottesley are buried in St John the Baptist Church, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, where survives their effigies.

Notes

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  1. ^ also known as 'goodly lodge' overlooking Albrighton park
  2. ^ "TALBOT, John (1545-1611), of Grafton, Worcs". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  3. ^ Richardson (ed.)(2011), p. 331

References

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  • Richardson, Douglas (2011). Everingham, Kimball G. (ed.). Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families. Vol. III (2nd ed.). Salt Lake City. pp. 462–3. ISBN 978-1449966393.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)