Henry Beaumont (knight)
Sir Henry Beaumont of Wednesbury ( 1438 - November 16, 1471 ) was an English knight .
Life
Henry Beaumont was a son of Henry Beaumont and Joan Heronville.
Beaumont fought on the side of the House of York at the Battle of Blore Heath (1459), Barnet and Tewkesbury (1471) during the Wars of the Roses . After the victorious Battle of Tewkesbury Henry Beaumont was given by Edward IV. The accolade as a Knight Bachelor .
In early 1471 Beaumont held the office of sheriff of Staffordshire .
Marriage and offspring
Henry Beaumont was married to Eleanor, daughter of John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley . The couple had three children:
- Constance ⚭ John Mitton
- John
- James
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Frederick L. Weis: Ancestral Roots of certain American Colonists who came to America before 1700 ; Genealogical Publishing Com. 1992, ISBN 978-0-806-31367-2 , p. 21 / p. 79
- ↑ a b c Nicholas Harris Nicolas: Testamenta Vetusta Vol.I , Nichols & Sons London 1825, pp. 322/323
- ^ A b c d Towton Battlefield Society
- ↑ a b c d www.historywebsite.co.uk Article A History of Wednesbury - read online on 07/11/2016 -
- ↑ a b c M.R. Jones: Wars of the Roses. A Gazetteer -2- , LuLu com, ISBN 978-1-471-69936-8 , p. 247.
- ↑ a b Richard III. Foundation Inc. ( Memento of the original from January 22nd, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ A b William A. Shaw: The Knights of England. Genealogical Publishing, 1971, ISBN 0-8063-0443-X , p. 14
- ↑ a b c d e f Douglas Richardson: Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 2nd Edition , Douglas Richardson 2011, ISBN 978-1-461-04520-5 , p. 163.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Beaumont, Henry |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Beaumont, Sir Henry |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English knight |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1438 |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 16, 1471 |