The goal this year (2018)
Thomas Newburgh family of Berkeley, Somerset
August 14, 2018
Work is progressing after Jacob Newbury, my colleague, acquired needed documents to unravel the mysteries surrounding the Somerset family. Thus far, it appears there was a familial split that governed how the lands were divided. At this point, it appears that part of the family went to Ireland, some were heirs to properties in Wiltshire, and of course there are still the Dorset family members. We are looking at at least five generations, and the work is going to take some time to finish. Stand by for more details. . .
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To unravel the mysteries that still exist in their relationship to the Newburghs and Newberry's of Southwest
England. Most people rely on antiquated books that have not done justice to the history. Over the past ten years I have identified many inaccuracies by using original documentation to write reports. Prior historians have not had the immediate and total access we have with the Internet. Many people in the U.S. have tried to get the whole story on many of these medieval and post medieval families, but specific documents generally cannot be picked up from the Internet. Instead they must be acquired from the proper archive and carefully translated. Many are in Latin or old English. There is much more work to be done.
This work requires funding. If you choose to donate, the funds will be used to acquire the documents and have them translated by a professional. Each document has a unique pricing structure, depending on how many pages need to be digitized. The TNA first does a lookup for 8£. After the initial lookup a second invoice is sent from the archive. This is where the fee schedule can become expensive. This depends on the number of pages involved, and the condition of the document. The second stage of fees must be paid before said document can be electronically transmitted to the researcher.
Translation is usually about 30£ per page. So you can see how the costs mount up. You will see a short list of the documents needed to bring this later medieval family into focus. I always use original documents and do not rely on Internet services (i.e. Ancestry.com) to do my research. What is in it for you? I will provide a bi-monthly report (every two months) that will be posted on a private, password protected page on this web site. If you are interested in assisting with funding, please use the contact page to inquire. I am also currently exploring other methods of setting up and accepting donations. More on this to come. Watch this space.
The following is a brief description of what is already known, and what needs to be acquired and translated to complete the picture. The patriarch is Thomas Newburgh of Somerset, son of John Newburgh Esq., Lord of East Lulworth, Dorset. The East Lulworth story will be told in my upcoming book, Two Castles, Legacy of the Newburghs.
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From Thomas' will of 1513, we know his children were:
1. John Newborough - who is NOT remembered in his father's 1513 will with a bequest.
It is my opinion John Newborough was able to receive his patrimony before his father's
death. Perhaps by charter. Thomas' own father used this device to pass lands to his grandsons.
2. Christofe
3. Thomas
Thomas' wife was Alice and she executrix to his will. It appears that his son John may have been
witness to this will with Thomas Tylar, Master of the Gauntes. In saying John MAY HAVE
BEEN his witness. This is not clear, because there were other John Newborough's related to
this family and muddied the waters from 1485 to mid 1500. (see below) Lady Tropnell was
to stand in if Alice was unable. It is thought perhaps Lady Tropnell may have been a daughter.
II. JOHN NEWBOROUGH Esq. of Berkeley, Somerset d. 1554
John Newborough/Newburgh was the son of Thomas Newburgh, who was son of John
Newburgh Esq. of Lulworth Dorset and his first wife Edith Attemore. This John Newborough
received Berkeley from his father Thomas, who received it from his father and step-mother
Alice Westbury Newburgh. The elder John Esq. died in March of 1484. The following
is taken from the will. [PROB 11/17/367]
JOHN NEWBOROUGH married Anne _______?
His family according to his will: Somerset R.O. [D/D/Ctr2/109]
THEIR LEGITIMATE CHILDREN WERE:
1. Marie/Mary daughter - unmarried - to be married only with counsel (permission)
of Wm. Horsey Esq. of Marten and John Sturgies gent.
In the will there is a Marie mentioned who was to be governed by Wm. Horsey and
Sturgies, but there is also a Mary mentioned. Whether they are two different people is
unknown, but both were to be governed by Horsey and Sturgies.
2. Helinor, daughter
3. Ann, daughter - married to Mr. Browne
4. Geffrie, son
5. Roger, his heir and executor
JOHN NEWBOROUGH'S BASE (ILLEGITIMATE) CHILDREN:
1. Walter Newborow – son
2. Anne Newborow – daughter mother unknown.
In the PRs of Berkeley is a burial for a Walter Newborough from the house of
Ambrose Carpenter in 1578.
CONFUSION OF JOHN'S
In his will John Newborough mentions his uncle's son John Newborowe, whom I believe
is probably the son of William Newburgh, son of John Newburgh Esq. by his second wife
Alice Westbury Newburgh. William had two sons named John. The first (his heir) died
in 1485 just after his grandfather, the second son was called John Newburgh 'the younger'.
It was William's family who assumed primogeniture at East Lulworth after William died
at the hands of the Yorkists after the Battle of Tewkesbury in 1471.
There is a back story to this involving the eldest son of John Newburgh Esq. with his
first wife Edith Attemore. This son was also named John Newburgh Jr. I know this is
confusing, but it is documented.
After the death of William Newburgh; the esquire, by charter, moved all his lands to
his grandsons, the children of William Newburgh and Christian Gouvis. The Esquire's
eldest son, John Newburgh Jr. joined with the Yorkists and may have had a hand in the
death of his step-brother William. His Lancastrian father removed his primogeniture and
installed him on a farm at Tonerspuddle for the remainder of his life. He died in 1496.
John Newburgh 'the younger' was the brother of the lord of East Lulworth Roger Newburgh,
who died in 1515. Roger had only one daughter, Christian named after his mother Christine
or Christain Gouvis/Smyth.
As Roger’s heir, his daughter Christian married John Marney and produced two daughters,
Catherine and Elizabeth who were co-heiresses to East Lulworth. They married into the Poynings
and Howard families, and lived at Lulworth St. Andrew. The Lulworth line went extinct in 1611,
with the death of Thomas Howard, 3rd Viscount Bindon, son of Elizabeth (Marney) and her
husband Thomas Howard 1st Viscount of Bindon. More info is available on this elsewhere on
this web site.
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Berkeley, Somerset family research
John Newburgh son of Thomas,
son of John Newburgh Esq. of E. Lulworth, Dorset who d. 1485
Reference:
TNA
C 131/105/29
Description:
Debtor: John Newburgh [deceased], formerly of Berkley in Somerset [Frome Hundred], gentleman, the son and heir of Thomas Newburgh, esquire, deceased, and Thomas More, of Melplash in Dorset [Beyminster Hundred], gentleman.
Creditor: William Birch {Byrche}, of London, gentleman.
Amount: £500.
Before whom: James Yarford, Mayor of the Staple of Westminster.
When taken: 06/03/1521
First term: 31/03/1521
Last term: 31/03/1521
Writ to: Sheriff of Somerset
Sent by: Chancery.
Endorsement: William Quarante {Caraunt}, esquire, Sheriff, replies that John Newburgh is dead, and that Thomas More was not found in the bailiwick.
Note:
Inquisition and return: Date to be returned: 27/01/1523. Attached is: (a) An inquisition made at Yeovil [in Stone Hundred] in Somerset on 14/01/1523 before William Quarante, esquire. Thomas More was seised at the time of the recognisance of 100 acres of land, 100 acres of pasture, 40 acres of meadow, and 20 acres of woodland in Kingswood in Somerset [?Williton Hundred], worth 100s. after expenses; he had no goods or chattels. He has seized the property into the King's hands. (b) A dupicate writ to the Sheriffs of Middx. (c) An inquisition made at Holborn in Middx on 30/08/1523 before John Breton and Thomas Pargeter (Pargetter}, Sheriffs of Middx, and John Fox, Under-Sheriff, dated 26/05/1522. John Newburgh at the time of the recognisance was seised in demesne of a messuage and two cottages adjacent to it, called The Horseshoe {le horshoe}, in the Parish of St Clement Danes outside the Bar of the New Temple; they are worth 36s. 8d. a year. Before the taking of the recognisance John Newburgh on 06/08/1519 gave to Thomas Ayshell, his servant, for the life of the said Thomas, a certain annuity, or annual rent, of 26s. 8d., from the messuage and cottages, to be paid to Thomas, or his assigns, four times a year. The King has an annual assise rent from the messuage and cottages of 22d. The annual value of the messuage and cottages, over and above these payments, is 8s. 4d. a year. John Newburgh is dead. (d) A duplicate writ to the Sheriff of Dorset. (e) An inquisition made at Sherborne in Dorset on 10/01/1523, before William Quarante, esquire, Sheriff. At the time of the recognisance Thomas More was seised in demesne of the Manor of Melplash in Dorset, 300 acres of land, 100 acres of meadow, 200 acres of pasture, and 40 acres of woodland, and 12 messuages, 200 acres of land, 100 acres of meadow, ... acres of pasture, and 6 acres of woodland in Bonville {Bonvyle}, Bredy [in Eggardon Hundred], and Storthill, and of two messuages, 40 acres of land, 30 acres of ..., and 40 acres of pasture in Schotcombe, and 6 messuages, 100 acres of land, 60 acres of meadow, 200 acres of pasture, and 4 acres of woodland, in Dorset, worth £16 and £4 a year; and 10 messuages, 100 acres of land, 100 acres of meadow, and 200 acres of pasture in Toller Porcorum [in Tollerford Hundred, Dorset], worth £8 and 60s.; of 6 messuages, 100 acres of land, 100 acres of meadow, and 200 acres of pasture in Hencknoll, worth £8; of 4 messuages, 60 acres of land, 100 acres of meadow, 100 acres of pasture ... in Loscombe [in Beaminster Hundred] in Dorset, worth 60s.; of a messuage, 100 acres of land, ... in Winterbourne Steepleton; of 40 acres of meadow, and 100 acres of pasture in Winterbourne Steepleton {Wynterburneshelton} [in Uggescombe Hundred, Dorset]; of the Manor of Loscombe, a messuage, 100 acres of land, 40 acres of meadow, and 100 acres of pasture in Winterbourne Steepleton, worth 60s.; of the Manor of ..., 300 acres of land, 100 acres of meadow, 200 acres of pasture, and 40 acres of woodland in Dorset, worth annually £20 a year after expenses; of ... messuages, 200 acres of land, 100 acres of meadow, 300 acres of pasture, and 6 acres of woodland in Bonville {Bonvyll}, Bredy, and Storthill, worth £16 a year after expenses. (f) An inquisition made at Sherborne on 10/01/1523. John Newburgh was seised in demesne at the time of the recognisance of 10 messuages, 60 acres of land, 40 acres of meadow, and 40 acres of pasture in Sturminster-Newton Castle [in Sturminster-Newton Hundred, Dorset], worth £6 after expenses; and of 10 messuages, 100 acres of land, 20 acres of meadow, and 80 acres of pasture in Marnhull [in the same hundred], worth £7; and 10 messuages, 60 acres of land, 40 acres of meadow, and 50 acres of pasture in Wimborne Minster [in Badbury Hundred, Dorset], worth ...; and 6 messuages, and 6 gardens in Corfe Castle, worth £4; and 6 messuages, and 6 gardens in Poole in Dorset, worth £4; and 6 messuages and 6 gardens in Wareham, worth £4. He had no goods or chattels. The Sheriff has seized all the property into the King's hands.
Date:
1522 May 26
Held by:
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status:
Public Record
Language:
English
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Reference:
C 1/1509/28-29
Description:
Short title: Newbrough v Kyrton.
Plaintiffs: John NEWBROUGH.
Defendants: Thomas KYRTON, gentleman.
Subject: Manors of Berkley, Faroak (in Berkley), Standerwick, Oldford (in Frome and Berkley), and Skydmore (i.e. Upton Scudamore ?), and messuages and lands there and in Shaftesbury, Motcombe, Gillingham, Sturminster Newton Castle, Stalbridge, Wimborne Minster, Kingston Lacy, Horton, Poole, Wareham, Stoborough, Corfe Castle, Galton (in Owermoigne), Blandford, Shapwick and St Clement Danes, formerly of John Newbrough of Lulworth, grandfather of complainant. Somerset, Dorset, London
Note:
See C1/660/47.
Date:
1386-1558
Held by:
The National Archives, Kew
Thomas Newburgh family of Berkeley, Somerset
August 14, 2018
Work is progressing after Jacob Newbury, my colleague, acquired needed documents to unravel the mysteries surrounding the Somerset family. Thus far, it appears there was a familial split that governed how the lands were divided. At this point, it appears that part of the family went to Ireland, some were heirs to properties in Wiltshire, and of course there are still the Dorset family members. We are looking at at least five generations, and the work is going to take some time to finish. Stand by for more details. . .
***************************************
To unravel the mysteries that still exist in their relationship to the Newburghs and Newberry's of Southwest
England. Most people rely on antiquated books that have not done justice to the history. Over the past ten years I have identified many inaccuracies by using original documentation to write reports. Prior historians have not had the immediate and total access we have with the Internet. Many people in the U.S. have tried to get the whole story on many of these medieval and post medieval families, but specific documents generally cannot be picked up from the Internet. Instead they must be acquired from the proper archive and carefully translated. Many are in Latin or old English. There is much more work to be done.
This work requires funding. If you choose to donate, the funds will be used to acquire the documents and have them translated by a professional. Each document has a unique pricing structure, depending on how many pages need to be digitized. The TNA first does a lookup for 8£. After the initial lookup a second invoice is sent from the archive. This is where the fee schedule can become expensive. This depends on the number of pages involved, and the condition of the document. The second stage of fees must be paid before said document can be electronically transmitted to the researcher.
Translation is usually about 30£ per page. So you can see how the costs mount up. You will see a short list of the documents needed to bring this later medieval family into focus. I always use original documents and do not rely on Internet services (i.e. Ancestry.com) to do my research. What is in it for you? I will provide a bi-monthly report (every two months) that will be posted on a private, password protected page on this web site. If you are interested in assisting with funding, please use the contact page to inquire. I am also currently exploring other methods of setting up and accepting donations. More on this to come. Watch this space.
The following is a brief description of what is already known, and what needs to be acquired and translated to complete the picture. The patriarch is Thomas Newburgh of Somerset, son of John Newburgh Esq., Lord of East Lulworth, Dorset. The East Lulworth story will be told in my upcoming book, Two Castles, Legacy of the Newburghs.
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From Thomas' will of 1513, we know his children were:
1. John Newborough - who is NOT remembered in his father's 1513 will with a bequest.
It is my opinion John Newborough was able to receive his patrimony before his father's
death. Perhaps by charter. Thomas' own father used this device to pass lands to his grandsons.
2. Christofe
3. Thomas
Thomas' wife was Alice and she executrix to his will. It appears that his son John may have been
witness to this will with Thomas Tylar, Master of the Gauntes. In saying John MAY HAVE
BEEN his witness. This is not clear, because there were other John Newborough's related to
this family and muddied the waters from 1485 to mid 1500. (see below) Lady Tropnell was
to stand in if Alice was unable. It is thought perhaps Lady Tropnell may have been a daughter.
II. JOHN NEWBOROUGH Esq. of Berkeley, Somerset d. 1554
John Newborough/Newburgh was the son of Thomas Newburgh, who was son of John
Newburgh Esq. of Lulworth Dorset and his first wife Edith Attemore. This John Newborough
received Berkeley from his father Thomas, who received it from his father and step-mother
Alice Westbury Newburgh. The elder John Esq. died in March of 1484. The following
is taken from the will. [PROB 11/17/367]
JOHN NEWBOROUGH married Anne _______?
His family according to his will: Somerset R.O. [D/D/Ctr2/109]
THEIR LEGITIMATE CHILDREN WERE:
1. Marie/Mary daughter - unmarried - to be married only with counsel (permission)
of Wm. Horsey Esq. of Marten and John Sturgies gent.
In the will there is a Marie mentioned who was to be governed by Wm. Horsey and
Sturgies, but there is also a Mary mentioned. Whether they are two different people is
unknown, but both were to be governed by Horsey and Sturgies.
2. Helinor, daughter
3. Ann, daughter - married to Mr. Browne
4. Geffrie, son
5. Roger, his heir and executor
JOHN NEWBOROUGH'S BASE (ILLEGITIMATE) CHILDREN:
1. Walter Newborow – son
2. Anne Newborow – daughter mother unknown.
In the PRs of Berkeley is a burial for a Walter Newborough from the house of
Ambrose Carpenter in 1578.
CONFUSION OF JOHN'S
In his will John Newborough mentions his uncle's son John Newborowe, whom I believe
is probably the son of William Newburgh, son of John Newburgh Esq. by his second wife
Alice Westbury Newburgh. William had two sons named John. The first (his heir) died
in 1485 just after his grandfather, the second son was called John Newburgh 'the younger'.
It was William's family who assumed primogeniture at East Lulworth after William died
at the hands of the Yorkists after the Battle of Tewkesbury in 1471.
There is a back story to this involving the eldest son of John Newburgh Esq. with his
first wife Edith Attemore. This son was also named John Newburgh Jr. I know this is
confusing, but it is documented.
After the death of William Newburgh; the esquire, by charter, moved all his lands to
his grandsons, the children of William Newburgh and Christian Gouvis. The Esquire's
eldest son, John Newburgh Jr. joined with the Yorkists and may have had a hand in the
death of his step-brother William. His Lancastrian father removed his primogeniture and
installed him on a farm at Tonerspuddle for the remainder of his life. He died in 1496.
John Newburgh 'the younger' was the brother of the lord of East Lulworth Roger Newburgh,
who died in 1515. Roger had only one daughter, Christian named after his mother Christine
or Christain Gouvis/Smyth.
As Roger’s heir, his daughter Christian married John Marney and produced two daughters,
Catherine and Elizabeth who were co-heiresses to East Lulworth. They married into the Poynings
and Howard families, and lived at Lulworth St. Andrew. The Lulworth line went extinct in 1611,
with the death of Thomas Howard, 3rd Viscount Bindon, son of Elizabeth (Marney) and her
husband Thomas Howard 1st Viscount of Bindon. More info is available on this elsewhere on
this web site.
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Berkeley, Somerset family research
John Newburgh son of Thomas,
son of John Newburgh Esq. of E. Lulworth, Dorset who d. 1485
Reference:
TNA
C 131/105/29
Description:
Debtor: John Newburgh [deceased], formerly of Berkley in Somerset [Frome Hundred], gentleman, the son and heir of Thomas Newburgh, esquire, deceased, and Thomas More, of Melplash in Dorset [Beyminster Hundred], gentleman.
Creditor: William Birch {Byrche}, of London, gentleman.
Amount: £500.
Before whom: James Yarford, Mayor of the Staple of Westminster.
When taken: 06/03/1521
First term: 31/03/1521
Last term: 31/03/1521
Writ to: Sheriff of Somerset
Sent by: Chancery.
Endorsement: William Quarante {Caraunt}, esquire, Sheriff, replies that John Newburgh is dead, and that Thomas More was not found in the bailiwick.
Note:
Inquisition and return: Date to be returned: 27/01/1523. Attached is: (a) An inquisition made at Yeovil [in Stone Hundred] in Somerset on 14/01/1523 before William Quarante, esquire. Thomas More was seised at the time of the recognisance of 100 acres of land, 100 acres of pasture, 40 acres of meadow, and 20 acres of woodland in Kingswood in Somerset [?Williton Hundred], worth 100s. after expenses; he had no goods or chattels. He has seized the property into the King's hands. (b) A dupicate writ to the Sheriffs of Middx. (c) An inquisition made at Holborn in Middx on 30/08/1523 before John Breton and Thomas Pargeter (Pargetter}, Sheriffs of Middx, and John Fox, Under-Sheriff, dated 26/05/1522. John Newburgh at the time of the recognisance was seised in demesne of a messuage and two cottages adjacent to it, called The Horseshoe {le horshoe}, in the Parish of St Clement Danes outside the Bar of the New Temple; they are worth 36s. 8d. a year. Before the taking of the recognisance John Newburgh on 06/08/1519 gave to Thomas Ayshell, his servant, for the life of the said Thomas, a certain annuity, or annual rent, of 26s. 8d., from the messuage and cottages, to be paid to Thomas, or his assigns, four times a year. The King has an annual assise rent from the messuage and cottages of 22d. The annual value of the messuage and cottages, over and above these payments, is 8s. 4d. a year. John Newburgh is dead. (d) A duplicate writ to the Sheriff of Dorset. (e) An inquisition made at Sherborne in Dorset on 10/01/1523, before William Quarante, esquire, Sheriff. At the time of the recognisance Thomas More was seised in demesne of the Manor of Melplash in Dorset, 300 acres of land, 100 acres of meadow, 200 acres of pasture, and 40 acres of woodland, and 12 messuages, 200 acres of land, 100 acres of meadow, ... acres of pasture, and 6 acres of woodland in Bonville {Bonvyle}, Bredy [in Eggardon Hundred], and Storthill, and of two messuages, 40 acres of land, 30 acres of ..., and 40 acres of pasture in Schotcombe, and 6 messuages, 100 acres of land, 60 acres of meadow, 200 acres of pasture, and 4 acres of woodland, in Dorset, worth £16 and £4 a year; and 10 messuages, 100 acres of land, 100 acres of meadow, and 200 acres of pasture in Toller Porcorum [in Tollerford Hundred, Dorset], worth £8 and 60s.; of 6 messuages, 100 acres of land, 100 acres of meadow, and 200 acres of pasture in Hencknoll, worth £8; of 4 messuages, 60 acres of land, 100 acres of meadow, 100 acres of pasture ... in Loscombe [in Beaminster Hundred] in Dorset, worth 60s.; of a messuage, 100 acres of land, ... in Winterbourne Steepleton; of 40 acres of meadow, and 100 acres of pasture in Winterbourne Steepleton {Wynterburneshelton} [in Uggescombe Hundred, Dorset]; of the Manor of Loscombe, a messuage, 100 acres of land, 40 acres of meadow, and 100 acres of pasture in Winterbourne Steepleton, worth 60s.; of the Manor of ..., 300 acres of land, 100 acres of meadow, 200 acres of pasture, and 40 acres of woodland in Dorset, worth annually £20 a year after expenses; of ... messuages, 200 acres of land, 100 acres of meadow, 300 acres of pasture, and 6 acres of woodland in Bonville {Bonvyll}, Bredy, and Storthill, worth £16 a year after expenses. (f) An inquisition made at Sherborne on 10/01/1523. John Newburgh was seised in demesne at the time of the recognisance of 10 messuages, 60 acres of land, 40 acres of meadow, and 40 acres of pasture in Sturminster-Newton Castle [in Sturminster-Newton Hundred, Dorset], worth £6 after expenses; and of 10 messuages, 100 acres of land, 20 acres of meadow, and 80 acres of pasture in Marnhull [in the same hundred], worth £7; and 10 messuages, 60 acres of land, 40 acres of meadow, and 50 acres of pasture in Wimborne Minster [in Badbury Hundred, Dorset], worth ...; and 6 messuages, and 6 gardens in Corfe Castle, worth £4; and 6 messuages, and 6 gardens in Poole in Dorset, worth £4; and 6 messuages and 6 gardens in Wareham, worth £4. He had no goods or chattels. The Sheriff has seized all the property into the King's hands.
Date:
1522 May 26
Held by:
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status:
Public Record
Language:
English
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Reference:
C 1/1509/28-29
Description:
Short title: Newbrough v Kyrton.
Plaintiffs: John NEWBROUGH.
Defendants: Thomas KYRTON, gentleman.
Subject: Manors of Berkley, Faroak (in Berkley), Standerwick, Oldford (in Frome and Berkley), and Skydmore (i.e. Upton Scudamore ?), and messuages and lands there and in Shaftesbury, Motcombe, Gillingham, Sturminster Newton Castle, Stalbridge, Wimborne Minster, Kingston Lacy, Horton, Poole, Wareham, Stoborough, Corfe Castle, Galton (in Owermoigne), Blandford, Shapwick and St Clement Danes, formerly of John Newbrough of Lulworth, grandfather of complainant. Somerset, Dorset, London
Note:
See C1/660/47.
Date:
1386-1558
Held by:
The National Archives, Kew
