Nielsen Hayden genealogy
Alice Chaucer
1405 - 1475 (~ 71 years)1. Alice Chaucer was born between 1404 and 1405 (daughter of Thomas Chaucer and Maud Burghersh); died on 20 May 1475; was buried in Ewelme, Oxfordshire, England. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate birth: Abt 1404
- Alternate death: Between 20 May 1475 and 9 Jun 1475
- Alternate death: 9 Jun 1475
Alice married John Phelip before 21 Oct 1414. John was born about 1380; died in 1415. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Alice married Thomas Montagu before Jun 1424. Thomas (son of John Montagu and Maud Fraunceys) was born in 1388; died on 3 Nov 1428 in Mueng-sur-Loire near Beaugency, France; was buried in Bisham Priory, Berkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Alice married William de la Pole between 11 Nov 1430 and 21 May 1432. William (son of Michael de la Pole and Katherine Stafford) was born on 16 Oct 1396 in Cotton, Suffolk, England; died on 2 May 1450 in On an open boat in the English Channel. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
2. Thomas Chaucer was born in of Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, England (son of Geoffrey Chaucer and Philippa de Roet); died on 18 Nov 1434 in Ewelme, Oxfordshire, England; was buried in Ewelme, Oxfordshire, England. Notes:
An accomplished politician, he served in at least fifteen parliaments between 1401 and 1431, and was Speaker of the House of Commons five times, a record not equalled until the 1700s. He was also chief butler of England from 1402 until his death, with only two short breaks, and was thus able to direct a great deal of patronage.
Thomas married Maud Burghersh about 1395. Maud (daughter of John de Burghersh and Ismaine de Hanham) was born about 1379; died on 27 Apr 1437; was buried in Ewelme, Oxfordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Maud Burghersh was born about 1379 (daughter of John de Burghersh and Ismaine de Hanham); died on 27 Apr 1437; was buried in Ewelme, Oxfordshire, England. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate death: 1436
Children:
- 1. Alice Chaucer was born between 1404 and 1405; died on 20 May 1475; was buried in Ewelme, Oxfordshire, England.
Generation: 3
4. 
Geoffrey Chaucer was born about 1340 (son of John Chaucer and Agnes Copton); died in 1400; was buried in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England. Notes:
Knight of the shire for Kent in the "Wonderful Parliament" of 1386. Clerk of the King's Works, Westminster, the Tower, and elsewhere, 1389-91, and St. George's Chapel, Windsor, 1390-91. Forester of North Petherton, Somerset, about 1390-91 and 1399.
An administrator and diplomat over many decades, one task he performed of relevance to this genealogical database was his 1378 mission to Italy to treat with Bernabò Visconti, ruler of Milan, ancestor of TWK, and his son-in-law John Hawkwood, the English mercenary commander, ancestor of JTS and DDB.
He also, on 15 Oct 1386, gave testimony before the court of chivalry in the celebrated case of Richard le Scrope versus TNH, JTS, TSW, and TWK ancestor Robert Grosvenor.
Greatest poet of medieval England.Geoffrey married Philippa de Roet before 12 Sep 1366. Philippa (daughter of Payne de Roet) died before 7 Nov 1387. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Philippa de Roet (daughter of Payne de Roet); died before 7 Nov 1387. Notes:
Also called Philippa Roelt. She may also have been the "Philippa Pan" mentioned in the account book of the household of Elizabeth de Burgh, where Chaucer served in the late 1350s
Children:
- 2. Thomas Chaucer was born in of Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, England; died on 18 Nov 1434 in Ewelme, Oxfordshire, England; was buried in Ewelme, Oxfordshire, England.
6. John de Burghersh was born on 29 Sep 1343 in Ewelme, Oxfordshire, England (son of John de Burghersh and Maud de Kerdeston); died on 21 Sep 1391. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate birth: Abt 1344
- Alternate death: Abt 1391
Notes:
Knight of the shire for Somerset, 1379, 1388. Sheriff of Somerset and Dorset, 1379-80, 1384-85.
John married Ismaine de Hanham before 1373. Ismaine (daughter of Simon de Hanham) died on 28 Sep 1420. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Ismaine de Hanham (daughter of Simon de Hanham); died on 28 Sep 1420. Notes:
Also called Ismaine de Hanning.
Children:
- Margaret Burghersh was born about 1376; died after 1423.
- 3. Maud Burghersh was born about 1379; died on 27 Apr 1437; was buried in Ewelme, Oxfordshire, England.
Generation: 4
8. John Chaucer was born about 1312 in of London, England (son of Robert Dynington); died before Jul 1366. Notes:
He was a prominent London wine merchant who became a freeman of the city.
John married Agnes Copton. Agnes died in 1381. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Agnes Copton died in 1381. Children:
- 4. Geoffrey Chaucer was born about 1340; died in 1400; was buried in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England.
10. Payne de Roet Notes:
Also called Gilles. Also called Paonet de Roet, de Ruet, de Roelt.
"[A] knight of Hainault who travelled to England in the service of Philippa, queen of Edward III, and subsequently rose to be Guyenne king of arms." [Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]Children:
- 5. Philippa de Roet died before 7 Nov 1387.
- Catherine de Roet was born about 1350; died on 10 May 1403 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England; was buried in Angel Choir, Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.
12. John de Burghersh was born in of Ewelme, Oxfordshire, England; died on 30 Jun 1349; was buried about 1350. Notes:
Fought at Crécy.
John married Maud de Kerdeston. Maud (daughter of William de Kerdeston and Margaret Bacon) was born before 1325; died on 20 May 1349. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Maud de Kerdeston was born before 1325 (daughter of William de Kerdeston and Margaret Bacon); died on 20 May 1349. Children:
- 6. John de Burghersh was born on 29 Sep 1343 in Ewelme, Oxfordshire, England; died on 21 Sep 1391.
14. Simon de Hanham was born in of Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England. Notes:
Also called Simon Hanaps.
Children:
- 7. Ismaine de Hanham died on 28 Sep 1420.