John Throckmorton

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate death: 12 Apr 1445, London, England
• Alternate death: 13 Apr 1445
• Alternate death: 13 Apr 1446

Notes:

Knight of the shire for Worcestershire Nov 1414, 1420, 1422, 1432, 1433, 1439. Undertreasurer of the Exchequer, 19 Jul 1433 - abt Jul 1443. Justice of the peace for Worcestershire, 16 Jan 1414 to his death; for Warwickshire, 26 Oct 1433 - Dec 1439. Deputy sheriff of Worcestershire (by appointment of Richard, earl of Warwick), 2 Nov 1416 - 5 Sep 1418; 29 Sep 1419 - 20 Oct 1420; 29 Sep 1430 - 1431. Escheator of Worcestershire, 4 Nov 1418 - 23 Nov 1419. Warwick chamberlain of the Exchequer, Dec 1418 to his death.

"Merely tenants of the bishops of Worcester in the manor of Throckmorton, the Throckmortons owed their rise in the early 15th century almost entirely to John's legal and administrative ability and the family connexion with the earls of Warwick." [History of Parliament, citation details below]

They are GX10-grandparents of Jane Austen on one line:

John Throckmorton (d. 1445) = Eleanor Spinney
Thomas Throckmorton (b. 1412) = Margaret Olney
Robert Throckmorton (d. 1518) = Katherine Marrow (d. 1505)
George Throckmorton = Katherine Vaux
Clement Throckmorton (d. 1573) = Catherine Nevill
Catherine Throgmorton = Thomas Harby (d. 1594)
Emma Harby (1590-1622) = Robert Charlton (d. 1670)
Emma Charlton = Henry Barnard (d. 1680)
Elizabeth Barnard (d. 1719) = James Brydges (1642-1714)
Mary Brydges (1666-1703) = Theophilus Leigh (1647-1725)
Thomas Leigh (1696-1764) = Jane Walker (1705-1768)
Cassandra Leigh (1739-1827) = George Austen (1731-1805)
Jane Austen (1775-1817)

And on another line, her 11X-great grandparents:

John Throckmorton (d. 1445) = Eleanor Spinney
John Throckmorton (d. 1436) = Elizabeth Bruges
Christopher Throckmorton = (Unknown) Hartley
William Throckmorton = Margaret Matthew
Thomas Throckmorton (d. 1586) = Margaret Whittington
Thomas Throckmorton (d. 1607) = Elizabeth Berkeley
Mary Throckmorton (d. 1632) = James Scudamore (d. 1619)
Mary Scudamore = Giles Brydges (d. 1637)
John Brydges (1623-1652) = Mary Pearle
James Brydges (1642-1714) = Elizabeth Barnard (d. 1719)
Mary Brydges (1666-1703) = Theophilus Leigh (1647-1725)
Thomas Leigh (1696-1764) = Jane Walker (1705-1768)
Cassandra Leigh (1739-1827) = George Austen (1731-1805)
Jane Austen (1775-1817)

And they have a genealogical Shakespeare connection, albeit a recondite one through their GX4-granddaughter Muriel Sheldon's husband Francis Clare:

John Throckmorton (d. 1445) = Eleanor Spinney
Thomas Throckmorton (b. 1412) = Margaret Olney
Robert Throckmorton (d. 1518) = Katherine Marrow (d. 1505)
George Throckmorton = Katherine Vaux
Robert Throckmorton (1513-1581) = Muriel Berkeley (d. 1542)
Anne Throckmorton (1540-1603) = Ralph Sheldon (d. 1613)
Muriel Sheldon = Francis Clare

The abovenamed Francis Clare was a grandson of Edward Blunt (d. 1557) via his mother Anne Blunt. Francis Clare's aunt Joyce Blunt married John Combe² (d. 1558) of Stratford-upon-Avon. (Their son John Combe³ died in 1614, leaving William Shakespeare £5 in his will.) John Combe² was the son of John Combe¹ (d. 1550) and his wife Katherine. Katherine married, secondly, Adrian Quiney (d. 1553). Their great-grandson Thomas Quiney (1589-1655) married Judith Shakespeare (1585-1662), daughter of William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway.

John married Eleanor Spinney after 30 Jun 1409. Eleanor (daughter of Guy Spyne and Katherine) died after 1466. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Agnes Throckmorton
2. Eleanor Throckmorton died before 1503.
3. Thomas Throckmorton was born in 1412 in of Coughton, Warwickshire, England; died on 13 Jul 1472 in Coughton, Warwickshire, England; was buried in St. John Fladbury, Pershore, Worcestershire, England.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate birth: Bef 1361
• Alternate death: Abt 1412

Notes:

Knight of the shire for Worcestershire, 1402. Justice of the peace for Worcestershire, 16 May 1401 - Nov 1403; 19 Jul 1404 - Feb 1410. Escheator for Worcestershire, 8 Nov 1401 - 29 Nov 1402. Constable of Elmley castle, Worcestershire, by appointment of Richard, earl of Warwick, by 1404 - after 1405.

Thomas married Agnes Besford about 1380. Agnes (daughter of Alexander Besford and (Unknown) Lench) was born between 1355 and 1360; died after 1428. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate birth: 1350

Robert married Lucy Coleman. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate birth: Abt 1325, of Besford, Worcestershire, England
• Alternate death: Abt 1396
• Alternate death: Abt 1400

Notes:

Knight of the shire for Worcestershire, Oct 1382, Sep 1388, 1391, 1395. Alnager of Worcestershire 1 Mar 1377 - 1379. Justice of the peace for Worcestershire 20 Dec 1382 - abt 1383; 27 Apr 1386 - Jul 1389; 14 Mar 1393 - Jun 1394. Steward of the liberties of Westminster Abbey, western parts, probably by May 1383 - abt 1400. Verderer, Feckenham forest, Worcestershire, before June 1393.

Alexander married (Unknown) Lench. (Unknown) was born in of Lench, Worcestershire, England; died before 1376. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate death: Aft 1348

Giles married Agnes before 1335. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Paul C. Reed in "Another Look at Joan de Harley: Will Her Real Descendants Please Rise?" (citation details below) states that this Alexander Besford "was a knight of the shire in 1344", citing T. Nash, Collections for the History of Worcestershire (1781) which says that Besford served in the Parliament at Sarum in 18 Edward III (25 Jan 1344 - 24 Jan 1345).

Alexander married Joan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]