Nielsen Hayden genealogy
Christopher Harcourt
Abt 1449 - Aft 1476 (~ 28 years)1. Christopher Harcourt was born about 1449 in of Great Ashby, Leicestershire, England (son of Richard Harcourt and Edith St. Clair); died after 1476. Christopher married Joan Stapleton before 1468. Joan (daughter of Miles Stapleton and Katherine de la Pole) died between 18 Apr 1518 and 10 Jun 1519. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Simon Harcourt was born about 1473 in of Witham, Berkshire, England; died on 16 Jan 1547; was buried in Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, England.
2. Richard Harcourt was born about 1412 in of Witham, Berkshire, England (son of Thomas Harcourt and Jane Francis); died on 1 Oct 1486. Richard married Edith St. Clair before 1444. Edith (daughter of Thomas St. Clair and Margaret Hoo) was born about 1426; died in 1467. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Edith St. Clair was born about 1426 (daughter of Thomas St. Clair and Margaret Hoo); died in 1467. Children:
- Alice Harcourt died between 24 May 1526 and 19 Jun 1526.
- 1. Christopher Harcourt was born about 1449 in of Great Ashby, Leicestershire, England; died after 1476.
Generation: 3
4. Thomas Harcourt was born about 1377 in of Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, England (son of Thomas Harcourt and Maud de Grey); died on 6 Jul 1420; was buried in Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, England. Notes:
Knight of the shire for Oxfordshire.
Thomas married Jane Francis about 8 Nov 1406. Jane (daughter of Robert Francis and Isabel Brumpton) was born in 1394; died after 1449. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Jane Francis was born in 1394 (daughter of Robert Francis and Isabel Brumpton); died after 1449. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate death: 1450
Notes:
Also called Jane Fraunceys, Joan, etc. According to some, she procured the initial Harcourt attacks on the Staffords of Grafton, murders which set off a feud that lasted from 1448 to 1471 and much reduced the families on both sides.
Children:
- Robert Harcourt was born on 20 Sep 1410 in Ellenhall, Staffordshire, England; died on 14 Nov 1470; was buried in Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, England.
- 2. Richard Harcourt was born about 1412 in of Witham, Berkshire, England; died on 1 Oct 1486.
- Jane Harcourt was born before 1415.
6. Thomas St. Clair was born about 1403 in of Chalgrove, Oxfordshire, England (son of Philip St. Clair and Margaret Lovaine); died on 6 May 1434. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate birth: Abt 1398
Thomas married Margaret Hoo before 8 Feb 1424. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Margaret Hoo (daughter of William de Hoo and Eleanor Wingfield). Children:
- 3. Edith St. Clair was born about 1426; died in 1467.
Generation: 4
8. Thomas Harcourt was born about 1342 in of Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, England (son of William de Harcourt and Joan de Grey); died on 12 Apr 1417. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate birth: Abt 1335
- Alternate birth: Abt 1343, of Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, England
Notes:
Knight of the shire for Oxfordshire, 1376; Sheriff of Oxfordshire, 1408-9.
Thomas married Maud de Grey before 29 Sep 1373. Maud (daughter of John de Grey and Avice Marmion) was born in of Little Linford, Oxfordshire, England; died in 1391; was buried in Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Maud de Grey was born in of Little Linford, Oxfordshire, England (daughter of John de Grey and Avice Marmion); died in 1391; was buried in Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, England. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate death: Bef 1394
- Alternate death: 29 Jan 1394
Notes:
Also called Alice, Eleanor.
The Ancestry of Dorothea Poyntz places her as a daughter of John de Grey, 2nd Baron Grey of Rotherfield, who d. 1375. We're following Richardson's Royal Ancestry, which shows her as a daughter of the first Lord Grey of Rotherfield, who d. 1359.Children:
- Maud Harcourt died between 26 Nov 1413 and Sep 1414.
- 4. Thomas Harcourt was born about 1377 in of Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, England; died on 6 Jul 1420; was buried in Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, England.
10. Robert Francis was born in of Foremark, Derbyshire, England (son of Robert Francis and Cecily); died after 1412. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate birth: Abt 1350, of Allestrey, Derbyshire, England
- Alternate death: Between 1419 and 1420
- Alternate death: Aft Mar 1419
- Alternate death: Abt 1420
Notes:
Also called Francis; Fraunceys. Knighted by Richard II.
Knight of the shire for Derbyshire Apr 1384; 1385; Feb 1388; Sep 1388; 1411; knight of the shire for Staffordshire Jan 1397; 1399; 1401; Oct 1404.
Sheriff of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire 15 Nov 1389 - 7 Nov 1390; 5 Nov 1406 - 23 Nov 1407. Sheriff of Staffordshire 11 Nov 1394 - 9 Nov 1395; 29 Nov 1402 - 5 Nov 1403; 22 Oct 1404 - 22 Nov 1405; 15 Nov 1408 - 4 Nov 1409.Robert married Isabel Brumpton before 14 Apr 1392. Isabel (daughter of Thomas Brumpton) died after 1436. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Isabel Brumpton (daughter of Thomas Brumpton); died after 1436. Children:
- Cecily Francis
- 5. Jane Francis was born in 1394; died after 1449.
12. Philip St. Clair was born before 1367 in of Aldham St. Cleres, Ightham, Kent, England (son of John St. Clair and (Unknown) de Audley); died on 16 May 1408. Philip married Margaret Lovaine before 24 Nov 1398. Margaret (daughter of Nicholas de Lovaine and Margaret de Vere) was born about 1372; died on 18 Apr 1408. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Margaret Lovaine was born about 1372 (daughter of Nicholas de Lovaine and Margaret de Vere); died on 18 Apr 1408. Children:
- 6. Thomas St. Clair was born about 1403 in of Chalgrove, Oxfordshire, England; died on 6 May 1434.
14. William de Hoo was born in of Maulden, Bedfordshire, England (son of Thomas de Hoo and Isabel de St. Leger); died on 22 Nov 1410. Notes:
Captain of Hammes (Pas-de-Calais); Captain of Oye Castle in Picardy, 1387-1402.
William married Eleanor Wingfield. Eleanor (daughter of Thomas Wingfield and Margaret de Bovile) died after 1414. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. Eleanor Wingfield (daughter of Thomas Wingfield and Margaret de Bovile); died after 1414. Children:
- 7. Margaret Hoo