Nielsen Hayden genealogy
William de Clifford
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1. William de Clifford was born in of Frampton-on-Severn, Gloucestershire, England. Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. John de Clifford
was born in 1333 in of Frampton-on-Severn, Gloucestershire, England; died after 1399.
- 2. John de Clifford
Generation: 2
2. John de Clifford (1.William1) was born in 1333 in of Frampton-on-Severn, Gloucestershire, England; died after 1399.
Family/Spouse: Erneburgh. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. James Clifford
was born about 1360 in of Frampton-on-Severn, Gloucestershire, England; died before Oct 1426.
- 3. James Clifford
Generation: 3
3. James Clifford (2.John2, 1.William1) was born about 1360 in of Frampton-on-Severn, Gloucestershire, England; died before Oct 1426.
Notes:
“A man of violent behavior, beginning with the manslaughter of John Taylor, chaplain of Saul Chapel, near Fretherne, in 1385. In July 1387, he purchased for £100 at the Exchequer, a ship called the Holygost, and offered his service in Sept 1394 when he joined the royal expedition to Ireland. About July 1403, he and William Rye took command of a small fleet assembled at Bristol and invaded Glamorganshire, in Wales. Knight of the Shire for Gloucester, 1404. In 1405, he was again charged with murder by a hired assassin and imprisoned for 2 years. He was pardoned 14 Dec 1406 after a payment of 200 marks.” [The Ancestry of Dorothea Poyntz, citation details below.]
Family/Spouse: Joan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
Generation: 4
4. Katherine Clifford (3.James3, 2.John2, 1.William1)
Family/Spouse: Giles Brugge. Giles (son of Thomas Brugge and Alice Berkeley) was born on 21 Dec 1396 in Haresfield, Gloucestershire, England; was christened on 21 Dec 1396 in Haresfield, Gloucestershire, England; died on 13 Apr 1467. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 5. Thomas Brugge
was born before 1428 in of Coberley, Gloucestershire, England; died on 30 Jan 1493.
Family/Spouse: Reynold Gyse. Reynold was born in of Aspley-Guise, Bedfordshire, England; died after 28 Oct 1420. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 6. John de Gyse
was born in of Elmore, Gloucestershire, England; died before 1485.
- 5. Thomas Brugge
Generation: 5
5. Thomas Brugge (4.Katherine4, 3.James3, 2.John2, 1.William1) was born before 1428 in of Coberley, Gloucestershire, England; died on 30 Jan 1493.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate birth: Abt 1427, of Coberley, Gloucestershire, England
Notes:
Or Brydges, or a Bruggis. Knight of the shire for Gloucester, 1460-61; and for Hereford, 1472-75.
Family/Spouse: Florence Darell. Florence (daughter of William Darell and Elizabeth Calston) died in 1506. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. Anna Bruges
- 8. Henry Brydges
was born about 1470 in of Newbury, Berkshire, England; died between 5 Dec 1538 and 28 Jan 1539.
6. John de Gyse (4.Katherine4, 3.James3, 2.John2, 1.William1) was born in of Elmore, Gloucestershire, England; died before 1485.
Notes:
Or John de Guise.
Family/Spouse: Alice Wysham. Alice (daughter of John Wysham and Margaret Beauchamp) died in 1487. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 9. John Gyse
was born in of Elmore, Gloucestershire, England; died on 30 Sep 1501; was buried in Elmore, Gloucestershire, England.
- 9. John Gyse
Generation: 6
7. Anna Bruges (5.Thomas5, 4.Katherine4, 3.James3, 2.John2, 1.William1)
Notes:
Or Brydges. “Sister of Sir Giles Bruges.” [Compton Reade, citation details below] Presumably referring to Sir Giles Brugge, also called Giles a Bruggis, d. 1511, sheriff of Gloucestershire 1499-1500.
Family/Spouse: William Reade. William (son of Thomas Reade and Elizabeth Anne) was born in of Deerhurst, Gloucestershire, England; died on 10 Aug 1508. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 10. William Reade
was born about 1500 in of Mitton in Bredon, Worcestershire, England; died on 3 Nov 1558.
- 10. William Reade
8. Henry Brydges (5.Thomas5, 4.Katherine4, 3.James3, 2.John2, 1.William1) was born about 1470 in of Newbury, Berkshire, England; died between 5 Dec 1538 and 28 Jan 1539.
Notes:
Or Bruges. MP for Ludgershall, Wiltshire in 1529, and probably in 1523 and 1536. Gentleman usher to Henry VIII. Sheriff of Oxfordshire and Berkshire, 1520-22, 1530-31.
From the History of Parliament:
As a younger son, Henry Brydges appears to have had to make his own way in the world. The general pardon which he received on 15 May 1509 throws some light on his early life: styling him esquire or merchant, it describes him as of Newbury in Berkshire, Faulstone, Ludgershall and Salisbury in Wiltshire, Poole in Dorset, and finally London. Such locations make it all but certain that he dealt in cloth: Newbury in particular was an important centre in the manufacture of kerseys. Here Brydges had as a contemporary the famous clothier whose son and namesake John Winchcombe alias Smallwood, was to witness Brydges’ will in 1538. Like the clothier, Brydges appears to have furthered his fortunes by marrying a local widow, for Margery Bedford was doubtless the relict of one or other of two Newbury residents, John and Richard Bedford, whose wills were proved in 1494, and of whom at least one was a ‘clothmaker’. John Bedford of Poole, who in 1509 bequeathed £10 apiece to his mother Margery Bedford and to Henry Brydges, was probably Brydges’ stepson. [...]
Between 1533 and 1538 Sir William Gifford, whose son John had married Brydges’ daughter Joan, brought a suit against Brydges in Chancery; Gifford had lost his copy of the indentures containing the marriage settlement and Brydges refused to let him see his copy. Brydges’ will of 5 Dec. 1538 was proved on the following 28 Jan. His son Richard was residuary legatee and executor.Henry married Margery about 1500. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 11. Joan Brydges
died between 4 Dec 1557 and 18 Feb 1558.
- 11. Joan Brydges
9. John Gyse (6.John5, 4.Katherine4, 3.James3, 2.John2, 1.William1) was born in of Elmore, Gloucestershire, England; died on 30 Sep 1501; was buried in Elmore, Gloucestershire, England.
John married Anne Berkeley before 23 Sep 1483. Anne (daughter of William Berkeley and Anne Stafford) died after 1502. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 12. John Gyse
was born about 1485 in of Elmore and Brockworth, Gloucestershire, England; died on 20 Dec 1556 in Brockworth, Gloucestershire, England; was buried in Elmore, Gloucestershire, England.
- 12. John Gyse
Generation: 7
10. William Reade (7.Anna6, 5.Thomas5, 4.Katherine4, 3.James3, 2.John2, 1.William1) was born about 1500 in of Mitton in Bredon, Worcestershire, England; died on 3 Nov 1558.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate birth: of The Wenyerde, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
Notes:
Burgess for Cricklade, Worcestershire, 1529. Knight of the shire for Gloucestershire, Nov 1554.
From his article at the History of Parliament online: "It is not certain to which kinsman Rede owed his election to the Parliament of 1529, to his stepfather Thomas, de jure 5th Lord Berkeley, who was to mention both Rede and his wife in his will, or to Sir John Brydges, one of Berkeley’s associates whose service Rede may already have entered." The History of Parliament is in error. Thomas Berkeley, de jure Lord Berkeley, was not William Rede's stepfather, but rather stepfather to Katherine Rowdon, William Rede's wife. See Complete Peerage, volume 2, page 137.
From various sources including RA it also appears that HoP is incorrect in identifying this William Reade's mother as his father's first wife, Margaret Beauchamp.Family/Spouse: Katherine Rowdon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 13. Giles Reade
was born about 1541 in of Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England; died in 1611; was buried in Bredon, Worcestershire, England.
11. Joan Brydges (8.Henry6, 5.Thomas5, 4.Katherine4, 3.James3, 2.John2, 1.William1) died between 4 Dec 1557 and 18 Feb 1558.
Joan married John Gifford before 1523. John (son of William Gifford and Eleanor Paulet) was born in of Itchel in Crondal, Hampshire, England; died before 5 Dec 1538. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 14. Anne Gifford
was buried in Aldbourne, Wiltshire, England.
- 14. Anne Gifford
12. John Gyse (9.John6, 6.John5, 4.Katherine4, 3.James3, 2.John2, 1.William1) was born about 1485 in of Elmore and Brockworth, Gloucestershire, England; died on 20 Dec 1556 in Brockworth, Gloucestershire, England; was buried in Elmore, Gloucestershire, England.
Notes:
Also called John Guise.
Family/Spouse: Tacy Grey. Tacy (daughter of John Grey and Anne Grey) died before 15 Nov 1558; was buried on 15 Nov 1558 in Elmore, Gloucestershire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 15. William Gyse
was born about 1514 in of Elmore and Brockworth, Gloucestershire, England; died on 7 Sep 1574 in Elmore, Gloucestershire, England; was buried in Elmore, Gloucestershire, England.
- 15. William Gyse
Generation: 8
13. Giles Reade (10.William7, 7.Anna6, 5.Thomas5, 4.Katherine4, 3.James3, 2.John2, 1.William1) was born about 1541 in of Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England; died in 1611; was buried in Bredon, Worcestershire, England.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate birth: Abt 1540
Notes:
Sheriff of Worcestershire 1587-88. Sheriff of Gloucestershire 1604-05.
Family/Spouse: Katherine Greville. Katherine (daughter of Fulk Greville and Elizabeth Willoughby) died in 1611; was buried in Bredon, Worcestershire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 16. Elizabeth Reade
died before 16 May 1631.
14. Anne Gifford (11.Joan7, 8.Henry6, 5.Thomas5, 4.Katherine4, 3.James3, 2.John2, 1.William1) was buried in Aldbourne, Wiltshire, England.
Anne married Thomas Goddard before 4 Dec 1557. Thomas (son of John Goddard and Elizabeth Berenger) was born in of Upper Upham in Aldbourne, Wiltshire, England; died between 2 Jun 1594 and 12 May 1598; was buried in Aldbourne, Wiltshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 17. Robert Goddard
was born in of Upper Upham in Aldbourne, Wiltshire, England; died between 13 Nov 1614 and 8 May 1615.
- 17. Robert Goddard
15. William Gyse (12.John7, 9.John6, 6.John5, 4.Katherine4, 3.James3, 2.John2, 1.William1) was born about 1514 in of Elmore and Brockworth, Gloucestershire, England; died on 7 Sep 1574 in Elmore, Gloucestershire, England; was buried in Elmore, Gloucestershire, England.
Notes:
Also called William Guise.
William married Mary Rotsey before 1540. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 18. John Gyse
was born about 1540 in of Elmore, Gloucestershire, England; died on 24 Jan 1588; was buried in Elmore, Gloucestershire, England.
- 18. John Gyse