Possible maternal ancestry of Archbishop Christopher Hampton

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Possible maternal ancestry of Archbishop Christopher Hampton

Legg inn av Gjest » 13 apr 2006 16:28:23

According to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Christopher
Hampton, Archbishop of Armagh and putative Primate of Ireland from 1613
until his death on 3 January 1625, was born at Calais in about 1551,
the son of John Hampton, an Anglican clergyman in Hampshire.

Nothing else much seems to be known about his ancestry (there was a
post here about 8 years ago which stated he had a brother Francis).

The will of Susan Docwra, proved at the P.C.C. in 1644 (Prob 11/192)
includes a bequest to her grandson of "a purse with a gold seal thereon
which was sometime the (?Archbishop)Hampton's Lord Primate of Ireland"
[apparently this was considered an important item, as it is listed very
early in the will]. Thus, Susan Docwra was presumably somehow
connected with Christopher Hampton.

From the Visitation records of Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire, we
find that Susan was the wife of Ralph Docwra of Fulbourne, Cambs, and

the daughter of "John Hawkings" of Stamford, Lincolnshire. [Likely, he
was the one of that name who was Alderman - i.e. Mayor - of Stamford in
1574].

I have located the P.C.C. will for Susan's mother, Frances Hawkins,
proved on 28 January 1577 (Prob 11/59). In this document, the
testatrix bequeaths 10 shillings apiece to:

(a) Ambrose, Richard, William, Thomas and Alice Lane; she also mentions
her brother-in-law, William Lane, so these are likely the children of a
sister of Frances Hawkins;

(b) Anthony, Jane, Edward, William, Thomas, Jane (sic) and Marie
Whithead; she also mentions her brother Christopher Whitehead, so these
are likely the children of her brother(s);

(c) Christopher, William, Thomas, Francis and Edward Hampton.

I surmise that this is Christopher Hampton, the future Archbishop (and
his brother Francis, assuming that the earlier poster was correct).
Further, it is a good possibility that their mother was a further
sister of Christopher Whitehead and Frances Hawkins. Perhaps further
investigation of the Whitehead family will produce results.

Frances Hawkins also named her son Robert Barber; I note that the IGI
has a marriage entry for Coston, Leicestershire in 1558: "John Hawkins
married Frances Barber".

MA-R

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Re: Possible maternal ancestry of Archbishop Christopher Ham

Legg inn av Gjest » 09 mai 2006 10:18:34

mjcar@btinternet.com wrote:
According to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Christopher
Hampton, Archbishop of Armagh and putative Primate of Ireland from 1613
until his death on 3 January 1625, was born at Calais in about 1551,
the son of John Hampton, an Anglican clergyman in Hampshire.

Nothing else much seems to be known about his ancestry (there was a
post here about 8 years ago which stated he had a brother Francis).

The will of Susan Docwra, proved at the P.C.C. in 1644 (Prob 11/192)
includes a bequest to her grandson of "a purse with a gold seal thereon
which was sometime the (?Archbishop)Hampton's Lord Primate of Ireland"
[apparently this was considered an important item, as it is listed very
early in the will]. Thus, Susan Docwra was presumably somehow
connected with Christopher Hampton.

From the Visitation records of Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire, we
find that Susan was the wife of Ralph Docwra of Fulbourne, Cambs, and
the daughter of "John Hawkings" of Stamford, Lincolnshire. [Likely, he
was the one of that name who was Alderman - i.e. Mayor - of Stamford in
1574].

I have located the P.C.C. will for Susan's mother, Frances Hawkins,
proved on 28 January 1577 (Prob 11/59). In this document, the
testatrix bequeaths 10 shillings apiece to:

(a) Anthony, Jane, Edward, William, Thomas, Jane (sic) and Marie
Whithead; she also mentions her brother Christopher Whitehead,

(b) Christopher, William, Thomas, Francis and Edward Hampton.

I surmise that this is Christopher Hampton, the future Archbishop (and
his brother Francis, assuming that the earlier poster was correct).
Further, it is a good possibility that their mother was a further
sister of Christopher Whitehead and Frances Hawkins. Perhaps further
investigation of the Whitehead family will produce results.

Frances Hawkins also named her son Robert Barber; I note that the IGI
has a marriage entry for Coston, Leicestershire in 1558: "John Hawkins
married Frances Barber".


There are a few entries in the Calendar of Patent Rolls which shed
further light on these family relationships, and lead me to revise my
initial view that Frances Hawkins formerly Barber was the sister of
Christopher Whitehead: it is just as likely that she was sister of
Christopher Hampton's father, and that C. Whitehead therefore married a
second Hampton sister (and William Lane a third).

(1) Cal. Pat. R. Eliz I Vol 3:

21 February 1564: Lease of tithes of corn and hay in Cliffe, Lounde and
Bolthorpe in Henningburgh, York, late in the tenure of Christopher
Whitehead and Francis (sic) Hampton, and afterwards in that of Thomas
Baker

(2) Cal. Pat. R Eliz I Vol 2:

30 May 1561: Grant to various, including Christopher Whitehead and John
Hampton, merchants of the Staple of Calais, for incorporation as the
Mayor, Constables and Society of Merchants of the Staple of England.

(3) Cal. Pat. R. Eliz I Vol 1:

(p 153) 1559: Pardon for all offences etc to Christopher Whythed of
Melton Mowbray, Co Leics, merchant, late merchant of the Staple of
Calais

(p 232) 1559: Pardon for all offences etc to John Hampton late of
Frethby, Co Leics, alias merchant of the staple of wool, alias citizen
and skinner of London.

It seems likely that this John Hampton of Frethby was the father of
Archbishop Hampton, who is otherwise identified (Alum Cantab) as "John
Hampton, clerk, of Hants"; the fact that the Archbishop was born in
Calais strengthens this identification.

Christopher Whitehead of Melton Mowbray was probably the father of
Isabella Whitehead, who married Michael Bentley at Melton Mowbray in
1566; Isabella is called "my cosen" in the will of Frances Hawkins -
presumably Isabella was her niece.

It would also appear likely that the Thomas Baker named in the first
document was the first husband of Frances Hawkins; it is less clear
whether the "Francis Hampton" named in that entry should read
"Frances".

MA-R

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Re: Possible maternal ancestry of Archbishop Christopher Ham

Legg inn av Gjest » 09 mai 2006 11:32:45

mjcar@btinternet.com wrote:

According to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Christopher
Hampton, Archbishop of Armagh and putative Primate of Ireland from 1613
until his death on 3 January 1625, was born at Calais in about 1551,
the son of John Hampton, an Anglican clergyman in Hampshire.

Nothing else much seems to be known about his ancestry (there was a
post here about 8 years ago which stated he had a brother Francis).

A second (rather unusual) PCC will sheds further light on the family of
Archbishop Hampton.

As noted in my previous post it would appear that his father, John
Hampton, was a wool merchant of Frisby [Frethby], Leicestershire,
formerly a merchant of the Staple at Calais, and a member of the
Skinners' Company of London.

The will of Alice Hampton of Frisby, widow, proved at the PCC on 28
January 1577/8 reveals her to have been the Archbishop's mother. The
preamble is rather bemusing, viz:

"I bequeath my soul to the everlasting God my creator and redeemer; my
body to the earth; my love to my friends, and my sins to the devil."

She names her sons Christopher, William, Thomas, Francis and Edward;
her mother Elizabeth Coprott; her brother Henry Planckney; her son
Thomas Southwick (and grandchildren Margaret, Henry & Anne Southwick)
and her son[in-law] Richard Fairfax, and his children George,
Katherine, Elizabeth and Bridget.

According to the IGI, Margaret Southwick married Richard Fairfax, and
had children, baptised at Coningsby, Lincolnshire between 1564 and
1580. Richard Fairfax was also a merchant of the Staple [see MON
3/29/10, Lincs Archives per A2A].

Alice apparently married firstly a Mr Southwick, and secondly John
Hampton, who was dead by 1577. Her brother Henry Planckney was another
merchant of the Staple [see D-C13/52, Centre for Bucks Studies per
A2A]; their probable father was Henry Planckney, merchant of the
Staple, whose will was proved at the PCC on 23 August 1535.

Clearly, the merchants of the Staple were a very close-knit group,
which considerable inter-marriage between their families.

I wonder whether Archbishop Hampton was armigerous?

MA-R

Gjest

Re: Possible maternal ancestry of Archbishop Christopher Ham

Legg inn av Gjest » 09 mai 2006 20:50:32

mjcar@btinternet.com schrieb:

I wonder whether Archbishop Hampton was armigerous?

Burke's General Armory records a funeral certificate for Christopher
Hampton, Archbishop of Armagh, whose arms were: "gules, a fess ermine,
in chief a label of five points or".

I believe his mother's first husband was Henry Southwich, merchant of
the Staple of Calais, whose will was proved at the PCC in 1551; if so,
this would support a later birthdate for the Archbishop (usually stated
as 1550-1552).

MA-R

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