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 1487 - 1558 (71 years)
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| Name |
George Darcy |
| Title |
Sir |
| Suffix |
1st Baron D'Arcy |
| Born |
1487 |
Aston, Yorkshire, England  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
23 Aug 1558 |
County Meath, Ireland [1, 3] |
| Buried |
Brayton, Yorkshire, England |
| Person ID |
I35763 |
The Hennessee Family |
| Last Modified |
26 Nov 2018 |
| Father |
Sir Thomas Darcy, Knight, 1st Baron Darcy de Darcy, b. ~ 1467, Temple Newsam, Yorkshire, England , d. 30 Jun 1537, Tower Hill, London, England (Age ~ 70 years) |
| Mother |
Dowsabel Tempest, b. ~ 1475, (Cumbria, England) , d. (Cumbria, England) |
| Married |
~ 1490 |
(Cumbria, England) [2, 4, 5] |
| Family ID |
F16818 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Dorothy Melton, b. ~ 1501, Aston, Yorkshire, England , d. 21 Sep 1557, (Aston, Yorkshire) England (Age ~ 56 years) |
| Married |
26 Mar 1521 |
Aston, Yorkshire, England [6, 7] |
| Children |
| | 1. Edith Darcy, b. 1530, Aston, Yorkshire, England , d. 0Oct 1585, Snaith, Yorkshire, England (Age 55 years) |
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| Last Modified |
24 Sep 2021 |
| Family ID |
F13169 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- The Darcys were followers of the Conqueror, and, among those Barons who resisted the tyranny of King John. Philip, whose grandson John was Lord of Eckington, made himself memorable in history by accusing Henri, de Bathe, senior judge of England, of extortion
One of the military heroes of the first half of the fourteenth century was John Darcy, Lord of Eckington, a peer of the realm, and husband of Elizabeth Meynell, of Meynell Langley. He was with Edward I at Falkirk, and with Edward III at Cressy. He was made Constable of the Tower, Sheriff of Nottingham, and Derby, and Lancaster, Justice of Ireland, Steward of the King's household, and employed as Ambassador to France.
John, great grandson of John Lord of Eckington and founder of the Darcy's of Aston married Joan Greystock while in his teens without a licence.
Thomas Lord Darcy (great-grandson of John Darcy and Joan Greystock) m1.Isabel, daughter and heiress of Richard Tempest of Giggleswick. m2. before 1520, Edith, widow of Ralph Nevill(d.1498). Thomas was beheaded in 1537, for his role in the Pilgrimage of Grace.
Children:
George Lord Darcy, King's servant, (living 1545) m.Dorothy daughter and heiress of Sir John Melton of Aston
Sir Arthur Darcy m. Mary, daughter of Sir Nicholas Carew of Bedington
Children of George Darcy and Dorothy (Nee Melton):
John m. Agnes daughter of Thomas Babington of Dethick
George
Elizabeth m. Bryan Stapleton of Carlton
Clara
Mary m1. Henry Babington of Dethick, their son Anthony, page to Mary Queen of Scots, was executed in 1586 ; m2. Henry Foljambe (son of George Foljambe and Dorothy (Nee Barlow)
Agnes m. William Fairfax of Gilling
Edith m. Sir Thomas Dawney of Cowick
Dorothy m. Sir Thomas Metham
Dorothy (Nee Melton) died in 1557 and various estates including Aston, Ulley Grange, Stainton and Hellaby passed to her children.
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Click here to view George's 8-generational ahnentafel: http://www.wikitree.com/treewidget/Darcy-84/9 [8]
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| Sources |
- [S49474] http://www.kateemersonhistoricals.com/TudorWomenM.htm.
- [S6583] "George Darcy Ancestor List" 8-generation ahnentafel, http://www.wikitree.com/treewidget/Darcy-84/9, downloaded March 11.
- [S6586] "Thomas Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy of Darcy or of Temple Hurst, KG, PC, (c. 1467 - 30 June 1537)" biography, https://en.wiki.
- [S13344] "Thomas Darcy", Obituary, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33235227/thomas-darcy, abstracted by David A. Hennessee, i.
- [S13452] Mabel (Strickland) Tempest (1444 - 1544), Peidgree & Registry, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Strickland-102, abstracted.
- [S49463] http://www.rotherhamweb.co.uk/genealogy/darcy.htm.
- [S9199] "Dorothy (Melton) Darcy (abt. 1501 - 1557)" biography, profile manager, Doug Lockwood, last updated March 8, 2016, http:.
- [S9196] "George Darcy" 8-generation ahnentafel, downloaded March 11, 2016 by David A. Hennessee.
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