PLANTAGENET, Countess Eleanor b. 11 Sep 1318 Grosmont, Monmouthshire, Wales d. 11 Jan 1372 Arundel, West Sussex, England

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Name	PLANTAGENET, Eleanor
Prefix	Countess
Birth	11 Sep 1318	Grosmont, Monmouthshire, Wales
Gender	Female
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Burial	Jan 1372	Lewes, Sussex, England
Death	11 Jan 1372	Arundel, West Sussex, England
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Father	PLANTAGENET, Earl Henry I , b. 1281, Lancaster, Lancashire, England Lancaster, Lancashire, Englandd. 22 Sep 1345, Leicestershire, England (Age 64 years)
Mother	CHAWORTH, Countess Maud de , b. 2 Feb 1282, Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, Walesd. 3 Dec 1322, Mottisfont Priory, Hampshire, England (Age 40 years)
Marriage	Bef 2 Mar 1296	Kidwelty, Carmarthshire, Wales
Family ID	F18064	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 BEAUMONT, Baron John de , b. 1318, Bortant, Lincolnshire, England Bortant, Lincolnshire, Englandd. 14 Apr 1342, Folkingham, Lincolnshire, England (Age 24 years)

Marriage Bef Jun 1337

Children 1 son and 1 daughter

+	1. BEAUMONT, Baron Henry , b. 1340, Falkingham, Lincolnshire, England Falkingham, Lincolnshire, Englandd. 17 Jun 1369, Falkingham, Lincolnshire, England (Age 29 years)
	2. HOLLAND, Maud de , b. 1 Jul 1356, Upholland, Lancashire, England Upholland, Lancashire, Englandd. 5 Jan 1390, Upholland, Lancashire, England (Age 33 years)

Family ID F18717 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 24 Jan 2022

Family 2 FITZ-ALEN, Earl Richard , b. 16 Jul 1306, Arundel, Sussex, England Arundel, Sussex, Englandd. 24 Jan 1376, Arundel Castle, Sussex, England (Age 69 years)

Marriage 5 Feb 1340 England

Children 3 sons and 2 daughters

+	1. FITZ-ALEN, Earl Richard , b. 25 Mar 1346, Arundel Castle, Sussex, England Arundel Castle, Sussex, Englandd. 21 Sep 1397, Edmonton, Middlesex, England (Age 51 years)
+	2. FITZALAN, Countess Joan , b. Abt 1348, Arundel, Sussex, England Arundel, Sussex, Englandd. 7 Apr 1419, Saffron Walden, Essex, England (Age 71 years)
+	3. FITZALAN, Baron John , b. Abt 1348, Echingham, Sussex, England Echingham, Sussex, Englandd. 16 Dec 1379, Irish Sea, Ireland (Age 31 years)
+	4. FITZALAN, Countess Alice , b. 2 May 1352, Arundel Caslte, West Sussex, England Arundel Caslte, West Sussex, Englandd. 17 Mar 1416, Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England (Age 63 years)
	5. ARUNDEL, Archbishop Thomas , b. Abt 1352, Arundel, Sussex, England Arundel, Sussex, Englandd. 19 Feb 1414, Maidstone, Kent, England (Age 62 years)

Family ID F18349 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 24 Jan 2022

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Plantagenet Ancestry of the Mackey Family The Mackey and related families of LaSalle Co. Illinois descended from Plantagenet Kings through Agnes Gum Mackey (1785-1866) Bruce and Barbara Morrison live in Lexington, Ky. where both taught at the University of Kentucky. Bruce Morrison, a native of Joliet Il., is a retired 30 year professor of the University of Kentucky and previously taught at the University of Maryland. Bruce also had been an oboist with the Houston Symphony Orchestra. Both Bruce and Barbara Morrison are graduates of Northwestern University and are staff members of the Family History Library in Lexington. ntbl My personal descent from Agnes Gum Mackey is through her son Samuel Mackey, who married Sarah Morgan in 1833 in LaSalle County. Their daughter Melvina Mackey married Matthew Morrison in 1857. Many other related surnames in LaSalle Co. also derive their descent from the original Mackey settlers, and I hope you will find your LaSalle Co. Illinois ancestors among the descendants of the Mackeys. All direct generations given in the Mackey ancestral descent are well documented and proven. Information in the web site will also be of interest to descendants of Gum and Claypoole colonial lineages. Bruce Morrison 3488 Elmendorf Way Lexington, Ky 40517 859-272-4192 Photographic section for site added 2004 at: Agnes Gum Mackey Agnes Gum was born in Rockingham Co. Virginia in January of 1785, the sixth child of Norton Gum and Eleanor McElwain. After the death of her parents, she moved to Fayette Co. Pa. with her older sister Nancy married to Dennis Bryant. In 1804 she married Stephen Mackey Jr., and had 10 children all born in Fayette Co. These were James (1805); Mary (1807); Norton Gum (1809); Samuel (1812); Benjamin (1814); Stephen III (1816); Rush (1818); Margaret (1820); Terece (1823); and Lafayette (1825). All of these, with the exception of James the eldest, came to LaSalle Co. in 1832/33. Stephen Mackey Jr. remained in Fayette Co. Pa. due to a debt that he was not responsible for, and died March 2, 1836. He is buried in Tent Cemetery south of Uniontown next to the graves of his father and mother, Stephen Mackey Sr. and hs wife Mary. These stones are in excellent condition and are interesting to visit. Stephen Sr. was a veteran of the Revolutionary war, Agnes Gum Mackey died December 15th in 1866 and is buried in Mackey Cemetery, which is located just northwest of Streator Illinois. Many other Mackeys and Mackey descendants are buried here. Morgan, Gum, and other early family names of LaSalle Co. are also buried in this location. Norton Gum and Eleanor McElwain Norton Gum, father of Agnes, was born about 1748 to Jacob Gum and Sarah Claypoole. The family moved to Rockingham Co. Virginia in the mid 1740's from Sussex Co. Delaware. Norton served in the last colonial war before the American Revolution (Lord Dunmore's War) in a Rockingham Co. unit under Capt.Benjamin Harrison. He married Eleanor McElwain about 1774. They had nine known children with Agnes being the sixth. Her two younger brothers Jehu Gum and Norton Gum Jr. (see photo section) also came to LaSalle Co. in the 1830's. Norton Gum died in 1789 and his wife Eleanor in 1796. The ancestral Gum line traces to Roger Gum in Sussex Co. Delaware in 1680. Jacob Gum and Sarah Claypoole Norton Gum was the son of Jacob Gum and Sarah Claypoole who came from Lewes, Delaware to settle on Linville Creek in Rockingham Co. about 1745. Their near neighbors were the ancestors of Abraham Lincoln, and the Gums had numerous connections to the Lincoln family for the next hundred years in Virginia, Kentucky and Illinois. Jacob Gum was born about 1715 in Lewes and died at Linville Creek in 1783. Sarah Claypoole is the key ancestor in tracing the lineage to the Plantagenet Kings and earlier historic figures. Sarah was the daughter of Jeremiah Claypoole and Sarah Shepherd and was born in 1719 at Milford in Sussex Co. Delaware. Sarah Claypoole Gum died in 1799. Sarah and Jacob had 9 known children with Norton being the fourth. One son, Claypoole Gum, was killed during the Revolutionary War. The use of the given name Norton came from Sarah's grandfather Norton Claypoole. The name Norton is used by the Claypoole, Gum, and Mackey families from 1620 into the 20th century. Jeremiah Claypoole and Sarah Shepherd Jeremiah Claypoole was born in Sussex Co. Delaware in 1685 and was the son of Norton and Rachel Claypoole. In 1710 he married Sarah Shepherd, the daughter of Hercules Shepheard and Mary Avery. After Sarah's death in the 1730's, Jeremiah Claypoole married Mary Davock Russell. Jeremiah Claypoole died and left an extensive will in which he names his living children: Comfort; Mary; Sarah; Rachel; Joseph; George; Elizabeth; and Jehu. The date of the will is 1745. Jeremiah Claypoole was Justice of the Peace for Sussex Co. in 1726. The Shepheards and Claypooles belonged to St.Peters church in Lewes, Delaware. All of the above children of Jeremiah were born to his first wife Sarah between 1713 and 1730. Sarah Shepheard was the daughter of Hercules Shepheard and Mary Avery and the grand-daughter of Capt. John Avery and his wife Sarah Browne of Rehoboth Bay, Delaware. Norton Claypoole and Rachel With Norton Claypoole we arrive at the first American colonist in tracing the direct line of descent. Norton was c. on Oct. 16, 1640 in London, England to Sir John Claypoole and Mary Angell. He married Rachel about 1670 and arrived in America on the ship "Bachelor's Delight" via Barbados on Feb. 22, 1678. His wife Rachel joined him coming from London in 1681 on the ship "Elvis & Mary", Elisha Bennett master. Norton had spent three years while in transit with his brother Edward in Barbados. Norton and Rachel had six children: John in London in 1672 who died young; James 1673 in London; Mary 1682 in Lewes; Robert in 1683; Jeremiah in 1685; and Elizabeth in 1687. James Claypoole, older brother of Norton, was a Quaker and close associate of William Penn and arrived in the American colonies about four years after Norton. A number of letters exist between the two brothers in Delaware and London before James's arrival in Philadelphia. The descendants of James Claypoole include Betsy Ross and Alfred Vanderbilt. The Pantagenet ancestry, largely unkown to the descendants of Norton Claypoole, was well known to the descendants of James Claypoole in the 19th century. Norton Claypoole owned 2000 acres in Delaware and was elected to the State Legislature in 1686. Norton died at Lewes on May 15th, 1688. Rachel remarried Nehemiah Fields and died Jan. 24, 1718. As no record of their marriage in 1670 is found, Rachel's maiden name is not known. In researching this area, I have investigated a number of theories as to her origin, but to date I have not found any conclusive proof of Rachel's maiden name. With this generation, we end the American portion of the direct line of descent and continue the remaining generations in England. Sir John Claypoole and Mary Angell John Claypoole was c. April 13, 1595, the son of Adam Claypoole and Dorothy Wingfield. He was knighted by Oliver Cromwell, a long time friend and associate. John Claypoole married Mary Angell in London on June 8, 1622. Mary was the daughter of William Angell Esq. and Joanne Povey. The Angell family traces to 1500 in Peakirk, Northamptonshire. Sir John Claypoole and Mary had 14 children, of whom Norton was the 13th born in 1640. Their oldest son John, born in 1623, married Elizabeth, daughter of Oliver Cromwell. Her tomb marker may still be seen at Westminster Abbey, the only Cromwell tomb not removed at the time of the restoration. Sir John Claypoole died in 1664, and Mary Angell on April 10th, 1661. She was buried at Northborough, the ancestral home of the Claypoole family, in the county of Northamptonshire. Adam Claypoole and Dorothy Wingfield The next direct generation were Adam Claypoole and Dorothy Wingfield, who married at Stamford, Lincolnshire on Sept. 30, 1586. Sir John Claypoole was the fourth child of twelve born to the couple.( Adam had more children with his second wife Jane Bird.) Adam Claypoole was the son of Sir James Claypoole and Joan Henson. His father had purchased Northborough Manor in 1572 and was Knighted by Queen Elizabeth in 1583. Sir James Claypoole's monument is in the Claypoole Chapel of Northborough Church. Elizabeth, wife of Oliver Cromwell, is also buried here. Adam Claypoole was educated at Cambridge University and Gray's Inn in London. Dorothy Wingfield, the next pivotal female link in the line, was the daughter of Robert Wingfield and Elizabeth Cecil. Dorothy Wingfield died in 1617, and Adam Claypoole in 1634. The Claypoole manor home is still in existence at Northborough and remains a private residence. (see photo section). Robert Wingfield and Elizabeth Cecil Robert Wingfield was born in 1532, probably at Westhorpe in Suffolk, the son of Robert Wingfield and Margery Quarles. He married Elizabeth Cecil in 1555 at Stamford. He lived at Upton Manor in Northamptonshire, and served as Custodian of Windsor Castle. Robert was also the M.P. for Peterborough during the 14th year of Elizabeth's reign. Upton had been granted to his father by Henry VIII. The children of Robert Wingfield and Elizabeth Cecil were: Robert; John; Richard; Peregrine; Dorothy; Cecil and Elizabeth. Robert Wingfield died March 31, 1580 and was buried at Upton on Apr. 2, 1580. The Wingfield family lineage traces to the mid-13th century in Suffolk. ntbl Elizabeth Cecil was born about 1535, and was the daughter of Richard Cecil and Jane Heckington. Her brother, Sir William Cecil, was the well known Lord Burghley of Queen Elizabeth's reign. The Cecil family rise to great prominence in Tudor England began with David Cecil, the grandfather of Elizabeth, who fought at Bosworth with the soon- to- be King Henry VII. After the death of Robert Wingfield, Elizabeth married Hugh Allington. She was buried at Tinwell Church in Rutland Dec.6 in 1611. While visiting the site, I found her tomb in the wall at Tinwell Church behind a moveable pew. It is in beautiful condition, and shows the arms of Wingfield, Cecil and Allington in full detail of colors. (see photo section). Robert Wingfield and Margery Quarles Robert Wingfield was born about 1491, as the second and last child of Sir Henry Wingfield and Elizabeth Rokes at Orford, Suffolk. Elizabeth was a late and second marriage for his father, who was likely about fifty when Robert was born. Robert Wingfield was Ducal Auditor for Charles Brandon, the Duke of Suffolk. Brandon was married to Mary, sister of Henry VIII. Robert lived at the Brandon Estate at Westhorpe, Suffolk for many years as did his widowed mother. Robert Wingfield married Margery Quarles about 1522. She was the daughter of John Quarles and Amy Plumsted, who both had long lines of ancestry in Norfolk. Robert Wingfield was granted the Manor of Upton by Henry VIII, and later served as a member of Parliament for two terms. Thomas Wingfield, older brother of Robert, was Captain of Deal Castle during the reign of Henry VIII. Robert Wingfield died at Upton on Feb. 2, 1576 at quite old age. Camden mentions Robert Wingfield as being of "great age" when he visited Upton Manor. He also comments on the lovely gardens and grounds at Upton. In the letters of Robert Cecil, a reference is also made to the old age of Robert Wingfield of Upton. Margery Quarles died some time before 1574. Upton Chapel still exists on the property, but only a fragment of the original Manor buildings remain. Upton originally was in the possesion of Eleanor of Castile, and was property of the crown through Henry VIII. Sir Henry Wingfield and Elizabeth Rokes Henry Wingfield was born about 1440 at Letheringham, Suffolk to Sir Robert Wingfield and his wife Elizabeth Goushill. He was one of the youngest of their 12 children. Sir Henry Wingfield was Knighted along with his brother Thomas at the Battle of Tewksbury during the Wars of the Roses. They fought in the Battle Wing under the command of the Duke of Gloucester (later King Richard III), and were Knighted by King Edward IV on May 5, 1471. Sir Henry became Governor of Orford Castle in Suffolk and died there on May 6, 1494. He was buried in the Chancel of the Friars at Orford, which can be seen today only as a ruin. Henry's first wife was Alice Seckford, widow of George Seckford, whom he was married to for many years. Sometime after 1480, he married Elizabeth Rokes, daughter of Sir Thomas Rokes of Fawley, Bucks. The ancestry of the Rokes family traces to Edward Rokes in the 13th century in Yorkshire. The only children mentioned in Sir Henry Wingfield's will (written Feb. 1494), are his two young sons Thomas and Robert born to Elizabeth Rokes. Elizabeth died about 1530, and was buried at Westhorpe Church. Her once existing monument was not found on a visit in 1991. Sir Robert Wingfield and Elizabeth Goushill Sir Robert Wingfield was born c. 1395 at Letheringham, Suffolk. His parents were Robert Wingfield and Elizabeth Russell. Letheringham had come into the possesion of this branch of the family through a marriage to a Bovile heiress in the mid-14th century. Sir Robert Wingfield was Knighted by King Henry VI in 1426. He served as an M.P. for Suffolk 1427-1439, and as Steward to the Duke of Norfolk. The earliest documented Wingfield is John de Wyngefeld in the Calender of Patent Rolls in 1279. He is closely connected or possibly related to the Braiose (Breus) family. Sir Robert Wingfield died in 1454 and left an extensive will. He was buried at Letheringham Church in a large monumental tomb with his wife. Much of the church was destroyed in the 18th century, and only a small portion remains today containing two Wingfield Brasses. Elizabeth Goushill, the wife of Robert, was the daugher of Sir Robert Goushill and Elizabeth FitzAlan. She was born at Hoveringham, Nottinghamshire in 1402. She died sometime before 1454, and was buried at Letheringham. Elizabeth Goushill had two direct lines of descent to the Plantagenet Kings through her mother Elizabeth FitzAlan. Through Elizabeth Goushill and her sister Joan, many Americans including Franklin D. Roosevelt find their direct Plantagenet ancestry. Sir Robert Goushill and Elizabeth FitzAlan Sir Robert Goushill was born in 1362 at Hoveringham, Nottinghamshire, and was the son of Nicholas Goushill. He was Knighted for gallantry at the Battle of Shrewsbury in 1403, and died shortly after, being battle wounded and then murdered by a servant. (Both Sir Robert Goushill and his father Sir Nicholas Goushill appear by name in Shakespeare's play "King Henry IV"). The Goushill line can be traced back to an earlier Robert Goushill born c. 1130. Sir Robert Goushill married the widowed Duchess of Norfolk, Elizabeth FitzAlan, in 1401. The couple had two daughters, Joan who married Thomas Stanley, and Elizabeth who married Robert Wingfield. Robert Goushill was the third of four husbands of Elizabeth FitzAlan, the others being Sir William de Montagu, Thomas Mowbry who was Duke of Norfolk, and after the death of Robert Goushill, Sir Gerald Usflete. Elizabeth FitzAlan was born about 1368, and was the daughter of Richard FitzAlan, Earl of Arundel, and his wife Elizabeth Bohun. Through her mother, Elizabeth FitzAlan is descended from King Edward I (the line we will follow). Through her father, she is descended from Edmund Plantagenet, brother of Edward I, both being sons of King Henry III and Eleanor of Provence. Elizabeth FitzAlan died on July 8, 1425. Richard FitzAlan and Elizabeth de Bohun With the FitzAlan and Bohun lines, we enter two of the major families of Medieval England with extensive and well documented pedigrees. Richard FitzAlan III, 10th Earl of Arundel, was born in 1346, the son of Richard FitzAlan II and his wife Eleanor Plantagenet. Eleanor was the great-grandaughter of Henry III. Richard FitzAlan III married Elizabeth de Bohun in 1359, and the couple had seven children before Elizabeth's death on April 3, 1385. Elizabeth de Bohun was the daughter of William de Bohun, Earl of Northampton, and his wife Elizabeth de Badlesmere. Richard FitzAlan was beheaded in London on Sept. 21, 1397, and was buried at the Church of the Friars in London. (Arundel Castle, ancestral home of the Fitz-Alans, is in the photo section). The next line of our direct connection will be continued through the de Bohun family. William de Bohun and Elizabeth de Badlesmere William de Bohun, Earl of Northampton, was one of the major military figures of the English armies during the Hundred Years War. He commanded one of the three divisions under King Edward III at the great English victory at Crecy in 1346. He also commanded the English army at the battle of Morlaix in 1342. He was later created Knight of the Garter by Edward III. He married Elizabeth de Badlesmere, daughter of Bartholomew de Badlesmere, in 1335. William de Bohun died Sept. 16, 1360, and was buried at Walden Abbey in Essex. He was born c. 1310, one of twin sons, to Humphrey de Bohun VIII, 4th Earl of Hereford and Essex. William de Bohun's mother was ELIZABETH PLANTAGENET, daughter of King Edward I and Eleanor of Castile. King Edward I and Eleanor of Castile Elizabeth Plantagenet was born in August of 1282 at Rhuddlan Castle in North Wales. Her father, King Edward I, was on a millitary campaign in Wales, and Queen Eleanor had accompanied him, as was her custom. Elizabeth Plantagenet was first married to John I, Count of Holland, in 1297. After his death, she married Humphrey de Bohun on Nov. 14th, 1302. Although never done in continental royalty, a few daughters of the English Plantagenet Kings did marry commoners, such as in the case of Elizabeth. This fact is what permits any of the commoners of today to have a royal line of descent. Elizabeth had 6 sons and 4 daughters with Humphrey de Bohun, which included the twins William and Edward. Close to the same age, Elizabeth had a strong sibling relationship with her brother Edward, later to be the ill-fated King Edward II. Elizabeth Plantagenet died c. May 5, 1316, and was buried at Walden Priory in Essex. King Edward I was born on June 17th, 1239, the son of King Henry III and Eleanor of Provence. He acceded to the throne on Nov. 16th, 1272. During Edward's long reign, he became the outstanding English king of the middle ages. He married Eleanor, daughter of King Ferdinand III of Castile and Leon, at Las Huelgas in 1254. Edward and Eleanor had 14 children, with Elizabeth being the 12th, and the future Edward II the 13th. Eleanor of Castile died in 1290; and after her funeral procession from Lincolnshire marked by the famous Eleanor Crosses, she was buried in London at Westminster Abbey. Edward I later married Margaret of France as his second wife in 1299. While on a military campaign against the Scots, Edward I died July 7th, 1307, at the border site of Burgh-on-the-Sands near Carlisle. He also was buried at Westminster Abbey. The tombs of Edward and Eleanor can be visited at the Abbey to the present day. Epilogue With King Edward I and Eleanor of Castile, the Plantagenet ancestry continues to many of the famous historical figures of Europe during the Middle Ages. Such direct ancestors include: King Henry II, King John, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Geoffrey Plantagenet, Saint Margaret of Scotland, King Alfonso Henrique of Portugal, William the Conqueror, Alfred the Great, and Charlemagne. Armorial Families Collage of Arms prepared by Bruce Morrison displaying earlier ancestal armorial families of the Mackey and Gum lines discussed in the web site. Includes arms of Claypoole, Wingfield, Goushill, Boville, Russell, Rokes, Hastings, Cecil, Angell, Povey, Glanville, Honeypot, and others. Bruce Morrison ntbl 3488 Elmendorf Way Lexington, Ky. 40517 ntbl October 26, 2000 Copyright 2000-2010 A genealogical study of the medieval Giffard (Gifford) of Yester family from Hugh Giffard born circa 1130 to the four Giffard heiresses of the 14th century. Yester castle is near the East Lothian village of Gifford and includes the famous Goblin Hall. Giffard (Gifford) of Yester descendants include the prominent families of Hay, Boyd, Maxwell, and McDowell. BIRTH: Also shown as Born Of, , Lancashire, England. BIRTH: Also shown as Born Abt 1322 ~BAPTISM: Also shown as Baptized 14 May 1992, TORON. ~ENDOWMENT: Also shown as Endowed 28 Jul 1992, TORON.