Elizabeth Wingfield, Lady Brandon

Ancestor of George Bush

From https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146260080/elizabeth-brandon

Elizabeth was the daughter of Sir Robert Wingfield and Elizabeth Goushill. She was born in Leatheringham, Suffolk, England about 1438. Her first husband was Lord Male Paulet. [??] He must have died before January 1462, because that is when she married Sir William Brandon, knight. At his death, he was the owner of the manor of St. Mary Cray in Downe, Kent. He came to the manor through Elizabeth. I say that for this reason. There were two daughters in the family named Margaret, called “the elder” and “the younger”. This usually occurred when the father had more than one wife, and named a child from each marriage with the same name. When Sir William died, Margaret “the younger” inherited the manor. Unusual, except if the father had come to own the manor by virtue of marriage with the previous owners daughter. In that case, only offspring from that marriage could inherit the manor. Elizabeth Wingfield Brandon mentions in her will, daughters Elizabeth Leventhorp, Anne Sydney, Eleanor Glemham, Margaret Lovel, Katherine Gourney. The younger Margaret is not mentioned, possibly because she had already died. Elizabeth died on April 28, 1497, probably at St. Mary Cray. She was buried in the churchyard of St. Mary the Virgin Church there. This church has become, through conolidation, St. Mary with St Paulina’s in Bromley, Greater London.

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William Brandon left a will dated 9 April 1491, proved 17 Nov. 1491. Sir William Brandon's will was composed in 1475, before the marriage of his youngest daughters. He mentions Mary, Anne, Margaret the elder, Margaret the younger, and Katherine. Daughters Eleanor and Elizabeth are not mentioned as they were already married

Will

Will of Elizabeth Lady Brandon; My body to be buried as near as may be to the tomb of my late husband Sir William Brandon. I bequeath my manor of Cravens, in Henham, to Sir Robert Brandon, my son, and the heirs male of his body; remainder to Thomas Brandon, my son; remainder to William Brandon, nephew to the said Thomas; remainder to Charles Brandon, brother to the said William; remainder to Ann, sister to the said Charles; remainder to Elizabeth Lenthorp, aunt to the said Ann, my daughter; remainder to Eleanor Glenham, my daughter; remainder to Ann Sidney, my daughter; remainder to Thomas Brandon, my son; remainder to Dame Margaret Lovell, my daughter; remainder to Katherine Gurney, my daughter; remainder to Ann Loveday, my daughter; remainder to Eleanor Sidney, daughter of Anne Sidney; remainder to the right heirs of Sir William Brandon. Proved 8th May, 1497.

References

• http://www.thepeerage.com/p333.htm cites
• BP2003 volume 2, page 3199. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
• Nicolas, Nicholas Harris Esq.Testamenta Vetusta: Being Illustrations from Wills, of Manners, Customs, etc., Volume 2. London, Nichols and Son., pg. 432