Seventh Generation

7-1 Thomas SALISBURY, son of Henry Salisbury and Anne Curtis, married Ellen Done.

“Thomas Salusbury, better known as Thomas Salusbury hen to distinguish him from a cousin of the same name who resided near Lleweni.”

Salisburies of Lleweni, http://members.aol.com/dalesman/wales3.htm

7-2 Ellen Done, daughter of Sir John Done.

7-3 Thomas STANLEY (1^st Earl of Derby), son of Thomas Stanley and Joan Goushill, was born in 1435 of Lathom, Lancashire, England. He died on 28 Jul 1504 in Lathom, Lancashire, England. He was buried in Priory, Burscough, Lancashire, England. He married Eleanor NEVILLE after 10 May 1457.

“ Lord Stanley had been in favour with Edward IV, whom the Countess of Richmond also had recognized as king; they both, in all probability, would have remained loyal to his son had Gloucester's sudden action not taken them by surprise. Stanley was present at the famous Council meeting in the Tower on the 13th June, which was supposed to discuss the coronation of Edward V, when Richard began by chatting pleasantly about strawberries, and then, having left the room for half an hour or so, came back in a furious rage, professed to have discovered a plot against his life, called in his men- at- arms, had Lord Hastings seized and beheaded on the spot with out trial before dinner-time, and arrested Lord Stanley, Morton Bishop of Ely, and the Archbishop of York. Stanley was hit on the head by a soldier in the melee, and only saved his life by falling under the table. Although he and his family gained a reputation for their success in keeping out of hot water, 'the Lord Thomas' must have found it unpleasantly warm on that occasion, and his loyalty to Richard III was naturally a little shaky afterwards. He was kept a prisoner in the Tower for some weeks, and then Richard, having been proclaimed King, bethought him that a few powerful friends might be useful; he went in state to the Tower, released Stanley, reappointed him Steward of the Royal Household, and summoned him and the Countess of Richmond to attend his coronation in two days time.”

“A brief biography is given by A.W.Moore in Manx Note Book vol 11 p101/2. However this brief account does not really do justice to an adroit key player in the volatile political situation of the civil war known as the Wars of the Roses. Following the unexpected death of Edward IV in 1483 Richard of Gloucester effectively seized power and Sir Thomas became one of his prominent supporters. His first wife had died some 10 years before and in 1482 he had married Margaret Beaufort - effectively a marriage of convenience for both as she brought status to Sir Thomas whilst he provided some security in a volatile world. Whilst he supported Richard she was conspiring with Buckingham to have her son, Henry of Richmond by her first marriage to Edmund Tudor, return to England and challenge Richard. Richard became aware of the conspiracy and had Buckingham executed and Lady Stanley taken a prisoner. Thomas's loyalty however prevented his wife from attainment and in fact he was rewarded with estates confiscated from Thomas Grey. In 1485 Richard sensed further trouble from the Tudor camp and posted various trusted men to watch the coast for an invasion fleet. Sir Thomas after helping sign a three year truce with the Scots to forestal any alliance between them and the Tudors requested permission in July to return home - Richard granted this but required that his son, George Strange, be sent to court, then at Nottingham, in his stead. In early August Henry landed at Milford Haven upon which news Richard ordered Thomas Stanley to come to Nottingham with his army. As before the Stanley judgement as to the winning side caused Thomas to delay, feigning sickness. Thomas's younger brother William secretly met Henry and committed his own men; William arranged for Thomas to met his stepson Henry at which meeting Thomas explained his stratagem whereby he would appear to fall back before Henry's advance only to throw in his army at the last moment. On the 22nd August the decisive battle was fought at Bosworth field; Richard was at this time suspicious of Thomas Stanley but his hostage son George had convinced Richard that Thomas was still loyal. Thomas Stanley's forces remained on the edge and upon Richard's threat that he would execute George unless Thomas declare for him, replied that he had other sons and would not respond to blackmail. Henry Percy would also appear to have played a similar role to Lord Stanley - nominally in charge of the rearguard he kept his troops out of the fray. When the battle appeared to move in Henry's way Lord Stanley made a flank attack on Richard's troops and claimed after the battle that this last-minute intervention had turned the battle. With Henry's victory Lord Stanley whose wife was now Queen Mother had high expectations at court. Henry rewarded him by creating him (and heirs male of his body issuing for ever) Earl of Derby on 27th October 1485 - the title was not new but had lapsed to the Crown in the 13C when the Ferrers family conspired against Henry III. ”

7-4 Eleanor NEVILLE, daughter of Richard Neville and Alice Montagu,was born about 1438 of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. She died in 1504. She was buried in St. James Garlickhithe, London, Middlesex, England.

7-5 John LESTRANGE was born on 20 May 1444 of Knockyn, Shropshire, England. He died on 16 Oct 1479. He was buried in Hillingdon, Middlesex, England. He married Jacquetta WYDEVILLE about 1462 in Grafton, Northamptonshire, England.

7-6 Jacquetta WYDEVILLE, daughter of Richard Wydeville and Jacquette de Luxembourg,was born about 1444 of Grafton, Northamptonshire, England. She died before 1479. She was buried in Hillingdon, Middlesex, England.

7-7 William HASTINGS, Leonard Hastings and Alice Camoys, was born about 1431 of Kirby, Leicestershire, England. He was christened in Donington Castle, Leicestershire, England. He died on 13 Jun 1483 in London. He was buried in St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England. He married Catherine NEVILLE on 6 Feb 1461 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.

“The career of Hastings was to a large extent mapped out for him by his ancestors for they were enthusiastic and fervent supporters of the House of York and so Lord William Hastings spent his life in the service of the Yorkist party and it was his great tragedy after working so hard for them that he should be put to death by a Yorkist King Richard III. Soon after receiving his knighthood, Hastings was appointed Chamberlain of the Royal Household, an appointment which showed how valuable the King regarded his services and an appointment which made Hastings very powerful, since he now controlled all business brought before the King, including the hearing of petitions, and Hastings remained in this office throughout Edward IV's reign. The high position which Hastings now occupied in the Kingdom enabled him to marry an important and wealthy widow, Katharine Nevill, the sister of the Earl of Warwick and the widow of Lord, Bonville, Lord Harrington. Meanwhile, Hastings realised that in the unsettled days of bastard feudalism it was necessary for him to build up his territorial power to equate his political pretensions. Hence, throughout Edward IV's reign he was steadily acquiring manors, castles and offices in the Midlands.”

“William, born in 1430 was a supporter of the Yorkist cause and fought in successful battles including Mortimer's Cross (1461) for the Yorkists against the Lancastrians. He was a devoted servant and friend to the young Earl of March, later to be crowned Edward IV. He became chamberlain of the Royal Household, Master of the Mint and held many other notable offices, some of them in the Midlands. In 1462, after he led a division to victory in the Battle of Barnet, he was knighted and appointed Lieutenant of Calais. In 1474 Lord Hastings received a licence to fortify three houses across the Midlands, at Ashby, Kirby Muxloe and Bagworth.Being a man of great wealth and integrity he could well afford these building projects and could indulge his love of fine houses by employing highly skilled workmen and quality materials. Edward IV's untimely death at the age of 40 in April 1483 significantly affected the future building of kirby Castle. This left William in a precarious position with his patron and protector dead. As he was intensely disliked by the Queen, Elizabeth Woodville, he supported the appointment of Richard, Duke of Gloucester, as sole protector to the new 12 year-old king Edward the V. William's loyalty to the son of the old king was irreproachable and for this reason he was an obstacle to Richard's ambition to seize the throne from his nephew. Thus he was beheaded without a trial on June 14th 1483 (only two months after the death of Edward IV). Mancini, a Roman scholar commented: "Thus fell Hastings, killed not by those enemies he had always feared, but by a friend whom he never doubted".”

“Richard, Duke of Gloucester arrested Hastings on a false charge of treason on the 13th June 14831 and had him beheaded without trial the same day in the Tower of London. He is buried in St. George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire.”

7-8 Catherine NEVILLE, daughter of Richard Neville and Alice Montagu,was born about 1442 of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. She died after 25 Mar 1504. She was buried in Ashby De La Zouch, Leicestershire, England.

7-9 Thomas HUNGERFORD (Knight), Robert Hungerford and Eleanor de Moleyns,was born about 1437 in Farleigh, Berkshire, England. He died on 18 Jan 1468/1469 in Bymerton near Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. He was buried in Farleigh Castle Chapel, Farleigh Hungerford, Somersetshire, England. He married Anne PERCY.

7-10 Anne PERCY was born about 1454 of Yorkshire, England. She died on 5 Jul 1522. She was buried on 9 Jul 1522 in St Margaret, Westminster, Middlesex, England.

7-11 Robert HOWARD (Sir), Knight of the Garter. He was born in 1385 in Stoke Neyland, Suffolk, England. He died on 1 Apr 1437. He married Margaret de MOWBRAY about 1414.

“Sir Thomas Hungerford (d. 1469), was attainted and executed for attempting the restoration of Henry VI.”

7-12 Margaret de MOWBRAY (Lady) was born about 1387 in Norfolk, England. She died on 8 Jul 1425.

"Lady Margaret Mowbray married in 1420 at Leicester Sir Robert Howard, Knight. As eventual co-heiress (with her sister Lady Isabel) of the Mowbrays, her son Sir John Howard, Knight, was created Duke of Norfolk and Earl Marshal, so becoming ancestor of the illustrious house of Howard, Dukes of Norfolk. It was from this line that came Catherine Howard, wife of Henry VIII. Heiress of the Mowbrays. With this marriage to Lady Margaret Mowbray, begins the great record of the Howards, for through her they heired titles and estates innumerable."

7-13 William MOLEYNS (Baron) was born on 7 Jan 1377/1378 in St Stephen's, London, Middlesex, England. He died on 8 Jun 1425. He was buried in Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, England. He married Margery WHALESBOROUGH before 29 Sep 1405 in Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, England.

7-14 Margery WHALESBOROUGH was born about 1381 of London, Middlesex, England. She died on 26 Mar 1439 in Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, England. She was buried in Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, England.