John Tyrrell (died 1437)

Sir John Tyrrell (c. 1382 – 2 April 1437)^[1] lord of the manor of Heron in the parish of East Horndon, Essex, was Knight of the Shire for Essex, Speaker of the House of Commons, and Treasurer of the Royal Household.

Origins

John Tyrrell was the eldest son of Walter Tyrrell^[1] of Avon Tyrrell, Hampshire, by his wife Eleanor Flambard (d. 29 March 1422), daughter and heiress of Edmund Flambard of Shepreth, Cambridgeshire, by his wife Elizabeth FitzRalph, daughter of Richard FitzRalph.^[1][2][3] After the death of Walter Tyrrell, Eleanor remarried to Sir Nicholas Haute (1357–c. 1415), MP, of Wadden Hall in Waltham, Kent.^[4][5]

John was the grandson and heir of Sir Thomas Tyrrell (d.1382)^[6] who was buried at Downham, Essex, in 1382, and was survived by his wife, Alice.^[1][3]

Brothers

John Tyrrell had the following four brothers:^[7]

• Edward Tyrrell (d. 17 December 1442),^[8][1] Esquire, of Downham, who married Anne Pashley, widow of John Bassingbourne and daughter of Sir Robert Pashley by his wife Philippe Sergeaux (sister-in-law of Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford).^[9] By his wife Anne, Edward Tyrrell had the following progeny:^[8][2]
  • Edward Tyrrell, who died without issue.^[5]
  • John Tyrrell, illegitimate son.^[10]
  • Philippe Tyrrell, daughter, who married, before 1446-7, Thomas Cornwallis (d. 26 May 1484) of Brome, Suffolk, by whom she had four sons and a daughter.^[11]
  • Margaret Tyrrell, who married Robert Mounteney.^[8][5][2]
• Richard Tyrrell;
• Thomas Tyrrell;
• William Tyrrell, who died before 1442,

Sisters

He probably also had a sister:

• Elizabeth Tyrrell, who married, as his second wife, Sir William Lisle (d.1442), illegitimate son of Robert Lisle, 3rd Baron Lisle (d.1399).^[5][12]

Career

John Tyrrell was appointed High Sheriff of Essex and Hertfordshire in 1413 and again in 1423. He was elected knight of the shire for Essex 12 times between 1411 and 1437 and once for Hertfordshire in 1427. He was elected Speaker of the House of Commons three times, in 1421, 1429 and 1437.

In 1427 he was appointed steward of Clare in Suffolk and Thaxted in Essex, during the minority of Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York, and chief steward of the Duchy of Lancaster north of Trent.^[1] He was a member of King Henry VI's council in France in 1431. He was knighted in 1431 and in May of that year was appointed Treasurer of the Royal Household, a post he held until his death.^[1]

Armorials

The Tyrrell arms are Argent, two chevronels azure, a border engrailed gules. The family motto is Sans crainte.^[1]

Marriages and progeny

John Tyrrell married twice:

First marriage

He married firstly at some time before 1411 to Alice Coggeshall (d.1422), daughter and co-heiress of Sir William Coggeshall^[1][13] (by his wife Antiocha Hawkwood, daughter and heiress of Sir John Hawkwood,^[14][15]) by whom he had five surviving sons^[1] and four daughters,^[16] including:

• Sir Thomas Tyrrell (c. 1411 – 28 March 1477) of Heron, eldest son and heir not only to his father^[1][13] but also to his uncle Edward Tyrrell (d.1442). He married Anne Marney, daughter of Sir William Marney (d. 21 or 24 August 1414) by his wife Elizabeth Sergeaux, by whom he had four sons and two daughters:^[1]
  • Sir William Tyrrell, slain at the Battle of Barnet in 1471, who married firstly Eleanor Darcy, by whom he had a son, Sir Thomas Tyrrell (c. 1453–1512).^[17][18] He married secondly to Eleanor Hungerford;^[19][20]
  • Humphrey Tyrrell (died c. 1507), Esquire, who married firstly Isabel Helion, and secondly Elizabeth Walwin;
  • Sir Robert Tyrrell (d.1508), who married firstly Christian Hartshorn,^[21] and secondly to a certain Elizabeth, whose surname is unknown.
  • Thomas Tyrrell (died 26 March 1476), esquire, who married Elizabeth Bruyn (d. March 1494), who later remarried to Sir William Brandon (d.1485), by whom she was the mother of Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk.^{[22][23][24][25]}
  • Anne Tyrrell, who married John Darcy
  • Elizabeth Tyrrell (d. after 1487), who married firstly Sir Robert Darcy (d. 2 November 1469), and secondly, Richard Haute (d. 8 April 1487), Esquire.^{[26][27][28][5][29]}
• William Tyrrell of Gipping, Suffolk, beheaded on Tower Hill 23 February 1462, who married Margaret Darcy, by whom he was the father of Sir James Tyrrell.^[1]
• William Tyrrell (died c. 1471) of Beeches in Rawreth, Essex, who married firstly Anne Fitz Simon, the daughter of William Fitz Simon, and secondly Philippa Thornbury, the daughter of John Thornbury.^[1][30]

Second marriage

John Tyrrell married secondly at some time before 1427^[31] to Katherine Burgate (d. after 1436), the widow successively of Robert Stonham (died 1397), of Stonham Aspal, Suffolk,^[32] and John Spencer (died 1417), of Banham, Norfolk,^[33] and daughter and co-heiress of Sir William Burgate (d. 24 July 1409) of Burgate, Suffolk, by his wife Eleanor Visdelou, daughter of Sir Thomas Visdelou,^[1][34] by whom he had a daughter.^[16]

References

1. Horrox 2004.
2. Moriarty 1955, pp. 17–31.
3. Knighton 2003, pp. 107–9.
4. Haute, Sir Nicholas (1357-c. 1415), of Wadden Hall in Waltham, Kent, History of Parliament Retrieved 17 July 2013.
5. Jacob 1938, pp. 628–36.
6. The History of Parliament states that John Tyrrell was the nephew of Sir Thomas Tyrrell (d.1382); however Horrox states that this is an error, and that John Tyrrell was the grandson of Sir Thomas Tyrrell (d.1382).
7. According to the will of his younger brother, Edward Tyrrell (d. 17 December 1442),^[8][1] Esquire, of Downham
8. Richardson II 2011, p. 19.
9. Philippe Sergeaux's sister, Alice Sergeaux (1386–1452), married Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford, by whom she was the mother of John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford; Richardson IV 2011, p. 271.
10. Matthews, Helen Sarah. "Illegitimacy and English Landed Society c.1285-c.1500, PhD thesis, University of London" (PDF). pp. 109, 258. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
11. Richardson II 2011, p. 20.
12. Lisle, Sir William (d.1442), of Waterperry, Oxfordshire, and Great Wilbraham, Cambridgeshire Retrieved 18 July 2013.
13. Richardson I 2011, p. 14.
14. King I 1865, p. 78-9.
15. According to Leader, the marriage of Sir William Coggeshall and Antiocha Hawkwood is not documented; Leader 1889, p. 307.
16. Roskell & Woodger 1993.
17. Ross 2011, p. 237.
18. Sir Thomas Tyrrell (c. 1453–1510?) married firstly Anne Devereux, daughter of Walter Devereux, 1st Baron Ferrers of Chartley (c. 1432–1485), and secondly Beatrix Cokayne (d.1513), widow of John Sutton of London, and daughter of John Cockayne of Derbyshire; Horrox 2004
19. Richardson II 2011, p. 502.
20. Richardson III 2011, p. 62.
21. According to King, pp. 175–7, her name was Christian Harleston
22. Gunn 1988, pp. 46–7.
23. Richardson I 2011, p. 298.
24. Richardson II 2011, pp. 359–60.
25. Burke 1834, p. 205.
26. Fleming 2004.
27. Richardson I 2011, pp. 14–15.
28. Richardson III 2011, pp. 216–17.
29. Metcalfe 1878, pp. 300–301.
30. King I 1865, pp. 85–87.
31. 1427 date of lawsuit
32. Stonham, Robert (d.1455), of Stonhams in Rattlesden, Suffolk and Dillington, Huntingdonshire, History of Parliament Retrieved 17 July 2013.
33. Spencer, John (d.1417), of Banham, Norfolk and Burgate, Suffolk, History of Parliament Retrieved 17 July 2013.
34. Burgate, Sir William (d.1409), of Burgate, Suffolk, History of Parliament Retrieved 17 July 2013.

Sources

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• Burke, John (1834). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland. I. London: Henry Colburn. p. 205. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
• Fleming, Peter (2004). "Haute family (per. c.1350–1530)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/52786. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
• Gunn, S.J. (1988). Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk c.1484–1545. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. pp. 46–7.
• Horrox, Rosemary (2004). "Tyrell family (per. c.1304–c.1510)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/52799. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
• Jacob, E.F., ed. (1938). The Register of Henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury 1414–1443. II. Oxford: Clarendon Press. pp. 628–36.
• King, H.W. (1865). "Ancient Wills". Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society. Colchester: Essex and West Suffolk Gazette. III: 75–94. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
• King, H.W. (1865). "Ancient Wills". Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society. Colchester: Essex and West Suffolk Gazette. III, Part IV: 167–97. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
• Knighton, C.S., ed. (2003). Calendar of Inquisitions Miscellaneous 1422–1485. VIII. Woodbridge, Suffolk: The Boydell Press. pp. 107–9. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
• Leader, Scott, trans. (1889). Sir John Hawkwood (L. Acuto), Story of A Condottiere, Translated From The Italian of John Temple-Leader, Esq. & Sig. Giuseppe Marcotti. London: T. Fisher Unwin. p. 307. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
• Metcalfe, Walter C., ed. (1878). The Visitations of Essex. XIII. London: Harleian Society. pp. 111, 300–301. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
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External links

• Will of Sir Thomas Tyrrell of Essex, proved 11 June 1477, PROB 11/6/417, National Archives Retrieved 19 June 2013
• Will of Humphrey Tyrrell of East Thornton, Essex, proved 14 October 1507, PROB 11/15/580, National Archives Retrieved 20 July 2013
• Coggeshall, Sir William (1358–1426), of Codham Hall and Coggeshall, Essex, History of Parliament Retrieved 20 July 2013
• Haute, William (d.1462), of Bishopsbourne, Kent, History of Parliament Retrieved 20 July 2013
• Darcy, Robert (d.1448), of Maldon, Essex, History of Parliament Retrieved 20 July 2013