Ancestors of Sir Norman L. Gray

22068. Robert GOSNOLD, son of Robert GOSNOLD and Agnes HILL, was born in 1512 in Otley, Suffolk, England and died before 11 Oct 1559.

Robert married Mary VESEY. Mary was born in 1516 in Hadleigh, Suffolk, England and died before 11 Oct 1559 in Otley, Suffolk, England.

22069. Mary VESEY, daughter of Sir Robert VESEY and Katherine FROTH, was born in 1516 in Hadleigh, Suffolk, England and died before 11 Oct 1559 in Otley, Suffolk, England.

Mary married Robert GOSNOLD. Robert was born in 1512 in Otley, Suffolk, England and died before 11 Oct 1559.

22070. William NAUNTON, son of Thomas NAUNTON and Emma TAYE, was born in 1509 in Alderton, Suffolk, England and died in Leatherton Abbey, Suffolk, England.

William married Elizabeth WINGFIELD in 1530 in Suffolk County, England. Elizabeth was born in 1515 in Leatherington Abbey, Suffolk, England.

Elizabeth married William NAUNTON in 1530 in Suffolk County, England. William was born in 1509 in Alderton, Suffolk, England and died in Leatherton Abbey, Suffolk, England.

22528. James DAVYS, son of Unknown DAVYS and Unknown, was born in 1535 in Acton-Turville, Gloucestershire, England and died on 8 May 1595 in Acton-Turville, Gloucestershire, England at age 60.

James married Agnes CHANDLER in 1592 in Wiltshire, England. Agnes was born in 1576 in Wiltshire, England and died on 9 Jul 1589 in Acton-Turville, Gloucestershire, England at age 13.

22529. Agnes CHANDLER was born in 1576 in Wiltshire, England and died on 9 Jul 1589 in Acton-Turville, Gloucestershire, England at age 13.

Agnes married James DAVYS in 1592 in Wiltshire, England. James was born in 1535 in Acton-Turville, Gloucestershire, England and died on 8 May 1595 in Acton-Turville, Gloucestershire, England at age 60.

22652. John DAVIS was born about 1562 in Action-Turville, Gloucester, England and died on 4 Nov 1626 in Action-Turville, Gloucester, England about age 64.

22664. Thomas SAWYER, son of Sir Edmund SAWYER and Unknown, was born in 1556 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England and died in Norfolk, England.

22684. Richard BATT, son of John BATT and Elizabeth LEWEN, was born in 1571 in Devizes, Wiltshire, England and died on 11 Feb 1612 at age 41.

Richard married Agnes DANYELL in 1595 in Wiltshire, England. Agnes was born in 1572 in Devizes, Wiltshire, England and died on 11 Feb 1612 in England at age 40.

22685. Agnes DANYELL, daughter of Peter DANIELS and Anne MAINWARING, was born in 1572 in Devizes, Wiltshire, England and died on 11 Feb 1612 in England at age 40.

Agnes married Richard BATT in 1595 in Wiltshire, England. Richard was born in 1571 in Devizes, Wiltshire, England and died on 11 Feb 1612 at age 41.

23008. Nicholas DANFORTH, son of Paul DANFORTH and KATHERYNE UNKNOWN, was born in 1530 in Framlingham, Suffolk County, England and died in 1583 in Framlingham, Suffolk County, England at age 53.

Research Notes: Ipswich Wills, Archives, Suffolk
Book 30, Folio 606
"I Nicholas Derneford of Framlingham. To Alice, my wife, the half profits of my houses and grounds at Castell, except Baldings Close and the house there. Also one piece of free ground in Ufford. Son, Thomas, to have the lease of Baldings Close. Daughters, Anne,Margaret,Elizabeth, Olive Smalledge. Son in law William Smallage. To Anne Derneford daughter of my brother Robert 6s.8d. To Anne daughter of my brother Richard, 5s. Son Thomas to be executor. Brother Robert and Brother in law William Jordan, Supervisors. Witness- Thomas Riches and Anne Williams
Proved 17 Feb 1585/1586
Nov. 1530 Death of Cardinal Wolsey
Nov 4, 1530 Thomas Wolsey is arrested for high treason.
Nov 29, 1530 Thomas Wolsey dies at Leicester while enroute to London to be executed.
Feb. 11, 1531 Parliament makes Henry VIII Supreme Head of the Church in England
Jul. 14, 1531 Henry separates from Katherine and banishes her from court
May 16, 1532 Sir Thomas More resigns as Lord Chancellor.
Sep. 1, 1532 Anne Boleyn created Marquis of Pembroke
Nov 15, 1532 Pope Clement VII threatens Henry VIII with excommunication if he does not leave Anne Boleyn
Queen Anne Boleyn
Jan 25, 1533 S ecret marriage of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn
Mar 30, 1533 Thomas Cranmer is appointed Archbishop of Canterbury.
May 23, 1533 Archbishop Cranmer declares the marriage of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon to be invalid
Jun 1, 1533 Coronation of Anne Boleyn
Jun 24, 1533 Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, born.
Jun 25, 1533 Mary Tudor, younger sister of Henry VIII, dies at Westhorpe, Suffolk.
Jul 11, 1533 Pope Clement VII excommunicates Henry VIII.
Sep. 7, 1533 Birth of Princess Elizabeth
Mar 8, 1534 Henry Brandon, Earl of Lincoln, son of Charles Brandon and Mary Tudor, dies.
Mar 23, 1534 Parliament passes Act of Succession. Only children of King's marriage to Anne Boleyn are his lawful heirs
Mar 23, 1534 Pope pronounces Henry VIII's marriage to Katherine of Aragon valid
Apr 20, 1534 Elizabeth Barton, known as the "Nun of Kent" is executed for high treason at Tyburn.
May 11, 1534 Henry VIII makes peace with James V of Scotland.
Jul. 1534 Birth of Stillborn child to Anne Boleyn
Sep 25, 1534 Pope Clement VII dies.
Jan 15, 1535 Henry VIII assumes the title "Supreme Head of the Church."
Jun 22, 1535 Execution of John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester
Jun 1535 Birth of stillborn child
Jul. 6, 1535 Execution of Sir Thomas More
Sep 10, 1535 Henry VIII visits Sir John Seymour at Wolf Hall, Savernake, Wiltshire. He meets his daughter, Jane Seymour for the first time.
Nov. 1535 Henry VIII begins courting Jane Seymour
Jan 7, 1536 Death of Katherine of Aragon
Jan 29, 1536 Anne Boleyn gave birth to a stillborn son
Jan 29, 1536 Katherine of Aragon buried at Petersborough Abbey
Apr 30, 1536 Mark Smeaton, musician to Anne Boleyn, is arrested for suspicious criminal intercourse with Anne Boleyn.. May 1, 1536 Anne Boleyn arrested and taken to the Tower of London
May 1, 1536 Sir Henry Norris arrested for alleged affair with Anne Boleyn.
May 2, 1536 George Boleyn arrested for high treason.
May 4, 1536 Sir Francis Weston and Sir William Brereton arrested for high treason.
May 5, 1536 English poet Sir Thomas Wyatt and SirRichard Page arrested for high treason.
May 15, 1536 Trial of Anne Boleyn
May 17, 1536 Mark Smeaton, Henry Norris, Francis Weston, William Brereton and George Boleyn executed
May 19, 1536 Execution of Anne Boleyn
May 20, 1536 Henry VIII betrothed to Jane Seymour
Queen Jane Seymour
May 30, 1536 Henry VIII and Jane Seymour married
Jun 4, 1536 Jane Seymour officially proclaimed Queen of
England by Parliament.
Jun 1536 Parliament passes Act of Succession. Only children of King's marriage to Jane Seymour are his lawful heirs
Jul 6, 1536 Henry VIII meets with his daughter Mary at Hackney for the first time since his divorce from Catherine of Aragon at the instigation of Jane Seymour.
Jul 8, 1536 Lady Margaret Douglas, niece of Henry VIII, is arrested and sent to the Tower after her betrothal to Thomas Howard without permission.
Jul 22, 1536 Henry Fitzroy, illegitimate son of Henry VIII, dies of tuberculosis.
Oct 9, 1536 The Pilgrimage of Grace, a popular rising in the north country against the dissolution of monasteries and religious innovations, begins under Robert Aske at Doncaster.
Dec 21, 1536 Sir John Seymour, father of Jane, died at Wolf Hall.
Jul 12, 1537 English rebel Robert Aske is executed.
Oct 15, 1537 Prince Edward christened at Hampton Court.
Oct. 12, 1537 Birth of Prince Edward
OCt. 24, 1537 Death of Jane Seymour
MAY 12, 1537 Jane Seymour buried at Garter Chapel at Windsor.
Apr 3, 1538 Lady Elizabeth Howard Boleyn, mother of Anne Boleyn, dies at Reading’s Place besides Baynard’s Castle in London.
Feb 6, 1539 Duke John III of Cleves, father of Anne, dies.
Mar 13, 1539 Sir Thomas Boleyn, father of Anne, dies.
Sep. 4, 1539 Henry VIII betrothed to Anne of Cleves
Oct 6, 1539 Marriage treaty between Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves signed.
_Queen Anne of Cleves_
Jan 6, 1540 Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves married
Apr. 1540 Henry VIII begins courting Katherine Howard
Apr 17, 1540 Thomas Cromwell is created Earl of Essex.
Jun 18, 1540 Thomas Cromwell is arrested for high treason.
Jul. 9, 1540 Henry VIII's marriage to Anne of Cleves is annulled
Jul. 28, 1540 Execution of Thomas Cromwell
_Queen Katherine Howard_
Jul. 28, 1540 Henry VIII and Katherine Howard married
May 28, 1541 Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, is executed for treason. She is the last of the Plantagenets.
Aug 27, 1541Catherine Howard appoints her ex-lover Francis Dereham as her private secretary
Oct 18, 1541Margaret Tudor, older sister of Henry VIII, died at Methven Castle.
Nov. 1, 1541 Henry VIII informed of Catherine's adultery
Dec 18, 1541Thomas Culpepper and Francis Dereham are executed at Tyburn for high treason.
Feb. 7, 1542 Parliament passes Act of Attainder condemning Katherine Howard to death
Feb 13, 1542 Catherine Howard executed for treason
Feb 13, 1542 Lady Jane Rochford executed for treason for aiding in Catherine Howard's adultry
May 5, 1542 Agnes Howard, dowager Duchess of Norfolk, is released from the Tower after being cleared of the Catherine Howard scandal.
Mar 2, 1543 John Nevill, 3rd Baron Latimer, second husband of Catherine Parr, died in London.
_Queen Catherine Parr_
Jul. 12, 1543Henry VIII marries Catherine Parr
Jul 19, 1543 Lady Mary Boleyn Carey, sister of Anne Boleyn, dies.
Jul 7, 1544 Catherine Parr is appointed Regent of England while Henry VIII is off to War in France.
Jul 13, 1545 Catherine Parr makes amends with King Henry before the warrant for her arrest was carried out for charges of heresy.
Apr 24, 1546 Henry VIII charters the English Navy.
Jul 16, 1546 Anne Askew is burned at the stake at Smithfield for heresy.
Jan 24, 1547 Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, is executed for high treason.
Jan 28, 1547 Death of Henry VIII - accession of Edward VI, Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford becomes protector of England
Feb 16, 1547 Henry VIII buried at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor next to Jane Seymour.
Jan 31, 1547 Edward Seymour named Lord Protector of England.
Feb 20, 1547Edward VI crowned King at Westminster.
Apr. 1547 Marriage of Katherine Parr to Thomas Seymour
May 04, 1547 Catherine Parr secretly married Thomas Seymour.
Aug 15, 1548 Mary, Queen of Scots, lands in France to marry the future Francis II
Aug. 30, 1548 Birth of Mary, daughter of Katherine Parr and Thomas Seymour
Sep. 7, 1548 Catherine Parr buried at Sudeley Castle
Jan 15, 1549 The Act of Uniformity was passed by the House of Lords, making the Catholic Mass illegal and introducing the Book of Common Prayer.
Jan 16, 1549 Thomas Seymour arrested and sent to Tower of London for having schemed to marry Edward VI to Lady Jane Grey (age 12) and himself to Princess Elizabeth(age 16)
Jan 21, 1549 Katherine Ashley and Thomas Parry, members of the household of Princess Elizabeth, were arrested and taken to the Tower on suspicion of conspiring to marry the Princess Elizabeth to Thomas Seymour.
Mar 20 1549 Thomas Seymour, baron Seymour of Sudeley is executed
? 1549 Book of Common Prayer by Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer
published
May 20, 1549 Parliament passes an Act of Uniformity which forbids other prayer books
Oct 10, 1549 Edward Seymour, Lord Protector, is arrested by John Dudley on suspicion of treason.
Jun 4, 1550 Robert Dudley, son of John Dudley Earl of Warwick marries Amy Robsart.
? 1551 42 articles of religion published by archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer
Mar 18, 1551 Mary Tudor meets with her brother Edward in hopes of reconciling their religious differences.
Mar 29, 1551 Henry Sidney, son of Sir William, married Mary Dudley, daughter of John Dudley.
Jul 14, 1551 Henry Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, dies.
Oct 11, 1551 John Dudley, Earl of Warwick, is created Duke of Northumberland.
Jan 22, 1552 Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, former lord protector of England executed after trial on rumped-up charges
Jun 27, 1552 King Edward sets out on an extended progress through the southern and western regions of England.
Apr 14, 1552Parliament passes a more radical Book of Common Prayer in the Second Act of Uniformity
May 21, 1553 Lady Jane Grey unwillingly marries Guildford Dudley, youngest of John in a double ceremony with her sister Catherine who married Lord William Herbert.
Jun 21, 1553 King Edward VI signs a statement naming Lady Jane Grey as his successor.
Jul. 6, 1553 Edward VI dies - accession of Mary I
1553 Treaty of marriage arranged between Mary I and Prince Philip of Spain
1553 Insurrection against Mary I is led by Henry Grey, duke of Suffolk whose daughter, Jane is married to Lord Guildford Dudley as part of a plot to alter the succession
Jul 10, 1553Lady Jane Grey is proclaimed Queen of England.
Jul. 19, 1553 Forces loyal to Mary I disperse Suffolk's troops and Jane Grey is imprisoned in the Tower of London. Mary proclaimed Queen
Aug. 3, 1553 Mary enters London
Aug 8, 1553 Edward VI is buried at Westminster.
Aug 18, 1553 John Dudley is tried and convicted of treason.
Aug. 22, 1553 Duke of Northumberland, John Dudley executed at the Tower of London.
Aug 23, 1553 Catholic Bishop Stephen Gardiner is appointed Lord Chancellor of England upon his release from the Tower. He was imprisoned there during Edward’s reign.
Oct 1, 1553 Mary crowned Queen.
Oct 5, 1553 Mary holds first Parliament to legitimize the marriage of her father Henry VIII and her mother Catherine of Aragon.
Nov 13, 1553 Lady Jane Grey is tried to for treason.
Nov 14, 1553 Queen Mary pardons Lady Jane Grey.
1554 Duke of Suffolk released from prison as show of clemency. Suffolk again proclaims his daughter Jane, Queen and tries to rally support
Jan 12, 1554 The marriage treaty is signed between Mary and Philip II of Spain.
Jan 22, 1554 Sir Thomas Wyatt raises a new insurgent army and occupies Rochester
Feb. 7, 1554 Some of Wyatt's men are cut off by the Queen's forces and others desert. Wyatt surrenders.
Feb. 12, 1554 Lady Jane Grey and her husband are executed
Feb 23, 1554 Henry Grey, father of Lady Jane Grey is executed.
Mar 9, 1554 Frances Brandon, mother of Lady Jane Grey, marries Adrian Stokes.
Mar 15, 1554 Sir Thomas Wyatt is tried for treason
Mar 18, 1554 Princess Elizabeth is sent to the Tower for suspicion of complicity in Sir Thomas Wyatt’s rebellion.
Apr. 11, 1554 Sir Thomas Wyatt is executed
May 19, 1554 Princess Elizabeth transfers from the Tower of London to Woodstock.
Jul 25, 1554 Queen Mary marries Philip II of Spain.
Nov 30, 1554 Sir Philip Sidney born at Penshurst, Kent.
1555 Mary I returns England to the Catholic faith persecuting Protestants.
Feb 9, 1555 John Hooper, Bishop of Gloucester, is burned at the stake for heresy.
Apr 11, 1555 Juana of Castile, sister of Catherine of Aragon and mother of Emperor Charles V, dies at Tordesillas.
Oct. 16, 1555 Hugh Latimer, bishop of Worcester, and Nicholas Ridley, bishop of London burned at the stake
Nov 12, 1555 Stephen Gardiner, Lord Chancellor of England, dies at Whitehall, London.
Jan 1, 1556 Nicholas Heath, Archbishop of York, appointed Lord Chancellor of England.
Feb. 14, 1556 Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer is degraded from his office
Mar 8, 1556 Queen Mary grants charter of the founding of Holy Trinity College at Oxford.
March 21, 1556 Thomas Cranmer renounces Rome and is burned at the stake
Apr. 1556 Reginald Pole is named Archbishop of Canterbury
Feb 27, 1557 Queen Mary receives Osep Nepea, the first Russian ambassador ever to set foot on English soil.
Jun 7, 1557 England declares war on France.
Jul. 16, 1557 Death of Anne of Cleves
Jan 7, 1558 The French capture Calais from the English, which belonged to England for more than 200 years.
Apr 24, 1558 Mary, Queen of Scots, marries the future Francis II of France.
Sep 21, 1558 Emperor Charles V dies at the monastery of Yuste in Estremadura.
Nov. 17, 1558 Death of Mary I accession of Elizabeth I
? 1558 Robert Dudley, Elizabeth's court favorite is named to the privy council
Jan 13, 1559 Elizabeth crowned Queen of England
Apr 2, 1559 Peace treaty signed at Cambrasis between England and France. Calais is to remain in French hands for eight years and then be restored to England under a penalty of 500,000 crowns
Jun 24, 1559 The Elizabethan Prayer Book is first used.
Jul 10, 1559 King Henry II of France dies. He is succeeded by his son, Francis II and his wife, Mary, Queen of Scots. Queen Mary of Scotland and France assumes the title Queen of England also
Nov 11, 1559 Frances Brandon, mother of Lady Jane Grey, dies in London.
1560 French troops in Scotland try to assert Queen Mary's claim to the English throne, considered Illegitimate by Catholics
1560 English troops besiege the French at Leith Scotland
Jun 1560 Mary's mother Marie of Lorraine, who has acted as regent in Scotland for her daughter , dies
Jun 11, 1560 Mary of Guise, Regent of Scotland, dies.
Jul. 6, 1560 Treaty of Edinburgh ends French interference in Scotland
Sep 8, 1560 Amy Robsart, wife of Robert Dudley, is found dead at the foot of the stairs in her home, Cumnor Place outside Oxford. She appeared to have fallen down the stairs and broken her neck but rumors fly that Robert conspired to have her murdered in order to marry Elizabeth.
Dec. 5, 1560 Francois II King of France dies. His brother is crowned Charles IX
Dec 15, 1560 Sir Thomas Parry, cofferer to Queen Elizabeth, dies.
Aug 10, 1561 Lady Catherine Grey, sister of Lady Jane and next in line to the English throne, is arrested for marrying Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford without Elizabeth’s permission, and taken to the Tower.
Aug. 19, 1561 Mary Queen of Scots returns to Scotland and becomes embroiled in arguments with Calvinist John Knox who's Confession of Faith denied Papal authority in Scotland
Sep. 20, 1561 Treaty signed at Hampton Court pledging Elizabeth's support of the persecuted French Huguenots.
Sep 24, 1561 Lady Catherine Grey gives birth to a son, Edward, in the Tower of London.
1561 English navigator John Hawkins hijacks Portuguese slave ship, trading the slaves in Brazil for ginger, pearls and sugar beginning England's
participation in the slave trade
Jul 15, 1562 Elizabeth cancels a scheduled meeting with Mary, Queen of Scots because of Mary’s continued attacks on French Protestants.
1563 Mary Queen of Scots sends her secretary to Elizabeth claiming the right of succession Anglican Church (Church of England) established by adoption of Thomas Cranmer's 39 articles Sir John Hawkins brings the potato to England ( it could have been a sweet potato)
1564 Elizabeth takes a share of John Hawkins' 2nd slave run and loans him one of her ships
1565 London Royal Exchange founded Royal College of Physicians given authority to dissect human cadavers
John Hawkins introduces tobacco to England
Mar 9, 1566 Italian secretary to Mary Queen of Scots is murdered in front of her by Scottish nobles acting on order from her husband Henry Lord Darnley
Jun 19, 1566 Mary, Queen of Scots gives birth to James (later James I of England).
Feb. 10, 1567 Lord Darnley, husband of Mary Queen of Scots is murdered. Mary is suspected of complicity
Apr. 24, 1567 Queen Mary of Scotland is kidnapped by James Hepburn, earl of Bothwell
May 15, 1567 Mary marries the earl of Bothwell in a Protestant service provoking a rebellion
Jul. 24, 1567 Mary is forced to put aside Bothwell and sign an abdication in favor of her 13 month old son
May 13, 1568 Mary of Scotland escapes from captivity, is defeated at Langside, flees to England and is placed in captivity by Elizabeth
1568 Sir John Hawkins is ambushed at sea by the Spanish around the West Indies. He looses 2 ships which precipitates an undeclared state of war
English explorer David Ingram travels from the Gulf of Mexico north to Canada
Jan 27, 1568 Lady Catherine Grey dies.
1569 English earls near the Scottish border rebel against Elizabeth but are easily suppressed
Oct 1, 1569 Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk is imprisoned in the Tower for attempting to marry Mary, Queen of Scots.
Jan 2, 1571 Marriage negotiations are open between Elizabeth and Henry, Duke of Anjou.
Feb 25, 1571 Sir William Cecil is created Lord Burghley.
Sir Francis Drake puts to sea to attempt to capture Spanish galleons
carrying silver
Apr 23, 1572 Queen Elizabeth knights Walter Devereux, Earl of Hereford, for his defeat of the Catholic earls of the north who rose in revolT in 1571.
Aug 22, 1572 Thomas Percy, seventh Earl of Northumberland, is executed at York for treason.
1573 Sir Francis Drake captures largest haul in history - a shipment of silver from Potosi mines destined for Spain
Dec 21, 1573 Sir Francis Walsingham appointed Principal Secretary of State
May 30, 1574 King Charles IX of France dies. He is succeeded by Henry III.
Jun 2, 1574 Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk is executed at the Tower of London for treason.
Dec 12, 1574 Anne of Denmark, daughter of Frederick II and Queen Consort of James I, born
May 17, 1575 Mathew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury, dies.
Jul 22, 1575 Two Dutch Anabaptists are burned at the stake at Smithfield by order of Queen Elizabeth.
Nov 14, 1575 Queen Elizabeth refuses to accept the sovereignty of the Netherlands, which William the Silent of Orange, in desperation at the course of war, had agreed to have offered to her.
May 9, 1576 The Earl of Essex is reappointed "Earl Marshal of Ireland".
Sep 22, 1576 The Earl of Essex dies.
1577 Sir Francis Drake leaves with a fleet of ships to sail down the coast of Africa to South America
1578 Francis Drake sails through the Strait of Magellan loosing 4 of his
ships. He ravages the coasts of Chile and Peru
Elizabeth grants a patent to Sir Humphrey Gilbert to inhabit and possess all remote and heathen lands. He begins to search for the Northwest Passage
Mar 10, 1578 Queen Elizabeth pays a subsidy of 20,000 pounds to John Casimir of the Palatinate to aid the Dutch.
Apr 14, 1578 James Hepburn, third husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, dies in confinement in the castle of Dragsholm, Zeeland.
Apr 20, 1578 Lady Mary Grey, sister of Lady Jane, dies.
Jun 11, 1578 Queen Elizabeth grants a patent to Sir Humphrey Gilbert to explore and colonize the New World.
Sep 21, 1578 Robert Dudley secretly marries Lady Lettice Knollys, widow of the Earl of Essex and cousin to Queen Elizabeth, at Wanstead.
Sep 26, 1578 Sir Humphrey Gilbert sets sails from Dartmouth to the New World. The attempt soon fails due to lack of equipment and lack of discipline among his crew.
Jun 17, 1579 Sir Francis Drake puts in for repairs north of present day San Francisco and proclaims England’s sovereignty over New Albion (California).
Aug 17, 1579 Francis, Duke of Anjou, visits Queen Elizabeth at Greenwich with the intent to marry her.
Oct 7, 1579 The Privy Council fails to give Queen Elizabeth the support she expects in the proceedings of a marriage treaty with the Duke of Anjou.
Jan 9, 1580 John Smith, early settler of the Jamestown colony in Virginia, is baptized at Willoughby-By-Alford, Lincolnshire.
Sep 19, 1580 Katherine Brandon Bertie, Dowager Duchess of Suffolk and cousin to Queen Elizabeth, dies.
Sep 26, 1580 Sir Francis Drake returns to England after being the first Englishman to circumnavigate the world
1581 Sir Francis Drake takes the richest prize ever captured on the high seas - gold, silver, gems worth as much as the crown's total revenue for one year. Spain protests and wants restitution. Elizabeth keeps the booty
Mar 18, 1581 Parliament passes a severe legislation against Roman Catholics, to retain their obedience to the Queen, with fines of 100 marks for hearing Mass and 20 pounds per month for recusancy.
May 4, 1581 Francis Drake is knighted by Queen Elizabeth.
Nov 7, 1581 The marriage treaty between Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Anjou is signed.
Dec 24, 1582 The London Bridge Waterworks begins piping water into private homes for the first time.
Jun 11, 1583 Sir Humphrey Gilbert departs England with five ships for the New World.
Jun 18, 1583 The first known life insurance policy is made in England on the life of William Gibbons for one year at eight percent premium.
Jul 6, 1583 Edmund Grindal, Archbishop of Canterbury, dies.
Aug 3, 1583 Sir Humphrey Gilbert arrives at Newfoundlands and claims it in the name of the Crown.
Sep 9, 1583 Sir Humphrey Gilbert drowns at sea enroute back to England.
1583 Humphrey Gilbert claims Newfoundland in the name of Elizabeth England and Turkey establish trade

Nicholas married Alice JORDAN in 1560 in Framlingham, Suffolk County, England. Alice was born about 1540 in Framlingham, Suffolk County, England and died after 17 Jul 1603 in Framlingham, Suffolk County, England.

iii. Johane DANFORTH was born from 19 Mar 1562 to 1563 in Framlingham, Suffolk County, England and died from 2 Jan 1577 to 1578 in Framlingham, Suffolk County, England at age 14.

iv. Margaret DANFORTH was born in 1565 in Framlingham, Suffolk County, England.

v. Olive DANFORTH was born in 1567 in Framlingham, Suffolk County, England. Another name for Olive was Alice DANFORTH.

vi. Elizabeth DANFORTH was born from 29 Jan 1569 to 1570 in Framlingham, Suffolk County, England.

23009. Alice JORDAN was born about 1540 in Framlingham, Suffolk County, England and died after 17 Jul 1603 in Framlingham, Suffolk County, England.

Research Notes: Ipswich Wills. Arch. Suffolk
Book 40, folio 69 b.
I Allice Dranforth of Framlingham at the Castle, widow. Grandchildren: Roger & Wm. Smallhead, Robert Dranforth. Sons in law Thos. Bacon, Edmund Durrant, John Tokelove. To Mary & Jane my son's daurs. Daurs. Anne, Margery & Elizabeth. Son: Thomas. To Eliz. & Grace my son's maids, 2/
Witnesses. Toby Sudbury, Edm. Durrant, John Ireland, Senr.

Alice married Nicholas DANFORTH in 1560 in Framlingham, Suffolk County, England. Nicholas was born in 1530 in Framlingham, Suffolk County, England and died in 1583 in Framlingham, Suffolk County, England at age 53.

23010. Thomas SUDBURY, son of William SUDBURY and Kathryne UNKNOWN, was born in 1540 in Kellashall County, Herts, England and died on 18 Feb 1605-1606 in Kellashall County, Herts, England at age 66.

Thomas married Alice UNKNOWN about 1562 in Kellashall County, Herts, England. Alice was born about 1542 in Kellashall County, Herts, England.

23011. Alice UNKNOWN was born about 1542 in Kellashall County, Herts, England.

Alice married Thomas SUDBURY about 1562 in Kellashall County, Herts, England. Thomas was born in 1540 in Kellashall County, Herts, England and died on 18 Feb 1605-1606 in Kellashall County, Herts, England at age 66.

Richard married Alice HARPER on 25 Sep 1579 in England. Alice was born about 1550 in England and died in 1595 in Sudbury, Suffolk County, England about age 45.

iii. Margerie BRACKETT was born in 1583 in Sudbury, Suffolk County, England.

23033. Alice HARPER was born about 1550 in England and died in 1595 in Sudbury, Suffolk County, England about age 45.

Alice married Richard BRACKETT on 25 Sep 1579 in England. Richard was born in 1552 in Sudbury, Suffolk County, England.

23036. Thomas BLOWER was born about 1555 in Stanstead, Suffolk County, England.

Thomas married Susanna VINCENT on 15 Feb 1581 in England. Susanna was born in 1560 in England.

Susanna married Thomas BLOWER on 15 Feb 1581 in England. Thomas was born about 1555 in Stanstead, Suffolk County, England.

23038. Edmond FROST, son of John FROST and Ann SCOTT, was born on 28 Aug 1563 in Hartest, Suffolk, England, died on 12 Jul 1616 in Stanstead, Suffolk, England at age 52, and was buried on 3 Aug 1616 in Stanstead, Suffolk, England.

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Edmond married Thomasine BELGRAVE on 26 Sep 1585 in Glemsford, Suffolk, England. Thomasine was born on 1 Feb 1562 in LEVERINGTON, CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND and died on 13 Jun 1653 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts at age 91.

iii. Edward FROST was born on 11 Nov 1605 in Stanstead, Suffolk County, England.

23039. Thomasine BELGRAVE, daughter of John BELGRAVE and Joana STRUT, was born on 1 Feb 1562 in LEVERINGTON, CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND and died on 13 Jun 1653 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts at age 91.

Thomasine married Edmond FROST on 26 Sep 1585 in Glemsford, Suffolk, England. Edmond was born on 28 Aug 1563 in Hartest, Suffolk, England, died on 12 Jul 1616 in Stanstead, Suffolk, England at age 52, and was buried on 3 Aug 1616 in Stanstead, Suffolk, England.

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