De BERNERS/De BOURCHIER/BOURCHIER SURNAMES



Generation No. 1

1.SIR WILLIAM BOURCHIER married ALIANORE DE LOVAYNE daugher of Sir John De LOVAYNE. SIR WILLIAM died 1375, ALIANORE died Oct. 5, 1397.

Children of WILLIAM and ALIANORE BOUCHIER are:

  1. SIR WILLIAM BOURCHIER (2)

Generation No. 2

2.SIR WILLIAM BOURCHIER (COUNT OF EU)(WILLIAM1) was born in 1374, married ANNE PLANTAGENET (COUNTESS OF BUCKINGHAM, HEREFORD, AND NORTHAMPTON), daughter of Thomas Of Gloucester (Prince of England and Duke of Glouscester, sixth son of Edward the III)PLANTAGENET and Lady Eleanor (Alianore) De BOHUN (Dutchess of Glouscester), on Nov. 20, 1405. Anne was born Apr. 1383 in Pheshy, Essex, England. Sir William died May 28, 1420 at Troyes (evidently while in the retinue of King Henry V). Anne died Oct. 16, 1438 They are buried at Lianthony Abbey near Gloucester.

Children of WILLIAM and ANNE BOURCHIER are:

  1. SIR JOHN (BARON BERNERS) BOURCHIER(3)

Generation No. 3

3. SIR JOHN (BARON BERNERS) BOURCHIER (WILLIAM2WILLIAM 1)the fourth son was born abt. 1415, at Little Eaton, Essex, England. The seventh child of William Bourchier (Bourgchier) and Anne Plantagenet. He married MARGERY BERNERS (BARONESS BERNERS), daughter of Sir Richard (Baron) BERNERS and Philippa DALYNGRUGE. Margery was born abt. 1418, in West Horseley, Surrey, England. SIR JOHN died May 16,1474. MARGERY died Dec. 18,1475.

Children of JOHN BOURCHIER and LADY MARGERY DE BERNERS are:

  1. SIR HUMPHREY BOURCHIER (4)

Generation No. 4

4.SIR HUMPHREY BOURCHIER (JOHN3 WILLIAM2WILLIAM 1), born Cir. 1440 in Halstad, Essex, England. married LADY ELIZABETH TILNEY, daughter of Fredrick TILNEY and Elizabeth CHENEY, in Devenshire, England. Lady Elizabeth was born Est. 1450, at Ashwellthrope, Norfolk. Sir Humphrey died Apr. 14, 1471 at the BATTLE OF BARNET, and is buried at Hertfordshire, England. Lady Elizabeth, born abt. 1455 in Ashwellthrope, Norfolkshire, Eng. died Apr. 4, 1497.

Children of HUMPHREY and ELIZABETH BOURCHIER are:

  1. SIR JOHN BOURCHIER (Baron Berners), born abt. 1467 in Bourchier, Devonshire, Eng. Died 16 Mar. 1522
  2. LADY ANNE BOURCHIER, born 1470 in Benningborough, Yorkshire, Eng.
  3. LADY MARGARET BOURCHIER (5)

Generation No. 5

5.LADY MARGARET BOURCHIER (HUMPHREY4(JOHN3 WILLIAM2WILLIAM 1), born 1468 in Yorkshire, England. 1ST marriage to John SANDYS (no children). 2nd marriage SIR THOMAS BRYAN II, in 1487. Sir Bryan was born abt. 1464. Lady Margaret was governess to Princess Mary Tudor, and later governess to Princess Elizabeth Tudor. Lady Margaret died in 1552 in England and Sir Bryan died in 1517, also in England.

Children of LADY MARGARET BOURCHIER and SIR THOMAS BRYAN II are:

  1. SIR FRANCIS BRYAN (6)
  2. LDY. ELIZABETH BRYAN

from: Plantagenet Ancestry of 17th Century Colonists by David Faris and "The Complete Peerage"

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