of Sir Humphrey Bourchier (d.1471), s. and h. of John, 1st Lord Berners. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person’s profile. An embassy to the Emperor in October 1543 was followed in the next year by service in the rearguard of the army in France with a personal muster of some 200 billmen and archers: the despatches sent to England in June and July bore his signature. Martha, I’m following my Bryan connection via Mary Boone Bryan as well. Sir Francis Bryan: Vicar of Hell Image used of unknown man Born about 1490 to Margaret Bourchier and Thomas Bryan, Francis was the oldest of two surviving children. William Jones wrote back and added:” In my last comment I said three children of Morgan Bryan married two children of Squire Boone. Is that the Lee family descended of Margaret Wyatt Lee, then, I suppose? John Thomas Wyatt Family Bible For Sale on eBay, The Wiatt Family of Virginia by Alexander Lloyd Wiatt, THE WHITE QUEEN: Wyatt connections to the power players of the Cousins’ Wars, Bible of Interest to Indiana, Pennsylvania & Ohio Wyatts. He indeed wore a patch but something you may not know is this. Renee. Sir Francis Bryan (or Bryant), an English poet and warrior, was born of a genteel family, educated at Oxford, and afterwards spent some time in travelling abroad. The extent of Bryanâs patrimony is not known, but between 1517 and 1523 the Kingâs favour brought him a number of stewardships and bailiwicks in Berkshire and Buckinghamshire. It must have been either as Windsorâs successor or, if he was passed over for the shire, as a borough Member that Bryan entered the Commons: he was there by the penultimate session, when his name appears on a list of Members thought to have had a particular connexion with the treasons bill then passing through Parliament, perhaps as belonging to a committee. prominent in the history and developement of America and I am so proud of those who lived then and those who live today… not many today can make the claim I make and prove it by documentation……yet I do not boast beyond that which I had not a hand in causing, but yet, am a part of…. Sir Francis Bryan (1490 - 1550) How do we create a person’s profile? Families often used names repeatedly. Morgans two daughters married Daniel and his brother while Daniels sister married Rebecca and Martha Bryans brother. Sir Francis Bryan, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland My 13th Great Grandfather Born: 1517, Chidington, Buckinghamshire, England Died: 2 February 1550, Clonmel, Waterford, Ireland Father: Sir Thomas Bryan Mother: Lady Margaret Bourchier, Baroness Bryan Wife: Lady Joan Fitzgerald, Countess Ormond and Desmond Children: Sir Francis Bryan II 1536, jt. In November 1548 Bryan arrived in Dublin to take up the office of lord marshal: a year later he was made lord justice pending the arrival of a new lord deputy to replace (Sir) Edward Bellingham, who had resented his appointment, but on 2 Feb. 1550 he died suddenly at Clonmel from an unknown cause. Intimate with the circle of Sir Thomas Wyatt I and Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, Bryan had a reputation as a poet of almost the same calibre as his friends. Interesting that Bryan’s line followed a path to North Carolina. These services were rewarded by a grant of the site and demesne lands of the late priory of Taunton, Somerset. We see the name Bryan appear in line #6. 1535, benevolence 1544/45, musters 1546; forester, Enfield Chase, Mdx. His Royal Highness King Edward III + Queen Consort Philippa d’Avesnes of Hainault, 2. I started recording my family tree in January with just that much on my father’s side in January. My 2d great-grandmother, Susannah Bryan Boren, was first cousin to Rebecca Bryan Boone. Do you have anything about Margaret’s husband? Sir Francis Bryan is a comprehensive and detailed life of a Tudor aristocrat. justice Dec. 1549.4, Francis Bryan was born into a family well-endowed by the achievements of his grandfather. Also it must be noted that another great grandson of Sir Francis Bryan, namely Morgan Bryan had two daughters and a son that married two children of Squire Boone. 2. I have been chasing the Boone connection in my family tree (Martha Marshall family tree in Ancestry.com.) Apart from the episode at the time of Anne Boleynâs fall his relations with Cromwell were evidently correct, if not friendly: even then Cromwell had spoken to the King on his behalf, and when he was abroad in 1537 and 1538 he thanked the minister for being good to him, as he learned from Sir John Russell and other friends.10, During his early married life Bryan may have been domiciled at the Fortescue manor of Faulkbourne, Essex, which was visited several times by the King. Sir Francis was the man who petitioned the Pope for Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon, and he was also a cousin of Anne Boleyn. How wonderful it would be to learn – all these generations – that the descendants of old friends had connected again. He liked soft beds, hard harlots and beautiful clothes. He is said to have been dropped off on the coast of Virginia with his family, belongings and the first horses in Virginia. In 1535 and 1537 he reported to Cromwell on matters of treason heard at the sessions at Brickhill, Bedfordshire, and in 1535 the bishop of Lincoln commended âthe good orderâ Bryan had taken in Buckinghamshire âin redressing the heresies hitherto used in this woody country of Chilternâ.11, Bryan was not one of the Members originally returned to the Parliament of 1529, but after the list of Members had been revised in the spring of 1532 Cromwell nominated him (in preference to Sir Robert Lee of Quarrendon) for Buckinghamshire, where a vacancy had existed since the translation of Sir Andrew Windsor to the Lords during the first session. Grandfather William Bryan and his brother Needham Bryan married daughters of Joseph Smith who by so marrying them proved Joseph Smith to be an indirect great grandfather that gave the land for the town of Smithfield. Morgans two daughters married Daniel and his brother while Daniels sister married Rebecca and Martha Bryans brother. Cromwell thought him implicated in the misdeeds of Anne Boleyn and denounced him as âvicar of hellâ, but when he peremptorily called Bryan before him nothing was proved and in a rearrangement of offices a few days before the execution Bryan became chief gentleman of the privy chamber and bore the Kingâs personal announcement of the event to Jane Seymour. I have Wyatt ancesters who show up in the Albermarle/Perquimans region of that state, but no one I know of has been able to verify the connections between my line and the Wyatt notables who were prominent in Tudor England. 1521-d., Wallingford castle, Berks. It would be nice to connect with relatives. 1525-42, Herts. From his mother, the second Francis Bryan inherited estates in County Clare. Sir Francis Bryan was my 8th great-grandfather. The Bryan family as the Lee family were indeed prominent in the history and developement of America and I am so proud of those who lived then and those who live today… not many today can make the claim I make and prove it by documentation……yet I do not boast beyond that which I had not a hand in causing, but yet, am a part of…. Roger Ascham, who presumably knew him well, described his youthful personality as being maintained even when âspent by yearsâ, and one of Wyattâs satires addressed him as, Bryan ... who knows how great a graceIn writing is to counsel man the right.To thee ... that trots still up and downAnd never rests, but running day and nightFrom realm to realm, from city, street and town,Why dost thou wear thy body to the bones?16, © Crown copyright and The History of Parliament Trust 1964-2020. Their son Francis Bryan II + Ann Smith, daughter of Sir William Smith, 9. Since the connection is patrilineal, I took the Y-chromosome DNA test. Sir Francis Bryan was Henry VIII's most notorious ambassador and one of his closest companions. Sir Thomas Bryan, chief justice of common pleas, died in 1500 holding lands in Buckinghamshire and seven other counties stretching from Kent to Yorkshire. 1526; master of the henchmen 1526-49; custos rot. Sarah Brinker was a cousin to the Princ ess of Orange. 1518-34, Harlech castle, Merion. There are too many for me to enumerate here. https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/23366227.pdf, btw Boone brothers married sisters, they are Shakespeare sisters 2nd great grand daughters. I haven’t been able to establish whether our lines attach to Sir Francis Bryan in any way, but this morning I received this FASCINATING comment from Bryan descendant William Jones and wanted to share it with everyone. You’re referring to the added detail from William Jones, which I worked into my blog because I figure any public space needs to share credible clues. m. (1) by Mar. 2 July 1522, banneret Sept. 1547.3, Capt. Their son Sir Humphrey Bouchier + Elizabeth Tilney, 6. Assuming my data are valid, your source is correct that Morgan Bryan was Sir Francis’s great-grandson. Note that our Lady Elizabeth Brooke was also a cousin of Anne Boleyn. They found such boon companions in France that on returning to England they âwere all French in eating, drinking and apparelâ. Francis Bryan was born into a family well-endowed by the achievements of his grandfather. Their son Morgan Bryan, born in Maribo, and the one most of us are familiar with + Martha Strode, daughter of Sir William Strode. Their (Morgan and Martha) son Captain William Bryan married Mary Boone, sister of Daniel and Edward. Carew was removed to Calais, but Bryan kept his post and was in Henry VIIIâs retinue in 1520, when he doubtless revelled in the Field of Cloth of Gold. Am I correct in my thinking? Sir Francis Bryan is first seen at Henry and Jane Seymour's wedding in episode 3.01, flirting with Lady Missledon, who accuses him of having a reputation for 'boarding other men's boats.' My father Charles Thomas Bryan only knew of his father Samuel Thomas, both of Missouri. He was married to Sarah Brink er who was born 1634 in Denmark. my mother was clara baron and her mother was ila bryan, also living in a very small town there. I hope this will be a helpful starting point for anyone who would like to dig deeper. by Margaret, da. Rebecca Bryan, wife of Daniel Boone, was not the daughter of Morgan Bryan, but rather his granddaughter. Margaret, Lady Bryan, governess to the royal children of King Henry VIII, was born about 1468 in Benningborough, Yorkshire, England. I have two sons so that would be sixteen generations of Bryan men going back to the first Sir Thomas Bryan. by 31 Jan. 1518. It was with Russellâs son Francis that in the autumn Bryan was elected for Buckinghamshire in the last Parliament of the reign.13, With Henry VIIIâs death Bryanâs own career entered its last phase: no longer a court favourite (although his mother was âlady mistressâ of the new Kingâs household) he remained a considerable figure, not least by reason of his landed wealth which was assessed for subsidy at £888 a year. an earlier gen. of course. Henry VIII liked both men and yes, they were friends. illegit. They had a son named Thomas, his son was James, his son was Harris, his son was Joseph, then his son was Matthew N. Brannon, Matthew’s son was Mathew, and his son was Shelby, then lastly Shelby is the father of Edward, my father. 1537-d.; recorder, Bedford c.1548; marshal, Ireland Nov. 1548, ld. Bryan was a man of many talents; jouster, poet, rake and hell-raiser, gambler, soldier, sailor and diplomat. Bryan replied ‘that it was a sin like that of eating a hen first and its chicken afterwards’. 47-48. Although during the summer he was reporting pessimistically about the mission and asking to return home, he was not recalled until October.8, Bryan undertook special missions in France during 1530 and at the end of that year was appointed resident ambassador at the French court in place of John Welsborne. His depositions as to certain remarks and actions by Catherine of Aragon were used against her in 1533. Their (Joseph and Alee) daughter Rebecca Bryan married the famous Daniel Boone. Their (Morgan and Martha) daughter Elinor Bryan married William Linville, who appears to be the brother of Alee Linville who married Elinor’s brother Joseph Bryan (11a). Their son Francis Bryan III + Sarah Brinker. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! If he made a will it has not been found and nothing is known of the disposition of his lands, most of which appear to have been held on lease. Rebecca Bryan married the great frontiersman of America, Daniel Boone.”, (Please note a descendant’s comment/correction to this quote below.). I don’t know the Boone line but – in case you missed it – Jones later wrote back ” In my last comment I said three children of Morgan Bryan married two children of Squire Boone. Her parents were Sir Humphrey Bourchier–who was killed fighting for Edward VI at the … In 1543, on the appointment of John Dudley, Lord Lisle as admiral, Bryan was made vice-admiral because of âhis experience in sea mattersâ. Micki. The evil and eye patch wearing character was developed from the image of ‘The Vicar of Hell.’. Sir Francis Bryan Gerald FitzGerald, 15th Earl of Desmond: Issue. 11c. educ. 1528-d.; cipherer, the Household 1520; gent. As a soldier, diplomat and poet it’s easy to understand that Sir Francis Bryan had everything in common with our Sir Thomas Wyatt. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. (with Francis Bulstrode) Brogborough Park, Beds., 1547; ambassador to France and Rome Aug. 1528-Oct. 1529, France Oct. 1530-Dec. 1531, Nov. 1535, Apr.-Aug. 1538, to the Empire Oct.-Dec. 1543; steward, the Chiltern hundreds 1536, Ewelme and Nuneham Courtnay, Oxon. As to my understanding Rebecca and Martha’s brother was a better frontiersman than Daniel and often escorted Daniel on many of his daring adventures into the mountains of Tennesse, Kentucky,and North Carolina. Sir Francis Bryan was nicknamed either by Henry VIII or Thomas Cromwell as the Vicar of Hell. I am confused about whether I descend from Francis Bryan. Sander, Rise and Growth of the Anglican Schism ( 1877), p. 24, records that Sir Francis Bryan ‘was once asked by the king to tell him what sort of sin it was to ruin the mother and then the child’. The following is a quote from Pgs. His fees from court offices were supplemented by his many leases and stewardships in the home counties and the midlands. He came to no harm in battle, but in the mock warfare of the court he was less fortunate, one of his eyes being put out by the âshiveringâ of a spear.7, In the summer of 1528 Bryan went to Paris to confer with Francis I and to meet Cardinal Campeggio on his journey to England. Bucks. I also have one daughter though there have been several generations without any female siblings. This story tells us how Bryan got his nickname. Claire says: August 28, 2012 at 8:19 am. Then I should have a clearer idea of how good my detective work has been. Thus begins the entry for Sir Francis Bryan, a lifelong friend and companion to King Henry VIII, in General Biographical Dictionary, by Alexander Chalmers, 1812–1817. 1529-46, jt. A cousin of Anne Boleyn through their common grandmother Elizabeth Tilney, Bryan was wholly in favour of the divorce: he called Anne âmy mistress that shall beâ and said that he would not write to her until he could relate what would please her most in the world. Your article seems to indicate they could be two different men…two different great grandsons of Francis Bryan. (The photo is Alan Van Sprang, who played Bryan brilliantly in the Tudors series. Their daughter Margaret Bouchier + Sir Thomas Bryan II, son of Sir Thomas Bryan I, 7. These brought him nominations to local commissions, especially in Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire, but although thrice put forward as sheriff, for Essex and Hertfordshire in 1522 and 1523 and for Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire in 1528, he was never pricked. Nonetheless, she soon accepts his offer to become his mistress. ; (2) by 29 Aug. 1548, Joan, da. Would you like Wikipedia to always look as professional and up-to-date? Sander, Rise and Growth of the Anglican Schism ( 1877), p. 24, records that Sir Francis Bryan ‘was once asked by the king to tell him what sort of sin it was to ruin the mother and then the child’. Enjoy the series but note that casting and timing constraints forced them to distort facts. In the autumn of 1538 he fell ill and lost favour with the King when he drank too much and committed other âfolliesâ after losing money in Provence, but he recovered both health and favour in time to be elected a knight for Buckinghamshire to the Parliament of the following year. I share this because – besides being FASCINATING – it may help some of you develop your trees. wish i could talk with some of you, i never knew so many bryans there were. Bryan replied ‘that it was a sin like that of eating a hen first and its chicken afterwards’. 1509 or ca. 11a. i knew one of grnandmother’s cousins was daniel boones wife. Their (Morgan and Martha) son Joseph Bryan Sr. married 2nd Alee Linville. You could also do it yourself at any point in time. Kntd. (Wyatt’s writings to/of Bryan survive to this day, but Bryan’s writings have been lost in time.). One account says this Francis returned to Ireland to attempt to reclaim his mother’s lands in County Clare, but was driven out and had to flee to Denmark. Subsequent generations prove the families remained close and continued to marry one another. He reappeared in the following Parliament, that of 1542, this time taking the senior place for the shire: the honour was perhaps a measure of the continuing confidence placed in him by a King who had recently rejected another cousin of his, Catherine Howard. Nicola Shulman talks about Sir Francis Bryan about 17 times; it’s an interesting book and the author has done a lot of research. Francis Bryan may have been the second son of this marriage: he had a brother Thomas who died before 1508 and was buried in Ashridge chapel. When Francis Bryan was born on 1 June 1490, in Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, England, his father, Thomas Bryan, was 26 and his mother, Margaret Bourchier, was 22.