Sir John Devereux, 8th Baron Ferrers of Chartley

Male 1463 - 1501  (~ 38 years)


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  • Name John Devereux 
    Title Sir 
    Suffix 8th Baron Ferrers of Chartley 
    Birth 0___ 1463  Chartley, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death 3 May 1501  [2
    Person ID I47625  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 24 Feb 2017 

    Father Sir Walter Devereux, KG, 7th Baron Ferrers of Chartley,   b. 0___ 1432, Weobly, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Aug 1485, Bosworth Field, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 53 years) 
    Mother Lady Anne de Ferrers, 7th Baroness Ferrers of Chartley,   b. ~ 1438, Chartley, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jan 1468 (Age ~ 30 years) 
    Marriage ~ 1446  [2, 3
    Family ID F17502  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Cecily Bourchier,   b. (England) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 0___ 1493 
    Marriage Y  [1, 4
    Children 
     1. Sir Walter Devereux, 1st Viscount Hereford,   b. 1488, Chartley, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Sep 1558, Chartley, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
    Family ID F17493  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

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  • Notes 
    • John Devereux, 8th Baron Ferrers of Chartley (1463 – 3 May 1501) was an English peer.

      Family

      He was the eldest son and heir of Anne Ferrers, 7th Baroness Ferrers of Chartley by her husband and consort Walter Devereux, Lord Ferrers of Chartley.[1]

      His mother died of natural causes on 9 January 1468/9, but his father remained the jure uxoris Baron for the remainder of his life.[1] John Devereux served as Justice of the Peace with his father in 1483 and 1484.,[2] and on 1 August 1483 they were assigned to assess and appoint collectors of the subsidies granted by Parliament from aliens in Herefordshire.[3] His father died in the Battle of Bosworth Field (22 August 1485)[1] fighting for Richard III of England under John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk. Richard III was killed in the battle and his opponent succeeded him as Henry VII of England causing the Devereux lands to be forfeited.

      On 4 March 1485/6 John Devereux was granted special livery, without proof of age, of his mother's lands.[1] He was summoned to Parliament on 1 September 1487 for the first time.[1] At his second Parliament on 13 January 1488/9 his petition for reversal of his father's attainder and forfeiture was granted,[1][4] and he was thereby able to inherit his father's lands. He would remain loyal to Henry VII for the rest of his life.

      Marriage

      He was first married to Cecily Bourchier. She was a daughter of William Bourchier, Viscount Bourchier and Anne Woodville.[1] William Bourchier was a son of Henry Bourchier, 1st Earl of Essex and Isabel of Cambridge. Anne Woodville was a daughter of Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers and Jacquetta of Luxembourg.

      The Baron and his first wife would have two children:

      Walter Devereux, 1st Viscount Hereford (1488 – 17 September 1558).[1][5]
      Ann Devereux (born c. 1490). Married first Henry Clifford and secondly David Owen. She was mother of Walter Clifford, Nicholas Clifford, Joan Clifford, Dorothea Clifford, Lettice Clifford, Henry Owen, John Owen and Elizabeth Owen.[5]
      His first wife died in 1493.[1] He married secondly to Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Langham,[5] and possibly had two sons.

      * [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S10398] "Sir Richard Devereux" biography, abstracted, downloaded and published Wednesday, February 15th, 2017 by David A. Hennes.

    2. [S9286] "John Devereux, 8th Baron Ferrers of Chartley" biography, abstracted, downloaded and published Monday, February 20th, 20.

    3. [S10561] "Walter Devereux, jure uxoris 7th Baron Ferrers of Chartley KG (c. 1432 - 22 August 1485)" biography, which was abstract.

    4. [S10455] "Henry Bourchier, 1st Earl of Essex" biography, which was abstracted, downloaded and published Friday, February 24th, 20.