Isabel (or Elizabeth) of York, Countess of Essex. She was the only daughter of Richard of York and Anne Mortimer, granddaughter of Edmund of Langley, the son of King Edward III and Isabel, the daughter of Pedro I, King of Castle, Sir Roger Mortimer Earl of March and Eleanor de Holand.
Isabel married Sir Thomas Gray of Heaton, Northumberland, the son of sir Thomas Gray and Alice Neville, the daughter of Sir Ralph. They were betrothed when Elizabeth was three, married about 1415 with a marriage settlement dated 18 Feb 1412 and had no issue, although some reports state they had one son.
Secondly, she was the wife of Sir Henry Bourchier, the son of Sir William Bouchier and Anne Stafford, Countess of Buckingham, daughter of Thomas of Woodstock. They were married before 25 April 1426 by dispensation dated 05 June 1426 as they were related in the third degree of kindred. They had sevens sons and one daughter:
* Sir William Viscount Bouchier
* Sir Henry Bouchier
* Sir Humphrey Lord Cromwell, slain at the Battle of Barnet
* Sir John Baron Ferrers
* Sir Thomas Bouchier
* Edward, slain at the Battle of Wakefield
* Fulk, died young
* Isabel, died young
Elizabeth was granted an annuity of £100 for life from her brother, Duke Richard in 1436. In 1474, Elizabeth and Henry had the lordship of Wark, Northumberland settled upon them and their male heirs by King Henry IV.
Sir Henry died 04 April 1483, Elizabeth died 02 Oct 1484. Both were buried in Beeleigh by Maldon Abbey, and later removed to Little Easton, Essex.
Bio by Anne Shurtleff Stevens
Isabel married Sir Thomas Gray of Heaton, Northumberland, the son of sir Thomas Gray and Alice Neville, the daughter of Sir Ralph. They were betrothed when Elizabeth was three, married about 1415 with a marriage settlement dated 18 Feb 1412 and had no issue, although some reports state they had one son.
Secondly, she was the wife of Sir Henry Bourchier, the son of Sir William Bouchier and Anne Stafford, Countess of Buckingham, daughter of Thomas of Woodstock. They were married before 25 April 1426 by dispensation dated 05 June 1426 as they were related in the third degree of kindred. They had sevens sons and one daughter:
* Sir William Viscount Bouchier
* Sir Henry Bouchier
* Sir Humphrey Lord Cromwell, slain at the Battle of Barnet
* Sir John Baron Ferrers
* Sir Thomas Bouchier
* Edward, slain at the Battle of Wakefield
* Fulk, died young
* Isabel, died young
Elizabeth was granted an annuity of £100 for life from her brother, Duke Richard in 1436. In 1474, Elizabeth and Henry had the lordship of Wark, Northumberland settled upon them and their male heirs by King Henry IV.
Sir Henry died 04 April 1483, Elizabeth died 02 Oct 1484. Both were buried in Beeleigh by Maldon Abbey, and later removed to Little Easton, Essex.
Bio by Anne Shurtleff Stevens
Isabel (or Elizabeth) of York, Countess of Essex. She was the only daughter of Richard of York and Anne Mortimer, granddaughter of Edmund of Langley, the son of King Edward III and Isabel, the daughter of Pedro I, King of Castle, Sir Roger Mortimer Earl of March and Eleanor de Holand.
Isabel married Sir Thomas Gray of Heaton, Northumberland, the son of sir Thomas Gray and Alice Neville, the daughter of Sir Ralph. They were betrothed when Elizabeth was three, married about 1415 with a marriage settlement dated 18 Feb 1412 and had no issue, although some reports state they had one son.
Secondly, she was the wife of Sir Henry Bourchier, the son of Sir William Bouchier and Anne Stafford, Countess of Buckingham, daughter of Thomas of Woodstock. They were married before 25 April 1426 by dispensation dated 05 June 1426 as they were related in the third degree of kindred. They had sevens sons and one daughter:
* Sir William Viscount Bouchier
* Sir Henry Bouchier
* Sir Humphrey Lord Cromwell, slain at the Battle of Barnet
* Sir John Baron Ferrers
* Sir Thomas Bouchier
* Edward, slain at the Battle of Wakefield
* Fulk, died young
* Isabel, died young
Elizabeth was granted an annuity of £100 for life from her brother, Duke Richard in 1436. In 1474, Elizabeth and Henry had the lordship of Wark, Northumberland settled upon them and their male heirs by King Henry IV.
Sir Henry died 04 April 1483, Elizabeth died 02 Oct 1484. Both were buried in Beeleigh by Maldon Abbey, and later removed to Little Easton, Essex.
Bio by Anne Shurtleff Stevens
Isabel married Sir Thomas Gray of Heaton, Northumberland, the son of sir Thomas Gray and Alice Neville, the daughter of Sir Ralph. They were betrothed when Elizabeth was three, married about 1415 with a marriage settlement dated 18 Feb 1412 and had no issue, although some reports state they had one son.
Secondly, she was the wife of Sir Henry Bourchier, the son of Sir William Bouchier and Anne Stafford, Countess of Buckingham, daughter of Thomas of Woodstock. They were married before 25 April 1426 by dispensation dated 05 June 1426 as they were related in the third degree of kindred. They had sevens sons and one daughter:
* Sir William Viscount Bouchier
* Sir Henry Bouchier
* Sir Humphrey Lord Cromwell, slain at the Battle of Barnet
* Sir John Baron Ferrers
* Sir Thomas Bouchier
* Edward, slain at the Battle of Wakefield
* Fulk, died young
* Isabel, died young
Elizabeth was granted an annuity of £100 for life from her brother, Duke Richard in 1436. In 1474, Elizabeth and Henry had the lordship of Wark, Northumberland settled upon them and their male heirs by King Henry IV.
Sir Henry died 04 April 1483, Elizabeth died 02 Oct 1484. Both were buried in Beeleigh by Maldon Abbey, and later removed to Little Easton, Essex.
Bio by Anne Shurtleff Stevens
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