Francis Bigod 
Francis was born on October 4th, 1507 in Seaton How, Yorkshire, England.1 Francis' father was John Bigod of Settrington and his mother was Joan Strangeways dau of Sir James Strangeways. His paternal grandparents were Ralph Bigod of Settrington and Margery Constable dau of Robert Constable of Flamborough; his maternal grandparents were James Strangeways [Sir] and Alice Le Scrope. He was an only child. He died at the age of 29 on June 2nd, 1537 in Tyburn, Warwickshire, England.1 General Notes
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(a) Sir Francis Bigod of Settrington (b 04.10.1507, d 02.06.1537) m. Catherine Conyers (b c1510, d 21.10.1566, dau of William Conyers, 1st Lord of Hornby) <conyers02.htm>
((1)) Ralph Bigod (dspm 14.07.1569) ((2)) Dorothy Bigod
m1. Roger Radcliffe of Tunstall
m2. Miles Harker
m3. Thomas Barnes
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Religion: led uprising against Henry VIII for dissolution of Chuches and abbeys.
Note: The manor was held by the Bigod family from the 1200's to 1537 when Sir Francis Bigod was executed for high treason for taking part in the Pilgrimage of Grace. This was when Northern men, ledby Robert Aske, marched to London to demand the restoration of the monasteries and a return to Roman Catholicism. 3
Note: Sir Francis Bigod the one-time lord of the manor of Settrington
Note: In Jan., 1537, Sir Francis Bigod of Settrington, Yorkshire, ledan uprising at Beverley
Sources:
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Title: Tudor Place
Abbrev: Tudor Place
Author: Jorge H. Castelli
Title: B A Guides Yorkshire Wolds, Northern Drive
Abbrev: B A Guides Yorkshire Wolds, Northern Drive
Author: Gwendoline Hirst
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 1376 in Settrington, Yorkshire, England d.Feb 1427 in Chancel of Settrington Church, Yorkshire, England
- b.1410 in Settrington, Yorkshire, England d.29 Mar 1461 in Towton, Yorkshire, England
- b.~ 1376 in Mulgrave Castle, Sandsend/Whitby, Yorkshire, England d.15 Dec 1450 in Settrington, Yorkshire, England
- b.~ 1433 in Settrington, Yorkshire, England d.29 Mar 1461 in Battle of Towton, Yorkshire, England
- b.1389 d.08 Aug 1436
- b.~ 1412 in Owesley, Yorkshire, England d.27 Mar 1477
- b.1393 d.1434
- b.1457 in Settrington, Yorkshire, England d.<07 Apr 1515 in Settrington, Yorkshire, England
- b.31 May 1394 d.29 Aug 1420 in Rouen, Normandy, France
- b.04 Jun 1418 d.14 Jan 1459
- b.1393 in Raby, Dur., England d.1463
- b.~ 1439 in Bolton, Lancashire, England d.12 Jun 1503 in Stoke Rochford, Lincolnshire, England
- b.1378 d.15 Nov 1455
- b.1417 d.1498
- b.1391 d.12 Mar 1466
- b.~ 1475 in Settrington, Yorkshire, England d.09 Sep 1513 in Battle of Flodden, Flodden Field, Kirknewton, Northumberland, England
- b.1368 in Halsham, Yorkshire, England d.1419 in Halsham, Yorkshire, England
- b.1385
- b.1362 in Metham, Yorkshire, England
- b.1418 d.1488
- b.1385 in Gawthorpe Hall, Harewood, Yorkshire, England
- b.~ 1461 in Flamborough, Yorkshire, England
- b.1434 d.1496
- b.04 Oct 1507 in Seaton How, Yorkshire, England d.02 Jun 1537 in Tyburn, Warwickshire, England
- b.1366 in Strangeways, Lancashire, England d.1426
- b.1397 in Horsley, Yorkshire, England d.20 Aug 1480
- b.1374
- b.~ 1433 in Sneaton, Yorkshire, England d.13 Apr 1488
- b.Jun 1398 in Knaith, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England d.02 Aug 1418
- b.1416 in Holderness, England d.<Nov 1461
- b.~ 1398 in Ravensworth, Richmond, North Riding, Yorkshire, England d.30 Sep 1457 in Newington, Middlesex, England
- b.~ 1455 in Ormesby, Yorkshire, England d.1521
- b.1364 in Raby Castle, Durham, England d.21 Oct 1425 in Raby Castle, Durham, England
- b.~ 1406 in Raby, Durham, England d.09 Jan 1463 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England
- b.1379 in Beaufort, Anjou, France d.13 Nov 1440 in Howden, York, England
- b.1435 in Roxborough Castle, Tyrone, Ireland
- b.20 Jul 1345 in Upleatham, Yorkshire, England d.09 Sep 1407
- b.18 Oct 1406 in Skelton, Yorkshire, England d.11 Dec 1490 in Skelton, Yorkshire, England
- b.~ 1384 in Skelton, Yorkshire, England d.04 Mar 1408
- b.~ 1479 in Whorlton, Yorkshire, England d.07 Apr 1515
- b.18 Oct 1353 in Kirkby Ravensworth d.06 Apr 1418
- b.1389 d.08 Aug 1436
- d.23 Apr 1413
- b.~ 1408 in Greystoke Manor, Northumberland, England d.01 Jun 1487 in Kirkham, Northumberland, England
- b.1392 d.1434
- b.1459 in Upsall, Yorkshire, England d.04 Nov 1521
- b.~ 1420 in Ravensworth, Richmondshire, England d.20 Mar 1468 in Greystoke Manor, Northumberland, England
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Details of Francis' family with Catherine Conyers
1 http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=schluck&id=I8681&style=TABLE
Further source/citation:
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=remme1007&id=I200675
Further source/citation:
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=remme1007&id=I200675
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