John Howard 
John was born in 1430 in Tendring Co., Essex, England.1 John's father was Robert Howard and his mother was Margaret Mowbray. His paternal grandparents were John Howard and Alice Tendring; his maternal grandparents were Thomas Mowbray and Elizabeth FitzAlan. He was an only child. He died due to Battle of Bosworth Field at the age of 55 on August 22nd, 1485. He was buried in Thetford Priory, Thetford, Norfolk, England.2 1 General Notes
John Howard (1430–1485) was the son of Sir Robert Howard (1385-1437) and Margaret Mowbray (1391-1425), the eldest daughter of Thomas Mowbray (1356-1399) and Elizabeth FitzAlan (1366-1425), and was created 1st Duke of Norfolk (of the 3rd creation) in 1483, the title having become extinct first upon the death of John de Mowbray, 4th Duke of Norfolk (1444–1476), who had been 4th Duke of Norfolk (of the 1st creation) from 1461 until 1476 and again upon the death in 1483 of Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York who had been created Duke of Norfolk after marrying the daughter of the late Norfolk.
John Howard was known as "Jack (or "Jock," hence: "Jockey") of Norfolk". He had the support of Edward IV of England who made him constable of Norwich Castle, sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk, treasurer of the Royal Household. For his support of Richard III during the desposition of Edward V in 1483, he was created Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal of England, and Lord Admiral of all England, Ireland, and Aquitaine.
He was married first to Katherine Moleyns (1424-1465), the daughter of William de Moleyns and Margery Whalesborough; and then to Margaret Chedworth (1436-1494), the daughter of Sir John Chedworth and Margaret Bowett. Ms. Bowett's maiden name is sometimes thought to have been Wyfold, but this is an error of confusion since it was her daughter, Margaret Chedworth, who had originally married Nicholas Wyfold (1420-1456), the Lord Mayor of London, in 1455. Ms. Bowett's parents were Nicholas Bowett of Rippingale, Lincolnshire, England and Elizabeth La Zouche of Harringworth, Northampton, England.
He died on August 22, 1485 in the Battle of Bosworth Field. The night before, someone had left him a note warning him that King Richard III, his "master," was going to be double-crossed, which he was:
“Jockey of Norfolk, be not too bold,
For Dickon, thy master, is bought and sold.”
He was buried in Thetford Priory but his body seems to have been moved at the Reformation, possibly to the tomb of Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk at Framlingham. The monumental brass of his first wife Katherine Moleyns can however still be seen in Suffolk.
He was the great-grandfather of Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard, respectively the second and fifth Queen consort of Henry VIII of England.
(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
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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.1280 in East Winch, Norfolk, England d.1333 in Wiggenhall, Norfolk, England
- b.1305
- b.1285 in Thunnock, Lancashire, England d.1348
- b.1336 in Wiggenhall, Norfolk, England d.18 Jul 1388 in Wiggenhall, Norfolk, England
- b.1288 in Coningsby, Lincolnshire, England d.1334 in England
- d.1372
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- b.1365 in Wiggenhall, Norfolk, England d.17 Nov 1436 in Jerusalem
- b. in Middleton, Norfolk, England d.20 Mar 1324
- b.1311 in Middleton, Norfolk, England d.13 Aug 1369
- b.1282 in Okehampton, Devonshire, England d.10 Oct 1335
- b.1339 in Newselles, Hertfordshire, England d.08 May 1416 in East Winch, Norfolk, England
- b.02 Aug 1298 d.1369
- b.1322 in Suffolk, England
- b.1310 d.03 Sep 1375
- b.1385 in Wiggenhall, Norfolk, England d.1437
- b.1319 in Tendring Hall, Essex, England
- b.1339 in Tendring Hall, Stoke Neyland, Suffolk, England
- b.1307 in Kerdeston, Norfolk, England d.14 Aug 1361 in Claxton, Loddon, Norfolk, England
- b.1335 in Kerdeston, Norfolk, England
- b.1315 in England d.25 Mar 1368
- b.1365 in Axholme, Lincolnshire, England d.22 Sep 1399 in Venice, Veneto, Italy
- b.1322 in Clare, Risbridge, Suffolk, England
- b.1342 in Clare, Risbridge, Suffolk, England d.18 Jun 1403 in Tendring Hall, Stokes-by-Nayland, Suffolk, England
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- b.1430 in Tendring Co., Essex, England d.22 Aug 1485
- b.04 Sep 1286 in Norfolk, England d.23 Mar 1322 in Boroughbridge, Yorkshire, England
- b.29 Nov 1310 in Hovingham, Yorkshire, England d.04 Oct 1361
- b.1286 in Gower, Glamorganshire, Wales d.20 Jul 1331 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales
- b.25 Jun 1340 in Epworth, Lincolnshire, England d.09 Oct 1368 in Thrace, Turkey
- b.1281 in Grosmont Castle, Monmouth, Wales d.22 Sep 1345 in Newark Abbey, Leicester, England
- b.1310 in Lancashire, England d.07 Jul 1349 in Abbey, Yorkshire, England
- b.02 Feb 1282 in Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales d.03 Dec 1322 in England
- b.22 Mar 1366 in Axholme, Lincolnshire, England d.22 Sep 1399 in Venice, Veneto, Italy
- b.1285 in Segrave, Leicestershire, England d.1326
- b.1315 in Norfolk, England d.20 Mar 1353 in Chacombe Priory, Northamptonshire, England
- b.1289 in Arundel, Essex, England d.12 Dec 1325 in St. Clements, Oxford, England
- b.25 Oct 1338 in Leicestershire, England d.1375
- b.01 Jun 1300 d.04 Aug 1338
- b.1320 d.24 Mar 1399
- d.1330 in Bosham, Sussex, England
- b.1391 in Norfolk, England d.1459
- b.01 May 1285 in Castle Marlborough, Sussex Co., England d.17 Nov 1326 in Herefordshire, England
- b.1313 in Arundel Castle, Sussex, England d.24 Jan 1375 in Arundel Castle, Sussex, England
- b.1277 in Warren, Sussex, England d.23 May 1338
- b.25 Mar 1346 in Arundel Castle, Sussex, England d.21 Sep 1397 in London, England
- b.1281 in Grosmont Castle, Monmouth, Wales d.22 Sep 1345 in Newark Abbey, Leicester, England
- b.1311 in Grismond Castle, Monmouth, England d.11 Jan 1371 in Arundel Castle, Sussex, England
- b.02 Feb 1282 in Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales d.03 Dec 1322 in England
- b.1366 in Derbyshire, England
- b.1276 in Pleshey Castle, Essex, England d.16 Mar 1322 in Battle of Boroughbridge, Yorkshire, England
- b.1310 in Caldecott, Northampton, England d.16 Sep 1360
- b.07 Aug 1282 in Rhudlan Castle, Caernarvonshire, Wales d.05 May 1316 in Walden Abbey, Hertforshire, England
- b.1350 in Derbyshire, England d.03 Apr 1385
- b.1275 in Chilham, Kent, England d.14 Apr 1322 in Canterbury, Kent, England
- b.1313 in Castle Badlesmere, Kent, England d.08 Jun 1356 in Richmond Palace, Surrey Co., England
- b.1280 in Thomond, Connaught, County Clare, Ireland d.1333 in Castle Badlesmere, Kent, England
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Details of John's family with Katherine Moleyns
1 http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=arciek&id=I21726
2 http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=arciek&id=I21779
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