General Notes

Sir John Tempest, of Bracewell, was living in the 23rd Edward III [1350]. He m. Mary, daughter of Sir Robert Holand, knt. and sister of Thomas Holand, Earl of Kent, (the husband of Joan Plantagenet, the fair Maid of Kent) and had, with a daughter Margaret, m. to Sir James Radcliffe, knt. ancestor of the Earls of Sussex of that name, a son and successor, Sir Richard Tempest, knt. of Bracewell. [John Burke, Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, R. Bentley, London, 1834, Vol. I, p. 474, Tempest, of Broughton]
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Ancestor of the Tempests of Bracewell, of Tong, and of Broughton, all in Yorkshire. [John Burke & John Bernard Burke, Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland, and Scotland, Second Edition, Scott, Webster, & Geary, London, 1841, p. 520, Tempest of Stella]
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Sir John Tempest, of Bracewell, had a military summons in the 17th of Edward II [1324]. He wedded Margaret, daughter of Sir Robert Holand, knt. and sister of Thomas Holand, Earl of Kent, K.G. (the husband of Joan Plantagenet, the celebrated "Fair Maid of Kent," who m. subsequently, the Black Prince) and had issue, Richard (Sir), his successor, and Margaret, m. to Sir James Ratcliffe. Sir John was s. by his only son, Sir Richard Tempest, knt. of Bracewell. [John Burke, The Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1834, Vol. I, p. 289, Plumbe-Tempest, of Tong]
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Sir John Tempest, of Bracewell, Knt., knighted before 1349, when he and his father, Sir John, were witnesses, paid the poll tax at Waddington 1379, m. Margaret, dau. of Sir Robert Holland, Knt., by whom he had Richard (Sir) his heir; Peter, living at Bracewell 1379, au "armatus" with his wife; and Margaret, m. Sir James Radcliffe, Knt. [Ashworth P. Burke, Family Records, Clearfield Company, 1897, p. 583, Tempest]