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I was finally able to get a look at the names of the men were involved in the Perkin Warbeck situation in 1497. Sir Roger wasn't there, but we now know for certain that there was a John and William Newbery in Stockland, Dorset/Devon. At the time Stockland was part of the Whitchurch Canonicorum Hundred. This John and William were fined 26/8d. for their insurrection along with another fellow whose name was unfamiliar to me. As you might remember . . . Stockland was held by the Abbot of Milton/Middleton in 1511 and Sir Roger Newburgh was steward of the abbey. His brother or son Walter was seated at Milton as well, as shown by his will in 1517. Also the Attemores were given domicle before 1400 by the previous Abbot at Stockland, so it appears to be pretty clear that the Newberys of Stockland were there in the mid 15th century. Later it is known that the Courtenays, Willoughbys, Frys and Cheverells were there as well. "Hail, Hail the gang's all here!" One of the Courtenays was the Earl of Devon. More on that later. I am still looking into Anastasia Newburgh who was married to James Frampton. I secured his will and found that he had three base/illegitimate children. Anastasia was not mentioned, so she was probably deceased, or I have the wrong James Frampton. One thing that is telling about his will is that Sir Roger Newburgh's affinity stepped up as executors and overseers of Frampton's will. So I am fairly certain he is the right Frampton. If you are wondering who Anastasia was, I believe she was the daughter of our Sir Roger Newburgh. We still don't know who Sir Roger's wife was, but we do know that she was a Martyn. So we are making slow progress. In later years our ancestors who were living in that area, and immigrated to New England in 1634 were from Whitchurch. Also the Rector of Symondsbury who died in 1631 was the descendant of Walter - Sir Roger's brother or son mentioned above.
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Yikes! I am on a roll today. This is another of those, "Why didn't I see this before?" moments. As you all know, I have been trying to separate all the Roger Newburghs who were living in the mid 15th century at Lulworth. There were three. But did you know there were also two known Anastasia Newburghs who lived in the same time period? Well, today I finally figured out that both Anastasia's were married into the Frampton family. (separated by two generations) This had me flummoxed for a very long time partly because the three Roger's were all considered knights and technically lived at Lulworth. (The classes of knights are the problem when distinguishing between them.) * See below THREE ROGERS: 1. Roger (I) HEIR and grandson to John Newburgh Esq. (d. 1483). His father was William, bastard son of the Esquire. His mother was Alice Carent the Esquire's second wife whom he m. circa 1448. (Feet of Fines Vol. XX, 370-71) 2. Roger (II) was son of the Esquire's eldest son John Jr. (Yorkist) John Jr.'s bros. were Robert & Thomas. Roger's father John Jr. who lost his primogeniture when he supported the Yorkist cause. **see more explanation below. Anastasia #2 below was the daughter of this Roger. 3. Roger (III) son of of Roger #2 above (probably a Yorkist) (Knight of the Bath 1494 and steward to Milton Abbey 1511) WOMEN NAMED ANASTASIA: 1. Anastasia (I) - the Esquire had a daughter named Anastasia who married into the Frampton family probably in the 1450's. Her mother was Edith Attemore. Edith's grandmother was Anastasia. 2. Anastasia (II) was the daughter of Roger #2 above and she married Sir James Frampton (KB) who rode with Roger #3 above serving the King. ANCESTRAL ANASTASIA The original Anastasia was the 1st wife of Adam Attemore (d. 1384), who was grandfather to Edith Attemore who was the first wife (m. 1422) of John Newburgh Esq. of Lulworth (d. 1483) It also appears (IN THE PEDIGREE BELOW) the family's affiliation with Symondsbury was evident as early as the 1470s. ***************************************** * With several classes of knights it becomes extremely difficult to distinguish who was who - based on their knighthood. Roger #1 was probably a KNIGHT OF THE SHIRE, which was an elected position by the gentry of each county. Being a KNIGHT OF THE BATH (KB) was a different kind of knighthood when young men were inducted by the King himself after proper ceremony. (see newsletters for more.) **John Jr.'s half brother William (father of Roger # 1 above) died on the Tewkesbury Battlefield in 1471. Four months later their father John Newburgh Esq. transferred his legacy via charters (Lulworth, Winfrith et al.) to his grandsons John senior & Roger. John sen. died of the sweating sickness in 1485. His heir was his brother Roger #1 above.  I am enthused! My colleague in England (Chris Phillips) has been able to see the Roy Rolls and things are beginning to look promising for unraveling the mystery of the areas around Bridport and Whitchurch Canonicorum. These areas are listed in the Roy Rolls as having been involved in the Perkin Warbeck debacle in 1497. There are supposedly over 340 people from that area who were attainted or executed. Is it any wonder that the Newburgh name permutation was changed before 1500?
Those areas are known to have been held by the Newburghs. Sir Roger Newburgh knight (steward of Milton Abbey) held Bridport for a time. He was belted in 1494. His grandfather was a Yorkist and huge supporter of Edward IV. Whitchurch Canonicorum was the area that immigrants to the New World (New England 1634) called home. Read here more information about the Yorkists and their continued struggle for power. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henry-VII-king-of-England. Later . . . Sir Roger Newburgh's brother or a son (Walter) had children who seemed to go to WC after holding land in Netherbury. In the 17th century his descendant, another Walter Newburgh, was a rector in Symondsbury and supported the immigrants who went to New England in 1634. It is astonishing that historians have completely scrambled the third arm of this family, which as you know were seated in Tonerspuddle and were Yorkists. The Lulworth family were traditionally Lancastrians, and were the only people historians focused on, leaving the truth of our Newburgh line in the dustbin. It feels like we might be getting a little closer to the truth. Now comes the hard work of translating what we have found. Stay tuned. |
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