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Family Ancestors
1700-1300
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Bishop John Wakeman, ( - 1549)
(14th great granduncle)
Bishop John Wakeman was the last abbot of Tewkesbury and
the first Bishop of Gloucester. John was the son
of William Wakeman and Godspayne. He was born before
1466 in Drayton, Worcester, England. There is much
written about him on the Internet if you go a Google
search. Upon the Bishop death, his arms
transferred to his Brother Richard and new arms were
created for his other brothers family line (Roger).
I'm not sure if the arms are still registered to a
living Wakeman today.
Book about the Wakeman Genealogy
Wiki
Bishop John Wakeman
Picture of Abbot of Tewkesbury
Picture of cadaver tomb cenotaph
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Richard Wakeman of Beckford
(first cousin, 15 times removed)
This is a portrait of Richard Wakeman (Richard Wakeman
of Beckford) by Hans Eworth. done in the year 1566.
It is believed this portrait was taken before the
wedding of Richard and Joan Thornbury. The ‘arms of the
family” granted to him in 1586 was the same that had
been previously granted to Bishop John Wakeman who died
in 1549. There are more then 3 Richard Wakemans in
close relations and one has the following inscribed on a
monument on the grounds of Beckford:"This stone covers the mortal spoils of Richard Wakeman, Knight, sprung from Edward and Mary,
parents renowned for piety and high breeding. Who, on account of his loyalty to his oath, followed the destinies
of his doomed king to the last hazard of war, and finally when he returned
home - or, shall I say, when he was
sent into exile - transformed his arms into rakes and mattocks, after the example of Roman consuls, snatched
with ease from all the tillers of the soil, by his happy skill in rural things, the herbal garland. But alas,
brief inheritor of his father's fields, on the last day of August, in the year 1662, he hastened from the noonday
of his age to his sunset. With exceeding regret his friends, his sisters, brothers and children bore his loss, but
with most grief of all his mourning spouse, Anne, who - never to lay aside her robe of bereavement - offered this
tribute of golden letters carved in marble, to the everlasting memory of the husband she laments. - Supplicate
the Divine Majesty, with faith unimpaired, that his soul may enter heaven as a new inhabitant." |
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Joan Thornbury Wakeman
(first cousin, 15 times removed)
This is a portrait of Joan Thornbury Wakeman taken
before her marriage to Richard Wakeman. The year
and age are painted in the top right of the picture and
Joan was about 36 at the time of the painting when it
was done in 1566. Joan is the daughter of William
Thornbury, Esq. and married Richard Wakeman in 1567.
There are several books about this portrait analyzing
the position and colors and comparing it to other
pictures of members of the Royal family. Richard
and Joan were Lords and possibly sat in the House of
Commons. They were considered very wealthy and
important people of their time. |
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Sir George Wakeman Bt. (d. 1688)
(second cousin, 14 times removed)
Sir George Wakeman Bt. (d. 1688) was an English royal
physician to Catherine of Braganza, Consort of Charles
II of England. In 1678, he was subjected to the
fraudulent allegations of Titus Oates, who had gained
backing of Thomas Osborne, 1st Earl of Danby, highly
placed in government. Oates accused Wakeman of
conspiring to kill the King with the help of and place
his brother James, Duke of York on the throne in his
place. At his trial in 1679 Wakeman was acquitted.
On 13 February 1661, as Wakeman of Beckford, he was created
a baronet by Charles II |
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Roger Wakeman (1495 - 1552)
(14th great grandfather)
Robert Wakeman, son of William Wakeman, was granted this coat of arms
shortly after his brother Bishop John Wakeman died.
The arms were newly granted to him and the Bishops arms
were granted to his brother John, and then to his son
Richard. The arms show he was a knight serving in
the crusades. There are books written about the
Wakeman family that I will post soon. |
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Sir William Wakeman
(23 great grandfather)
Sir William Wakeman was most likely a crusader in the 6th
crusade when the Kingdom of Jerusalem had peace for 10
years and a member of the order of the Knights Templar.
He was married to Celina (most likely a last name).
Sir Williams grandson was also knighted and probably not
in the crusades (he would have been too young).
His Knighthood probably was derived from serving as a
squire for his grandfather. Since these figures
are related, they share the same symbol on the family
tree.
The Order of the Temple (Freemason) which is not directly related to
the Knights Templar recovered a lot of the orders symbols and rituals
and is still in existence today. |
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Sir Reginald Scott of Scot's Hall,
Sheriff
of Kent (1510 - 1555)
(14th great grandfather)
The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the
Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law
enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries
most of the responsibilities associated with the post
have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so
that its functions are now largely ceremonial. The High
Sheriff changes every March. Reginald probably
took over the post from his father in law Sir William
Kempe (1487-1539). |
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Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester, (1353 -
1397)
(17th g-grandfather)
Thomas of Woodstock was the 1st Duke of Gloucester
and was the 13th son of King Edward III of England.
He was married to Eleanor de Bohun who's sister (Mary de
Bohun) married Henry IV of England. He was also
titled Duke of Aumale, Earl of Essex, and Earl of
Buckingham. He had disagreements with his brother
Richard II and was eventually imprisoned for treason and
murdered presumably under ordered from Richard. He
had 5 children with Anne marring |
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John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, (1340 - 1399)
(20th great grandfather)
John of Gaunt was the 3rd son of
King Edward III of England and the first Duke of
Lancaster and the Duke of Aquitaine. He started
the
Royal House of Lancaster as King Henry IV, V, and VI
are all his descendents. He had 14 children by his
3 wives and one mistress. At one point, he owned
over 30 castles across England and France and was an
extremely powerful person in his time. One of his
children,
Joan Beaufort, Countess of Westmorland, married
Ralph de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland and had a
child
Richard. There are a few books about his 3rd wife,
Catherine Swynford and their life together which were very popular in
England in the 1950's. |
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Lady Katherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster,
(1350 – 1403)
(20th great grandmother)
Katherine de Roet lived from 25 November 1350 to 10 May 1403. She was
the daughter of a SIR Payne de Roet and was considered very pretty
in her time. At a young age both her parents died
and the queen took petty on her and sent her to a
convent to be cared for. When she reached the age
of 16, she was called to court and arranged to marry Sir
Hugh Swynford. When SIR Hugh died, she married
John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster and Prince of
England. She had several children with both
husbands and is the topic of several great books. She is
the ancestor of many famous people including 5 American
Presidents, Queen Elizabeth II, and Princess Dianna. |
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Edward III, King of England, (1312 - 1377)
(18th great grandfather)
Edward III of England was of the most successful
monarchs of the middle ages. He was crowned at the age
of 14 and remained King for 50 years. He was the
founder of the
Order of the Garter and son to
Edward II and Grandson of
Edward I
"Longshanks". He was King during the Black Death
and set the stage for the 100 year war with France. He
was the father of the
Black Prince and
John of Gaunt (both were fathers of future English
Kings). He was married to
Philippa of Hainault and we are related (as great
grandparents) to 4 of his 8 children. |
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Here is a list of some others we are related to between
1700-1300:
King Edward II of England, (1284 - 1327), 19th great
grandfather
King Philip IV of France, (1268 - 1314), 20th great
grandfather
Philippa
of Hainault, Queen of England (1311-1369), 18th
great grandmother |
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