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John De Vere 12th Earl Of Oxford 1408–1462 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Apr 1408

Birth Location: Castle Hedingham, Braintree District, Essex, England

Death Date: Feb 1462

Death Location: Austin Friars, London, England

Father: Richard Oxford

Mother: Alice Sergeaux

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Howard, Margaret Nicholls

Children(s): Richard Addington, Aubrey Vere, Elizabeth Vere, Richard Vere, Thomas Vere, Thomas Vere, Jane Vere, George Vere, John Oxford, Mary Vere

John De Vere 12th Earl Of Oxford was born in 1408 in Castle Hedingham, Braintree District, Essex, England, the child of Richard De Vere 11Th Earl Of Oxford And Alice Sergeaux. John De Vere 12th Earl Of Oxford married Elizabeth Howard, Margaret Nicholls, and had children including Aubrey De Vere, Elizabeth De Vere, George De Vere, Jane De Vere, Joan De Vere, John De Vere 13Th Earl Of Oxford, Mary De Vere, Richard De Vere, Richard De Vere Of Addington, Thomas De Vere. John De Vere 12th Earl Of Oxford passed away in 1462 in Austin Friars, London, England.

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Biography

  • John De Vere 12th Earl Of Oxford was born in 1408 in Castle Hedingham, Braintree District, Essex, England, the child of Richard De Vere 11Th Earl Of Oxford And Alice Sergeaux.
  • John De Vere 12th Earl Of Oxford married Elizabeth Howard, Margaret Nicholls, and had children including Aubrey De Vere, Elizabeth De Vere, George De Vere, Jane De Vere, Joan De Vere, John De Vere 13Th Earl Of Oxford, Mary De Vere, Richard De Vere, Richard De Vere Of Addington, Thomas De Vere.
  • John De Vere 12th Earl Of Oxford passed away in 1462 in Austin Friars, London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Oxford
1385–1417
Birth Location: Castle Hedingham, Essex, England
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Alice Sergeaux
1384–1452
Birth Location: St Mabyn, Cornwall, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Howard
1410–1475
Birth Location: Wiggenhall St Peter, Norfolk, England
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Margaret Nicholls
1408–1475
Birth Location: Wiggenholt, Sussex, England
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Children(s)

Richard Addington
1415–1480
Birth Location: Great Addington, Northamptonshire, England
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Aubrey Vere
1430–1462
Birth Location: Hedingham Castle, Hedingham, Essex, England
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Elizabeth Vere
1433–
Birth Location: Hedingham, Essex, England
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Richard Vere
1437–
Birth Location: Essex, England
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Thomas Vere
1438–1462
Birth Location: Castle Hedingham, Essex, England
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Thomas Vere
1439–1489
Birth Location: Hedingham Castle, Essex, England
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Jane Vere
1440–1471
Birth Location: Castle Hedingham, Essex, England
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George Vere
1442–1500
Birth Location: Hedingham, Essex, England
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John Oxford
1442–1513
Birth Location: Castle Hedingham, Essex, England
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Mary Vere
1455–1471
Birth Location: Whitestaunton, Somerset, England
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John Oxford's Ancestors

Self
John Oxford
1408–1462
Birth Place: Castle Hedingham, Braintree District, Essex, England
Parents
Richard de Vere 11th Earl of Oxford
1385–1417
Castle Hedingham, Essex, England
Alice Sergeaux
1384–1452
St Mabyn, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
Aubrey (de Vere 10th Earl of) Oxford
1338–1400
Castle Hedingham, Essex, England
Alice FitzWalter
1345–1401
Woodham Walter, Essex, England
Richard (Sergeaux, Knight) II
1330–1393
Bodmin, Cornwall, England
Phillippa Arundel
1350–1399
Arundel, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Oxford's Descendants

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John (De Vere 12th Earl Of) Oxford (23 Apr 1408–Feb 1462) m. Elizabeth Howard (11 Jun 1410–Dec 1475) m. Margaret Nicholls (1408–25 Dec 1475)
  1. 1. Richard (de Vere of) Addington 1415–1480 m. Isabel (de Grene of Drayton and) Warminster 1418–1489
    1. 1. Constance (de) Vere 1435–1499 m. John Pinchpole 1451– m. Sir (John Le Botiller Boteler\ Esq. - Earl) Woolaton 1450–1504 m. Watton Downhall 1415–1471
      1. 1. Briggs 1491–1528 m. Edmund (Peyton de) Bury 1471–1512 m. Thomas (Lovett) III 1473–1542
        1. 1. Sir (James de) Bury 1502–1558 m. Elizabeth Lovett 1506–1560
        2. 2. Adrian Bury 1506– m. Dorothy Poore 1506–1560
        3. 3. Thomas Bury 1508–1542 m. Elizabeth (Parker) Goodman 1509–1568 m. Thomas Bury 1508– m. Margaret Lord 1512– m. Elizabeth Bucknall 1509–1568
        4. 4. William Bury 1509–1563
      2. 2. Elizabeth (le) Boteler 1475–1515 m. Thomas (Lovett) III 1473–1542
        1. 1. Elizabeth Lovett 1506–1560 m. Sir (James de) Bury 1502–1558
        2. 2. Thomas (Lovett of Astwell) Esq. 1494–1523 m. Anne Danvers 1491–1528 m. Constance Boteler 1466–1514 m. Lady (Elizabeth, Baroness Lovett Le) Boteler 1450–1514
        3. 3. William Lovett 1495– m. Anne Cope –1563
        4. 4. Margaret Lovett 1497–1549 m. Thomas Foxley 1496–1561
        5. 5. Nicholas Lovett 1497– m. Miss Coningsby 1499–
        6. 6. Richard Lovett 1498–1548
        7. 7. Anne Lovett 1501–1563
        8. 8. Constance Lovett 1507–1577 m. John Matthews 1503–1587
        9. 9. Amye Lovett 1507–
        10. 10. Stephen Lovett 1508–
        11. 11. Bridget Lovett 1510–
        12. 12. Thomas Lovett 1502–1578
        13. 13. Elizabeth Lovett 1514–1577 m. William Chester 1509–1595
      3. 3. John Boteler 1459–1514 m. Lady (Constance DeVere, Countess of) Wollaton 1435–1514 m. Margaret Belknap 1472–1513 m. Dorothy (Terril Tyrell -) Boteler 1459–1515 m. Elizabeth Langston 1450–1482 m. Katherine Acton 1460–
      4. 4. William (George) Boteler 1475–1554
      5. 5. Alice (Boteler) Butler 1480–1551 m. Nicholas (de) LAWE 1480–1561
    2. 2. Henry (de Vere of Thrapston and) Addington 1432–1493 m. Isabella Tresham 1448–1490
      1. 1. Elizabeth (de) Vere 1483–1584 m. John (Mordaunt First Baron) Mordaunt 1483–1562
        1. 1. Lady (Anne Elisabeth) Mordaunt 1506–1532 m. Sir (Knight John Fisher) II 1500–1557 m. Sylvester Danvers –1552 m. John Fisher 1480–1556 m. John Cheney 1515–1585 m. John (Fisher) Esquire 1488–1557 m. John Fisher 1500–
        2. 2. Edith Mordaunt 1502–1596 m. John Elmes 1495–1545
        3. 3. John (Mordaunt, Second Lord) Mordaunt 1508–1572 m. Ela (Fitz) Lewis 1510–1543 m. Joan Fermor 1519–1586 m. Joane Wilford 1525–
        4. 4. Margaret Mordaunt 1509–1596 m. Edmund (Fettiplace) Esq 1506–1540 m. Thomas Denton 1509–1558 m. John Denton 1515–1560
        5. 5. Edmund Mordaunt 1510–1556
        6. 6. Dorothy Mordaunt 1512–1561 m. Thomas More 1520–1561
        7. 7. William Mordaunt 1514–1580 m. Agnes Booth 1531–1602 m. Agnes (Janet) Booth 1528–
        8. 8. Lewis Mordaunt 1515– m. Elizabeth Darcey 1517–
        9. 9. Winifred Mordaunt 1516–1561 m. John Cheney 1515–1585
        10. 10. Edith Mordaunt 1516–
        11. 11. John Mordaunt 1518–1572
        12. 12. George Mordaunt 1518– m. Cecilia Harding 1515–
        13. 13. Anna (Elisabeth) Mordaunt 1520–1561 m. John Rodney 1520–1549 m. John Fisher 1508–1610
      2. 2. Henry (De) Vere 1460–1493 m. Isabella Tresham 1450–1510
        1. 1. Elizabeth (De) Vere 1480–1562 m. John (Mordaunt First Baron) Mordaunt 1483–1562
      3. 3. Audrey (Ethelred) Vere 1478–1580 m. John Browne –1550
        1. 1. George Browne 1500–1558 m. Elizabeth Leventhrope 1500–
        2. 2. Henry Browne 1512–1558
      4. 4. Constance Vere 1480– m. John (Parr) Esq. 1483–1508
      5. 5. Ann Vere 1486– m. Humphrey Brown 1486–
    3. 3. Margaret (de) Vere 1437–1485 m. John Berners 1436–
    4. 4. Baldwin (de) Vere 1439–
    5. 5. Ellen (de) Vere 1456–1547 m. Thomas (Isham of) Pytchley 1456–1512
  2. 2. Aubrey (de) Vere 1430–1462 m. Catherine Mylde 1435–
  3. 3. Elizabeth (de) Vere 1433– m. Henry Sims 1839–
  4. 4. Richard (De) Vere 1437–
  5. 5. Thomas (De) Vere 1438–1462
  6. 6. Thomas (de) Vere 1439–1489
  7. 7. Jane (de) Vere 1440–1471 m. William Norreys 1441–1507
  8. 8. George (de) Vere 1442–1500 m. Margaret Talbot 1454–1475 m. Margaret Stafford 1460–1510
  9. 9. John (de Vere 13th Earl of) Oxford 1442–1513 m. Margaret (de) Neville 1444–1507 m. Elizabeth Scrope 1476–1537
    1. 1. Katherine (de) Vere 1460–1504 m. Robert Broughton 1466–1506
      1. 1. John Broughton 1484–1518 m. Anne Sapcote 1489–1559
        1. 1. Jane Broughton 1515–1570 m. Richard Osborne 1513–1581
        2. 2. Anne Broughton 1510–1562 m. Thomas Cheney 1485–1559
        3. 3. John Broughton 1512–1528
        4. 4. Lady (Catherine Broughton, Baroness Howard Of) Effingham 1514–1535 m. William (Howard First Barron) Effingham 1510–1573
        5. 5. Elizabeth Broughton 1518–1524
      2. 2. Robert Broughton –1518
      3. 3. Margaret Broughton –1524 m. Henry Everard –1541
  10. 10. Mary (de) Vere 1455–1471

John Oxford's Timeline

3 Records

1408
23 Apr 1408
Birth of John De Vere 12th Earl Of Oxford in Castle Hedingham, Braintree District, Essex, England
Castle Hedingham, Braintree District, Essex, England
1462
26 Feb 1462
Age 54
Death of John De Vere 12th Earl Of Oxford in Tower of London, London, England...was arrested for treason at the Battle of Towton, and beheaded at Tower Hill
Tower of London, London, England...was arrested for treason at the Battle of Towton, and beheaded at Tower Hill
1462
Feb 1462
Age 54
Burial of John De Vere 12th Earl Of Oxford in Austin Friars, London, England
Austin Friars, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1408
    Event Place: Castle Hedingham, Braintree District, Essex, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for John De Vere, person ID LT42-P6C.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1462
    Event Place: Tower of London, London, England...was arrested for treason at the Battle of Towton, and beheaded at Tower Hill
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for John De Vere, person ID LT42-P6C.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Feb 1462
    Event Place: Austin Friars, London, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for John De Vere, person ID LT42-P6C.
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