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Sir THOMAS "Knight of the Bath" BRYAN "Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas" (Studied law at early age.Practiced law 1438 – 1500 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jun 1438

Birth Location: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire

Death Date: 11 Dec 1500

Death Location: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, England

Father: Edmund Bryan

Mother: Alice Bures

Spouse(s): Lady Bowsey

Children(s): Sir Aragon, Thomas Bryan, Richard Champney, Joan BRYAN, Elizabeth Bryan, Mary Bryan, William Bryan, Edmund Bryan, Thomas Upper-Ossary, Sir VIII], Margaret Bryan, Thomas Parker, Eliz. Smith

In 1438, Sir THOMAS "Knight of the Bath" BRYAN "Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas" (Studied law at early age.Practiced law entered the world in Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, born to Edmund Bryan and Alice De Bures. Sir THOMAS "Knight of the Bath" BRYAN "Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas" (Studied law at early age.Practiced law married Lady Margaret Margaretha Fagan Bowsey, and had children including Sir Knight Thomas Bryan II Vice Chamberlain to Queen Katherine of Aragon, Thomas Knight Bryan, Richard Champney, Joan BRYAN, Elizabeth Bryan, Mary Bryan, William Bryan, Edmund Bryan, Thomas Bryan Lord of Upper-Ossary, Sir John Francis Bryan Lord Upper Ossary Bryant [Chief Gentleman of the Privy chamber King Henry VIII], Margaret Bryan, Thomas Parker, Eliz. Smith. Sir THOMAS "Knight of the Bath" BRYAN "Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas" (Studied law at early age.Practiced law passed away in 1500 in Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, England.

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  • In 1438, Sir THOMAS "Knight of the Bath" BRYAN "Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas" (Studied law at early age.Practiced law entered the world in Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, born to Edmund Bryan and Alice De Bures.
  • Sir THOMAS "Knight of the Bath" BRYAN "Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas" (Studied law at early age.Practiced law married Lady Margaret Margaretha Fagan Bowsey, and had children including Sir Knight Thomas Bryan II Vice Chamberlain to Queen Katherine of Aragon, Thomas Knight Bryan, Richard Champney, Joan BRYAN, Elizabeth Bryan, Mary Bryan, William Bryan, Edmund Bryan, Thomas Bryan Lord of Upper-Ossary, Sir John Francis Bryan Lord Upper Ossary Bryant [Chief Gentleman of the Privy chamber King Henry VIII], Margaret Bryan, Thomas Parker, Eliz. Smith.
  • Sir THOMAS "Knight of the Bath" BRYAN "Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas" (Studied law at early age.Practiced law passed away in 1500 in Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Sir law's Ancestors

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Sir law
1438 – 1500
Birth Place: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire
Parents
Edmund Bryan
1412 – 1470
Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, England
Alice (De) Bures
1416 – 1475
Kings Stanley, Gloucestershire, , England
Grandparents
Thomas (Sir Bryan van) Cheddington
1358 – 1444
Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, , England
Margaretha (\Margaret Lady Yorkshire) Echyngham
1380 – 1428
Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Willem Echyngham
1360 – 1411
Johanna Stuart
1365 – 1404
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir law's Descendants

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Sir (THOMAS "Knight of the Bath" BRYAN "Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas" (Studied law at early age.Practiced) law (1 Jun 1438 – 11 Dec 1500) m. Lady (Margaret Margaretha Fagan) Bowsey (1 Jun 1442 – 1 Jun 1502)
  1. 1. Sir (Knight Thomas Bryan II Vice Chamberlain to Queen Katherine of) Aragon (1 Jun 1457 – 30 Jan 1517) m. Lady (Margaret Bourchier Baroness Bryan Governess of King Henry VIII Children Foster mother to Elizabeth) I (01 Jun 1468 – 1 Jun 1551) m. Margery Bryan (1520 – Dec 1604)
    1. 1. Edmund Bryan (1481 – 3 Jul 1550)
    2. 2. Margaret Bryan (1486 – 17 Jul 1546)
    3. 3. Thomas (Knight) BRYAN (01 Jun 1487 – 30 Jan 1517)
    4. 4. Joan Bryan (1488 – 11 Oct 1529)
    5. 5. Lady (Elizabeth Alice Bryan (Governess to Queen Elizabeth) I) (1 Jun 1488 – 11 Jan 1553)
    6. 6. Lord (Chief Justice FRANCIS 'Vicar of Hell' Bryan [Chief Gentleman of the Privy chamber King Henry) VIII] (1 Jun 1490 – 2 Feb 1550)
    7. 7. Lady (Elizabeth Hunt Bryan) Annis (1496 – 11 January 1553)
    8. 8. John Bryan (1508 – 3 Dec 1558)
    9. 9. Robert Bryan (1510 – 26 Dec 1604)
    10. 10. Princess (Annis Von) isenburg (1515 – abt 1561) m. Sir (John) Wallis (1515 – 12 Sep 1557)
      1. 1. Sir (Thomas) Wallis (1530 – 26 Mar 1614)
      2. 2. Anne Wallis (1538 – )
      3. 3. Walter Wallis (1542 – )
      4. 4. JOHANNA (Johana Burton De) Cassalton (1496 – 1524) m. Capt. (Robert (disowned by father due to doubt of parentage)) deWelles (1496 – 1524)
        1. 1. ALICE Wallis (1232 – 1290)
        2. 2. ALICE Wallis (1232 – 1290)
        3. 3. MARGERY (Marjory Walles) Wallis (1523 – 1550) m. Gabriel Partridge (30 March 1518 – October 1557) m. Sir (John James Newman) III (1522 – 1573) m. Sir (John James Newman) III (1525 – 1573)
        4. 4. JOAN (Johanna) Wallis (1524 – 05 Jun 1582)
        5. 5. JOAN (Johanna) Wallis (1524 – 05 Jun 1582)
        6. 6. Anne Wallis (1525 – 1551)
        7. 7. Elizabeth Wallis (1527 – )
        8. 8. Elizabeth Wallys (1527 – )
      5. 5. John Wells (1547 – 1618)
    11. 11. Francis (Sir) Bryan (1517 – 2 Feb 1550)
    12. 12. Richard Bryan
  2. 2. Thomas (Knight) Bryan (1 Jun 1457 – 14 Aug 1500)
  3. 3. Richard Champney (1460 – 1522)
  4. 4. Joan BRYAN (1463 – Abt. 1523)
  5. 5. Elizabeth Bryan (1463 – 1541)
  6. 6. Mary Bryan (1480 – 1539)
  7. 7. William Bryan (about 1480 – 1585)
  8. 8. Edmund Bryan (1481 – 3 July 1550)
  9. 9. Thomas (Bryan Lord of) Upper-Ossary (1 Jun 1487 – 30 Jan 1517)
  10. 10. Sir (John Francis Bryan Lord Upper Ossary Bryant [Chief Gentleman of the Privy chamber King Henry) VIII] (1 Jun 1490 – 2 Feb 1550)
  11. 11. Margaret Bryan
  12. 12. Thomas Parker ( – abt 1758)
  13. 13. Eliz. Smith ( – abt 1765)

Sir law's Timeline

2 Records

1438
1 Jun 1438
Birth of Sir THOMAS "Knight of the Bath" BRYAN "Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas" (Studied law at early age.Practiced law in Cheddington, Buckinghamshire
Cheddington, Buckinghamshire
1500
11 Dec 1500
Age 62
Death of Sir THOMAS "Knight of the Bath" BRYAN "Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas" (Studied law at early age.Practiced law in Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, England
Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1438
    Event Place: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1500
    Event Place: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, England

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