John Scott (died 1485)
Sir John Scott,
Family
John Scott was the son of William Scott (d. 1434) and Isabel Finch (died c. 1457), of Netherfield, Sussex.[2] Following his father's death, his mother Isabel married Sir Gervase Clifton as his first wife.[citation needed]
He had a younger brother, William Scott (1428(?) – 1491), who married a wife named Margery, by whom he had six sons and two daughters, and was founder of the Essex branch of the Scott family.[2]
He also had a sister, Joan Scott (d. 1507), who married firstly Thomas Yarde of Denton Court, Kent and secondly Sir Henry Grey of Heton. Joan's daughter, Anne Yarde, married Thomas Heveningham of Suffolk.[citation needed]
Career
Scott was appointed to commissions in Kent from 1450 onwards, and with
The 'turning point' in Scott's career, according to Fleming, 'came in June 1460, when, with Fogge and Horn, he gave support to the
In 1462, as a result of the
In 1466 he purchased the marriage of Sir Edward Poynings, son and heir of Sir Robert Poynings (d.1461), and in the following year was granted custody of Sir Robert Poynings' lands in Kent.[2]
He also served as Chamberlain to
In September 1467 he assisted in negotiations for the marriage of Edward IV's sister, Margaret of York, to Charles the Bold, and accompanied Margaret to her wedding in Burgundy in the following year. In November 1467 he negotiated a commercial treaty with Burgundy at Brussels, and from May 1469 to February 1470 was involved in commercial negotiations with the Hanseatic League in Flanders.[2]
In April 1470 he was appointed lieutenant of the
It seems likely that he went into exile during the readeption, but returned to England to fight at the Battle of Barnet in April 1471, and assist in the suppression of Fauconberg's rebellion in May of that year.[2]
In February 1473 he and others were appointed tutors to Edward IV's son, the
Scott died 17 October 1485, and was buried, by his instructions, in the north wall of the chancel of St. Mary's church, Brabourne. He left a will dated 18 October 1485, proved 18 January 1486.[3] His widow had died by 4 July 1487, and was also buried at St Mary's, Brabourne. She left a will dated 25 March 1487.[4]
An uncle, also one 'Sir John Scot of Scott's Hall', born at Brabourne, had been Lieutenant of Dover Castle from 1399 to his death in 1413. He had also served as Member of Parliament for Hythe in Kent from 1384.[citation needed]
Marriage and issue
Scott married Agnes Beaufitz (d.1486/7), daughter and co-heiress of William Beaufitz of The Grange, Gillingham, Kent, and likely also a fishmonger of London, by whom he had a son and two daughters:[5][2][6][7]
- Sir William Scott(d. 24 August 1524), who married Sibyl Lewknor.
- Isabel or Elizabeth Scott (d. 15 August 1528), whom Sir John Scott married to his ward, Sir Edward Poynings. There is a memorial brass to her in St Mary's church, Brabourne.[8]
- Margaret Scott (d.1514), who married, as his second wife, Sir Edmund Bedingfield (1443–1496).[9]
From the 16th century onwards Thomas Rotherham, Archbishop of York, was also known by the alternate surname 'Scot', and it has been speculated that he was a younger son of Sir John Scott and Agnes Beaufitz. However this claim is said to have been disproved.[10][11][12]
Notes
- ^ Heraldic Notices of Canterbury Cathedral;: With Genealogical and ... By Thomas Willement, p. 33 [1]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Fleming 2004.
- ^ Scott 1876, pp. 118–23.
- ^ Scott 1876, pp. 123–7.
- ^ Richardson IV 2011, pp. 1–2.
- ^ Ellis 2004.
- ^ Berry 1830, p. 310.
- ^ Scott 1876, p. 46.
- ^ Scott 1876, p. 122.
- ^ Horrox 2004.
- ^ Berry, William, County Genealogies; Pedigrees of the Families of the County of Sussex, (London: Sherwood, Gilbert and Piper), 1830 p. 310 Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- ^ Bennett, Henry Leigh, Archbishop Rotherham, (Lincoln: J.W. Ruddock, 1901), pp. 6–7 Retrieved 18 September 2013.
References
- Berry, William (1830). County Genealogies; Pedigrees of the Families of the County of Sussex. London: Sherwood, Gilbert and Piper. p. 310. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- Ellis, Steven G. (2004). "Poynings, Sir Edward (1459–1521)". doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/22683. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- Fleming, Peter (2004). "Scott family (per. c.1400–c.1525)". doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/54537. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- Horrox, Rosemary (2004). "Rotherham, Thomas (1423–1500)". doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/24155. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- Richardson, Douglas (2011). Everingham, Kimball G. (ed.). Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families. Vol. IV (2nd ed.). Salt Lake City. ISBN 978-1460992708.)
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link - Scott, James Renat (1876). Memorials of the Family of Scott, of Scot's-Hall, in the County of Kent. London: Simmonds & Botten. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. .
External links
- Ross, David, Brabourne, Kent, St Mary's Church Retrieved 18 September 2013
- Works of Wonder (Bruce D. Despain) – THE LIFE SKETCH OF Sir William Scott (d. 1350) & of Selected Descendents(see section "John Scott the Yorkist Diplomat")