Biography of John Raynsford 1486-1559
Around 1486 John Raynsford was born to John Raynsford of Bradfield Hall in Essex and Anne Starkey (age 23).
Around 1486 [his father] John Raynsford of Bradfield Hall in Essex and [his mother] Anne Starkey (age 23) were married.
On 26 Dec 1488 [his mother] Anne Starkey (age 25) died.
Around 1503 John Raynsford (age 17) and Elizabeth aka Isabel Knyvet (age 15) were married.
After 03 Mar 1503 [his father] John Raynsford of Bradfield Hall in Essex and Margaret Ilam (age 43) were married.
In Feb 1508 [his wife] Elizabeth aka Isabel Knyvet (age 20) died.
Before 24 Nov 1519 John Raynsford (age 33) and Winifred Pympe (age 22) were married.
In 1521 [his father] John Raynsford of Bradfield Hall in Essex died.
In 1529 John Raynsford (age 43) was elected MP Colchester.
After 1547 [his former brother-in-law] Willam Bonham (age 34) died.
Before 20 Sep 1559 John Raynsford (age 73) died. He was buried at St Katharine Cree Church on 20 Sep 1559.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 20 Sep 1559. The xx day of September was bered at sant Katheryn crechyrche ser John Raynford (age 73) knyght, of Essex, with ij [2] haroldes of armes, and a standard, pennon of armes, and a cott armur, targett, sword, helmet, mantylls, and the crest; and a v [5] dosen of skochyons of armes; and all the cowrt hangyd with blake and armes; and the qwer hangyd and the raylles with blake and armes; and parson Veron dyd pryche, and after the haroldes tok the mornars, and thay whent and offered ys helmet, and after the cot, and odur morners offered the targett, and after the sword, and after the standard and the pennon of armes; all that wyll the clarkes sang Te Deum in Englys, and contenent vj [6] of ys men putt ym in-to the graff; and when all was done all the mornars whent to the plasse to dener, for ther was boyth fles and fysse [flesh and fish] at the dener, but my lade (age 62) was shott [shut] up all the dener wylle, tyll all was done and the pepull gone; then my lade (age 62) cam, and she had iiij [4] eges [eggs] and a dysse [dish] of butter to her dener.
Note. P. 211. Funeral of sir John Raynford. Of Manningtree, Essex; see Morant, i. 464.
Before 17 Oct 1575 [his former wife] Winifred Pympe (age 78) died.
John Writtle and [his mother] Anne Starkey were married.
Father: John Raynsford of Bradfield Hall in Essex
GrandFather: Humphrey Starkey of Wouldham in Kent
Mother: Anne Starkey