Jane Lewkenor
Family
Jane Lewkenor was the daughter and co-heiress of Sir Roger Lewkenor (b. 1469 and died January 15, 1543, in Trotton, Sussex) of Trotton, Sussex.
Marriages
Lewkenor's first husband was Sir Christopher Pickering of Ellerton (c. 1490 in Yorkshire and died September 7, 1516, in Woodbridge, Suffolk), whom she married before 1516.
Lewkenor's second husband was Arthur Pole, son of Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, whom she married before 24 October 1522, most likely around 1526. The couple had at least four children: Henry ({{circa}}1525), Jane, Margaret (b. 1527 in Racton, England) who married [http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/fitzherbert-thomas-151314-91 Sir Thomas Fitzherbert], and Mary (b. 1528 in Racton, England) who married Sir John Stanley.{{Cite book|title = A companion and key to the history of England; consisting of copious genealogical details of the British sovereigns, with an appendix, exhibiting a chronological epitome of the successive holders of the several titles of the ... nobility, etc, with their armorial bearings|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=cCBkAAAAcAAJ|date = 1832-01-01}}
When Arthur died, his mother and brother, Lady Salisbury and her son, Lord Montague, did not wish Lewkenor to remarry, which would deprive the Pole family, and Arthur's heirs, of her fortune. They coerced Lewkenor to become a novice at Syon Abbey. Lewkenor was eventually released from her vows by William Barlow, the new Bishop of St. Asaph, who was residing in his priory of Bisham. She said to Barlow, "Can I leave the veil at pleasure?"; "Yes, for all religious persons have a time of probation. You are only a novice and could leave your nun's weeds at your pleasure. I bind you no further...", he said.{{Cite web|title = BARENTYNE (BARRINGTON), Sir William (1481-1549), of Little Haseley, Oxon. and London. History of Parliament Online|url = http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/barentyne-(barrington)-sir-william-1481-1549|website = www.historyofparliamentonline.org|access-date = 2015-10-10}}{{Cite web|title = POLE|url = http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/POLE.htm#Arthur%20POLE1|website = www.tudorplace.com.ar|access-date = 2015-10-10}}
In 1539, Lewkenor married Sir William Barentyne (b. 31 Dec. 1481 - d. 17 Nov. 1549), Sheriff of Oxfordshire and Berkshire. Their marriage was declared void by the consistory court of London on 15 December 1540 because of Lewkenor's vow of chastity.{{Cite book|title = Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 2nd Edition, 2011|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=8JcbV309c5UC|publisher = Douglas Richardson|isbn = 9781461045205}} The Barentynes' sought and received an act of Parliament to declare their marriage valid and their children legitimate in 1544 after the passage of the [http://www.luminarium.org/encyclopedia/sixarticles.htm Act of the Six Articles].{{Cite book|title = Plantagenet Ancestry: 2nd Edition|last = Richardson|first = Douglas|publisher = CreateSpace|year = 2011|pages = 155, 397, and 405–406}} Despite the passage of this act (34 & 35 Hen. 8. c. 46; 1543), the Barentyne's sons were still trying to secure their inheritance in 1563. With Barentyne, she had two sons: Drew{{Cite book|title = Bodiam and its lords ...|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=WRQNAAAAYAAJ|publisher = Smith|date = 1871-01-01|first = Mark Antony|last = Lower}} and Charles Barentyne.{{Cite web|title = Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors & Cousins (over 165,000 names). - Person Page|url = http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p2683.htm|website = our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com|access-date = 2015-10-11}}
Lewkenor died on 12 March 1562/63.
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References
- http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/barentyne-(barrington)-sir-william-1481-1549
- {{cite encyclopedia |author=Pierce, Hazel |title=Pole, Margaret, suo jure countess of Salisbury (1473–1541) |encyclopedia=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |publisher=Oxford University Press |date=May 2015 |url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/2245 |accessdate= 9 Oct 2015 }} {{ODNBsub}}
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