23RD GENERATION

1403. Sir Edward Gorges died on 11 Feb 1564/65. He was born BET. 1482 - 1483 in Of Wraxall, & Clevedon, Somerset, England. Sheriff for Somerset November 17, 1514 and November 9, 1529. He was knighted at the battle of Flodden Field on September 9, 1513 (The Scots were defeated, losing some 10,000 men in the battle.) He was a member of the jury that indicted the Duke of Buckingham for treason (The Duke was beheaded, the fifth successive chief of the house of Stafford to meet a violent death).

He was married to Mary Newton. Mary Newton was born about 1499 in Wraxall, & Clevedon, Somerset, England. Sir Edward Gorges and Mary Newton had the following children:

child+1449 i. Edmund Gorges.

He was married to Mary POYNTZ. Mary POYNTZ was born about 1514 in Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England. Sir Edward Gorges and Mary POYNTZ had the following children:

child+1450 i. William Gorges.
child+1451 ii. Nicholas Gorges.
child+1452 iii. Elizabeth Gorges.
child+1453 iv. Maria Gorges.
child+1454 v. Thomas Gorges Sir.
child+1455 vi. Jane Gorges.
child1456 vii. Frances Gorges.
child+1457 viii. Ferdinando Gorges.

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