Peerage Record – 14921

     Sir Richard Bray married, firstly, Margaret Sandes, daughter of John Sandes. He married, secondly, Joan Troughgton. He was buried at Worcester Cathedral, Worcester, Worcestershire, England.

     Sir Reynold Bray was the son of Sir Richard Bray and Joan Troughgton.^1,2 He was buried at Chelsea, London, England^G.¹ He was buried at Braye Chapel, St. George’s, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.²
     He held the office of Lord High Treasurer [England], to King Henry VII.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.)¹ He fought in the Battle of Bosworth in 1485.² In January 1503 he helped King Henry VII lay the foundation stone of Henry VII’s Chapel, Westminster.²

     Sir Richard Catesby married Elizabeth Bray, daughter of Edmund Bray, 1st Lord Braye and Jane Halliwell.¹

     William Clark married Elizabeth Bray, daughter of Edmund Bray, 1st Lord Braye and Jane Halliwell.¹

     Jane Norbury is the daughter of Sir John Norbury and Joan Gilbert.^1,2

     Sir Urian Brereton married Jane Halliwell, daughter of Sir Richard Halliwell and Jane Norbury, after 1539.¹

     Sir George Hart was the son of Sir Percival Hart and Frideswide Bray.¹ He married Elizabeth Bowes, daughter of John Bowes.² He died in 1587.²

     Thomas Wharton, 1st Baron Wharton was born circa 1495.² He was the son of Thomas Wharton and Agnes Warcop.³ He married, firstly, Eleanor Stapilton, daughter of Sir Bryan Stapilton, before 4 July 1518.² He married, secondly, Lady Anne Talbot, daughter of Francis Talbot, 5th Earl of Shrewsbury and Mary Dacre, on 18 November 1561 at Sheffield, Yorkshire, West Riding, England^G.¹ He died on 23 August 1568 at Henlaugh, England^G.¹ He was buried at Henlaugh, England^G.¹
     He was appointed Knight circa 1528.² He held the office of Sheriff of Cumberland from 1529 to 1530.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Appleby from 1529 to 1536.² He held the office of Sheriff of Cumberland from 1535 to 1536.² He held the office of Deputy Warden of the Western Marches in 1537.² He held the office of Sheriff of Cumberland from 1539 to 1540.² He held the office of Governor of Carlisle in 1541.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Cumberland between 1542 and 1544.² He fought in the Battle of Solway Moss on 24 November 1542, where he gave a good account of himself, which is thought to have played a large part in winning him a peerage and certainly is what earned him the honourable augmentation to his arms from King Edward VI on 23 April 1553.² He held the office of Warden of the Western March from 1543 to 1549.² He was created 1st Baron Wharton, of Wharton, co. Westmorland [England] on 5 March 1543/44.³ He held the office of Member of the Council of he North in January 1544/45.² He held the office of Deputy Warden of the East, West and Middle Marches from 1552 to 1553.² He held the office of Chief Steward of Hexham in 1555.² He held the office of Constable of Alnwick Castle in 1555.² He held the office of Keeper of Berwick Castle from 1556 to 1557.² He held the office of Governor of Berwick in 1557.²

     Mary Bray was born circa 1518.¹ She was the daughter of Edmund Bray, 1st Lord Braye and Jane Halliwell.¹ She married Sir Robert Peckham, son of Sir Edmund Peckham and Anne Cheyne.¹ She died in 1569.¹ Her will was proven (by probate) on 17 September 1569.¹
     Her married name became Peckham.¹ Her last will was dated 11 September 1569.