Katherine Neville

Katherine Neville

Female Abt 1520 - 1565  (45 years)


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  • Name Katherine Neville  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
    Birth Abt 1520  Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Gender Female 
    FSID L4SX-JK5 
    Name Catherine deNeville  [2, 3, 4, 5, 11
    Name Catherine deNeville  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Name Catherine Neville  [2, 3, 4, 5, 11
    Name Catherine Neville  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Burial Dec 1565  Braunton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 18 Dec 1565  Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1218  footsteps
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2025 

    Family ID F1255  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John St Leger, Sir,   b. 1516, Monkleigh, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Oct 1596, Monkleigh, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage Bef Jun 1535  England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage Katherine was ~ 15 years and 5 months - John was ~ 19 years and 5 months. 
    Children 
    +1. Frances St Leger,   b. Abt 1549, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1597, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 47 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F1080  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2025 

  • Notes 
    • Source: Weis, Sheppard, Beal, The Magna
      Source: Weis, Sheppard, Beal, The Magna Charta Sureties, 1215, 5th Ed., Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, [1999], 47-11.

      Sir John St Leger and Catherine Nevill
      Catherine Nevill, daughter of George Nevill, 5th Baron Bergavenny and his third wife Lady Mary Stafford, youngest daughter of Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and his wife Lady Eleanor Percy. Their children included:

      John St Leger, said to be a soldier in Ireland, who died unmarried and in poverty
      Mary St Leger, who married Sir Richard Grenville of Stowe in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, the famous captain of the Revenge, and was mother of Sir Bernard Grenville.

      Frances St Leger, who married John Stucley (1551–1611), of Affeton in East Worlington, Devon and was the mother of Sir Lewis Stucley

      Margaret St Leger, who married Richard Bellew of Ash in Braunton, Devon. A monument to the couple survives in Braunton parish church.

      Eulalia St Leger, who married first Edmund Tremayne of Collacombe in Lamerton, Devon, who was Chief Secretary of Ireland, and secondly Tristram Arscott (1544–1621) of Tetcott, Devon, who bought Annery from his father-in-law.

      From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 J
      From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.

      SOURCE CITATION: Title: Ancestral File (
      SOURCE CITATION: Title: Ancestral File (TM) Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication Information: July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996 Repository Name: Family History Library Address: 35 N West Temple Street Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA

      = email from LPM, 23 Feb 1999: Ralph Nev
      = email from LPM, 23 Feb 1999: Ralph Neville who died in 1425 was the firstEarl of Westmorland. He married Margaret Stafford, and John was theirson. Later the same Ralph married Joan Beaufort (daughter of John ofGaunt, son of Edward III - this is where the blue blood comes from) andthey had several children, including Edward Neville who died in 1476.This Edward is definitely an ancestor of Ursula Neville. Here is what Ihave: = = Descendants of Joan Beauford 1 Joan Beauford 1379 - 1440 .. +Robert Ferrers ........ 2 Mary Ferrers 1394 - ........ 2 Elizabeth Ferrers 1394 - *2nd Husband of Joan Beauford: .. +Ralph Neville 1363 - 1425 ........ 2 Richard Neville 1400 - ........ 2 William Neville 1401 - ........ 2 George Neville 1402 - ........ 2 Robert Neville 1404 - ........ 2 Edward Neville 1406 - 1476 ............ +Elizabeth Beauchamp 1418 - 1434 ................... 3 George Neville 1433 - 1492 ....................... +Margaret Fenne 1436 - 1485 ............................. 4 Jane Neville ............................. 4 George Neville, Jr 1483 - 1536 ................................. +Mary Stafford 1478 - 1508 ........................................ 5 Ursula Neville 1505 - 1539 ............................................ +Warham St Leger 1526 - 1599 ........ *2nd Wife of Edward Neville: ............ +Catherine Howard ........ 2 Katherine Neville 1408 - ........ 2 Anne Neville 1410 - ........ 2 Cicely Neville 1415 - ........ 2 Eleanor Neville 1417 - = = The list above is well documented. The St Leger and Digges families arealso mentioned in another book that I have: "Albion's Seed", by DavidHackett Fischer (1989), on pages 216-221. The Digges family was among the"First Families" of Virginia who collectively dominated the House ofBurgesses until after the Revolution. [...] 5 Ursula Neville 1505 - 1539 +Warham St Leger 1526 - 1599 6 Anne St Leger - 1636 +Thomas Digges 1540 - 1595 7 Dudley Digges 1583 - 1639 +Mary Kempe 1583 - 1631 8 Edward Digges 1621 - 1665 +Elizab eth Page 1625 - 1691 9 Catherine Digges 1656 - 1729 +William Herndon, Jr 1649 - 1722 10 Edward Herndon 1678 - 1758 +Mary Waller 1674 - 1716 11 Ann Herndon 1706 - 1777 +James Lea 1708 - 1788 12 Isabell Lea 1728 - 1829 +John Graves 1715 - 1792 Loren P Meissner - Jan 2002
      Source: Weis, Sheppard, Beal, The Magna
      Source: Weis, Sheppard, Beal, The Magna Charta Sureties, 1215, 5th Ed., Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, [1999], 47-11.

      Sir John St Leger and Catherine Nevill
      Catherine Nevill, daughter of George Nevill, 5th Baron Bergavenny and his third wife Lady Mary Stafford, youngest daughter of Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and his wife Lady Eleanor Percy. Their children included:

      John St Leger, said to be a soldier in Ireland, who died unmarried and in poverty
      Mary St Leger, who married Sir Richard Grenville of Stowe in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, the famous captain of the Revenge, and was mother of Sir Bernard Grenville.

      Frances St Leger, who married John Stucley (1551–1611), of Affeton in East Worlington, Devon and was the mother of Sir Lewis Stucley

      Margaret St Leger, who married Richard Bellew of Ash in Braunton, Devon. A monument to the couple survives in Braunton parish church.

      Eulalia St Leger, who married first Edmund Tremayne of Collacombe in Lamerton, Devon, who was Chief Secretary of Ireland, and secondly Tristram Arscott (1544–1621) of Tetcott, Devon, who bought Annery from his father-in-law.

      From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 J
      From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.

      SOURCE CITATION: Title: Ancestral File (
      SOURCE CITATION: Title: Ancestral File (TM) Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication Information: July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996 Repository Name: Family History Library Address: 35 N West Temple Street Salt Lak e City, UT 84150 USA

      = email from LPM, 23 Feb 1999: Ralph Nev
      = email from LPM, 23 Feb 1999: Ralph Neville who died in 1425 was the firstEarl of Westmorland. He married Margaret Stafford, and John was theirson. Later the same Ralph married Joan Beaufort (daughter of John ofGaunt, son of Edward III - this i s where the blue blood comes from) andthey had several children, including Edward Neville who died in 1476.This Edward is definitely an ancestor of Ursula Neville. Here is what Ihave: = = Descendants of Joan Beauford 1 Joan Beauford 1379 - 1440 . . +Robert Ferrers ........ 2 Mary Ferrers 1394 - ........ 2 Elizabeth Ferrers 1394 - *2nd Husband of Joan Beauford: .. +Ralph Neville 1363 - 1425 ........ 2 Richard Neville 1400 - ........ 2 William Neville 1401 - ........ 2 George Neville 140 2 - ........ 2 Robert Neville 1404 - ........ 2 Edward Neville 1406 - 1476 ............ +Elizabeth Beauchamp 1418 - 1434 ................... 3 George Neville 1433 - 1492 ....................... +Margaret Fenne 1436 - 1485 ......................... .... 4 Jane Neville ............................. 4 George Neville, Jr 1483 - 1536 ................................. +Mary Stafford 1478 - 1508 ........................................ 5 Ursula Neville 1505 - 1539 ................................. ........... +Warham St Leger 1526 - 1599 ........ *2nd Wife of Edward Neville: ............ +Catherine Howard ........ 2 Katherine Neville 1408 - ........ 2 Anne Neville 1410 - ........ 2 Cicely Neville 1415 - ........ 2 Eleanor Neville 141 7 - = = The list above is well documented. The St Leger and Digges families arealso mentioned in another book that I have: "Albion's Seed", by DavidHackett Fischer (1989), on pages 216-221. The Digges family was among the"First Families" of Virgin ia who collectively dominated the House ofBurgesses until after the Revolution. [...] 5 Ursula Neville 1505 - 1539 +Warham St Leger 1526 - 1599 6 Anne St Leger - 1636 +Thomas Digges 1540 - 1595 7 Dudley Digges 1583 - 1639 +Mary Kempe 1583 - 163 1 8 Edward Digges 1621 - 1665 +Elizab eth Page 1625 - 1691 9 Catherine Digges 1656 - 1729 +William Herndon, Jr 1649 - 1722 10 Edward Herndon 1678 - 1758 +Mary Waller 1674 - 1716 11 Ann Herndon 1706 - 1777 +James Lea 1708 - 1788 12 Isabell Le a 1728 - 1829 +John Graves 1715 - 1792 Loren P Meissner - Jan 2002

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