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Carney & Wehofer Family
Genealogy Pages
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 1454 - 1512 (58 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. |  Edmund GORGES, Of Wraxall, Kb, Sir was born in 1454 in Wraxall, Somerset, England; died in 1512. Other Events:
- _UID: 40EAA10214B44D048280E00E63857FEF2C8E
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Lord of the Manor of Wraxall, he was created a Knight of the Bath at the creation of Arthur, Prince of Wales (son of Henry VII) in 1489; Sheriff of Somerset November 5, 1495. Thorne George states (p. 79):
"1485, Nov. 13th.--General pardon, and release to Edmund Gorges of Wroxhall Co Somerset Esquire, alias of Framlyngham ad castrum Co Suffolk Esquire, of all offences committed up to the present time, and from all penalities attaching thereto."
Family/Spouse: Anne HOWARD. Anne (daughter of John HOWARD, Kg, 1St Duke Of Norfolk and Catherine MOLEYNS) was born about 1446 in Tendring, Essex, England; died before 1500 in Wraxall, Somerset, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 2
| 2. | Edward GORGES, Of Wraxall, Sir Knight  (1.Edmund1) was born about 1483 in Wraxall, Somerset, England; died on 11 Feb 1564-1565. Other Events:
- _UID: 44ACF8F2CA404E9D8023B6759BE21F0F48D8
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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).
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