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Eleanor <I>Conyers</I> Markenfield

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Eleanor Conyers Markenfield

Birth
North Yorkshire, England
Death
5 Jun 1493 (aged 54–55)
North Yorkshire, England
Burial
Ripon, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England Add to Map
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daughter of Sir John Conyers and Margery Darcy, Daughter of Sir Phillip and descendant of King John and Geoffrey Plantagenet.

Wife of Sir Thomas Markenfield, son and heir to John Markenfield and Margaret Hopton. They married by 1470 and had three sons and two daughters; Thomas, Christopher and Sir Ninian, Anne (wife of Christopher Conyers and Brian Palmes) and Sith. Grandmother of Alice Markenfield who married Robert Mauleverer.

In 1483, Thomas and Eleanor were granted a license to have low masses in and suitable place in the diocese of York. Thomas founded the priory of Arden. Eleanor died 05 June 1493, Sir Thomas died in 1497, his will proven 20 June 1497. They were both buried in the north Transept of Ripon Cathedral.
daughter of Sir John Conyers and Margery Darcy, Daughter of Sir Phillip and descendant of King John and Geoffrey Plantagenet.

Wife of Sir Thomas Markenfield, son and heir to John Markenfield and Margaret Hopton. They married by 1470 and had three sons and two daughters; Thomas, Christopher and Sir Ninian, Anne (wife of Christopher Conyers and Brian Palmes) and Sith. Grandmother of Alice Markenfield who married Robert Mauleverer.

In 1483, Thomas and Eleanor were granted a license to have low masses in and suitable place in the diocese of York. Thomas founded the priory of Arden. Eleanor died 05 June 1493, Sir Thomas died in 1497, his will proven 20 June 1497. They were both buried in the north Transept of Ripon Cathedral.


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