Thomas Dacre, 6th Baron Dacre
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Thomas Dacre, 6th Baron Dacre (27 October 1387 – 5 January 1457/1458) was born in Naworth Castle
, Cumberland
, England
.
Dacre's father was William Dacre, 5th Baron Dacre, born in 1357 and his mother was Mary, whose surname is not known. He married Philippa de Neville
.
Children of Thomas Dacre:
Naworth Castle
Naworth Castle, also known as, or recorded in historical documents as "Naward", is a castle in Cumbria, England near the town of Brampton. It is adjacent to the A69 about two miles east of Brampton. It is on the opposite side of the River Irthing to, and just within sight of, Lanercost Priory...
, Cumberland
Cumberland
Cumberland is a historic county of North West England, on the border with Scotland, from the 12th century until 1974. It formed an administrative county from 1889 to 1974 and now forms part of Cumbria....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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Dacre's father was William Dacre, 5th Baron Dacre, born in 1357 and his mother was Mary, whose surname is not known. He married Philippa de Neville
Philippa de Neville
Philippa de Neville or Philippa Neville, Baroness Dacre was born in Raby Castle, Staindrop, Durham, England.Philippa's father was Ralph de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland and her mother was Margaret de Stafford...
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Children of Thomas Dacre:
- Sir Thomas Dacre, born 1410 at Naworth, Brampton, Cumberland, England.
- Ralph Dacre, 1st Baron DacreRalph Dacre, 1st Baron DacreRalph Dacre, 1st Baron Dacre was an English peer.Dacre was the son of Sir William Dacre of Cumberland.In 1321 he was summoned to the House of Lords as Lord Dacre. In 1331 he was appointed High Sheriff of Cumberland and Governor of Carlisle. He married Margaret de Multon, Baroness Multon of Gilsland...
, born 1412 at Naworth. - Joanna or Joan Dacre, born about 1414, married Thomas Clifford, 8th Baron de Clifford
- Richard Dacre, born 1414 at Naworth.
- George Dacre, born 1416 at Naworth.
- John Dacre, born 1422 at Naworth.
- Humphrey Dacre, 1st Baron DacreHumphrey Dacre, 1st Baron DacreHumphrey Dacre, 1st Baron Dacre of Gilsland , was an English soldier, Cumberland landowner and peer.He remained loyal to the House of Lancaster when Henry VI was deposed by Edward IV and fought on the Lancastrian side at the Battle of Towton of 1461, after which he was attainted...
of Gillesland, born 1424 at Naworth. - Margaret Dacre, born 1424 at Naworth.
- Ralph Dacre, born 1426 at Naworth.
Sources
- Lewis, Marlyn, compiler The Plantagenet Connection. (Note: She also compiled "Ahnentafel for Elizabeth Plantagenet (Wife of Henry Tudor): Generations 1-15". Arvada, Colorado: Heliotrope Communications, 1996.)
- Cokayne, G. E. Complete Peerage, St. Catherine Press, London, 1959, Vol IV p. 6
- Faris, David Plantagenet Ancestry of 17th Century Colonists, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, Maryland, 1996, 1st ed p. 76
- Weis, Frederick Lewis Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1760, 7th ed. Genealogical Publishing, Baltimore 1992.