Individual Details
Sir William Scott KB
(Abt 1445 - 24 Aug 1524)
[[Category: Knights of the Bath]]
[[Category: Scott, Visitations of Sussex, 1530 and 1633-4]]
}PPP is retained as the pedigree of the Scotts of Scott's Hall is contentious and often conflated. [[Fitz-Henry-9|Fitz-Henry-9]] 14:23, 24 September 2020 (UTC)
==Biography==
'''Father''' Sir John Scott, Sheriff of Kent, Governor of Dover Castle b. c 1415, d. 1485
'''Mother''' Agnes Beaufitz b. c 1415, d. 25 Mar 1487
Sir William Scott, Sheriff of Kent, Constable of Dover Castle was born circa 1445 at Scott Hall, Kent, England. Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 21.
He married Sibyl Lewknor, daughter of Sir Thomas Lewkenor, Sheriff of Surrey & Sussex, Constable of Bodiam Castle and Katherine Pelham, before 1484; They had 2 sons (Sir John; & Edward) and 3 daughters (Anne, wife of Sir Edward Boughton; Katherine; & Elizabeth).Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. III, p. 574.
Sir William Scott, Sheriff of Kent, Constable of Dover Castle died on 24 August 1524 at Brabrourne, Kent, England; Buried in the chancel of the church at Brabourne, Kent. Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. IV, p. 1.
His estate was probated on 1 February 1525.Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 593.
'''Family'''
* Sibyl Lewknor b. c 1463
'''Children'''
* Sir John
* Edward
* Anne, wife of Sir Edward Boughton
* Katherine
* Elizabeth
==Occupation==* High Sheriff of Kent, Governor of Dover Castle for Henry VIII, 1491, 1502, and 1515-1517, in Kent, England
* Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports
* Constable of Dover Castle
* Knight of the Bath
* Rebuilt Scot's Hall about 1491
=== Research Notes ===* “By the marriage of Sybille Lewknor (whose mother, Joanna Holsham, was sole heiress of her uncle, Sir Hugh) the Scott’s derive a descent from the Valences, Comyns, Baliols, Athols, which to the descendants of Sir William Scott is a matter of considerable interest.”Memorials of the Family of Scott, of Scot’s Hall, in the County of Kent. With an Appendix of Illustrative Documents. (https://archive.org/stream/memorialsoffamil00scot#page/141/mode/1up/search/lewknor)
==Sources==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Scott_(died_1524) Wikipedia]
* Memorials of the Family of Scott, of Scot’s Hall, in the County of Kent. With an Appendix of Illustrative Documents. (https://archive.org/stream/memorialsoffamil00scot#page/n6/mode/1up)
See also:*Benolte, Thomas; Philipot, John; & Owen, George. ''The Visitations of the County of Sussex: 1530 and 1633-4''. London: The Harleian Society, 1905. Vol LIII, [https://archive.org/stream/visitationscoun00owengoog#page/n63/mode/1up p 49, Scott].
[[Category: Scott, Visitations of Sussex, 1530 and 1633-4]]
}PPP is retained as the pedigree of the Scotts of Scott's Hall is contentious and often conflated. [[Fitz-Henry-9|Fitz-Henry-9]] 14:23, 24 September 2020 (UTC)
==Biography==
'''Father''' Sir John Scott, Sheriff of Kent, Governor of Dover Castle b. c 1415, d. 1485
'''Mother''' Agnes Beaufitz b. c 1415, d. 25 Mar 1487
Sir William Scott, Sheriff of Kent, Constable of Dover Castle was born circa 1445 at Scott Hall, Kent, England. Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 21.
He married Sibyl Lewknor, daughter of Sir Thomas Lewkenor, Sheriff of Surrey & Sussex, Constable of Bodiam Castle and Katherine Pelham, before 1484; They had 2 sons (Sir John; & Edward) and 3 daughters (Anne, wife of Sir Edward Boughton; Katherine; & Elizabeth).Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. III, p. 574.
Sir William Scott, Sheriff of Kent, Constable of Dover Castle died on 24 August 1524 at Brabrourne, Kent, England; Buried in the chancel of the church at Brabourne, Kent. Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. IV, p. 1.
His estate was probated on 1 February 1525.Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 593.
'''Family'''
* Sibyl Lewknor b. c 1463
'''Children'''
* Sir John
* Edward
* Anne, wife of Sir Edward Boughton
* Katherine
* Elizabeth
==Occupation==* High Sheriff of Kent, Governor of Dover Castle for Henry VIII, 1491, 1502, and 1515-1517, in Kent, England
* Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports
* Constable of Dover Castle
* Knight of the Bath
* Rebuilt Scot's Hall about 1491
=== Research Notes ===* “By the marriage of Sybille Lewknor (whose mother, Joanna Holsham, was sole heiress of her uncle, Sir Hugh) the Scott’s derive a descent from the Valences, Comyns, Baliols, Athols, which to the descendants of Sir William Scott is a matter of considerable interest.”Memorials of the Family of Scott, of Scot’s Hall, in the County of Kent. With an Appendix of Illustrative Documents. (https://archive.org/stream/memorialsoffamil00scot#page/141/mode/1up/search/lewknor)
==Sources==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Scott_(died_1524) Wikipedia]
* Memorials of the Family of Scott, of Scot’s Hall, in the County of Kent. With an Appendix of Illustrative Documents. (https://archive.org/stream/memorialsoffamil00scot#page/n6/mode/1up)
See also:*Benolte, Thomas; Philipot, John; & Owen, George. ''The Visitations of the County of Sussex: 1530 and 1633-4''. London: The Harleian Society, 1905. Vol LIII, [https://archive.org/stream/visitationscoun00owengoog#page/n63/mode/1up p 49, Scott].
Events
| Birth | Abt 1445 | Scotts Hall, Brabourne, Kent, England | |||
| Marriage | 1484 | England - Sibyl Lewknor | |||
| Death | 24 Aug 1524 | Brabourne, Kent, England | |||
| Alt name | Sheriff of Kent Constable of Dover Castle | ||||
| Reference No | 287732 | ||||
| Reference No | 303321 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Spouse | Sibyl Lewknor (1471 - 1529) |
| Child | Sir John Scott (1484 - 1533) |
| Child | Elizabeth Scott (1484 - 1495) |
| Child | Anne Scott (1489 - 1550) |
| Child | Edward Scotte (1495 - 1535) |
| Father | Sir John Scott (1415 - 1485) |
| Mother | Lady Anne Beaufitz (1415 - 1487) |
| Sibling | Lady Margaret Scott (1456 - 1514) |
| Sibling | Isabel "Elizabeth" Scott (1470 - 1528) |