Mary Bleuerhasset1

Female, #8734, (say 1517 - 7 Sep 1587)

Parent*Sir George Bleuerhasset Knight (s 1471 - )
Mary Bleuerhasset|b. say 1517\nd. 7 Sep 1587|p8734.htm|Sir George Bleuerhasset Knight|b. say 1471|p8733.htm||||||||||||||||

Birth*say 1517 Mary was born say 1517. 
 She was the daughter of Sir George Bleuerhasset Knight. 
Marriage*say 1535 She married Thomas Culpeper of Lowdham say 1535. 
Married Namesay 1535  As of say 1535, her married name was Culpeper. 
Marriagesay 1583 She married Francis Bacon Lord Chancellor of England say 1583. 
Married Namesay 1583  As of say 1583, her married name was Bacon. 
Burial*after 7 Sep 1587 Her body was interred after 7 Sep 1587 at Frenze, co. Norfolk, England. 
Death*7 Sep 1587 She died on 7 Sep 1587. 
Biography* Col. Attree in The Sussex Colepepers, Part II (page 77), says that after Thomas Culpeper's death, Mary married Francis Bacon. With no specificity provided about this person, the presumption would be that she married the famous English statesman and writer, Sir Francis Bacon, Viscount Saint Alban, Baron of Verulam. However, Sir Francis was born in 1561 and Mary in 1517. The 44 year age difference makes a marriage between them most unlikely. Yet, it would have been possible as she did not die until 1587. As she is buried in Frenze, co. Norfolk, where there is a monument to her memory, a check of the monumental inscription may well clarify this mystery. 

Family

Thomas Culpeper of Lowdham (say 1498 - before 4 Nov 1572)

Last Edited 31 Dec 1999

Citations

  1. Col. F.W.T. Attree R.E./F.S.A. & Rev. J.H.L. Booker M.A., "The Sussex Colepepers, Part II", Sussex Archaeological Collections, XLVIII, 65-98, (1905) http://gen.culpepper.com/historical/sussex/default.htm.