Biography of Thomas Pargiter 1492-1532

In 1492 Thomas Pargiter was born.

In 1530 Thomas Pargiter (age 38) was elected Lord Mayor of London.

In or before 1532 Thomas Pargiter (age 40) and Anne Tollemache were married.

In 1532 Thomas Pargiter (age 40) died. He was buried at All Hallows Church, Bread Street.

Wriothesley's Chronicle 1538. 18 Feb 1538. This yeare, the 18th of Februarie being Mundaye, there was a yonge man, servante to the Ladye Pargetour^d of London, drawne from Newgate to Tower Hill, and there was hanged, his members cutt of and bowells brent afore him, and his head cutt of, and his bodie divided in 4 peeces, which yonge man had clipped goulde [gold] to the value of £30; his head was sett on London Bridge [Map], and his quarters at diverse gates of the cittie.

Note d. Wife of Sir Thomas Pargitor, who was Lord Mayor in 1530.

Henry Machyn's Diary. 20 Feb 1544. The sam day was bered master Gorge Pargeter, Thomas Pargeter('s) sune late mare of London, with mony mornars, and with armes, and mony gownes gyffyn to pore men and vomen, and with stayff torchus [and] whyt branchys; and in the chyrche wher iiij gylt candellstyks with iiij grett tapurs bornyng and ys armes, and the compeny of the Clarkes.

Note. P. 56. Funeral of George Pargeter. Sir Thomas Pargeter his father was lord mayor in the year 1531, and was buried at Allhallows, Bread-street. Catalogue of Lord Mayors, by W. Smith, Rouge-Dragon.

[his son] George Pargiter was born to Thomas Pargiter and Anne Tollemache.