Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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Paternal Family Tree: Woodman aka Horsley aka Delaval
Before 1st July 1725 [her father] Francis Blake Delaval [aged 32] and [her mother] Rhoda Apreece were married.
In 1742 Sarah Delaval Countess Mexborough was born to Francis Blake Delaval [aged 49] and Rhoda Apreece.
On 23rd April 1749 [her grandmother] Sarah Hussey [aged 77] died. Her daughter [her mother] Rhoda Apreece inherited Doddington Hall [Map].
In 1751. Arthur Pond [aged 46]. Portrait of [her sister] Rhoda Delaval [aged 25] and her siblings [her brother] Francis Blake Delaval [aged 23], Edward Hussey Delaval [aged 22], John Delaval 1st Baron Delaval [aged 22], Anne Hussey Delaval [aged 8] and Sarah Delaval Countess Mexborough [aged 9].
Edward Hussey Delaval: In 1729 he was born to Francis Blake Delaval and Rhoda Apreece. On 17th May 1808 John Delaval 1st Baron Delaval died without surviving male issue. Baron Delaval of Redford in County Wicklow and Baron Delaval of Seaton Delaval in Northumberland extinct. He was buried at Chapel of St Paul, Westminster Abbey [Map]. Edward Hussey Delaval inherited Doddington Hall [Map]. On 14th August 1814 Edward Hussey Delaval died. Sarah Delaval inherited Doddington Hall [Map].
Anne Hussey Delaval: Around 1743 she was born to Francis Blake Delaval and Rhoda Apreece. On 6th October 1759 William Stanhope and she were married. His third wife. The difference in their ages was 41 years. He the son of Philip Stanhope 3rd Earl Chesterfield and Elizabeth Savile.
On 9th December 1752 [her father] Francis Blake Delaval [aged 59] died after falling down steps at his home Seaton Delaval Hall, Northumberland [Map].
In 1753 [her future husband] John Savile 1st Earl Mexborough [aged 33] was created 1st Baron Pollington of Longford in the County of Longford.
In or before 1755 [her brother] John Delaval 1st Baron Delaval [aged 26] and [her sister-in-law] Susanna Robinson Baroness Delaval [aged 24] were married. They were first cousins.
In 1758 [her mother] Rhoda Apreece died. [her brother] John Delaval 1st Baron Delaval [aged 29] inherited Doddington Hall [Map].
In 1760 John Savile 1st Earl Mexborough [aged 40] and Sarah Delaval Countess Mexborough [aged 18] were married. She by marriage Baroness Pollington of Longford in the County of Longford. The difference in their ages was 22 years.
On 8th April 1761 [her son] John Savile 2nd Earl Mexborough was born to [her husband] John Savile 1st Earl Mexborough [aged 41] and Sarah Delaval Countess Mexborough [aged 19]. He married 1782 Elizabeth Stephenson Countess Mexborough and had issue.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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Around 1763 Joshua Reynolds [aged 39]. Portrait of [her husband] John Savile 1st Earl Mexborough [aged 43] with Sarah Delaval Countess Mexborough [aged 21] and their son John Savile 2nd Earl Mexborough [aged 1].
On 17th September 1763 [her son] Henry Savile was born to [her husband] John Savile 1st Earl Mexborough [aged 43] and Sarah Delaval Countess Mexborough [aged 21].
In February 1766 [her husband] John Savile 1st Earl Mexborough [aged 46] was created 1st Earl Mexborough of Lifford in County Donegal. Sarah Delaval Countess Mexborough [aged 24] by marriage Countess Mexborough of Lifford in County Donegal.
On 7th August 1771 Francis Blake Delaval [aged 44] died. He left four illegitimate children but no legitimate ones and was succeeded by his younger brother John Delaval 1st Baron Delaval [aged 43].
On 27th February 1778 [her husband] John Savile 1st Earl Mexborough [aged 58] died. His son John [aged 16] succeeded 2nd Earl Mexborough of Lifford in County Donegal.
In 1782 John Savile 2nd Earl Mexborough [aged 20] and Elizabeth Stephenson Countess Mexborough [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Countess Mexborough of Lifford in County Donegal. He the son of John Savile 1st Earl Mexborough and Sarah Delaval Countess Mexborough [aged 40].
On 17th May 1808 [her brother] John Delaval 1st Baron Delaval [aged 80] died without surviving male issue. Baron Delaval of Redford in County Wicklow and Baron Delaval of Seaton Delaval in Northumberland extinct. He was buried at Chapel of St Paul, Westminster Abbey [Map]. Edward Hussey Delaval [aged 79] inherited Doddington Hall [Map].
On 9th August 1821 Sarah Delaval Countess Mexborough [aged 79] died.
After 9th August 1821. Monument in Church of St Oswald, Methley [Map] to Sarah Delaval Countess Mexborough [deceased].
Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 27 Grand Daughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Delaval 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Delaval 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Ogle 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Delaval 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Delaval of North Dissington 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Selby
GrandFather: Edward Delaval of South Dissington 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Grey of Chillingham 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Grey of Morpeth and Howick 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Grey 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Grey of Bitchfield 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Strange of Hunstanton 
5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Strange 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Grey 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Father: Francis Blake Delaval 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Francis Blake of Cogges
GrandMother: Mary Blake
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Carr 
Sarah Delaval Countess Mexborough 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Robert Apreece
Mother: Rhoda Apreece 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Hussey of Honington 
10 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Hussey 1st Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ellen Birch
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Hussey 12 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Anton of Lincoln
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Anton
Great x 4 Grandmother: Unamed Tailor m George Anton
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Hussey 2nd Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Chapman
Great x 2 Grandmother: Rhoda Chapman
GrandMother: Sarah Hussey 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Langham 1st Baronet
Great x 1 Grandmother: Sarah Langham Lady Hussey