Paternal Family Tree: Burgoyne
On or before 29th January 1592 John Burgoyne 1st Baronet was born to Roger Burgoyne of Sutton in Bedfordshire and Margaret Wendy. he was baptised on 29th January 1592 at All Saints Church, Haslingfield [Map].
On 16th April 1607 John Burgoyne 1st Baronet [aged 15] was admitted to Emmanuel College, Cambridge University.
In October 1611 John Burgoyne 1st Baronet [aged 19] was admitted to the Middle Temple.
In or before 1618 John Burgoyne 1st Baronet [aged 25] and Jane Kempe were married.
On or before 10th March 1618 [his son] John Burgoyne 2nd Baronet was born to John Burgoyne 1st Baronet [aged 26] and [his wife] Jane Kempe. He was baptised at Wroxall, Warwickshire on 10th March 1618. He married (1) 1645 Anne Snelling Lady Burgoyne and had issue (2) 20th August 1660 Anne Robinson Lady Burgoyne.
In 1636 [his father] Roger Burgoyne of Sutton in Bedfordshire died.
In 1640 John Burgoyne 1st Baronet [aged 47] was appointed High Sheriff of Bedfordshire.
In March 1640 [his daughter] Judith Burgoyne was born to John Burgoyne 1st Baronet [aged 48] and [his wife] Jane Kempe. She married 9th March 1641 William Ayscough of Osgoodby.
On 9th March 1641 [his son-in-law] William Ayscough of Osgoodby [aged 26] and [his daughter] Judith Burgoyne [aged 1] were married. The difference in their ages was 25 years.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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On 15th July 1641 John Burgoyne 1st Baronet [aged 49] was created 1st Baronet Burgoyne of Sutton in Bedfordshire.
Around 1645 [his son] John Burgoyne 2nd Baronet [aged 26] and [his daughter-in-law] Anne Snelling Lady Burgoyne were married.
In 1645 John Burgoyne 1st Baronet [aged 52] was elected MP Warwickshire in the Long Parliament which seat he held until 1648 when excluded by Pride's Purge.
In 1657 John Burgoyne 1st Baronet [aged 64] died. His son John [aged 38] succeeded 2nd Baronet Burgoyne of Sutton in Bedfordshire. Anne Snelling Lady Burgoyne by marriage Lady Burgoyne of Sutton in Bedfordshire.
Grandfather: Thomas Wendy of Haslingfield in Cambridgeshire
mother: Margaret Wendy