Peake - Stiles - Person Sheet
Peake - Stiles - Person Sheet
NameMargaret BRITT 
Birthca 1390, Staddiscombe, Devon, England
Deathca 1430, Sydenham, Devonshire, England
Misc. Notes
Margaret Britt (aka Brytte) was born around 1390 on her parents' estate at "Slottiscombe" (a misspelling of "Staddiscombe") in the parish of Plymouth in Devonshire, England. The area is about 5 miles east of the city of Plymouth today. She was the oldest child of Robert Britt and his wife (Unknown). Margaret had a younger sister named Elizabeth Britt, born around 1400, who married Sir John Fortescue, MP for Ebrington in the 15th Century.
The Britt family were large landowners in and around the Devon seaport of Plymouth and were part of the local aristocracy since Medieval Times.
Around 1410 Margaret Britt married Thomas Wise, scion of another wealthy landowning aristocratic family from Devonshire and Cornwall. He was significantly older but the Wise family were noted for longevity. She brought the majority of her family's landed estates to their marriage as he father had died a few years earlier and, as his oldest living child with only a younger sister, she was his heiress.
So far as is known, the couple, who lived at Sydenham, had only one son, their heir, John Wise, Esquire, born about 1429 at Sydenham House, Marystowe Parish, Devonshire, England. His mother did not long survive his birth but she left him significant land-holdings in and around Plymouth, from her own inheritance. When he was of age, John Wise, Esq., built a large stately mansion on a hill overlooking the port of Plymouth in Stoke Damerel Parish and named it "Mount Wise". The parish was later renamed "Sydenham Damerel" in honor of the family's earlier estate: Sydenham House in Marystowe Parish, Devonshire, England.[1]
Sources
1. ↑ Margaret Wise (Brytte) on Geni.com
• - Keller Family on RootsWeb - Lady Margaret Britt Has birth year as 1404 (year when father died).
• Margaret Wise (Brytte) on Geni.com
The Britt family were large landowners in and around the Devon seaport of Plymouth and were part of the local aristocracy since Medieval Times.
Around 1410 Margaret Britt married Thomas Wise, scion of another wealthy landowning aristocratic family from Devonshire and Cornwall. He was significantly older but the Wise family were noted for longevity. She brought the majority of her family's landed estates to their marriage as he father had died a few years earlier and, as his oldest living child with only a younger sister, she was his heiress.
So far as is known, the couple, who lived at Sydenham, had only one son, their heir, John Wise, Esquire, born about 1429 at Sydenham House, Marystowe Parish, Devonshire, England. His mother did not long survive his birth but she left him significant land-holdings in and around Plymouth, from her own inheritance. When he was of age, John Wise, Esq., built a large stately mansion on a hill overlooking the port of Plymouth in Stoke Damerel Parish and named it "Mount Wise". The parish was later renamed "Sydenham Damerel" in honor of the family's earlier estate: Sydenham House in Marystowe Parish, Devonshire, England.[1]
Sources
1. ↑ Margaret Wise (Brytte) on Geni.com
• - Keller Family on RootsWeb - Lady Margaret Britt Has birth year as 1404 (year when father died).
• Margaret Wise (Brytte) on Geni.com
Spouses
Misc. Notes
Thomas Wise was born about 1345 at Sydenham House, Marystowe Parish, Devonshire, England. His parents were John Wise and his wife Joane (Millaton) Wise.
Around 1410, perhaps already a childless widower [unproven], Thomas Wise (aka Wyse) married wealthy heiress Margaret Britt, born around 1390 at Staddiscombe (mistakenly called "Slottiscombe" in many genealogies), near the town of Plymouth, Co. Devon, England. Her father was Robert Britt aka Brytte. He had died around 1404 (often mistakenly used as Margaret's birth year; this is impossible as Margaret had a younger sister, Elizabeth Britt, b: ca. 1400, who married Sir John Fortescue, a local knight).
So far as is known, the couple, who lived at Sydenham, had only one son, their heir, John Wise, Esquire, born about 1429 at Sydenham House, Marystowe Parish, Devonshire, England. His mother did not long survive his birth but she left him significant land-holdings in and around Plymouth, from her own inheritance. When he was of age, John Wise, Esq., built a large stately mansion on a hill overlooking the port of Plymouth in Stoke Damerel Parish and named it "Mount Wise". The parish was later renamed "Sydenham Damerel" in honor of the family's earlier estate: Sydenham House in Marystowe Parish, Devonshire, England.
Thomas Wise passed away a few years after 1429 when his son, John Wise, Esq., was born. His exact date of death is not known; it could not be the 1421 sometimes cited as his son was born ca. 1429.
Sources
• John Wise Sir on Geni.com
• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=waybackhome&id=P-58168306
• "A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, enjoying territorial possessions or high official rank..." pg. 19 - Wyse 1835, Vol. 1; by John Burke.
• "Devonshire Parishes...." by Charles Worthy; pg. 170. Several passages discuss the Wise / Wyse family in Maristowe (Marystow) and Plymouth parishes.
Around 1410, perhaps already a childless widower [unproven], Thomas Wise (aka Wyse) married wealthy heiress Margaret Britt, born around 1390 at Staddiscombe (mistakenly called "Slottiscombe" in many genealogies), near the town of Plymouth, Co. Devon, England. Her father was Robert Britt aka Brytte. He had died around 1404 (often mistakenly used as Margaret's birth year; this is impossible as Margaret had a younger sister, Elizabeth Britt, b: ca. 1400, who married Sir John Fortescue, a local knight).
So far as is known, the couple, who lived at Sydenham, had only one son, their heir, John Wise, Esquire, born about 1429 at Sydenham House, Marystowe Parish, Devonshire, England. His mother did not long survive his birth but she left him significant land-holdings in and around Plymouth, from her own inheritance. When he was of age, John Wise, Esq., built a large stately mansion on a hill overlooking the port of Plymouth in Stoke Damerel Parish and named it "Mount Wise". The parish was later renamed "Sydenham Damerel" in honor of the family's earlier estate: Sydenham House in Marystowe Parish, Devonshire, England.
Thomas Wise passed away a few years after 1429 when his son, John Wise, Esq., was born. His exact date of death is not known; it could not be the 1421 sometimes cited as his son was born ca. 1429.
Sources
• John Wise Sir on Geni.com
• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=waybackhome&id=P-58168306
• "A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, enjoying territorial possessions or high official rank..." pg. 19 - Wyse 1835, Vol. 1; by John Burke.
• "Devonshire Parishes...." by Charles Worthy; pg. 170. Several passages discuss the Wise / Wyse family in Maristowe (Marystow) and Plymouth parishes.
ChildrenJohn (ca1415-1505)