Heneage, John (1485 - 1557)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Properties - 3
Total events naming patron - 1
Troupes - 1
Bibliographic Sources - 2
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of Benniworth, Lincolnshire

Born / Died

Birth Date: ca. 1485
Death Date: 1557-07-21

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Cope, Anne ( - )
    Type: marriage
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Union also produced 2 daughters [Bindoff]

Offspring

From Cope, Anne ( - )

  1. Female offspring: Heneage, Mary (n.d.)

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
MP, Lincolnshire 1523 n.d.
MP, Lincolnshire 1529 n.d.
MP, Lincolnshire 1536 n.d. Probably held this office
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Lincolnshire 1537 n.d.
JP, Lincolnshire 1537 1540
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Lincolnshire 1539 1540
MP, Lincolnshire 1539 n.d.
JP, Lincolnshire 1542 1544
MP, Lincolnshire 1542 n.d. Possibly held this office
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Lincolnshire 1542/3 1545
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Leicestershire 1542/3 1545
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Derbyshire 1542/3 1545
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Nottinghamshire 1542/3 1545
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Leicestershire 1542/3 1545
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Coventry 1542/3 1545
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Lincolnshire 1542/3 1545
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Warwickshire 1542/3 1545
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Rutland 1542/3 1545
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Nottinghamshire 1542/3 1545
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Northamptonshire 1542/3 1545
Commissioner of Musters, Lincolnshire 1545/6 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Lincolnshire 1546/7 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Warwickshire 1546/7 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Rutland 1546/7 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Nottinghamshire 1546/7 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Northamptonshire 1546/7 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Lincolnshire 1546/7 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Leicestershire 1546/7 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Derbyshire 1546/7 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Nottinghamshire 1546/7 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Leicestershire 1546/7 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Coventry 1546/7 n.d.
JP, Lincolnshire 1547 n.d.
JP, Lincolnshire 1551 n.d.
JP, Lincolnshire 1553/4 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Nottinghamshire 1554 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Leicestershire 1554 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Coventry 1554 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Lincolnshire 1554 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Warwickshire 1554 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Rutland 1554 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Nottinghamshire 1554 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Northamptonshire 1554 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Lincolnshire 1554 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Leicestershire 1554 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Derbyshire 1554 n.d.
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Lincolnshire 1555 n.d.

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Benniworth House, Lincolnshire

Lands

  • Lincolnshire
  • Northamptonshire: Wicken, Puxley, Deanshanger
    Acquired: 1520
    Divested: 1540
    Settled on Heneage by father; exchanged for properties in London, Lincolnshire and Kingston upon Hull

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1544-1544 Guildhall, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Mr Hening's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Mr Hening's Players Heneage, John (1485 - 1557) Players 1

Bibliographic Sources

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Bindoff, S.T. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1509–1558. 3 vols. London: Secker & Warburg, 1982.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)