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Descendants of Thomas atte Mede


Generation No. 7


      34. John7 Meade (Thomas6 Mede, Robert5, Thomas4, Sir Thomas3, Thomas2, Thomas atte1)17 was born 1520, and died 1565 in Elsenham, Essex. He married Agnes ?.


      Children of John Meade and Agnes ? are:
  91 i.   Thomas8 Meade, born Abt. 1540.
  92 ii.   Edward Meade, born Abt. 1542.
  93 iii.   Samuel Meade, born Abt. 1545.
  94 iv.   Ellen Meade, born Abt. 1550.
  95 v.   Blanche Meade, born Abt. 1555.
  96 vi.   Richard Meade, born Abt. 1557.
  97 vii.   Agnes Meade, born Abt. 1559.
  98 viii.   Nicholas Meade, born Abt. 1561.


      35. Jane7 Meade (Thomas6 Mede, Robert5, Thomas4, Sir Thomas3, Thomas2, Thomas atte1) was born 1522. She married Thomas Pelham.


      Children of Jane Meade and Thomas Pelham are:
  99 i.   Thomas8 Pelham, born Abt. 1545.
  100 ii.   John Pelham, born Abt. 1548.
  101 iii.   Joane Pelham, born Abt. 1551.


      36. Edward7 Meade (Thomas6 Mede, Robert5, Thomas4, Sir Thomas3, Thomas2, Thomas atte1)18,19 was born 1524 in Berden, Essex, and died 1577 in Berden, Essex. He married Agnes Burton20.

Notes for Edward Meade:
In 1546 Edward Meade acquired the Manor of Cristhall Grange. His will is dated 1577. In it he makes his cousin Thomas Meade, sergeant at law, one of his executors.



      Children of Edward Meade and Agnes Burton are:
+ 102 i.   John8 Meade, born Abt. 1550.
+ 103 ii.   Joane Meade, born Abt. 1552.
+ 104 iii.   Richard Meade, born Abt. 1554 in Berden, Essex; died 1611 in Berden, Essex.
+ 105 iv.   Agnes Meade, born Abt. 1556.
+ 106 v.   Mary Meade, born Abt. 1557.
+ 107 vi.   Nicholas Meade, born Abt. 1558.
  108 vii.   William Meade, born Abt. 1560.
  109 viii.   Thomas Meade, born Abt. 1562; died in Lime Street, London.
+ 110 ix.   Edward Meade, born Abt. 1564.
+ 111 x.   Margaret Meade, born Abt. 1566.
  112 xi.   Reynold Meade, born Abt. 1568.
+ 113 xii.   Elizabeth Meade, born Abt. 1570.


      39. Elizabeth7 Meade (Thomas6 Mede, Robert5, Thomas4, Sir Thomas3, Thomas2, Thomas atte1) was born 1530. She married Nicholas Wright.


      Child of Elizabeth Meade and Nicholas Wright is:
  114 i.   Edward8 Wright, born Abt. 1555.


      40. Richard7 Meade (Thomas6 Mede, Robert5, Thomas4, Sir Thomas3, Thomas2, Thomas atte1) was born 1532.


      Child of Richard Meade is:
  115 i.   Agnes8 Meade, born Abt. 1550.


      41. Thomas7 Meade (Thomas6, Thomas5 Mede, Thomas4, Sir Thomas3, Thomas2, Thomas atte1)21 was born Abt. 1534, and died 1585 in Wendon Loftes, Essex. He married Joan Crawley Abt. 1564, daughter of Thomas Crawley and Mary ?.

Notes for Thomas Meade:
The information about Thomas, his mother, and children is from his will, dated 1585. Thomas Meade's tomb is in St Nicholas Church, in Elmdon, Essex. His coat of arms, on his tomb, is a chevron between three pelicans. The Mead family of Connecticut has the same coat of arms.

On Thomas's tomb is the inscription:
THOME MEADE ARMIGERO SECVNDO IVSTICIARIO DE BANCO HIC HVMATO FIDELISSIMA SVA CONIVX IOHANNA POSVIT OBIT 20 MAII 1585

Translation: To Thomas Meade, second bearer of his arms, Justiciar of the Bench, buried here. His most faithful wife Johanna (Joan) placed (this monument). Died 20th May 1585.

A Justiciar was a fairly high-level official in Elizabethan England. He presided over one of the Queen's superior courts. He was the second person, after his father, to bear the chevron and three pelicans coat of arms.



      Children of Thomas Meade and Joan Crawley are:
+ 116 i.   Sir Thomas8 Meade, born Abt. 1565; died 1617 in Wendon Loftes, Essex.
  117 ii.   Robert Meade, born Abt. 1567.
  118 iii.   Matthew Meade, born Abt. 1569.


      42. Reginald7 Meade (Thomas6, Thomas5 Mede, Thomas4, Sir Thomas3, Thomas2, Thomas atte1)22 was born Abt. 1536 in Elmdon, Essex, and died 1590 in Elmdon, Essex. He married Barbara Aspeland.

Notes for Reginald Meade:
The will of Sir Reginald Meade is dated 1589.



      Children of Reginald Meade and Barbara Aspeland are:
+ 119 i.   Frances8 Meade, born 1556.
+ 120 ii.   Thomas Meade, born 1557.
+ 121 iii.   Richard Mead, born 1562 in Elmdon, Essex.
  122 iv.   Martha Meade, born 1564.
  123 v.   John Meade, born 1570.
  Notes for John Meade:
John studied law at the Inns of Court in 1590.


  124 vi.   Agnes Meade, born 1574.
  125 vii.   Edward Meade, born 1576.
  126 viii.   Mary Meade, born 1577.


      43. Thomas7 Meade (Thomas6, Thomas5 Mede, Thomas4, Sir Thomas3, Thomas2, Thomas atte1)23 was born Abt. 1540, and died 1599 in Chrishall, Essex. He married Anne ?.


      Children of Thomas Meade and Anne ? are:
+ 127 i.   William8 Meade, born 1578; died Bef. 1622.
+ 128 ii.   John Meade, born 1579 in Chrishall, Essex; died 1620 in Chrishall, Essex.
  129 iii.   Robert Meade, born 1580.
+ 130 iv.   Anthony Meade, born 1582.
+ 131 v.   Frances Meade, born 1583; died 1630 in Heydon, Essex.
  132 vi.   Bridget Meade, born 1585 in Chrishall, Essex; died 1622 in Heydon, Essex.


      46. John7 Mede (Richard6 Meade, Thomas5 Mede, Thomas4, Sir Thomas3, Thomas2, Thomas atte1) was born Abt. 1535 in Clavering ,Essex. He married (1) Mary Hall 1562 in Clavering ,Essex, daughter of John Hall. He married (2) Catherine Webster Abt. 1570, daughter of John Webster.


      Children of John Mede and Mary Hall are:
  133 i.   Robert8 Mede, born Abt. 1564.
  134 ii.   Thomas Mede, born Abt. 1565.
      Child of John Mede and Catherine Webster is:
  135 i.   John8 Mede, born Abt. 1572.


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