Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Date of Death: 19 June 1512.
Place of Burial: Withington, Shropshire.
The date is given on his monumental inscription (Stephenson p. 100).
Relationships
Father: Sir Robert Onley.
This relationship is given in John’s monumental inscripton. It is supported by the Chancery pleading cited below. Sir Robert was mayor of Coventry in 1484. Henry VII stayed at his house a few days after the Battle of Bosworth and again two years later, when he knighted him.
Mother: unknown.
Spouse: Jane Pontesbury.
This relationship is given by Hawkyard.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
John Onley (probably born in Withington, Shropshire - died 22 November 1537 in London) married (1) Jane Smith; married (2) Elizabeth, widow of William Whitlok.
Robert Onley
Adam Onley
Elizabeth Onley (died 1554) married Thomas Pigott.
Mary Onley (died 12 March 1559/60) married Sir George Cotton of Combermere.
Evidence
from the National Archives Catalogue:
C 1/217/7
1493-1500
Plaintiffs: Richard, son of Sir Robert Onley, knight.
Defendants: Richard Cokes, clerk, and Thomas Chircheman, of Coventry, feoffees to uses, and John Onley, complainant's elder brother.
Subject: Lands and tenements in Coventry. Warwickshire
John’s monumental inscription:
Hic iacet Joh’es onley filius et heres d’ni roberti onley milit’ civitat’ covente qui obiit XIXmo die mens’ Junii Ao d’ni mill’mo CCCCCXII et joh’na ux’ ei’ quor’ a’iabz ppicie’ de’ ae’
References
Hawkyard, A.D.K. “Onley, John (by 1498 - 1537), of London and Catesby, Northants.” in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1509-1558, ed. S.T. Bindoff, 1982.
Stephenson, Mill. Monumental Brasses in Shropshire (London, 1895).
The Visitations of Northamptonshire made in 1564 and 1618-19 with Northamptonshire Pedigrees from various Harleian mss. Walter C. Metcalfe, ed. (London, 1887).
Will of Isabella Pygot of Chetwynd. Proved 1554 in the Consistory Court of Lichfield and Coventry.
Will of John Onley. Proved 1538 in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury.
Wrenbury Wills and Inventories 1542-1661. Volume 144 of The Record Society of Lancashaire and Cheshire (2009).