Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Date of Death: between 14 April 1500 and 19 June 1500.
Elizabeth made her will 14 April 1500 and it was proved 19 June 1500.
Place of Burial: London, England (St Martin’s Outwich).
The Complete Peerage (1:31) gives the burial place.
Relationships
Father: unknown.
Mother: unknown.
Spouse: Richard Naylor (died 1483).
The Complete Peerage (1:31;14:6-7) gives the marriage.
Spouse: Sir Robert Bassett (died between 11 May and 27 July 1484). Lord Mayor of London in 1475.
The Complete Peerage (1:31;14:6-7) gives the marriage. (The marriage was originally given as Elizabeth’s first marriage, but this was amended to her second marriage in Volume 14, page 7).
Spouse: John Stokker (died September 1485).
The Complete Peerage (1:31;14:6-7) gives the marriage and the date of death.
Spouse: George Nevill, Lord Bergavenny (about 1440 - 20 September 1492).
The Complete Peerage (1:31;14:6-7) gives the marriage.
Children (by Richard Naylor):
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project. Richard’s children are mentioned in his will, except for Hugh, who is mentioned in the will of his mother.)
Thomasine Naylor.
Alice Naylor.
Joan Naylor married Richard Culpepper.
John Naylor.
Robert Naylor.
Valentine Naylor.
Richard Naylor.
Thomas Naylor.
Hugh Naylor.
Evidence
An abstract of Elizabeth’s will (from Testamenta Vetusta)
Elizabeth Nevill, Lady of Bergdenne, of the parish of Chartham, in the county of Kent, widow, April 14, 1500. My body to be buried in the Church of St. Martin Outwiche, Bishop's-gate, London, in a vault in the Chapel of Our Lady there, where the body of Richard Naylor my husband, resteth. My sons, John Naylor and Robert Naylor. I bequeath my lands in Chatham, Chilham, Perham, Sellinge, and Boughton under the Blore, in Kent, to John Naylor, my son, and his heirs; with remainder to Hugh Naylor and Robert Naylor, brothers to the said John, and to Thomazine, Alice, and Joan, sisters to the said Hugh and Robert, respectively. I will that a priest be found to pray in the said Church of St. Martin for the souls of George Nevell Knight Lord Bergavenny, Richard Naylor, Robert Bassett, and John Stokker, my husbands.
Proved 19th June, 1500.
References
Cokayne, George Edward, and Vicary Gibbs; et al. The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant [2nd ed.]. (London: St. Catherine Press, 1910-59.
Nicolas, Nicholas Harris. Testamenta vetusta: being illustrations from wills, of manners, customs, &c. as well as of the descents and possessions of many distinguished families, from the reign of Henry the Second to the accession of Queen Elizabeth. (London: Nichols, 1826).
Will of Dame Elizabeth Nevile Lady of Bergevenne or Nevill, Widow of Chatham, Kent., in Church of England. Province of Canterbury. Prerogative Court. Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Probate Records, 1384-1858, National Archives: PROB 11/12/120.
Will of Richard Nayler, Alderman and Tailor of London, in Church of England. Province of Canterbury. Prerogative Court. Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Probate Records, 1384-1858, National Archives: PROB 11/7/111.