Sir John Neville of Chevet, Knight, courtier, Member of Parliament, royal household officer, Yorkshire landowner and administrator
Dates: born by 1488; executed 12 June 1541
Biography
Sir John Neville was a younger son of Sir John Neville of Liversedge and Maud Ryther. He entered royal service, attended Henry VII's funeral in 1509, served in military and administrative capacities, and married Elizabeth Bosville, thereby establishing the Chevet Hall branch. In 1541 he was arrested in connection with the West Riding conspiracy and executed at York after being convicted for failing to disclose the plot. His children were later restored in blood by private Act.
Notes / Sources
Biographical account based on History of Parliament — https://www.tudorplace.com.ar/Bios/JohnNevilleChevet.htm
Heraldic visitation of the northern counties in 1530 — https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/Heraldic_visitation_of_the_northern_counties_in_1530_%28IA_heraldicvisitati00tongrich%29.pdf
West Yorkshire arms compilation — https://www.midgleywebpages.com/westyorksarms.html
Henry VIII's progress through Yorkshire in 1541 — https://pure.hud.ac.uk/files/70086989/YorkshireHistoryessay_NH_version.pdf
Family / Armorial Context
Family / cadet branch: Neville of Chevet
Father: Sir John Neville of Liversedge
Mother: Maud Ryther
Spouse(s): Elizabeth Bosville, widow of Sir Thomas Tempest
Children / next generation: Mary Neville; Henry Neville of Chevet; Richard Neville; Anne Neville; Elizabeth Neville; William Neville; Francis Neville of Barnby Don; Edith Neville
Armorial Registry
Neville of Chevet — Sir John Neville, courtier and executed West Riding armiger
Branch: Chevet Hall, descended from Liversedge
Issued / recorded: by 1488
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