John Talbot (died 1549)

Sir John Talbot (c. 1485 – 22 October 1542 or 10 September 1549) of Pepperhill, Boningale, Shropshire,[1] was an English knight and lord of the manors of Albrighton, Shropshire, and Grafton, Worcestershire.

He was a son of Sir Gilbert Talbot (1452–1517/18), KG, of Grafton, the only child of his father's second marriage to Etheldreda/Audrey Cotton, a daughter of William Landwade Cotton of Landwade, Cambridgeshire.

Sir John Talbot married twice: Firstly to Margaret Troutbeck, a daughter of Adam Troutbeck of Mobberley, Chester, by whom he had three sons and five daughters, including: Secondly he married Elizabeth Wrottesley (died 10 May 1558), a daughter of Walter Wrottesley (died 1563) of Wrottesley Hall, Staffordshire by his wife Elizabeth Harcourt.

They had four sons and four daughters, including: He and his wives Margaret Troutbeck and Elizabeth Wrottesley are buried in St John the Baptist Church, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, where survives their effigies.

Drawing of effigies of Sir John Talbot and his two wives, St John the Baptist Church, Bromsgrove
Arms of Talbot: Gules, a lion rampant or a bordure engrailed of the last
effigies of Sir John Talbot and his two wives, St John the Baptist Church, Bromsgrove
Sir John Talbot (1545–1611) of Grafton, a grandson of Sir John Talbot (died 1549)