Sir Hugh Underhill
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Sir Hugh Underhill served as Keeper of the Wardrobe
under Queen Elizabeth I and was highly regarded among members of the Royal Household.
. They had a son, Thomas Underhill
, who was born 1545 at Greenwich, London, England
In 1572, Sir Hugh Underhill married his second wife, Katherine Manning, in Downe, Kent, England. Their son George Underhill (1573-1625) was born in 1573 at Warwickshire, England.
at the King's Manor at Greenwich
on 6 Feb 1563. He was later elevated to be responsible for the Wardrobe of Beds.
The Queen held Hugh in high regard. The royal warrant appointing him to the wardrobe job read:
This position was one of the highest, maintaining the countless hangings of tapestry, the Cloths of State, the great carpets, and all upholstering of chairs, stools, curtains, and bedsteads. In 1590 he and his wife were granted lifetime appointments by the Queen as Keeper of the Garden in the manor of East Greenwich, as here "Well beloved subjects."
Hugh Underhill died 1593 in Greenwich, Kent, England, at the age of 75 leaving a will dated January 1, 1593.
(1545-1591), son of Hugh Underhill, served as Keeper of the Wardrobe
of Kenilworth Castle
and had charge of its contents after the castle was given by Queen Elizabeth I to her favourite Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
in 1563.
Sir John Underhill
(1574-1608), grandson of Hugh Underhill and son of Thomas Underhill, despite being born in England would be among Puritan
exiles who left for Bergen op Zoom
, The Netherlands, where he died and was buried.
Captain John Underhill
, great-grandson of Hugh Underhill, would emigrate from England to The Netherlands with his family, and then from The Netherlands to the Massachusetts Bay Colony
where be became a leading figure in Colonial America.
Myron Charles Taylor
, America's leading industrialist, and a key diplmatic figure at the hub of many of the most important geopolitical events before, during, and after World War II. Also eighth generation descended from Captain John Underhill.
Amelia Earhart
, American aviation pioneer and author famous for her mysterious disappearance.
Wardrobe (government)
The wardrobe, along with the chamber, made up the personal part of medieval English government known as the king's household. Its chief officer went under the title of Master or Keeper of the Great Wardrobe. As a result, the wardrobe often appropriated large funds from the exchequer, the main...
under Queen Elizabeth I and was highly regarded among members of the Royal Household.
Early Life
Sir Hugh Underhill was born the son of Thomas Underhill (1485-1520) and Anne Wynter (1485-1545) about 1518 in Hunningham, Warwickshire, England. In 1540 he married a daughter of Thomas Maynman, the Keeper of the WardrobeWardrobe (government)
The wardrobe, along with the chamber, made up the personal part of medieval English government known as the king's household. Its chief officer went under the title of Master or Keeper of the Great Wardrobe. As a result, the wardrobe often appropriated large funds from the exchequer, the main...
. They had a son, Thomas Underhill
Thomas Underhill
Thomas Underhill served as Keeper of the Wardrobe of Kenilworth Castle and had charge of its contents after the castle was given by Queen Elizabeth I to her favourite Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester in 1563....
, who was born 1545 at Greenwich, London, England
In 1572, Sir Hugh Underhill married his second wife, Katherine Manning, in Downe, Kent, England. Their son George Underhill (1573-1625) was born in 1573 at Warwickshire, England.
Hugh Underhill Under Queen Elizabeth I
Hugh Underhill was appointed by Queen Elizabeth the Keeper of the WardrobeWardrobe (government)
The wardrobe, along with the chamber, made up the personal part of medieval English government known as the king's household. Its chief officer went under the title of Master or Keeper of the Great Wardrobe. As a result, the wardrobe often appropriated large funds from the exchequer, the main...
at the King's Manor at Greenwich
Greenwich
Greenwich is a district of south London, England, located in the London Borough of Greenwich.Greenwich is best known for its maritime history and for giving its name to the Greenwich Meridian and Greenwich Mean Time...
on 6 Feb 1563. He was later elevated to be responsible for the Wardrobe of Beds.
The Queen held Hugh in high regard. The royal warrant appointing him to the wardrobe job read:
"In consideration of the true and faithful service heretofore done unto us by our well beloved servant Hugh Underhill, one of the officers of our wardrobe of beds, we have given and by these presents grant unto Hugh Underhill the office of keeper of our wardrobe within our manor of Greenwich."
This position was one of the highest, maintaining the countless hangings of tapestry, the Cloths of State, the great carpets, and all upholstering of chairs, stools, curtains, and bedsteads. In 1590 he and his wife were granted lifetime appointments by the Queen as Keeper of the Garden in the manor of East Greenwich, as here "Well beloved subjects."
Hugh Underhill died 1593 in Greenwich, Kent, England, at the age of 75 leaving a will dated January 1, 1593.
Famous Descendants
Thomas UnderhillThomas Underhill
Thomas Underhill served as Keeper of the Wardrobe of Kenilworth Castle and had charge of its contents after the castle was given by Queen Elizabeth I to her favourite Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester in 1563....
(1545-1591), son of Hugh Underhill, served as Keeper of the Wardrobe
Wardrobe (government)
The wardrobe, along with the chamber, made up the personal part of medieval English government known as the king's household. Its chief officer went under the title of Master or Keeper of the Great Wardrobe. As a result, the wardrobe often appropriated large funds from the exchequer, the main...
of Kenilworth Castle
Kenilworth Castle
Kenilworth Castle is located in the town of the same name in Warwickshire, England. Constructed from Norman through to Tudor times, the castle has been described by architectural historian Anthony Emery as "the finest surviving example of a semi-royal palace of the later middle ages, significant...
and had charge of its contents after the castle was given by Queen Elizabeth I to her favourite Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, KG was an English nobleman and the favourite and close friend of Elizabeth I from her first year on the throne until his death...
in 1563.
Sir John Underhill
Sir John Underhill
John Edward Underhill was the son of Thomas Underhill and grandson of Sir Hugh Underhill, two figures favored under the rule of Queen Elizabeth I. He would later have to emigrate to Holland to escape persecution....
(1574-1608), grandson of Hugh Underhill and son of Thomas Underhill, despite being born in England would be among Puritan
Puritan
The Puritans were a significant grouping of English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries. Puritanism in this sense was founded by some Marian exiles from the clergy shortly after the accession of Elizabeth I of England in 1558, as an activist movement within the Church of England...
exiles who left for Bergen op Zoom
Bergen op Zoom
Bergen op Zoom is a municipality and a city located in the south of the Netherlands.-History:Bergen op Zoom was granted city status probably in 1266. In 1287 the city and its surroundings became a lordship as it was separated from the lordship of Breda. The lordship was elevated to a margraviate...
, The Netherlands, where he died and was buried.
Captain John Underhill
Captain John Underhill
John Underhill was an early English settler and soldier in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the Province of New Hampshire, the New Haven Colony, New Netherland, and later the Province of New York...
, great-grandson of Hugh Underhill, would emigrate from England to The Netherlands with his family, and then from The Netherlands to the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Massachusetts Bay Colony
The Massachusetts Bay Colony was an English settlement on the east coast of North America in the 17th century, in New England, situated around the present-day cities of Salem and Boston. The territory administered by the colony included much of present-day central New England, including portions...
where be became a leading figure in Colonial America.
Myron Charles Taylor
Myron Charles Taylor
Myron Charles Taylor was one of the major figures in American life during the first half of the twentieth century...
, America's leading industrialist, and a key diplmatic figure at the hub of many of the most important geopolitical events before, during, and after World War II. Also eighth generation descended from Captain John Underhill.
Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart
Amelia Mary Earhart was a noted American aviation pioneer and author. Earhart was the first woman to receive the U.S. Distinguished Flying Cross, awarded for becoming the first aviatrix to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean...
, American aviation pioneer and author famous for her mysterious disappearance.
Sources
- Bulletin of the Underhill Society of America Education and Publishing Fund, 1967
- Boyer, Carl, Ancestral Lines: 144 Families in England, Germany, New England, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, 1975