Elizabeth BERKELEY

     Elizabeth BERKELEY was born circa 1400 in Beverstone, Gloucestershire, England, daughter of Sir John BERKELEY and Elizabeth Betteshorne.¹

Elizabeth married Sir Edward Cherleton before 1408. He was the 5th Lord Cherleton, Lord Powis, son of Sir John Cherleton, 3rd Lord Cherleton, Lord Powis and Joan de Stafford. They had no issue.¹

Edward died between 15 March 1420 and 1421 leaving Elizabeth BERKELEY as a widow.

Elizabeth married second Sir John Sutton VI, K. G. in 1421. They had 5 sons (Sir Edmund; John, Esq; Humphrey; William, Bishop of Durham, Chancellor of Oxford University; and Oliver) and 3 daughters (Margaret, wife of Sir George Longueville; Jane, wife of Thomas Mainwaring; and Eleanor.)^2,1

Elizabeth was a legatee in the 1459 will of her sister, Eleanor Hungerford, Countess of Arundell, who bequeathed her a row of pearls.

Elizabeth BERKELEY died on 8 December 1478 in Dudley Castle, Staffordshire, England.¹ She was buried in St. James' Priory, Dudley, England.