Tudor period nobleman
Edmund Braye, 1st Baron Braye (or Bray; c. 1484 – 18 October 1539), of Eaton Bray in Bedfordshire, was an English peer.
Origins.
He was the son of John Braye lord of the manor of Eaton Bray in Bedfordshire; his younger brother was Sir Edward Braye. He inherited a large portion of the property of his uncle, Sir Reginald Bray, which was confirmed by a deed of settlement made between himself and William Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys and his wife Margery, "in adjustment of a dispute between the parties regarding the lands of the deceased".
Career.
He served as Sheriff of Bedfordshire for 1514 and as Sheriff of Sussex and Surrey in 1522. He was knighted in 1513 and, in 1529, he was summoned by writ to the House of Lords as Baron Braye, "of Eaton Bray in the County of Bedford". 
The feudal barony of Eaton had been an ancient feudal barony seated at Eaton Castle. The manor of Eaton obtained the postscript "Bray" following his ownership, to distinguish it from other similarly named places. He was one of the Bedfordshire contingent in attendance on King Henry VIII when he met King Francois I of France at the Field of the Cloth of Gold in June 1520.
Marriage and children.
He married Jane Halwell (d. 24 Oct 1558) ("alias" Halgawell, Halliwell, Haleighwell, etc.), daughter and heiress of Sir Richard Halwell of Halwell near Harberton in Devon, by his wife Jane Norbury,
daughter and heiress of John Norbury of Stoke d'Abernon in Surrey, (eldest son of Henry Norbury (d.1415) of Hoddesdon and Little Berkhamsted in Hertfordshire, a Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire in 1454 and 1454) the arms of which families were quartered by his descendants. By his wife he had issue one son and six daughters, as follows:
Death and burial.
He died in October 1539 and was succeeded in the barony by his son John Braye, 2nd Baron Braye (d. 1557).
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