2. | Philip Mede was born in 1415 in Mead's Place, Wraxall, North Somerset, England (son of Thomas Mede III and Margaret Raynes); died on 20 December 1475 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; was buried in Redcliffe, Bristol Unitary Authority, Bristol, England. Other Events:
- Bailiff of Bristol: 1444-45, Bristol, England
- Sheriff: 1454-55, Bristol, England
- Land: 1457, Banwell, Somerset, England; In 1457 Philip Mede bought a messuage,10 acres land, 70 acres pasture, 10 acres meadow at Rolveston near Banwell, Somerset.
- Witness: 1467, Bristol, England; In 1467 as Philip Mede, merchant of Bristol, he was a witness to his son John Mede M.A. (St Edmund Hall, Oxon) appointment as vicar of Wraxall
- Mayor: 1469, Bristol, England; Philip supported the Berkeley family (his daughter married Maurice Berkeley) with his men at the last private battle fought on English soil at Nibley Green in 1470. Philip Mede was Mayor of Bristol in 1458-59, 1461-62 and 1468-69.
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The tomb of Thomas, Philip, John and Richard Mede and their wives, dated 1475, in St. Mary Redcliffe, Bristol
Philip married Elizabeth Isabelle Sharpe. Elizabeth (daughter of John Sharpe and Joan Unknown) was born in 1415 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; died after 1448 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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