Sir John Egremont (or Percy?)

I'm trying to find something definitive on Sir John Egremont, who apparently took part in the rebellion against the Earl of Northumberland in 1487.

Is he in fact the bastard son of Thomas Percy, Lord Egremont, who was killed at Northampton 1460?

Sources disagree on the son of Egremont; some call him a bastard of an unmarried father, others list him as a legitimate son of Egremont and one Eleanor Harbottle.

Born in 1459 to a father attainted by the Yorkist regime, it seems strange that he would use the name "John Egremont" if he were legitimate, yet some regard him as succeeding to his father's title. He is mentioned as dying around 1497, leaving as his heir a sister who married one Arthur Harris.

He was granted Kempston in 1484 for putting down rebellions against Richard, so his loyalty to Richard explains his antipathy towards his kinsman in 1489.

Or am I mixing up two people here?

I can't directly answer your question, but this brief milestone bio of
John Egremont from Girders <http://www.girders.net/index.php> has that
he's the son (not bastard son) of Thomas Percy, the first Lord Egremont.

Joan
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<theblackprussian@...> wrote:
>
> I'm trying to find something definitive on Sir John Egremont, who
apparently took part in the rebellion against the Earl of Northumberland
in 1487.
>
> Is he in fact the bastard son of Thomas Percy, Lord Egremont, who was
killed at Northampton 1460?
>
> Sources disagree on the son of Egremont; some call him a bastard of an
unmarried father, others list him as a legitimate son of Egremont and
one Eleanor Harbottle.
>
> Born in 1459 to a father attainted by the Yorkist regime, it seems
strange that he would use the name "John Egremont" if he were
legitimate, yet some regard him as succeeding to his father's title. He
is mentioned as dying around 1497, leaving as his heir a sister who
married one Arthur Harris.
>
> He was granted Kempston in 1484 for putting down rebellions against
Richard, so his loyalty to Richard explains his antipathy towards his
kinsman in 1489.
>
> Or am I mixing up two people here?
>