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Sir Henry Ferrers
(Abt 1440 - 28 Dec 1499)
Janet and Robert Wolfe Genealogy
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~bobwolfe/gen/mn/m25997x25998.htm
Notes for Henry Ferrers and Margaret Hexstall
1499 Henry Ferrers dated his will 22 December 1499, "In the name of god Amen. The xxij day of December the xv yere of Kinge Henry the vijth I Henry Ferrers Knyght in good mynde make and ordeyne this my last will first I bequeth my soule to Almyghte god our Lady Saint Mary and to all the holy companye of Hevin And my body to be buried in the parish church of Peckham in our Lady Chapell besides my wife Item I bequeth to the same church my gowne of blak velvett Itm I bequeth xl s to the said church to be bestoyid in suche place as shalbe thought most nedefull by myne Executors Itm I bequeth to my daught Elizabeth alle my Silver plate vngilt the which I will it shall Remayne in my sone Edwards handes tyll she be married by his advise Except a bason and a Ewer And my plate gilt the which I will that my sone Edward shall have for the keping of me in my likenes Itm I will that my Servits Barthilmewe and Symond have ther wages a yer after my decesse And all the Residue of my goodes I will that my sone Edward have paying my bequests and detts whome I make myne Executor." The will was proved 20 August 1500 "Probatum fuit superscriptum testamentum Coram … Apud Lambeth xxmo die mense Augusti Anno dni superdict ..." [1][2]
1499 Henry Ferrers died on 28 December. IPM number 681, below, says Henry Ferrers died 28 December 16 Henry VII, but 28 December 1500 is after the probate date of Henry Ferrers' will. If the day and month are correct, the year must have been 1499.
1503 The first of two inquisitions was made on 17 October 1503 "681. "Henry Ferrers, knight. Writ of Mandamus 28 September, inquisition 17 October, 19 Henry VII. The same Henry Ferrers, and Margaret, his wife, long before his decease, were seised of the under-mentioned manor in fee, to them and the heirs of their bodies tailed, by virtue of a grant of King Edward IV, by his letters patent, 14 November, 8 Edward IV, to them made. They had issue Edward Ferrers, who survives. They being so seised, afterwards the said Margaret died, and the said Henry was solely seised thereof by survivorship in fee, tailed as aforesaid. And being so seised, he suffered a recovery thereof in Michaelmas term, 13 Henry VII, to Edward Belknap, John Smyth Richard Cotes and Robert Bromeley, as appears by the record thereof among the Communia Placita de Banco of the said term, ro. ccclvii. They were seised thereof accordingly in fee at the time of his death and are still so seised. The said recovery was had upon a treaty of marriage between the said Edward Ferrers, the son, and Constance, daughter of Nicholas Brome, of Baddesley, co. Warwick, esquire, by covenant between the said Henry and Nicholas, to secure her jointure of that manor inter alia, and to the use of the said Constance and Edward, for the term of their life in survivorship, with remainder to the said Edward and the heirs of his body begotten. The said Edward married the said Constance, who survives, and the said Edward Belknap and the others are still seised of the said manor to the use aforesaid. He died 28 December, 16 Henry VII. The said Edward Ferrers, aged 30 and more, is his son and heir. Rutland. Manor of Hameldon, worth 30 l., held of the king, by fealty only, for all service. C. Series II. Vol. 17. (4.)" [3].
1504 The second of two inquisitions was made on 30 October 1504 "853. Henry Ferrers. Writ of Mandamus wanting; inquisition the last day of October, 20 Henry VII. He died 4 December, 18 Henry VII. Edward Ferrers, esquire, aged 36 and more, is his son and heir. Lincoln, He held no lands. C. Series II. Vol. 18. (326.)" [4]
Footnotes:
[1] The National Archives of the United Kingdom Catalog, Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 4 Moone, PROB 11/12/147, [UK_National_Archives].
[2] Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858, Piece 12: Moone (1500-1501), [Ancestry_Image].
[3] Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem, Henry VII, Vol. 2 (London: HMSO, 1915), 437, item 681, [Internet_Archive].
[4] Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem, Henry VII, Vol. 2 (London: HMSO, 1915), 547, item 853, [Internet_Archive].
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Ferrers-The history of the town and castle of Tamworth, 1845, p. 365
Henry, a knt., of Hambleton, co., of Rutland. From him is descended the family of Ferrers of Baddesley-Clinton, co. of Warwick.
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From The History of Parliament, The House of Commons,1509-1558, Vol I (1982), p. 128
Ferrers, Sir Edward (by 1468-1535), of Baddesley Clinton, Warws.
Warwickshire 1529
b. by 1468, 1st s. of Sir Henry Ferrers of Hambleton, Rutland and East Peckham, Kent by 2nd w. Margaret, da. and coh. of William Hextall of East Peckham and Gerrard's Bromley, Staffs., wid. of William Whetenhall. m. settlement 1497, Constance (d.1551), da. and coh. of Nicholas Brome (d. 10 Oct. 1517) of Baddesely Clinton, 4s. 6da. 28 Dec. 1500. Kntd. 25 Sept. 1513.
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~bobwolfe/gen/mn/m25997x25998.htm
Notes for Henry Ferrers and Margaret Hexstall
1499 Henry Ferrers dated his will 22 December 1499, "In the name of god Amen. The xxij day of December the xv yere of Kinge Henry the vijth I Henry Ferrers Knyght in good mynde make and ordeyne this my last will first I bequeth my soule to Almyghte god our Lady Saint Mary and to all the holy companye of Hevin And my body to be buried in the parish church of Peckham in our Lady Chapell besides my wife Item I bequeth to the same church my gowne of blak velvett Itm I bequeth xl s to the said church to be bestoyid in suche place as shalbe thought most nedefull by myne Executors Itm I bequeth to my daught Elizabeth alle my Silver plate vngilt the which I will it shall Remayne in my sone Edwards handes tyll she be married by his advise Except a bason and a Ewer And my plate gilt the which I will that my sone Edward shall have for the keping of me in my likenes Itm I will that my Servits Barthilmewe and Symond have ther wages a yer after my decesse And all the Residue of my goodes I will that my sone Edward have paying my bequests and detts whome I make myne Executor." The will was proved 20 August 1500 "Probatum fuit superscriptum testamentum Coram … Apud Lambeth xxmo die mense Augusti Anno dni superdict ..." [1][2]
1499 Henry Ferrers died on 28 December. IPM number 681, below, says Henry Ferrers died 28 December 16 Henry VII, but 28 December 1500 is after the probate date of Henry Ferrers' will. If the day and month are correct, the year must have been 1499.
1503 The first of two inquisitions was made on 17 October 1503 "681. "Henry Ferrers, knight. Writ of Mandamus 28 September, inquisition 17 October, 19 Henry VII. The same Henry Ferrers, and Margaret, his wife, long before his decease, were seised of the under-mentioned manor in fee, to them and the heirs of their bodies tailed, by virtue of a grant of King Edward IV, by his letters patent, 14 November, 8 Edward IV, to them made. They had issue Edward Ferrers, who survives. They being so seised, afterwards the said Margaret died, and the said Henry was solely seised thereof by survivorship in fee, tailed as aforesaid. And being so seised, he suffered a recovery thereof in Michaelmas term, 13 Henry VII, to Edward Belknap, John Smyth Richard Cotes and Robert Bromeley, as appears by the record thereof among the Communia Placita de Banco of the said term, ro. ccclvii. They were seised thereof accordingly in fee at the time of his death and are still so seised. The said recovery was had upon a treaty of marriage between the said Edward Ferrers, the son, and Constance, daughter of Nicholas Brome, of Baddesley, co. Warwick, esquire, by covenant between the said Henry and Nicholas, to secure her jointure of that manor inter alia, and to the use of the said Constance and Edward, for the term of their life in survivorship, with remainder to the said Edward and the heirs of his body begotten. The said Edward married the said Constance, who survives, and the said Edward Belknap and the others are still seised of the said manor to the use aforesaid. He died 28 December, 16 Henry VII. The said Edward Ferrers, aged 30 and more, is his son and heir. Rutland. Manor of Hameldon, worth 30 l., held of the king, by fealty only, for all service. C. Series II. Vol. 17. (4.)" [3].
1504 The second of two inquisitions was made on 30 October 1504 "853. Henry Ferrers. Writ of Mandamus wanting; inquisition the last day of October, 20 Henry VII. He died 4 December, 18 Henry VII. Edward Ferrers, esquire, aged 36 and more, is his son and heir. Lincoln, He held no lands. C. Series II. Vol. 18. (326.)" [4]
Footnotes:
[1] The National Archives of the United Kingdom Catalog, Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 4 Moone, PROB 11/12/147, [UK_National_Archives].
[2] Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858, Piece 12: Moone (1500-1501), [Ancestry_Image].
[3] Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem, Henry VII, Vol. 2 (London: HMSO, 1915), 437, item 681, [Internet_Archive].
[4] Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem, Henry VII, Vol. 2 (London: HMSO, 1915), 547, item 853, [Internet_Archive].
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Ferrers-The history of the town and castle of Tamworth, 1845, p. 365
Henry, a knt., of Hambleton, co., of Rutland. From him is descended the family of Ferrers of Baddesley-Clinton, co. of Warwick.
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From The History of Parliament, The House of Commons,1509-1558, Vol I (1982), p. 128
Ferrers, Sir Edward (by 1468-1535), of Baddesley Clinton, Warws.
Warwickshire 1529
b. by 1468, 1st s. of Sir Henry Ferrers of Hambleton, Rutland and East Peckham, Kent by 2nd w. Margaret, da. and coh. of William Hextall of East Peckham and Gerrard's Bromley, Staffs., wid. of William Whetenhall. m. settlement 1497, Constance (d.1551), da. and coh. of Nicholas Brome (d. 10 Oct. 1517) of Baddesely Clinton, 4s. 6da. 28 Dec. 1500. Kntd. 25 Sept. 1513.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1440 | Halifax, Yorkshire, England | |||
| Death | 28 Dec 1499 | ||||
| Residence | Baddesly-Clinton, Warwick, England | ||||
| Residence | Hambleton, Rutland and East Peckham, Kent, England | ||||
| Title (Nobility) | Knight |
Families
| Spouse | Margaret Hextall ( - ) |
| Child | Sir Edward Ferrers (1468 - 1535) |
| Child | Richard Ferrers (1473 - 1521) |
| Child | Jane Ferrers (1480 - ) |
| Child | Elizabeth Ferrers (1480 - 1553) |
| Child | Margaret Ferrers (1481 - ) |
| Father | Sir Thomas Ferrers (1392 - 1459) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Freville (1398 - ) |
| Sibling | Sir Thomas Ferrers (1422 - 1498) |