Individual Details

Henry de Ferrers

(1303 - 15 Sep 1343)

Palmer, Charles Ferrers Raymund (1819-1900), The History of the Town and Castle of Tamworth, p. 364 (in footnote)

Henry de Ferrers, 3rd baron of Groby, was summoned to parliament from June 5th, 1331, to Nov. 20th, 1341. He d. Sept. 15th, 1342. He m. 1st, Isabell, dau. and h. of Theobald, lord Verdon; 2nd, Elizabeth, dau. and coh. of Gilbert de Clare, earl of Gloucester, by Joan dau. of Edw. I. By his 2nd wife, he had, besides a dau. Philippa, m. to Guy de Beauchamp.

William de Ferrers, 4th baron of Groby, 11 yrs. old at his father's death, summoned as a baron from March 15th, 1344-5, to Apr. 6th, 1369. He d. in 1371. He m. Marg., dau. and h. of Rob. de Ufford, earl of Suffolk ; and again Margaret, dau. of Hen. de Percy, relict of Rob., son of Gilbert de Unfranvile, earl of Angus. By the first, he had, ...

[Note to the above: was Isabel a clipped form of Elizabeth?]
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Henry de Ferrers, 2nd Lord Ferrers (of Groby)1
M, #109162, b. before 1303, d. 15 September 1343
Last Edited=10 Sep 2011
Henry de Ferrers, 2nd Lord Ferrers (of Groby) was born before 1303.2 He was the son of William de Ferrers, 1st Lord Ferrers (of Groby).2 He died on 15 September 1343 at Groby, Leicestershire, England.3
He succeeded to the title of 2nd Lord Ferrers, of Groby [E., 1299] on 20 March 1325.1
Child of Henry de Ferrers, 2nd Lord Ferrers (of Groby) and Isabel Verdun

Elizabeth Ferrers+1 d. 22 Oct 1375

Child of Henry de Ferrers, 2nd Lord Ferrers (of Groby)

Sir William Ferrers, 3rd Lord Ferrers (of Groby)+4 b. 28 Feb 1333, d. 7 Jan 1370/71

Citations

[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 308. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume V, page 343.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume V, page 346.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume V, page 348.

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From Cracroft's Peerage

Henry [de Ferrers], 2nd Baron Ferrers of Groby

born c. 1302

mar. bef. 20 Feb 1330/1 Isabel de Verdun (b. 21 Mar 1316/7; d. 25 Jul 1349), 4th dau. and cohrss. of Theobald [de Verdun], 2nd and 1st Baron Verdun, by his second wife Lady Elizabeth de Burgh (b. 16 Sep 1295; widow of John de Burgh, 2nd but 1st surv. son and heir ap. of Richard [de Burgh], 2nd Earl of Ulster; mar. (3) shortly bef. 3 May 1317 Roger [Damory], 1st Baron Damory; d. 4 Nov 1360), sister and cohrss. of Gilbert [de Clare], 7th Earl of Gloucester, and 3rd dau. of Gilbert [de Clare], 6th Earl of Gloucester, by his second wife the Princess Joan, 2nd surv. dau. by his first wife of King Edward I

children
1. William de Ferrers, later 3rd Baron Ferrers of Groby

2. Ralph de Ferrers, mar. Joan Harcourt, widow of Sir William Harcourt, of Bosworth, co. Leicester, and dau. of Richard [Grey], 2nd Baron Grey of Codnor, by his wife Joan FitzPayn, dau. of Robert [FitzPayn], 1st Baron FitzPayn

1. Philippe de Ferrers (d. bef. 10 Aug 1384), mar. bef. 1353 Sir Guy de Beauchamp (dspm. and vp. 28 Apr 1360), 1st son and heir ap. of Thomas [de Beauchamp], 11th Earl of Warwick, by his wife Lady Catherine de Mortimer, 1st dau. of Roger [de Mortimer], 1st Earl of March, and had issue

2. Elizabeth de Ferrers (d. 22 or 23 Oct 1375; bur. at Ashford, co. Kent), mar. (1) betw. 24 Sep 1342 and 1361 David [Strabolgi], 12th or 3rd Earl of Athol, and (2) John Malewayn, and had issue by her first husband

died 15 Sep 1343 (bur. in Ulverscroft Priory)

suc. by son
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From FindAGrave

Birth: 1303
Groby, Leicestershire, England
Death: Sep. 15, 1343
Groby, Leicestershire, England

Son of William de Ferrers and Ellen Seagrave. Husband of Isabel de Verdun, married before 20 Feb 1331. Father of Sir William de Ferrers, Phillipa de Ferrers (Mrs Guy de Beauchamp) and Elizabeth de Ferrers (Mrs David de Strathbogie.) Also father of Henry de Ferrers by an unknown mistress.

2nd Lord Ferrers of Groby, Fenny Drayton, Waltham, Leichestershire, Stebbing, Woodham Ferrers, Essex, Chapel Brampton, Northamptonshire. Chamberlain to the King (Edward III), Keeper of Berwick Upon Tweed, Justice of Chester, Keeper of the Channel Islands.

Henry was summoned to Parliament 1330 to 1338. He accompanied the king to Ireland in 1331, but was one of the 'disinherited" who took part in Edward de Baliol's invasion of Scotland in 1332. He received a pardon in 1338 for all offenses, including the capture of Roger de Mortimer. He was with the King at the Battle of Sluys in 1340. His wife, Isabel died of the pestilence (the Black Death) of 1349.

Family links:
Parents:
William De Ferrers (1272 - 1325)
Ellen Margret De Segrave De Ferrers (1275 - 1317)

Spouse:
Isabel de Verdun (1315 - 1349)

Children:
Elizabeth de Ferrers Malewayn (____ - 1375)*
William Ferrers (1332 - 1371)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Ulverscroft Priory
Ulverscroft
Charnwood Borough
Leicestershire, England

Maintained by: Anne Shurtleff Stevens
Originally Created by: Jerry Ferren
Record added: Dec 20, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 63097919

Events

Birth1303Groby, Leicestershire, England
Title (Nobility)20 Mar 13253rd Baron Groby [Palmer]
Title (Nobility)20 Mar 13252nd Baron of Groby - Groby, Leicestershire, England
Marriage1328Isabel de Verdun
Death15 Sep 1343Groby, Leicestershire, England
BurialUlverscroft Priory, Ulverscroft, Charnwood Borough, Leicestershire, England
Title (Nobility)Chamberlain to the King Edward III
Title (Nobility)Keeper of the Channel Islands

Families

SpouseIsabel de Verdun (1315 - 1349)
ChildPhillipa de Ferrers ( - )
ChildRalph de Ferrers ( - )
ChildElizabeth de Ferrers ( - 1375)
ChildSir William Ferrers (1332 - 1371)
FatherWilliam de Ferrers (1272 - 1325)
MotherElizabeth de Segrave (1275 - 1317)
SiblingAnne Ferrers ( - )
SiblingThomas de Ferrers ( - )