Henry Norbury

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Henry Norbury (died 1415) of Hoddesdon and Little Berkhamsted in Hertfordshire, was an English soldier and nobleman who served as a Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire in 1454 and 1454.

Biography[]

Henry was eldest son and heir of John Norbury of Hoddesdon and Little Berkhamsted, by his wife Elizabeth Butler,[1] a daughter of Sir Thomas Butler, MP, and widow of Sir William Heron, jure uxoris Baron Saye.

Career[]

Henry left Portsmouth in Dec 1435 with a force of 1,000 men for France,[2] as part of the relief force that relieved Rouen in 1436. In 1450 he was in command of a detachment at the siege of Valognes, and led a garrison force from Vire, Normandy and was taken prisoner at the Battle of Formigny.

He served as a Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire in 1454 and 1454.

Marriage and issue[]

He married Anne Croyser, widow of Ingelram Bruyn and daughter and heiress of William Croyser of Stoke d'Abernon in Surrey;[3] By his wife he had issue including:

  • Sir John Norbury ,[1] eldest son and heir, who married Jane/Joanna Gilbert, by whom he had a sole daughter and heiress Anne Norbury, who married Sir Richard Haleighwell of Halwell in Devon.[4] Their daughter and sole heiress Jane Haleighwell married Edmund Braye, 1st Baron Braye.[5]
  • Ralph Norbury;
  • Elizabeth Norbury, who married firstly William Sydney and secondly Thomas Uvedale.
  • Cecily Norbury;
  • Jane Norbury, who married Thomas Cruse;
  • Rose Norbury, who married a member of the St John. family;
  • Anne Norbury, who married Richard Hawkes.

Death and burial[]

He was buried at the Greyfriars, London.

Citations[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Mosley 2003, p. 3810.
  2. ^ Pollard 2005, p. 23.
  3. ^ 'Parishes: Stoke d'Abernon', in A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 3, ed. H E Malden (London, 1911), pp. 457-462 [1]
  4. ^ Risdon, Tristram (d.1640), Survey of Devon, 1811 edition, London, 1811, with 1810 Additions, p.166
  5. ^ 'Parishes: Stoke d'Abernon', in A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 3, ed. H E Malden (London, 1911), pp. 457-462 [2]

References[]

  • Mosley, Charles. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, Volume 3. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.
  • Pollard, A.J. John Talbot and the War in France 1427-1453. Pen and Sword, 2005. ISBN 9781473815636
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