39042. Sir Henry Ferrers & 39043.
Margaret Hexstall
8/31/1422, Henry VI (an infant) succeeded Henry V as King of
England.
~1423, Henry born in Kent, England, 2nd s/o 78084. Thomas Ferrers & 78085.
Elizabeth Freville.
~1435, Margaret born in England, coheir & d/o 78086. William Hexstall.
[––Margaret &
William––]
Margaret 1st married William Whetenhall of East
Peckham.
6/16/1458, Henry Russell clerk, … Grant … Witnesses: Thomas
Ferrers the elder, Thomas Ferrers the younger, Henry Ferrers esquires, … (S)
CCRs.
4/20/1458, Thomas Ferrers gave the manor of Heth,
Oxfordshire, to his son Henry. (S) CCRs, 3/18/1459.
1/6/1459, Henry’s father died.
3/18/1459, To the escheator in Oxfordshire. Order to remove
the king's hand and meddle no further with the manor of Heth, delivering to
Henry Ferrers esquire any issues thereof taken; as it is found by inquisition, …
that Thomas Ferrers esquire at his death held no lands in that county of the
king. To the escheator in Warwickshire … the manor of Flekenho, which long
before his death Thomas Ferrers gave to Henry Ferrers esquire his son for life,
…, upon a finding that the said Henry is yet thereof seised with reversion to
Thomas Ferrers the younger esquire, son and heir of Elizabeth one of the
sisters and heirs of Baldwin Frevill the younger knight and late the wife of
the said Thomas. (S) CCRs.
4/8/1461, Henry, Steward of Cheylesmore, Warwickshire.
6/28/1461, Edward IV crowned at Westminster, beginning the
House of York.
4/1462, Between Thomas Waldyeve, …, complainants … to be
held by them and the heirs of Thomas for the life of William Haddon, of Lee, and,
after the decease of the said William Haddon, to remain to John Gresley,
Knight, William Harecourt, Armiger, Henry Ferrers, Armiger, Humphrey Stanley,
son of John Stanley, Knight, … (S) Staffordshire Hist. Coll’s, V11, 1890.
1463, Henry Ferrers, Knt., Knight of the Shire for Kent. (S)
Hist. & Topo. of Kent, V1, 1797.
1467-8, “Sir Henry Ferrers gained the manor of Hambleton
Magna.” (S) UKNA.
11/5/1468, Henry, sheriff of Kent.
[––Henry &
Margaret––]
Aft. 1468, Henry married widow Margaret.
8/24/1470, Letter of attorney 1) William Hexstall of East
Peckham, Kent, esq 2) John Stokle of East Peckham. Authority to deliver seisin of
lands in East Peckham, Hadlow, Leigh, Nettlestead, Tonbridge, …, all in Kent,
to Henry Ferrers, esq, Hugh Hexstall, clerk, Thomas Hexstall and Henry
Hexstall. (S) UKNA.
5/4/1471, Henry, a Yorkist, at the Battle of Tewkesbury in
Gloucestershire, 4th Duke of Somerset [Lancaster] vs Edward IV
[York]. [Knighted for his valor.]
8/18/1473, Henry on a commission to enquire into money due
to the crown in Kent.
1478, Robert Rowe, son and heir of John Rowe to Henry
Ferrers, knight, Richard Culpepir, esq. (S) UKNA.
2/6/1480, Henry on an enquiry in Kent to ascertain the
extent and value of the lands, held by the late John Martyn, find who his
heir was, and to take the lands into the King’s hands.
10/7/1480, Feoffment 1) Richard Turke late of East Peckham,
Kent 2) Sir Henry Ferrers and Margaret his wife. Piece of land called
Waterforowys in East Peckham. (S) UKNA.
By 1481, Henry of Peckham, co. Kent, and Hambleton, co.
Rutland; Knt. of the King’s Bodyguard; Keeper of Chaylesmore Park.
9/30/1481 at St. Mary’s Hoo, Grant by Henry Ferrers, knight
of the King’s body-guard, and Margaret his wife, daughter and heiress of
William Hextall, esquire, deceased, to Robert Weston, … citizens of London, of
lands, &c., in the parishes of Halstow and St. Mary's in the hundred of
Hoo. (S) Cat. of Ancient Deeds, V1, 1890, C431.
4/1483, Henry carried the banner of the Trinity at King
Edward IV’s funeral.
8/22/1485, Henry VII succeeded Richard III as King of
England.
11/4/1487, Henry, sheriff of Kent.
2/10/1495, Robert Rede serjeant at law, to George Nevyll
lord Bergevenny, Henry Ferrers, William Boleyne knights, Richard Leukenore,
John Waller, Richard Sakvyle esquires, … (S) CCRs.
12/22/1499, Henry wrote his will.
12/28/1499, Henry died.
(S) Magna Carta Ancestry, P204. (S) 1619 Visitation of
Warwick.
Children of William
and Margaret:
i. William Whetenhall, born 11/8/1467 in East peckham.
Children of Henry
and Margaret: [4 sons, 5 daughters]
i. Edward Ferrers, born ? in England.
Sir Edward “of Badesley et Peckham in com. Kantii Militis.”
7/10/1535, Edward wrote his will, sister Elizabeth, nephew
George Clerke {No. 9760}.
ii. Elizabeth Ferrers (19521), born ~1475 in Warwickshire, England.
[1619 Visitation of Kent indicates Elizabeth as d/o her brother
Edward. Edward’s will states his daughter was married to John Hamden. This does
imply that Henry was 50+ when Elizabeth was born.]