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Sir William Trussell & 263859. Margery Ludlow
1386, William born in England, s/o 527716. Lawrence Trussell & 527717. Maud Charnells.
~1390, Margery born in Shropshire, England, d/o 527718.
John de Ludelowe & 527719. Isabel Lingen.
1398, Margery’s father died, her mother Isabel married 2nd
Sir Fulk Pembrugge, widower of Margaret Trussel, paternal aunt of William.
2/17/1400, Order to escheator in the county of Berks,
Margaret late the wife of Fulk de Penbrugge, knight, held in her demesne as of
fee on the day of her death the manor of Shottesbrok, co. Berks, and the
advowson of the college … William the son of Laurence Trussell son of Warin
brother of William Trusell Margaret's father, is her kinsman and next heir, and
14 years of age,—to take William's fealty and cause him to have full seisn. (S)
CFRs. [Margaret is William’s aunt. Fulk remarried to Isabel de Lungane, widow
of John de Ludlow.]
By 3/1402, William married Margery.
1408-9, IPM: Sir Fulk Pembruge died seised of the manor and
advowson of Cublesdon in Staffordshire; which he was holding for life jointly
with his wife Isabel, with remainder to Sir William son of Lawrence Trussell
and Margery his wife.
6/14/1409, Berkshire IPM: ... Margaret (Trussel, d.1399)
died without heirs by Fulk, and the reversion was therefore to William son of
Lawrence Trussell, kinsman and heir of William Trussell of Kibblestone, knight,
he being the son of Lawrence, son of Warin, brother of John father of William
Trussell. ... Northampton IPM: ... successive remainders to William Trussell,
Margery his wife and their heirs ... (S) CIsPM.
3/20/1413, Henry V succeeded
Henry IV as King of England.
8/13/1415, William in King
Henry V’s force of 10000 landing at the mouth of the Seine.
9/22/1415, William with
Henry V at the siege-conquest of Harfleur.
10/25/1415, William fought at the battle of Agincourt, in
northern France, in the army of Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester. The English
longbows gave “a terrifying hail of arrow shot.” French estimate of their own
dead of 4,000 would imply a ratio of nearly 9 to 1 in favour of the English.
8/15/1416, Battle of the Seine Estuary near Harfleur helped
Henry V achieve mastery of the seas. The English fleet met about 150 French
ships. While the English ships were smaller, the surprise attack in the shallow
estuary proved a significant advantage in maneuverability. After 7 hours the
English captured 3 of the 8 large Genoese carracks, and ran another aground.
The English lost about 20 ships. They were then able to relieve the garrison at
Harfleur.
1416, Sir William Trussell owes the king £40 for the ransom of prisoners
captured at Agincourt. (S) The Fate of the Prisoners of Agincourt, AmbΓΌhl, 2007, Revue du Nord [in
French.]
12/3/1416, William Trussell knight, nephew and heir of
Frances who was wife of William Clopton knight, to William Clopton of Melforde
esquire, William Paston of Paston, Thomas Milde and John Smyth parson of
Wetyng, their heirs and assigns. Grant of the reversion after the death of
William Clopton knight of the manor and advowson of Oxenede, and of all other
lands, rents and services. (S) CCRs. [Likely William was raising money to pay
for his military expenditures.]
1417, King Henry returned to France. He first captured the
city of Caen after a 2-week siege.
1417, King Henry captured Argentan.
1417-18, In a winter siege, King Henry captured Falaise.
1418, King Henry began the long siege of Rouen.
1/19/1419, The capture of Rouen, France. A major event in
the Hundred Year's War, where English forces captured the capital of Normandy.
1419, “Debtor: William Trussell, knight, of [Elmesthorpe,
Guthlaxton Hundred] Leics. Creditor: Richard Leyland, esquire, of Lancs.
Amount: 100m.”. (S) UKNA.
9/1/1420, Appointment by John Hevenyngham knight, … to
deliver seisin to William Paston of Paston and Agnes his wife daughter of
Edmund Berre knight and Alice his wife in the manor of Oxnead, the advowson of
the church of the said manor, … formerly of Francis who was wife of Robert
Salle knight, or William Trussell knight her (paternal) nephew and heir. (S) UKNA, MC 170/5, 634 x 3(a).
12/1421, William, knight of the shire for Leicester.
8/31/1422, Henry VI (an infant) succeeded Henry V as King of
England.
1430, William traveled to France with Richard Beauchamp,
Earl of Warwick.
12/16/1431, King Henry VI at
his coronation as King of France at Notre Dame, Paris. [The only English king
to be crowned king in England and France.]
1436, William witnessed a conveyance from Ashby de la Zouche
to the duke.
8/8/1440, at Little Wodehull, Thomas Wodehull, esquire, lord
of Wodehull, granted the said two parts by the name of the manor of Little
Wodehull to William Trussell, knight, Thomas Trussell, esquire, Thomas
Rokesden, esquire, ... (S) CPRs.
7/1/1441, William witnessed a deed of Robert Moton, knight,
to John Stafforde, bishop of Bath and Wells. (S) CCRs.
1446, William age 60, witnessed a grant in Leicester with
Sir Leonard Hastings.
1446, Margery’s mother died.
4/7/1449, “Debtor: William Trussell, of Elmesthorpe in
Leics. [Guthlaxton Hundred]. Creditor: John Gest, citizen of London. Amount:
£200.” (S) UKNA.
1450, An uprising known as Jack Cade's Rebellion in which
practically every man in Kent participated. The whole rebellion lasted little
about two months and included a battle against King Henry VI’s troops on London
Bridge. Their demands for certain reforms in government were given serious
consideration, but not fully implemented for many years.
6/7/1450, William pardoned after Cade’s rebellion.
Bef. 9/1448, Margery died.
[––William––]
10/27/1454, “Inquisition and return: … Attached is the
inquisition made at Shilton in Leics. …, before Leonard Hastings, Sheriff:
William Trussell has no lands or chattels in the bailiwick.” (S) UKNA.
1/16/1464, William, Lord of Elmesthorp, Leices., and Swepstone,
Warwick, died.
(S) Magna Carta Ancestry, P187. (S) A Gentry Community,
Acheson, 2003, P253.
Children of William
and Margery:
i. Isabel Trussell (131929), born ~1415 in Elmesthorpe ,
Leicestershire, England.
ii. Sir Thomas Trussell, born bef. 1424 in England. [Heir]
1464, Thomas, age 40 and more at the death of his father.
Bef. 11/1471, Thomas died.
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