Escheator Anthony Howeby

 3803098. Escheator Anthony Howeby

~1355, Anthony de Houby born in Licester, England, s/o 7606196. John de Houby.

Aft. 1411, Anthony’s father died. Anthony inherited 6 messuages, 6 virgates of land and 8 marks rent in Cranford, Northampton.

3/20/1413, Henry V succeeded Henry IV as King of England.

2/16/1416, IPM of John Vylers (950772) [Wylers]. Leicestershire: Kirby Muxloe, …  Barton in the Beans, … Brooksby, the manor and advowson, of Anthony de Howeby, by knight service and 1 pair of gilt spurs … He died on 25 Nov. last. John his son and heir is aged 12 years and more. (S) CIsPM.

1416, Commitment to Anthony Howby … of the keeping of (1) 2/3rds of a pourparty of 12 messuages, a toft and 12 virgates of land in Kereby, Wygeston, Barton and Odeston, and of 8 messuages, a toft and 8 virgates of land in Hoclescote, Whitewyk, Donyngton and Staunton, which are in the king's hand by the death of John son of Richard Vylers (1901544) the son of Joan (3803089) the sister of Katharine the daughter of Simon Pakeman (7606178), who held of the king in chief on the day of his death, and by reason of the minority of the heir (William Vylers) of the said John … and (2) half a pound of pepper, rent of assise issuing from a virgate of land which William Swayn held in fee, by a charter, of the said John in Brokesby, … (S) CFRs. [Anthony’s ggdaughter Joan Bellers would marry William Vylers, the heir.]

12/8/1416, Commitment of the office of the escheatry in the counties of Warwick and Leicester to Anthony Houby  during pleasure, so that he answer at the Exchequer for the issues thereof. (S) CFRs.

10/17/1417, Anthony Howeby, escheator in the county of Leicester. (S) CFRs.

1418, Anthony Houby, escheator of the county of Warwick.

5/1/1422 in London, Debtor: Anthony Howby of Sutton in Leics., esquire. Amount: 100m. (S) UKNA.

1422, Anthony de Howeby of Sutton, Leics., died.

11/9/1422, Writ of diem clausit extremum, after the death of Anthony Howeby to the escheator of the county of Leicester. (S) CFRs.

(S) Hist. of Northampton, V3, 1930, Cranford St. John. & (S) Hist. of Leicester, V5, 1964, Melbourne.

Family notes:

·         5/18/1424, Order to the escheator in the county of Leicester to cause Thomas Segrave and Elizabeth (1901549) his wife, the daughter and heir of Anthony Howeby, to have full seisin of all the lands which the said Anthony held of the king in chief or was seised of in his demesne as of fee on the day of his death, as the king has taken the fealty of Thomas. (S) CFRs.

Children of Anthony and ?:

i. Gilbert de Houby, born ? in England.

ii. Elizabeth Houby (1901549), born ~1380 in Leicestershire, England.

8/29/1427, Death of Elizabeth late the wife of Thomas Segrave, daughter of Anthony Houby ; Leicester, recorded. (S) CFRs.

12/5/1427, Order to the escheator in the county of Leicester … Elizabeth late the wife of Thomas Segrave, the daughter and heir of Anthony Houby, died … John Bellers (950774) is the son and next heir of the said Elizabeth and of full age. (S) CFRs.