Henry Norbury
Henry Norbury (born 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 later again in 1454.
Biography[edit]
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[edit]
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 later again in 1454.
Marriage and issue[edit]
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[edit]
He was buried at the Greyfriars, London.
Citations[edit]
- ^ a b Mosley 2003, p. 3810.
- ^ Pollard 2005, p. 23.
- ^ 'Parishes: Stoke d'Abernon', in A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 3, ed. H E Malden (London, 1911), pp. 457-462 [1]
- ^ Risdon, Tristram (d.1640), Survey of Devon, 1811 edition, London, 1811, with 1810 Additions, p.166
- ^ '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[edit]
- Mosley, Charles (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage. Clan chiefs, Scottish feudal barons. Vol. 3 (107 ed.). Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage & Gentry. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1. OCLC 872428435.
- Pollard, A. J. (2005). John Talbot and the war in France, 1427-1453. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Military. ISBN 978-1-4738-1563-6. OCLC 879203505.