Thomas Astley

• Preferred Name: Thomas Astley^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}
  
• Gender: M
  
• Death: 1384 in Hillmorton, Warwickshire, England at LATI: N2.3621 LONG: E1.2203
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: Knight
  
• Birth: 1352 in Hillmorton, Warwickshire, England at LATI: N2.3621 LONG: E1.2203
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: 3rd Lord Astley
  
• FSID: G3CJ-BR4
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  «b»Biography«/b»
  
  Sir Ralph was living in 1355, and presented to this church; but in 1367 his trustees presented.
  
  About this time (I presome) he died leaving Thomas his son and heir, by Agnes his wife, daughter of Edward or Ralph Gerbridge of Norfolk.
  
  In the 47th of the aforesaid King, 1368, John Charve, and Henry de Berney, trustees of Sir Ralph, conveyed to Thomas and Margaret his wife, the manor of Astley Hall in Langham and Melton.
  
  This Margaret was his first wife, and daughter of ____Elmrugge, who bore sable, on a chief, argent, three elm leaves slipt, vert, and in the 5th of Richard II. being a knight, demised to Ralph Erneys of Field-Dalling, many of his lands for a term of years.
  
  In the 9th of that King he had a protection granted him, being then to accompany John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster into Spain, where he died in the 11th of the said King.
  
  On the 3d of May, in the said year, the King granted the custody of all his lands in Hindringham. He settled his estates before his departure out of England, and his will was, that as soon as his death was known in England, his feoffees should pay to Margaret his daughter, 10 marks; to Joan and Catharine his daughters, 40s. each, and bequeaths lands to Thomas his son; to Catharine his wife, the manor of Hilmorton for life; remainder to Thomas his son.
  
  And in the said year, Henry le Spencer Bishop of Norwich received of Catharine, relict of Sir Thomas, 85 marks sterling, wherein she was bound for the ward and marriage of Thomas, son and heir of the late Sir Thomas.
  
  This Catharine was daughter of Sir Roger Bacon of Baconsthorp, Knt. and mother, as I take it, of Thomas the minor.
  From VCH Warwickshire, concerning Hillmorton:
  
  The manor was apparently held by the junior branch of the Astley family of the senior branch settled at Astley near Coventry, as in 1387 it was stated by Sir William de Astley, the last of the senior line, that Thomas de Astley, grandson of the Thomas mentioned above, held the manor of him by homage and fealty, with scutage at the rate of 20s. annually. William had been given the wardship of Thomas's son Thomas, who had been abducted by his mother Katherine (Bacon) and Thomas Grantewelle and John Huse, but the end of the suit is not recorded.

1. Thomas Astley III, b. ABT 1384 in Hillmorton, Warwickshire, England     d. ABT 1423 in Melton Constable, Norfolk, England

1. Title: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
   Publication: Name: http://search.ancestry.com/collections/9289/records/6830760;
   
2. Title: Geni: Thomas Astley
   Author: Geni
   Publication: Name: https://www.geni.com/people/Sir-Thomas-Astley/6000000007606333185;
   Note: Information for Thomas Astley
   
3. Title: Legacy NFS Source: Thomas Astley -
   Author: Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998
   Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:2737222797
   
4. Title: Legacy NFS Source: Thomas Astley -
   Author: Ancestral File (R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998
   Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:2737222799