Thomas de Hungerford

• Preferred Name: Thomas de Hungerford^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]}
  
• Gender: M
  
• FSID: LTLV-52V
  
• Birth: 1330 in Heytsbury, Wiltshire, England at LATI: N1.1778 LONG: E2.0857
  
• Death: 3 DEC 1397 in Farleigh Hungerford, Somerset, England at LATI: N1.3182 LONG: E2.2867
  
• LdsBaptism: 15 APR 1933 with note: GEDCOM data
  
• Burial: in Farleigh Hungerford Castle, Somersetshire, England at LATI: N1.318 LONG: E2.2861 with note: Farleigh Hungerford Castle, Somersetshire, England, England
  
• Occupation: High Sheriff of Wiltshire, 1st Speaker of the House of Commoms
  
• Occupation: Speaker of the House of Commons1377 in England with note: parliamentary records
  
• Alt.+Death: 3 DEC 1397 in Farleigh Hungerford, Somerset, England at LATI: N1.3182 LONG: E2.2867
  
• Fact: with note: Description: Hungerford means "ford leading to poor land"
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  Sir Thomas de Hungerford (died 3 December 1397) of Farleigh Castle in Wiltshire, was the first person to be recorded in the rolls of the Parliament of England as holding the office of Speaker of the House of Commons of England, although that office had existed before his tenure.«b»Origins«/b»Hungerford was the son of Walter de Hungerford of Heytesbury, Wiltshire, thrice Member of Parliament for Wiltshire, in 1331/2, 1333/4 and 1336. His mother was Elizabeth FitzJohn, daughter and heiress of Sir Adam FitzJohn of Cherhill in Wiltshire. The Hungerford family had been seated in Wiltshire since at least the twelfth century.«b»Uncle«/b»Thomas's uncle was Robert Hungerford (d.1355), Member of Parliament for Wiltshire in 1316 and a commissioner to inquire into the possessions of the Despensers after their attainder in 1328, and gave much land to the hospital at Calne in memory of his first wife, Joan, to the church of Hungerford, Wiltshire, and to other religious foundations. He was buried in 1355 in Hungerford Church, where an elaborate monument long existed above his grave. An inscription to his memory is still extant in the church. His second wife was Geva, widow of Adam de Stokke, but he left no issue.«b»Career«/b»Hungerford was Sheriff of Wiltshire from 1355 to 1360 and served several times as a Member of Parliament for Wiltshire: in April 1357, in 1360, 1362, January 1376/7, twice in 1380, in 1383, 1384, 1386, January 1389/90, and in January 1392/3. He served as Member of Parliament for Somerset in 1378, 1382, 1388, and 1390. He was returned for both constituencies in 1384 and January 1389/90. He was knighted in February 1375. He was closely associated with John of Gaunt and acted for some time as steward of Gaunt's household.Owing to Gaunt's influence, he was chosen in January 1376/7, in the last of Edward III's parliaments (the Bad Parliament), to act as Speaker of the House of Commons. According to the Rolls of Parliament (ii. 374) Hungerford "avait les paroles pur les communes d'Angleterre en cet parliament". He is thus the first person formally mentioned in the Rolls of Parliament as holding the office of speaker. Sir Peter de la Mare preceded him in the post, without the title, in the Good Parliament of 1376. In 1380 Hungerford was appointed Forester of Selwood. In 1369 he purchased from Walter Pavely, de jure Baron Burghersh, the manor of Farleigh Montfort, now called Farleigh Hungerford, which served as the chief residence of his descendants, and in 1383 obtained licence to crenellate his manor house there, which thus became Farleigh Castle. In about 1384 he aroused the suspicion of King Richard II, who attached him, but he obtained a pardon and also a confirmation of his free warren at Farleigh.«b»Marriages & progenyHe married twice:«/b»Firstly to Eleanor Strug, daughter and heiress of Sir John Strug of Heytesbury;Secondly to Joan Hussey (d. 1 March 1412), heiress of Sir Edmund Hussey of Holbrook, by whom he had one surviving son and heir, three other sons having predeceased him:1.) Walter Hungerford, 1st Baron Hungerford (d. 1449)«b»Death and burial«/b»Hungerford died at Farleigh on 3 December 1397, and was buried in the Chapel of St Anne (north transept chapel) of St Leonard's Chapel, Farleigh Hungerford Castle, where his chest tomb with effigies of himself and his wife survive. His portrait was made in a stained-glass window.
  
  Hungerford, Thomas From Burke's Extinct Peerages page 291 abt. 1308
  Hungerford, Thomas
  From Burke's Extinct Peerages page 291
  abt. 1308
  
  Sir Thomas de Hungerford, of Farley, who, in the 30th Edward III., was escheator for the co. Wilts; and in the 51st of the sam
  
  Burial
  Hungerford died at Farleigh on 3 December 1397, and was buried in the Chapel of St Anne (north transept chapel) of St Leonard's Chapel, Farleigh Hungerford Castle,[8][9] where his chest tomb with effi
  
  Beroep
  Sir Thomas de Hungerford (died 3 December 1397) of Farleigh Castle in Somerset, was the first person to be recorded in the rolls of the Parliament of England as holding the office of Speaker of the Ho
  
  Leven
  Thomas Hungerford was born c1328. Until this time, the Hungerfords had not gained a great deal by their marriages; they were mostly described as "farmers and renters", but Thomas went on to hold many
  
  === Thomas , in his early days, was Registra ===
  Thomas , in his early days, was Registrar to Wyvil, Bishop ofSalisbury, and in 1360 was made Mayor of Salisbury. He was madeSheriff and Escheator of Wiltshire in 1355. In 1369 he bought theManor of Farleigh from Lord Berghersh for 1100 marks. In the lastParliament of Edward III (1377) he was chosen to be Speaker, being thefirst person to be definitely nominated to this office. By his secondmarriage he acquired wealth and property, including extensive landsaround Hungerford, namely Hopgrass and Standen, the Manor formerlyknown as Standen Hussey, as well as the Manors of Teffont Evias andHussey Deverill.
  
  === !#93-v28-p257; !#150-ext1811-p282; !#242 ===
  !#93-v28-p257; !#150-ext1811-p282; !#242-1831-p282; !#687-II-p282,288; !#801-III-p352; !#969-v1-p117,-v4-p123; !#1028-p3,4; !#2802-p3,4,5 !B13B4-p35,36; !Speaker of H.C.; !Temple work done for a son Ralph (bapt. 23 Nov. 1953, end. 26 Feb. 1954, and !sealed 22 Oct 1954), and for a second son named John (bapt. 23 Nov. 1953, end. !25 Feb. 1954, and sealed 22 Oct. 1954), neither of which are in the sources !listed.
  
  === Wilts 9 Vol 4 p. 123, B13 B4 p. 35, 36; ===
  Wilts 9 Vol 4 p. 123, B13 B4 p. 35, 36; Collinson's Som III 352; Banks Dorm & Extinct Baronetage II 282, 288. Archive Record - SLC, UT
  
  === [rmosher154.ged] Built Farleigh Castle ===
  [rmosher154.ged] Built Farleigh Castle ca. 1383. Was escheator for co. Wilts. in 1357. In 1378, elected as Speaker of House of Commons, first to hold that high office.
  
  === Tomb of Sir Thomas Hungerford
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  Tomb of Sir Thomas Hungerford
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  Sir Thomas and John Hungerford
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  bio
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  Farleigh Hungerford Castle tower remains
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  Sir Thomas Hungerford and Joanne Hussey
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  Farley Castle
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  Farleigh Hungerford Castle - History
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  === !archive record !"Genealogical and Famil ===
  !archive record !"Genealogical and Family History of the State of Connecticut", Vol 1, pg 60. He is said to have begun life in the humble situation of register of Wyvie, Bishop of Salisbury, and he was elected mayor of that city in 1360. Sir Thomasis reported to have been the first speaker (1377) of the House of Commons. He afterwards passed into the service of John of Gaunt as his steward; and when that noble was tried before a parliament held at Salisbury on a charge of treason, Sir Thomas fortified his castle at Farley, for which he was afterward fined. Farley Castle, the home fo Sir Thomas, was at Blark Bounton, County Oxford, and his monument there shows that he died in 1398. The remains of this castle where Sir Thomas and his proud line of descendants lived for six centuries or more, is now recognized by a few embattled turrets, and some monumental effigies and inscriptions. A curious fragment of painted glass in a window of the parish church (not the chapel within the castle walls) commemorates the purchase of the Manor of Farley and has a portrait of Sir Thomas. This relict, according to the rector of the parish, from whom this ancient history of the family was obtained, confirms what is related by Dugdale, that Sir Thomas was buried in the north aisle of the Church of St. Ann at Farley.
  
  === Father's group sheet shows place of birt ===
  Father's group sheet shows place of birth as "Heytsbury, Wiltshire, Eng.
  
  === He was Speaker of the House of Commons. ===
  He was Speaker of the House of Commons.
  
  === PUBLICATION B13B4, P.91; WILTSHIRE PUBIC ===
  PUBLICATION B13B4, P.91; WILTSHIRE PUBICATION 9, VOL 1 P.117, VOL 4 P.20, 123; BURKE'S PEERAGES (GS NUMBER 942 D22BUG) P.291;
  
  === !md (2) Joan Hussey abt 1360 Holbrete, S ===
  !md (2) Joan Hussey abt 1360 Holbrete, Somerset, England, she died 21 Mar 1411. They have a child named Walter.
  
  === Sir Thomas acquired his first offices in ===
  Sir Thomas acquired his first offices in the 28th Edward III (1355)as sheriff and escheator for Wiltshire. He was closely associated withJohn of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, whose rivalry with Edward the BlackPrince, his brother, for the throne of England is so well known. Heserved as steward of the household of John of Gaunt, and was bailiff forthe Bishop of Salisbury. In the 42nd Edward III (1369) he purchased themanor Farleigh-Montfort in Somerset from Lord Berghersh for 1100 marks.In January of the 50th Edward III (1377) Sir Thomas was knighted andchosen to fill the chair as Speaker of the House of Commons, the firstperson formally mentioned in the rolls of Parliament as holding that highoffice. This Parliament, called "The Bad Parliament" was controlled byJohn of Gaunt to serve Lancastrian interests. Sir Thomas continued to build the holdings of the family, anexpansion which was remarkable, for in about 100 years, the ownership ofland by this family increased from not a single manor in 1355 to nearly200 manors by 1460. In the 3rd Richard II (1380) he obtainedconfirmation to the office of Forester of Selwoon, acquired from Roger ofSturton. Three years later he obtained permission to crenelate Farleigh,thereby converting his manor to a castle. He purchased the manor ofHeytesbury, called West Court, with the Hundred of Heytesbury, fromElizabeth, widow of Edward, Lord Spencer. A "hundred" was a unit of landfor the enforcement of justice and defence of the realm. It consisted ofone hundred "hides", a "hide" being the amount of land that could betilled annually by a single plow. The next year he fortified, without licence, his manor house atFarleigh, thereby arousing the suspicions of Richard II, Gaunt's nephew.To reduce the power of the landholding Barons, royal assent was requiredprior to the fortification of the new, more comfortable brick manorhouses which had come into style as homes for the landed gentry. EdwardIII allowed 181 such fortifications, but as succeedings kings sought toassure their position, approval was more difficult to obtain. Richard IIallowed but 60 fortifications, Henry IV allowed 8 and Henry V, only 1.Sir Thomas was charged with treason at Salisbury. However, he waspardoned, fined, and soon afterward procured a charter for free title toall his estates. He died in the last year of Richard II's reign, onlyone son surviving him, and is buried in the Chapel of St. Anne atFarleigh. The portrait in stained glass in that chapel is reportedly ofhim. Farleigh-Hungerford is a River Frome village where remaines of themedieval castle contain the monuments of the Hungerford family.Originally the site of the Montfort family manor, the property was soldto the deBurghersh family in 1348. The chapel was originally the parishchurch of St. Leonard. As reported above, Thomas Hungerford purchasedthe manor in 1369, and fortified it as a castle in 1384. The Chapel ofSt. Anne was added in the 1380's to provide burial space for theHungerfords. From here, the vast holdings of the family extended toevery horizon. The castle remained in the family for nearly 300 yers, althought attimes it was seized by the crown and placed under other ownership duringthe attainder of various Hungerfords. Sir Edward, "the Spendthrift"eventually sold Farleigh to Henry Boynton in 1686. The manor was sold toJ. Long and others to be held in trust for 1,000 years. The Houltonfamily of Trowbridge obtained sole title to the castle in 1730 when LadyClothworthy released it from the trusteeship. Lord Donington and hiswife, the Baroness Hungerford, purchased the property in 1891, held itonly briefly before selling it to Lord Cairns, who placed it in the trustof the government in 1915. (A Summary of the families Hungerford:descendants of Thomas of Connecticut: including a brief history of theHungerford family in England from the 12th century, and descendants ofThomas of Ireland, William of Maryland, and Thomas of Maryland", byStanley Hunger ford, 1988)
  
  === From Hungerford history; Speaker of the ===
  From Hungerford history; Speaker of the House of Commons. Abstractedfrom WFT Volume 1, Pedigree #3226, 1/9/1998, Additional and supporting data. Sir thomas acquired his first offices in the 28th Edward III (1355) assheriff and escheator for Wiltshire. He was closely assoicated with John ofGuant, Duk of Lancaster, whose rivalry with edward the Black Prince, his brother,for the throne of England is so well known. He served as steward of thehousehold of Joh of Guant, and was bailiff for the Bishop of Salisbury. In the 42ndEdward III (1369) he purchased the manor Farleigh-Montfort on Somerset from Lord Berghersh for 1100 marks. In January of the 50th Edward III (1377) SirThomas was knighted and chosen to fill the chair as Speaker of the House ofCommons, the first person formally mentioned in the rolls of Parliament as holdingthat high office. this Parliament, called, "The Bad Parliament" wascontrolled by Joh of Gunt to serve Lancastrian interests. Sir Thomas continued to build the holdings of the family, an expansionwhich wa remarkable, for in about 100 years, the ownership of land by this family increased from not a single manor in 1355 to nearly 200 manors by 1460.In the 3rd Richard II (1380) he obtained confirmation to the office of Foresterof Selwoon, acquired from Roger of Sturton. Three years later he obtained permission to crenelate Farleigh, thereby converting his manor to acastle. He purchased the manor opf Heytesbury, called West Court, with the Hundredof Heytesbury, from Elizabeth, widow of Edward, Lord Spencer. A "hundred"was a unit of land for the enforcement of justice and dedence of the realm.It is consisted of one hundred "hides", a "hide" being the amount of land thatcould be tilled by a single plow. The next year he fortified, without license, his manor house at Farleigh, thereby arousing the suspicions of Richard II, Gaunt's nephew. To reducethe power of the landholdings Barons, royal assent was required prior to the fortification of the new , more comfortable brick manor houses which hadcome into style as homes for the landed gentry. Edward III allowed 181 such fortifications, but as succeeding kings sought to assure their position, approval was more difficult to obtain. Richard II allowed but 60 fortifications, Henry IV allowed 8 and Henry V, only 1. Sir Thomas wascharged with treason at salisbury. However, he was pardoned, fined, and soonafterward procured a charter for free title to all his estates. He died in thelast year of Richard II's reeign, only one son surviving him, and is buried in theChapel of St Anne at Farleigh. The potrait in stained glass in that chapel is reportedly of him. Farleigh-Hungerford is a River Frome village where rremains of themedieval castle contain the monuments of the Hungerford family. Originally thesite of the Montfort family manor, the property was sold to the de Burghershfamily in 1348. The chapel was originally the parish church of St. Leonard. Asreported above, Thomas Hungerford purchased the manor in 1369, and fortified it asa castle in 1384. The Chapel of St. Anne was added in the 1380's toprovide burial space for the Hungerfords. From here, the vast holdings of thefamily extended to every horizon. The castle remained in the family for nearly 300 years, although at timesit wa seized by the crown and placed under other ownership during the attainderof various Hungerfords. Sir Edward, "the Spendthrift" eventually soldFarleigh to Henry Boynton in 1686. the manor was sold to J Long and others to be heldin trust for one thousand years - James Barber, robert Houlton, and EdwardGrant were the other trustees. The Houlton family of Trowbridge obtained soletitle t the castle in 1730 when Lady Clotworthy released it from trusteeship.Lord Doninton and his wife, the Baroness Hungerford, purchased the property in1891, held it only briefly before selling it to Lord Cairns, who placed it inthe trust of the government in 1915.
  
  === !BIR-MAR-DEA-BUR: Bk, Medieval Knight by ===
  !BIR-MAR-DEA-BUR: Bk, Medieval Knight by Stephen Turnbull.
  
  === last name of Farley ===
  Curious why The son of de Hungerford was name Farley and his wife bears the "maiden' name of Farely, but the parents don't? Was it the name of castle? Did wife bring name into the marriage? Is this a name of an area or something else? Kathlynn

1. Walter Hungerford 1st Baron Hungerford, b. 22 JUN 1378 in Farleigh Hungerford, Somerset, England     d. 9 AUG 1449 in Farleigh Hungerford, Somerset, England

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