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William Trussell
- Preferred Name: William Trussell[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
- Gender: M
- FSID: LHKW-WQL
- Parliament: 1421 in Leicestershire, England at LATI: N2.7139 LONG: E1.1015
- Death: 16 JAN 1464 in Elmesthorpe, Leicestershire, England at LATI: N2.5641 LONG: E1.3223 with note: See Birth above.
- Birth: 1387 in Elmesthorpe, Leicestershire, England at LATI: N2.5641 LONG: E1.3223
- Burial: 1464
- Notes:
=== Life Sketch ===
TRUSSELL, Sir William (c.1385-1464), of Elmesthorpe, Leics. and Warmingham, Ches.
Family and Education
b.c.1386, s. of Laurence Trussell (d.c.1399) of Berks. by Maud, da. and h. of Sir Thomas Charnels† of Elmesthorpe and Maud, da. and coh. of Sir Henry Garnet† of Wennington, Essex.
m. bef. Mar. 1402, Margery, da. of Sir John Ludlow (d.1398) of Hodnet, Salop, by Isabel, da. of Sir Ralph Lingen† of Wigmore, Herefs., 1s.
Kntd. between July 1415 and Jan. 1416.
Offices Held
Sheriff, Staffs. 4 Nov. 1418-23 Nov. 1419.
Commr. of array, Leics. Mar. 1418; inquiry May 1423 (murder); gaol delivery, Leicester Oct. 1440.1
Biography
That this shire knight ever became heir to the extensive Trussell estates was due to the failure of his wealthy kinswoman, Margaret Trussell, wife of Sir Fulk Pembridge of Tong castle, to produce a child. Margaret died in June 1399 leaving William, then aged 14, the grandson of her uncle, Sir Warin Trussell, as next heir to Kibblestone and Acton in Staffordshire, Sheriff Hales on the Staffordshire border with Shropshire, five manors in Northamptonshire, Shottesbrook, Eton Hastings and other property in Berkshire and four manors, the bailiwick of the east gate of the city of Chester and land in the forest of Delamere elsewhere in the palatinate.
Trussell lived to see the accession of Edward IV and, indeed, nearly into his 80th year. He died on 16 or 23 Jan. 1464, leaving his hard-won inheritance to his son, Sir Thomas (d.1472). The Trussell estates, by then worth at least £300 a year, eventually came by marriage to John de Vere, 15th earl of Oxford.
http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1386-1421/member/trussell-sir-william-1385-1464
=== !AKA: William Trussell, Lord of Elmestho ===
!AKA: William Trussell, Lord of Elmesthorp - Doc. Line 150-35 !MARRIAGE: William Trussell, Lord and Margery Ludlow - Doc. Line 150-35
=== !Green book 4 sec W. ===
!Green book 4 sec W.
=== Ancestral File Number: 9B13-FQ ===
Ancestral File Number: 9B13-FQ
=== Knight of Elmesthorp and of Marston Trus ===
Knight of Elmesthorp and of Marston Trussell
=== He was Lord of Sharnford. ===
He was Lord of Sharnford.
=== !Miscellanea Genealogica et Heraldica 94 ===
!Miscellanea Genealogica et Heraldica 942 B2m V6 Ser5 pp 256/7 Dormant & Extinct Baronage of England 942 D22ban V.1
=== !Weis. 150-35. Sir William Trussell wa ===
!Weis. 150-35. Sir William Trussell was lord of Elmesthorp.
Preferred Parents:
Father: Lawrence de Trussell, b. ABT 1356 in Shottesbrooke, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom d. 18 SEP 1399 in Elmesthorpe, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Mother: Maud Charnells, b. 1367 in Elmesthorpe, Leicestershire, England d. BEF 29 SEP 1409
Family 1: Margery Ludlow, b. 1391 in Truesell, Herefordshire, England d. BEF SEP 1448 in Hodnet, Shropshire, England
- m. ABT 1410 in Herefordshire, England
- Isabel Trussell, b. 1412 in Elmesthorpe, Leicestershire, England d. AFT 8 FEB 1449 in Herefordshire, England
- Jennet Trussell, b. 1414 in Whitney-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England d. JAN 1441 in Whitney-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England
Sources:
- Title: William Trussell (1387-1464) Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestor
Author: https://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p1014.htm#i30444 index to pedigrees [citations]
Publication: Name: https://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p1014.htm#i30444;
Note: Sir William Trussell, Sheriff of Staffordshire [1,2,3,4,5,6,7]
Last Edited 19 May 2020
M, #30444, b. circa 1387, d. 16 January 1464 or 23 January 1464
Father Laurence Trussell [8,9,10] b. c 1356, d. c 18 Sep 1399
Mother Maud Charnells [8,9,10] b. c 1367, d. b 29 Sep 1409
Sir William Trussell, Sheriff of Staffordshire was born circa 1387 at of Elmesthorpe & Swepstone, Leicestershire, England; Age 12 in 1399; age 60 in 1446. He is also of Bilton, Warwickshire. [2,5,7] He married Margery Ludlow, daughter of Sir John Ludlow and Isabel Lingen, before March 1402; They had 1 son (Sir Thomas) and 2 daughters (Isabel, wife of Thomas Wodhull, Esq; & Joan, wife of Eustace Whitney, Esq.) [2,4,5,6,7] Sir William Trussell, Sheriff of Staffordshire died on 16 January 1464 or 23 January 1464. [2,5,7]
Family: Margery Ludlow d. b Sep 1448
Children:
Janet Trussell+
Joan Trussell+ [11,2,3,12,13,7]
Jane Trussell+ b. c 1410
Geoffrey Trussell+ [14] b. c 1410, d. c 1461
Isabel Trussell+ [2,4,15,6,7] b. c 1412, d. a 8 Feb 1449
Sir Thomas Trussell+ [2,5,7] b. c 1424, d. c Nov 1471
Citations:
1. [S9408] The History of the County Palatine and City of Chester, by George Ormerod, 1819, p. 122; The American Genealogist, July 1945, p. 16; Wallop Family, p. 775.
2. [S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 719.
3. [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 190.
4. [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 439.
5. [S6] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry: 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 358-359.
6. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 156.
7. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 542-543.
8. [S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 718-719.
9. [S6] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry: 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 358.
10. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 542.
11. [S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 104.
12. [S6] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry: 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 265.
13. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 354.
14. [S11597] Ancestry.com, Information submitted by petergyton.
15. [S6] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry: 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 521.
Page: Relationships and sources
- Title: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
Publication: Name: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=9289&h=6756400&indiv=try;
- Title: British History Online
- Title: William Trussell, "Find A Grave Index"
Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGN-2T27 : 15 June 2022), William Trussell, ; Burial, , ; citing record ID 126164062, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGN-2T27;
Note: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126164062/william-trussell
Sir William Trussell
BIRTH 1385
DEATH 16 Jan 1464 (aged 78–79)
BURIAL Unknown
MEMORIAL ID 126164062
Spouse: Margery Ludlow Trussell
- Title: Book - History of Norfolk
Author: Google Books
- Title: Book - Living Decendabts of Royal Blood
Author: Google Books
- Title: William Trussell (c.1385-1464) in History of Parliament online
Publication: Name: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1386-1421/member/trussell-sir-william-1385-1464;
Note: b.c.1386, s. of Laurence Trussell (d.c.1399) of Berks. by Maud, da. and h. of Sir Thomas Charnels† of Elmesthorpe and Maud, da. and coh. of Sir Henry Garnet† of Wennington, Essex. m. bef. Mar. 1402, Margery, da. of Sir John Ludlow (d.1398) of Hodnet, Salop, by Isabel, da. of Sir Ralph Lingen† of Wigmore, Herefs., 1s. Kntd. between July 1415 and Jan. 1416. Sheriff, Staffs. 4 Nov. 1418-23 Nov. 1419. Commr. of array, Leics. Mar. 1418; inquiry May 1423 (murder); gaol delivery, Leicester Oct. 1440 Trussell lived to see the accession of Edward IV and, indeed, nearly into his 80th year. He died on 16 or 23 Jan. 1464, leaving his hard-won inheritance to his son, Sir Thomas (d.1472).
- Title: Book - Planatgent Ancestry
Author: Google Books
- Title: Book - Visitations of Cheshire
Author: Google Books
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