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Sir Knight William Drury 1500 – 1557 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Hawsted, Suffolk

Death Date: 11 January 1557

Death Location: Hawstead, Suffolk, England

Father: Sir Drury

Mother: Lady Calthorpe

Spouse(s): Lady Sothill, Lady Stafford

Children(s): Sir Drury, Lady Drury

In 1500, Sir Knight William Drury , High Sheriff of Suffolk & Norfolk, Lord of the Manor of Hawstead, Privy Councilor, Member of Parliament entered the world in Hawsted, Suffolk, born to Sir Robert Drury and Lady Anne Calthorpe. Sir Knight William Drury , High Sheriff of Suffolk & Norfolk, Lord of the Manor of Hawstead, Privy Councilor, Member of Parliament married Lady Elizabeth Sothill, Lady Elizabeth Stafford, and had children including Sir Robert Drury, Lady Frances Drury. Sir Knight William Drury , High Sheriff of Suffolk & Norfolk, Lord of the Manor of Hawstead, Privy Councilor, Member of Parliament passed away in 1557 in Hawstead, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1500, Sir Knight William Drury , High Sheriff of Suffolk & Norfolk, Lord of the Manor of Hawstead, Privy Councilor, Member of Parliament entered the world in Hawsted, Suffolk, born to Sir Robert Drury and Lady Anne Calthorpe.
  • Sir Knight William Drury , High Sheriff of Suffolk & Norfolk, Lord of the Manor of Hawstead, Privy Councilor, Member of Parliament married Lady Elizabeth Sothill, Lady Elizabeth Stafford, and had children including Sir Robert Drury, Lady Frances Drury.
  • Sir Knight William Drury , High Sheriff of Suffolk & Norfolk, Lord of the Manor of Hawstead, Privy Councilor, Member of Parliament passed away in 1557 in Hawstead, Suffolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Drury
1498 – 1536
Birth Location: England, England, United Kingdom
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Lady Calthorpe
1500 –
Birth Location: England, England, United Kingdom
LC

Spouses(s)

Lady Sothill
1505 – 1575
Birth Location: Stoke Faston,
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Lady Stafford
1556 – 1599
Birth Location: Bobbing Court, Bobbing (Kent) England
LS

Children(s)

Sir Drury
1525 – 1558
Birth Location: Halstead, Essex, England
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Lady Drury
1576 – 1641
Birth Location: Blatherwick, Northamptonshire, England
LD

Sir Drury's Ancestors

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Sir Drury
1500 – 1557
Birth Place: Hawsted, Suffolk
Parents
Sir Robert Drury
1498 – 1536
England, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Anne) Calthorpe
1500 –
England, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Roger) Drury
– 1496
Lady (Felice) Denston
1560 – 1580
Besthorpe, Norfolk, England
Sir (William) Calthorpe
1480 – 1494
Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, England
Lady (Elizabeth) Grey
1406 – 1437
Hawstead, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Denston
1540 – 1560
Lady Calthorpe
1540 – 1560
John Calthorpe
Amice Wythe
Sir Grey
1362 – 1440
Lady Astley
– 1448
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Calthorpe
1370 – 1420
Lady Mautby
1369 – 1398
Sir Grey
1322 – 1388
Lady Strange
Sir Astley
Lady Willoughby

Sir Drury's Descendants

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Sir (Knight William) Drury (1500 – 11 January 1557) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Sothill (21 May 1505 – 19 May 1575) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Stafford (October 1556 – 6 Feb 1599)
  1. 1. Sir (Robert) Drury (1525 – January 10, 1558)
    1. 1. Mary (Dorothy) Drury (1556 – 18 February 1599) m. Edward (William) Barnes (1540 – 05 Aug 1615)
      1. 1. Anne Barnes (1579 – 1630) m. Benjamin (John) Marchant (Abt. 1562 – Aft. 1590)
        1. 1. Lady (Anna) Marchant (22 May 1588 – 1635) m. Lord (Constant D') Aubigné (1584 – 31 Aug 1647)
      2. 2. William (Leslie) Barnes (12 May 1580 – 1 Dec 1657) m. Thomasine (Spooner) Shepherd (13 Aug 1592 – 10 Jan 1644)
        1. 1. Joshua Barnes (1616 – 04 Apr 1692) m. Prudence Jennings (1618 – 1692)
  2. 2. Lady (Frances) Drury (8 Jun 1576 – Abt 1641) m. Lord (William) Wray (7 Feb 1555 – abt 1667)
    1. 1. Lord (Christopher) Wray (1602 – 6 February 1646) m. Lady (Albinia) Cecil (Abt 1601 – January 1660)
      1. 1. Lady (Frances) Wray (Abt 1623 – 18 December 1679) m. Sir (Henry) Vane (1612 – 14 June 1662)
        1. 1. Francis Vane (1650 – 1720) m. John (Henry) Grubb (16 August 1652 – 4 April 1708) m. John Grubb (1650 – 10 March 1708)

Sir Drury's Timeline

27 Records

1499
1499
Birth of Sir Knight William Drury , High Sheriff of Suffolk & Norfolk, Lord of the Manor of Hawstead, Privy Councilor, Member of Parliament in Suffolk, England
Suffolk, England
1500
30 May 1500
Birth of Sir Knight William Drury , High Sheriff of Suffolk & Norfolk, Lord of the Manor of Hawstead, Privy Councilor, Member of Parliament in Bobbing, Kent, , England
Bobbing, Kent, , England
1500
Abt. 1500
Birth of Sir Knight William Drury , High Sheriff of Suffolk & Norfolk, Lord of the Manor of Hawstead, Privy Councilor, Member of Parliament in Hawstead, Suffolk, England
Hawstead, Suffolk, England
1500
30 May 1500
Birth of Sir Knight William Drury , High Sheriff of Suffolk & Norfolk, Lord of the Manor of Hawstead, Privy Councilor, Member of Parliament in Hawstead, Suffolk, Eng;land
Hawstead, Suffolk, Eng;land
1500
1500
Birth of Sir Knight William Drury , High Sheriff of Suffolk & Norfolk, Lord of the Manor of Hawstead, Privy Councilor, Member of Parliament in Hawsted, Suffolk
Hawsted, Suffolk
1550
30 Mar 1550
Age 50
Birth of Sir Knight William Drury , High Sheriff of Suffolk & Norfolk, Lord of the Manor of Hawstead, Privy Councilor, Member of Parliament in Hawstead, Suffolk, England
Hawstead, Suffolk, England
1550
30 Mar 1550
Age 50
Birth of Sir Knight William Drury , High Sheriff of Suffolk & Norfolk, Lord of the Manor of Hawstead, Privy Councilor, Member of Parliament in Hawsted, Suffolk, Eng;land
Hawsted, Suffolk, Eng;land
1550
1550
Age 50
Birth of Sir Knight William Drury , High Sheriff of Suffolk & Norfolk, Lord of the Manor of Hawstead, Privy Councilor, Member of Parliament in Bobbing Court, Bobbing (Kent) England
Bobbing Court, Bobbing (Kent) England
1550
8 March 1550
Age 50
Birth of Sir Knight William Drury , High Sheriff of Suffolk & Norfolk, Lord of the Manor of Hawstead, Privy Councilor, Member of Parliament in Hawstead, Suffolk, England
Hawstead, Suffolk, England
1550
30 Mar 1550
Age 50
Birth of Sir Knight William Drury , High Sheriff of Suffolk & Norfolk, Lord of the Manor of Hawstead, Privy Councilor, Member of Parliament in Bobbing, Kent, , England
Bobbing, Kent, , England
1550
30 March 1550
Age 50
Birth of Sir Knight William Drury , High Sheriff of Suffolk & Norfolk, Lord of the Manor of Hawstead, Privy Councilor, Member of Parliament in Bobbing, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Bobbing, Kent, England, United Kingdom
1557
11 January 1557
Age 57
Death of Sir Knight William Drury , High Sheriff of Suffolk & Norfolk, Lord of the Manor of Hawstead, Privy Councilor, Member of Parliament in Suffolk, England
Suffolk, England
1557
11 January 1557
Age 57
Death of Sir Knight William Drury , High Sheriff of Suffolk & Norfolk, Lord of the Manor of Hawstead, Privy Councilor, Member of Parliament in Halstead, Suffolk, England
Halstead, Suffolk, England
1557
11 Jan 1557
Age 57
Death of Sir Knight William Drury , High Sheriff of Suffolk & Norfolk, Lord of the Manor of Hawstead, Privy Councilor, Member of Parliament in Hawstead, Suffolk, England
Hawstead, Suffolk, England
1557
11 January 1557
Age 57
Death of Sir Knight William Drury , High Sheriff of Suffolk & Norfolk, Lord of the Manor of Hawstead, Privy Councilor, Member of Parliament in Hawsted, Suffolk
Hawsted, Suffolk
1557
11 January 1557
Age 57
Death of Sir Knight William Drury , High Sheriff of Suffolk & Norfolk, Lord of the Manor of Hawstead, Privy Councilor, Member of Parliament in Hawstead, Suffolk, England
Hawstead, Suffolk, England
1558
11 Jan 1558
Age 58
Death of Sir Knight William Drury , High Sheriff of Suffolk & Norfolk, Lord of the Manor of Hawstead, Privy Councilor, Member of Parliament in Hawstead, Suffolk, England
Hawstead, Suffolk, England
1570
About 1570
Age 70
Sir Knight William Drury , High Sheriff of Suffolk & Norfolk, Lord of the Manor of Hawstead, Privy Councilor, Member of Parliament was married in Bobbing Kent, England
Bobbing Kent, England
1589
18 Jan 1589
Age 89
Death of Sir Knight William Drury , High Sheriff of Suffolk & Norfolk, Lord of the Manor of Hawstead, Privy Councilor, Member of Parliament in Villach-Land, Karnten, Austria - Duel
Villach-Land, Karnten, Austria - Duel
1589
18 Jan 1589
Age 89
Death of Sir Knight William Drury , High Sheriff of Suffolk & Norfolk, Lord of the Manor of Hawstead, Privy Councilor, Member of Parliament in Duel in Villach-Land, Karnten, Austria
Duel in Villach-Land, Karnten, Austria
1589
18 Jan 1589
Age 89
Death of Sir Knight William Drury , High Sheriff of Suffolk & Norfolk, Lord of the Manor of Hawstead, Privy Councilor, Member of Parliament in Duel, Villach-Land, Karnten, Austria
Duel, Villach-Land, Karnten, Austria
1589
Dec 1589
Age 89
Death of Sir Knight William Drury , High Sheriff of Suffolk & Norfolk, Lord of the Manor of Hawstead, Privy Councilor, Member of Parliament in Besthorpe, Norfolk, England
Besthorpe, Norfolk, England
1589
8 January 1589
Age 89
Death of Sir Knight William Drury , High Sheriff of Suffolk & Norfolk, Lord of the Manor of Hawstead, Privy Councilor, Member of Parliament in Duel in Villach-Land, Karnten, Austria
Duel in Villach-Land, Karnten, Austria
1589
18 January 1589
Age 89
Death of Sir Knight William Drury , High Sheriff of Suffolk & Norfolk, Lord of the Manor of Hawstead, Privy Councilor, Member of Parliament in Duel, Villach Land, France
Duel, Villach Land, France
1590
18 January 1590
Age 90
Death of Sir Knight William Drury , High Sheriff of Suffolk & Norfolk, Lord of the Manor of Hawstead, Privy Councilor, Member of Parliament in Bergen op Zoom, Bergen op Zoom Municipality, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Bergen op Zoom, Bergen op Zoom Municipality, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
1595
1595
Age 95
Death of Sir Knight William Drury , High Sheriff of Suffolk & Norfolk, Lord of the Manor of Hawstead, Privy Councilor, Member of Parliament in Duel in Villach-Land, Karnten, Austria
Duel in Villach-Land, Karnten, Austria
1665
abt 1665
Age 165
Death of Sir Knight William Drury , High Sheriff of Suffolk & Norfolk, Lord of the Manor of Hawstead, Privy Councilor, Member of Parliament in Duel in Villach-Land, Karnten, Austria
Duel in Villach-Land, Karnten, Austria

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 May 1500
    Event Place: Bobbing, Kent, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1500
    Event Place: Hawstead, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Mar 1550
    Event Place: Hawstead, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 May 1500
    Event Place: Hawstead, Suffolk, Eng;land

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Mar 1550
    Event Place: Hawsted, Suffolk, Eng;land

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Bobbing Court, Bobbing (Kent) England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 March 1550
    Event Place: Hawstead, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Mar 1550
    Event Place: Bobbing, Kent, , England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 March 1550
    Event Place: Bobbing, Kent, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1499
    Event Place: Suffolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Hawsted, Suffolk
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: About 1570
    Event Place: Bobbing Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1589
    Event Place: Villach-Land, Karnten, Austria - Duel

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1589
    Event Place: Duel in Villach-Land, Karnten, Austria

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1558
    Event Place: Hawstead, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1589
    Event Place: Duel, Villach-Land, Karnten, Austria

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1589
    Event Place: Besthorpe, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 January 1557
    Event Place: Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 January 1557
    Event Place: Halstead, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 January 1590
    Event Place: Bergen op Zoom, Bergen op Zoom Municipality, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1595
    Event Place: Duel in Villach-Land, Karnten, Austria
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1665
    Event Place: Duel in Villach-Land, Karnten, Austria

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 January 1589
    Event Place: Duel in Villach-Land, Karnten, Austria
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1557
    Event Place: Hawstead, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 January 1589
    Event Place: Duel, Villach Land, France
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 26
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 January 1557
    Event Place: Hawsted, Suffolk
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 27
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 January 1557
    Event Place: Hawstead, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 28
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hawstead, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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