Thomas Barre (abt. 1349 - 1419)

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Died 18 Dec 1419 at about age 70 in Herefordshire, England

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BARRE, Sir Thomas de la (c.1349-1419), of Barre's Court in Holmer and Rotherwas, Herefs. and Ayot St. Lawrence, Herts.

"b.c.1349, 3rd. s. and event. h. of Thomas de la Barre† of Rotherwas, by Hawise, sis. and coh. of Sir Richard Pembridge of Ayot St. Lawrence. m. by 1381, Elizabeth (d. 14 Dec. 1420), da. of Sir William Croyser of Stoke Dabernon, Surr. by his 1st w., wid. of Sir Ralph Camoys and of Sir Edward Kendale (d.1375), of Hitchin, Herts., 1s. 1da. Kntd. by 1373."^[1]

See http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=43580: "Thomas Barre was appointed justice of the peace for Herefordshire in 1384, (fn. 24) and surveyor of the king's hay in that county in the same year. (fn. 25) At this time he also received a grant for life of 40 marks yearly from the issues of the county, instead of from the Exchequer, from whence it had previously been drawn. (fn. 26) In 1397 this was augmented by an allowance of 3 tuns of red wine yearly. (fn. 27) He was J.P. for Herefordshire again in 1385 (fn. 28) and for Hertfordshire in 1401. (fn. 29) In 1393 he was appointed with others to deal with Walter Bent 'and other sons of iniquity' for preaching false doctrines in the diocese of Hereford. (fn. 30) Early in 1394 he received protection for half a year to go to Ireland on the king's service, (fn. 31) which was later extended for another six months, to remain there in the king's company. (fn. 32) In 1404 he was exempted for life, on account of his great age, 'from being charged with being sheriff, escheator, collector or other officer of the king, and from all labours in person, provided that he find a competent person to serve the king in his place and to ride with the king when required' (fn. 33) ; nevertheless he served as justice of the peace for Hertfordshire in 1406 and 1407. (fn. 34) He survived his wife and his son Thomas and died in 1420, being succeeded by his grandson John Barre. (fn. 35) John's daughter Isabel married first Humphrey Stafford Earl of Devon, who was beheaded in 1469, (fn. 36) and upon her father's death in 1482 or 1483 (fn. 37) Ayot St. Lawrence passed to her and her second husband Thomas Bourchier, (fn. 38) who survived her and died in 1491. (fn. 39) Isabel died in 1489."

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"In October 1419, when de la Barre was once again serving on the Herefordshire bench, his son, Sir Thomas junior, appeared before him, charged with a series of crimes (including robbery, armed abduction, house-breaking and sheep stealing) committed in the county between 1414 and 1418, and was eventually sent for trial before the royal courts at Westminster. This embarrassing affair must have involved the elder de la Barre in his last public duties, for he died on 18 Dec. following.

By an inquisition post mortem held on 24 Sept. 1420 it was established that his heir was his infant grandson, John†, the son of Sir Thomas de la Barre junior (who had died between July and September that year) and his wife Alice, sister of John Talbot, Lord Furnival, subsequently earl of Shrewsbury. Sir Thomas the elder’s widow also died in 1420, whereupon custody of all his lands, together with the marriage of the heir was granted to Lord Furnival and his sister."

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1. BARRE, Sir Thomas de la (c.1349-1419)

• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jweber&id=I20517 - accessed 30 Apr 2016

Footnotes

1. ↑ BARRE, Sir Thomas de la