Nicholas Drury (abt. 1310 - abt. 1385)

Born about 1310 in England

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Biography

The birth year shown and the age of his mother are in conflict.

Campling gives various primary source sightings of Nicholas including

• "The first mention of him is in an abstract of a deed 1339 purchasing land in Thurston." This abstract mentioned Symon Faber of Thurston selling to Nicholas the son of John Drury of Thurston.
• In the same year Nicholas Drury and John the late Archbishop of Dublin were to be informed via the sheriffs of London and Middlesex concerning 100 pounds they owed to Hugh le Despencer the elder.
• On 31 July 1358 he was named first on the panel of the inquisition held at Sudbury to enquire into the lands of Michael de Bures, and again Nov. 1359 at Poslingworth on a similar enquiry as to the lands of Robert atte Park.
• 1380 "Nicholas Drury of Rougham who is about to go to parts beyond the seas in the King’s service has letters general of attorney from the King. Witness the King at Westminster 26 Ap. 3 Ric. II (1380)." [This record might be why genealogists believe he went on campaign with John of Gaunt?]
• 1359. There was pardon to Nicholas Drury of Thurston of his outlawry in the county of Suffolk for non-appearing in court "to answer touching an indictment that he with John Straunge of Tymworth and others, conspired at Thurston on Monday after Michaelmas (i.e. 30 Sept. 7) 33 Edw. III (1359), that John would act so that no execution of right by plaint or otherwise should be done in the Abbot of St. Edmund’s hundred of Thedwardistre of any injury or wrong done to any in the eight towns of the hundred adjacent to the town of Tymworth and that Nicholas would do the like in the eight towns of the hundred adjacent to Thurston."
• 1362. "A quit-claim is dated at Timworth co. Suffolk 25 April 1362 by which Richard Pakenham of Garboldisham, Thomas Pakenham of the same, his brother, Nicholas Druri of Thurston and Roger Druri of the same, his brother, release to John le Strange of Timworth all their right to land there with the advowson of the church of Timworth.
• "Nicholas Drury, with Thomas Pakenham, had letters of protection 4 February 1369/70 on going to Ireland with William de Wyndsore to stay there on the King’s service, and again on 20 September 1373. A commission to him was enrolled as follows: Limerick, 3 Sept. 49 Edw. III (1375). – The King assigns Nicholas Drewry and Walter Padeley to buy and take all hawks and tercels which they shall be able to find in the counties of Tipperary and Waterford, causing them to be appraised at a reasonable price by oath &c: to the use of the King, and to certify by indentures between themselves and the sellers to the Governor of Ireland touching the number and value of them, so that due payment may be made upon the consideration of the said Governor..."
• 1380. "Again Nicholas Drury of Rougham who is about to go to parts beyond the seas in the King’s service has letters general of attorney from the King. Witness the King at Westminster 26 Ap. 3 Ric. II (1380)."
• "He was joint executor of the will of Sir William de Rushbroke, knight, 18 Dec. 1381"
• At Easter 1382 Nicholas Drury of Rougham, co. Suffolk, was sued in the King’s Court by John Scorfeyn, citizen of London, but did not appear and the Sheriffs of London returned that he had nothing within their jurisdiction.
• 27 May 1384 he was appointed, being then a Knight, a collector of a Subsidy for the county of Suffolk."
• He "was witness to a grant of Elizabeth widow of Sir John Gildesborough, knight, of lands in Great Whelnetham, Hawstead etc., co. Suffolk, 25 Jan. 1393/4."
• "His will dated at Rougham 1383/4 is no longer in existence."
• "Roger Drury, his brother, was parson of Barton, and appears as executor of the will of a third brother, name unknown, whose will was proved at Norwich 11 Nov. 1375"
• "SIR ROGER DRURY, knight, succeeded Sir Nicholas at ROUGHAM as son and heir, Nicholas, the second son, founded the Hawstead line, and John, the third son, was of Wetherden, co. Suffolk."

Cullum, in his book about Hawstead, wrote, concerning the brother of this Nicholas, named Roger:

He must have reached a great age, as his father is said to have attended John of Gaunt in his expedition into Spain in 1386.^[1]

(In other words Cullum is ascribing this military career to the first Nicholas, not his son with the same name.)

Sources

1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20150312121717/http://www.genealogysource.com/hawsted.htm

• HOP page for his son Roger: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1386-1421/member/drury-sir-roger-1420
• Arthur Campling, (1937), The History of the Family of Drury, Ch III "Drury of Rougham and Tendring". Available on wayback machine: https://web.archive.org/web/20120717074721/http://www.genealogysource.com/druryhistpt3.htm
• J. Muskett, 1899, Suffolk Manorial Families, Vol. 1,"Drury Pedigrees" page 354. Available on wayback machine: https://web.archive.org/web/20140130035720/http://www.genealogysource.com/muskett354.htm
• Gage, The history and antiquities of Suffolk. Thingoe hundred. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433004951343;view=1up;seq=150

Acknowledgements

• This person was created through the import of Acrossthepond.ged on 21 February 2011. The following data was included in the gedcom. You may wish to edit it for readability.
• Information was also used which was verified from the Genealogy worksheets compiled by Ralph Pryor during his 40 years of research, traveling extensively in the military and in retirement. Entered by * Greg Rose, Grandson.
• http://www.ourfamtree.org/pedigree.php?pid=63086#a11507875
• This person was created on 21 March 2011 through the import of Martin_O_Daniels_Lorentz_Toale.ged.
• WikiTree profile Drury-148 created through the import of FISCUS Family Tree.ged on Jun 6, 2011 by Liisa Small. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Liisa and others.
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