Thomas Lucas (abt. 1503 - abt. 1558)

Born about 1503 in Suffolk, England

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Died about 1558 at about age 55 in Suffolk, England

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Biography

Thos Lucas, son and heir of Jasper Lucas b circa 1503, called Lucas of Horringer Parva, Suffolk; mar Mary dau of Sir Thos Jermyne of Rushbrooke. This Thos Lucas had livery of the estates of Lackford and Flempton during the reign of Henry VIII. Some time during 1557 he and his uncle, John Lucas sold their lands in Little Saxham, Suffolk, to Sir John Crofts of West Stow, Suffolk, and Thos Lucas then made his family residence on the estate of Horsecroft, Suffolk. His descendant, another Thos Lucas, sold the estate of Horsecroft in 1706 to Wm Turnor of Bury St Edmunds. This estate then passed from Turnor to his son Henry who devised it to Wm Wigson Esq, son and heir of Elizabeth Wigson, a descend-ant of Turnor (see Hist of Suffolk, p 559-664-663-683-688). Thos Lucas died in the early part of 1558. There were five children: D 1—Edmund Lucas, son and heir, b 1521 d age 37 years on 14 Feb 17 1558, he survived his father, by only a few days. (See Thingoe Hundred, p 683). D 2—(6) Clement Lucas, b circa 1525 d at the family estates of Horsecroft in 1591, is bur in St James Par Church, at Horringer, Suffolk. (See Horr Par Ch Reg p 145.) D 3—(7) Thos Lucas Esq., b circa 1530, was known as Lucas of Battisford, Suffolk, mar. D 4—Anne Lucas b circa 1534. D 5—Margery Lucas.

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Sources

1. ↑ http://wvancestry.com/ReferenceMaterial/Files/Lucas_Genealogy.pdf

• Lucas Family, Suffolk Green Books (George Booth, Woodbridge, 1901) No. 5, Page 154.