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Etheldreda (Rich) Drury (abt. 1530 - abt. 1567)

Etheldreda "Audrey" Drury formerly Rich
Born about in London, Middlesex, Englandmap
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Wife of — married about 1541 [location unknown]
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Died about at about age 37 in Suffolk, Englandmap
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Contents

Biography

Audrey was the 6th daughter of Richard Rich and Elizabeth Jenkes. [1]

Marriage and Children

She married Robert Drury, son of Sir William Drury and Elizabeth Sothill. A marriage settlement was made between them on 20 Jan 1541.[2][3]

They had children:
  • Anne Drury was born 8 January 1545, possibly in Hawstead, Suffolk, England.[4] She married John Thornton on 15 July 1568 in Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England.[2][5][6]
  • Mary Drury was born 14 February 1546, possibly in Hawstead, Suffolk, England[4], married Robert Russell of West Rudham, Norfolk, England.[2][5]
  • Elizabeth Drury was born 9 November 1547, possibly in Hawstead, Suffolk, England.[2][4] She married first Thomas Grey of Merton[5] and second possibly Nicholas Mynne of Walsingham, Norfolk, England (see note regarding Nicholas Mynne).[7]
  • Susan Drury, born 4 April 1549, in possibly Hawstead, Suffolk, England, married Robert Baspole.[2][4][5]
  • William Drury MP, born 8 March 1550, in possibly Hawstead, Suffolk, England, twin brother of Henry, married Elizabeth Stafford, daughter of William Stafford of Chebsey, Staffordshire, England and Elizabeth Stafford[2], died in a duel, 1589.[5][8]
  • Henry Drury, born 8 March 1550, in possibly Hawstead, Suffolk, England, twin brother of William, died young after 1557.[2][9]
  • Thomas Drury was born 8 May 1551, possibly in Hawstead, Suffolk, England.[4] He married an Unknown Fitzharding of Ratcliffe, London, England.[2][5]
  • Winifred Drury, born 27 August 1552, possibly Hawstead, Suffolk, England, married Edmund Markhant of Colchester, Essex, England.[2][4][5]
  • Robert Drury, born about 1553, possibly Hawstead, Suffolk, England,[2] died young after 1557.[9]
  • Bridget Drury, born about 1554, possibly Hawstead, Suffolk, England, married Richard Zouche of Pitton, Wiltshire, England.[2][5]
  • Dorothy Drury, born about 1555, possibly Hawstead, Suffolk, England, married Edward Barnes on 26 August 1577 in Soham Church, Cambridgeshire, England.[2][5]
  • Audrey Etheldreda Drury, born about 1556, possibly Hawstead, Suffolk, England, married George Parker of Whepstead, Suffolk, England on 28 December 1587.[2][4][5]

Post Marriage

In 1567 Audrey, described as "late the wife of Robert Drury, Esq" was named in the will of her father Richard Rich. [10] Their daughter Anne was also a beneficiary. In her father's will she is named Audrey, not Ethelreda.

Research Notes

Birth dates for later children

The last recorded birthdate for their children is Winifred Drury, born 27 August 1552, Since their father Robert died before 26 December 1557, this leaves a window from 1553 to 1557 in where their last four children could have been born. Thus, given this window, the birth order that we know because of Muskett's Suffolk Manorial Families and Campling's The History of the Family of Drury, which states that Audrey Etheldreda was their youngest child, and finally the age of Dorothy, who we know was older than Audrey Etheldreda, when she died at 42 years old on 18 February 1598 (placing her birth year at 1556 or very early 1557, [11] the timeline would be as follows:

  • Robert, born about 1553/4. June 1553 would be the earliest he could have been born considering the birth date for Winifred, which we know to be 27 August 1552;
  • Bridget, born about 1554/5 because of her position between Robert and sister Dorothy;
  • Dorothy, highly likely born 1556 as per her memorial;
  • Audrey Etheldreda, born 1557 since she was the youngest child and her father Robert died some time in that year.

Death dates for sons Henry and Robert

The approximate years for the deaths of Henry and Robert Drury, sons of Robert and Audrey Etheldreda, are based upon the following part from the will of their grandfather, William Drury, accepted 26 December 1557: "And I pray, will and desire my saide wif, according to such motion as I have made unto her, to assure unto Henry Drurye, Thomas Drurye, and Robert Drurye, sonnes of my saide sonne Robert Drurye deceased, the manor of Hawcombye, with the appurtenances, in the countie of Lincoln, to have and to hold to them in reversion, after her decease, and to the heires males severallie of their bodies lawfullie begotten, toward the advauncement and preferment of their livinge."[9] The conclusion is clear that both sons were still alive at the end of 1557.

Sources

  1. Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 . Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.The National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers;PROB 1150Ancestry Record 5111 #1012666
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Royal Ancestry series, 2nd edition, 4 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City, Utah: the author, 2011), Vol. 2, page 94 (from Google Books copy)
  3. DRURY, Robert II (?1524-57). | History of Parliament Online accessed:2 May 2021 HOP
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Hervey, William. The Visitation of Norfolk in the Year 1563: Taken by William Hervey, Clarenceux King of Arms, Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society. (Miller and Leavins, 1895), vol. 2, p. 219.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 Muskett, J.J., Suffolk Manorial Families, Being the County Visitations and Other Pedigrees. (W. Pollard, 1900), Vol. 1, p. 354.
  6. "England Marriages, 1538–1973", database, FamilySearch ([1] : 13 March 2020), John Thorneton, 1568.
  7. Hervey, William. The Visitation of Norfolk in the Year 1563: Taken by William Hervey, Clarenceux King of Arms, Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society. (Miller and Leavins, 1895), vol. 2, pp. 217-218. "Little of nothing is known of this Nicholas Mynne, beyond that of The Visitation of the County of Somerset, 1623 he is said to have been the son of Robert Mynne by a daughter of Lord Rich, and the extract from the parish register of Rushford, given as page 203, in all probability refers to him. The Mynne pedigree at present is a "tangled skein.""
  8. Transactions of the Shropshire Archaeological Society, (Oswestry: Woodall and Venables, 1882), vol. 5, p. 119.
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 Cullum, John, Sir. The history and antiquities of Hawsted, in the County of Suffolk, (London: J. Nichols, 1784), p. 133.
  10. Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 . Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.The National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers;PROB 1150Ancestry Record 5111 #1012666
  11. Bernard Saunders, W. H., ed. Fenland Notes and Queries: A Quarterly Antiquarian Journal for the Fenland, in the Counties of Huntingdon, Cambridge, Lincoln, Northampton, Norfolk, and Suffolk. (G. C. Caster, 1891), vol. 1, p. 231

See also

  • Collins, Arthur. The Peerage of England: Containing a Genealogical and Historical Account of All the Peers of that Kingdom, Vol. II. W. Strahan, J.F and C. Rivington, 1756, p. 236. London. [2]
  • Holbein, Hans. Imitations of Original Drawings. William Bulmer & Co., London, 1812, "The Lady Rich". [3]
  • Roots Web




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I'm so excited to have added the research that I have found when editing the profile of Robert Drury, and have tried to maintain as much as possible the information that was present pre-edit. If there are any changes in the Magna Carta review process, I will edit her profile as well.
posted by Darrell Larocque
Rich-5820 and Rich-377 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicates. See comments she is referred to by both Etheldreda and Audrey.
posted by Laura DeSpain
Collins (1756), calls her "Etheldred."
posted by [Living Ogle]
Rich-377 and Rich-683 appear to represent the same person because: These profiles both list a woman with the exact same names and state that she was called both Ethelreda and Audrey. The birth dates, parents, and sibling are exactly the same. The only difference is the death date but they are so similar that they should be checked against original sources.
posted by C Hartwell

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