Thomas Crochrode (abt. 1391 - abt. 1445)

Born about 1391 in Essex, England

Ancestors

Descendants

Died about 1445 at about age 54 in Essex, England

Biography

Thomas Crochrode was born in Essex, England.

Thomas Crochrode, Gentle. sonne and heire whoe went wt the Erle of Oxford to Agencourte^[1]

Thomas was the son of Robert Crochrode whoe lived in the tyme of Kinge Edward 3d at 15 of his Raynge 1341^[1] King Edward the Third reigned from 1327-1377.

The Earl of Oxford, Richard deVere, in August of 1412, sailed to Normandy to aid the Armagnac party against the Burgundians, according to Visitations, Robert Crochrode went with him.^[2] The Battle of Agincourt happened on 25 October 1415.^[3] According to the author Ann Curry, in Great Battles Series, mentioning this battle in the Visitations was a way to validate the Crochrode pedigree. ^[4]

On the 1612 Visitation, Thomas' mother wasn't mentioned, nor was a wife for Thomas.^[1] So far there doesn't appear to be any sources pointing to who his wife or mother was. What is known is he had one son, John Crochrode Esquier.^[1]

Research Notes

Robert's dates are based on time-line given in Visitations.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Metcalfe, Walter C. (Walter Charles), The visitations of Essex by Hawley, 1552; Hervey, 1558; Cooke, 1570; Raven, 1612; and Owen and Lilly, 1634 : to which are added miscellaneous Essex pedigrees from various Harleian manuscripts, and an appendix containing Berry's Essex pedigrees v.13, p.184-185, CROCHRODE, http://www.archive.org/stream/visitationsofess13metc#page/184/mode/2up
2. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Richard_de_Vere,_11th_Earl_of_Oxford&oldid=882329425 (accessed March 3, 2019).https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_de_Vere,_11th_Earl_of_Oxford
3. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Battle of Agincourt," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Agincourt&oldid=882585333 (accessed March 3, 2019).https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Agincourt
4. ↑ Ann Curry, Agincourt: Great Battles Series, Oxford 8/27/2015, p. 136,Crochrode pedigree

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Acknowledgments

• Thanks to Darrell Parker for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Darrell and others.
• WikiTree profile Crochrode-4 created through the import of SRW 7th July 2011.ged on Jul 7, 2011 by Stephen Wilkinson. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Stephen and others.