HAY, Thomas de la (d.1440), of Arkstone in Kingstone and Urishay in Peterchurch, Herefs.

Family and Education

s. of John de la Hay by his w. Margaret (fl.1407). m. (1) Margaret, da. of Sir Thomas de la Barre† (d.1419) of Barre’s Court in Holmer and Rotherwas, Herefs., by Elizabeth (d.1420), da. of Sir William Crosyer† of Stoke Dabernon, Surr., 2s. (d.v.p.), 1 da.; In the earlier biography (The Commons 1386-1421, iii. 335-6) Margaret is erroneously described as the w. of our MP’s eldest son, Richard. The mistake derives from a misreading of the MP’s inq. post mortem: CIPM, xxv. 415. (2) by May 1407, Joan, 1s.; 1s. illegit. Dist. 1430, 1439.

Offices Held

Attestor, parlty. elections, Herefs. 1410, Only the surname is legible, but there can be little doubt that our MP was the attestor: C219/10/5. 1414 (Nov.), 1420, 1421 (May), 1421 (Dec.), 1425, 1426, 1427, 1433.

Commr. Herefs. Apr. 1401 – Mar. 1419; of gaol delivery, Hereford castle Oct. 1418, Hereford Sept. 1438. C66/401, m. 18d; 443, m. 39d.

Steward and constable, Monmouth and The Three Castles 26 Oct. 1416 – 19 May 1423.

J.p. Herefs. 14 Nov. 1416 – d.

Escheator, Herefs. and adjacent march 4 Nov. 1418–19, 12 Nov. 1427 – 4 Nov. 1428.

Steward, duchy of Lancaster lands, Herefs. and Glos. 22 June 1420 – 19 May 1423, Ebbw, Mon. 18 May 1422 – 1 Oct. 1431.

Constable, Caldicot castle, Mon. bef. June 1421 – aft.Oct. 1422.

Sheriff, Herefs. 4 Nov. 1433 – 3 Nov. 1434.

Parlimentarian

HAY, Thomas de la (d.1440), of Arkstone in Kingstone and Urishay in Peterchurch, Herefs.

Main residences: Arkstone in Kingstone; Urishay in Peterchurch, Herefs.

Author

S.J.P.

Volume

Commons 1422-1461

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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