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TRUSSELL, Sir William (c.1385-1464), of Elmesthorpe, Leics. and Warmingham, Ches.

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b. c.1386, s. of Laurence Trussell (d.c.1399) of Berks. by Maud, da. and h. of Sir Thomas Charnels of Elmesthorpe and Maud, da. and coh. of Sir Henry Garnet of Wennington, Essex. m. bef. Mar. 1402, Margery, da. of Sir John Ludlow (d.1398) of Hodnet, Salop, by Isabel, da. of Sir Ralph Lingen of Wigmore, Herefs., 1s. Kntd. between July 1415 and Jan. 1416.
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Sheriff, Staffs. 4 Nov. 1418–23 Nov. 1419.

Commr. of array, Leics. Mar. 1418; inquiry May 1423 (murder); gaol delivery, Leicester Oct. 1440.Leics. Village Notes, ed. Farnham, v. 16.

Main residences: Elmesthorpe, Leics; Warmingham, Ches.
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Commons 1386-1421
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TRUSSELL, Sir William (c.1385-1464)

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TRUSSELL, Sir John (c.1349-1424), of Gayton, Northants.

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b. c. 1349, 1st legit s. of Sir Theobald Trussell (d.1369) of Flore, Northants. by his w. Katherine; yr. bro. of Sir Alfred. m. (1) by 7 Nov. 1374, Alice (d. 6 Oct. 1379), da. and h. of Sir John Hotham of Solihull, Warws. and Collyweston, Northants., wid. of Sir Hugh Despenser, 1s.; (2) by 1396, Margaret (d. 29 July 1442), 1s. d.v.p., 1da. Kntd. by 26 Sept. 1387.C1/11/263; C139/110/43; CIPM, xiii. no. 262; xv. nos. 220-3; G. Baker, Northants. i. 154; VCH Northants. ii. 551; CPR, 1374-7, pp. 34-35, 72; 1436-41, p. 477; CCR, 1413-16, p. 369; Trans. Leics. Arch. Soc. xiii. 242-3. We do not know which of Trussell’s two wives was the mother of his son, Geoffrey, who sprang to his defence during his fight with Lord Strange at St. Dunstan’s church in 1417 (Reg. Chichele, iv. 172-5).
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Commr. of array, Northants. Apr. 1385, Mar. 1392, Aug. 1402; inquiry June 1409 (a murder at Creaton); to hold a special assize Easter 1410 (ownership of the manor of Hinton by Brackley).RP, iii. 634.

Main residence: Gayton, Northants.
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Commons 1386-1421
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TRUSSELL, Sir John (c.1349-1424)

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TRUSSELL, Sir Alfred (or Avery) (b.bef.1349), of Nuthurst, Warws.

Family and Education
b. bef. 1349, illegit. s. of Sir Theobald Trussell of Flore, Northants. by his mistress and later w. Katherine; er. bro. of Sir John. m. (1) Katherine (d. bef. 1380), da. and h. of Sir William Trussell of Kibblestone, Staffs., 1da.; (2) 1s. Kntd. by Nov. 1377.
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Commr. of array, Northants. Dec. 1399, Sept. 1403, Warws. Mar. 1419; inquiry May 1403 (disseisin), July 1411, June 1412 (concealments), June 1412 (reversion of certain estates after the death of William, Lord Beauchamp of Abergavenny); to make proclamation for resistance to the Percy rebellion, Warws., Leics. July 1403; hold special assizes, Northants. 1410; of oyer and terminer, Worcs. Oct. 1411; to assess contributions to subsidies, Warws. Jan. 1412; raise royal loans Nov. 1419, Jan. 1420.

Sheriff, Warws. and Leics. 29 Nov. 1402–5 Nov. 1403.

Tax controller, Warws. Mar. 1404.

J.p. Warws. 13 Feb. 1407 – Jan. 1414.

Escheator, Warws. and Leics. 2 Nov. 1407–9 Dec. 1408.

Main residence: Nuthurst, Warws.
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TRUSSELL, Sir Alfred (b. bef.1349)

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