Thomas Horde, of Bridgnorth

Biography

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Thomas Hoorde (Horde), Former Sheriff of Shropshire, was born circa 1426 Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England, and died there on June 11, 1488 at age (62).

He was the son of Richard Hoorde and Agnes Perell, (daughter of John Perle II of Shrewsbury) and the husband of Joyce (Jocosa) Stapleton, daughter of John Stapleton and his 2nd wife Margery.

Children:

1. Alice Lacon
2. John (Hoorde)Hord I of Whorwood
3. Maria Cornwall
4. Jane Giffard
5. Anne Charlton

In 1446 Richard Hoorde and his wife settled on their son, Thomas, and his wife Joyce, daughter of John Stapleton II, various holdings at Northwood Hall, Bridgnorth, Astley Abbots, Wem and Shrewsbury.

Richard Hoorde is last recorded attending the shire elections of 1447. At his death, which occurred between then and May 1451, he was a verderer of the Royal Forest of Morfe, immediately to the south of Bridgnorth.

Seen as Attorney General to Henry VII of England. Child of Thomas Hoorde = Margaret Hoorde “ She was also known as Maria.” married Sir Edmund Cornwall, son of Sir Thomas Cornwall and Elizabeth Lenthall. http://thepeerage.com/p32803.htm#i328030 Citing Burke’s. Office needs verification.

References

• Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study In Colonial And Medieval Families, 2nd Edition ... Page 92. GoogleBooks
• https://archive.org/details/hordfamilyofvirg00hord/page/n30/mode/1up
• http://www.gurganus.org/ourfamily/pedigree.cfm?pid=157920
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