Norfolk, Frenze

19c Drawing by Cotman of the stolen brass of Sir Thomas Blennerhassett 1461-1531 "Here lyeth Sir Thomas Bleuerhayssette, Knyght, which decessyd the ryii Day of June, the Yere of our Lorde M yo rrri. and rrriii Yere of the Reigne of our Sobe raygne Lord Kyng Henry the viiith, whois Soule God Pardon".

Thomas was the son of John Blennerhassett d1510 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/005tn8 and first wife Margaret Heigham www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/5947090482/

Thomas was the executor for Thomas, Duke of Norfolk in 1514. He lived at Frenze, and also Boyland Hall, Long Stratton. Son George left Frenze to his wife Margaret for her life and then to their heiress Mary m1 Thomas Culpepper m2 Francis Bacon - After the death of Francis it reverted to her half brother John

He m1 Jane Sutton.

Children

1. George 1501-1543 m Margaret Jermyn / Jernegan

2. Edward m Anne Cobbe

3. Mary m John Meux

 

He m2 Margaret d1561 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/4M48ZE daughter of John Braham of Wetheringsett and Joan Reyden 1519 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/30oPQi

Children

1. Thomas a priest

2. John of Barsham & Boyland m1 Elizabeth daughter of John Cornwallis and Elizabeth Sulyard www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/9392340481/ (parents of Elizabeth Blennerhassett, bc.1537 who m 1561 Sir Lionel Throckmorton flic.kr/p/fDaHf7 son of Simon Throckmorton by Anne Louthe )

3. Elizabeth m1 Lionel Lowth m2 Francis Clopton m1 Lionel Lowthe / Louthe www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/13925024374/ (grand daughter Anne Dade www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/527517488/ )

4. Agnes m Sir Anthony Rous 1545 of Dennington & Henham Hall

5. Anne d1577 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/rqtQq9 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/65fy0D m1 George Duke m2 Peter Rede / Read of Gimingham

6. Margaret d1558 m1 John Spelman www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/P38o5L Sir John Spelman and Elizabeth Frowyke www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/9Rj86X m2 John Eyre dsp 1561 of Lyn, Receiver General to Queen Elizabeth for the counties of Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgshire & Huntingdon

7. Katherine m1 John Gosnold m2 Anthony Wingfield 1593

 

On his surcoat are the arms of Blenerhassett with the annulet, (which this branch always bare for difference,) with his quarterings, Lowdham, Orton, and Kelvedon / Keldon Under his head lies his crest - a fox passant.

www.british-history.ac.uk/topographical-hist-norfolk/vol1...

humphrysfamilytree.com/Blennerhassett/john.frenze.html

 

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