Lincolnshire, Burton Pedwardine - Lord Burghley's prodigy
c1536-dsp1610 Sir Thomas Horsman aged 74 who bought the manor in 1552 1st son of Thomas Horsman, sewer of the Kings chamber (who supervised the king's meals and arranged the seating of his guests) who had received a grant of Sleaford manor, Lincs in 1539 from King Henry VIII after the attainder of his wife's uncle, John Hussey. His mother was Elizabeth widow of Thomas Ayscough of Stallingborough: daughter of Sir Robert Hussey of Linwood / Blankney
He m after 1586, Anne d1612 daughter of Robert Wilson, childless widow of Peter Richardson, Goldsmith, of the Savoy,
Escheator of Lincolnshire1592-3, JP 1601, 4 x MP for Grantham, assayer of the table and gentleman server to the Queen. knighted in 1604
He was brought up in the household of Lord Burghley who launched him upon a career at court lasting 40 years.
Thomas owned property here and at Mareham, Willoughby and Doddington and held the lease of Caythorpe manor and the parsonage of Chertsey. In his will dated 16 October 1609, he left his wife the leases he held of the Savoy, its rents and the lease of a house and lands in Chertsey. He bequeathed small sums to the poor of Chertsey, the Savoy, St. Clement Danes, St. Martin-in-the-Fields, St. Mary-le-Strand, Grantham and Burton. His old servant William Bennet received £200, and bonds, - money, plate and the lease of the parsonage of Surfleet went to his nephew and sole executor Thomas Horsman www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/8725707757/ . He died at the Savoy and was buried here in the tomb chest which his nephew erected as he had desired
"To the sacred memory of Sir Thomas Horsman son and heir of Thomas Horsman esquire, sometime Lord of this Manor, and Elizabeth one of the daughters and co-heirs of Sir Robert Hussey knight . Having from his early youth been educated in the liberal arts. Thereafter at the behest of the most distinguished William, Lord Burghley, Treasurer of England, he was for 40 years joined to the household of Queen Elizabeth and served and performed the function of taster / cup bearer to her serene Majesty The Queen".
"A man distinguished for his profound faith, steadfastness and probity of morals, he died the 26th day of November 1610, full of days and well in his body for 74 years, As he desired Thomas Horsman, his nephew and heir, erected this monument to piously commemorate his memory"
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Lincolnshire, Burton Pedwardine - Lord Burghley's prodigy
c1536-dsp1610 Sir Thomas Horsman aged 74 who bought the manor in 1552 1st son of Thomas Horsman, sewer of the Kings chamber (who supervised the king's meals and arranged the seating of his guests) who had received a grant of Sleaford manor, Lincs in 1539 from King Henry VIII after the attainder of his wife's uncle, John Hussey. His mother was Elizabeth widow of Thomas Ayscough of Stallingborough: daughter of Sir Robert Hussey of Linwood / Blankney
He m after 1586, Anne d1612 daughter of Robert Wilson, childless widow of Peter Richardson, Goldsmith, of the Savoy,
Escheator of Lincolnshire1592-3, JP 1601, 4 x MP for Grantham, assayer of the table and gentleman server to the Queen. knighted in 1604
He was brought up in the household of Lord Burghley who launched him upon a career at court lasting 40 years.
Thomas owned property here and at Mareham, Willoughby and Doddington and held the lease of Caythorpe manor and the parsonage of Chertsey. In his will dated 16 October 1609, he left his wife the leases he held of the Savoy, its rents and the lease of a house and lands in Chertsey. He bequeathed small sums to the poor of Chertsey, the Savoy, St. Clement Danes, St. Martin-in-the-Fields, St. Mary-le-Strand, Grantham and Burton. His old servant William Bennet received £200, and bonds, - money, plate and the lease of the parsonage of Surfleet went to his nephew and sole executor Thomas Horsman www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/8725707757/ . He died at the Savoy and was buried here in the tomb chest which his nephew erected as he had desired
"To the sacred memory of Sir Thomas Horsman son and heir of Thomas Horsman esquire, sometime Lord of this Manor, and Elizabeth one of the daughters and co-heirs of Sir Robert Hussey knight . Having from his early youth been educated in the liberal arts. Thereafter at the behest of the most distinguished William, Lord Burghley, Treasurer of England, he was for 40 years joined to the household of Queen Elizabeth and served and performed the function of taster / cup bearer to her serene Majesty The Queen".
"A man distinguished for his profound faith, steadfastness and probity of morals, he died the 26th day of November 1610, full of days and well in his body for 74 years, As he desired Thomas Horsman, his nephew and heir, erected this monument to piously commemorate his memory"
www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member...
www.burtonpedwardine.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&...