Henry Barley

Biography

BARLEY, John (d.1446), of Albury, Herts. Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1386-1421, ed. J.S. Roskell, L. Clark, C. Rawcliffe., 1993 < link >

John Barley died on 12 Feb. 1446, having already made over an annuity of 40 marks from the revenues of Albury to his son, Henry Barley, and his wife, Katherine Cheyne. The young man was aged about 24 on succeeding to the rest of the family estates. Like his father before him, he served a term as sheriff of Essex and Hertfordshire, and also represented the latter county in Parliament. His own son, William, was less distinguished, suffering temporary forfeiture for his part in Perkin Warbeck’s rebellion.[6]

• 6. C139/122/29; CFR, xvii. 2; Misc. Gen. et Her. (ser. 5), vii. 195; HP ed. Wedgwood 1439-1509, Biogs. 41.

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Photo from the blog "Hertfordshire Churches."

http://hetrfordshirechurches.blogspot.com/2010/04/st-mary-albury-he...

About the brass:

Man, in armour and wife, circa 1475 (possibly Henry Barley, lord of the manor and wife, Katherine)

Description: Rubbing of brass effigies; the knight wearing helmet known as 'salade'; dog at his feet; achievement; four daughters. Rubbing made by J. Roger Greenwood, Nov 1965.

This brass is cited and described in Mill Stephenson, 'A List of Monumental Brasses in the British Isles' (1964): Albury I

Born in Walden Herfordshire, England on 1425 to John Barley and Catherine De Walden. Henry married Anne Colvill and had 4 children. He passed away on 1475. Family Members

• Parents: John Barley1400-1445 & Catherine De Walden1393-Unknown
• Spouse(s) Anne Colvill1438-Unknown

Children

• William Barley1450-1521
• Thomas Barley1445-1524
• William Barley1475-Unknown

[Is there a source for the above?]

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Anne, his wife, was the relict (i.e. widow) of Sir John Colville.

HUNDRED OF UTTLESFORD. The ancient habitation of Elsenham Hall is near the church : it was named New Hall, to distinguish it from the more ancient manor-house, the site of which is not known ; the name of Nether Hall was also applied to the old mansion. Soon after the Conquest, a noble family named de Abrinci, barons of Folkstone, in Kent, had this manor, of which they retained possession till the decease of William de Abrinci, in 1230, whose son William died young, and Maud, his only sister, a rich heiress, was married to Hamo de Crevecoeur, who died in 1262, holding this manor of the earl of Hereford : he left four daughters his co-heiresses, of whom Isabel, married to Henry de Gant, had this estate : he died in 1271, and his wife in 1283, leaving no issue. The manor afterwards passed to the families of Rochford, Walden, and Barley. Katharine, the sister and co-heiress of John de Walden (who died in 1419, holding Barley this estate), was married to John Barley, junior, of Barley, in Hertfordshire, from whence their name was derived : they were afterwards seated at Albury, in the same county. In 1445, John Barley dying, left his son Henry, who, in 1467, was sheriff of Essex and Hertfordshire, and died in 1475, in possession of the manor of Wicken, and holding jointly with his wife, relict of sir John Colville, all or part of this manor, of sir John Say; which his son William forfeited with his other extensive possessions, for supporting the party of Perkin Warbeck; but he was pardoned by king Henry the seventh; had his estate restored in 1500, and died in 1520, holding this manor of sir William Say, as of his manor of Saysbury: he was succeeded by his son Henry, who died in 1529: having married Anne, relict of lord Grey, he left by her, William, Antony, and three daughters : William married Joyce, daughter of John Perjent, of Digs well, in Hertfordshire, by whom he had two daughters his co-heiresses; Dorothy, married first to Clopton, of Suffolk, afterwards to Thomas, second son of Ed- ward Leventhorpe, esq., of Shingey Hall, in Sawbridgeworth ; and Anne, married to Richard Barley, son of Francis Barley, esq., of Great Waltham, a distant branch of the same family.

- The history and topography of the county of Essex, comprising its ancient and modern history. A general view of its physical character, productions, agricultural condition, statistics &c. &c (1831) Author: Wright, Thomas, 1810-1877; Bartlett, W Volume: 2 Publisher: London : Geo. Virtue Possible copyright status: NOT IN COPYRIGHT Call number: SRLF_UCSB:LAGE-4699244mBook contributor:University of California Libraries

References

• http://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/cc4aq/cheyne04.php has errors
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Cheney_(1422-1473) has errors
• The history and topography of the county of Essex, comprising its ancient and modern history. A general view of its physical character, productions, agricultural condition, statistics &c. &c (1831) Author: Wright, Thomas, 1810-1877; Bartlett, W Volume: 2 Publisher: London : Geo. Virtue Possible copyright status: NOT IN COPYRIGHT Call number: SRLF_UCSB:LAGE-4699244 Book contributor:University of California Libraries
• http://www.henhamhistory.org/HenhamHistoryTheFitzwalterBarony.html
• https://archive.org/stream/historytopograph02wrig/historytopograph0...
• Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study In Colonial And Medieval Families, 2nd Edition ... Page 527. < GoogleBooks > John Cheney married Elizabeth Rempston. 2 sons, Thomas and William; 3 daughters, Elizabeth, Katherine (wife of Henry Barlee, Esq.) and Anne, (wife of John Appleyard).
• http://calmview.bham.ac.uk/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=XMBS...