General Notes

From 'The Hundred of Bray'
"This family is descended from the DE, CHERIES of Picardy a
nd Normanmdy, Lords of Beauval Liquiere and Villencourt
. A branch settled in England at an early 2 CONT period. I
n 1407, as appears from the French Archives, Jean or John d
e Cherie sought for and obtained a safe conduct from the ki
ng to pass into Normandy, for the purpose of arrainging som
e family affairs there. By an Inq; post mort (14 Ken IV. 14
12-3) it appears that Thomas and John Cherie held lands &c
. in Plumpton, Co. Northampton, and from this Thomas and Jo
hn his son (the Jean of 1407) descend the present represent
atives of the family in England.
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"Upon this gravestone is this inscription; Heere lye interr
ed the bodies of Thomas Cherry, O f Maydenhead,in this pari
sh,whodyed14th Sept.1657.Anno Aetatis 61." Taken from Charl
es Kerr y,"The History and Antiquities of The Hundred of Br
ay,In the County ofBerks,1861. Later Kerry writes: Thomas C
herry, of Maidenhead,was a descendant of DE Cheries, of Pic
ardy and Normondy (France), Lords of Beauval, Liguiere, an
d Villencourt.Abranch settled in England at an early perio
d . In 1407, as appears from the french archives, Jean, o
r John DE Cherie sough tfor, and obtained a safe conduct fr
om the king to pass into Normandy.By an Inq. Post Mort, 1
4 Hen.iv. (1412-3 ), it appears that Thomas and John Cheri
e held lands,&c., in Plumpton, co.Northhampto n and from th
is Thomas, and John his son,decend the present representati
vesof the family in England .William Cherry,son of this sai
d Thomas and Ellen Kerry is now referring to a later Thomas
, died Sept.1657,about whom he had written earlier on the p
age, describing his grave monument , founded the Bray Schol
l Charity about theyear 1682. Francis, son of said William
, was friend of Dodwell, the patron of Hearne.The Cherrys o
f Burghfield and Denford are descended from George, eldes
t son of Thomas Cherry and Ellen (Powney). This monument ha
s been recently restored by the present representatives o
f the family.The family surname DE Cherres changed in engli
sh to Cherries and Cherry. The Cherry Coat-of-Arms is Argen
t, a Fess engrailed between three anmulets gules.The Mott
o is " Cheries L'espoi" .The crest,which varies,was for Che
rrs of Maidenhead and Bray, ademi-lion, argent, holding i
n the dexter paw a gem ring orenriched with a precious ston
e,proper. Huegonots, settled in England at an early date.