Thomas Hoo IV 
Thomas was born in 1396 in Litcham, Mitford, Norfolk, England.1 Thomas' father was Thomas Hoo III and his mother was Eleanor Felton. His paternal grandparents were William de Hoo and Alice de Omer; his maternal grandparents were Thomas de Felton and Joan. He was an only child. He died at the age of 59 on February 13th, 1455.1 General Notes
Thomas Hoo, 4th (ca 1396-1455) was a member of a distinguished family of England, which has been traced as far back as the 10th century. The name also appears in records as "de Hoo", implying a Norman connection.
The ancestral home of the Hoo family was Luton Hoo in Bedfordshire. It was held by the Hoo family from the time of King Canute the Dane until the death of Thomas in 1455.
Thomas was the son of Sir Thomas Hoo, 3rd and Eleanor Felton. His paternal ancestors include Hawise Fitzwarin, a descendent of WIlliam the Conqueror and Charlemagne, and Princess Dernell Canmor, daughter of King Alexander II of Scotland.
Thomas inherited the estates of his father as Lord of Hoo. He was made a Knight of the Garter for his service fighting in France. He also held titles as Sheriff of Bedfordshire and Chancellor of France. He became a great statesman and performed such services to the king as to be granted the barony of Hastings in 1443, thereby becoming Lord of Hoo and Hastings. Thomas married twice and had three daughters, but no sons. Upon his death in 1455, the barony became extinct.
Lord Thomas had a half brother, entitled Sir Thomas, son of his father's second wife, Elizabeth de Etchyngham; he was born in about 1416. Upon the death of Lord Thomas, Sir Thomas inherited Luton Hoo, being the only male heir. Apparently the brothers had an agreeable relationship. They are interred together in the Dacre Tomb at Herstmonceux All Saints Church in Sussex.
(Wikipedia)
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.1238 in Stopsley, Luton, Bedfordshire, England d.09 May 1310 in West Hyde, Luton, Bedfordshire, England
- b.1275 in Hartford Hoo, Bedfordshire, England d.1345 in Luton Hoo, Luton, Bedfordshire, England
- b.1245 in Clopton Manor, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England d.28 May 1314 in Knebworth, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
- b.1315 in Luton Hoo, Luton, Bedfordshire, England d.18 Sep 1380 in Offley, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
- b.14 Sep 1251 in Whittington, Shropshire, England d.24 Nov 1315
- b.1275 in Whittington, Oswestry, Shropshire, England d.1345 in Dunsby, Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
- b.1258 in Montgomeryshire, Wales d.11 May 1336
- b.1340 in Luton Hoo, Luton, Bedfordshire, England d.22 Nov 1410 in Wartling, Hailsham, Sussex, England
- b.16 Jun 1320 in Holcot, Brixworth, Northamptonshire, England d. in Wartling, Hailsham, Sussex, England
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- d.23 Aug 1420
- b.1396 in Litcham, Mitford, Norfolk, England d.13 Feb 1455
- b.~ 1234 in West Felton, Oswestry, Shropshire, England
- b.~ 1264 in Litcham, Mitford, Norfolk, England d.24 Jun 1314 in Bannockburn, Stirling, Scotland
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- b.< 1289 in Litcham, Mitford, Norfolk, England d.< 1346
- b.1226 in England d.26 Feb 1275 in River Severn, Knockin, Oswestry, Shropshire, England
- b.1269 in Knockin, Oswestry, Shropshire, England d.1303
- b.1225 in Dudley, Staffordshire, England d.1282 in Knockin, England
- b.~ 1315 in Litcham, Mitford, Norfolk, England d.<25 May 1381 in Litcham, Mitford, Norfolk, England
- b.~ 1290 in Norfolk,England
- d.08 Aug 1400
- b.~ 1325 in Norfolk,England
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Details of Thomas' family with Eleanor Welles
Details of Thomas' family with Elizabeth Wychingham
1 http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=arciek&id=I21763&style=TABLE
Further sources/citations:
http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=arciek&id=I21764, Pedigrees of Charlemagne's Descendants, Vol. I, De La Warr, West, Sackville-West, Bedford
Further sources/citations:
http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=arciek&id=I21764, Pedigrees of Charlemagne's Descendants, Vol. I, De La Warr, West, Sackville-West, Bedford
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