Thomas Wingfield

• General Notes
  • By his marriage to Margaret, heiress of Letheringham, he obtained the lands of Letheringham, Suffolk.
    
    In his will Sir Thomas directed that he be buried in the priory church and that £46. 13s. 4d be spent on his funeral! He also bequested 12 silver spoons and 6 plates, incribed with the coat of arms of Brews on condition that they should not be sold out of the family.
    In Norwich Cathedral is a misericord that was carved in 1415 and is supposedly of Sir Thomas and Lady Margaret as their arms are carved into the seat.
    
    He was described as lanky, monkish looking. His monument is in Wingfield Church.
    He inherited Badingham.
    He fought at Crecy in 1346 in the Retinue of the Earl of Arundel 1. [Salt XVI, 96]
    He held Metton and Hasketon.
    In 1347 he was made Keeper of Bromfield for the Black Prince.
    Left 12 Silver Spoons and 6 Pieces of Plate and De Brews' Armour Which Was "Never to Leave the Family.

Details of Thomas' family with Margaret Boville