General Notes

[Direct Linage1.FTW]

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William De Bracy, son of William De Bracy, married in 1404, Isabel _______ and had
an only daughter, Joan. In the 7th year of King Henry VI (1428-29) William was an esquire returning into the exchequer to attend the King in person with horse in arms in France. This was probably after Joan of Arc had captured Orleans in that year and the English were marshaling their forces against her.
(Nash II, 452). He presented to the church at Madresfield in 1415-19-20-33 and in 1431 he was returned as Lord of the manor of Madresfield (Feudal Aids V., p. 327). He is described in 1431 holding Madresfield by the service of half a Knight's fee. In September 1432 he and his wife are joined in a lease of a
messuage called Holond in Madresfield. He was witness to a deed relating to land at Madresfield on January 10, 1435. He must have died before February 6, 1450, when Isabel demised the Manor of Madresfield to her grandson William Lygon, reserving to her use the Gatehouse within the upper and lower chambers and two chimneys attached thereto. There is no later reference to Isabel, who must have been about 70 years of age in 1450 and probably died not long after. (source: Bracy (Braci) Line
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