(6) Henry Berney, Esq. Alice, daughter of Roger Appleton of Kent, Esq. (7) Sir Thomas Berney. Julian, daughter of Sir Thomas Gaudy, Knt. (8) 3d, Sir Richard Berney, Bt. Anne, daughter of Michael Smallpiece, of Chichester, -4th. Thomas. Berney bears per pale, azure and gules, a cross engrailed, ermine the crest a plume of ostriches feathers, argent, out of a ducal coronet; -motto, Nil Temere, Neque Timore. (1) John Berney, Esq. in the 3d of Henry VI. held the manor of Reedham of William Say, by half a fee, as part of the honour of Lancaster. His will and testament bears date on Thursday next after the feast of St. Barnabas the Apostle, 1440, and wills to be buried in the church of St. John Baptist of Redham, and beseeches my Lord of Suffolk, that he make an estate to Philip Berney his son, of the manor of Caston with the advowson, to him and his heirs, remainder to Thomas Berney, also to make an estate of the manor of Shipdam, called Caston's, to John Berney his son, remainder to Philip his brother.' Item, he wills that his feoffees in the manor of Wichingham St. Faith's, called Turtevile's, with the lands in Mykil Wychingham, Boton, Sparham, Swamington, Attylbrigg, Heynesford, &c. make an estate to John Berney his son; Philip his son to have Kirkhall manor in Rockland-Tofts for life, remainder to Thomas his brother. The above John names Elizabeth, Margery, Margaret, and Isabel his daughters; Thomas Berney to have 300 ewes, and 100 weders, in the marsh called Foul-Holm; gives 10. for a legend to Redham church; 40s. to the making of Bradestou steeple; proved September 5, 1440. (2) Thomas Berney, Esq. son and heir of John, made his testament on Thursday before the feast of St. George, 1441, desires to be buried against the north door in Reedham church.2 He appoints Sir John Heveningham, Miles Stapleton, Thomas Brews, Ralph Garnist, Esq. &c. feoffees of his manor of Bradeston, with the appurtenances in Strumpshagh, the Birlinghams, Witton, Brundale, Blofield, &c. with the advowson of Stokesby, appoints for Elizabeth his wife, the 3d part of the manor of Reedham and Breydeston, in dower for life. He likewise gives each of his daughters, 100 marks; John his eldest son, aged 18, Philip and John his brothers, named executors. To his wife he gives all his utensils at Redham, and his manor of Norton Subcross for life. He orders that if the churches of Redham, Stokesby, Strumpshaw, North and South Birlingham, should be empty, during the nonage of his heir, his feoffees should present to Redham, Gyles Horning, chaplain; to Stokesby, Thomas Lawes, chaplain; to Strumpshagh, Robert Dowe, late rector of Thurne; to North Birlingham, William Dean, of Blofield, chaplain, &c. John Berney, Esq, brother of Thomas, and son of John, by his will, dated on Monday next after St. Petronil the Virgin, in 1560, requires to be buried in the porch on the north part of Redham church.3 He gives legacies to find lights before the images of the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Peter, and St. Nicholas the Bishop, to each 3s. 4d.; to St. John Baptist guild 6s. 8d.; and to the brotherhood of the town, Gs. 8d.; and one great cypress chest for the safe keeping the ornaments of the church. He settles on John Berney, his nephew, son of Thomas his brother, Regist. Doke. p. 116. Reg. Doke, p. 128, 157. 3 Reg. Stocton, P. 24. his manor of Caston, with that of Shipdam, and that of Turteoile's in Wichingham Parva, orders the said John and his executors, to maintain a chaplain after his decease, to pray for his soul, and the souls of John Berney his father and Isabel his mother, in the church of Redham, for four years, with a competent salary, for the said chaplain; proved in 1461. Philip Berney, Esq. the eldest brother, by his testament, dated on Wednesday next after the feast of Pentecost, 1453, wills to be buried in the church of Redham, and gives to John his brother, the manors of Caston, and Shipdam; to Margaret Naunton his sister, a cup, and to William Naunton her son, a legacy; proved August 6, 1453. (3) John Berney, Esq. of Reedham, died in the 13th of Edward IV. and in that year John Fortescue and William Callow, had the custody of his lands, and also his heir. This John married (as I take it) Elizabeth, daughter of Osbert Mundeford, but in 1475, Richard Southwell was guardian of John Berney, a minor, heir of John Berney, Esq. of Redham. (4) On an inquisition taken at Norwich, November 7, Ao. 28th of Henry VIII. John Berney, Esq. was found to die on the 27th of October past, seised of the manor and advowson of Redham, held of Sir William Say, the manor and advowson of Stokesby, held of Catherine Queen of England, in fee farm, as of the honour of Clare, Norton Subcross manor, held of the manor of Loddon, Caston Hall in Shipdam, held of the manor of Saham, and Caston Hall manor in Caston, with Barry's manor in Rockland Tofts, Bradeston manor held of the manor of Blofield, Turtevile's manor in Wychinham Parva, held of Castleacre manor, Bradeston manor and advowson, with the chapel of St. Clement, North and South Birlingham manors, with the manor and advowson of Strumpshagh, held of the manor of Blofield. He had by Margaret, daughter of Sir Roger Wentworth of Essex, John his son and heir aged 18. This Margaret was his 2d wife, Alice, daughter of Richard Southwell, Esq. being the first. Margaret was living in 1532, and presented to the church of Stokesby. (5) John Berney, Esq. by his will, dated July 22, 1553,' desires to be buried at Redham, in the chapel where his ancestors are buried; by Margaret his first wife, he left a son Henry, and several daughters; Mary, Thomasine, Elizabeth, Ursula, and Ela. Thomasine married Thomas Osborn, Esq. of Kirby Bedon in Nor Sydnor of Blundeston in Suffolk, Cuddon of Shading field in Suffolk, folk; Esq. married married Esq. and Mary to Robert Jenney of Herling fleet, Esq. His 2d wife was Alice, daughter of Robert Ferrer, Esq. relict of. William Sydnor, Esq. and married to John in 1552, whom he appoints bis executrix; his will was proved May 7, 1558. (6) Henry Berney, Esq. married Alice, daughter of Roger Appleton of Dartford in Kent, Esq. and Agnes his wife, daughter of Walter Clark of Hadley in Suffolk, Esq. and heir to her brother Edward; in the reign of Philip and Mary, he removed the old family seat near Redham church, into Redham park, where he built a magnificent seat, Reg. Aleyn, fol. $57. Regist. Servis. p. 54 yet standing, called Park-hall, with large gardens, &c. in 1557, and died in 1584, leaving several sons and daughters; Thomas, his son and heir, Henry, John, Edward, and Richard. Alice, one of his daughters, married to Thomas Guybon, Esq. of Lynn; Margaret, to Edward Paston, Esq. of Appleton in Norfolk, Mary, to- Elstoff Alice his wife survived him, and erected a handsome marble altar monument over him in the chapel, on the south side of the chancel of the church, with both their effigies thereon, their sons behind him, and daughters behind her, and this distich: Hunc tumulum Conjux posuit dilecta Marito, Quemq; Viro posuit, destinat ipsa Sibi. On it are the arms of Berney, quartering Redham, gules, a chevron engrailed, between three reed sheafs, or, in the 2d quarter; in the 3d, Caston, gules, a chevron between three eagles displayed, argent, and Berney in the 4th quarter, impaling Appleton, argent, a fess engrailed, sable, between three apples, leaved proper, and quarterly. (7) Sir Thomas Berney married Julian, daughter of Sir Thomas Gawdy of Redenhale in Norfolk, one of the justices of the Common Pleas, was high sheriff of Norfolk in the reign of King James I. This Sir Thomas left 4 sons; first, William, who married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Edward Coke, lord chief justice of England, and died s. p. 2d, John, died s. p. 3d, Richard; 4th, Thomas, who was sheriff of Norfolk Ao. 22d of Charles I. and ancestor of the family of Swerdeston in Norfolk. (8) Sir Richard Berney, 3d son of Sir Thomas, and heir, was created baronet on May 5, Ao. 18 of James I. high sheriff of Norfolk in the 20th of that King, and died in 1668. Sir Thomas was his eldest son, but he left to Richard Berney his 2d son, his seat and estate at Redham, with about 7000l. per ann. Sir Thomas being disinherited on some pique and resentment. Richard married- , daughter of Sir Jacob Garrard, Bart. of Lanford in Norfolk, by whom he had Richard, his son and heir, and served the office of high sheriff, in the 14th of Charles II. He was also high sheriff in the 4th year of William III. and died s. p. having sold the family seat at Redham, and spent very near his whole estate. His inanors of Redham, Norton Subcross, Caston, Shipdam, Kirkhall in Rockland, Saham, Leny, the Birlinghams Strumpshagh, Bradeston, Frethorp, Limpenhaw cum Southwood, &c. being sold to pay his debts. The 3d son of Richard, was John Berney of Westwick, Esq. who married Susan, daughter of John Staines, Gent. and left 2 sons, John and Richard. John the eldest, married first, Bridget, daughter of William Branthwait of Hethill, Esq. and had 2 daughters; Julian, married to Thomas Brograve of Herefordshire, Esq. and Elizabeth. His 2d wife was, daughter of Maurice Kendal of North Walsham, Esq. and left no issue. The 2d son of John, was Richard Berney, Esq. recorder of Norwich, and burgess of that city, in the two last parliaments of Queen Anne, and married Mary daughter of Augustine Briggs of Norwich, Esq. leaving one daughter, Elizabeth, married to Thomas Brampston of Loreens in Essex, Esq. and knight of that shire in parliament. (9) Sir Thomas Berney, Bart. to whom Sir Richard his father gave but a slender fortune, (though since much improved,) married Sarah, daughter of Captain Thomas Tyrell of Essex, governor of Languard Fort in King Charles the Second's reign, by whom he had first Richard, 2nd, Thomas, 3d, John Berney of Wesenham, Esq. who married Philippa, daughter of Sir Thomas Brown of Elsing, and left Thomas Berney of Lynn Regis, recorder of that town. He married Julian, daughter of Sir Richard Berney, Bart. and had 2 sons, Thomas and Richard.-William Berney, rector of Westwick, was the 4th son, who by Mary, daughter of Henry Harcock, Gent. had one son, William, rector of Newton Flotman, and Fretenham in Norfolk, who married Dorothy, daughter of Sir Richard aforesaid, and has several sons. (10) Sir Richard Berney, Baronet, eldest son of Sir Thomas, by Dorothy his wife, had 6 sons, and 5 daughters. First, Richard; 2d, Thomas,; William; Robert, Henry, and John, who is D.D. rector of Hethersete, and archdeacon of Norfolk. Julian his daughter, and Dorothy married above; Frances and Sarah died single, and Elizabeth is still living unmarried. Sir Richard died May, 1706; he lived and had a seat at Kirby Bedon in Norfolk. (11) Sir Richard Berney, Bart. son and heir of Sir Richard, died single, and was succeeded by his brother, Sir Thomas who, by Elizabeth his wife, daughter and heir of Simon Folkes, Esq. of Suffolk, and Elizabeth Hanson his wife, had a considerable estate in Barbadoes, and 2 sons, Sir Hanson Berney, Bart, and Richard, rector of Stokesby in Norfolk. Sir Hanson married in April, 1756, Catherine, daughter and heir of William Woolball, of Walthamstow in Essex, Esq. and was high sheriff of Norfolk in 1762. Sir Thomas died April 12, 1742, and was buried in the chapel or dormitory of Kirby Bedon church, aged 55, and quartered (as by his arms there) Reedham, Caston, &c. Also Fowks in an escotheon of pretence, per pale, gules and vert, a de-lis, ermine quartering argent, three mascles, azure, on a chief of the same, three lioncels rampant, of the first, Hanson, crest. a plume of ostrich feathers out of a ducal coronet, motto, Nil Temere, Neq; Timore. This lordship, on the sale of the estate of Richard Berney, Esq. came to Sir James Edwards of London, about 1700, and after to Sir Lambert Blackwell, Bart. whose heirs were lords, and had the patronage of the church in 1720; in 1727, Sir John Eyles, Bart. Sir Thomas Cross, Bart. &c. presented. The abbey of St. Bennet of Holm had a lordship here, (of the gift probably of King Canute,) with one carucate of land, 2 villains, and 5 borderers, one carucate in demean, and one of the tenants, with 20 acres of meadow, 6 cows, 6 swine, 20 sheep, and a socman had s acres, valued then at 10s. but at the survey at 20s.-This with Bast wick was half a leuca long, and half a one broad, paid 16d. gelt, the abbot had the soc at Redeham of those who folded their cattle in his field, but the soc of the others were in the hundred. The family of De Redeham was early enfeoffed of this lordship, and held it of the abbot of Holm. • Reg. Holm, fol. 6. -Lib, Rub. S'ccii. VOL. XI. S |