Geoffery Noreys, IV, Lord of Monpinzoun Manor

Geoffrey Noreys: Lord of Monpinzouns Manor, lived West Bitney, Norfolk, England.

Geoffrey Noreys was born 1400 in Congham County, Norfolk, England, and died August 12, 1464 in West Bilney, County Norfolk, England.

He married Margery. She was born 1412.

Geoffrey Noreys (son of Geoffrey Noreys) was born Abt. 1400 in Congham, County Norfolk, England, and died Aft. August 12, 1464 in West Bilney, County Norfolk, England. He married Margery on Bef. 1430 in County Norfolk, England.

Child of Geoffrey Noreys and Margery is:

1. John Noreys, b. 1430, West Bilney, Norfolk, England.

Facts

Geoffrey was married before 1430, County Norfolk, England to Margery, whose maiden name was possibly Might.

Geoffrey's will, which was dated August 12, 1464, named his brother, John, as executor. Margery survived him at that time. Their son was named John.

Recorded as Lord of Monpinzoun Manor, West Bilney, Norfolk. His will dtd 12 Aug. 1464, his brother, John executor. Margery was living 1464.

History of Monpinzoun's Manor and West Bliney

In the 3d of Henry IV Thomas Gissing and Maud his wife conveyed by fine to Thomas Derham and Richard Belhouse the manor of Pynsones in West Bilney and Nicholas Trimnell and Emme his wife in the 11th of Henry VI conveyed it by fine with 4 messuages 264 acres of land 34 of meadow 30 of pasture 10 of wood and 16s rent here and in towns adjoining to Sir Thomas Tudenham in trust for their own lives remainder to Henry Barton and Thomas Knowles Esq and the heirs of Thomas.
After this Geffrey Norys of this town was lord who by his will dated August 12 1464 bequeaths his body to be buried in the parish church of St Cecily the Virgin and Martyr of West Bilney appoints Margery his wife, Sir John Norys vicar of South Lenne, and John Norys his son his executors and gives this manor to his son John in tail also 20l to the repair of the altar of our Lady and for making a window at the south end of the said altar after this it came into the hands of the prior and convent of Pentney and was granted as is above observed to Sir Richard Fulmerston from whom it came to Mildmay Windham Bullock Richardson Freake and Dalton The tenths of this town were 27 13s 4d Deducted 5s
The Church is dedicated to St Cecilia. (Town of West Bilney).

Henry IV (15 April 1367 – 20 March 1413), also known as Henry Bolingbroke was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 1399 to 1413
Henry VI (6 December 1421 – 21 May 1471) was King of England from 1422 to 1461 and again from 1470 to 1471

Recorded in the following sources

1. An essay towards a topographical history of the county of Norfolk: containing a description of the towns, villages, and hamlets, with the foundations of monasteries ... and other religious buildings ... By Francis Blomefield, Charles Parkin, Printed for W. Miller by W. Bulmer and co., 1808 - History, Google Books
2. An Essay Towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk: Clavering. North Erpingham. Eynford. Freebridge by Francis Blomefield, published by W. Miller, 1808 - Norfolk (England), Google books.
3. Freebridge Hundred and Half: West-Bilney (Monpinzoun's Manor)

.... was owned by John de Munpinzoun, then John de Mounpinzoun, then Edmund Mounpinzoun and Alianore his wife. Notice also Thomas Derham was an owner. The Derham family is traced in Visitations of Norfolk, 1563, 1589 and 1613, published by the Harleian Society p105 (Derham). Alice Guybon is the only Derham I've copied into this website. The Derhams and the Guybons are intertwined. Elizabeth Guybon (daughter of Humphrey Guybon and Alice Derham) married Thomas Noreys in 1583.

⋗ A history of King's Lynn
⋗ Another history of King's Lynn
⋗ History of the borough of King's Lynn by Hillen, Henry J. (1907), Published by Norwich : East of England Newspaper Co., Preserved in internet archive from a copy owned by the Library of the University of California, Los Angeles.

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Geoffrey Norreys III was the beloved son of Geoffrey Norreys II. Geoffrey was born in 1400 in Congham, Norfolk, England and died on Aug. 12, 1464 in West Bilney, Norfolk, England at the age of 64. Geoffrey married Margery Norreys, b. 1402, before 1430 in Congham, Norfolk County, England. Burial: Congham, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England.

Children of Geoffrey Norreys III and Margery Might:

1. John Norreys, b. 1434 in West Bilney, Norfolk, England.

(Ref: Find a Grave memorial - Stephen Pain)

Geoffrey Noreys (son of Geoffrey Noreys) was born Abt. 1400 in Congham, County Norfolk, England, and died Aft. August 12, 1464 in West Bilney, County Norfolk, England. He married Margery on Bef. 1430 in County Norfolk, England.

Geoffrey Noreys, son of Geoffrey, III, was made Lord of Monpinzoun Manor, West Bilney, County Norfolk. He was married to Margery, whose maiden name was possibly Might. Geoffrey's will, which was dated August 12, 1464, named his brother, John, as executor. Margery survived him at that time. Their son was named John.

(Ref: Ray Nichols Ancestors)

Location Details

West Bilney

West Bilney (St. Cecilia),is a small scattered village, a parish, in the union and hundred of Freebridge-Lynn, W. division of Norfolk, 6¼ miles (S. E. by E.) from Lynn.
===Church at West Bilney=== St Cecilia, Paws Lane, West Bilney, Church of England
The church of St Cecilia in West Bilney
Could be buried here, as expressed in Geoffrey's will.
===England=== England is a country, not a state. In the 1500's & 1600's Congham and West Bilney were and still are, villages in England. The collective group sometimes known as the British Isles didn't become the United Kingdom until 1707 when Scotland was merged with the Kingdom of England (England and Wales), becoming the Kingdom of Great Britain. Eventually the United Kingdom was formed including Northern Ireland.
Now known as The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK), the UK is the inverse of the United States, a sovereign state made up of the countries England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

References

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3. Personal Records of Christine E. (Mrs. James M.) Williams, Kentucky Historical Society, 100 West Broadway, Frankfort, Kentucy 40601-1931, E-Mail: www.kyhistory.org, Fax:502-564-4701.
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