Slain at Battle of Eversham, fighting against King Henry III

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From A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies by John Bernard Burke (online at Google Books), p. 22

The Astleys, extinct and extant, derived their name from the manor of Astley, or as originally written Estley, in the county of Warwick, of which they were lords so early as the time of Henry I.

Philip De Estley, grandson of the first proprietor, held three knights' fees, in the reign of Henry 11., (anno 1166), of William, Earl of Warwick, viz. Estley or Astley, in Warwickshire, Wedinton, Hillmorton, Melverton, and Merston Jabet, de veteri feoffamento, by the service "of laying hands on the earl's stirrnp when he did get upon, or alight from horseback."

His great-grandson, Sir Thomas De Astley, knt. was constituted, in the 26th of Henry III., one of the king's justices for the gaol delivery at Warwick, and again the next year, when he paid £15 for his relief. Sir Thomas was afterwards one of the great leaders amongst the barons, and fell at Evesham in 1264, with Montford, Earl of Leicester, and other rebellious lords.

By his first wife, Joane, daughter of Ehnald de Bois, a great man at that time in Leicestershire, Sir Thomas had a son, Andrew Astley, from whom sprang the Extinct Lords Astley, of Astley, and a daughter, Isabel, wife of William de Birmingham.

By his second, Editha, daughter of Peter Constable, of Melton Constable, in Norfolk, and co-heir of her brother, Sir Robert Constable, knt., he left three sons, Thomas, Ralph, and Stephen, with a daughter, Agnes. The eldest of these sons, Thomas De Astley, inherited Hill Morton, but died j. p. and was s. by his brother, Ralph De Astley, of Hill Morton and Melton Constable. From whom we pass to his lineal descendant, (fifth in succession),

John Astley, esq. of Hill Morton and Melton Constable, who m. Frances, daughter and heir of John Cheyney, esq. of Sittingborue, in the county of Kent, and was s. by his only son,

Isaac Astley, esq. of Hill Morton and Melton Constable. This gentleman m. Mary, daughter of Edward Waldegrave, esq. of Borley, in Essex, and had Thomas, his heir.

Jacob (Sir), a distinguished cavalier officer, who for his eminent services wan raised to the peerage in 1061 as Lord Astley, of Reading. (See Burke's Extinct Peerage.)

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astley_Baronets

Astley baronets

• There have been four baronetcies created for members of the Astley family, three in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.
• Only one creation is extant as of 2008.
• The Astley family were descended from Sir Thomas de Astley of Astley, Warwickshire, who was killed in the Battle of Evesham in 1265.
• He married twice.
  • From his first marriage to Joane de Blois descended the Astley baronets of Patshull, whose family seat was at Patshull Hall, Staffordshire, and the Astley baronets of Everley, Wiltshire.
  • From his second marriage to Editha Constable of Melton Constable, Norfolk, descended the Astley baronets of Melton Constable, the Astley baronets of Hillmorton (who succeeded as Barons Hastings – of the 1295 creation), and the Barons Astley of Reading.

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Knight Thomas De Astley [Parents] was

• born about 1215 in Astley Warwickshire Uk.
• He died on 4 Aug 1265 in Evesham Uk.
• He married Joan Boys Du Bois about 1245 in Leicestershire Uk.
• Other marriages: Constable, Edith

Joan Boys Du Bois [Parents] was

• born about 1223 in Thorpe Arnold Leicestershire Uk.
• She married Knight Thomas De Astley about 1245 in Leicestershire Uk.
• They had the following children:
  • M i Andrew Astley
  • F ii Isabel Astley
  • M iii Richard Astley

*************************** http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/c/u/s/Kent-Cusack-VA/GEN... 380112976. '''[Sir Knight] Thomas De Astley''', 

• born Abt. 1215 in Astley, Warwickshire, England;
• died 04 Aug 1265 in Evesham, England.
• He was the son of 760225952. Walter (William) Astley and 760225953. Mrs. Isabel Astley.
• He married 380112977. Joan Boys Abt. 1245 in Leicestershire, England.

380112977. Joan Boys,

• born Abt. 1223 in Thorpe Arnold, Leicestershire, England.
• She was the daughter of 760225954. Ernald Boys III and 760225955. Joan De Beauchamp.       Children of Thomas Astley and Joan Boys are:
• 190056488 • i. Andrew Astley,
  • born Abt. 1246 in Astley, Warwickshire, England;
  • died 18 Jan 1300/01;
  • married Sibyl Unknown Abt. 1276 in Warwickshire, England.
• ii. Isabel Astley,
  • born Abt. 1248 in Astley, Warwickshire, England;
  • married William Bermingham Abt. 1274 in Astley, Warwickshire, England.
• iii. Richard Astley,
  • born Abt. 1250 in Astley, Warwickshire, England.

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Knight Thomas De Astley [Parents] was •born about 1215 in Astley Warwickshire Uk. •He died on 4 Aug 1265 in Evesham Uk. •He married Joan Boys Du Bois about 1245 in Leicestershire Uk. •Other marriages: Constable, Edith

Joan Boys Du Bois [Parents] was •born about 1223 in Thorpe Arnold Leicestershire Uk. •She married Knight Thomas De Astley about 1245 in Leicestershire Uk. •They had the following children: •M i Andrew Astley •F ii Isabel Astley •M iii Richard Astley

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http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/c/u/s/Kent-Cusack-VA/GEN... 380112976.

[Sir Knight] Thomas De Astley, •born Abt. 1215 in Astley, Warwickshire, England; •died 04 Aug 1265 in Evesham, England. •He was the son of 760225952. Walter (William) Astley and 760225953. Mrs. Isabel Astley. •He married 380112977. Joan Boys Abt. 1245 in Leicestershire, England.

380112977. Joan Boys, •born Abt. 1223 in Thorpe Arnold, Leicestershire, England. •She was the daughter of 760225954. Ernald Boys III and 760225955. Joan De Beauchamp.

Children of Thomas Astley and Joan Boys are:

• 190056488 • i. Andrew Astley,
  • born Abt. 1246 in Astley, Warwickshire, England;
  • died 18 Jan 1300/01;
  • married Sibyl Unknown Abt. 1276 in Warwickshire, England.
• ii. Isabel Astley, •born Abt. 1248 in Astley, Warwickshire, England;
  • married William Bermingham Abt. 1274 in Astley, Warwickshire, England.
• ii. Richard Astley, •born Abt. 1250 in Astley, Warwickshire, England.

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"The lands of Astley were granted by William the Conqueror to the Earl of Leicester whose successors held it for about 100 years. Eventually the lands passed to the Earls of Warwick who were descended from the Earls of Leicester. In the latter part of the 12th Century the manor was granted to Philip de Estley who held it, on the feudal principle, from the Earl of Warwick.

Philip was succeeded by his son Thomas who was in turn succeeded by his son Walter , and then by a second Thomas Astley. This Thomas forfeited the estate after opposing the king at the battle of Evesham in 1265 where he was killed. The estate was restored to his son, Andrew, after his participation in a crusade in 1270. The widow of Thomas was Edith Astley and she was allowed to remain at Astley, she was the second wife of Thomas, one of her sons being Stephen Astley.
Andrew Astley died in 1301 and was followed by his son Nicholas. Eventually Nicholas was succeeded by his nephew Sir Thomas Astley. Sir Thomas was probably born about 1300 and was the son of Giles Astley who died sometime before 1316. When Thomas' uncle, Nicholas Astley, died in 1325 without any children, Thomas succeeded him as Lord of the Manor of Astley. Thomas was the seventh generation of the family which had taken their name from the place in which they lived.
During the 1950's, whilst the foundations of the church were being strengthened by the Coal Board, a vault was rediscovered. Amongst the remains that were discovered were two skeletons that were presumed to be those of Sir Thomas Astley and his wife, Elizabeth Beauchamp.
Eventually, in the first half of the 14th Century the property passed to Joanna Astley, the heiress of Sir William Astley. Initially Joanna married Thomas Raleigh, but after his death, about 1450, she married Reginald, Lord Grey."
[https://www.astleychurch.org/astley-family.html]