Sir William Lucy

Biography

Sir William Lucy, Sheriff of Herefordshire, Justice of the Peace for Buckinghamshire & Northamptonshire, Captain of Vernon Castle (Eure) was born circa 1404 at of Dallington, Northamptonshire, England; Age 40 in 1444.1,2,4,8

He married

1. Margaret Neville, daughter of Sir John Neville, Captain of Verneuil, Keeper of Roxburgh Castle and Elizabeth Holand, before 1424; No issue.4,5,8,9 Sir
2. Elizabeth Percy, daughter of Sir Henry Percy and Elizabeth Bardolph, before 5 May 1434; No issue. 2nd marriage for both.1,2,4,6,8
3. Margaret FitzLewis, daughter of Sir Lewis John, Sheriff of Essex & Hertfordshire and Anne Montacute, before 6 October 1453; No issue. Date is probably wrong. The year is clearly wrong and should be 1455 or later.2,3,4,6,7,8

He died on 10 July 1460 at Battle of Northampton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England; d.s.p.1,2,4,6,8

References

1. https://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p1701.htm... Cites
   1. [S11568] The Complete Peerage, by Cokayne, Vol. VIII, p. 262-3.
   2. [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 107-108.
   3. [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. II, p. 335.
   4. [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 66.
   5. [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 251.
   6. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 258-259.
   7. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. III, p. 199.
   8. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. III, p. 659.
   9. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 239.
   10. [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 65.
   11. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. III, p. 658.
2. Payling, S.J. Widows and the Wars of the Roses: The Turbulent Marital History of Edward IV’s Putative Mistress, Margaret, daughter of Sir Lewis John of West Hornden Essex. in Clark, Linda (ed.) (2015) The Fifteenth Century: Essays Presented to Michael Hicks Woodbridge: Boydell & Brewer.
3. “The battle of Northampton and the strange death of Sir William Lucy MP.” (8 July 2015) < HistoryofParliament blog > On his marriage to Margaret, his third wife, in 1457, Sir William had settled upon her a life interest in a valuable part of his extensive estates. As Stafford had few lands of his own, her hand promised him the acres he lacked.
4. Woman’s lover kills husband with axe! William Lucy,his wife Margaret and the king. Posted on May 7, 2017. < thehistoryjar.com >