1428 Nov 19. Grant by William Hermer of Etchingham to John Fereby the elder, John Fereby the younger and Robert Cauntlou' of St Paul Cray (Paulynyscreye), Kent, and the assigns of JF the elder. The tenement called Boarzell in Ticehurst. W: John Sprynget, John Sweyft, Thomas Sweyft, William Cheseman, William Masoun; at Ticehurst [1]
1432 Feb 13. Quitclaim by William Hermer of Etchingham to John Fereby the elder and John Fereby the younger and to the heirs of JF the elder. The tenement called Boarzell, 120a of arable and 200a of wood in Ticehurst, conveyed to JF, JF and Robert Cauntelowe by DUN 1/9. Recites DUN 1/9 and subsequent release by RC to JF and JF. W: Adam Lenelord, Richard Tyler, William Broun, John Sprynget, John Sweyft. Clerk's name in turn-up: Couper [2]
1432 Oct 27. Quitclaim by John Hermer, son and heir of William Hermer of Etchingham to John Fereby the elder and John Fereby the younger and to the heirs of JF the elder. The tenement called Boarzell, 120a of arable and 200a of wood, in Ticehurst, in which they, with Robert Cauntlou deceased, were enfeoffed by WH. W: Adam [Le]nelord, Richard Tiler, William Broun, John Sprynget, John Sweyft. Clerk's name in turn-up: Couper [3]
1434 "John Feerby of Paulescrey" appears on the list of men in Kent required to swear an oath.
1449 May 30, Quitclaim by William Stevyday, Thomas Seyn Nicholas, John Monyn, John Hensell and John Congerst to Thomas Hoo, John Fereby and Thomas Fereby. One messuage, 100a of arable, 100a wood and 100a of pasture called Boarzell in Ticehurst. Seal-tags formed from a quitclaim by John Strokesworth and his wife Joan, Nicholas Burgeys of Norfolk and Robert... of Herts; a release of actions to William Curteys; a survey, including a house in Morestret in St Giles Without (N: John Ongham S: tenement of Richard de Kent); Richard Kesteven and John Saundre, W: Stephen Broun then... of London, William Cantelowe, William...; all c1440. [4]
1435 Jun 13. Counterpart grant for a rent of 13s 4d. John Feerby the elder of Kent to John Sprynghet the elder and John Sprynghetthe the younger of Ticehurst. All lands and tenements in Ticehurst and Etchingham in which he was lately enfeoffed by JS and JS. W: William Girdeler, William Pesemerssh, Thomas Swyfte, John Palmer, Thomas Gateman; at Ticehurst. Clerk's name in turn-up: Couper. Seal-tag formed from a grant by Thomas Miller of Orpington to his son Thomas Miller the elder. [5]
Research Notes:
Hasted states, [6]
Paul's Cray-Hill is a seat in this [Paul's Cray] parish, which takes its name from its situation. It was very early the residence of the family of Fereby, or, as they afterwards were called, Ferby, whose antient seat was at Speldhurst, where they resided in the reigns of king Edward II. and III. John de Fereby, of Speldhurst, in the latter end of those reigns, sealed with his paternal coat armour, A fess ermine, between three goats heads erased, as appears by the labels fixed to several of his deeds. (fn. 10: Philipott, p. 320.) One of his descendants, some time after, removed from Speldhurst hither, (fn. 11: Philipott, p. 109.) having purchased lands, at Hockenden and elsewhere in this parish, of John Dynley, who in the 16th year of king Edward III. had licence to build a bridge over the river here, to his demesne lands at that place. Andrew Ferby possessed this seat, the manor of Hockenden, and other premises in this parish, in the reign of king Henry VII. and lies buried in this church, bearing for his arms, Sable, a fess ermine, between three goats heads erased argent. (fn. 12: Visitn. co. Kent, anno 1619, pedigree of Ferby.)
The following documents may refer to a different John Fereby:
1430 Parties: John, prior, and the convent of the Charterhouse by London & John Fereby, Esq., and Margery his wife; Place or Subject: Islington (Iseldon). County: [Middx] Date 8 Hen VI [7]
1430 John Fereby, esquire, and Margery his wife to The Charterhouse, London (John, prior): Grant of a well and a plot of land for a conduit in Islington: (Middx). Date 8 Hen. VI. [8]
1430 Letters of attorney by John Fereby and Margery, his wife, for John Wake and John Sewale, to deliver to John, prior of the Charter House, London, seisin of the Overmede and other land in Iseldon. Middx, 9 April, 1430, 8 Henry VI [9]
[1] The National Archives of the United Kingdom Catalog, DUN 1/9, East Sussex Record Office, [UKNationalArchives].
[2] The National Archives of the United Kingdom Catalog, DUN 1/11, East Sussex Record Office, [UKNationalArchives].
[3] The National Archives of the United Kingdom Catalog, DUN 1/12, East Sussex Record Office, [UKNationalArchives].
[4] The National Archives of the United Kingdom Catalog, DUN 1/21, East Sussex Record Office, [UKNationalArchives].
[5] The National Archives of the United Kingdom Catalog, DUN 1/13, East Sussex Record Office, [UKNationalArchives].
[6] Edward Hasted, The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent, Vol. 2 (1797), 130, [HathiTrust].
[7] The National Archives of the United Kingdom Catalog, Reference E 326/6645, [UKNationalArchives].
[8] The National Archives of the United Kingdom Catalog, Reference E 329/449, [UKNationalArchives].
[9] The National Archives of the United Kingdom Catalog, Reference E 326/1507, [UKNationalArchives].