c 1324 Nicholas de Longford was representative for Derbyshire in parliament, 17 Edward 2. [1]
1333 Nicholas de Longford was appointed commissioner of Array for Derbyshire to call out and have in readiness for the field all men between sixteen and sixty years of age. [2]
1341 On 19 November, Nicholas de Langeford was on a list of sheriffs of Derbyshire and Nottingham. [3]
1347 Nicholas de Longford and Anker de Frecheville were among the Derbyshire men of England who fought at Crecy (Battle of Cressy), France. [4] [5]
Research Notes:
Alice, daughter of Nicholas Longford, of Longford, Derbyshire; reportedly married William FitzHerbert, and was the mother of his son Henry. [6]
In her discussion of Nicholas Longford, who died 8 February 1355/56, Rosie Bevan states, [7]
Apart from his son Nicholas, said to be aged 23 and more, it is believed he left a daughter Alice - according to Fitzherbert pedigrees, wife of William Fitzherbert of Norbury (Mosley, 1999) - although chronology might suggest that Alice was of the next generation of the Longford family [24].
[24] Her grandson, Nicholas Fitzherbert, was born c.1410.
The reference to Mosley, 1999, is to Mosley, Charles (1999), Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th ed. Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd., p.2683.
[1] Thomas Noble, ed., The history, Gazeteer, and Directory of the county of Derby: drawn up from actual observation, and from the best authorities; containing a variety of geological, mineralogical, commercial and statistical information, Vol. 1 (Stephen Glover, 1829), Appendix, 23, [HathiTrust], [HathiTrust].
[2] J. Charles Cox, Memorials of Old Derbyshire (London: Bemrose & Sons, 1907), 13, [HathiTrust].
[3] A. Hughes, Lists and Indexes, Volume 9, List of Sheriffs for England and Wales (London: HMSO, 1898), 103, [GoogleBooks].
[4] J. Charles Cox, Memorials of Old Derbyshire (London: Bemrose & Sons, 1907), 13, [HathiTrust].
[5] Wikipedia article about Battle_of_Crecy, content subject to change, [Wikipedia].
[6] Charles Mosley, ed., Burke's Peerage, Baronetage, & Knightage, 107th edition, Vol. 3 (Willington, Delaware: Burke's Peerage & Gentry, LLC, 2003), 3710.
[7] Rosie Bevan, "A Study of a Medieval Knightly Family: The Longfords of Derbyshire – Part 1," Foundations Volume 1, Part 4 (2004), 211-231 at 216, [FoundationMedievalGenealogy].