Sir Thomas Hoo Knight

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• Background Information: From GEN-MEDIEVAL-L Archives.
From: "Sutliff" <suthen_@redshift.com>
Subject: Re: hoo/carew/echyngham
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 15:11:10 -0700

Thomas Hoo d. 1420 was married to Eleanor de Felton and Elizabeth de Echingham. He had two sons named Thomas, one by each wife.

His son Thomas by Eleanor de Felton d. 13 Feb 1455. He was married twice (1) Elizabeth Wichingham (2) Eleanor Welles. By the second lady he was father of Eleanor Hoo who was married to James Carew of Beddington.

• Background Information. ¹⁴¹
Sir William de Hoo's son and heir, Sir Thomas Hoo or de Hoo, who fought at Agincourt. Sir Thomas de Hoo married 1^stly, in or before Feb 1394/5, Eleanor, widow of Sir Robert d'Ufford of Wrentham, Suffolk, and younger daughter and coheir of Sir Thomas de Felton, KG, of Litcham, Norfolk. John de Hoo, brother of Sir William de Hoo, was one of those who demised to Sir Thomas de Hoo and Eleanor, his wife, the manors of Ockley and Standelshoo (or Stamnesho or Stamshaw, etc.) by Portsmouth on Thursday before St. Peter in cathedra 18 Richard II, and by his charter dated 17 May 1394. Sir Thomas de Hoo, son of Sir William de Hoo, had already dealt with 1/3 of the manor of Ockley. By his first wife he was father of Thomas Hoo, created Lord Hoo. According to Harl. MS, his 2^nd wife was Elizabeth, daughter of William de Etchingham, by whom he had issue, a son (another) Thomas Hoo, mentioned in the will of Lord Hoo as his brother, which will also refers to "my lady Lewkenore my mother in lawe" (sic--step mother), the said Elizabeth Wychingham having married, 2^ndly, Sir Thomas Lewkenor.

~Cokayne's Complete Peerage, 2nd Edition, Vol. V. pp. 565-567

Thomas married Alinore de Felton, daughter of Sir Thomas de Felton Knight of the Garter and Joan Walkefare.¹⁴¹ (Alinore de Felton was born in Litcham, Mitford, Norfolk, England and died on 8 Aug 1400.)