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- Anthony was succeeded by his son John at Down Ampney. His son Edmund founded the Hungerford branch of the family.
- Bourton Winslow Manor
An estate of 3 hides, later called Bourton Winslow manor from its 15th-century owners, was held in 1086 by Pain, who also owned the neighbouring manor of Clanfield; he held of Roger d'Ivri, who held of William FitzOsbern, earl of Hereford. (fn. 3) FitzOsbern's right was not mentioned later, and the overlordship descended with d'Ivri's lands presumably to Reynold of St Valery (d. 1163), passing thereafter with the honor of St Valery and later with that of Ewelme. Lords of the latter honor probably still held views for the manor in the 19th century. (fn. 4)
Before the late 12th century the manor was subinfeudated as 1 knight's fee to the resident Burton or Bourton family. (fn. 5) Pain's mesne tenancy descended with his Clanfield manor to the Harengs, Chastillons, and Gernons, but seems to have lapsed in the 15th century. (fn. 6) From Hugh of Bourton (fl. c. 1180) the manor passed to his son Robert (fl. 1200), to Ralph of Bourton (fl. 1230), to another Robert (fl. 1250), and to Robert's son Geoffrey (fl. 1258–79) and grandson Simon of Bourton (fl. 1306). (fn. 7) Simon was succeeded before 1316 by William Poure of Charlton-on-Otmoor (d. 1316 X 1317), and all or part of the manor descended with Charlton and Wendlebury to Richard (d. by 1338), William (fl. 1338), and Sir Thomas Poure (d. by 1398), the last a royal justice said to be 'of Bourton'. (fn. 8) Some lands and rents were held in the early 14th century by John Evermond of Alvescot, who in 1328 impleaded Richard Poure to keep to an earlier agreement, (fn. 9) and until 1385 another part seems to have been claimed by the Buckland and Worth or Wroth families, though on what basis is unclear. (fn. 10) Thomas Poure's son Thomas, a minor and king's ward, died in 1407, and the manor passed to his sister Agnes, who married William Winslow (d. 1414) and Robert Andrew (d. 1437) and who was living in 1441. (fn. 11) Her son Thomas Winslow settled part in 1458 on his daughter Elizabeth and her husband John Terumbere or Towker, reserving rents to himself and his wife, and on his death c. 1463 the manor passed to Elizabeth and her second husband Humphrey Seymour (fl. 1479 X 1501), and to their son Simon Seymour (d. 1523), the lord in 1520. (fn. 12)
In 1541 Seymour's son Alexander sold the manor to Sir Michael Dormer, a London alderman, whose widow Katherine and son John sold it in 1548 to Alexander's son Alexander Seymour the younger. He sold it in 1551 to a London merchant, Simon Lowe, who in 1557 sold it to Sir Anthony Hungerford (d. 1559) of Down Ampney (Glos.); (fn. 13) Hungerford already had interests in the parish, and bought a second Black Bourton manor the same year. (fn. 14) Both manors passed to Sir Anthony's son Sir John Hungerford (d. 1582), to John's widow Dame Eleanor (d. 1591), and to their grandson Sir Anthony Hungerford (d. 1627), succeeded by his younger son Anthony (d. 1657). (fn. 15) William Dalby, who left both manors to his son John in 1593, (fn. 16) was presumably a lessee, and the family was not mentioned later. Under a settlement of 1652 the manors passed to the younger Anthony's son Col. Anthony Hungerford, who seems for a time to have held jointly with his elder brother Sir Edward (d. 1711), the manor house and farm being settled on their mother Rachel (d. 1680). (fn. 17) He was succeeded in 1703 by his nephew Edward Hungerford (d. 1748), Sir Edward's son. (fn. 18)
In 1737 Edward settled the manor on his heir Mary (d. 1775) and her husband Paul Elers (d. 1781), a lawyer. (fn. 19) Elers, long in financial difficulty, sold all but the manor house and some 50 a. in 1768 to the duke of Marlborough, who bought other small parcels, and whose successor, in 1812, acquired the remaining land from Elers's grandson George (d. 1842). (fn. 20) Manorial rights seem to have lapsed before 1894 when the 9th duke sold part of the combined estate, then around 1,667 a., in lots, chiefly to tenants. The remaining farms were sold about 1923. (fn. 21)
- Sir Anthony Hungerford of Down Ampney, Gloucestershire (born by 1492, died 18 November 1558) was an English Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire. He was also a soldier, a sheriff, and a courtier during the reign of Henry VIII of England.
Hungerford was the eldest son of Sir John Hungerford of Down Ampney and Margaret, daughter of Edward Blount of Mangotsfield. He may have had some training in law. He was knighted after the siege of Tournai in October 1513. After succeeding to his inheritance on the death of his father in 1524, he took a prominent part in court ceremonial occasions.
Hungerford was active in acquiring land. In 1536 he wrote to Thomas Cromwell requesting that he be granted lands formerly belonging to a priory in Wiltshire and he purchased four manors in Wiltshire and Oxfordshire for £1,935. His second marriage brought him an interest in Berkshire and he was included in commissions for that county.
Hungerford was sheriff of three counties: Sheriff of Wiltshire 1527–8, 1538–9 1544–5, and 1556–7. Sheriff of Oxfordshire and Berkshire 1536–7 and Sheriff of Gloucestershire 1553–4. As well as his civic duties he continued his military career. He joined the army in the north in 1536. He was with the army in France in 1544 under Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk with the army for France in 1544 and late the same year on the Scottish border as a captain with 100 men under the Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford.
In 1550 he was brought before the Court of the Star Chamber. He was accused of abusing his position as a justice of the peace by ignoring the actions of some members of Brydges family (who were related to him through his first marriage), one of whom had refused to carry out a Privy Council order to remove some altars, and another who was sheltering an alleged felon. It may have been his close association with the Brydges that helped secure him election to Parliament as a knight of the shire for Gloucestershire to Queen May's first Parliament (1553). He was appointed Sheriff of Gloucestershire during the Parliament's second session.
He made his will on 31 August about three months before he died on 18 November 1558. In the will he mentions seven sons and seven daughters, including his eldest son John who along with Anthony's wife were the executors of the will.
- Sir Anthony Hungerford married twice. Around 1515 he married Jane, daughter of Sir Edward Darrell of Littlecote, Wiltshire. They had five sons including Anthony (died 1589), Edward (died 1572) and John (died 1582) and possibly a daughter.
He married secondly Dorothy, daughter of Sir John Danvers of Dauntsey, Wiltshire and widow of John Fettiplace (died 1524) of East Shefford, Berkshire. They had two sons and two daughters and at least three other children.
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Dutton, Berrett & Hungerford Twigs
Est 1485 - 1558 (73 years)
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