Named as a beneficiary in his father's Will (written 1444)
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5 Nov 1454
Order to the escheator in the county of Essex to take the fealty of Alexander Cressener, son and heir of William Cressener esquire, and cause him to have full seisin of all the lands in the bailiwick, which the said William held of the king in chief or was seised of in his demesne as of fee on the day of his death as the king for 6s. 8d. paid in the hanaper has respited his homage until the feast of All Saints next.
Order in like terms to the escheator in the county of Suffolk, omitting the clause touching the taking of fealty.
Calendar of Fine Rolls, 33 Hen. VI, p. 118
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Sheriff of Norfolk & Suffolk in 1464/5 and 1480/1 3
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The Will of Alexander Cressener of London (written in Latin) was proved 8 Aug 1496, in which he asks to be buried in the Dominican priory church near Sudbury in Suffolk. He names his wife Cecelie, his daughters Anne and Dorothy, his sons Thomas, Edward, Radulph and John. 4 5
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Inquisitions Post Mortem
21. ALEXANDER CRESSENER, esquire. 6
Writ of Amotus 16 May, inquisition Wednesday after Midsummer, 13 Henry VII. [1498]
John Clopton, esquire, was seised of the under-mentioned manor of Fytz Jeffreys, &c. to the use of the said Alexander and his heirs; Alexander died; and by charter, Monday after St. Bartholomew, 12 Henry VII, John demised the said manor, &c., to Cecily Cressener, late the wife of the said Alexander, John, lord de (sic) Scrope, Robert Dymmok, knight, William Walgrave and Thomas Cressener, esquires, John Kentissh and John Hulk, the elder, to the use of the said Cecily for life, with remainder after her death to Alexander’s right heirs.
He was seised of the under-mentioned manor of Ferrers in fee, and being so seised demised it to Anne then wife of his son John, for the term of her life, with reversion thereof expectant to himself and his heirs; she was seised thereof accordingly in her demesne as of free tenement and died so seised, 20 October last.
He died 18 June, 12 Henry VII, seised of the under-mentioned land in Burys St. Mary in fee. The said John Cressener (sic) is his cousin and next heir, and is of the age of 13 years and more.
ESSEX. Manor of Fytz Jeffereys, worth 5 marks, held of William, abbot of St. Edmund’s of Bury.
Lands and tenements called Fytz Jeffreys Stubbyng, Noers, ‘le Parrok,’ and a piece of land called Bradme[r] in Alphamston, Great Henny and Lammerch, held of John, abbot of North Creke, in right of his church, service unknown.
Manor of Ferrers, worth 5 marks, held of the king, as of the honor of Clare, by knight-service.
Seven acres of land and one acre of aldercarr in Burys St. Mary, worth 4s., held of the king in chief by knight-service.
C. Series II. Vol. 12. (22.)
80. ALEXANDER CRESSENER. 6
Writ of Mandamus 21 May, inquisition 29 May, 13 Henry VII.
He was seised of the under-mentioned manor in fee, and being so seised demised it to Anne, then the wife of John Cressener, his son, for the term of her life, by virtue of which she was seised thereof in her demesne as of free tenement with reversion expectant to him and his heirs, and died so seised 20 October last.
He died seised of the reversion aforesaid, 18 June, 11 Henry VII. John Cressener, aged 13 and more, is his cousin and next heir.
HUNTINGDON. Manor of Eynysbury, worth 5 marks, held of the lord John de Ferers, service unknown.
C. Series II. Vol. 12. (81.)
84. ALEXANDER CRESSENER, esquire 6
Writ of Amotus, 16 May, inquisition 20 May, 13 Hen. VII.
John Clopton, esquire, Robert Walpole, clerk, and Thomas Appulton, were seised at the time of his death of the under-mentioned manors of 'Mortymers' and 'Netherhall' and land, &c. in Bergham and Cleydon, to the use of him and his heirs, and after his death demised them to Cecily, but lately (dudum) his wife, John, lord le Scrope, Robert Dymmok, knight, William Waldegrave, esquire, John Kentysshe and John Hulke, who survive, for the term of her life, with remainder to his right heirs.
He died, 18 June, 11 Henry VII, seised of the other under-mentioned manors, &c. in fee. John Cressener, age 13 and more, is his cousin and next of heir, viz. son of John, his son.
SUFFOLK. Manors of 'Mortymers' and 'Netherhall,' worth 5 marks, held of the king, as of the duchy of Lancaster, by knight-service.
Bergham and Cleydon, worth 20s., held of John, abbot of North Creke, service unknown.
Manor called 'Cresseners,' 100a. land, 100a. pasture, 20a. wood, in Rede, worth 4 marks, held of William, abbot of Bury St. Edmunds, service unknown.
Manor of 'Mores,' a messuage and 100a. land in Boxted, worth 40s., held of the said abbot of Bury, service unknown.
Manor of 'Cresseners,' a messuage, 200a. land, 20a. pasture, 10a. wood, in Hawkedon, worth 40s. held of the said abbot of Bury, service unknown.
C. Series II. Vol. 12. (85.) E. Series II. File 610. (7.)
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