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Spouses/Children:
1. Elizabeth WYCHINGHAM
2. Eleanor WELLES
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Thomas HOO, Baron Hoo & Hastings
- Born: Abt 1396, Luton Hoo, Bedfordshire, England
- Married (1): Before 1 Jul 1428
- Married (2): Before 1445
- Died: 13 Feb 1454/5
 Research Notes:
Thomas Hoo, K.G., of Hoo (Luton), Bedfordshire, Hoos (in Wheathampstead) and Offley St. Ledgers (in Offley), Hertfordshire, Wartling, Sussex, etc., Esquire of the Chamber to Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter, Sheriff of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire, 1430, Bailiff and Captain of Mantes, Captain of Verneuil, Keeper of the Seals, Chancellor in France and Normandy.
Thomas distinguished himself in the French wars. In 1445 he had a grant to him and his heirs of the Castle, Lordship, Barony and Honour of Hastings, Sussex. In 1448 he was created Lord Hoo of Hoo in the county of Bedford and of Hastings in the county of Sussex, with remainder to his heirs male. He was summoned to Parliament 2 Jan 1448/9, 5 Sep 1450, and 20 Jan 1452/3, by writs directed Thome Hoo Chivaler.... 1
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[Commitment of the counties of] Bedford and Buckingham to Thomas Hoo [during pleasure, so that he answer at the Exchequer as sheriff.]
Calendar of Fine Rolls, 8 Hen. VI, p. 297
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Grant, for life, to the king's knight Thomas Hoo, for his services in the wars in France for no small time, of 10l. yearly out of the issues of Norfolk.
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Hen. VI, vol. 4, p.81
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Grant to the king's knight Thomas Hoo, his heirs and assigns, of the castle, lordship, barony and honour of Hastynges, co. Sussex, and the hundred, wapentakes, views of frankpledge, leets, courts, suits of court of free men and bond, knights' fees, offices, advowsons, rents or services called 'Castelward, Blancheferm, Waytfee, Hundred silvere, Justice Yelde,Common fyne and others, towns, hamlets, places, wards, marriages, reliefs, escheats, parks, chaces, warrens, wreck of sea, 'wayf and strayf,' chattels of felons, fugitives, outlaws, condemned persons and felons of themselves, fairs, markets and all other liberties and profits whatsoever; and of returns of writs, fines, issues and amercements of all tenants and residents, and the issues and profits of the castle etc., whereof nothing has been answered to the king from the death of Ralph, late earl of Westmorland.
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Hen. VI, vol. 4, p.350
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Commission of oyer and terminer to Richard, earl of Warwick, John Prisot, Nicholas Aysshton, Richard Waller and Hugh Spenser, appointing them to examine all quarrels of the king's lieges, late soldiers retained to serve in France and Normandy, who have complained of Thomas Hoo, knight, late one of the commissaries deputed to the governance of the said duchy and chancellor thereof, that he has detained the wages due to them for months.
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Hen. VI, vol. 5, p.439
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Commission to John, earl of Shrewsbury, Thomas, lord of Scales, knight, Master Andrew Huls, clerk, keeper of the privy seal, Richard Haryngton, knight, and Master Robert Stillyngton and John Derby, doctors of law, reciting that, whereas certain lieges of the king, late soldiers retained to serve the king in France and Normandy, have complained, and others intend to complain of Thomas Hoo, knight, late chancellor of Normandy, and Andrew Ogard, knight, late captain of the castle and town of Caen in Normandy, and other captains and lieutenants in the said realm and duchy, that they have detained their wages for months...
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Hen. VI, vol. 5, p.537
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The Will of Thomas, Lord Hoo and Hastings, written 12 Feb., 33 Hen. VI. [1454/5]
[paragraphed for easier reading]
I, Thomas Hoo, Knight, Lord of Hoo and Hastinge, the 12th daye of February, the yere of King Henry the Sixt the 33d, being in good mynde, make this my will and ordenaunce, after the forme that foloueth.
Fyrst, Y will, that myne feofys and myn excutors, ordeyn xx marks wourth land of yerely vallue, theye to yeve it in to mortmain to the Abbot and Convent of Batail, and to their successors, or to gevene them money as myne executors can agree w'h them, they to fynd two monkes syngging imp'petuite, at Saint Benignus altar in the said Abbey, for me and myn awncetours, and for suche personnes as myne executors wyle ordeyne.
Item, I wyll that my feoffys of the reversion of the man'rs of Warteling, Bukslepe, and Brokesmayle, which my Lady Levvkenore, my mother-in- lavve, hath terme of her lyffe, that my feofys make or do to be made, a sufficient and a sure estate of parcell of the sayd manors, lands, and tenements, to the yerely value above all charges of xx li. to my brother Thomas Hoo, and to his eyres male of his body lawfully begotten, remaynder therof to my right heyres ; and yf it so be that myn eyres can agree, my said brother, with other landys to the value of xx li. yerely above all charges to hym and to his eyres male, that then the said xx li. wourth lande of the said maners of Werthyng, Cukstede, and Brokesmayle, be to my right eyres; and also I wyll that the ouerpluce of the sayd maners of Werthyng, Cukstede, and Brokesmayle, after the decese of my Lady my mother, be kept styll in feoffys handes unto the tyme my debtes be payed, and my wyll and ordenance be fully performed, and that thanne Dame Alianor, my wyff, have hit terme of her lyffe, the remaynder therof to my right eyres ;
Item, I wyll, as for Hastinge Rape, that it be sold by my feoffys, and the money therof to be disposed by myn ex'ors to the marriage of my daughters, and that my brother bye it afore any other man yf him lyft;
Item, I wyll, that myn executours paye to my Lord Welles, my wyves father xiiic markes, with that he make, or doo to be made, a sufficient and a sure astate of manners, landes, and tenements, to the yerely vallu of c marke avove all charges, to Aylenor, my wyffe terme of her lyff; and yf hit so be that the sayd Lord Welles will not make a sure and sufficient estate of the sayd maners, landes, and tenements, to the yerely value of c marks to the said Alianor, that then I wyll my brother Thomas Hoo sue a statute of the stapill ' of . . . . agaynst the said Lord Welles, and that the said money therof commyng be disposed by my wyffe and my sayd brother;
Item, I will that Anne, my daughter Alyanor, and Elyzabeth, have to their marriage a M marke, and that they be rulyd, gouerned, and maryed by the discrecion of my wyfe and Thomas Hoo, my brother, and that the said M marke be divided betwixt my said daughters by the discrecion of my wyffe and of my said brother;
Item, I will that Johane have to her maryage, yf she be ruled by my executours, xx li. and my wyffe to fynd her till she be maryed ;
Item, I will that Bellamy Goodes and Margarete his wyff xl s. of annuite term of lyff, out of the manor of Cokerno ;
Item, I Wyll that Hugh Flynt have xx s. of annuyte, term of his lyffe, out of the manor of Offley ;
Item, I will that Richard Goodyenne have xx s. of annuite, term of his lyff, out of the manor of Mulberton ;
Item, I will that Robert Ftanys have xx s. of annuite, terme of his lyff, out of the manor of Hoo;
Item, I will that William Collyn have xx s. of annuite, terme of his lyffe, out of the maner of Offley ;
Item, I will that John Hardy have his fyndyng during his lyff by the discrecion of my wyffe;
Item, I will that Jane, the norice, be rewarded by my wife discrecion;
Item, I will this John Fagnamilly have . . . .
In wytnesse wherof to this my present wyll indented, I have put to my seale of myn armes, wryttynihe daye and yere above sayd. 2
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[Writ of diem clausit extremum, after the death of] Thomas Hoo, knight, [directed to the escheators of] Sussex, Bedford, Hertford [and] Norfolk.
Calendar of Fine Rolls, 33 Hen. VI, p. 99
Marriage Information:
Thomas married Elizabeth WYCHINGHAM, daughter of Nicholas DE WYCHINGHAM, Esq., before 1 Jul 1428.
Marriage Information:
Thomas also married Eleanor WELLES, daughter of Lionel WELLES, K.G., 6th baron Welles, and Joan WATERTON, before 1445. (Eleanor WELLES was born in Well, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England and died before 1504.)
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