Life History

after 1300	Born
	Married Agnes De Saxham
	Birth of son John Drury
	Birth of son Nicholas Drury of Hawstead in Rougham, Suffolk, England
	Birth of son Roger Drury of Rougham
after 1393	Died

Notes

Sir Nicholas Drury served in the military in 1369/70 in Ireland.
He served in Ireland in 1373 and in 1375.
He served in "parts beyond the seas" in 1380.
He signed a will in 1383/84.
He served as as a witness on 25 January 1393/94.
(From Charles L. Perrin' 'Sneaker pages')

From 'The History of the Family of Drury In the Counties of Suffolk and Norfolk From the Conquest' by Arthur Campling, London, 1937:

"Sir Nicholas Drury, knight, son of John Drury of Thurston, succeeded at Thurston, and was the first of the family to live at Rougham where the Drurys were to continue for eleven generations. The first mention of him is in an abstract of a deed 1339 purchasing land in Thurston."

"On 31 July 1358 he was named first on the panel of the inquisition held at Sudbury to enquire into the lands of Michael de Bures, and again Nov. 1359 at Poslingworth on a similar enquiry as to the lands of Robert atte Park."

"There was pardon to Nicholas Drury of Thurston of his outlawry in the county of Suffolk  .. (1359)"

"Nicholas Drury, with Thomas Pakenham, had letters of protection 4 February 1369/70 on going to Ireland with William de Wyndsore to stay there on the King's service, and again on 20 September 1373. A commission to him was enrolled as follows:

Limerick, 3 Sept. 49 Edw. III (1375). - The King assigns Nicholas Drewry and Walter Padeley to buy and take all hawks and tercels which they shall be able to find in the counties of Tipperary and Waterford, causing them to be appraised at a reasonable price by oath &c: to the use of the King .."

"Again Nicholas Drury of Rougham who is about to go to parts beyond the seas in the King's service has letters general of attorney from the King. Witness the King at Westminster 26 Ap. 3 Ric. II (1380)."

"..  was witness to a grant of Elizabeth widow of Sir John Gildesborough, knight, of lands in Great Whelnetham, Hawstead etc., co. Suffolk, 25 Jan. 1393/4"