Richard Fermor

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Arms of Fermor: Argent, a fess sable between three lion's heads erased gules

Richard Fermor (1480x84–1551), was an English wool merchant.[1] His father, Thomas Fermor, was also a wool merchant in Witney, Oxfordshire. By 1505 Richard was a merchant of the staple at Calais.

In 1509, he was one of the jurors who convicted

Marshalsea Prison and attainted. In 1541, he was pardoned.[1] An extensive inventory of Richard Fermor's household goods at Easton Neston survives in the Cotton manuscripts.[2]

He married Anna Browne, daughter of Sir William Browne the elder, Lord Mayor of London. They had five sons, Sir John Fermor,[3] Sir Thomas Fermor,[4] Sir Jerome Fermor[5] and two other sons whose names are not known, as well as five daughters, including Mary (1534–1573).[1]

Richard Fermor died in 1551 or 1552. His heir was Sir John Fermor (d. 1571) who married Maud Vaux (d. 1579), a daughter of Nicholas Vaux, 1st Baron Vaux of Harrowden. Their eldest surviving son was George Fermor (d. 1612).

References

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  2. ^ British Library Cotton Appendix XXVIII.
  3. ^ "FERMOR, Sir John (by 1516-71), of Easton Neston, Northants". historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  4. ^ "FERMOR, Thomas (by 1523-80), of Horde Park, Bridgnorth, Salop and Somerton, Oxon". historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  5. ^ "FERMOR, Jerome (1528-1602), of Wood Burcote and Wappenham, Northants. | History of Parliament Online". historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 14 January 2017.