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Birth:          ABT 1360 of Rougham, Suffolk, England
Death:          Oct 1420 Rougham, Suffolk, England
Cause of Death: prob. the plague
Burial:         Rougham, Suffolk, England

Notes
ancestry.com
Tomb of him and his wife, and arms in windows, of Rougham church.
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Lord Roger, is commemorated, alongside his wife Margery, in a brass in the floor of the 
north aisle. Apart from being a beautiful piece of work, this brass is notable for two 
striking reasons.
Though Lady Margery's date of death is given precisely as September 3, 1405, 
husband Roger's is left to read (in Latin) "... day of the month of ... Anno dni Mccc... " 
Clearly, the brass was made in his lifetime, before the turn of the 15th century, and his 
final date (actually 1418) never filled in.
The second fascinating fact, which again tells us much about the history of brasses, is 
that the figures are so similar to those of Sir William and Lady Alionora de Burgate at 
Burgate as to suggest a form of mass-production.
http://www.syllysuffolk.co.uk/htm/rougham.htm
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There are stained glass windows in nearby Bardwell Church, believed to be Sir Roger 
Drury and his second wife, Joan. 
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SIR ROGER DRURY, knight, succeeded Sir Nicholas at ROUGHAM as son and heir, 
Nicholas, the second son, founded the Hawstead line, and John, the third son, was of 
Wetherden, co. Suffolk.
Sir Roger Drury of Rougham was knighted in his father's lifetime, before 1381; he was 
party to a fine 1386, and 8 Feb. 1388/9 was witness to a quit-claim to Margaret, 
Countess of Norfolk, of land in Great and Little Livermere, co. Suffolk and the 
advowson of Great Livermere. He was Knight of the Shire for Suffolk, 1391, 1401 and 
1407 and was summoned to the Privy Council 21 July 1401. Abstract of deeds follows:
"Ther be sondry dedes of divers dates which prove that this Sir Roger Drury Knight, 
married Marjory daughter and sole heire of Sir Thomas Naunton Knight etc. This Sir 
Roger removed his place from Nether place in Thurston to Drurys in Rougham wher 
the seatt is yet Remayninge. In which Churche he with his wife lie enterred wher their 
portraiturs are to be seene with a faire Tombe and the Armes of Sondry matches in the 
glasse windows."
Sir Roger was on a commission of Array 14 July 1402 for the defence of the sea coast 
against the King's enemies who intend invasion, and again 2 July 1405, and on 
Commissions of array for the resistance of the King's enemies of France, and others, at 
present assembled with no small force in the parts of Picardy, who propose to besiege 
and destroy the King's castles and towns in those parts and harm the King's lieges and 
to go to Wales to strengthen the rebels there: Roger Drury `chivaler' Andrew Butiller 
`chivaler' and two others in Suffolk.
Harleian M.S. 4205, which is an early 15th century book of mainly Suffolk heraldry 
depicting jousting with lances and swords by the knights of that period, contains a 
spirited drawing in colour of "Drwry" in the lists against "Botteler", and it is probable 
that the antagonists were Sir Roger Drury of Rougham and Sir Andrew Boteler of 
Waldingfield, knights; the latter married a sister of Sir William Phelip of Dennington, 
Co. Suffolk, K.G., Lord Bardolf; and died 1429.
There is a brass in Rougham church for Sir Roger Drury and his first wife (died 1405), 
and a window in Bardwell church has two effigies said to represent them, but in this 
case the female figure is more likely to be that of Joan, second wife of Sir Roger, 
possibly a Pakenham.
He married twice, 1. Margaret, daughter and sole heir of Thomas Naunton of Chavent 
in Rougham, and 2. Joan, whose will was dated 27 Oct. 1446 at Bury St. Edmunds, 
proved there 9 Nov. 1446. By his first wife he had issue, 1. Sir William, son and heir, 
2. Roger, died without issue, 3. Nicholas, died 1445. 4. Thomas Drury of Candlers in 
Hessett (whose will dated 21 July 1444 names his children William, John, Thomas, 
Walter, Alice, Joan, Margery and Agnes), also four daughters, Margaret, second wife 
of Sir William Clopton, knight, Elizabeth, wife of John Baret of Bury, Margery and 
Joan.
Last Will:
In the name of God Amen. I Roger Drury, knight living at Rougham Thursday next after 
the feast of St. Michael the Archangel Oct 3, 1420 make my testament to the 
churches of Rougham, Thurston, Bacton, Tostock, Drinkstone, Hessett and Barton... 
four the souls of my parents...my executors to be William Clopton, James Andrews, 
Nicholas Drury, William Copinger, clerk, Thomas Pepye, Nicholas Webster clerk, and 
John Taylor clerk, Proved at Norwich Oct 24, 1420.
Manors of:
Weston Market
Sudbury's in Rougham
Chavents in Rougham
Ickworth
Cowling

Parents
DRURY Nicholas (ABT 1330 - )
SAXHAM Agnes (ABT 1340 - )

Siblings
DRURY Roger (ABT 1360 - Oct 1420)

Marriage To NAUNTON Margaret (ABT 1355 - 3 Sep 1405)
    m.  

Notes

Parents
NAUNTON Thomas (ABT 1325 - )
ASPALL Mary (ABT 1330 - )

Children by NAUNTON Margaret ABT 1355 - 3 Sep 1405
DRURY William (ABT 1390 - )
DRURY Nicholas (ABT 1395 - )

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