Gerard Usflete

Sir Gerard de Usflete,[1] (c.1346-1406) of North Ferriby and Ousefleet, Yorkshire, was a Member of Parliament for Yorkshire[2] in 1401.[3]

Arms of Usflete: Argent, on a fess azure three fleurs-de-lys or

Career

He was the son and heir of Sir Gerard Usflete (died. c.1363) of North Ferriby. He was knighted before July 1371 and served as Sheriff of Yorkshire 1384-5. He fought in France in the retinue of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster.[4] He died shortly before April 1406 and was buried at North Ferriby.

Marriage and children

By his wife (of unrecorded name) he left legitimate issue one son and two daughters, including:

References

  1. Peerage of England By Arthur Collins, Sir Egerton Brydges
  2. Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study In Colonial And Medieval Families, 2nd Edition, p.41
  3. Rawcliffe, C., biography of USFLETE, Sir Gerard, of North Ferriby and Ousefleet, Yorks, published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1386-1421, ed. J.S. Roskell, L. Clark, C. Rawcliffe., 1993
  4. Rawcliffe
  5. Plantagenet Ancestry
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  8. Plantagenet Ancestry
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