Biography of Thomas Abdy 1st Baronet 1612-1686

Paternal Family Tree: Abdy

On 14th August 1610 [his father] Anthony Abdy (age 30) and [his mother] Abigail Campbell (age 26) were married at the Church of St Mary Aldermary.

On or before 18th May 1612 Thomas Abdy 1st Baronet was born to [his father] Anthony Abdy (age 32) and [his mother] Abigail Campbell (age 28).

In 1630 [his father] Anthony Abdy (age 50) was elected Sheriff of London.

On 1st February 1638 Thomas Abdy 1st Baronet (age 25) and Mary Corsellis were married at St Peter le Poer Church, Broad Street.

In 1639 [his father] Anthony Abdy (age 59) was elected Deputy Governor of the East India Company.

In 1640 [his mother] Abigail Campbell (age 56) died.

On 10th September 1640 [his father] Anthony Abdy (age 60) died. Thomas Abdy 1st Baronet (age 28) inherited Felix Hall, Essex.

Jul 1641 Creation of Baronets

On 6th April 1645 [his wife] Mary Corsellis died.

On 16th January 1647 Thomas Abdy 1st Baronet (age 34) and Anne Soame Lady Abdy were married at St Bartholomew the Less. She by marriage Lady Abdy of Felix Hall in Kelveden in Essex. They had ten children.

Around 4th July 1655 [his son] Anthony Abdy 2nd Baronet was born to Thomas Abdy 1st Baronet (age 43).

Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans

Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.

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On 16th June 1679 [his wife] Anne Soame Lady Abdy died.

On 14th January 1686 Thomas Abdy 1st Baronet (age 73) died. His son Anthony (age 30) succeeded 2nd Baronet Abdy of Felix Hall in Kelveden in Essex.

Ancestors of Thomas Abdy 1st Baronet 1612-1686

Father: Anthony Abdy

Thomas Abdy 1st Baronet

GrandFather: Thomas Cambell

Mother: Abigail Campbell

GrandMother: Alice Bright