DRURY

John de Drury, son and heir of the Norman adventurer, settled at Thurston, in Suffolk, and bore for arms "arg, on a chief vert, two mullets pierced or." His descendant NICHOLAS DRURY, of Thurston, living temp. Edward II., married Joane, daughter and heir of Sir Simon Saxham, Knt., and by her had ROGER, NICHOLAS, and JOHN, from which three brothers derived the Drurys of Rougham, Saxham, Hawsted, Egerly, Riddlesworth, Besthorp, Everstone, &c. The founder of the Riddlesworth branch, was SIR DRUE DRURY, Gentleman Usher of the Privy Chamber to Queen Elizabeth, and one of the keepers of Queen Mary of Scotland. In the Drury family, there have been two Baronetcies - one conferred on Sir Drue Drury, of Riddlesworth, in 1627, and the second on Thomas Drury, Esq. of Overstone in 1739. The present male representative of this long descended line is GEORGE VANDEPUT DRURY, Esq. of Shotover House, co. Oxford, who is great grand-nephew of Richard Drury, Esq. of Colne, father of Sir Thomas Drury, Bart. of Overstone. Mr. Vandeput Drury represents also the noble and illustrious family of Schutz, and thus inherits a barony of the empire. The heiress of one branch of the Drury family, Jane, daughter of Henry Drury, Esq., of Ickworth, married Thomas Hervey, Esq., and by this alliance her descendants, the Earls and Marquesses of Bristol, have become entitled to that splendid estate.

--(This name appears on the Battle Abbey Roll).