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Henry Berney, Esq., was the son and heir of John Berney, Esq., and his first wife,[1] Margaret Reade.[2][3][4] Henry may have been born at Reedham or Langley, Norfolk, where his father held lands. His date of birth is unknown and is estimated based on the following: his father was born about 1510, his mother died in 1548, and Henry was the eldest son of eight children.
Henry married Alice Appleton, daughter of Roger Appleton,[4] Esq., and Agnes Clarke.[1][2] The date of their marriage is unknown and is estimated. They had five sons and three daughters:
Henry removed the family seat near Reedham church to Reedham park, where he built Park Hall in 1557.[1]
Henry died in 1584/5,[1] leaving a will proved 9 May 1585.[2][5][6] His will names wife Alice; daughters Ann, Margaret and Maria (Mary); sons Henry, John, Richard, and Thomas; and his brother Robert.[6]
Alice survived Henry and had a monument erected at Reedham with "the arms of Berney, quartering Redham, gules, a chevron engrailed, between three reed sheafs, or, in the 2d quarter; in the 3d, Caston, gules, a chevron between three eagles displayed, argent, and Berney in the 4th quarter, impaling Appleton, argent, a fess engrailed, sable, between three apples, leaved proper, and - - - - quarterly".[1] Both Henry and Alice were buried at Reedham, Norfolk.[2]
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