47 8 ANTIQUITIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND. 



was high fheriff of Northumberland, 19, 20, 22, 30, 35, K. Henry 

 VI (k), to whom he was a zealous and faithful friend in his 

 ftruggles with the houfe of Tork, for which he was attainted, i 

 K. Edward IV. His attainder was afterwards taken off. In the 

 1 7th of K. Henry VIII, Sir William Heron of Ford, was high fheriff 

 of Northumberland (1}. He died, 28th June, 27 K. Henry VIII. It 

 was then found by an inquifition, that he was in the poffeffion 

 of the caftles and manours of Ford, Efoet, and Simonburn ; and that 

 Elizabeth Heron, a minor, daughter of his fon, William Heron, killed 

 by John Manners, of Etall, for which he was fined by the crown, 

 was his ible heir (m). She married Thomas Carr, Efq; of Etal (n) t 

 brother of William Carr, Efq; a reprefentative in parliament for 

 Northumberland, 31 Q^Elizabeth (o). His daughter and heir mar- 

 ried Sir Francis Blake, Knt. whofe daughter, Mary, married Ed- 

 ward Delaval, Efq; (p), anceftor of Sir John HuJJ'ey Delaval, Bart, 

 the prefent poffeffor of .FW-Caftle. 



From the baronial family of the Herons of Ford, were defcended 

 the Herons of Chipchace, Bokenfield, Meldon, and Riplington. 



hannis Heron, militis, defundti, fratris przdili WilUelml Heron, defun&i, eft haeres ejus pro- 

 pinquior, et aetat. anno 30, et amplius. 



Inquifit. capta apud caftrum dom. regis de Novo Cajlro fuper Tynam, coram Ricarda 

 Cliderhow, efcaetore dom. regis incomit. Northumbr. 8 die Aprilis, 6 Hen. IV. 



E* bundello efcaetr. Turri Londin. No. 21. 



(k) Efcaet. de annis prasdiftis. 

 (1) , de anno 17 Hen. VIII. 



(m) 27 Hen. VIII. 



(n) Biftiop Nicbelfan'i Border-Laws, Append, p. 343. 



(o) B'otvne Willis, (p) See Newlurn. 



The 



