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| "The Family of Birsty "The Birsty's, otherwise Birchensty's or Burster's, were lords of the Manor of Birchensty in Ardingly,Sussex, from a time of Remote antiquity. Thomas, fourth in descent from John Birchensty of Birchensty, was the first to use the surname in the contracted form of BIRSTY, and ws likewise the first to remove from the family home. He was a man-of-law and "serjeant" to the hapless Anne of Cleves, who was banished to Hever Castle. "How Green, otherwise Hook Green, was held of the Manor of Chiddingstone Burghersh and belonged originally to John Hynes, afterwards to John Seyliard, then to Thomas Seyliard , and finally to Ewry Seyliard, who sold it to Thomas Birsty, who left it to his second son Thomas. The third son of "Thomas the Serjeant" was William Birsty of Chiddingstone , who was one of the principal inhabitants. He was buried in the nave at Chiddingstone, where there is a brass to his memory inscribed :- Gulielmus filius Tho de Birchensty Com. Sussex ex Anna una Cohaeredum Johannis Fremling duas relinquens filias, Annam et Catharinam obift XX die mensis, Maij Ao Dni MDCXXXVIj Aetatis LXViij above are the Birsty arms. Administration of his estate was granted in 1637 to Anna Birsty, relict. " A Lecture with Background Notes on the History of Chiddingstone | ||||||||||||||
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