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| | The Henbury Epitaphs |
 | | The father, Samuel Astry, born in 1632 in direct descent from Sir Ralph Astry, Lord Mayor of London in 1493, was a distinguished lawyer, member of Lincoln’s Inn, and appointed in 1677 Clerk of the Crown in the King’s Bench, an office he held with honour until his death. |
 | | By his marriage in 1667 to Elizabeth, daughter and heiress of George Morse, Lord of the Manor of Henbury, and by subsequent purchase, he became possessed of large estates in Gloucestershire, including the Manor and Hundred of Henbury, where he rebuilt the Great House, forerunner of the recently demolished Henbury Court, for his residence. |
 | | The marriage was childless; and on the Earl’s death at the early age of 29 in 1722 the earldom of Suffolk reverted to his uncle, while that of Bindon, which had originated with his father, became extinct. |
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