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Church of St Nicholas, Rushbrooke, Suffolk, hatchment to Robert Rushbrooke (1751-1829) of Rushbrooke Park, a barrister-at-law, who in 1779 married Mary Grubb of Horsendon House, Buckinghamshire. In 1784 portraits were painted by Johann Zoffany of both John Grubb (c.1700‐85) of Horsendon and of his wife Mary[1] (now property of Bucks County Council). (http://bucksgardenstrust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Horsenden_Manor.pdf) He was the son of Barham Rushbrooke (1721-1782) of Rushbrooke Park by his wife Elizabeth Edwards (d.1794), daughter and heiress of John Edwards (1706-1775) of West Stow Hall, near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk (as an heiress, her son quartered her arms) (Burke, 1937, p.1964). He was the father of Col. Robert Rushbrooke, JP, DL, MP for Suffolk. (Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 15th Edition, ed. Pirie-Gordon, H., London, 1937, p.1964). Arms: Sable, a fess between three roses or (Rushbrooke) (Burke, Sir Bernard, The General Armory, London, 1884, p.879) quartering: quarterly of 4: 1&4: Argent, a fess ermines cotised sable between three martlets of the last (Edwards) (Burke, 1884, p.317 "Edwards of London"); 2&3: Per pale azure and gules, three lions rampant argent (Herbert); impaling Ermine, on a chief embattled gules three roses or (Grubb), quartering Argent, two bendlets engrailed sable a label of three points gules (Ratcliffe/Radcliffe) (Burke, Sir Bernard, The General Armory, London, 1884, p.432).

Text amended from: The Manors of Suffolk: The hundreds of Babergh and Blackbourn By Walter Arthur Copinger, pp.408 et seq [2]

West Stow Hall was built by Sir John Croftes (d.1664), whose widow bequeathed it to Edward Progers (1621-1713), a younger son of Colonel Progers of Garreddin in Monmouthshire, equerry to James I.; and being early introduced to court as page to Charles I. was afterwards groom of the chamber to Charles II. whilst Prince of Wales. He represented the County of Brecon in Parliament for 17 years, but retired in 1679. He married Miss Elizabeth Wells one of the ladies of the Court, and their daughter Frances Progers, wife of Sir Sydenham Fowke inherited West Stow and left it to her nephew John Edwards." A monument is inscribed: In and near this place lyes the bodys of Elizabeth Progers, wife of the said Edward Progers, and of Henrietta Progers, Philip Progers, Edward Progers, and Anne Progers sons and daughters to the said Edward and Elizabeth Progers. Also the bodys of Mary Edwards wife to John Edwards gent., and daughter to ye said Edward and Elizabeth Progers, and Philip Edwards son to the said John and Mary Edwards. Sir Sydenham Fowke of West Stow died in 1743 and his wife Frances Progers died in 1752, and by her will dated 1749 she gives to her nephew John Edwards "all her manors, advowsons, lands &c. in Westowe or places adjoining to him and his heires for ever, and adds “I do request that when my said nephew shall come into possession of my estate in Westowe he shall be called by the name of Progers Herbert.” It is unclear what relationship she had to the Herbert family, an ancient Welsh family, also earls of Pembroke. The nephew John Edwards in accordance with his aunt's desire assumed the name of Progers Herbert, being thereafterwards known as John Progers Herbert Edwards (1687-1758). His eldest son and heir was John Edwards (1706-1775) who left an only child as his heiress, namely Elizabeth Edwards (d.1794), wife of Barham Rushbrooke (d.1782) of Mildenhall, barrister at law, who inherited in her right. Robert Rushbrooke their only son succeeded on the death of his mother and he in 1795 under the provisions of an Act of Parliament passed 20 Geo. III. exchanged the manor with Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis for the manor and advowson of Little Saxham.