Roger Drury

Sir Roger Drury (died 1420), of Thurston and Rougham in Suffolk, was an English landowner, soldier, administrator and politician. Origins Born before 1363, he was the son and heir of Sir Nicholas Drury, of Thurston, and his wife Joan, daughter of Sir Simon Saxham, of Saxham in Suffolk. The Drury family had settled at Thurston before 1225, being closely associated with the monastery of Bury St Edmunds from which they held land. Career On the death of his father in about 1384, he inherited manors in Thurston and Market Weston. His marriage about this time also brought him property in Rougham. He was appointed a tax collector for the county and was knighted.