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Bent of Cosby
« on: Wednesday 01 August 18 19:26 BST (UK) »
Hello
I'm wondering if anyone who has spare time could make this coat of arms for me and possibly the crest  as I cant seem to view Nichols plates which picture these arms.
I also cant find who the arms were originally granted to in the Bent family. The Pedigree of the Bent family of Cosby from Nichols antiquities lists the arms as thus -
Arms - 'Azure, on a fefs(Fess?) Or, between six bezants, three torteaux.'
Crest -  'a demi-lion Azure, holding between his paws a bezant'

The Pedigree is topped by 2 brothers -
''William Bent of Cosby, brother of Thomas Bent of Enderby''.
The Bents of Cosby were Lords of the Manor of Cosby.

Richard Dudley of Cosby. Gent
George Bent of Cosby. Gent
William Black of Kilby. Gent
Bernard Cotton of Dadlington. Esq
Sir Thomas Halford of Wistow. Bart
Richard Swynfen of Sutton Cheney. Gent
John Cotes of Aylestone. Gent
John Freeston of East Norton. Gent
Sir John Bernard of Abington.
Edward Shuckburgh of Naseby. Esq
Richard Worsley of Deeping. Esq
Thomas Hobson of Glen. Gent
John Grant of Stretton Parva. Gent
John Miles of Heanley Hall. Gent
Thomas Dabridgecourt. Esq
Sir Clement Edmondes

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Re: Bent of Cosby
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 01 August 18 20:28 BST (UK) »
Using DrawShield (drawshield.net) I got this:
Garrad (Suffolk, Essex, Somerset), Crocker (Somerset), Vanstone (Devon, Jersey), Sims (Wiltshire), Bridger (Kent)

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Re: Bent of Cosby
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 01 August 18 21:00 BST (UK) »
Arms - Azure on a fess Or between six bezants three torteaux.

Crest to follow.

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Chas
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Re: Bent of Cosby
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 01 August 18 21:02 BST (UK) »
Crest -  A demi-lion Azure holding between his paws a bezant.

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Chas
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Re: Bent of Cosby
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 02 August 18 05:53 BST (UK) »
Thank you both very much for those.
I noticed that the arms and crest are not present on the Visitation of Leicestershire 1619 but they are present on the pedigree listed in Nichols along with pedigree being more in depth.
Richard Dudley of Cosby. Gent
George Bent of Cosby. Gent
William Black of Kilby. Gent
Bernard Cotton of Dadlington. Esq
Sir Thomas Halford of Wistow. Bart
Richard Swynfen of Sutton Cheney. Gent
John Cotes of Aylestone. Gent
John Freeston of East Norton. Gent
Sir John Bernard of Abington.
Edward Shuckburgh of Naseby. Esq
Richard Worsley of Deeping. Esq
Thomas Hobson of Glen. Gent
John Grant of Stretton Parva. Gent
John Miles of Heanley Hall. Gent
Thomas Dabridgecourt. Esq
Sir Clement Edmondes

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Re: Bent of Cosby
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 02 August 18 09:55 BST (UK) »
Thank you both very much for those.
I noticed that the arms and crest are not present on the Visitation of Leicestershire 1619 but they are present on the pedigree listed in Nichols along with pedigree being more in depth.
The Visitations were a hit and miss affair. There were no standards and individual Heralds accepted different levels of proof of ancient use. They didn't move around the County, but rather stayed in one inn and relied on word of mouth to pass the information the relevant people. And those whose claim might not be valid often found reasons to be "elsewhere". Ancestors of a supposed armigerous member of the Heraldry Society evaded the Heralds for three generations.

The Visitations were a money making exercise. If a man turned up with arms that were suspect, for a fee, they suddenly became legitimate. Many ancient families decided that they had no need to re-register as their arms were already recorded at the College, so were not included.

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Re: Bent of Cosby
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 20 October 18 12:14 BST (UK) »
Still trying with not much luck as to Which Bent family member these arms where attributed to.
A bit more digging uncovers that the Bent family were raised to Wealthy Gentry Landowners and Farmers by Thomas Bent Esq. He purchased the Manor of Cosby in 1551 and by 1555 was Lord of the Manor of Cosby and had amassed 1,221 acres of Land in Cosby and Littlethorpe along with 6 Orchards, 6 Gardens, Windmill, Horsemill and a substantial amount of Houses, Cottages, Yards and Crofts.

His father was William Bent, Gent or Yeoman. William is listed in Subsidy rolls of Leicestershire in the early 1500s and is appraised as highly as most Squires but doesn't seem to be Lord of a Manor.
William in turn is likely son of Thomas Bent who in 1480 was Tenant of the Rectory of Cosby under the Abbot and Convent of St Mary de Pratis at Leicester. I'm not sure if he was the Rector or wether he was a Farmer of the Rectory's Lands.


Thomas Bent Esq dies in 1555 and his Son John becomes Lord and builds in the 1560s a ''Mansion House'' as it is listed in records in Littlethorpe which is still there today known as 'The Old House'
Richard Dudley of Cosby. Gent
George Bent of Cosby. Gent
William Black of Kilby. Gent
Bernard Cotton of Dadlington. Esq
Sir Thomas Halford of Wistow. Bart
Richard Swynfen of Sutton Cheney. Gent
John Cotes of Aylestone. Gent
John Freeston of East Norton. Gent
Sir John Bernard of Abington.
Edward Shuckburgh of Naseby. Esq
Richard Worsley of Deeping. Esq
Thomas Hobson of Glen. Gent
John Grant of Stretton Parva. Gent
John Miles of Heanley Hall. Gent
Thomas Dabridgecourt. Esq
Sir Clement Edmondes

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Re: Bent of Cosby
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 20 October 18 12:21 BST (UK) »
In 1617 a 'William Bent, Gent' is cited to show by what right he holds the Manor of Cosby. This is interesting as the Current Lord of the Manor is a Richard Bent son of Ambrose Bent.
The only William Bents in Cosby are William Bent the Elder 1571-1657 and William Bent the Younger 1597-1679. These 2 are both my Ancestors and both it seems descend from Robert Bent c1535-1595 youngest son of Thomas Bent Esq 1512-1555. So I'm not sure how William Bent is in Possession.
Richard Dudley of Cosby. Gent
George Bent of Cosby. Gent
William Black of Kilby. Gent
Bernard Cotton of Dadlington. Esq
Sir Thomas Halford of Wistow. Bart
Richard Swynfen of Sutton Cheney. Gent
John Cotes of Aylestone. Gent
John Freeston of East Norton. Gent
Sir John Bernard of Abington.
Edward Shuckburgh of Naseby. Esq
Richard Worsley of Deeping. Esq
Thomas Hobson of Glen. Gent
John Grant of Stretton Parva. Gent
John Miles of Heanley Hall. Gent
Thomas Dabridgecourt. Esq
Sir Clement Edmondes