Henry Le Scrope was born the eldest son Geoffrey Le Scrope of Masham and Clifton-upon-Yore 
             on 29 September, 1312, in Masham, England. Henry figured prominently in all 
            the wars of Edward the Third, and in 1350, was summoned to parliament as Baron 
            Scrope of Masham. Subsequently this branch of the family became known as the 
            Scropes of Masham, Upsall, and Flaxtead. He was on an expedition to the Holy 
            Land in 1365 when Alexandria was taken. He married Joan Agnes with whom he had 
            children: Joan - born 1336 in of Masham, Richard, Yorkshire, England; married 
            Henry Fitzhugh (born about 1326 in of Ravensworth, Yorkshire, England; died 
            1386) Stephen Le Scrope - born about 1345, of Masham, England; died 25 January 
            1404 in Taraham Hall, Masham, Yorkshire, England and was buried in St Stephen's 
            Chapel, Yorkshire, England. Archbishop Richard Le Scrope Henry, 1st Lord Scrope 
            of Masham died 31 July 1392. 

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