[1] Richard was the son of Thomas Abberbury of Donnington in Berkshire and Steeple Aston in Oxfordshire.
He married Agnes, the daughter of Chief Justice Sir William Shareshull and was knighted in 1359 by the Black Prince.
[1] They had two sons, including Richard Abberbury the Younger.
He was at sea with his retinue of men-at-arms and archers in 1374, and in 1378, he sailed to France with Sir John Golafre to take up a post as Captain of Brest, undertaking the duties for a year.
In 1382, he was appointed Chamberlain to Queen Anne of Bohemia.