Ancestors of Frank E. Masland IV

21364736. Johannis De Locinggeter,¹ ^,2 son of Robert* De Lyvenscot, was born in 1265 in Manor of Lughencot, Devonshire, England^{¹^,2} and died in Black Torrington, Devonshire, England.^²

22102016. Walter Denne,¹ ^,2 son of Alured Denne Sir, was born about 1217 in Kingstone Kent England^{¹^,2} and died about 1257^{¹^,2} about age 40.

11051008 i. Walter Denne ¹ ^,2 (born about 1245 in Kingstone Kent England - died after 1280)

Nicholas married Margery Pecche ² before 10 Feb 1272.² Margery was born about 1255 in Eynsford Stockbury and Westenhanger County Kent,^² died after 1319,^² and was buried in Friars Minors Bedford.^²

22112777. Margery Pecche,² daughter of Gilbert* Pecche Sir ² and Joan De Creye,² was born about 1255 in Eynsford Stockbury and Westenhanger County Kent,^² died after 1319,^² and was buried in Friars Minors Bedford.^²

Margery married Nicholas De Criol Sir ² before 10 Feb 1272.² Nicholas was born about 1250 in Croxton, Leicestershire, England^² and died on 12 Oct 1303^² about age 53.

11405312 i. John De Wodhull ² (born in 1247 in Wodhul and Longford, England - died in 1296)

General Notes: [Master File.ftw]

Sir Peter de Arderne, Knight, of Alford, Alvanley, Alderly, andElford, bore
arms in 1289

Margery married Peter De Arderne Sir ²Peter was born about 1241 in Aldford, Chester, Cheshire, England and died about 1292 about age 51.

22810720. William Lord de Ludlowe Sir was born about 1250 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England.

William married Matilda de HodnetMatilda was born about 1255 in Hodnet Hall, Shropshire, England.

22810721. Matilda de Hodnet was born about 1255 in Hodnet Hall, Shropshire, England.

General Notes: [Master File.ftw]

He was of Loughborough, Arnesby, Partington, Ryhall, Wycombe,Compton-Basset and Wooton-Basset, England.
He was appointed Constable of Odiham Castle June 12, 1294. He wasappointed Constable of the Castles of Devises and Marlborough March12, 1307. He was appointed Constable of the Castle of Strigoil andKeeper of the Town of Chepstow March 12, 1307. He was at the Battle ofBannockburn June 24, 1314. He was appointed Constable of theMarlborough Castle May 2, 1321; created Earl of Winchester May 10,1322. He married in 1286 without the King's license, and was fined2000 marks. (Stephen Evans: SJE1@Bigfoot.com)

Baron Le Despencer. Both Hugh the elder and the Younger had fled withKing Edward II upon the rebellion of Queen Isabella and RogerMortimer. Hugh the Elder was sent to help defend Bristol against theusurpers, was captured during its surrender on Oct. 26, 1326, thensummarily tried and hanged on Oct. 27, 1326. (Gen-Medieval newsletter;UTZ@aol.com)

biographical and/or anecdotal:
>From Burke's Dormant &Extinct Baronetages 1883/Reprint 1969 p. 166There is almost a full page, 2 columns on these two. Hugh Sr got itfirst.- re consorting with the gay King Edward II and the elderSpencer being seized (althought in his ninetieth year), was broughtin chains before the prince and the barons, and received judgment ofdeath, which was accordingly exceuted, by hanging the culprit upon agallows in the sight of the king and of his son, upon St. Dennis'sday, in October, 1326. [ 27 Oct 1326 ] It is said by some writers thatthe body was hung up with two strong cords for four days, and then cutto pieces, and given to the dogs. Young Spencer, with the king,effected his escape; but they were both , soon afterwards, taken anddelivered to the queen, when the unfortunate monarch was consigned toBerkeley Castle, where he was basely murdered in 1327. Hugh Spencerthe younger, it appears was impeached before parliament, and receivedsentence <<to be drawn upon a hurdle, with trumps and trumpets,throughout all the city of Hereford.>> and there to be hanged andquartered, which sentence was executed on a gallows 50 feet high, uponSt. Andrew's eve, anno 1326 [ 24 Nov 1326 ]. Thus terminated thecareer of two of the most celebrated royal favourites in the annals ofEngland. The younger Hugh was a peer of the realm, as well as hisfather, having been summoned to parliament as a baron, from 29 July,1314, to 10 October, 1325; but the two BARONIES OF SPENCER, and theEARLDOM OF WINCHESTER, expired under the attainders of the father andson.>

Hugh* married Isabel De Beauchamp ²Isabel was born about 1250 in Warwick, Warwickshire, England^² and died about 30 May 1306 in Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, England^² about age 56.

i. Hugh* Le Despencer Baron ² was born on 1 Mar 1290 in Barton, Gloucestershire, England,^² died on 24 Nov 1326 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England, hanged^² at age 36, and was buried in Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England.^²

22811327. Isabel De Beauchamp ² was born about 1250 in Warwick, Warwickshire, England^² and died about 30 May 1306 in Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, England^² about age 56.

Isabel married Hugh* Le Despencer Earl of Winchester ²Hugh* was born on 1 Mar 1250 in Winchester, England^² and died on 27 Oct 1326 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, hanged^² at age 76.

23681024. William* de Bulkiliegh Baron, son of Robert* de Bulkiliegh Baron, was born about 1215 in Bulkeley, Cheshire, England.

General Notes: William de Bulkeley (b c1220) was the son of Robert de Bulkeley LordofBulkeley,Cheshire, England. William was heir and lord of the"Bullock's Clearing", received lands in Prestland through quitclaimfrom his sisters, "for one mark of silver" and he was the father ofRobert de Bulkeley, his only known child. William was probably theSheriff of Cheshire in the reign of Henry III (1216-1272).

William* married Beatrice Botiller about 1234. Beatrice was born about 1216 in Cheshire, England.

General Notes: Robert le Grosvenor; of age by 1305, when he did homage for his Manorof Lostoke (later Allostock) to the Abbot of Vale Royal; High Sheriffof Cheshire 1307-12, served in Scottish Wars temp. Edward II; marriedMargery and died 1328. [Burke's Peerage]

Robert married Margery ¹⁹³Margery was born about 1284 in Cheshire, England.

11840768 i. Robert le Grosvenor ¹⁹³ (born about 1300 in Rudheath, Northwich, Cheshire, England - died before 1342 in Hulme Walfield, Congleton, Cheshire, England)

23681538. Sheriff of Chester William Lord of Mobberley,¹⁹³ son of Ralph Lord of Mobberley, was born about 1258 in Mobberley, Bucklow, Cheshire, England and died in 1327 about age 69. Another name for Sheriff was William de \Modburlegh\.
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23681539. Maude Downes,² daughter of Robert Downes and Margaret Fitton, was born about 1264 in Chorley, Northwich, Cheshire, England.
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23681544. Mr. de Pulford, son of John Lord de Pulford, was born about 1270 in Pulford, Cheshire, England.

23681546. Hugh Lord de Dutton, son of Hugh Lord de Dutton and Margaret de Risley, was born on 8 Dec 1276 in Dutton, Runcorn, Cheshire, England and died in 1326 at age 50.

Hugh married Isabella de MasseyIsabella was born about 1280 in Dunham Massey, Bucklow, Cheshire, England.

ii. Thomas de Dutton was born in 1314 in Dutton, Runcorn, Cheshire, England and died on 4 May 1381 at age 67.

Isabella married Hugh Lord de DuttonHugh was born on 8 Dec 1276 in Dutton, Runcorn, Cheshire, England and died in 1326 at age 50.

23681568. William de Venables 5th Baron of Kinderton, son of Roger de Venables 4th Baron of Kinderton and Alice Peninton, was born about 1245 in Kinderton cum Hulme, Northwich, Cheshire, England and died after 1292 in Kinderton cum Hulme, Northwich, Cheshire, England.

William married Margaret de DuttonMargaret was born about 1245 in Dutton, Cheshire, England.

11840784 i. Hugh De Venables 6Th Baron Of Kinderton ²³⁶ (born about 1260 in Kinderton cum Hulme, Northwich, Cheshire, England - died in 1311 in Kinderton cum Hulme, Northwich, Cheshire, England)

ii. William de Venables ²⁰⁶ was born about 1263 in Kinderton cum Hulme, Northwich, Cheshire, England and died after 1300 in Bradwell, Cheshire, England.

Margaret married William de Venables 5th Baron of KindertonWilliam was born about 1245 in Kinderton cum Hulme, Northwich, Cheshire, England and died after 1292 in Kinderton cum Hulme, Northwich, Cheshire, England.

Ralph married Mary de DacreMary was born about 1260 in Dacre, Cumberland, England.

11840785 i. Agatha de Vernon (born about 1280 in Shipbrook, Northwich, Cheshire, England - died in 1350)

ii. Roesia de Vernon was born about 1289 in Shipbrook, Northwich, Cheshire, England and died after 1322.

iii. Katherine Vernon was born about 1300 in Rixton with Glazebrook, Warrington, Lancashire, England.

11840786 i. Richard de Hoghton MP Sir Knight ²³⁸ (born about 1279 in Mollington, Banastre, Cheshire, England - died after 1345 in Lea Hall, Preston, Lancashire, England)

23681574. William de Lea Baron of Kendall, son of Henry de Lea, was born in 1237 in Kendall, Westmorland, England, died in Lea Hall, Preston, Lancashire, England, and was buried in Lineal descendent of Ives de Taillebois. Another name for William was William Del Lee.

William married Clemence de BanastreClemence was born in 1260 in Mollington, Banastre, Cheshire, England and died in 1298 at age 38.

23681575. Clemence de Banastre, daughter of Thomas de Banastre and Eleanor de Betham, was born in 1260 in Mollington, Banastre, Cheshire, England and died in 1298 at age 38.

Clemence married William de Lea Baron of KendallWilliam was born in 1237 in Kendall, Westmorland, England, died in Lea Hall, Preston, Lancashire, England, and was buried in Lineal descendent of Ives de Taillebois. Another name for William was William Del Lee.

Alan married Margaret de ActonMargaret was born in 1295 in Acton, Shropshire, England.

23681577. Margaret de Acton, daughter of Roger de Acton, was born in 1295 in Acton, Shropshire, England.

Margaret married Alan de CottonAlan was born in 1290 in Hodnet, Shropshire, England.

23681578. Thomas de Heyton was born BET AND 1290 in Heyton, Shropshire, England.

11840789 i. Isabel de Heyton (born about 1315 in Heyton, Shropshire, England)

23681584. John de Langton, son of Robert de Langton, was born BET AND 1285 in Walton on the Hill, Lancashire, England.

John married Alice de BanastreAlice was born BET AND 1287 in Mollington, Banastre, Cheshire, England.

11840792 i. Robert de Langton Sir (born BET AND 1310 in Walton on the Hill, Lancashire, England - died in 1361)

Alice married John de LangtonJohn was born BET AND 1285 in Walton on the Hill, Lancashire, England.

General Notes: The family of Ratcliffe or Radcliffe, took its name from the villageof Radcliffe, near Bury, in Lancashire, one of decidedly Saxon origin.Richard de Radclyffe, of Radclyffe Tower, co. Lancaster, seneschal andminister of the forests of Blackburnshire, accompanied King Edward Iin his wars in Scotland and received from that prince, in the 32ndyear of his reign [1306], a grant of a charter of free warren and freechase in all his demesne lands of Radclyffe, &c. He m. a dau. ofBoteler, of Bewsey, Baron of Warrington, and had issue, Robert,William, and John. [Sir Bernard Burke, Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited andExtinct Peerages, Burke's Peerage, Ltd., London, England, 1883, p.449, Ratcliffe, Barons and Viscount Fitz-Walter, Earls of Sussex]

Richard married Joan le BotelerJoan was born about 1252 in Bewsey Hall, Warrington, Lancashire, England.

ii. Robert de Radcliffe Sheriff of Lancaster ²⁶⁹ ^,270 was born about 1273 in Radcliffe Tower, Lancashire, England and died after 1305 in Pilsworth, Bury, Lancashire, England. Another name for Robert was Robert de \Radclyffe\.

iii. Richard de Radcliffe was born about 1282 in Radcliffe Tower, Lancashire, England.

Joan married Richard de Radcliffe of Radcliffe Tower SirRichard was born about 1245 in Radcliffe Tower, Bury, Lancashire, England and died in 1326 about age 81. Another name for Richard was Richard de \Radclyffe\.

23681594. Gilbert Culcheth, son of Henry Culcheth, was born about 1238 in Culcheth, Lancashire, England and died in 1275 about age 37.

Gilbert married Cecilia de LathomCecilia was born about 1242 in Lathom, Lancashire, England.

23681595. Cecilia de Lathom was born about 1242 in Lathom, Lancashire, England.

Cecilia married Gilbert CulchethGilbert was born about 1238 in Culcheth, Lancashire, England and died in 1275 about age 37.

23681600. Walter de Peshale, son of Walter de Peshale, was born about 1223 in England.

11840800 i. Adam de Peshale (born about 1246 in Horsley, Derbyshire, England)

John married Margery de SwynnertonMargery was born about 1217 in Little Sugnall, Staffordshire, England.

i. Stephen de Swynnerton Sir was born about 1235 in Isewall, Staffordshire, England and died in 1276 in Swynnerton, Staffordshire, England about age 41.

11840801 i. Alice de Swynnerton (born about 1246 in Little Sugnall, Staffordshire, England)

Eleonor married John de SwynnertonJohn was born about 1215 in Little Sugnall, Staffordshire, England and died in 1251 about age 36.

11840802 i. John de Eyton (born about 1265 in Wildmoors, Salopshire, England - died after 1345)

Margery married Peter de EytonPeter was born about 1240 in Dover, Kent, England.

23681608. William de Chetwynd was born in 1237 in Chetwynd, Shropshire, England.

General Notes: Philip, surnamed Goch ("The Red"); Lord of the Manor of Egerton;ancestor in the 7th generation of [Philip Egerton who married MargeryMainwaring and died 1474]. [Burke's Peerage]

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Philip Goch de Egerton, rightful heir of his older brother William,was called Philip de Egerton and lived in the time of Edward I. TheDomes Day Book omits mention of the Township of Egerton, but there canbe no doubt of its being comprehended within the limits of theoriginal barony of Malpas. Philip Goch most probably received from hisbrother William the Manor of Egerton, but it is clear that aconsiderable portion of his lands were gift of another family, whichsettled in Egerton in Cheshire and assumed the local name.

11840816 i. David* de Egerton (born about 1220 in Egerton, Nantwich, Cheshire, England)

23681633. Katherine Anghard de Hulton, daughter of Iowerth* de Hulton Sir, was born in Hulton, Lancashire, England.

Katherine married Philip* Goch de Egerton ²⁵¹Philip* was born in Egerton, Nantwich, Cheshire, England. Another name for Philip* is "The Red."

23681640. Geoffrey de Dutton, son of Geoffrey de Dutton and Agnes de Massey, was born in 1207 in Nether Tabley, Bucklow, Cheshire, England and died in 1296 in Dutton, Runcorn, Cheshire, England at age 89.

i. Edward de Cheadle was born about 1230 in Dutton, Runcorn, Cheshire, England and died in 1315 in Cheadle, Stockport, Cheshire, England about age 85.

ii. Margaret de Dutton was born about 1233 in Nether Tabley, Bucklow, Cheshire, England.

11840820 iii. Peter de Warburton (born in 1236 in Dutton, Runcorn, Cheshire, England - died in Warburton, Bucklow, Cheshire, England)

Margaret married Geoffrey de DuttonGeoffrey was born in 1207 in Nether Tabley, Bucklow, Cheshire, England and died in 1296 in Dutton, Runcorn, Cheshire, England at age 89.

23681648. Onyet de Blackenhall was born in 1218 in Checkley, Cheadle, Staffordshire, England.

11840824 i. Hamo de Blackenhall (born in 1256 in Checkley, Cheadle, Staffordshire, England)

23681668. Roger de Davenport, son of Vivian de Davenport and Beatrix de Hulme, was born in 1226 in Chester, Cheshire, England and died before 1296 in Davenport, Congleton, Cheshire, England.

Roger married Mary SalemonMary was born in 1228 in Withington, Cheshire, England and died about 1300 in Davenport, Congleton, Cheshire, England about age 72.

i. Thomas de Davenport was born about 1250 in Davenport, Congleton, Cheshire, England and died about 1320 in Davenport, Congleton, Cheshire, England about age 70.

11840834 ii. Henry de Davenport (born in 1256 in Chester, Cheshire, England - died in Moreton, Cheshire, England)

23681669. Mary Salemon, daughter of Robert Salemon, was born in 1228 in Withington, Cheshire, England and died about 1300 in Davenport, Congleton, Cheshire, England about age 72.

Mary married Roger de DavenportRoger was born in 1226 in Chester, Cheshire, England and died before 1296 in Davenport, Congleton, Cheshire, England.

23681672. Nicholas Leycester was born about 1228 in Nether Tabley, Bucklow, Cheshire, England and died in 1295 about age 67.

Nicholas married Margaret de DuttonMargaret was born about 1233 in Nether Tabley, Bucklow, Cheshire, England.

11840836 i. Roger Leycester (born about 1258 in Nether Tabley, Bucklow, Cheshire, England - died about 1349)

23681673. Margaret de Dutton, daughter of Geoffrey de Dutton and Margaret, was born about 1233 in Nether Tabley, Bucklow, Cheshire, England.

Margaret married Nicholas LeycesterNicholas was born about 1228 in Nether Tabley, Bucklow, Cheshire, England and died in 1295 about age 67.

23681676. Ralph Lord of Mobberley, son of John de Mobberleigh, was born in 1213 in Mobberley, Cheshire, England.

23681678. Robert Downes, son of Robert Downes, was born about 1238 in Chorley, Northwich, Cheshire, England.

Robert married Margaret FittonMargaret was born about 1241 in Rudheath, Northwich, Cheshire, England.

11840839 i. Maude Downes ² (born about 1264 in Chorley, Northwich, Cheshire, England)

23681679. Margaret Fitton, daughter of Sir Hugh Fitton, was born about 1241 in Rudheath, Northwich, Cheshire, England.

Margaret married Robert DownesRobert was born about 1238 in Chorley, Northwich, Cheshire, England.

23681728. Thomas de Davenport, son of Roger de Davenport and Mary Salemon, was born about 1250 in Davenport, Congleton, Cheshire, England and died about 1320 in Davenport, Congleton, Cheshire, England about age 70.

Thomas married Agnes de MacclesfieldAgnes was born about 1260 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England and died about 1322 in Davenport, Congleton, Cheshire, England about age 62.

11840864 i. Thomas de Davenport (born about 1285 in Davenport, Congleton, Cheshire, England - died about 1350 in Wheltrough, Cheshire, England)

23681729. Agnes de Macclesfield, daughter of Thomas de Macclesfield, was born about 1260 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England and died about 1322 in Davenport, Congleton, Cheshire, England about age 62.

Agnes married Thomas de DavenportThomas was born about 1250 in Davenport, Congleton, Cheshire, England and died about 1320 in Davenport, Congleton, Cheshire, England about age 70.

General Notes: John Leigh (took mother's name), of Booths, Cheshire; married 1stEllen, daughter of Richard Dent, of Cheshire, and had a son (John,ancestor of the Leighs of Booths); married 2nd Ellen, daughter ofThomas Corona, of Adlington, and had [Robert]. [Burke's Peerage]

Note: Magna Charta Sureties has John as son of Ellen de Corona.However the way Burke's Peerage has it would explain why Ellen deCorona's brother Thomas left Adlington to John & Ellen de Corona forlife and then to Robert, who was presumably the first son of John &Ellen de Corona.

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The Leigh Family of West Hall

D. & S. Lysons in Magna Britannia, give details of the relationship ofseveral branches of the Legh and Leigh families and the notes belowshown indented are simplified from this source. The Leighs of WestHall arrived in High Legh about 70 years after the Leghs of East Hall.

"Egerton Leigh of West Hall in High Legh and Twemlow, Esq. isdescended from Richard Lymme who in the late 13th century marriedAgnes the daughter and sole heiress of Richard de Legh. Agnes had asecond husband, William Venables, and they had a son, John, who (also)took the name of Legh and settled at Booths. William Venables wasdescended from Gilbert Venables the first baron of Kinderton who heldland in Cheshire under Hugh Lupus after the Norman Conquest.

John Legh was the common ancestor of the following branches of theLegh family of which the first seven were in Cheshire.

1. Legh of Sandbach, who became extinct after two generations.
2. Legh of Booths, of whom Willoughby Legh was the representative in1810 with the Leighs of West Hall also as descendants of this branch.
3. Leigh of Oughtrington, who are descended from John a younger son ofRichard Leigh of West Hall as a result of his marriage to an heiressin the reign of Edward IV. Trafford, Esq. of Oughtrington was thelineal descendant of this branch but assumed the name Trafford incompliance with the will of a maternal uncle.
4. Legh of Adlington, who became extinct by the death of Charles Leghin 1781 were descended from Robert, a younger son of the first JohnLegh of Booths.
5. Legh of Baguely were descended from Sir William Legh, a younger sonof the second Sir John Legh of Booths but became extinct in 1688.
6. Legh of Lyme were descended from Piers, a younger son of RobertLegh of Adlington mentioned above, and became extinct by the death ofThomas Peter Legh of Lyme in 1797.
7. Legh of Ridge arise from John a younger son of Sir Peter Legh ofLyme, who married the heiress of Alcock of Ridge.
8. Leigh of Ifell in Cumberland, extinct from about 1600
9. Leigh of Middleton in Yorkshire.
10. Leigh of Egginton in Derbyshire, Rinshall in Staffordshire,Stoneley in Warwickshire and Addlestrop in Gloucestershire all derivetheir descent from a younger son of the first Legh of Ridge."

John married Ellen de Corona Heiress of Adlington ²⁰⁶ ^,252 before 1305 in 2nd wife.²⁰⁶ Ellen was born about 1280 in Adlington, Cheshire, England and died before 1352.

i. Joan de Legh was born about 1305 in Booths Hall, Norbury, Cheshire, England and died about 1350 about age 45.

ii. Robert de Legh of Adlington ²⁷¹ was born about 1307 in Booths Hall, Norbury, Cheshire, England and died in 1370 in Adlington, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England about age 63. Another name for Robert was Robert Leigh.

John next married Ellen Dent ²⁰⁶ in 1st wife.²⁰⁶ Ellen was born about 1280 in Cheshire, England and died before 1305.

i. John de Legh of Booths Hall ²⁰⁶ ^,252 was born about 1297 in Booths Hall, Norbury, Cheshire, England and died about 1324 in Booths Hall, Norbury, Cheshire, England^²⁵² about age 27.

23681733. Ellen Dent,²⁰⁶ daughter of Richard Dent, was born about 1280 in Cheshire, England and died before 1305.

23681734. Phillip de Bechton was born about 1280 in Betchton, Congleton, Cheshire, England and died after 1316.

11840867 i. Ellen de Bechton (born about 1304 in Betchton, Congleton, Cheshire, England)

23681744. Adam Bostock Sir was born BET AND 1285 in Henbury cum Pexall, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England.

Adam married Jane de BreretonJane was born BET AND 1288 in Brereton, Cheshire, England.

11840872 i. William Bostock Sir (born BET AND 1305 in Henbury cum Pexall, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England)

Jane married Adam Bostock SirAdam was born BET AND 1285 in Henbury cum Pexall, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England.

i. John de Arderne Sir Knight ²³⁶ ^,274 was born about 1299 in Aldford, Cheshire, England and died about 1349 in Elford, Cheshire, England^²³⁶ about age 50.

25568245. Eleanor "Leonor" Berenger ² ^,154 was born in 1217 in Aix-en-Provence, France^{²^,154} and died on 25 Jun 1291 in Amesbury England^{²^,154} at age 74.
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27166976. John* de Legh was born about 1297 in Booths Hall, Norbury, Cheshire, England and died about 1324 in Booths Hall, Norbury, Cheshire, England about age 27.

John* married Matilda De ArderneMatilda was born about 1297 in Aldford, Cheshire, England. Another name for Matilda was Matilda de Arderne.

13583488 i. John de Legh (born about 1317 in Booths Hall, Norbury, Cheshire, England - died after 1377 in Booths Hall, Norbury, Cheshire, England)

27166977. Matilda De Arderne, daughter of John De Arderne Sir, was born about 1297 in Aldford, Cheshire, England. Another name for Matilda was Matilda de Arderne.

Matilda married John* de LeghJohn* was born about 1297 in Booths Hall, Norbury, Cheshire, England and died about 1324 in Booths Hall, Norbury, Cheshire, England about age 27.

27167002. William* de Ros Sir, son of William* de Ros Lord and Lucy FitzPiers, was born about 1240 in Ingmanthorpe, Kirk Deighton, Yorkshire, England and died before 28 May 1310.

General Notes: Sir William de Ros (3rd son), ancestor of the de Ros's ofIngmanthorpe, Kirk Deighton, Yorks (part of the Trussebutinheritance). [Burke's Peerage]

William* married Eustache FitzHughEustache was born about 1250 in Greasley, Basford, Nottinghamshire, England and died before 1310 in Grey Friars, Yorkshire, England.

13583501 i. Lucy de Ros (born about 1270 in Ingmanthorpe, Kirk Deighton, Yorkshire, England - died after 1332 in Plumpton, Spofforth, Yorkshire, England)

27167003. Eustache FitzHugh was born about 1250 in Greasley, Basford, Nottinghamshire, England and died before 1310 in Grey Friars, Yorkshire, England.

Eustache married William* de Ros SirWilliam* was born about 1240 in Ingmanthorpe, Kirk Deighton, Yorkshire, England and died before 28 May 1310.

27167168. John Savage Sir was born in 1250 in Stainesby, Derbyshire, England.

13583584 i. Thomas Savage Sir (born in 1285 in Stainesby, Derbyshire, England - died in 1331)

27167176. William Daniers was born about 1271 in Tabley, Cheshire, England. Another name for William was William Danyers.

13583588 i. Thomas Daniers (born about 1305 in Bradley, Appleton, Cheshire, England - died in 1354)

27167177. Agnes de Legh of West Hall, daughter of Thomas de Legh Lord of West Hall, was born about 1288 in West Hall, High Legh, Cheshire, England.

Agnes married William DaniersWilliam was born about 1271 in Tabley, Cheshire, England. Another name for William was William Danyers.

27167178. Adam Lord de Tabley was born about 1270 in Tabley, Cheshire, England.

Beatrice married Adam Lord de TableyAdam was born about 1270 in Tabley, Cheshire, England.

27167180. Robert de Baguley was born about 1275 in Cheshire, England. Another name for Robert was Robert de \Baggalegh\.

13583590 i. William de Baguley (born about 1300 in Cheshire, England - died in Cheadle, Stockport, Cheshire, England)

27167182. Roger de Cheadle Sir Knight, son of Edward de Cheadle, was born in 1253 in Cheadle, Stockport, Cheshire, England and died on 18 Jul 1326 at age 73. Another name for Roger was Roger Dutton, Sir Knight.

Roger married Matilda MasseyMatilda was born about 1270 in Cheshire, England.

13583591 i. Clemence de Cheadle (born about 1302 in Cheadle, Stockport, Cheshire, England)

ii. Agnes Cheadle was born about 1315 in Cheadle, Stockport, Cheshire, England.

Matilda married Roger de Cheadle Sir KnightRoger was born in 1253 in Cheadle, Stockport, Cheshire, England and died on 18 Jul 1326 at age 73. Another name for Roger was Roger Dutton, Sir Knight.

27167184. Roger de Swynnerton, son of Stephen de Swynnerton Sir, was born in 1255 in Swynnerton, Staffordshire, England and died on 8 Feb 1297 in Swynnerton, Staffordshire, England at age 42.

Roger married Joan de HastangJoan was born in 1255 in Leamington, Hastings, Warwickshire, England and died about 1298 in Swynnerton, Staffordshire, England about age 43.

13583592 i. Roger de Swynnerton Sir ²¹⁵ (born about 1285 in Swynnerton, Staffordshire, England - died before 3 Mar 1338 in Swynnerton, Staffordshire, England)

27167185. Joan de Hastang was born in 1255 in Leamington, Hastings, Warwickshire, England and died about 1298 in Swynnerton, Staffordshire, England about age 43.

Joan married Roger de SwynnertonRoger was born in 1255 in Swynnerton, Staffordshire, England and died on 8 Feb 1297 in Swynnerton, Staffordshire, England at age 42.

27167186. Thomas de Haughton Sir was born BET AND 1260 in Haughton, Cheshire, England and died after 1313.

13583593 i. Matilda de Haughton ²¹⁵ (born BET AND 1290 in Haughton, Cheshire, England - died after Mar 1358 in Swynnerton, Staffordshire, England)

27167188. Robert de Holand Sir Knight ²³⁹ was born about 1253 in Upholland, Lancashire, England and died about 1304^²⁷⁵ about age 51.

Robert married Elizabeth de Samlesbury ²³⁹ before 1276. Elizabeth was born about 1253 in Salmesbury, Lancashire, England and died after 1311.

13583594 i. Robert* de Holand Lord ²³⁹ ^,240 (born about 1283 in Upholland, Lancashire, England - died on 7 Oct 1328 in Executed in Boreham Wood, Essex, England)

27167189. Elizabeth de Samlesbury ²³⁹ was born about 1253 in Salmesbury, Lancashire, England and died after 1311.

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This feudal lord, b. 1267, having distinguished himself in the wars ofGascony and Scotland, temp. Edward I, was summoned to parliament bythat monarch as a Baron, 26 January, 1297, and he had regularsummonses from that period until 7th Edward II, 26 November 1313. Inthe 5th Edward II [1312], his lordship was constituted governor ofBuckingham Castle, in Northamptonshire, and steward of RockinghamForest. He d. in 1314, leaving by Eleanor, his wife, dau. of Nicholasde Segrave, three daus., his co-heirs, viz., I. Ellen, m. 1st NicholasSt. Maur, and 2ndly, Alan de Charlton; Maud Zouche, m. Robert, LordHolland; Elizabeth, a nun at Brewood, co. Stafford. Amongst thesethree daus. and co-heirs of Alan le Zouche, a partition was made inthe 8th Edward II [1315] of their father's lands, excepting the manorof Ashby-de-la-Zouche which the deceased lord gave to his kinsman,William de Mortimer, who thereupon assumed the surname Zouche. At thedecease of Lord Zouche, the Barony of Zouche of Ashby fell intoabeyance between his daus., as it still continues with theirrepresentatives. [Sir Bernard Burke, Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, andExtinct Peerages, Burke's Peerage, Ltd., London, 1883, p. 598-9,Zouche, Baron Zouche, of Ashby, co. Leicester]This feudal lord, b.1267, having distinguished himself in the wars of Gascony andScotland, temp. Edward I, was summoned to parliament by that monarchas a Baron, 26 January, 1297, and he had regular summonses from thatperiod until 7th Edward II, 26 November 1313. In the 5th Edward II[1312], his lordship was constituted governor of Buckingham Castle, inNorthamptonshire, and steward of Rockingham Forest. He d. in 1314,leaving by Eleanor, his wife, dau. of Nicholas de Segrave, threedaus., his co-heirs, viz., I. Ellen, m. 1st Nicholas St. Maur, and2ndly, Alan de Charlton; Maud Zouche, m. Robert, Lord Holland;Elizabeth, a nun at Brewood, co. Stafford. Amongst these three daus.and co-heirs of Alan le Zouche, a partition was made in the 8th EdwardII [1315] of their father's lands, excepting the manor ofAshby-de-la-Zouche which the deceased lord gave to his kinsman,William de Mortimer, who thereupon assumed the surname Zouche. At thedecease of Lord Zouche, the Barony of Zouche of Ashby fell intoabeyance between his daus., as it still continues with theirrepresentatives. [Sir Bernard Burke, Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, andExtinct Peerages, Burke's Peerage, Ltd., London, 1883, p. 598-9,Zouche, Baron Zouche, of Ashby, co. Leicester]

13583595 i. Maud la Zouche ²³⁹ ^,240 ^,241 (born in 1289 in Ashby, Leicestershire, England - died on 31 May 1349 in Brackley, Northamptonshire, England)

27167192. Robert de Draycote Beke Sir was born about 1270 in Tene, Staffordshire, England and died after 4 Mar 1330.

Robert married ElizabethElizabeth was born about 1270 in Staffordshire, England.

13583596 i. Robert Beke Sir (born about 1297 in Tene, Staffordshire, England - died in 1346)

Elizabeth married Robert de Draycote Beke SirRobert was born about 1270 in Tene, Staffordshire, England and died after 4 Mar 1330.

27167198. John de Hastang of Chebsey ²²⁹ was born about 1270 in Chebsey, Stone, Staffordshire, England and died before 1332.

i. Thomas de Hastang of Chebsey Sir was born about 1290 in Chebsey, Stone, Staffordshire, England and died before 1346.

General Notes: Sir William Brereton, of Brereton, married Roesia, daughter of RalphVernon, of the ancient family of Barons of Shipbrooke, and his wifeMary Dacre, daughter of the Lord of Dacre. She was living 15th ofEdward II, 1322, in which year she joins her husband in constitutingtheir son, Richard Brereton, their attorney to receive seizin of landsin Brereton. In 1301 the same Sir William gives 100 marks to Thomas,son of Roger Davenport, for the marriage of his son John to William'sdaughter Margery, which marriage was dissolved in 1305. William andRoesia had issue: William, John, Peter, Richard, Nicholas, Margery andMatilda.

William* married Roesia de VernonRoesia was born about 1289 in Shipbrook, Northwich, Cheshire, England and died after 1322.

General Notes: The eldest son, was sheriff of Chester, 7th of Edward III, 1333. Hemarried Isabella, daughter of Richard de Fulleshurst, Lord of Crewe.He was descended from Elizabeth Praers (granddaughter of RichardPraers and Jane or Johanna Crewe, daughter and co-heiress of Thomas deCrewe), who married Robert Fulleshurst. Ormerod Hist. Cheshire, Vol.3, pp. 162 and 169.

David* married Isabella de FulleshurstIsabella was born about 1300 in Crewe, Nantwich, Cheshire, England.

13583602 i. Philip* de Egerton Baron of Malpas (born in 1328 in Egerton, Nantwich, Cheshire, England - died in 1380 in Malpas, Whitchurch, Cheshire, England)

27167205. Isabella de Fulleshurst was born about 1300 in Crewe, Nantwich, Cheshire, England.

27167206. John de St. Pierre was born about 1308 in Shocklach Oviatt, Chester, Cheshire, England and died after 1344.

John married Isabella de TrussellIsabella was born about 1320 in Warmingham, Cheshire, England.

13583603 i. Ellen de St. Pierre (born in 1337 in Shocklach Oviatt, Chester, Cheshire, England)

27167207. Isabella de Trussell, daughter of Rose de Venables, was born about 1320 in Warmingham, Cheshire, England.

Isabella married John de St. PierreJohn was born about 1308 in Shocklach Oviatt, Chester, Cheshire, England and died after 1344.

27167216. Piers* Corbet Sir ²⁶¹ ^,262 was born in 1229 in Caus Castle, Shropshire, England and died on 10 Aug 1300^²⁶¹ at age 71.

General Notes: Peter Corbet, of Caus Castle, Salop (quite possibly that Pier or PeterCorbet who was called to Parliament by writ of summons 24 June 1295,thus according to later doctrine becoming 1st Lord (Baron) Corbet.[Burke's Peerage]

BARONY OF CORBET

I. 1. PIERS CORBET, son and heir of Thomas C., of Caus, Salop (died1274), by Isabel, widow of Alan de DUNSTANVILLE, sister and in herissue coheir of Roger DE VAUTORT, and daughter of another Roger DEVAUTORT, of Harberton, Devon. He had livery of his father's lands 2November 1274. He was in the Welsh wars 1282-93. On 28 June 1283, hewas summoned to attend the King at Shrewsbury, and 8 June 1294, toattend the King wherever he might be, and consequently ordered to beomitted from the summonses for Gascony on the 14th. He was summoned toParliament 24 June 1295 to 29 December 1299, by writs directed PetroCorbet, whereby he is held to have become LORD CORBET. He married,1stly, in or before 1252-3, Joan, daughter of Ralph DE MORTIMER, ofWigmore, co. Hereford, by Gwladus Du, daughter of Llewelyn aplorwerth, PRINCE OF NORTH WALES. He married, 2ndly, Alice de Orreby.He died 1300, before 10 August. His widow was living May 1315. [CP3:417, 14:205]

Piers* married Alice de Orreby ²⁶¹ in 1295 in Hatherton. Alice was born in 1260 in Haltherton, Cheshire, England and died before 20 Oct 1317.^²⁶¹

13583608 i. John* Corbet Lord (born on 25 Mar 1298 in Caus Shorpshire, England - died in 1347)

Piers* next married Unknown Wife or MistressUnknown was born about 1235 in England.

27167217. Alice de Orreby ²⁶¹ was born in 1260 in Haltherton, Cheshire, England and died before 20 Oct 1317.^²⁶¹

Alice married Piers* Corbet Sir ²⁶¹ ^,262 in 1295 in Hatherton. Piers* was born in 1229 in Caus Castle, Shropshire, England and died on 10 Aug 1300^²⁶¹ at age 71.

Alice next married Humphrey de Beauchamp Sir Knight ²⁶¹ after 10 Aug 1300 in 2nd husband 2nd wife.²⁶¹ Humphrey was born before Mar 1253 in Ryme Intrinseca, Sherborne, Dorsetshire, England,^²⁶¹ died on 18 Jul 1317 in Silferton Manor, Devonshire, England,^²⁶¹ and was buried in Lord of Ryme Intrinseca.

27557888. Ralph De Bacons-Thorpe,¹ ^,2 son of Grimaldus*. Another name for Ralph is Ranulph "Ralph."

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Resided at Thorpe Co., Norfolk, England, area called "Baconthorpe"

27558033. Alice Mynston,² daughter of Conan Mynston, was born in Lodie, Norfolk, England.^²

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[destopham.FTW]

with Thomas de Forde (both Stopham names) witnessed the deed ofHumphrey de Bohun, Earl of Essex A.D. 1227.

14221312 i. Richard Barttelot ²⁰⁸ (born in 1216 in Stopham, Sussex, England - died in Stopham, Sussex, England)

29687872. Thomas* De Berkeley Lord,² son of Maurice* Fitz Harding De Berkeley ² and Alice De Berkeley,² was born about 1170 in Berkeley, GLS, ENG,^² died on 29 Nov 1243 in Berkeley Castle, GLS, ENG^² about age 73, and was buried in St. Augustine's, Bristol, ENG. Another name for Thomas* was The Observer.

General Notes: Berkeley] "The Observer" or temporiser, Lord of Berkeley. Obtainedlivery of his brother's lands, but not, till 1223, of the castle ofberkeley. He sustained many suits at law, and by his prudent conductgreatly improved his estate. [CP 2:126]

Thomas* married Joan De Somery ² about 1217.² Joan was born about 1191 and died on 22 May 1276^² about age 85.

14843936 i. Maurice* De Berkeley Lord ² (born about 1218 in Berkeley Castle, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England - died on 4 Apr 1281 in Berkeley Castle, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England)

Joan married Thomas* De Berkeley Lord ² about 1217.² Thomas* was born about 1170 in Berkeley, GLS, ENG,^² died on 29 Nov 1243 in Berkeley Castle, GLS, ENG^² about age 73, and was buried in St. Augustine's, Bristol, ENG. Another name for Thomas* was The Observer.

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Richard was very wealthy and used it to be elected Holy Roman Emperor.His reign was not of any substance-pretty much symbolic. Late in lifehe gave up hope of ever actually ruling.

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Richard, Count of Poitou by 18 Aug 1225 (renounced c Dec 1243), 1stEarl of Cornwall, so styled from 21 Aug 1227 and King of the Romans(ie. heir presumptive to the Holy Roman Empire), so elected atFrankfurt 13 Jan 1256/7 and crowned at Aachen 17 May 1257 but soonejected and returned to England, three of the Electors apparentlyhaving thrown him over because his monetary inducements to them weretoo small, PC (1253); Constable of Wallingford Castle 1216; knightedFeb 1224/5 and granted by his brother Henry III 13 Feb 1224/5 theCounty of Cornwall during the King's pleasure, following which he waspresumably invested as Earl of that county; Lt of Guienne 1226-7;Ambassador to Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II 1237 and Popes InnocentIV and Alexander IV 1250 and 1259 respectively; went on Crusade1240-41; Co- or sole Regent during his brother Henry III's campaignsin Gascony 1253-54, fought with his brother Henry III against Simon deMontfort's barons at Battle of Lewes 1264, where he was captured;married 1st 30 March 1230/1 Isabel, 3rd daughter of William Marshal,1st Earl of Pembroke and widow of Gilbert de Clare, 5th Earl ofHertford and 2nd Earl of Gloucester, and had three sons (all diedyoung or sp); married 2nd 22 Nov 1243 Sancha, sister of his brotherHenry III's wife Eleanor and 3rd daughter and coheir of RaymondBerengar V, Count of Provence, and by her had two or three sons (alsodied young or sp, including the 2nd and last Earl of Cornwall);married 3rd 16 June 1269 Beatrice, 2nd daughter of Walram deFauquemont (or Valkenberg, near Mastricht), Seigneur de Montjoie andbrother of Engelbert Archbishop of Cologne, and died 2 April 1272,leaving by Jeanne de Valletort, and illegitimate son. [Burke'sPeerage]

Rohese married Richard* Plantagenet Earl of Cornwall ² ^,154Richard* was born on 5 Jan 1209 in Winchester Castle, Hampshire, England,^{²^,154} died on 2 Apr 1272 in Berkhampstead Castle, Hertfordshire, England^{²^,154} at age 63, and was buried on 13 Apr 1272 in Hailes Abbey, Gloucestershire, England.^²

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sister of Philip de Belmeis of Tong Castle, Salop

Emma married John de Grey ²John was born in Shirland, DBY, ENG^² and died before 18 Mar 1266.^²

29688326. Humphrey* de Bohun V ² died on 24 Sep 1275^² and was buried in Llanthony by Gloucester.^²

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EARLDOM OF ESSEX
VII. 7.
EARLDOM OF HEREFORD
vi. 2. HUMPHREY DE BOHUN, EARL of HEREFORD and (from 27 August 1236)OF ESSEX, Constable of England, son and heir. After his father's deathWilliam Brewer had custody of Caldicot
[Monmouth] and of Walton in Surrey, but Humphrey had livery ofCaldicot Castle and all lands held in chief the next year, the Kinghaving taken his homage. He joined the Earl of Cornwall in his quarrelwith the King in 1227. In 1228/9 he had an acquittance for 15 1/5 feesof the moiety of the fees of Trowbridge. At the coronation of QueenEleanor in 1236 he was Marshal of the Household. He had livery of hismother's lands 9 September 1236. In 1237 he went on a pilgrimage toSantiago. He was appointed constable of Dover Castle 27 February1238/9, which he surrendered 4 November 1241, and during these yearswas sheriff of Kent. He stood sponsor at the baptism of Edward I in1239. In 1242 he was in the expedition to France, but returned becauseof the King's foreign favourites. In 1214 the cause of the Welshrising is assigned to his having kept in his hand the inheritance ofthe wife of David, son of Llewelyn, Prince of Wales. He joined in theremonstrance to the Pope in 1246, and was present at the Great Councilof 1248. In 1250 he was among those who took the Cross. On 13September 1251 he had licence to make his will. He was present at thesentence of excommunication against the transgressors
of the charters (1253). He had a protection 15 November 1253 for aslong as the King remained in Gascony, and was with him there in 1254,but withdrew (having the King's permission) after failing to
obtain satisfaction in a matter concerning his jurisdiction asconstable. On 18 December 1253 he and his eldest son Humphrey hadlicence to hunt hare, fox, cat and other wild beasts in the forests ofBradon
and $avernake, Wilts. In 1257 he was appointed to keep the marchesbetween Montgomery and the land of the Earl of Gloucester, and had aprotection 22 October on staying in Wales in the service of PrinceEdward. In 1258 Ile was one of the 24 councillors to draw up theProvisions of Oxford, being chosen among the Barons' twelve, and wasthereafter one of the fifteen chosen to advise the King on all points;he was also one of the twelve elected by the Barons to represent thecommunity in three annual parliaments, and was one of the 24 who wereconcerned in treating of aids. In 1259 he was the King'srepresentative (with the Count of Aumâle) for the preservation ofpeace between France and England; was concerned with Llywellyn apGruffydd in the matter of the truce; and was one of the commissionerswho ratified the treaty between France and England in July. On 10August 1260 he was sent to treat for peace with Llywellyn, and on 25August 1262. was one of the commissioners to meet Llywellyn's
commissioners at the Ford of Montgomery. He had a grant of the custodyof the lands of the late Earl of Gloucester 18 July 1262. In thestruggle of 1263/4 lie took the side of the King; was one of thekeepers of the City of Lon-don, 9 October 1265, and one of theplenipotentiaries for the Dictum of Kenilworth. He married, 1stly,Maud, daughter of Raoul (DE LUSIGNAN), COUNT OF Eu (after hismarriage), by Alice, sister and heir of Raoul D'Eu (who died young),and daughter of Henry, COUNT OF Eu and Lord of Hastings. She died 14August 1241 (vigil of the Assumption), and was buried at Llanthony byGloucester. He married, 2ndly, Maud de AVENBURY. He died 24 September1275, and was buried before the high altar at Llanthony by Gloucester.His wife died 8 October 1773, at Sorges, in Gascony, and was buriedthere, but in 1290 her remains were interred beside those of herhusband.
[CP 6:459-62]

Humphrey* married Maud* de Eu ²Maud* died on 14 Aug 1241^² and was buried in Llanthony by Gloucester.^²

29688327. Maud* de Eu ² died on 14 Aug 1241^² and was buried in Llanthony by Gloucester.^²

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Mentioned in her mother's grant to Foucarmont Abbey of 17 May 1219.She married Humphrey de Bohun V, Earl of Hereford and Essex, andthrough this marriage the Howards and many other noble families tracetheir descent from the Counts of Eu. Buried at Llanthony byGloucester.

29688706. Ralph FitzRandolph, son of Ranulf FitzRobert and Mary Bigod, was born about 1225 in Middleham, YKS, ENG and died in 1270 about age 45.

14844353 i. Mary FitzRandolph (born about 1244 in Middleham, DUR, ENG - died about 11 Apr 1320 in Coverham, YKS, ENG)

Anastasia married Ralph FitzRandolphRalph was born about 1225 in Middleham, YKS, ENG and died in 1270 about age 45.

29688710. Alan* la Zouche Sir, son of Roger La Zouche ² and Margaret Biset,² was born about 1220 and died on 10 Aug 1270 about age 50. Another name for Alan* was Alan La Zouche.

General Notes: Sir Alan la Zouche in the 26th Henry III [1242] had a military summonsto attend the king into France, and in ten years afterwards had thewhole county of Chester and all North Wales placed under hisgovernment. In the 45th of the same reign [1272] he obtained a charterfor a weekly market at Ashby-la-Zouche, in Leicestershire, and for twofairs in the year at Swavesey. About the same time he was constitutedwarden of all the king's forests south of Trent, as also sheriff ofNorthamptonshire. In the 46th he was made justice itinerant for thecos. Southampton, Buckingham, and Northampton; and upon thearbitration made by Lewis, King of France, between Henry III and thebarons, he was one of the sureties oh behalf of the king. In threeyears afterwards he was constituted constable of the Tower of Londonand governor of the castle at Northampton. Sir Alan Zouche wasviolently assaulted in Westminster Hall in 1268 by John, Earl ofWarren and Surrey upon occasion of a dispute between the regardingsome landed property, and with his son, Roger, who happened to be withhim, severely wounded. He m. Elena, dau. and heir of Roger de Quinci,Earl of Winchester, and by her (who d. 1296] had issue, Roger, hissuccessor, and Eudo, from whom the Zouches, Barons Zouche, ofHarynworth derive. Alan le Zouche d. in 1269 and was s. by his elderson, Roger. [Sir Bernard Burke, Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, andExtinct Peerages, Burke's Peerage, Ltd., London, 1883, p. 598, Zouche,Baron Zouche, of Ashby, co. Leicester]

ALAN LA ZOUCHE, son and heir, was to have seisin of his lands, havingdone homage, 16 June 1238. He took part in the capture of WilliamMarsh, June 1242; served in Gascony, 1242-43; was granted a weeklymarket and yearly fair at Swavesey, 26 June 1244, and at Ashby, 4 May1261; Justice of Chester and of the four cantreds in North Wales, 2July 1250, continuing as Deputy under Prince Edward, February1253/4-October 1255; Commissioner to mediate between Llewelin, Princeof North Wales, and his brother David, 31 January 1253/4. Having goneto Ireland in the service of Prince Edward early in 1256, he wasJusticiar of Ireland from before 27 June 1256 till shortly before 21October1258. During the Barons' Wars he stood firmly for the King. Hewas among the tenants summoned to London cum serviciis que nobisdebent, Easter 1260, and again cum equis et armis, February 1260/1;was granted a pension of 50 marks a year, 4 April 1261; Justice of theForest South of Trent and Constable of Rockingham Castle, 12 June1261-64; Constable of Northampton Castle, 12 June 1261-July 1263, andagain, 28 February-June 1267; Sheriff of Northants, 9 July 1261-64;was sent hurriedly to defend the march of Wales against Llewelin,December 1262; was one of the King's supporters who, at Windsor, 16December 1263, declared themselves willing to accept the arbitrationof the King of France; and was appointed Keeper of cos. Devon,Somerset and Dorset, 24 December 1263. According to some accounts hewas taken prisoner by Sir John Giffard at the battle of Lewes, 14 May1264, but escaped and was recaptured in the garb of a monk. He was oneof the 12 Commissioners, appointed 31 August, who were responsible forthe Dictum of Kenilworth, 31 October 1266; and he was Warden of theCity and Constable of the Tower of London, 23 or 25 June 1267-April1268. He married, before 1242, Helen, or Ellen, 3rd daughter andcoheir of Roger (DE QUENCY), 2nd EARL OF WINCHESTER, CONSTABLE OFSCOTLAND, by his 1st wife, Helen, 2nd but 1st surviving daughter andcoheir of Alan, LORD OF GALLOWAY, CONSTABLE OF SCOTLAND. In the courseof a lawsuit with John (de Warenne), Earl of Surrey, he and his sonRoger were violently assaulted by the Earl before the Justices inWestminster Hall on the Octave of St. John (1 July) 1270, whereby hereceived wounds of which he died, 10 August following. His widow, whoreceived Brackley in her pourparty and was patron of the Hospitalthere, was summoned to send her service to Wales in 1277 and 1282. Shedied shortly before 20 August 1296.
[CP 12[2]:932-4]

i. Roger la Zouche Sir Knight was born between 1240 and 1242 in Ashby, Leicestershire, England and died on 15 Oct 1285 in Ashby, Leicestershire, England.

Helen married Alan* la Zouche SirAlan* was born about 1220 and died on 10 Aug 1270 about age 50. Another name for Alan* was Alan La Zouche.

29688712. Henry* de Audley Sheriff, son of Adam De Aldithley ² and Emma Fitzorm,² was born about 1175 in Heleigh, Audley, Staffordshire, England^² and died before 19 Nov 1246 in Mainwaring, Bersted, Sussex, England.^² Other names for Henry* were Audley and Henry Aldithley.²

General Notes: Henry de Alditheley was in great favor with Ranulph de Meschines, Earlof Chester and Lincoln (the most powerful subject in England in histime). Henry de Alditheley obtained from Ranulph de Meschines a grantof Newhall in Cheshire, with manors in Staffordshire and other parts,and for his adhesion to King John, in that monarch's struggle with theinsurrectionary barons, a royal grant of the lordship of Storton, inWarwickshire, part of the possessions of Robert of Summerville. In thefour first years of the reign of King Henry III. he executed theoffice of sheriff for the counties of Salop and Stafford, as deputyfor his patron, the great Earl Ranulph. In the 10th year of Henry III.this Henry de Alditheley was appointed governor of the castles ofCarmarthen and Cardigan, and made sheriff the next year of thecounties of Salop and Stafford and constable of the castles of Salopand Bridgenorth, which sheriffalty he held for five years. Upon hisretirement from office, he had a confirmation of all such lands,whereof he was then possessed, as well as those granted to him byRanulph, Earl of Chester, and Nicholas de Verdon, as those in Ireland,given him by Hugh de Lacy, Earl of Ulster, whose constable he was inthat province. He subsequently obtained diverse other territorialgrants from the crown, but, notwithstanding, when Richard Mareschal,Earl of Pembroke, rebelled, and made an incursion into Wales, theking, Henry III., thought it prudent to secure the persons of thisHenry, and all the other barons-marchers. He was afterwards, however,constituted governor of Shrewsbury, in the place of John de Lacy, Earlof Lincoln, and on the death of John, Earl of Chester, governor of thecastle of Chester, and also that of Beeston, then called the "Castleon the Rock," and soon after made governor of Newcastle-under-Lyne.This powerful feudal baron married Bertred Meisnilwarin, daughter ofRalph de Meisnilwarin. of Cheshire. He died in 1236, having foundedand endowed the Abbey of Hilton, near to his castle at Heleigh, inStaffordshire, for Cisterian monks, and was succeeded by his son,James. [Homer Beers James]

Henry* married Bertred Mainwaring ² in 1217 in Edgmond, Cheshire, England.² Bertred was born about 1196 in England^² and died after 1249.^²

14844356 i. James* de Audley (born about 1220 in Heleigh, STS, ENG - died about 11 Jun 1276)

ii. Emma De Audley ² was born about 1218 in Heleigh Castle, Audley, Staffordshire, England.^²

Bertred married Henry* de Audley Sheriff in 1217 in Edgmond, Cheshire, England.² Henry* was born about 1175 in Heleigh, Audley, Staffordshire, England^² and died before 19 Nov 1246 in Mainwaring, Bersted, Sussex, England.^² Other names for Henry* were Audley and Henry Aldithley.²

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William de Longespee,eldest son of William, Earl of Salisbury,"commonly called," says Sir William Dugdale, "by Matthew Paris, andmost of our other historians, Earl of Salisbury, but erroneous, forall records wherein mention is made of his do not give him that title,but called him barely William Longespee. Nay, there is an oldchronicle who saith expressly, that, in anno 12233 (17th Henry III),he was girt with the sword of knighthood, but not made Earl ofSalisbury." This William made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 1240,and again in 1247, having assumed the cross for a second pilgrimage,proceeded to Rome, and thus preferred a suit to the sovereign pontiff."Sir, you see that I am signed with the cross and am on my journeywith the King of France to fight in this pilgrimage. My name is greatand of note, viz., William Longespee, but my estate is slender, forthe king of England, my kinsman and liege lord, hath bereft me of thetitle of earl and of that estate, but this he did judiciously, and notin displeasure, and by the impulse of his will; therefore I do notblame him for it. Howbeit, I am necessitated to have recourse to yourholiness for favour, desiring your assistance in this distress. We seehere (quoth he) that Earl Richard (of Cornwall) who, though he is notsigned with the cross, yet, through the especial grace of yourholiness, he hath got very much money from those who are signed, andtherefore, I, who am signed and in want, do intreat the like favour."The pope taking into consideration the elegance of his manner, theefficacy of his reasoning, and the comeliness of his person, concededin part what he desire; whereupon he received above 1,000 marks fromthose who had been so signed. In about two years after this, anno1249, having received the blessing of his noble mother, Ela, thenabbess of Lacock, he commenced his journey at the head of a company of200 English horse and, being received with great respect by the kingof France, joined that monarch's army. In Palestine he becamesubsequently pre-eminently distinguished and fell, in 1250, in a greatconflict with the Saracens, near Damieta, having previously kill above100 of the enemy with his own hand. It was reported that, the bightbefore the battle, his mother Ela, the abbess, saw in a vision theheavens open and her son armed at all parts (whose shield she wellknew), received with joy by the angels. Remembering the occurrencewhen the news of his death reached her in six months after, she heldup her hands, and, with a cheerful countenance, said, "I, thyhandmaid, give thanks to thee, O Lord, that out of my sinful fleshthou hast caused such a champion against thine enemies to be born." Itwas also said that, in 1252, when messengers were sent to the Soldanof Babylon for redemption of those who had been taken prisoner, hethus addressed them -- "I marvel at you, Christians, who reverence thebones of the dead, why you inquire not for those of the renowned andright noble William Longespee, because there be many things reportedof them (whether fabulous or not I cannot say), viz., that, in thedark of the night there have been appearances at his tomb, and that tosome, who called upon his God, many things were bestowed from Heaven.For which cause, and in regard of his great worth and nobility ofbirth, we have caused his body to be here intombed." Whereupon themessenger desiring it, the remains were delivered to them by theSoldan, and thence conveyed to Acre where they were buried in thechurch of St. Cross. This eminent and heroic personage m. Idonea, dau.and heir of Richard de Camville, and had issue, William de Longespee,his son and heir. [Sir Bernard Burke, Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited andExtinct Peerages, Burke's Peerage, Ltd., London, England, 1883, p.168, d'Evereux, Earls of Salisbury]

Sir WILLIAM LONGESPEE, 1st son and heir, a minor at his father'sdeath, took part in the King's expedition to Brittany in 1230, Henryhaving intended that he should be knighted at Easter; but he wasactually knighted by the King at Gloucester, Whitsuntide 1233, andlater in that year he was at Grosmont with the King in hisunsuccessful expedition against the recalcitrant barons in the West.In 1237-38, presumably after his mother had taken the veil, he claimedunsuccessfully in the King's Court, by hereditary right, custody ofSalisbury Castle and the comitatus of Wilts, of which Earl Patrick wasseised in the time of Henry II. In 1236 he had taken the cross, and hewas on crusade from June 1240 to early in 1242. From May 1242 toOctober 1243 he took part in an expedition to France, fighting atSaintes. He was in Wales on service in 1245. In 1247 he again took thecross, starting in July 1249 as leader of the English crusaders. Hefell, fighting heroically, at Mansura on the Nile. He married(according to an arrangement made in April 1216), Idoine, daughter andheir of Richard DE CAMVILLE, by Eustache, daughter of Gilbert BASSET.He died 7 February 1249/50, his body being later removed to Acre. Hiswidow died between 1 January 1250/1 and 21 September 1252. [CP11:382-3]

William* married Idoine de Camville ²Idoine was born about 1208 in Brattleby, Lincolnshire, England^² and died before 21 Sep 1252.^²

14844357 i. Ela Longespee (born about 1228 in Stratton Audley & Wretchwick, OXF, ENG - died about 22 Nov 1299)

ii. Ida* De Longespee ² was born about 1226 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England^² and died after 1267.^²

29688715. Idoine de Camville ² was born about 1208 in Brattleby, Lincolnshire, England^² and died before 21 Sep 1252.^²

Idoine married William* De Longespee Sir Knight ²William* was born about 1207 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England^² and died on 7 Feb 1250 in Slain by Saracens at Battle of Mansura, Nile Delta, Egypt^² about age 43.

29691344. John* de Brewes was born about 1198 and died about 2 Nov 1232 in Bramber, SUS, ENG about age 34.

General Notes: Lord of Bramber, Buckingham, and Gower. John Braose, surnamed Tadody.He had been privately nursed by a Welsh woman, at Gower. This John deBraos had grants of lands [ some formerly his father's] from KingHenry III. and held also the Barony of Brembye, in Sussex, where hedied in 1232, by a fall from his horse, his foot remaining in thestirrup. Released from captivity in 1218 during the reign of HenryIII, as were his brothers Giles, Philip, and Walter. Claimed to havebeen brought up secretly by a Welshman in Gower, and to have been atsome time in the custody of his uncle Giles, Bishop of Hereford.
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John de Braose, Lord of Bramber and Gower

Born: 1198
Died: 1232

Nicknamed "Tadody" by the Welsh when he was hidden in Gower as a childafter King John had killed his father and grandmother, he was later inthe custody of Engelard de Cigogny (castellan of Windsor) along withhis brother Giles. Cigogny was ordered to give the two boys up toWilliam de Harcourt in 1214. At this time John became separated fromhis brother. He was present at the signing of Magna Carta in 1215.

John disputed his uncle Reginald's claim to the Braose lands,sometimes resorting to arms. Llewelyn helped him to secure Gower(1219). In 1221, with the advice and permission of Llewelyn, herepaired his castle of Abertawy (Swansea, right) or Seinhenydd. Hepurchased the Rape of Bramber from Reginald and his son, William, in1226. In that year John confirmed the family gifts to Sele Priory,near Bramber, and to the Abbey of St. Florent, Saumur, and addedothers. After the death of Reginald (1228) he became Lord ofSkenfrith, Grosmont and Whitecastle, the three Marcher castles, bycharter from the king but he lost these in 1230 to Hugh de Burgh atthe same time as Gower became a subtenancy of de Burgh's Honour ofCarmarthen and Cardigan.

John was killed by a fall from his horse at Bramber in 1232.
Received Bramber from his uncle Reginald.

Father: William de Braose
Mother: Matilda de Clare

Married to Margaret, dau of Llewelyn ap Iorwerth, (1219)

Child 1: William de Braose (d 1290)
Child 2: Richard (d before 1300) = Alice le Rus (1256 - 1300/1) (=(1)Richard Longspee)

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14845672 i. William* Brewes (born about 1224 - died on 6 Jan 1291 in Findon, West Sussex, ENG)

31719424. John* Holcombe Sir,¹ ^,2 son of Walter De Holcombe, was born about 1175 in England,^{¹^,2} died about 1269 in Hull, Devon County, England^{¹^,2} about age 94, and was buried in Abby Church of Dorcheser, Oxfordshire, England.^²

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From CD#10, Tree 4213--Sir John Holcombe is the first to be mentionedin the Visitations of England. He served in the War of the Crusades,to Palestine, indications being that he participated in two of theCrusades. "During the Third Crusade, while in battle, with one mightysweep of his sword he severed the heads of three Mohannedans. Thisexplains the significance of the four heads on the Coat of Arms whichwas bestowed upon him hen he was meritoriously knighted for this deedof valor by King Richard in the latter part of the 12th century.TheHeraldic Office describes the Holcombe Arms as follows: 'Azure field;chevron, argent, bewteen three Turks' heads in profile, coupled atshoulders or, wreathed about the temples, sable and of the second.Crest: a man's head, full faced couped at the breast proper, wreatharound the temples or, and asure.' "The motto 'Veritas et fortitudo'in English is Truth and Courage." The effigy of the Knight Holcombenow rests in the old Abbey Church of Dorchester, England, one of theoldest abbies in England.

Per Jill Cruse: Sir John Holcombe was knighted by King Richard I (TheLion Heart) for deeds accomplished during the third crusade (1189-92).Sir John beheaded three Turks with one sword swipe. His tomb islocated in Dorchester, Abbey, Oxfordshire England. The missing familypedigree which hung behind the sarchohagus in the lady chapel in 1995.Sir John's coat of arms, one of the oldest in England, are as follows:Azure field, a chevron argent, between three Turks' heads in profile,couped at the sholder, wreathed about the temples, sabled and of thesecond. The crest is a man's head, full faced, couped at the breastproper, wreathed around the temples (Source: The Holcombe Familyhttp://claim.goldrush.com/~humbert/test.html). Jill has a B&W pictureof the tomb and the crest.

Sir John de Holcombe
1189 Knighted by King Richard and Granted the manor of Holcombe for
heroic action in Battle of Palestine in the 3rd Crusade (1178-1191AD).

Sir John de Holcombe was knighted by Richard I (The Lion Heart) fordeeds accomplished during the third crusade. Sir John beheaded threeTurks with one sword swipe.

About three centuries later, John Smith of popularized history(Jamestowne, VA) "borrowed" not only the basic design of the arms butthe legendary deed that won them as well.

Sir John is buried in Oxfordshire, England, in the Dorchester Abbey.In recent years a family of that area has hired a researcher to provethat an ancestor of theirs lies in his well known sarchophagus ratherthan he. Their claim rests primarily on an amateur researcher havingbeen unable to decipher the numbering system used by anotherresearcher (in the1940's) to trace Sir John's decendants. A task whichrequires the ability to add and subtract. The argument being used isalong the line of 'Lacking absolute proof acceptable to the detractorthat it is indeed Sir John in the box, it is a member of hisemployer's family'. A rather weak trumpery that relies on a lack ofopposition to carry it along. It was a great bit of good luck thatfamily data carried to Australia by the descendants of ChristopherHolcombe (elder brother of Gilbert Holcombe) and the now missingfamily pedigree which hung behind the sarchohagus in the Ladychapelwere found in 1995 to form a whole. That combination of pedigrees wasused to generate the descent chart given.

31720022. William Martin ² ^,175 ^,210 was born in 1257 in Combmartin, Devonshire, England^{²^,175^,210} and died before 8 Oct 1324.^{²^,175^,210}

31720023. Eleanor FitzPiers ² ^,175 ^,210 was born about 1257 in Dunster, Somerset, England.^{²^,175^,210}

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[john gray.FTW]

http://www.chillingham-castle.com/index.htm
At first a 12th century stronghold, Chillingham became a fullyfortified Castle in the 14th century. Steeped in the Nation's historywe occupied a strategic position during Northumberland's bloody borderfeuds, often besieged and often enjoying the
patronage of royal visitors.
In Tudor days there were additions but the underlying Mediaevalcharacter, detail and strength have always been retained.

The 18th and 19th centuries saw decorative landscape refinements andextravagancies including gardens and grounds laid out by Sir JeffreyWyatville, fresh from his triumphs at Windsor Castle.

Greys have lived here for 800 yrs.
It is the most haunted castle in britain.
We have a number of ghosts. The most famous is the "blue boy" who asmidnight rang out would cry and moan in agony or maybe fear. Thenoises could be traced to a spot near a passage cut through a ten footwall.

When the bloodcurdling wails die away a soft halo of light appearsaround an old four poster bed. Anyone sleeping there, even today, cansee the figure of a young boy dressed in blue, and surrounded bylight. Later behind the wall the bones of a young
boy and fragments of blue clothing were discovered.

Another ghost, Lady Mary Berkeley, searches for her husband, who ranoff with her sister. Lady Mary, desolate and broken hearted lived inthe castle by herself with only her baby girl as a companion. Therustle of her dress can be heard as she passes
you by in the turret stairs. But there are more!

Chillingham should certainly afford shelter to many wraiths of itsdeparted owners and former dwellers. In this land of ancient dwellingsvery few houses have been lived in continuously from so early a date.For almost eight hundred years the long
procession stretches, of men, women and little children who have livedand loved and suffered therein.

The district is full of romance, and the Castle being so close to theBorderland was in old times the scene of many a raid from its Scottishneighbours, and its dungeons were probably seldom without someunfortunate inmate immured therein. We still see
on the dungeon walls ancient initials and lines scratched in by themto count the number of the weary days of their imprisonment. In whatis called 'the inner pantry' there has been seen a frail figure inwhite. This was where the silver in use was
stored and a footman was once employed to sleep there to safeguard it.

One night the footman had turned in when he was accosted by a lady inwhite, very pale, who asked him for water. Thinking for the moment itwas one of the visitors he turned away to obey her behest, when hesuddenly remembered that he was locked in and
that no visitor could possibly have entered. On turning round he foundthe figure had vanished.

This same figure was seen also by a guest who made notes of herpsychic experiences in the various rooms of the Castle without havingbeen told of the Castle's claimed hauntings beforehand. It wassurprising to see that she alluded to the longing for
water of a female ghost who 'must have been slowly poisoned in oldentimes.'

The Ghost in the Chamber
Not all the ghosts are those we see, some are merely felt. 'Impalpableimpressions on the air,' the poet says -'A sense of something movingto and fro,' a chill dark thing that creeps, or an oppressiveatmosphere, as in an upper chamber, overlooking
the dell, where the sensitive cannot remain.

A lady's maid who had been given this room was found next morning onthe sofa in the dining hall. She had quitted her bed in a panic andnothing would induce her to return. It is said that a former chef, whooccupied the room, was driven to commit
suicide there, and we no longer use it as a bedroom.

Voices in the Library
In the Library, underneath the upper chamber, the voices of two menare often heard talking, but it is not possible to follow what theysay and they seem to cease at once if one stops reading or writing tolisten to their discussion. It disturbs no one
and many have heard it but none has accounted for the fact.

Many scenes in the movie Elizabeth were shot here.

General Notes: Roger [2nd son, elder brother Nele dsp 1230]; seemingly took HenryIII's part in Barons' War in 1260s; married Maud (married 2nd as his1st wife, 1st and last Lord (Baron) Strange (of Ellesmere), eldestdaughter of William de Beauchamp, and died c Nov 1266. [Burke'sPeerage]

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Roger de Mowbray, then in minority [1228], s. his brother, Nigel. Thisfeudal lord had several military summonses to attend King Henry IIIinto Scotland and Wales. He m. Maud, dau. of William de Beauchamp, ofBedford, and dying in 1266, was s. by his eldest son, Roger deMowbray. [Sir Bernard Burke, Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and ExtinctPeerages, Burke's Peerage, Ltd., London, 1883, p. 386, Mowbray, Earlsof Nottingham, Dukes of Norfolk, Earls-Marshal, Earls of Warren andSurrey]

16056336 i. Roger* de Mowbray Lord ² ^,154 (born in 1254 in Thirsk Hovington Yorkshire - died on 21 Nov 1297 in Ghent Netherlands)

32112674. Richard de Clare was born on 4 Aug 1222 in Newent, GLS, ENG and died on 15 Jul 1262 in Ashenfield, Canterbury, ENG at age 39.

Richard married Maud* de Lacy Countess on 25 Jan 1238. Maud* was born on 4 Aug 1222 in Lincoln, LIN, ENG and died before 10 Mar 1289 in Lincoln, LIN, ENG.

16057170 i. Thomas de Clare (born about 1245 in Thomond, Connaught, IRL - died on 29 Aug 1287 in Clare, IRL)

32112675. Maud* de Lacy Countess, daughter of John* de Lacy and Margaret de Quincy, was born on 4 Aug 1222 in Lincoln, LIN, ENG and died before 10 Mar 1289 in Lincoln, LIN, ENG.

General Notes: Countess of Lincoln

Maud de Lacy, widow of Richard, earl of Gloucester, outlived herhusband by
more than a quarter of a century, dying in March 1289. From 1262 untilher
death she held one-third of the Clare inheritance in dower, althoughher son
Earl Gilbert the Red did successfully challenge the originalcomposition of
her dower portion, which was readjusted in 1267. Maud did not remarry,
preferring to spend her long widowhood living off the revenues of her
estates, contributing handsomely to ecclesiastical foundations, andhelping
to promote her children. Her activities on behalf of her daughtersMargaret
and Rohese have been noted , and she also attempted, with lesssuccess, to present her son Bogo to the church of Adlingfleet inYorkshire. Her gifts to religious houses were numerous. In 1248 EarlRichard founded Clare Priory, the first house of Austin Friars inEngland, and after his death the countess continued his generositywith several grants of land to the priory. In addition, a scheme tofound an Augustinian nunnery attracted her. In 1284 she refounded thepriory of Canonsleigh in Devon. Canonsleigh was originally establishedfor seven Augustinian canons by Walter de Clavill, a mesne tenant ofthe honor of
Gloucester, but in 1284 Maud provided an annual gift of L200 for thesupport
of an abbess and 40 canonesses of that order. She had originally hadthe
idea of doing this for Sandleford Priory in Berkshire, but for somereason
the plan fell through in 1274, and a decade later she refoundedCanonsleigh
instead. By 1286 the new nunnery was in existence, and thedispossessed
canons were under royal protection."
--- Michael Altschul, *A Baronial Family in Medieval England: TheClares,
1217-1314*, Baltimore MD (Johns Hopkins Press) 1965. p 36-37

Maud* married Richard de Clare on 25 Jan 1238. Richard was born on 4 Aug 1222 in Newent, GLS, ENG and died on 15 Jul 1262 in Ashenfield, Canterbury, ENG at age 39.

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Nicholas de Segrave, 1st Lord (Baron) Segrave, so created by writ ofsummons to Parliament 24 June 1295; born c1238; apparently knighted 1Aug 1263; with others of the magnates opposed to Henry III laid siegeto Rochester April 1264; also commanded the London contingent at theBattle of Lewes 14 May 1264; in addition fought at Battle of Evesham1265 (wounded and captured, subsequently seeking pardon 1266 andreceiving it 1267); called up for military service against Welsh 1276,1277, 1282 and 1283; attended 1283 a meeting at Shrewsbury which in aHouse of Lords decision 1877 was deemed to be a Parliament, hence tohave been capable of creating peerages by writ, though this decisionis now held to be flawed; married Maud, possibly daughter of ? Lucy,and died by 12 Nov 1295. [Burke's Peerage]

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Nicholas de Segrave, who, in the 43rd Henry III [1259], attended thatmonarch into Frances, but soon after espoused the cause of the baronsand became one of their most active leaders. In the 47th of Henry'sreign [1263], he was amongst those who appeared openly in arms andfortified Northampton, for which proceeding his lands were seized bythe crown. Upon the subsequent fall of Northampton to the royalists,Nicholas de Segrave fled to London, where the citizens having raised alarge army for the barons made him their general. At the head of thisforce, he marched with Gilbert de Clare and Henry de Hastings to thesiege of Rochester, and thence to Lewes, at which place the celebratedbattle, so disastrous to the king, commenced by a charge made bySegrave and the head of the Londoners; in this, however, he wasworsted by Prince Edward who, flushed with success, pursued hisadvantage too far and thus mainly contributed to the defeat which theroyal arms sustained. This issue of this battle is well known. Theking, Prince Edward, and the chief of their adherents became prisonersto the rebels who followed up their triumph by immediately summoning aparliament in the king's name, to which Nicholas de Segrave wassummoned as Baron Segrave, 24 December, 1264. But the tide soonebbing, he was among the defeated at Evesham where he was wounded andmake prisoner. He was, however, admitted to the benefit of the Dictumof Kenilworth, and obtained a full pardon with restoration of hislands which had been seized. In four years afterwards, he attendedPrince Edward to the Holy Land and when that prince ascended thethrone, he appears to have enjoyed a large share of royal favour. Inthe 4th year of Edward's reign [1276], he was with the king in acampaign against the Welsh and was subsequently employed in Scotlandand Ireland, having had a second summons to parliament 24 June, 1295.His lordship m. Maud de Lucy, by whom he had issue, John, Nicholas,Geoffrey, Peter, Gilbert, and Annabel. Lord Segrave d. 1295, and wass. by his eldest son, John de Segrave, 2nd baron. [Sir Bernard Burke,Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages, Burke's Peerage,Ltd., London, 1883, p. 484, Segrave, Barons Segrave of Barton Segrave]

BARONY OF SEGRAVE

I. 1. NICHOLAS DE SEGRAVE, son and heir, aged 16 on 17 December 1254,on 18 April 1258 had done homage and was to have his lands. On 28March 1259 he was going on pilgrimage to Pontigny. He was crossingwith the King to France, 28 October 1259. On 27 March 1260 he wassummoned to London with his service. On 16 September 1261, before theKing at Windsor, he swore to hold with the King and do his servicefaithfully and never to oppose him; 21 October 1261, summoned to comewithout delay with horses and arms. In May 1262 at Parliament inLondon against the King; July 1263, to be with the King at Worcesteron 1 August, there to be knighted by him and to go with him intoWales. He was at the siege of Rochester with the Earl of Gloucester,Henry de Hastings and others in April 1264; and on 14 May commandedthe Londoners at the battle of Lewes. He was granted the custody ofthe castle of Rockingham and of the King's forests between the bridgesof Oxford and Stamford, 17 June 1264; 13/24 December 1264, summoned toLondon to treat upon the delivery of Prince Edward. On 16 February1264/5, with the Earl of Leicester and others, he was forbidden totourney at Dunstable; and was ordered to treat with the King for theliberation of his son Edward. On 4 August 1265 he was wounded andtaken prisoner at the battle of Evesham, and on 25 October 1265 hislands were granted to Edmund the Kings son; but on 28 April 1266 hewas coming to the King's court to treat of his peace. In 1267 PrinceEdward entered the Isle of Ely on its surrender by Robert Pecche,Nicholas de Segrave and other captains, who on 11 April fled toSouthwark and were received by the Earl of Gloucester. On 1 July 1267,he was pardoned and admitted into the King's peace. On 12 May 1270, hewas going with the King and Prince Edward to the Holy Land. He wassummoned to serve in Wales in 1276, 1277, 1282 and 1283. On 28 June1283, summoned to Shrewsbury to treat with David ap Griffith; 2January 1284/5, going to Ireland. He was in various Commissions,1290-94; 6 July 1291 and 28 April 1292, staying in Scotland on theKing's service. He was summoned to Parliament at Westminster on 24June 1295 by writ directed Nich[ola]o de Segrave seniori, whereby heis held to have become LORD SEGRAVE. He married Maud.[d] He diedbefore 12 November 1295, and was buried at Chaucombe priory.
[CP 11:603-5]

[d] On 28 August 1288 she and her husband complained that she wasassaulted at Eccleshale, co. Warwick, and thrown out of the vehicle inwhich she was riding and that a cart laden with victuals and othergoods was carried off. A manuscript, formerly at Naworth Castle, beingan account of the descendants of the marriage of Gilbert de Segraveand Amabil de Chaucombe. Nicholas' wife is there stated to have beenMaud Lucy. The manuscript appears to have been a genealogy of thefounders of Chaucombe Priory. There is no record of any assignment ofdower.

16056344 ii. John* de Segrave Sir ²⁴¹ ^,246 ^,247 (born about 1256 in Segrave, Leicestershire, England - died on 4 Oct 1325 in Chacombe, Northamptonshire, England)

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Maud, possibly daughter of ? Lucy. [Burke's Peerage]

Robert married Alice Corbett ²Alice was born about 1225 in Caus, Shropshire, England.^²

32112737. Alice Corbett ² was born about 1225 in Caus, Shropshire, England.^²

Alice married Robert De Stafford ²Robert was born about 1220 in Stafford Castle, Staffordshire, England.^²

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RALPH BASSET, son and heir of Ralph Basset, of Drayton, co. Stafford,and of Colston Basset, Notts, was summoned to Parliament 24 December1264, by writ directed Radulfo Basset de Drayton; which writ however,having issued in rebellion, should not create a peerage dignity. Hemarried Margaret, daughter of Roger de Somery, of Dudlcy, co.Worcester, by his 1st wife (to whom she was daughter and cohheir),Nicole, daughter and eventually coheir of William (d'AUBIGNY), EARL OFARUNDEL. He died 4 August 1265, being slain at the battle of Eveshamfighting against the King, who, however, continued the estates to hiswidow and son, as her father had fought for the King at Evesham. Hiswidow married before 26 January 1I270/1, as 2nd wife, Ralph DECROMWELL, Of Cromwell, Notts, and West Hallam, co. Derby, who diedshortly before 18 September 1289. She took the veil shortly before 18June 1293. [CP 2:1-2]

16056370 i. Ralph* Basset Sir ² ^,175 ^,225 (born about 1242 in Drayton, Staffordshire, England - died on 31 Dec 1299 in Drayton, Staffordshire, England)

ii. Walter Beauchamp ² ^,154 was born in 1243 in Elmley Castle, Worcester, England^{²^,154} and died on 16 Feb 1302^{²^,154} at age 59.

32112753. Isabel De Mauduit ² ^,154 was born in 1217 in Hanslape, Buckinghamshire, England^{²^,154} and died in Sis. of, Wm. Mauduit, Earl of Warwick.^{²^,154}

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[john gray.FTW]

descended from Hanslape, Bucks, England
and Ulf THORGILSSON of Halland Sweden (1000)
and Earls of Denmark
and Walthe Earl of Northumberland (970)
and Alfgifu Gunnarsson Queen of Wessex (970)
and Earls of Kent
and Alfred the Great (848) Wantage, Berkshire, England- who isdescended from Ancient Saxony, Germany- who (shakily) can be tracedback to the kings of Troy

Isabel married William De Beauchamp ² ^,154 in 1237 ².^,154 William was born in 1215 in Elmley, Worcestershire, England^{²^,154} and died on 5 Jun 1298 in Elmley, Worcestershire, England^{²^,154} at age 83.

32112754. John* FitzGeoffrey Lord Kirtling Justiciar ² was born about 1208 in Potterspury & Moulton, England^² and died on 23 Nov 1258^{²^,154} about age 50. Another name for John* was John FitzGeoffrey ².^,154

General Notes: [Master File.ftw]

Lord of Berkhampstead, Sheriff of Yorkshire, in 1234, Lord Justice ofIreland, in 1246.

John, being next male heir of that family on the death of WilliamFitzPiers, Earl of Essex, in 1227, paid a fine to the king of 300marks for those lands which were his father's and did by hereditaryright belong to him, whereof this last Earl William died seised. Inthe 18th year of Henry III., this John was constituted Sheriff ofYorkshire; and in the 21st year of the same reign, upon the treatythen made between the king and the barons, whereby, in considerationof the great charter and charters of the forests being confirmed, athirtieth part of all men's moveables were given to the king, thisfeudal lord was admitted one of the privy council held at London, hewas one of those at the time sent to the Pope's legate, to prohibithis attempting anything therein prejudicial to the interests of theking and kingdom. In eight years afterwards, John Fitz Geoffrey wasone of the commissioners sent from King Henry (with Roger Bigod, Earlof Norfolk, and others) to the council at Lyons, in order to complainof the great extractions made upon the realm by the holy see; and thenext year, 1246, was constituted Justice of Ireland, where, for hisservices, he received a grant from the crown of the Isles of Thomond.John was the feudal lord of Berkhampstead and Kirtling manors, and ofShere, Fambridge and other estates. He died in November 1258.

Justiciary of Ireland. Died in 1258, succeeded by a son, JohnFitz-John. He also had a daughter, Maud FitzJohn, widow of Gerard deFurnival, who married (2) William de Beauchamp, 6th Baron deBeauchamp, of Elmsley, created Earl of Warwick, who died in 1298,leaving a daughter Isabel Beauchamp, who married Patrick de Chaworth,d.s.p.m., in 1282, son of Patrick, 4th Baron de Chaworth, and Hawise,his wife, daughter of Thomas de Londres, of Kidwilly, in Wales. Thehad a daughter Maud Chaworth, widow of Henry Plantaganet, 3rd Earl ofLancaster, who died in 1345. She married (2) Hugh Despencer.

John* married Isabel Bigod ² ^,154Isabel was born in 1210 in Norfolk, NFK, ENG,^{²^,154} died in 1239^{²^,154} at age 29, and was buried in Grey Friar's, Worcester, ENG.

16056377 i. Maud* FitzJohn ² ^,175 ^,235 (born about 1237 in Shere, Farnbridge, Surrey, England - died on 16 Apr 1301 in Grey Friars, Worcestershire, England)

General Notes: [Master File.ftw]

ROGER DE TOENI V, 2nd but 1st surviving son and heir, was bornMichaelmas 1235. His marriage and the custody of his lands weregranted to Queen Eleanor during his minority, 26 April 1242; and hedid homage therefor between 1 and 15 October 1256, being then of fullage. On 15 October also the Earl of Hereford and Essex was ordered todeliver Painscastle to Roger, who held it in chief by knight'sservice. He had licence for life, 8 December 1256, to hunt with hisown dogs the hare, fox, cat and badger in cos. Southampton, Somerset,Dorset and Wilts; was summoned to join the Earl of Hereford in defenceof the Welsh marches between Montgomery and Gloucester, July, and hadgone to Wales with Edward, the King's son, before 22 October 1257; wasamong those summoned to meet the King in London with all the servicethey owed, April 1260; had a protection, crossing with the Queenbeyond seas, 1 July 1262; and was summoned to be at Hereford, February1262/3, for action against Llewellyn. He was living, 10 June 1263, andis said to have supported the King in the Barons' War, but was deadbefore the battle of Lewes (14 May 1264). He married,(h) before 1255,Isabel. He died before 12 May 1264, when Isabel's marriage was grantedto Edmund, the King's son. She was living, February 1264/5. [CP12[1]:771-2]

[h] A contract of marriage between Roger, then aged 3, and Alice,daughter of Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Hereford and Essex, wasconfirmed by the King, 30 June 1239. According to the FundatorumProgenies of Llanthony this marriage did take place and Alice wasburied in the chapter house of Llanthony Priory outside Gloucester.However, nothing more is known of Alice and, as stated above, Roger'smarriage was granted to the Queen, 26 April 1242.

16056378 i. Ralph* de Toni VII ² ^,175 ^,235 (born about 1255 in Flamsted, Hertfordshire, England - died in 1295 in Flamsted, Hertfordshire, England)

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Watney, Wallops: j.u. of Radnor; withstood the rising of his kinsman,Llewelyn ap Gruffyd; aided the Barons against Hanry III 1258, butjoined the Royhal party 1261; helped Prince Edward to escape from hiscaptors near Hereford, and entertained him at Wigmore, 1265; commandedthe rear-guard of the Royal forces at Evesham 1265, after which battlethe head of de Montfort was sent as a present to Mortimer's wife atWigmore; took part in the seige of Kenilworth; custodian of HerefordCastle, and Sheriff of Co. Hereford; lord of Kerry and Cydowain;remained for the rest of his life a close friend of Edward

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Watney: in 1252 he & wife were granted by Henry III all liberties &free customs in Meath, which Walter de Lacy, grandfather of wifeMatilda, had enjoyed; was in Gasony on King's service, 1254, & withPrince Edward, 1255; at Vaucouleurs with his wife 1256; in Holy Landwith Prince Edward, but returned before him, & took up the office ofJusticiary in Ireland, 1273; styled King's Marshal 12997; one ofKing's representatives in Rome, 1300, allowed 124 pounds 5 shillingsfor expenses of voyage & soujourn there; entered the House of theFriars Preachers at Trim, where he d. in the habit of the Order

16056382 i. Peter* De Joinville ² (born about 1258 in Trim & Ludlow Castle, SAL, ENG - died about 8 Jun 1292)

32113920. Roger D'Arcy ² ^,154 was born in 1253 in Oldcotes, Nottinghamshire, England.^{²^,154}

32113921. Isabel D'Aton ² ^,154 was born in 1257 in West Ayton, Yorkshire.^{²^,154}

32113922. Walter Heron ² ^,154 was born in 1255 in Northumberland.^{²^,154}

16056961 i. Emeline Heron ² ^,154 (born in 1291 in Hedlestone, Northumberland, England - died in 1323)

32113923. Cristiana De Notton ² ^,154 was born in 1257 in Notton Yorkshire.^{²^,154}

16056963 i. Alice de Ros ² ^,154 (born in 1310 in Helmsley, Yorkshire, England - died in 1344)

32114340. Richard de Clare was born on 4 Aug 1222 in Newent, GLS, ENG and died on 15 Jul 1262 in Ashenfield, Canterbury, ENG at age 39.
(Duplicate. See Below)

32114341. Maud* de Lacy Countess, daughter of John* de Lacy and Margaret de Quincy, was born on 4 Aug 1222 in Lincoln, LIN, ENG and died before 10 Mar 1289 in Lincoln, LIN, ENG.
(Duplicate. See Below)

General Notes: "of Caernarvon"
Reigned 1307-1327 deposed and murdered. 1st Prince of Wales
His reign was troubled by extravagances, his militarist disasters inScotland
notably at Bannockburn (1314) and unpopularity of his favourite peers
Gaveston who died in 1312 and Hugh le Despencer 1262-1326.
He was deposed on 21 Jan 1327, and murdered Sept 21 by a red-hot pokerin his bowels.
Invested as the first English Prince of Wales in 1301.

EARLDOM OF CHESTER

XII. EDWARD, styled "OF CARNARVON," 1St surviving son and heirapparent of EDWARD I, by his 1st wife, Eleanor, born 25 April 1284, atCarnarvon, had a grant of the Principality of Wales and County ofChester by charter, 7 February 1301, and is styled, in a charter of ioMay following, PRINCE OF WALES and EARL OF CHESTER, by which titles hewas summoned to Parliament from 2 June 1302 to 3 November 1306. He wasalso COUNT OF PONTHIEU AND MONTREUIL and in May 1306 was created DUKEOF AQUITAINE in France. On 8 July 1307 be ascended the throne asEDWARD II (post conquesium), when all his honours merged in the Crown.[CP 3:171]
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Edward Plantaganet II., of Caernarvon, Prince of Wales, ascended tothe throne as King Edward II. He was born at Caernarvon Castle, inWales, on April 25, 1284. By charter dated February 7, 1301 herescinded a grant of the principality of Wales and the county ofChester. He married, on January 28, 1307/08, Isabella of France,daughter of King Philip IV, the Fair, King of France. She died August22, 1358. Incapable as a ruler and pleasure loving, he reigned fortwenty years, being advised at first by Piers Gaveston, whom thebarons disliked and murdered in 1312. In 1314 King Edward II. wasdefeated by the Scots at the battle of Bannockburn. The Despencerslater controlled the government; they too
were disliked, and by the Queen Isabella in particular. She returnedto her native France, taking her son Edward with her and refused toreturn while the Despencer family was in power. King Edward'sfollowers deserted him and on January 7, 1327 he was deposed byParliament. He was later imprisoned at Kenilworth Castle and then atBerkeley Castle, where he was murdered September 21, 1327, and wasburied at GloucesterCathedral.

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In lecture, Prof. Stanley Lehmberg, Ph.D. in Medieval History,currently teaching at the U of MN, said that Ed was a homosexual andthat the parentage of his two children by Isabella was highlydoubtful. That there was no dispute at the time was due to a lack ofstrength by his opponants at the time and a wish to avoid a drawn outcivil war.

In addition, from his book, _The People of the British Isles: a NewHistory: from Prehistoric Times to 1688_ (Wadsworth Publishing Co.,Belmont, CA; 1992; ISBN 0-534-15078-0[v.1], 0-534-15079-9[v.2],0-534-15080-2[v.3]):

"Almost certainly a homosexual, he was pasionately fond of a youngGascon knight named Piers Gaveston and gave him [Gaveston] lavishfavors, including an English title of nobility." (p 96)

"Early in his reign Edward married Isabella, the daughter of the Kingof France. They did have children, but they never got on well, partlybecause Edward's new favorites, the Despensers, thought herextravagant." (p 96)

"In 1327 his [Ed. II's] abdication was confirmed in Parliament and hewas sent to imprisionment in Berkeley Castle, where he was murderedwith a red-hot poker." (p 96)

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From "The Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval England" edited byNigel
Saul, Oxford University Press, 1997.

"However the political role of the commons was still limited, and theturmoil of Edward II's reign revolved largely around the personal,familial, and political quarrels of the king and the magnates. EdwardII was utterly unsuited to kingship. Weak, cruel, and visionless, heinspired no loyalty and squandered the resources of the Crown ongreedy and worthless favourites. The first and most notorious of thesewas Piers Gaveston, the son of a Gascon knight to whom Edward grantedthe earldom of Cornwall. Three times Gaveston was banished from therealm--once by Edward I, and twice at the insistence of the magnates.Each time he came back. Eventually, in June 1312, a group of noblesled by Edward's cousin, Thomas earl of Lancaster, seized him and puthim to death. Edward never forgave Lancaster, and, when the time came,took his revenge in kind. Several of the magnates, aghast at such aprecedent, returned to the king's allegiance, but the disgrace ofBannockburn placed Edward once more at Lancaster's mercy, and for thenext few years the country hovered on the brink of civil war, whicheventually broke out in 1321. The catalyst to the 'Despenser War', asit is called, was the king's connivance at the rapacity of his newfavourites, the two Hugh Despensers, father and son. On this occasionthe power of the Crown was decisive: Lancaster and his allies(principally the Welsh Marcher lords) were routed, and Lancasterhimself was captured and executed by his jubilant cousin at Pontefractin March 1322. Four years of tyranny followed, during which allopposition was suppressed and the 'Contrariants' of 1321-2, theirheirs, and their widows were subjected to casual brutality andsystematic spoliation, while the King and the Despensers waxed fat onthe proceeds. But Edward underestimated his queen, Isabella. Sheloathed the younger Despenser, and refused to come to court while hewas there. In 1325 Edward sent her to Paris, where she met and beganan affair with Roger Mortimer, a Marcher lord who had escaped from theTower in 1323. In September 1326 Isabella and Mortimer returned toEngland with a small army and the country, almost unbidden, roseagainst the king. Edward and the Despensers were captured in SouthWales; the Despensers were executed forthwith, the king formallydeposed in London in January 1327. The remaining few months ofEdward's shoddy life were spent in Berkeley castle, where, on thenight of 21 September 1327, he was murdered, doubtless on Isabella'sand Mortimer's instructions."

Interestingly, the book never addresses Edward's sexualorientation[s].

Always optimistic--Dave
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Anyway, this passage is from __Chronicles of the Age of Chivalry__,which in turn quotes __The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker__. Bakerwrote in 1341, only 14 years after Edward's death:

"Then began the most extreme part of Edward's persecution which was tocontinue until his death. Firstly he was shut up in a secure chamber,where he was tortured for many days until he was almost suffocated bythe stench of corpses buried in a cellar hollowed out beneath.Carpenters, who one day were working near the window of his chamber,heard him, God's servant, as he lamented that this was the mostextreme suffering that had ever befallen him. But when his tyrannouswarders perceived that the stench alone was not sufficient to killhim, they seized him on the night of 22 September as he lay sleepingin his room. There with cushions heavier than fifteen strong men couldcarry, they held him down suffocating him. Then they thrust aplumber's soldering iron, heated red hot, guided by a tube insertedinto his bowels, and thus they burnt his innards and vital organs.They feared lest, if he were to receive a wound in those parts of thebody where men generally are wounded, it might be discovered by someman who honoured justice, and his torturers might be found guilty ofmanifest treason.

As this brave knight was overcome, he shouted aloud so that many heardhis cry both within and without the castle and knew it for a man whosuffered a violent death. Many in both the town and castle of Berkeleywere moved to pity for Edward, and to watch and pray for his spirit asit departed this world."

Vickie (Elam) White
102657.1616@compuserve.com

Edward* married Isabella de France Princess of France ² ^,154 on 25 Jan 1308 in Boulogne, FRA ².^,154 Isabella was born about 1292 in Paris, Seine, FRA,^{²^,154} died on 22 Aug 1358 in Hertford Castle England^{²^,154} about age 66, and was buried in Church of the Grey Friars, London, England.^{²^,154}

32114585. Isabella de France Princess of France ² ^,154 was born about 1292 in Paris, Seine, FRA,^{²^,154} died on 22 Aug 1358 in Hertford Castle England^{²^,154} about age 66, and was buried in Church of the Grey Friars, London, England.^{²^,154}

Isabella married Edward* Plantagenet King of England ² ^,154 on 25 Jan 1308 in Boulogne, FRA ².^,154 Edward* was born on 25 Apr 1284 in Caernarvon, Castle, Caernarvonshire, Wales,^{²^,154} died on 21 Sep 1327 in Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England^{²^,154} at age 43, and was buried in Gloucester England.^{²^,154}

32429768. William* de Warenne Earl of Warren and Surrey, son of Hamelin* De Warenne Of Surrey Plantagenet Earl of Surrey ² and Isabel De Warenne,² was born about 1166 in Whitchurch, SRY, ENG, died on 27 May 1240 in London, ENG about age 74, and was buried before the High Altar, Lewes Priory, SSX, ENG. Another name for William* was William Plantagenet ².^,154

General Notes: EARLDOM OF SURREY

VI. 6. WILLIAM (DE WARENNF), EARL OF SURREY, son and heir. On 12 May1202 the King advised his father's tenants that he had taken hishomage. On 19 April 1205 he had a grant of Grantham and Stamford,Lincs, to compensate him for the loss of his lands in Normandy. In1206 he owed 100 marks for an advance made to him in Poitou, and 100marks for robes provided for him there. On 30 November 1206 he wasdirected to escort the King of Scots to York. On 20 August 1212 thecustody of the castles of Bamburgh and Newcastle-on-Tyne was committedto him and 2 others. In May 1213 he was with the King at Dover, andwas a party to John's submission to the Pope and resignation of hiscrown. In January 1214/5 he was among those who came to London withthe Archbishop to discuss grievances, but on 10 May 1215 he wassecurity for the King in his promise of concessions to the barons. On24 May 1215 he took part with the barons in the seizure of London; andon 15 June at Runnymede was one of those who advised the King to grantMagna Carta; and he afterwards swore to observe the mandates of the 25barons. On 16 May 1216 he was appointed Warden of the Cinque Ports;but soon afterwards he joined Louis of France. On 22 June 1217,however, he had renewed his fealty to the King and on 24 August tookpart in the naval battle in which Eustace the Monk was defeated andslain. In 1217 he was sheriff of Surrey. In February 1217/8 there wasa dispute pending between the Earl and Engelard de Cigoigny as to thecounty of Surrey. In 1220 he was appointed to meet the King of Scotsat Berwick after Whitsun, and in 1221 was granted the scutage ofBiham. In February 1222/3 he was on pilgrimage to St. James(Santiago), in October 1223 was in North Wales, and in November onpilgrimage to St. John. In August 1224 he was with the King atBedford. On 5 April 1225 he had ceased to hold the castle of Hastings.On 30 June he was warned that he must observe the King's liberties. In1227 he joined the Earl of Cornwall at Stamford in his revolt againstthe King; but at Christmas he was with the King at York. In 1229 hewas about to make a voyage on the King's service. In June 1230 he wastaking an assize of arms in Sussex, and in July was warden of theports and seacoast of Suffolk, Essex and Norfolk; and in the same yearhe was appointed a justiciar of England. In August 1231 he was inWales. In February 1231/2 he was called to the Council to treat onmatters concerning Llewelin, prince of Aberfraw; and in the same yearwas one of the four Earls appointed to keep Hubert de Burgh in custodyat Devizes Castle. In June 1234 he, with another, was granted thecastles of Bramber and Knapp. At the Coronation of Queen Eleanor atWestminster, 20 January 1235/6, he acted as Butler in place of hisson-in-law, the Earl of Arundel; and he claimed unsuccessfully tocarry one of the Swords. In 1237 he joined the King's council, and in1238 was sent to Oxford to compose the quarrel between the scholarsand the Romans who had accompanied the Legate. He was reprimanded byRobert, Bishop of Lincoln, for having had mass celebrated in his hallat Grantham though it was unconsecrated. He married, 1stly, Maud. Hemarried, 2ndly, before 13 October 1225, Maud, widow of Hugh (BIGOD),EARL OF NORFOLK, daughter and (after the death s.p. of her 5 brothers)coheir of William (MARSHAL), 4th EARL OF PEMBROKE, by Isabel, daughterand (after her brother's death in childhood) heir of Richard(FITZGILBERT), 2nd EARL OF PEMBROKE. He died 27 May 1240 in London andwas buried before the high altar in Lewes Priory. Maud died between 1and 7 April 1248.
[CP 12[1]:500-03]

William* married Maude Marshal ² ^,154 before 13 Oct 1225. Maude was born about 1192 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales and died in 1247^² about age 55. Another name for Maude was Maud Marshal.²

16214884 i. John* de Warenne (born about Aug 1231 in Warren, SSX, ENG - died on 27 Sep 1304 in Kennington, London, ENG)

32112755 ii. Isabel Bigod ² ^,154 (born in 1210 in Norfolk, NFK, ENG - died in 1239, buried in Grey Friar's, Worcester, ENG)

Maude next married William* de Warenne Earl of Warren and Surrey before 13 Oct 1225. William* was born about 1166 in Whitchurch, SRY, ENG, died on 27 May 1240 in London, ENG about age 74, and was buried before the High Altar, Lewes Priory, SSX, ENG. Another name for William* was William Plantagenet ².^,154

32429772. Hugh* de Vere, son of Robert* de Vere and Isabel de Bolbec, was born about 1210 in Hatfield, ESS, ENG, died before 23 Dec 1263, and was buried in Earls Colne.

General Notes: EARLDOM OF OXFORD

IV. 4. HUGH (DE VERE), EARL OF OXFORD, Hereditary Master Chamberlainof England, son and heir, born circa 1210, was in his mother's custodyuntil 1231, when he did homage on 23 October. On 22 November 1232 hewas given respite until Pentecost from being knighted; and on 22 May1233 he was knighted by the King at Gloucester. On 24 May Henry girthim with the sword of the Earldom of Oxford and directed the sheriffto let him have what he ought to have in the name of the Earldom ofOxford as his predecessors had had. On 21 February 1233/4 he obtainedroyal letters to his knights and free tenants for an aid to pay hisdebts. On 2 September 1234. he was one of the nobles forbidden to goto a tournament. At the Coronation of Queen Eleanor in 1236 heofficiated as Master Chamberlain of England and as such performed theoffice of the Ewery. On 12 February 1236/7 Hugh and his mother weregranted protection while on pilgrimage beyond the seas. In 1244 theAbbey of Ramsey chose him as one of its 4 knights summoned toNewcastle for service against Scotland, but Hugh sent William deHulecote in his stead. In February 1245 he did homage for his mother'slands, and in September he was with the King in Wales. In 1246 he wasone of the Barons who protested to the Pope against the oppression ofthe realm; and in 1248 he was in the Parliament held in London. On 24June 1249 he bought from the Bishop of London the wardship of the landwith the marriage of Alice de Sanford, for his son and heir. On 13 May1253 he was present in Westminster Hall at the excommunication ofpersons violating the provisions of Magna Carta. In 1258 he waselected by the Barons as one of the Committee of 24, and in October1259 he was elected to fill a vacancy in the Committee of Twelve whichwas to treat with the Council. He was summoned to serve with the arrnyagainst Llewelyn in 1260 and 1263. He had various grants of weeklymarkets and yearly fairs. He founded a hospital at Castle Hedinghamcirca 1250, and was a benefactor to Colchester Abbey and HatfieldPriory. He married, after 11 February 1222/3, Hawise, da. of Saher (DEQUINCY), 1st EARL OF WINCHESTER, by Margaret, younger sister andcoheir of Robert (FITZPERNEL), 4th EARL OF LEICESTFR. He died before23 December 1263, and was buried at Earls Colnel. His wife survivedhim, died 3 February (year unknown), and was buried at Earls Colne.[CP 10:213-15]

Hugh* married Hawise de Quincey after 11 Feb 1223. Hawise died after 23 Dec 1263 and was buried in Earls Colne.

16214886 i. Robert* de Vere (born about 1240 in Hedinham, ESS, ENG - died before 7 Sep 1296)

32429773. Hawise de Quincey died after 23 Dec 1263 and was buried in Earls Colne.

Hawise married Hugh* de Vere after 11 Feb 1223. Hugh* was born about 1210 in Hatfield, ESS, ENG, died before 23 Dec 1263, and was buried in Earls Colne.

General Notes: [Master File.ftw]

Reigned 1199-1216. Signed Magna Carta in 1215 at Runnymede.
His reign saw renewal of war with Phillip II Augustus of France towhom he has
lost several continental possesions including Normandy by 1205. Hecame into
conflict with his Barons and was forced to Sign the Magna Carta. Hislater
repudiation of the charter led to the first barons war 1215-17 duringwhich
John died. Burke says he was born in 1160.
King of Ireland 1177, Count of Mortain 1189, Earl of Gloucester.

Matthew Paris wrote, 'Foul as it is, hell itself is defiled by thepresence of King John', and this pretty well sums up John'sreputation--until 1944, that is. For in that year Professor Galbraithdemonstrated in a lecture to an astonished world that the chiefchronicle source for the reign of John was utterly unreliable. Sincethen bad King John has been getting better and better, until now he isnearly well again, and a leading scholar in the field has seriouslywarned us that the twentieth century could well create it own Johnmyth.

A man who can create so many myths, or rather have them created abouthim, is clearly outstanding in some way, but the myths hide the truth.Plainly the chroniclers who invented stories about him after his deathcan tell us little, and we should not take too much notice of peoplewho condemned John for carrying out his father's (and his brother'sofficials'] policies and administratrive routines, nor indeed thosewho condemned him because of the bitter troubles that happened in thesucceeding reign, troubles which were in no means entirely of John'smaking. Recent historians have turned to the administrative records ofhis reign, and found there a very different picture; but still thelingering doubts remain--were these records the result of John's skilland application or of those of his able staff?

John was a paunchy little man, five feet five inches tall, with erecthead, staring eyes, flaring nostrils and thick lips set in a cruelpout, as his splendid monument at Worcester shows. He had thetempestous nature of all his family, and a driving demoniac energy:Professor Barlow says that 'he prowled around his kingdom,' which isan evocative phrase, but it would be truer to say that he raced aroundit. He was fastidious about his person--taking more baths than severalother medieval kings put together, and owning the ultimate in luxury,for that time, a dressing-gown. He loved good food and drink, andgambled a great deal, though he usually lost--the results of histypical impatience and carelessness are recorded on his expense rolls;above all things he loved women. Some say his 'elopment' was the causeof his loss of Normandy. He was generous to the poor (for instance, heremitted to them the penalties of the forest law), and to hisservants; at the least he went through the motions of being aChristian king. He was extortionate, though if one considers theterrific increase in his outgoings (a mercenary soldier cost him 200per cent more in wages than he would have in Henry II's day) one canunderstand some of his actions in the field. He was deeply concernedabout justice, took care to attend to court business, and listened tosupplicants with sympathy; he had also an urgent desire for peace inthe land, saying that his peace was to be observed 'even if we havegranted it to a dog.' But for all that, he had two totally unredeemingvices; he was suspicious, and enjoyed a cloak-and-daggeratmosphere--simply he did not inspire trust in his subjects. Dr.Warren says of him with some justice that if he had lived in thetwentieth centure he would have adored to run a secret police.

He was born at Oxford on Christmas Eve 1167. He was oblated for a monkat the abbey of Fontevrault at the age of one year, but was back atcourt by the time he was six--plainly he had no vocation, but heprobably picked up at this early stage his fastidiousness and hispassion for books: his library followed him wherever he went. He washis father's favourite, but he turned against the old man when hischance came, as he did against Richard (who had been very generous tohis brother) when the latter was in captivity in 1193. The episode wasa miserable failure, but it possibly sowed the seeds of distrust forJohn in England, where they began to sprout luxuriantly in 1199 whenRichard died and John came to the throne.

Immeditaely the challenge came: Philip Augustus, the wily King ofFrance, was backing John's nephew, Prince Arthur of Brittany (son ofJohn's elder brother Geoffrey) as a contender for the throne, andEngland's French possessions fell prey to civil war. John found gravedifficultly in dealing with the situation for a number of reasons, butin 1202 he made the remarkable coup of capturing Arthur byforce-marching his troups eighty miles in forty-eight hours; but thenhis prosecution of the war became listless, and he lost much sympathyby his brutal murder of Arthur whilst in a drunken rage. By 1204Normandy was lost.

The loss of Normandy seemed to wake John up, and he now deployed hisevery energy in building up the coastal defences of Britain, now facedwith an enemy the other side of the Channel, instead of just more ofher own territory. The navy was built up, and the army, and Johnpoured a quarter of his annual revenue into defence. But he could notpersuade the baronage to support him in a counterstroke to regainNormandy: the barons of the north country had never owned land inNormandy and did not see why they should pay to regain southerners'scastles for them. These 'Northerners' as they called themselves, werea hive of discontent, and more was to be heard from them. Meanwhile,John sailed angrily about in the Channel, cursing ineffectually.

Other troubles were to come first, however. In 1205 the Archbishop ofCanterbury, Hubert Walker, died, and John assumed that he would havethe choice of the new archbishop. However, Pope Innocent III was noman to support secular control over church appointments, and supportedthe right of the monks of Canterbury to select their own archbishop.For two years the storms blew betwen England and Rome, then StephenLangton was appointed. Meanwhile John had driven the monks into exileand appropriated the revenues of the archdiocese. He had fallen outalso with his half-brother, Geoffrey Archbishop or York, overtax-collection, and he too fled abroad while John collected hisrevenues. Four bishops joined in his fight--tension was growing to thesnapping point. In 1208 the Pope put an Interdict on England, which ineffect meant the clergy went on stike, or, in certain cases and areas,worked to rule. John began negotiations with Innocent, but, findingthat he demanded unconditional surrender, stopped them and took overall ecclesiastical properties and incomes. He did leave the clergysufficient to live, though barely; but he still gained a largeincrement to his usual finances. In November 1209 the Pope took thefinal step of excommjunicating the King, which, in that it made him anoutlaw in Christendom, did far more damage than the Interdict.

John used his enlarged treasury to restore order in Scotland, Irelandand Wales, and to rebuild the old alliance with Otto IV of Germany andthe Count of Flanders against Philip Augustus. He planned atwo-pronged attack on France, to take place in 1212. But that yearturned out an unlucky one for John, for the barons again refused toserve abroad, and the army he had was needed to put down a revolt inWales; the Pope was threatening to demote him, and Philip Augustus wasplanning a massive invasion of England. John had to give in in onedirection, for the prssure was much too great: he chose the Pope, andwisely so. He agreed to return to the status quo in the matter ofchurch property and establishment, and to pay compensation; he furtherresigned his kingdom into the hands of the Pope, to receive it back inreturn for his homage and an annual tribute of 1,000 marks (a markbeing two-thirds of a pound].

He had won a notable ally in Innocent III, who supported himfaithfully throughout his troubles. Then his fleet, his own creation,had the good luck to find the French fleet at anchor and unprotected,destroyed it, and so made a French invasion impossible. On the crestof a wave, John determined to put his two-pronged invasion plan intoaction, but once more the northern barons refused to play, and he setoff to punish them. Stephen Langton had arrived on the scene by nowand managed to persuade John not to provoke the barons further.

In 1214 he finally managed to put his long cherished plan into action,but the two attacks were not properly coordinated; Otto was defeatedat Bouvines, and John was deserted by his Poitevin knights.

In 1215 John faced a baronage in turmoil: they could point to thefailure of his expensive schemes, he ascribed his failure to theirtotal lack of support. The situation could not be more tense. John'snervousness can be seen in his taking of the cross, a blatant attemptto reinforce his alliance with the papacy. In April the Northernersmet at Stamford; they were by now a mixture of northerners andsoutherners--the name was now merely a nickname--but by and large theywere the younger element in the kingdom, roughnecks out for a spree.They moved south and were let into London by a faction, and receivedthe expected encouragement from Philip Augustus in the form of siegeengines brought over by one Eustace, a renegade monk turned pirate.

John offered arbitration, but the barons turned it down, and while heput his faith in an appeal to Rome, Stephen Langton, in cooperationwith William Marshal and other more stable and sensible barons, wereworking on the Northerners' demands to incorporate them into a generalcharter, which would not only govern feudal relationships, but wouldalso lay down a more general pattern of legality in government. On 15June John fixed his seal to the draft of Magna Carta, and on 19 Juneattested copies were sent to all parts of the kingdom.

The King did his part thoroughly, though for how long he would havecontinued is another matter, but the barons continued to distrust him.They remained in arms, organising tournaments as their excuse, sayingthat the prize would be 'a bear a certain lady would send.' This wascivil war, and John took to it with a fiendish glee. He reduced thenorth and the east, and was about to mop up the remainder of theopposition in London when Philip Augustus' son Louis landed in forceto help the barons (May 1216). John had been riding hard for months,and was sick with dysentery after a bout of over-eating; whilstcrossing the Wash, the whole of his baggage-train was lost. At NewardCastle on 18 October, he died, desiring to be buried near his patronsaint Wulfstan in Worcester Cathedral.

He was by no means a good man, and his energies could well have beenput to a better use, but in a different situation he might well havemade a great king. His constant failure was discipline, over himselffirst, and others second. John reminds me of nothing so much as thetype of person who is brilliant in many ways, and has many gifts, butleaves after two terms 'not suited to teaching in this type ofschool.' [Who's Who in the Middle Ages, John Fines, Barnes & NobleBooks, New York, 1995]

John* married Isabella Taillefer de Angouleme Queen of England ² ^,154 on 24 Aug 1200 in Bordeaux, Gironde, France ².^,154 Isabella was born in 1188 in Angouleme, Charente, France,^{²^,154} died on 31 May 1246 in Fontevault Abbey, Fonervrault, Maine-et-Loire, France^{²^,154} at age 58, and was buried in Fontevault Abbey, Fonervrault, Maine-et-Loire, France.^{²^,154} Another name for Isabella was Isabella De Angouleme.²

16214888 i. Henry* Plantagenet King of England ² ^,154 (born on 1 Oct 1207 in Winchester Castle, Winchester, Hampshire, England - died on 16 Nov 1272 in Westminster Palace, London, Middlesex, England)

29687874 ii. Richard* Plantagenet Earl of Cornwall ² ^,154 (born on 5 Jan 1209 in Winchester Castle, Hampshire, England - died on 2 Apr 1272 in Berkhampstead Castle, Hertfordshire, England)

iii. Joan Plantagenet ² ^,154 was born on 22 Jul 1210 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England^{²^,154} and died on 4 Mar 1237 in Havering-atte-Bower, Essex, England^{²^,154} at age 26. Another name for Joan was "Makepeace."

iv. Eleanor Plantagenet ² ^,154 was born in 1215 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England^{²^,154} and died on 13 Apr 1275 in Montargis Abbey, Loiret, France^{²^,154} at age 60.

32429777. Isabella Taillefer de Angouleme Queen of England ² ^,154 was born in 1188 in Angouleme, Charente, France,^{²^,154} died on 31 May 1246 in Fontevault Abbey, Fonervrault, Maine-et-Loire, France^{²^,154} at age 58, and was buried in Fontevault Abbey, Fonervrault, Maine-et-Loire, France.^{²^,154} Another name for Isabella was Isabella De Angouleme.²

• Alt. Death: 31 May 1245, Fontevrault Abbey, Fontevrault, Maine-et-Loire, France. ²

Isabella married John* Plantagenet King of England ² ^,154 on 24 Aug 1200 in Bordeaux, Gironde, France ².^,154 John* was born on 24 Dec 1166 in Kings Manor House, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England,^{²^,154} died on 19 Oct 1216 in Newark Castle, Nottinghamshire, England^{²^,154} at age 49, and was buried in Worcester Cathedral, Worcester, England.^{²^,154} Other names for John* were Lackland and John Lackland.²

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