Beatrice Neville m(2) Sir Henry Sothill - Part II

[TJ Booth]

SOURCES for Part I - Beatrice Neville m(2) Sir Henry Sothill
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Many of these sources were cited in prior SGM posts, especially John Ravilious' 2002 Sothill 'Part II Footnotes' post of http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GEN-MEDIEVAL/2002-11/1036647174 . Thanks, John.
[1] "3 Edward II [1310]. Margaret, widow of this John Lacy, covenanted with Richard de Tonge, that Thomas, her younger son, should marry Margaret, daughter of the said Richard; the mother to maintain them and their issue during life, or allow them six marks per annum out of the manor of Cromwellbottom. [from 'A Concise History of the Parish and Vicarage of Halifax, in the County of York'; John Crabtree; 1836; Halifax England, pages 368/69 @ http://books.google.com/books?id=kJEPAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA369, the original source not stated].
[2] from A2A and John Stansfield's History of the Family of Stansfeld: ' Sir Henry de Sothill ', witness to a deed dated 1353: ' In a deed dated 1353, whereby John son of Thomas de Lascy, give to John de Bollyng, Elias de Burton and John de Crossland, chaplain, his manor of Cromwelbothom, occur as witnesses, Sir Brian de Thornhill, Sir Henry de Sothill, knights, William de Mirfield, John Sayvell de Eland, Robert de Bollyng, William de Leventhorp, William de Stansfeld, and Hugh de Coppelay. ' [Stansfield, p. 118].
[3] PRO website FILE - [no title] - ref. DD/SR/26/52 - date: 18 Edw II [1324-5]
Scope and Content : Agreement between Sir Henry de Sothill' knight and Sir Richard de Moseley parson of the church of Friseton, for the marriage of Henry's son John with Richard's sister Helen, and for Henry to keep them in his household until they reach years of discretion, to enfeof them of the manor of Laxinton' (Laxton, Yk) in tail, and to levy a fine in the King's Court by means of which he would take a life interest in his property, which would pass after his death to John and Helen in tail.
[4] PRO FILE [no title] - ref. DD/SR/26/62 - date: 27 Edw III [1353-4]
Scope and content : Mortgage of lands and tenements in Stansfeld' (Stansfield, Yk) by John, son of Henry de Sothill knight, to Beatrice widow of Thomas de Lascy, price of redemption being £10 sterling. [John's father (the first Sir Henry) had received Stansfield about 10 years earlier (the elder Sir Henry d. abt 1352 when his son Sir Henry had seisin of his lands)]
[5] PRO FILE [no title] - ref. DD/SR/26/60 - date: 1343
Scope and Content : Grant by John le Harper de Stodlay to Sir Henry de Sothill', knight, of his messuage, lands, tenements etc in Stansfeld' (Stansfield, Yk) and elsewhere.
[6] PRO FILE - [no title] - ref. DD/SR/26/65 - date: 1357
Contents : Grant by Beatrice widow of Thomas de Lascy to Henry de Sothill knight of lands, tenements etc in Stansfeld' (Stansfield, Yk)
[7] PRO website FILE - [no title] - ref. DD/SR/26/66 - date: 1359
Scope and Content : Quitclaim by Henry, son of Sir Henry de Sothyll' knight, in favour of John Clericus de Heptunstall' in tail of his rights in lands, meadows, woods, tenements etc in Stansfeld' (Stansfield, Yk) held by John on a term of 20 years from Henry's father in return for an annual rent of 5s silver.
[8] PRO website FILE - [no title] - ref. DD/SR/26/67 - date: 36 Edw III [1362-3]
Scope and Content Demise by Sir Henry de Sothill' the elder to James his son for the term of Henry's life of Henry's manor of Routunstall (Rawtonstall, Yk) (with certain exceptions) in return for an annual rent of 10½ marks
[9] PRO FILE [no title] - ref. DD/SR/27/2/6a - date: 1363
Scope and Content : Grant by Henry de Sothill, knight, to Henry his son, knight, of all his manor of Soothill etc and also of a field [campus] called Gepfeld' Cowehaye and le Rydying' in return for annual rent for the remainder of the grantors life (Soothill, Yk Chidsell, Yk Heckmondwyke, Yk
Scholecroft, Yk)
[10] PRO File [no title] - ref. DD/SR/27/4/6 - date: 1366|_ [from Scope and Content] Appointment by John Oates and Adam de Hoton, chaplains, of Richard de Rogelay as their attorney for delivering seisin in the manor of Suthill' (Soothill, Yk) to Sir Henry de Sowtyll, knight.
[11] Snippets from 'Calendar of the Fine Rolls Preserved in the Public Record Office'; Edward III; 1369; online snippets @ http://books.google.com/books?id=kONXAAAAIAAJ&q=nevill "Oct 28 Westminster. Order to Walter de Kelby, escheator in the co of Lincoln, pursuant to an inquisition made by him showing that Roger son of Peter de Nevill of Rodbourn [sic] held in chief in his demesne as of fee on the day of his death the manor of Rodburn [sic] co Lincoln, by knight service and the John de Nevill of Faldyngworth, son of Phillippa [and of snippet] [snippet top of next page] "1369. two equal parts, and deliver to John de Nevill, and to John de Bekyngham and Beatrice, their respective pourparties, as the king has taken the homage and fealty of John de Nevill and the fealty of John de Bekyngham."
[12] C.P.R Edw III Vol. 15, page 12, Membrane 16. Nov. 15 1370. Westminster. Licence,for 5 marks paid to the king by John de Bekyngham for John de Nevill of Faldyngworth to grant to him and Beatrice, his wife, and his heirs, a moiety of the manor of Redburn,said to be held in chief.
[12A] PRO Record Item details for C 143/371/12 : John de Nevill of Faldingworth to grant half the manor of Redbourne to John de Bekyngham, Beatrice his wife, and his heirs, retaining land in Faldingworth. Lincoln. 44 EDWARD III [1327-1377, abt 1370/1]
[13] C.P.R. Edw III, Vol. 15, page 86, Membrane 7. May10 1371. Westminster. Licence, for 100s, paid to the king by John de Bekyngham and Beatrice, his wife, for them to grant two parts of the manor of Redburn,held in chief, and the reversion of a third part of the said manor expectant on the demise of Constance, late the wife of Peter de Nevill, to Gerard de Sothill and Robert, his brother, and the heirs of Gerard.
[13A] PRO Record Item details for C 143/375/5 : John de Bekyngham and Beatrice his wife to grant two-thirds of the manor of Redbourne, with the reversion of the other third, now held for life by Constance late the wife of Peter de Nevill, to Gerard de Sotehill, Robert his brother, and the heirs of the said Gerard, retaining land and rent in Flixborough. 45 EDWARD III [1327-1377, abt 1371/2]
[14] There is a 1376 record that shows Sir Gerard's bro Sir Henry was d. at least by that date (Soothill being granted for life to Sir Henry's widowed wife Dionisia and her second husband, Sir Thomas de Markyngfield) [15]. Since the previous earliest record for Dionisia's husband dates to 1369 [16], it is very possible that he d. bef the 1371 grant.
[15] PRO website FILE - [no title] - ref. DD/SR/27/2/7a - date: 49 Ed III [1375-76]
Contents : Quitclaim by Henry [Sir Gerard's nephew], son of Henry de Suthill' knight [Sir Gerard's bro], to Thomas de Merkyngfeld', knight and Dionisia his wife, of all rights in the manor of Soothill during the life of the said Dionisia.
[16] PRO website FILE - [no title] - ref. F(M) Charter/2025 - date: Whitsun Tuesday, [22 May] 43 Edw III [1369]
Contents : POWER of ATTORNEY from Henry de Sothyll to John le Clerk, of Heptonstall to deliver seisin to John, vicar of Dewisbere [Dewsbury] and Adam de Heton, chaplain, of all his lands and tenements in Ovenden-with-Brounshirst and Illingworth (nr. Halifax, Yorkshire) .Seal of arms. French.