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Hawise de Grey Wife of William de Hastings of Eaton Hastings
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John Watson
Jun 13, 2017, 9:06:49 AM6/13/17
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Dear all,
I mentioned recently that I had purchased a copy of the Abstracts of Feet of Fines Relating to Gloucestershire: 1199-1299. I am presently going through it to see if I can discover any unknown genealogical information. Here's one little gem, although it does not affect anyone's ancestry. William de Hastings of Eaton Hastings, Berkshire (died 1278) had a first wife, Hawise, daughter of Robert de Grey of Rotherfield and niece of Walter de Grey, Archbishop of York. Hawise had died without heirs of her body before the date of this fine. Her heir was her brother Walter de Grey.
17 April 1239, St. Bride's, London. Three weeks from Easter. Walter [de Grey] archbishop of York, querent; William de Hastings, impedient. One ploughland and one third of a mill in Southrop, to wit, all the land held by the archbishop in the township, in demesnes, rents, homages, services, villeinages, and all else. Warranty of charter. Right of the archbishop by William's gift. For this, the archbishop granted, at William's request, all the land and the third of the mill to Walter de Grey, brother and heir of Hawise late William's wife. To hold to Walter de Grey, of the archbishop and his heirs, doing foreign service for all service and exaction. Warranty. This agreement was made saving to William after the death of his mother Matilda de Hastings all the land which she held in dower in the same township
Feet of Fines: CP 25/173/12, number 224.
William de Hastings later married a lady named Isabel, by whom he had an only daughter, Joan (born about 1255) who married Benedict de Blakenham. In 1273, William de Hastings granted all of his properties to his daughter Joan and her husband.
6 October 1273, One week from Michaelmas, 1 Edward I, Benedict de Blakeham and Joan his wife querents; William de Hastings deforciant. The manors of Farmington and Southrop, Gloucestershire. (2) The same Benedict and Joan querents; the said William deforciant; the manor of Westwell, Oxfordshire. (3) The same Benedict and Joan querents; the said William deforciant; Five acres of meadow in Eaton Hastings, Berkshire. Covenant. Right of Bnedict and Joan by William's gift. For this, grant back to William of the manors of Farmington and Southrop. To hold during his life, of Benedict and Joan and their heirs in tail, paying a pair of white gloves or 1d. a year at Waster. Warranty. Reversion to Benedict and Joan and their said heirs. Contingent remainder of all the said manors and meadow to William's heirs.
Feet of Fines: CP 25/1/284/20, number 7.
More to come, I hope.
Regards,
John
I mentioned recently that I had purchased a copy of the Abstracts of Feet of Fines Relating to Gloucestershire: 1199-1299. I am presently going through it to see if I can discover any unknown genealogical information. Here's one little gem, although it does not affect anyone's ancestry. William de Hastings of Eaton Hastings, Berkshire (died 1278) had a first wife, Hawise, daughter of Robert de Grey of Rotherfield and niece of Walter de Grey, Archbishop of York. Hawise had died without heirs of her body before the date of this fine. Her heir was her brother Walter de Grey.
17 April 1239, St. Bride's, London. Three weeks from Easter. Walter [de Grey] archbishop of York, querent; William de Hastings, impedient. One ploughland and one third of a mill in Southrop, to wit, all the land held by the archbishop in the township, in demesnes, rents, homages, services, villeinages, and all else. Warranty of charter. Right of the archbishop by William's gift. For this, the archbishop granted, at William's request, all the land and the third of the mill to Walter de Grey, brother and heir of Hawise late William's wife. To hold to Walter de Grey, of the archbishop and his heirs, doing foreign service for all service and exaction. Warranty. This agreement was made saving to William after the death of his mother Matilda de Hastings all the land which she held in dower in the same township
Feet of Fines: CP 25/173/12, number 224.
William de Hastings later married a lady named Isabel, by whom he had an only daughter, Joan (born about 1255) who married Benedict de Blakenham. In 1273, William de Hastings granted all of his properties to his daughter Joan and her husband.
6 October 1273, One week from Michaelmas, 1 Edward I, Benedict de Blakeham and Joan his wife querents; William de Hastings deforciant. The manors of Farmington and Southrop, Gloucestershire. (2) The same Benedict and Joan querents; the said William deforciant; the manor of Westwell, Oxfordshire. (3) The same Benedict and Joan querents; the said William deforciant; Five acres of meadow in Eaton Hastings, Berkshire. Covenant. Right of Bnedict and Joan by William's gift. For this, grant back to William of the manors of Farmington and Southrop. To hold during his life, of Benedict and Joan and their heirs in tail, paying a pair of white gloves or 1d. a year at Waster. Warranty. Reversion to Benedict and Joan and their said heirs. Contingent remainder of all the said manors and meadow to William's heirs.
Feet of Fines: CP 25/1/284/20, number 7.
More to come, I hope.
Regards,
John
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