Re: Descent from Rohese de Boulogne to Simon Milborne
Millerf...@aol.com
<1 Richard de Lucy & Rohese de Boulogne
<2 Maud de Lucy d: Aft. 1175
.... +Walter FitzRobert d: 1198 Burial: Dunmow Priory
<3 Maud FitzWalter
.... +William de Luvetot d: Abt. 1181
<4 Maud de Luvetot d: Aft. 23 June 1247
<.... +Gerard de Furnival
<5 Gerard de Furnival d 1241
<married Christian Ledet d 1271
<6 Gerard de Furnival
<7 Christian de Furnival
<married William de Eylesford/Eynesford
<8 Sir Gerard de Eylesford/Eynesford
Thus far I agree with him. This Gerald Eylesford brought an action of novel
disseisin in 1311- see the Year Book abstract at the Boston University site
http://www.bu.edu/phpbin/lawyearbooks/display.php?id=3983
in which he is identified as grandson of Gerald Furnival and son of
William de Eynesford. Gerald's IPM dated 1331 is at C143/81/13 at the PRO.
He is identified as "Dominus Gerald de Eynesforth, knight" as witness to a
document AL40/1020 in the Hereford Record Office, datable to 1306-7.
mjcar continues:-
<9 Edmund de Eylesford/Eynesford d 1331
<10 John de Eynesford
I have found no evidence for the existence of these two Eylesfords. Instead,
I venture that mjcar's second John Eylesford was probably the son of a second
William, son of Gerald E, mentioned in the VCH extract which I cite below.
mjcar continues:-
<11 Sir John de Eylesford/Eynesford
<12 Elizabeth de Eylesford/Eynesford
<married Piers Milborne
<13 John Milborne d 1436
<14 Simon Milborne c1435-1522
<who had 13 daughters and co-heirs
I agree with this part of mjcar's descent, adding only that John Milborne's
wife
was Elizabeth Devereux.
An article ''Westbury-on-Severn: Manors and other estates' is in the VCH at
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/
report.asp?compid=15766&strquery=westbury%20burghill
"The third portion of Henry de Mynors's estate, later called the manor of
"WESTBURY or BURGHILL, was held by his daughter Basile of Burghill
"in 1255. ............................................................... In
1334 Roger of
"Burghill settled the estate on himself and his wife Sibyl with reversion to
"William of Eyllesford, (Footnote 14) and by 1359 it was held by John of
"Eyllesford. (Footnote 15) John of Eyllesford died in 1396 (Footnote 16) and
his "widow Isabel, who remarried Richard de la Mare, held the estate until her
death
"in 1421. After Isabel's death it passed to John Milburne (Footnote 17) who
died
"in 1436 leaving an infant son Simon; (Footnote 18) the manor was held after
his "death by his wife Elizabeth. (Footnote 19) Simon Milburne was seized of
the
"estate at his death in 1522 when his heirs were the families of his 10
daughters. "(Footnote 20)".
Their dauntless mother of these (and three other) girls was Jane, daughter of
Ralph Baskerville by his wife Ann, daughter of the warrior knight Sir John
Blakett
of Icomb, Glos.
VCH does not identify Sir John's wife Isabel (named as "Elizabeth" by mjcar),
but I believe her to have been a daughter of Thomas de la Barre.
Footnote 17 is a reference to CPR for Dec 14 1422, whch I quote (with due
acknowledgments to the University of Iowa and Professor G.R.Boynton):-
"Pardon to John Melleburne son of Peter de Melleburne esquire and to
"Elizabeth wife of the said John for acquiring to them their heirs and
"assigns a third part of the manor of Westbury co Gloucester held in
"chief from John de Merbury John Brugge and John Vyntier esquires
"and for entering upon the same without licence and restitution to them
"of the said third part which by reason of the death of Isabel late the wife
"of Richard de la Mare esquire prevously the wife of John Eynseford of
"Dyllington knight and the said trespass has been taken into the king's
"hands. It appears by inquisition ...... that the said Isabel held the said
"part for her life, with reversion to the said Merbury Brugge and Vyntier
"by grant of the said John Melleburne For 60s paid into the hanaper.
This descent of the one third part of Westbury had been arranged by a
settlement made by Sir John and his wife Isabel pursuant to licence
dated 1st December 1390 (see CPR for that date).
It further appears from the CPR for 1359 (October 13), cited in VCH, that
John de E "chivalier" already held land in the manor of Westbury at that
date. It is, I suppose, possible that this Sir John is not the same man who
died in 1396: there may be room for another Sir John between William II
and the John E who died in 1396, but I am reluctant to multiply Eylesfords
"praeter necessitatem"
Btw, I would like to add another line of descent to mjcar's contribution.
The Kentchurch archive at the Hereford Record Office contains at AL40/998
a reference to Katherine, daughter and co-heiress of Sir John Eylesford:
she died before 1425 having married a Dansey of Webton and left an heir
John Dansey. These Herefordshire Danseys continued at Brinsop for
centuries, and are copiously recorded in the Herefordshire archives.
All comments and corrections are, as usual, welcome
MM
mj...@btinternet.com
The Eylesford/Eynesford line I posted was taken from "The Family of
Bishop", and 1877 publication in the library of the College of Arms; I
think it was by F. Baigent (I don't have all of my notes to hand).
While faulty in parts, this work at least recognised that most of the
published "Eynesford-Milborne" lines were defective, as they contained
too few generations. Instead, it posted as follows (using the original
generation numbers above):
(7) Christian, daughter of Gerard de Furnival of Munden, Herts (he ff
1281) married Sir William de Eynesford (ff 1281). Two sons:
(8)(a) Richard de Eynesford, father of
(9) Hugh de Eynesford, father of
(10) Sir John de Eynesford of Tillington, Herefordshire, died 18
February 1395/6, sine prole [I seem to recall that his IPM was quoted
in some detail here, but I have not got my extracts presently]; married
Isabella [whom, I agree, subsequently married de la Mare - her IPM 9
Henry V is PRO document C138/58/40 "Isabel de la Mare, who was the wife
of Richard de la Mare Esq and formerly of John Eynesford:
Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and the marches of Wales"]
(8)(b) Sir Gerard de Eynesford of Kings Peon, Co Hereford, ff 1310;
married Margery; parents of:
(9) Edmund de Eynesford, of Burton, Northants, died December 1331
[again there was an IPM detailed, I am pretty sure, which I have not
extracted]; father of:
(10) John de Eynesford, son & heir, aged 3 in 1331; father of:
(11) Sir John de Eynesford, of Kings Peon; kinsman and nearest heir to
Sir John Eynesford, 1396, then aged 30; inherited Tillington; married
Margaret; parents of:
(12) Elizabeth, married Piers Milborne.
Presumably there are a number of IPM records which would help to
straighten this out. There seems to have been other
Eylesford/Eynesford family members around, just to thicken the plot,
such as the William that Mr Miller refers to in his VCH extract as
being remainderman to Burghill in 1334; presumably it was the one of
this name of whom it is said in "Manor House of Herefordshire":
"William Eylesford had licence 19 Edward III [i.e. c1346] to erect a
chapel at Tillington, subsequently endowed by his nephew Sir John
Eylesford" - if this is true then the "Hugh de Eynesford" of whom
Baigent writes, as noted above, must have been a younger son of
"Richard de Eynesford".
Cheers
MAR
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daughter, Agnes (ff 1324), to the offspring of Gerard de Eylesford::
THE BERKELEY ESTATE
BERKELEY LANDS OUTSIDE THE HUNDRED
BURGHILL (HEREFS.) - ref. BCM/A/2/53
[from Administrative History] Thomas (III) Lord Berkeley
attempted to acquire the reversion of the manors of Burghill and
Tillington through an agreement with Roger de Burghill which is
reflected in the first four charters below. By the agreement Roger
granted the manors to Thomas who regranted them to Roger and his wife
Sibyl and their issue, with reversion to Thomas if they died without
issue. Thomas was bound in £3,000 to ensure that he made the regrant,
and the Berkeley receiver's account for 1327 records that Roger
received £100 for, in effect, granting the reversion to Thomas. [BCM
SR 39 (below, BCM/A/4/2/7).] The agreement had evidently lapsed by 1336
(below, BCM/A/2/53/5 [GC 2844]), and Roger's lands passed to the
Eylesford family: in 1336 Roger granted the reversion of his manor of
Westbury on Severn (Glos.) to William de Eylesford, [PRO CP 25/1/77/61,
no. 129.] and William's son John de Eylesford died in 1396 holding
Tillington of Thomas (IV) Lord Berkeley. [PRO C 136/87, no. 22.]
References to Burghill in the account rolls for Ham manor cease after
1336; they evidently relate to small holdings temporarily in Thomas
(III)'s possession, for which accounts survive for 1332-4. That Thomas
was in an almost unassailable position as Mortimer's son-in-law at the
time of the agreement of 1327, and that he was still on trial for
complicity in the death of Edward II in 1336 when it had lapsed,
suggest the possibility that Roger's role was not entirely voluntary
and that he took the opportunity to back out.
CANNON BRIDGE (HEREFS.) - ref. BCM/A/2/54
FILE [no title] - ref. BCM/A/2/54/1 - date: [15 July 1324]
[from Scope and Content] Roger son of Roger de Bourghull
and Agnes daughter of Gerard de Eylesford. Sun. before St. Kenelm, 18
Edw. II
Millerf...@aol.com
debate. In an attempt to keep up with him, I have had a look at the CPR
again, and also at the Berkeley Castle papers concerning Bourghill, Hds, which he
has helpfully cited.
Unfortunately I do not have access at present to the work of the Rev Francis
Baigent, which mjcar also cites, nor to the E family IPMs.
In the CPR for 5th September 1356 there is a reference to "John Fitz Hugh de
Eylesford, 'chivaler' ". This Hugh, father of Sir John, did not appear in the
line adduced by mjcar on 20th August last: but the fact of his existence
certainly adds weight to mjcar's hypothesis that at least one generation is missing
from the traditional Eylesford pedigrees;perhaps also it undermines my
suggestion, based on the VCH for Westbury, Glos, that Sir John was the son of the
William E upon whom Roger Bourghill settled the reversion to his estates at
Tillington and Burghill: though there is no doubt that these estates were in the
event inherited by Simon Milborne.
I am sure that mjcar (or rather his sources) are wrong in suggesting that the
Elizabeth who married Peter Milborne was a daughter of Sir John Eylesford
"the younger" by his wife Margaret, both mentioned in CPR for 12th February 1394.
This latter Sir John E was the husband of Margaret, daughter of Roger Belers,
and they died leaving Sir Ralph Cromwell as Margaret's heir: see CPR for
1433, pages 289-293 (courtesy of Professor Boynton of the University of Iowa).
Elizabeth (nee Eylesford) Milborne cannot therefore have been the daughter of the
younger Sir John and his wife Margaret Belers, and must have been the
daughter of the Sir John who died in 1396 and his wife Isabel (?de la Barre).
Well, at least that's how it seems to me
MM
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I shall try to dig out the IPM details for:
(a) Gerard de Eylesford (1331) PRO C 143/81/13
(b) "Edmund de Eynesford (1331)"
(c) John de Eylesford (1396)
(d) Isabel de la Mare (1421) PRO C 138/58/40
On the face of it, at appears that Elizabeth (Milborne) and Katherine
(Daunsey) cannot be the daughters of Sir John de Eylesford 'the
younger' by his wife Margaret Belers, but they could be his daughters
by an earlier wife - i.e. John's coheirs but not Margaret's. I note
the 1433 CPR entry which records Sir Ralph Cromwell's claim to be
Margaret's heir (and thus entitled to the Derbyshire manor of "Cruche")
refers to Sir John de E being her "sometime husband", which is often
suggestive of a second marriage.
>From CPR records (e.g. 1399, 1403) it seems that the younger Sir John
de E was chiefly associated with Leicestershire - perhaps it is here
that his IPM may be found.
It is interesting to note the CPR entry for 12 Feb 1394:
"Licence for £20 paid to the king by John de Eylesford the younger,
knight, for the said John and Margaret his wife to enfeoff Simon de
Melburn, clerk, Robert de Billesdon, clerk, Peter de Melburn and Thomas
Danseye of the manors of Boneye, co Nottingham, and Cryche, co Derby,
and the hundred of Frameland, Co Leicester, held in chief, and for the
feoffees, after seisin had, to re-enfeoff the said John and Margaret of
the premises"
This links Peter de Milborne and Thomas Daunsey with Sir John de E the
younger and his wife Margaret, as well as concerning the same manor as
the 1433 proceedings.
Noting the conjunction in 1394 of Simon de Milborne, clerk, and Peter
de Milborne, in connection with property in Derbyshire, I presume that
the following A"A record is relevant:
Derbyshire Record Office: Every Family of Eggington: D5236:
"Titles deeds etc: 1382 Simon de Melburn, parson of Ceston; witnesses:
John Foucher, John Fraunceys, Peter de Melburn's [man] William Tillot,
John Warner of Melburn".
It might also be of interest to note that apparently, in addition to
his 13 daughters, the younger Simon de Milborne (c1435-1522) did have a
son, who presumably died during his father's lifetime, without issue.
This is based on the following PROCAT record (C 146/751):
"10 February 8 Edward IV (i.e. 1469) Grant by Thomas Restard of
[Wellington] to Simon Mylburne, esquire, John Mylburn his son, John
Danyell, vicar of the church of Wellington aforesaid, and William
Hoggys, of lands &c in Wellington, Bodenham, Maurdyn, Turemarshe,
Netherluyd and Burghill."
While much of this may seem like scattergun references to miscellaneous
documents, and return-fire, I think we are building up a good over-all
picture slowly but surely, with a view to correcting the exisiting
published pedigrees, which I think we would both agree are seriously
defective.
MAR
mj...@btinternet.com
heirship to Margaret de Eylesford nee Belers stems from the following,
taken from Kay Allen's post of 28 September 2000 [saves me having to
visit the library to consult CP!]:
"Ralph Cromwell, dead by 28 October 1364, (married) Amice Bellers
[sic], of Kirby Belers, Leicestershire."
mj...@btinternet.com
descent of the manor of Burton from the Reinbuedcurt (sic) family
through the Foliots to Christina Ledet, who married Gerard de Furnival.
She is stated to have given the manor to her younger son, Gerard de
Furnival who gave the manor "to his elder daughter Christina, wife of
William de Aylesford or Eylesford" [references quoted are: Assiz R 1256
m 33; De Banco R 427 m 203]. From thence it descended to Christina and
William's son, Gerard de Eylesford [Chan. IPM 17 Edward II no 37], then
Edmund [Chan. IPM Edward III No 43; Cal. Close 1327-39 p414], then John
[as per previous references] then a second John, who "granted all his
right in the manor to his overlord, William, Lord Latimer" in 1369
[Close R 46 Edward III m 28].
Additionally (p 185) the advowson is said to have been given by
Christina Ledet to her son Gerard de Furnival, who "when he went to the
Holy Land... entrusted (it) and an acre of land to the Rector, Master
John Fleming, on condition that if (he) did not return they should be
granted to Christina de Aylesford with remainder to her son Gerard de
Aylesford [De Banco R No 427 m 203].
This would appear to confirm the stemma from Mr Baigent's book, viz:
8. Gerard de Eylesford
9. Edmund de Eylesford
10. John de Eylesford
11. John de Eylesford
My only comment would be that if (11) John de Eylesford granted Burton
to Lord Latimer in 1369, it must have been by trustees as he was most
probably a minor at that date - see below.
Further confirmation comes from the Gloucestershire IPM of Sir John de
Eylesford of Tillington, 1396 [British Record Society Volume 47, p
194]:
"At Westbury, 10 April 19 Richard II: John de Eylesford of Tullynton,
chivaler, held of the King in chief one third of the manor of Westbury
and by his charter thereof enfeoffed Philip Holgot, James Naysshe, Hugh
Harper, clerk, Roger Pertrych of Snytton and Roger Warde of Tullynton
who afterwards conveyed the same to John de Eynesford otherwise John de
Eylesford and Isabel his wife, who survives, and to the heirs of the
body of the said John. [He also held the manor of Bolley]. The said
John died at Eynesford (sic) 18 February last. His kinsman and heir is
John de Eynesford, chivaler, son of John son of Edmund son of Gerard
brother of Richard father of Hugh father of John de Eynesford in the
writ named; aged 30 and more. [Chan. IPM Ser. 1, 19 Richard II No 2,
new reference File 87]"
This would appear to confirm the male stemma of the Eylesfords and show
how the two Sir Johns were related. However, it does not prove which
of the two Sir Johns was father to Elizabeth de Eynesford, said in the
Visitations to have married Peter (Piers) de Milborne - who certainly
inherited Tillington and Burghill - or Katherine de Eylesford wife of
Mr Daunsey.
I am not sufficiently experienced in such matters to pass judgment on
the significance of the 1396 IPM - i.e. whether it means that Sir John
the elder died without surviving issue, or whether Burghill could have
been held in tail male. If the former is the case, then obviously
Elizabeth and Katherine were not daughters of the elder Sir John.
Considering the position of the younger Sir John, we have seen that Sir
Ralph Cromwell claimed to be the heir of Sir John's wife Margaret in
1433, which would suggest that Elizabeth and Katherine were not her
daughters either. However, it is clear that Sir John was not Margaret
first husband, as detailed below, and therefore Margaret may not have
been Sir John's first wife. I shall keep digging.
>From A2A, Nottingham University Library, Department of Manuscripts and
Special Collections, Parkyns family papers [Pa D 1-120]:
"17 March 1393 Indenture between John de Eynesford and Margaret his
wife, formerly the wife of Robert de Swillyngton, on the one part, and
Robert Grethed and his companions, executors of the testament of Robert
de Swyllington on the other part. Rbert Grethed and his companions in
accordance with Robert's will have delivered to John and Margaret
various items of silver, their values specified."
Margaret, we have seen, was nee Belers [cf PROCAT SC 6/908/29: 4 to 5
Henry V "Kirby Bellars (Lands of Lady Margaret de Swylyngton)"; as Mr
Miller has kindly advised me her IPM may be found at C 138/32/26 "6
Henry V: Aylesford, Margaret, formerly wife of Robert Swillington,
knight: Notts and Leics".
MAR
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"Westminster: Licence for the king's widow Margaret, late the wife of
Robert Swilington, knight, to marry whom she will, nothwithstanding the
interest of the Crown in her marriage"
We may therefore date the marriage of Sir John de Eylesford the
younger, and Margaret Swillington nee Belers to circa 1393 [between 9
April 1392 and 17 March 1393 - although it is not clear whether the
latter should be 1393/4] - assuming that she had not married Sir John
before the licence to remarry was obtained.
MAR
mj...@btinternet.com
the like at the British Library, which strengthen the original
Eylesford line as presented by Mr Baigent, but do not confirm the place
of Elizabeth (Milborne) and Katherine (Dansey).
(1)
Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem, Vol 2 Edward I (PRO series)
#374 William de Eylesford of Burton
Inq. Monday before St Luke 8 Ed I: Christiana de Furnivall held the
manor of Burthone; her heirs are Christiana and Agnes wives of Sir
William and Sir John le Latimer who for seven years have not sent the
75 shiilings for the guard of the castle of Rokingham which was sent
from Burton during the time of Christiana de Furnivall. William de
Eyllesford now holds the manor of Burton but should not be liable for
the 75 shillings.
******************
(2)
Vol 5 Edward II
#569 p 367 IPM of John Devereus
Inq. Northampton 4 April 9 Edward II
Burton & Cranford: certain lands held for life only of the inheritance
of Gerard son of William de Eyllesford with remainder to the said
Gerard and his heirs, of the heirs of Gerard de Furnival, by service of
one ounce of silk or 12d yearly.
*******************************
(3)
Vol 6 Edward II
#482 p 282 Gerard de Eylesford alias de Ayllesford
Writ 12 May 17 Edward II
Inq. Hereford: Monday the morrow of Holy Trinity 17 Ed II:
Kings Peon: messuage, 160 acres arable, 8 acres meadow &c
Houton: messuage, 40 acres arable, 3 acres meadow
Lanelion in the marches of Wales: messuage, 80 acres arable & pasture
Moneslye & Pikesleye: lands worth £10 per annum.
Edmund his son aged 20 on Tuesday after St Barnabas 17 Edward II is his
next heir
Inq. Northants: 3 July 17 Ed II:
Burton: manor: heir as above, aged 19 at feast of St Leonard last
Lincoln: writ 2 July, Inq. 3 August 18 Edward II:
Holme Spynee: moiety of the manor, held jointly by Gerard de Eylesford
and Margery his wife, the gift of John Becke, parson of the church of
Bekeyngham, to hold of them and the heirs of the said Gerard. Heir: as
above, aged 19 at Christmas last.
[so we know that Gerard's wife was indeed Margery, and that Edmund was
born in December 1304]
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(4)
Calendar of Fine Rolls Vol 4 Edward III 1327-1337
p 293: January 21st 1332: Westminster: Order to the escheator beyond
the Trent to take into the King's hands the lands late of Edmund de
Eyllesford
[this is evidence that Edmund de Eylesford died in 1331; I could not
locate the actual IPM however]
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(5)
Cal. IPMs Vol 9
#16 p 5-6: Margaret late the wife of Robert de Kendale
Inq. Herts 15 December 21 Edward III
Dynsle Furnival: certain lands held for life of the enfeoffment of
Gerard de Eylesford to the said Robert and Margaret and the heirs of
the said Robert of the heirs of Thomas de Furnival of Sheffield: Edward
de Kendale is Robert's heir, aged 30 and more, although John de Leye,
son of Margaret, is her heir, aged 40 and more.
*********************
(6)
IPMs Vol 10
#640 p 540: Roger, Earl of March
Writ 16 April 34 Edward III; Inq. for Gloucestershire, 26 June 34
Edward III:
Bolleye: one quarter of a knight's fee held by John son of John de
Eyllesforde
[if this relates to Sir John the younger, then it tells us that his
father John, son of Edmund, was dead by June 1360; however, see the
following which suggests the widow of Sir John the elder had an
interest in these lands 60 years later]
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(7)
Cal. IPMs Vol XXI 6-10 Henry V 1418-1422
#772-3 p 263: Isabel widow of Richard de la Mare, Esquire, and formerly
of John Eynesford of Tillington, knight: writ 5 December 1421.
Inq. for Gloucs at Chipping Sodbury 14 February 1422:
She held for life 1/3 manor of Westbury, reversion to John Merbury,
John Brugge and John Vyntier, esquires, by grant during her lifetime
from John Mellebourne son of Peter Mellebourne esquire; on her death it
was granted (sic) to John de Mellebourne son of Peter de Mellebourne
and his wife Elizabeth. Also a messuage and virgate at Bollow. She
died 17 (sic) September last; John, son of Thomas Barre junior, knight,
is her kinsman and next heir, aged 8 years and more.
Inq. at Hereford 28 February 1422:
She held the manor of Brimfield, manor called Muryvale in Ashton, manor
of Tyberton; also for life the manor of Howton by grant of John de
Ellesford, knight and his wife Margaret [NB see (3) above, showing
Howton belonged to Gerard & Edmund de Eylesford circa 1324], remainder
to John de Mellesbourne, kinsman of John de Mellesbourne, knight [sic -
probably an error for "John de Ellesford, knight"? MAR]. In dower
after the death of John de Ellesford, knight, she held 1/3 of the manor
of Tillington. She died on 24 (sic) September 1421. William Bourghill
is her next heir, aged 40 and more.
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(8)
Cal. IPMs Vol XXI
#74-75 p 19 Margaret Aylesford, widow of Robert Swyllyngton, knight
Writ 20 April 1418, Nottinghamshire: manor of Bunny; she died 9 April
last. Heir: Robert son of her son Roger Swillington, aged 22 on 11
June last.
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(9)
Cal. IPMs Vol XXII: 1-5 Henry VI 1422-1427
#509: Edmund, Earl of March
Gloucs: Bollow: 1/4 of a knight's fee which the son of John de
Eylesford held, 25s
Herefordshire: Munsley: 1/2 of a knight's fee, which John de Eylesford
holds (sic), 50s
Holme Lacey: 1/4 knight's fee which John de Eylesford holds, 25s
Hinton & Newcastle: 1/2 knight's fee which John de Eylesford holds, 50s
[I am unable to explain this: Margaret de Eylesford certainly seems to
have outlived Sir John the younger; the latest contemporary reference I
have found to him is a commission in the Calendar of Patent Rolls,
1403]
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(10)
Cal. IPMs Vol XXIII Henry VI 1427-1432
#400: Margaret wife of John Gra, knight: she died 7 October 1429.
This IPM shows that Margaret had been the heiress of Margaret de
Eylesford formerly Swillington nee Belers; she was the daughter and
[after the deaths of her brother John and half-brother Robert] only
surviving child of Margaret's son Roger by Sir Robert Swillington.
Elizabeth Sampson was heir to her Swillington properties, but Ralph,
Lord Cromwell was heir to her Belers properties - so his action to
recover in 1433 which has been noted elsewhere was entirely proper (I
misread the extract to the effect that Lady Gray was living then , when
as the IPM makes clear she had died without issue in 1429).
MAR
mj...@btinternet.com
next steps to trale in trying to establish the putative link between
Sir John Eylesford and John Milborne.
One of these is to look at further IPMs.
I am able to give details of one potentially useful IPM - but only to
discount it as being probative in this case. That is the IPM of Peter
Melburne, which appears together with that of his wife Elizabeth as
items 818-821 in Volume XXII of the Calendar of IPMs from the PRO. It
appears that it is this IPM which is quoted in "The Family of
Bishop/Bisshop" to provide a birthdate for John Milborne of Tillington.
This Peter Melburne married Elizabeth Hondesacre, who had lands in
Lincolnshire and Derbyshire. She died in 1412; he died in 1419 or 1420
(depending on which of two completely different dates are given).
Their son John predeceased them. Elizabeth's heir were her nephews,
sons of her sisters Isabel Frodesley and Eleanor Dyneley; Peter's heir
was his nephew John Melburne, aged 22 in 1426 (sic), son of his brother
'John' (#820) or 'William' (#821).
MAR