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John Watson
Aug 5, 2016, 5:04:24 AM8/5/16
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Dear all,
A couple of years ago I posted some information concerning the family of Mering of Meering, Nottinghamshire, covering the family from Alexander Mering and Agnes his wife through three generations of William Mering.
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/soc.genealogy.medieval/16Wt7G1Fsg4/_gMR5k2MCAAJ
Thanks to some recently transcribed Feet of Fines on Chris Phillip’s excellent website I have been able to discover some of the ancestry of Agnes the wife of Alexander de Mering of Meering, Nottinghamshire (c. 1345-1417). She was Agnes de Nottingham, almost certainly the daughter and sole heiress of a rather obscure Sir Henry de Nottingham who died before April 1349.
I have sketched out below what I have been able to find on the de Nottingham family. No doubt the family originated in the city of Nottingham, but their main land holdings were in Thrussington, Hoby and Kegworth Leicestershire, Radcliffe-on-Trent and Kingston-on-Soar, Nottinghamshire and Blewbury, Buckinghamshire.
Sir Henry de Nottingham
Sir Henry de Nottingham was probably born about 1250. He was almost certainly a close relative of Robert de Nottingham, who was Justice of the Bench between 1244 and 1246. He was knighted before April 1273, when he purchased from Adam de Stratton, for £240, the wardship of the lands and marriage of John son of William Marmion of Checkendon, Oxfordshire.[1] Henry married his daughter Margery to his ward John Marmion.[2] In October 1275, he was an assessor of the fifteenth in Leicestershire and on an enquiry in the same county in March 1279.[3] In June 1293, he had licence for the alienation in mortmain of rents in Ratcliffe on the Wreake, Leicestershire to Grace Dieu Priory.[4] In January 1294, he acknowledged a debt of £10 to John son of William Marmion.[5] He was one of the knights of the shire for Leicestershire in 1313 and 1319.[6] He was sheriff of Warwickshire and Leicestershire in 1322-3.[7]
He married Isabel. He died shortly before 8 March 1327.[8] Isabel survived him. She had assignment of dower on 10 June 1327.[9] In 1327-28, she sued various persons for dower in Nottingham and Kingston, and sued Richard de Nottingham (probably a clergyman) for her dower in Blewbury.[10]
John de Nottingham
John de Nottingham, son and heir of Sir Henry de Nottingham predeceased his father. He was living on 2 December 1315, when he quitclaimed land in Thrussington, Leicestershire to Stephen de Segrave.[11] His wife’s name is unknown but she was probably a close relative of the Segrave family.
Sir Henry de Nottingham
Henry son of John de Nottingham was born on 24 April 1314 at Nottingham, and baptized in the church of St. Nicholas, Nottingham, where Stephen de Segrave, Henry his brother and Christiane (de Plessis) their mother lifted him from the font.[12] In 1327, he was found to be the heir of his grandfather and said to be aged 12 at his grandfather’s death.[13] On 20 June 1327, the wardship of his lands and marriage was granted to Thomas de Southorpe.[14] On 13 July 1335 he had proved his age and was given seisin of his grandfather’s lands.[15]
He married Katherine. On 9 August 1328, Richard de Nottingham had licence to grant to Henry de Nottingham and Katherine, his wife, in fee tail, a messuage, land, 32s. rent and pasture for 250 sheep in Blewbury, held in chief.[16] By a fine in January 1345, Henry de Nottingham purchased rents in Thrussington.[17] On 26 January 1347, Henry de Nottingham of Thrussington had licence to grant messuages and land in Blewbury to John de Dodecote and Joan his wife.[18]
Henry was living on 20 July 1348 when Henry de Nottingham, 'chivaler,’ was one of the collectors of a subsidy in Leicestershire.[19] Henry died before 28 April 1349, when the inquisition post mortem of Thomas Wake of Lidell found that Henry’s widow was holding a knight’s fee in Thrussington.[20] She occurs in records as Katherine, lady of Thrussington in 1362.[21] Katherine, widow of Henry de Nottingham died on 6 February 1401, holding land in Blewbury, Buckinghamshire.[22]
Agnes de Nottingham
It appears that Agnes was the only daughter and heiress of Sir Henry de Nottingham and Katherine. She was probably born about 1348. From the remainders to a fine in 1413 concerning the manor of Thrussington, it is evident that she married firstly John Burdet (died before September 1371), by whom she had a son John.[23] The younger John Burdet inherited his mother’s lands in Thrussington. In 1434-5, his descendant, another John Burdet, quitclaimed the manor of Thrussington to Sir Ralph Cromwell.[24]
Agnes married secondly, before 11 September 1371, Alexander son of Thomas Mering of Meering, Nottinghamshire.[25] In 1381-2, Alexander Mering and Agnes his wife granted the reversion of their property in Blewbury to William son and heir of William Venour, formerly citizen and grocer of London.[26] From the remainders to a fine concerning the manor of Thrussington in 1413, it is clear that Alexander and Agnes had three surviving children: William Mering, later knight, who died in 1449, Thomas and Elizabeth.
Regards,
John
[1] Exchequer: Treasury of Receipt: Ancient Deeds, Series A, E 40/3179.
[2] Exchequer: Treasury of Receipt: Ancient Deeds, Series A, E 40/3177.
[3] Francis Palgrave, ed., The Parliamentary Writs and Writs of Military Summons, vol. 1 (London: Record Commission, 1827), 764.
[4] Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edward I, vol. 3: 1292-1301 (1895), 29.
[5] Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward I, vol. 3: 1288-1296 (1904), 382.
[6] Francis Palgrave, ed., The Parliamentary Writs and Writs of Military Summons, vol. 2 (London: Record Commission, 1830), lxx, lxxi.
[7] Calendar of Fine Rolls, vol. 3, Edward II: 1319-1327 (1912), 181, 248.
[8] Calendar of Fine Rolls, vol. 4, Edward III: 13127-1337 (1913), 25.
[9] Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward III, vol. 1: 1327-1330 (1896), 132.
[10] Index of Placita de Banco: 1327-1328, part 1, Lists and Indexes, 32 (1909), 18.
[11] Berkeley Castle Muniments, BCM/D/5/47/2.
[12] Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem, vol. 7, Edward III (1909), 483, No. 694.
[13] Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem, vol. 7, Edward III (1909), 11, No. 29.
[14] Calendar of Fine Rolls, vol. 4, Edward III: 1327-1337 (1913), 50.
[15] Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward III, vol. 3: 1333-1337 (1898), 420.
[16] Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edward III, vol. 1: 1327-1330 (1891), 309.
[17] CP 25/1/125/60, number 136.
[18] Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edward III, vol. 7: 1345-1345 (1903), 243.
[19] Calendar of Fine Rolls, vol. 6, Edward III: 1347-1356 (1921), 91.
[20] Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem, vol. 9, Edward III (1916), 207, No. 219.
[21] Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem, vol. 11, Edward III (1935), 259, No. 323.
[22] Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem, vol. 18, Henry IV (1987), No. 404-5.
[23] Feet of Fines: CP 25/1/291/63, number 2.
[24] Feet of Fines: CP 25/1/126/75, number 35.
[25] University of Nottingham, Manuscripts and Special Collections, Mi D 934.
[26] Feet of Fines: CP 25/1/12/75, number 13.
A couple of years ago I posted some information concerning the family of Mering of Meering, Nottinghamshire, covering the family from Alexander Mering and Agnes his wife through three generations of William Mering.
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/soc.genealogy.medieval/16Wt7G1Fsg4/_gMR5k2MCAAJ
Thanks to some recently transcribed Feet of Fines on Chris Phillip’s excellent website I have been able to discover some of the ancestry of Agnes the wife of Alexander de Mering of Meering, Nottinghamshire (c. 1345-1417). She was Agnes de Nottingham, almost certainly the daughter and sole heiress of a rather obscure Sir Henry de Nottingham who died before April 1349.
I have sketched out below what I have been able to find on the de Nottingham family. No doubt the family originated in the city of Nottingham, but their main land holdings were in Thrussington, Hoby and Kegworth Leicestershire, Radcliffe-on-Trent and Kingston-on-Soar, Nottinghamshire and Blewbury, Buckinghamshire.
Sir Henry de Nottingham
Sir Henry de Nottingham was probably born about 1250. He was almost certainly a close relative of Robert de Nottingham, who was Justice of the Bench between 1244 and 1246. He was knighted before April 1273, when he purchased from Adam de Stratton, for £240, the wardship of the lands and marriage of John son of William Marmion of Checkendon, Oxfordshire.[1] Henry married his daughter Margery to his ward John Marmion.[2] In October 1275, he was an assessor of the fifteenth in Leicestershire and on an enquiry in the same county in March 1279.[3] In June 1293, he had licence for the alienation in mortmain of rents in Ratcliffe on the Wreake, Leicestershire to Grace Dieu Priory.[4] In January 1294, he acknowledged a debt of £10 to John son of William Marmion.[5] He was one of the knights of the shire for Leicestershire in 1313 and 1319.[6] He was sheriff of Warwickshire and Leicestershire in 1322-3.[7]
He married Isabel. He died shortly before 8 March 1327.[8] Isabel survived him. She had assignment of dower on 10 June 1327.[9] In 1327-28, she sued various persons for dower in Nottingham and Kingston, and sued Richard de Nottingham (probably a clergyman) for her dower in Blewbury.[10]
John de Nottingham
John de Nottingham, son and heir of Sir Henry de Nottingham predeceased his father. He was living on 2 December 1315, when he quitclaimed land in Thrussington, Leicestershire to Stephen de Segrave.[11] His wife’s name is unknown but she was probably a close relative of the Segrave family.
Sir Henry de Nottingham
Henry son of John de Nottingham was born on 24 April 1314 at Nottingham, and baptized in the church of St. Nicholas, Nottingham, where Stephen de Segrave, Henry his brother and Christiane (de Plessis) their mother lifted him from the font.[12] In 1327, he was found to be the heir of his grandfather and said to be aged 12 at his grandfather’s death.[13] On 20 June 1327, the wardship of his lands and marriage was granted to Thomas de Southorpe.[14] On 13 July 1335 he had proved his age and was given seisin of his grandfather’s lands.[15]
He married Katherine. On 9 August 1328, Richard de Nottingham had licence to grant to Henry de Nottingham and Katherine, his wife, in fee tail, a messuage, land, 32s. rent and pasture for 250 sheep in Blewbury, held in chief.[16] By a fine in January 1345, Henry de Nottingham purchased rents in Thrussington.[17] On 26 January 1347, Henry de Nottingham of Thrussington had licence to grant messuages and land in Blewbury to John de Dodecote and Joan his wife.[18]
Henry was living on 20 July 1348 when Henry de Nottingham, 'chivaler,’ was one of the collectors of a subsidy in Leicestershire.[19] Henry died before 28 April 1349, when the inquisition post mortem of Thomas Wake of Lidell found that Henry’s widow was holding a knight’s fee in Thrussington.[20] She occurs in records as Katherine, lady of Thrussington in 1362.[21] Katherine, widow of Henry de Nottingham died on 6 February 1401, holding land in Blewbury, Buckinghamshire.[22]
Agnes de Nottingham
It appears that Agnes was the only daughter and heiress of Sir Henry de Nottingham and Katherine. She was probably born about 1348. From the remainders to a fine in 1413 concerning the manor of Thrussington, it is evident that she married firstly John Burdet (died before September 1371), by whom she had a son John.[23] The younger John Burdet inherited his mother’s lands in Thrussington. In 1434-5, his descendant, another John Burdet, quitclaimed the manor of Thrussington to Sir Ralph Cromwell.[24]
Agnes married secondly, before 11 September 1371, Alexander son of Thomas Mering of Meering, Nottinghamshire.[25] In 1381-2, Alexander Mering and Agnes his wife granted the reversion of their property in Blewbury to William son and heir of William Venour, formerly citizen and grocer of London.[26] From the remainders to a fine concerning the manor of Thrussington in 1413, it is clear that Alexander and Agnes had three surviving children: William Mering, later knight, who died in 1449, Thomas and Elizabeth.
Regards,
John
[1] Exchequer: Treasury of Receipt: Ancient Deeds, Series A, E 40/3179.
[2] Exchequer: Treasury of Receipt: Ancient Deeds, Series A, E 40/3177.
[3] Francis Palgrave, ed., The Parliamentary Writs and Writs of Military Summons, vol. 1 (London: Record Commission, 1827), 764.
[4] Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edward I, vol. 3: 1292-1301 (1895), 29.
[5] Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward I, vol. 3: 1288-1296 (1904), 382.
[6] Francis Palgrave, ed., The Parliamentary Writs and Writs of Military Summons, vol. 2 (London: Record Commission, 1830), lxx, lxxi.
[7] Calendar of Fine Rolls, vol. 3, Edward II: 1319-1327 (1912), 181, 248.
[8] Calendar of Fine Rolls, vol. 4, Edward III: 13127-1337 (1913), 25.
[9] Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward III, vol. 1: 1327-1330 (1896), 132.
[10] Index of Placita de Banco: 1327-1328, part 1, Lists and Indexes, 32 (1909), 18.
[11] Berkeley Castle Muniments, BCM/D/5/47/2.
[12] Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem, vol. 7, Edward III (1909), 483, No. 694.
[13] Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem, vol. 7, Edward III (1909), 11, No. 29.
[14] Calendar of Fine Rolls, vol. 4, Edward III: 1327-1337 (1913), 50.
[15] Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward III, vol. 3: 1333-1337 (1898), 420.
[16] Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edward III, vol. 1: 1327-1330 (1891), 309.
[17] CP 25/1/125/60, number 136.
[18] Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edward III, vol. 7: 1345-1345 (1903), 243.
[19] Calendar of Fine Rolls, vol. 6, Edward III: 1347-1356 (1921), 91.
[20] Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem, vol. 9, Edward III (1916), 207, No. 219.
[21] Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem, vol. 11, Edward III (1935), 259, No. 323.
[22] Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem, vol. 18, Henry IV (1987), No. 404-5.
[23] Feet of Fines: CP 25/1/291/63, number 2.
[24] Feet of Fines: CP 25/1/126/75, number 35.
[25] University of Nottingham, Manuscripts and Special Collections, Mi D 934.
[26] Feet of Fines: CP 25/1/12/75, number 13.
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