Lewknor Family: New Magna Carta Surety descent
Douglas Richardson
Lewknor family of cos. Middlesex, Sussex and Northampton
from William Huntingfield, the Magna Carta Surety. I'd
appreciate it if someone can send me information on any of
the following parties in this descent:
1. Sir Nicholas Lewknor, died 1268, married ____.
2. Sir Roger de Lewknor, died 1295, married Joan de Keynes.
3. Sir Thomas de Lewknor, died 1336, married _____.
4. Sir Roger de Lewknor, died 1362, married Barbara Bardolf.
5. Sir Thomas Lewknor, died 1375, married Joan d'Oyley.
6. Sir Roger Lewknor, living 1401/2, married Elizabeth
Carew.
7. Sir Thomas Lewknor, died 1452, married Philippe
Dalingridge.
8. Sir Roger Lewknor, died 1478, married Eleanor Camoys.
9. Sir Thomas Lewknor, died 1485, married Katherine Pelham.
Thanks! Best always, Douglas Richardson
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ROBERT E. BOWMAN
Arch. Collections vol III. which more or less agrees with that which Doug
Richardson posted, so it is perhaps his source.
I believe I read somewhere that this pedigree is no longer susceptible of
proof.
At any rate I should also think Paul Reed knows more about the Lewknors
than anyone on this list..
Robert Bowman
David MacDougall
Lewkenors so listed descend from William Huntingfield?
If so, that's a new one on me. I've been studying the Lewkenors for some years
(and used to live very close to their lands in Trotton, West Sussex) and I
thought I had a good grip on the various branches.
This chap Huntingfield has never turned up in anything I've come across
regarding the family, certainly in any lines of ascent from Sir Roger L. and
Eleanor Camoys.
I'm most intrigued!
David
Vienna, VA
Adrian Channing
> I'm in the process of developing a new descent for the
> Lewknor family of cos. Middlesex, Sussex and Northampton
> from William Huntingfield, the Magna Carta Surety. I'd
> appreciate it if someone can send me information on any of
> the following parties in this descent:
>
> 1. Sir Nicholas Lewknor, died 1268, married ____.
>
> 2. Sir Roger de Lewknor, died 1295, married Joan de Keynes.
>
> 3. Sir Thomas de Lewknor, died 1336, married _____.
>
> 4. Sir Roger de Lewknor, died 1362, married Barbara Bardolf.
>
> 5. Sir Thomas Lewknor, died 1375, married Joan d'Oyley.
>
> 6. Sir Roger Lewknor, living 1401/2, married Elizabeth
> Carew.
>
> 7. Sir Thomas Lewknor, died 1452, married Philippe
> Dalingridge.
>
Sussex Archaeological Collections, Vol III (1850). At pp 89 -102 there is
an article of this family by William Durrant Cooper, but note that it is
stated there that Sir Thomas Lewknor m Philippa (widow of Sir Richard
Barnes) d&h of Sir Edward Dalyngrudge of Bodyam Castle
The National Trust Guide to Bodiam Castle 1991 corrects this:
Sir John Dalyngrigge
left
Sir Dalyngrigge m Joan de la Lynde
left
A) Sir Edward Dalyngrigge (c1346-by 1395), builder of Bodian, m Elizabeth
Wardeux
and
B) Walter Dalyngrigge
A) Sir Edward and Elizabeth left
i) Sir John D (-1408 sp) m Alice (-1443), she also m Sir Thomas Botiler
and
ii) Margaret m Sir T Sackville (left Edward)
The above B) Walter D (by NN) left
a) Richard (-1470 sp)
b) William dsp
c) Philippa m1 Sir R Barnes, m2 Sir Thomas Lewknor
Sir John D's will left Bodiam Castle to his wife Alice for life then to his
cousin Richard, then failing issue by Richard and his brother William to
Philippa.
There is more in the NT guide, I don't know if you can obtain a copy in the
US.
Bodiam Castle, near Hastings, is not terribly large, but the external walls
are in good condition. It is set in a wide moat, so when the conditions
are right, it is surrounded in mist - it is very beautiful - a "fairy-tale"
castle - often used for film sets.
Adrian (Surrey, UK) ACha...@CompuServe.Com
Douglas Richardson
William Huntingfield, the Magna Carta baron, I show that
Sir Roger Lewknor, of South Mimms, Middlesex, died 1295,
was married to Joan, daughter and heiress of Richard de
Keynes (or Kaynes), died 1241, of Selmeston, Iteford and
Horsted Keynes, Sussex and Greatworth, co. Northampton.
Richard de Keynes (father of Joan) in turn was married
shortly after 1221, to Sarah, widow of William Biset, of
Kidderminster, co. Worcester. Until this past week, I had
no knowledge of Sarah Biset's parentage. However, as I was
combing through stray court records, I found new evidence
this past week which proves beyond any doubt that widow
Sarah Biset who married Richard de Keynes was the daughter
of the Magna Carta baron, William Huntingfield.
I assume that Richard de Keynes' wife, Sarah (Huntingfield)
Biset, is the mother of his daughter and heiress, Joan. If
correct, then all subsequent Lewknor descendants of Joan
would possess valid Magna Carta baronial ancestry.
However, since making my original post on the board, I have
checked the LDS Ancestral File. Although the Ancestral
File is rife with errors, it indicates that Richard de
Keynes had a wife named Alice, whose existence I am not
able to check. No mention is made of a wife Sarah.
In this case, I happen to have some old notes in my files
which I made some years ago regarding the Lewknor and
Keynes families. My notes show only widow Sarah Biset as
Richard de Keynes's wife. I also show Sarah was still
living in 1226/8. Thus, if Richard had a wife named
Alice, he would have had to marry her sometime after that
date.
I would appreciate it greatly if someone could send me what
information they have on Richard de Keynes, especially what
they have on his wife (or wives) and his daughter, Joan. I
need to determine if Richard de Keynes had one or two
wives, and, if two, which of them might have been the
mother of Joan.
All for now. Best always, Douglas Richardson
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