VALLETORT c.1536
Rob Burrowes
Anyone know anything about the VALLETORT family? An Elizabeth VALLETORT,
daugther of John VALLETORT married Sir. Hugh Pollard (he was knighted in
1536).
Rob.
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John Wolcott
The Valletort or Vautort family was an interesting one. I don't know
their source, but in the 12th century they held the Honor of Tremanton in
Cornwall and also acquired the Honor of Harberton in Devon which was
formerly held by the Nonants. Roger Valletort, lord of Tremanton and
Harberton died in 1207, leaving three sons and two daughters. The sons
were sucessively lords of Tremanton and Harberton: Reginald who d. 1246,
Ralph d. 1256 and was succeeded by his son Reginald who d. 1270, and
Roger who d. 1275. The Valletort inheritance should have gone then to
the sisters, Joan, wife of Henry de Pomeroy and Isabell, wife of Thomas
Corbet, but were insead taken by the crown. John Lelands "Itinerary" says
that he had heard that the lands were taken because of murder to which
the Valletorts were party. This may have been a trumped up charge
because Joan, widow of Reginald Valletort, who had m. Alexander de
Oxeton, and was mistress of the king's brother, also wanted the land. In
1276 Joan Oxeton held the manors of Modbury, Brideford, and certain lands
in Harberton"that belonged to Roger de Valle Torte and now to the King
while the ward of the Valle Torta is in the hands of the King". Henry
de Pomeroy, Joan Valletorte's grandson, got part of the family lands when
he came of age in 1303. The Corbetts and the Oxetons also got portions
of it. Tax rolls of 1313 show Henery de Pomeroy, Peter Corbett, and
Alexander Oxeton all holding land in Harberton, Cheveryston and Pole.
In 1338 Sir Henry de Pomeroy gave up his claim to the Valletort lands in
Cornwall in favor of the king and his son, Edward Prince of Cornwall.
Todd A. Farmerie
In a previous article, wolc...@ucs.orst.edu (John Wolcott) says:
>The Valletort or Vautort family was an interesting one. I don't know
>their source, but in the 12th century they held the Honor of Tremanton in
>Cornwall and also acquired the Honor of Harberton in Devon which was
>formerly held by the Nonants. Roger Valletort, lord of Tremanton and
>Harberton died in 1207, leaving three sons and two daughters. The sons
>were sucessively lords of Tremanton and Harberton: Reginald who d. 1246,
>Ralph d. 1256 and was succeeded by his son Reginald who d. 1270, and
>Roger who d. 1275. The Valletort inheritance should have gone then to
>the sisters, Joan, wife of Henry de Pomeroy and Isabell, wife of Thomas
>Corbet, but were insead taken by the crown. John Lelands "Itinerary" says
>that he had heard that the lands were taken because of murder to which
>the Valletorts were party. This may have been a trumped up charge
>because Joan, widow of Reginald Valletort, who had m. Alexander de
>Oxeton, and was mistress of the king's brother, also wanted the land. In
>1276 Joan Oxeton held the manors of Modbury, Brideford, and certain lands
>in Harberton"that belonged to Roger de Valle Torte and now to the King
>while the ward of the Valle Torta is in the hands of the King". Henry
>de Pomeroy, Joan Valletorte's grandson, got part of the family lands when
>he came of age in 1303. The Corbetts and the Oxetons also got portions
>of it. Tax rolls of 1313 show Henery de Pomeroy, Peter Corbett, and
>Alexander Oxeton all holding land in Harberton, Cheveryston and Pole.
>In 1338 Sir Henry de Pomeroy gave up his claim to the Valletort lands in
>Cornwall in favor of the king and his son, Edward Prince of Cornwall.
>
A series of articles on the various branches of the Valletort family
appeared in Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries. It grew out of a
discussion between John Benson and Col. Moleneux concerning the paternity
of Joan, wife of Richard Champernowne, who was daughter of Joan de
Valletort, the King of Germany's mistress. The discussion follows many
of the branches of the family, wich originated in the marriage of Reginald
de Valletort to a daughter of Richard, Earl of Cornwall, Henry I's bastard.
Todd
Todd A. Farmerie
I have been asked to post a pedigree of Valletort. What follows is derived
from a series of articles in Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries. I
accept neither the credit nor the blame for the majority of it.
D&CN&Q 19:320-2; 20:146-153 (or perh 144-151, I accidentally punched out
the page numbers); 20:247-54; 20:289-94; 20:330; 20:354-61.
The exception is with the Tremeton line, which was first published in
Transactions of the Devonshire Association, 67:253-84 (on the Hundred of
Harberton). I have not seen this, and the authors in the D&CN&Q articles
present confusing and contradictory versions, due it would seem to error
rather than correction. I have reconstructed it from what is provided in
the D&CN&Q articles, and from memory.
I am particularly interested in the North Tawton line, and would welcome
any information regarding the wives of this line, and their ancestry.
Todd
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Root of family (highly speculative)
1.Godfrey, fl.1084, dead 1086
?A.Hugh, founder of Somerset Branch (see below)
?B.Reginald (I)
2.Reginald (I), of Somerset and Devon, fl.1086
A.Reginald (II)
B.William
3.Reginald (II) fl. 1121
?A.Robert
4.Robert m. Alice
A.Robert, founder of the Clyst Branch (see next)
?B.Joel, fl.1172
?C.Ralph, founder of the Trematon Branch (see below)
?D.John
--
Clyst St.Laurence Branch
5.Robert fl.1166
A.Thomas
6.Thomas fl.1201 held Sutton
A.Ralph
7.Ralph fl.1240-56 m.Emma dau. William Fitz Gerard
A.John
B.Ralph m. Margery Poltimore
i.John, fl. 1301
a.John fl.1346
ii.Margery m. Richard Chiseldon
8.John fl.1265-84 held Sutton m. Amy dau Reginald Clifford
A.John
B.Gilian m. William Speke
9.John fl. 1284-16 ipm1318 m. Joan dau Mauger St. Aubyn
A.Ralph
B.John fl. 1346 held Georgeham
i.John m. Margaret, perh dau Roger de Cockington
a.Margaret m. William Talbot of Spreyton d.c.1429
?C.Philip
10.Ralph b. by 1278 fl. 1318-46
A.James
11.James fl.1352-82
A.John
12.John fl.1395
A.John
13.John fl.1428 m. Joan dau William Engleton
A.John
14.John ipm 1450
A.John
15.John fl.1468
A.John
16.John m. Elizabeth dau. Robert Grilleston
A.John
17.John d.1524
A.John
18.John dvp
A.Elizabeth m. Hugh Pollard
--
Tremeton Branch
5.Ralph (see Root) married Joan, dau. Reginald Earl of Cornwall
A.Roger
?B.Ralph, nephew of Joel (I) 1172
?C.Joel (II), fl.1188, founder of North Tawton Branch (see below)
6.Roger m. Alesia
A.Reginald fl. 1233/8 dsp
B.Ralph m. Joan, she m2. Alexander de Oxton, and was mistress of
Richard, Earl of Cornwall and King of Germany
i.Reginald
C.Roger
D.Joan m. Henry de Pomeroy
E.Beatrice m. Thomas Corbet of Caus
--
North Tawton Branch
6.Joel (II) (see Tremeton) fl. 1188, m. Emma de Bottreaux
?A.Warin Fitz Joel
i.Joel Fitz Warin of Fardell
a.Joan m. Henry Tregoz
b.Alice m. William Newton
Joan m. John Raleigh
B.Joel, fl. 1226-51 m. Margery
i.Emma m. Reginald dAlbermarle
C.Philip
7.Philip fl. 1253, dead 1259
A.John
8.John fl.1274-96 m. dau. Philip de Columbers
A.Rev. Joel
B.Hugh
9.Hugh, minor 1280, dead 1310, m. Lucia dau Adam le Bret
A.John, died a minor, sp
B.Egelina m. Otho (sic) Champernowne (this should be Oliver)
C.Celia fl 1320 dy, sp
D.Juliana m. Geoffrey Lyffe
E.Beatrice m. Simon Bradney
F.Katherine m1. John de Lucy, m2.Henry Franceys
G.Elisabeth m1.Richard Tremenet, m2.Richard Champernowne
--
Somerset Branch
2.Hugh, (see Root) fl.1086
A.Richard
3.Richard
A.Hugh
B.John
4.Hugh fl.1166-70
A.Simon
B.Nicholas (monk)
5.Simon
A.John
B.Robert de Beauchamp (from which Beauchamp of Hache)
6.John fl.1199, dead 1225
A.Richard, dead sp 1225
B.John
?C.Osmund
7.John fl.1230-40
A.John fl.1280-90 ipm1300 m. Alice ipm 1301, dau John Belet
i.John fl.1303-1313
ii.Richard fl.1329
B.Andrew
?C.Robert
8.Robert m. Margery ipm1310
A.Thomas
9.Thomas b.1286
A.Richard
10.Richard, dead 1353
A.unnamed heirs
