Freville of Little Shelford, Cambs
mj...@btinternet.com
>From Little Shelford church:
"In gratia et misericordia dei hic iacent Robertus Frevill armiger
quondam dominus istius villae et Rosa uxor eius qui obiit xo mensis
Aprilis M.CCCCC.XX.II [sic] quoram animabus propicietur deus"
In God's grace and mercy here lie Robert Freville, armiger, sometime
lord of this village, and Rose his wife, who died the tenth day of the
month of April 1522 [?should be 1521] on whose soul may God have mercy.
Also
"Hic iacet Rosa Frevill vidua quondam uxor Roberti Frevill armiger que
obiit vto die Aprill Ano Domini 1529 cuius anime propicietur deus,
Amen"
Here lies Rose Freville, widow, sometime wife of Robert Freville,
armiger, who died the fifth day of April in the Year of our Lord 1529,
on whose soul may God have mercy.
There are a number of arms for Freville monuments recorded from Little
Shelford, including:
Freville (three crescents ermine) impaling Gules, same de cross
crosslets, three lucies hauriant or - for John Freville who married
Ellen Lucy (d 1380) - does any one know from which Lucy family Ellen
came? [cf "Hic iacet Domina Elena Frevill que obiit v kalend Februarii
Anno Dom. 1380 cuius anime propicietur, Amen"]
Freville impaling what appears to be "a field or, on a cross engrailed
[...], five fleurs de lis of the first"
And Freville quartering "or, between a chevron gules, nine cross
crosslets argent (five and four)".
Perhaps these last two blazons might assist in identifying Freville
wives.
Douglas Richardson royalancestry@msn.com
likely a daughter of Sir Geoffrey de Lucy (c. 1288-1346), of Dallington
and Slapton, Northamptonshire, Chelmscott (in Soulbury) and Fulbrook
(in Hogshaw), Buckinghamshire, etc., by his wife, Katherine.
If so, Ellen de Lucy would be a granddaughter of Desiderée (or
Desirée) de Leybourne (living 1330-1), wife of Geoffrey de Lucy (died
1305), which Desiderée has been under recent discussion in the
newsgroup.
Best always, Douglas Richardson, Salt Lake City, Utah
Website: www.royalancestry.net
mj...@btinternet.com
confirmatory. If that were the case, I would have a fourth descent
from Rohese de Lucy.
John & Ellen had a son, Richard, who died without issue, and a daughter
Anne, who married Bartholomew Burgoyne - as they were ancestors of
Christopher Burgoyne, this might put William Leete back into the
picture regardless of the Hasilden problem.
Cheers
Michael
mj...@btinternet.com
borne by the Lucies of Dallington etc (e.g. "Monsire Lucy, seigneur de
Dalington: goules, a trois luces d'or crusele" from A Glossary of Terms
used in Heraldry, by James Parker - online, and said to be from a Roll
of the time of Edward III).
I think Burke's also records these arms of "Lucy of Kent", while the
arms of Lucy of Charlecote are also similar (their pikes being silver,
I think, instead of gold).
mj...@btinternet.com
PRO Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem:
(1)
IPM 27 Edward I: Richard de Fryville alias Frevill
"John his son was his next heir, aged 28 and more"
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(2)
Vol 5, #409-410 IPM John de Frivill: Writ 6 October 6 Edward II
Suffolk Inquisition: 20 October 6 Edward II:
Manor of Thodeham [Tuddenham] held by John and Eleanor his wife.
Richard Freville aged 14 is next heir.
Hertfordshire Inquisition: Munden Freville, Tuesday before St Luke 6 Ed
II:
The manor with advowson was given by David de Freville to the said John
and Eleanor and the heirs of the said John, by fine levied in the
King's Court, and is held of the manor of Wodhull by service of one
knight's fee and 9s yearly.
Cambridgeshire Inquisition: 17 November 6 Ed II:
Caxton - held in chief; Wratting - held with Eleanor his wife by the
gift of Richard de Freville, father of the said John; Mabel, mother of
the said John, holds part of the manor of Shelford in dower; Boxworth:
five knights' fees; property at Bassingbourn, Shepreth, Carlton,
Swaffham etc; assignment of dower to Eleanor late the wife of John de
Frivile.
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(3)
Vol 6: p 121 Proof of age: Richard, son and heir of John de Frevyle:
23 July 12 Edward II (C Ed II File 63 (14)
"Hugh le Ro... aged 60 says Richard Freville was born at Girton,
Cambridegshire and baptised at the same church on the Saturday after
Ash Wednesday, 26 Edward I, and was aged 21 on that day 12 Edward II
which he knows because in the same year he built a chamber to the value
of 20 shillings and in the following year 27 Edward I it was burned.
William the clerk of Hokyton aged 50 says the like and knows it because
he had a daughter Letice born on the same day and baptised in the same
church.
William the clerk of Gritton (sic; ?Girton) aged 60 sayd the like and
knows it because on the same day the King's purveyors of beasts took of
him two hogs, price 20 shillings, and gave him nothing.
The attorney of the Earl of Pembroke who had the wardship etc came from
the manor of Caxton but had nothing to say against the said proof"
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(4)
Vol 7 #182: IPM Richard de Frivill
"2 Edward III: Caxton: two parts of the manor jointly with Margaret his
wife, which by licence of the late King Edward II they purchased of
James de Frivill by fine levied in the King's Court, to hold to them
and the heirs of the said Richard. He held no other lands on the day
he died. [E. Inrolments (sic) of Inq. 16 m 5]
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(5)
Vol 12 [if I have read my smudged notes correctly]:
#180, p 154: IPM John Freville, knight: writ 10 October 46 Edward III
"Inquisition at Cambridge 18 October 46 Ed III:
Little Shelford manor and advowson held jointly with Eleanor his wife
who survives; Caxton - enfeoffed to him for life, remainder to Richard
his son and wife Agnes, Richard died 3 years ago, Agnes survives; West
Wratting, Boxworth; he died Thursday the morrow of the Nativity, 46
Edward III. Robert Freville his brother is his heir, aged 30 years and
more"
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(5A) From PROCAT:
C 143/362/21: "John Freville to settle the manor of Caxton, and a
messuage, land and rent in West Wratting, Carlton and Balsham, on
himself for life, with remainder to Richard his son, Agnes wife of the
said Richard, and the heirs of their bodies, with remainder to the
right heirs of the grantor, who retains the manor of Little Shelford":
41 Edward III"
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(6)
Cal. IPMs Vol XV 1-7 Richard II
"Writ 21 January 4 Richard II: Ellen late the wife of John Frevill,
knight
Inquisition at Little Shelford, 29 January 4 Richard II: held the manor
and advowson of Little Shelford jointly with John her late husband; her
said husband died without heir of his body. She held one third part of
the manor of Caxton and a messuage in West Wratting for life by way of
dower, with reversion to Agnes the wife of John Brews, knight, by
virtue of a gift lately made to the said John de Freville in pursuance
of a licence to reenfeoff the said manor and messuage with remainder to
his son Richard, now deceased, and the aforesaid Agnes, who is still
living; Richard died without issue by Agnes.
She died 21 January last; Robert Fryvill aged 40 years and more is
brother and heir and next heir of the said John Freville; the jurors do
not know who is Ellen's next heir".
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(7)
Vol XVIII 1-6 Henry IV
#89-90 pp 31-21 IPM Clarice widow of Robert Frevyll
"Writs 17.9.1400; Inquisition at Cambridge 20.9.1400:
She held one third of Little Shelford in dower after the decease of
Robert Freville her husband, partly held of the King in chief as 3/4 of
a knight's fee; she died 9 August; John Cotill her son and heir is aged
24 years and more.
Writ 24.9.1400; Inquisition at Cambridge 27.9.1400:
The lands at Little Shelford are of the inheritance of Thomas Frevyll,
son and heir of Robert. He still lives, aged 40 years and more, and
they should descend to him."
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(8)
Vol XIX 7-4 Henry IV
#793 p 290 IPM Margaret widow of Thomas Frevill
"Writ 24.6.1411; Inquisition at Cambridge 4.7.1411
She held nothing in Cambridgeshire; she died 7.9.1410; William her son
and next heir is aged 12 years and more".
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(9)
C 139/176/24 William Frevyll, Esq: Cambs: 38-39 Henry VI (c1460)
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(10)
C 140/80/35 William Frevyll, Esq: Cambs: 21 Edward IV (c1482)
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(11)
IPM: John Freville
Writ 5 July 21 Henry VII; Inquisition 19 July 21 Henry VII:
"Deed dated 1 May 9 Henry VII in favour of son and heir William Frevyll
to marry Anne daughter of Robert Curson; had estates at Great and
Little Shelford; names Sir Thomas Cheyne, William Cheyne, John
Burgoyne, Esquires, John Hutton, John Burgoyn the younger, gents; but
William died after the marriage without issue; John died 20 December 21
Henry VII; his son and heir Robert aged 26 and more; also held land at
Shepreth of Ann Seynt George, widow, as of her manor of Shepreth".
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1. Baldwin Freville (d c1257) married as his second wife Lucy de
Scalers, heiress of Little Shelford [VCH; Vis. Warwickshire 1619].
Issue:
2. Richard Freville, died 1299; IPM 27 Ed I; married Mabel, held part
of Little Shelford in dower, 6 Ed II; named as holding the advowson for
life, 17 Ed II [PRO: C143/174/15]. Issue:
3. Sir John Freville, born circa 1271; died 1312; IPM 6 Ed II; buried
in the chancel at Little Shelford [History of All Saints' Church,
Little Shelford]; married Eleanor, living 6 Ed II. Issue:
4. Sir Richard Freville, born circa 1298; died c1328; IPM 2 Ed III;
married Margaret (who married secondly Sir Hugh FitzSimond - he held
the Freville family manor of Caxton in 19 Ed III, according to PRO
C143/277/20). Issue:
5a. Sir John Freville, died 1372; IPM 46 Ed III; married by 1349 Ellen
Lucy (Visitation of Warwickshire, 1619; cf heraldic glass formerly at
Little Shelford over the name of John Freville included Freville
impaling Lucy - seme de cross crosslets, three lucies hauriant); died
21.1.1381; IPM 4 Richard II; her brass of c1381 formerly at Little
Shelford [Monumental Brasses of Cambridgeshire]. Issue:
6a. Richard Freville, died 1375; brass formerly at Little Shelford
[Mon. Brasses]; no issue; married Agnes (who married 2ndly John de
Brewes and 3rdly William Rees, died 1410).
6b. Anne Freville, heiress of Caxton; married Bartholomew Burgoyne and
left issue (Vis. Cambridgeshire, sub Burgoyne).
5b. Robert Freville, inherited Little Shelford, 1381; died 1393 (before
28.10.1393 when the King presented to Little Shelford "by reason of the
lands and tenements late of Robert Frevylle, tenant in chief, deceased,
being in his hand": Cal. Pat. Rolls); brass at Little Shelford; married
firstly Joan (see posts by Douglas Richardson, 2002 & 2003 speculating
that she may have been a member of the Peyvre family of Toddington &
Willian); married secondly Clarice Cotill, died 9.8.1400; IPM names her
heir as heir son John Cotill; joint brass with her husband at Little
Shelford. Issue (by first marriage):
6. Thomas Freville, born circa 1360; died 1405; brass at Little
Shelford, "Thomas Freville filius et haeres Roberti Freville obiit Ano
Dom. 1405"; married Margaret, joint brass with her husband at Little
Shelford, died circa 7 September 1410; IPM 4.7.1411. Issue:
7. William Freville, MP, born circa 1398; (see biography in History of
Parliament); of Peterhouse, Cambridge, 1438/9, buried at Little
Shelford, 19 January 1460/1 [Alumni Cantabrigiensis]; IPM 38-39 Henry
VI; married 1stly Anne, daughter & coheir of Roger Wolverstone; brass
formerly at Little Shelford; married 2ndly Margaret, brass formerly at
Little Shelford. Issue (by first marriage):
8. William Freville, MP (History of Parliament); named as "William
Frevyle the younger of Shelford" in Indentures of War in France with
Sir James
Ormonde, 19 Henry VI [PRO: C47/10/26/8]; Sheriff of Cambs; died circa
1481; IPM 21 Edward IV; married Joan, daughter of Sir Thomas Charlton,
MP [HoP]. Issue:
9. John Freville, died 20 December 1505; IPM 21 Henry VII. Had:
10a. William, o.v.p.s.p.; married Anne Curson.
10b. Robert Freville, born circa 1479; inherited Little Shelford, 1505;
died 10 April 1521; IPM 13 Henry VIII (PRO: C 142/36/19); will proved
at Ely 1521; married Rose; brass formerly at Little Shelford; often
stated to be a Peyton, presumably on the probate evidence of 1521 which
refers to the first trustee of her marriage settlement being Sir Robert
Peyton, but Bindoff in his House of Commons (1982) apparently states
that she was the daughter of Anthony Haselden - this also appears
incorrect (see post earlier this year); her will proved at Ely 1529.
Issue:
11a. John Freville, died 1552; IPM 6 Edward IV (PRO: C 142/95/15);
inherited Little Shelford; married Dorothy and had issue
11b. Nicholas Freville, will proved at Ely, 1547
11c. George Freville, MP; Baron of the Exchequer (see DNB)
11d Anne Freville, named in her father's will; said [post by Henry
Sutcliffe, 2002] to have married Thomas Hutton of Dry Drayton, who is
also named in Robert Freville's will; his brass of 1552 at Dry Drayton
[Mon. Brasses says his wife was Anne, but authority for this is not
stated]; left issue, including descents through the St Georges of
Hatley St George, and the Wises of Cherry Hinton.
11e. Margaret Freville, named in her father's will
11f. Thomasine Freville, named in her father's will; married
Christopher Burgoyne of Long Stanton and left issue (including Gov.
William Leete - see various recent posts)
11g. Mary Freville, named in her father's will
11h. Elizabeth Freville, named in her father's will
mj...@btinternet.com
>There are a number of arms for Freville monuments recorded from Little
>Shelford, including:
>...Freville quartering "or, between a chevron gules, nine cross
>crosslets argent (five and four)".
>Perhaps these... might assist in identifying Freville
>wives.
I now note that these are the arms of the Holbrook family, whose
represenation was borne by Anne Wolverston, wife of the elder William
Freville (her mother was a FitzRalph heiress whose mother was a
Holbrook heiress).
It is interesting this these arms present another exception to the old
"rule" in heralrdy of never placing a metal upon another metal (silver
crosses on a gold field).
Michael
mj...@btinternet.com
the Freville Family":
The first of the line of the Cambridge Frevilles is Sir Richard
freville, of Scarning, Norfolk, father of Baldwin who married Lucia de
Scalariis, according to the Freville pedigree (College of Arms MS C41
fol 15, signed by Nicholas Freville, 1666)
......
Sir John Freville and his wife has a summons to the Coronation in 1308.
His arms were: "de goules, iii cresauns de ermyne" (Roll, Ed I)
His tomb in the chancel at Little Shelford bore the inscription:
ICI GIST SIRE IOHAN DE FRIVILE
KE FUST SEIGNIOUR DE CESTE VILLE
VOS KE PAR ICI PASSET
PAR CHARITE PUR LUI PRIET
[Here lies Sir John de Freville, qho was Lord of this town; you who
pass by, of charity pray for him - MAR]
...........................
His grandson, Sir John, married to Elena Lucy, received constant
military summons temps Edward III; in 1345 went with his brother Robert
into Brittany, and also served in Gascony.
Across his memorial window at Little Shelford:
Orate p a..us Johis Freville et Elene ux' eius et Walter Knych rect'
ecclie
(Pray for the souls of John Freville and Elena his wife, and Walter
Knight, rector of this church - MAR)
Their son Richard died without issue and was buried at Little Shelford:
"Hic iacet dns Ricus frevile miles, dns istius ville de pva Shelford
qui obiit 11 die Septembris anno dni MCCCLXXV"
(Here lies Richard Freville, knight, lord of this town of Little
Shelford, who died the 11th day of September in the year of our Lord
1375)
.....................
Thomas Freville [son of Robert, brother of Sir John] died in 1405, and
Margaret his wife in 1410. Her arms were:
"argent, a chevron between three martlets sable"
[According to Vol. 2 of the "Dictionary of British Arms: Mediaeval
Ordinary" by Woodcock, Grant & Graham, these arms are recorded
variously in connection with the Argum, Ashthorpe, Bentley, Comberton,
Corbett, Cryon, Eriom, Madeson, Thomas and Trionlie families]
.........................
Their son William's MI read:
"In gra et mia dei hic iacet Willmus frevile armig' quondam dns istius
ville qui obiit xix die mensis junii anno dni mcccclx et Anna et
Margareta uxores eiusdem Willmi que Anna obiit - die mensis februari
anno dni mcccc- que Margareta obiit - die mensis - anno dni mcccc-
quoru animaus propicietur deus Amen"
[In God's grace and mercy here lie William Freville, armiger, sometime
Lord of this town, who died the 19th day of June 1460, and Anne and
Margaret, wives of the said Willliam, which Anne died the - day of
February 14-- (and) which Margaret died the - day of - 14--, on whose
souls may God have mercy, Amen - MAR]
..............
Franks also notes that Robert and Rose Freville's daughter Mary married
William Walpole, according to Rose's will.
I have posted his details regarding Rose on a separate thread.
MAR
mj...@btinternet.com
>Their son Richard died without issue and was buried at Little Shelford:
>
>"Hic iacet dns Ricus frevile miles, dns istius ville de pva Shelford
>qui obiit 11 die Septembris anno dni MCCCLXXV"
>
>(Here lies Richard Freville, knight, lord of this town of Little
>Shelford, who died the 11th day of September in the year of our Lord
>1375)
he must be mistaken about the date, as Sir John's IPM of 10 October
1372 states his son Richard "died three years ago", his heir to Little
Shelford therefore being "Robert Freville his brother".
Also, when John transferred his lands at West Wratting, Carlton and
Balsham to his son Richard in 41 Edward III (1367), he "retain[ed] the
manor of Little Shelford", - i.e. I have nowhere else seen Richard
referred to as Lord of Little Shelford (or as a knight).
MAR
Millerf...@aol.com
<snip>
<"argent, a chevron between three martlets sable">
<According to Vol. 2 of the "Dictionary of British Arms: Mediaeval
<Ordinary" by Woodcock, Grant & Graham, these arms are recorded
<variously in connection with the Argum, Ashthorpe, Bentley, Comberton,
<Corbett, Cryon, Eriom, Madeson, Thomas and Trionlie families
<snip>
Herein lies error: the Corbets bore not martlets, but corbets (crows-
cf Scots corbies), in varying numbers. I have sometimes wondered
whether the family was called for their device, or whether their arms
were an example of a "canting coat"
MM
mj...@btinternet.com
listed where you would expect it, with the only difference being the
change in category to "argent, a chevron 3 <martlets>". This is
necessarily so, because Norry & Ulster et al's work is descriptive
rather than prescriptive, i.e. they are reporting someone else's
[?mis-]description.
The error is therefore double-edged in nature: one may suspect that
Corbetts did not bear martlets in their arms, but one cannot know
whether the martlets in the unknown arms are not also misdescribed
crows...
I may ask him and Miss Grant to do some further digging on this one.
Cheers, MAR
mj...@btinternet.com
(1) According to Alumni Cantabrigiensis, William Freville was of
Peterhouse, 1438/9; he is equated with the one of that name buried at
Little Shelford in 1461. We know this was William Freville the elder,
MP, husband of Anne Wolverston. As he was born circa 1398 (according
to his mother's IPM) it seems that the Cambridge student must have been
his son, William Freville the younger, husband of Joan Charlton. This
latter was probably therefore born circa 1420-1422.
(2) Sir Wollaston Franks, in his pioneering article, states that Robert
and Rose freville's daughter Mary married William Walpole, quoting
Rose's will as the authority. While that will does show one of his
daughters married William Walpole, it does not state which; it names
Margaret, Mary and Elizabeth without assigning husbands, but as Mary
and Elizabeth appear to be the youngest and the will details provision
for their care and future inheritance of the bequests, it would seem
that it was Margeret who married William Walpole.
MAR