Braose - Wingfield Connection
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Hello Rosie,
Thanks for sharing the results of last weekend's fossick - I've only
now finished reviewing the items gathered over the last week, re: the Shelton
- Brews - Wingfield connections.
In addition to your findings re: the IPM for Robert de Shelton, Pam
Shelton Anderson provided the following on her FamilyTreeMaker site
[renumbered by me for our purposes], based in large part on Blomefield and
Copinger :
.1. Henry de Shelton ' born c. 1225, and died 1286.
'This individual is indicated to be Henry by Blomefield and the NRS......
Blomefield says that Henry held the manor of Shelton co Norfolk of the fee of
Arundel as well as Burnt Illegh co Suffolk, Scole co Norfolk and Bedingham co
Norfolk. He died before 1286 leaving Robert (later Sir Robert) as his son
and heir. Blomefield also says (v 1, p 131) that Henry held Scole in 1270
and his son and heir inherited it (with others) in 1286.
' Copinger listed this son of Ralph Shelton and Catherine de Illegh as
named "Henry".
' Henry is listed by Copinger and Blomefield as lord after Ralf Shelton.
' The Charter Rolls lists a 1260 grant to Henry de Schelton and his heirs
a weekly market on Thursday at his manor of Burnt Illegh co Suffolk and a
yearly fair there on the vigil, feast and morrow of Ascension.'
Issue :
1. Sir Robert de Shelton (1)
' Blomefield notes that he was above 25 years old at his father's
death in 1286 and in that same year had free warren allowed to them in erie.
He settled lands in Illegh to maintain "divers lights in that church". In
Harleian MSS Knights of Edward I, he is listed as serving 6 July 1277 (with
his brother John) and went to Wales for the King 18 July 1277. He was
summoned again 2 August 1282 to serve the King. He was ordered to defend the
coast near Dunwich with horses and arms 3 August 1265. He served against the
Scots 25 May 1268 and was summoned from Norfolk and Suffolk 24 June 130[1].
He held 3 Knights fees for Burnt Illegh and 3 for Shelton, Osmundeston and
Bedingham (p 247). In the Close Rolls dates 30 August 1295 issued by Edward
I from Westminster, Robert Shelton, Robert Ufford and others were ordered to
attend in person the keeping of the seacoast near Dunwich with horses and
arms against foreign enemies should they come. 18 July 1277 in a writ issued
from Chester, he received a special protection for going to Wales on the
King's service (Patent Rolls). In 1302 he had fees in Mundam, Shelton,
Bedingham and Scole. '
[ The last line, evidently, drawn from his IPM ]
2. John de Shelton, of Stradbrooke, co. Suffolk
[ see notes from Pam's site, in my post of 9 November ]
What I draw from the foregoing information; the earlier posts; your
earliest information re: Alianor, daughter of Sir John Shelton, having
married Richard de Brewes; and the entry in CP Vol II, p. 304n re: Richard
'de Brewose' and his wife Alianore; is the following:
Ralph de Shelton = Catherine de Illegh
of Shelton, Norfolk heiress of Brent Illegh
I [Burnt Illegh] Suffolk
I
I
Henry de Shelton
of Shelton, Scole and Bedingham, Norfolk,
and Brent Illegh, Suffolk; d. 1286
_______________________I________________
I I
Sir Robert de Shelton Sir John de Shelton
of Shelton & c. of Stradbrooke,
d.ca. 1303 (IPM) Suffolk
I d. aft 10 Nov 1303
I I
I _____________________I___
I I I
John de Shelton John de Shelton Alianore de Shelton
of Shelton & c. of Stradbrooke = Richard de
b. ca. 1277 I Brews
I I I
I I I
V V V
[SHELTON [SHELTON [BREWS OF
OF SHELTON] OF STRADBROOKE] STRADBROOKE]
This would as shown identify Alianore, wife of Richard de Braose or de
Brews of Stradbrooke, co. Suffolk as daughter of Sir John de Shelton of
Stradbrooke. The generation of the family of Brewes of Stradbrooke following
[Sir Richard Brews (d. before 18 Oct 1361), the father of Alianore, wife of
Sir John de Wingfield] must therefore be the point at which the manor of
Wingfield in Stradbrooke was acquired by the Brews family, either through
marriage or purchase.
Your views, comments and criticism eagerly awaited.
John
NOTES:
(1) Pam Shelton Anderson's site says Sir Robert Shelton 'was born c. 1244,
and died 25 Aug 1306 in Norfolk' . I have not included this in the text
above, as it appears to be erroneous, and very probably drawn from M. C.
Whitaker's 'work' .
GENERAL NOTES:
(1) I have deleted any reference taken from, or made to, the work called
History of the Shelton Family in England and America, by M. C. Whitaker. If
you should want to read how not to produce a genealogical work, read this
together with the back-and-forth articles in The Virginia Genealogist (I
think from back in the 1940's ?). M. C. Whitaker, and her book, were as they
say, 'A piece of work'.