1249364.
Sir Thomas Botetourt & 1249365. Joan de Somery
~1288, Thomas born in England, s/o 2498728. John Botetourt & 2498729. Maud de Munchesi.
1291, Joan born in England, d/o 2498730. Roger de Somery & 2498731. Agnes ?.
1291, Joan’s father died.
7/7/1307, Edward II succeeded Edward I as King of England.
1309, Joan’s mother died, her brother John succeeding.
1309, Tournament in Dunstable: Sr Thomas Bottetord, Or, a
saltire engr Sa a label of 3 pts Gu (Sir Thomas Botetourt of Norfolk.)
~1312, “Sire Thomas Boutetour” listed in ‘The Bannerets'
Roll’. (S) Aspilogia.
10/7/1316, “Debtor: Bartholomew de Badlesmere [of Kent],
knight, Thomas Botetourt, knight, … Creditor: William de Ross … Amount: £1166
13s. 4d.” (S) UKNA.
[––Thomas &
Joan––]
Bef. 1318, Thomas married Joan.
11/22/1321, Margaret, age 32, coheir with her sister Joan of
her brother John, inheriting half of the barony of Dudley, consisting of the
castle of Weoley in Northfield, Worcestershire and the manors of Newport
Paynell, Buckinghamshire. (S) Hist. of Dudley castle, Twamley, 1867, P11.
[John’s wife Lucy held some property in dower.]
1322, Thomas, knt. of Upton, Norfolk and Great Bradley,
Suffolk, died [before his father]. (S) UKNA.
7/28/1322, Order to the eseheator beyond Trent to take into
the king's hand the lands late of Thomas Botetourt, deceased, tenant in chief.
(S) CFRs.
[––Joan––]
11/26/1322, Order to the same to deliver to John de Sutton
and Margaret his wife, eldest sister and heir of John de Somery, the following
lands of the lands late of the said John, tenant in chief, which the king has
assigned to them by assent of Joan late the wife of Thomas Botetourt, second
sister and the other heir, to wit, the castle of Duddeleye, co. Stafford, … as
Margaret's pourparty, her said husband having done homage ; … Lucy late the
wife of the said John de Somery holds in dower … (S) CFRs.
12/17/1322, Joan age 30, Order to the escheator beyond Trent
to deliver to Joan, late the wife of Thomas Botetourt, second sister and heir
of John de Somery, tenant in chief, the following lands of the lands late of
her said brother, which the king has assigned to her by assent of John de
Sutton and Margaret his wife, eldest sister … inheriting half of the barony of
Dudley, consisting of the castle of Weoley in Northfield, Worcestershire and
the manors of Newport Paynell, Buckinghamshire. (S) CFRs. [Valued at over £202
yearly.]
11/25/1324, Thomas’ father died.
8/6/1325, Order to deliver escheators in Hereford,
Gloucester, Worcester, Salop and Stafford, and the march of Wales adjacent, ...
to Joan, late the wife of Thomas Botetourt, sister and co-heiress of John de
Somery ... (S) CCRs.
1/24/1327, Edward III succeeded Edward II as King of
England.
5/13/1327, Joan granted her minor son John the fair held at
Newport Pagnell. (S) Calendar of Charter Rolls, 1327–1341, P12.
1/1/1328, Grant that Joan Botetourt may discharge by
half-yearly payments of 5 marks … for her share in coparency of the land of her
brother John de Somery, and £25, a fine for her service with the army in
Scotland in the present year. (S) CPRs.
8/16/1330, Order to deliver to ... John de Sutton, Margaret
his wife, ... to Joan, late the wife of Thomas Botetourt, 54.5 acres of waste
in the forest of Kynefare, to be parted amongst them if they wish ... Margaret
de Sutton and Joan ... are John de Somery’s next heirs and are of full age, ...
(S) CCRs.
1/1331, Joan, formerly wife of Thomas Botetourt appeared by
attorney against Walter de Dunclent, ... others for forcibly taking her goods
and chattels at Swyneford to the value of 100s. (S) Plea Rolls for
Staffordshire.
1/28/1332, Association of William Trussel … commission of
oyer and terminer … on complaint by Joan late the wife of Thomas Botetourt,
Roger de Aylesbury and Roger Hillary that John de Cherleton, knight, and others
committed trespasses in their park at Seggesleye, co. Stafford. (S) CPRs.
7/18/1333, Grant, for a fine of 20s., to Joan late the wife
of Thomas Botetourte, of that which pertains to the king of the year, day and
waste of a messuage, an acre of meadow ancl a moiety of 2 virgates of land in
Honesworth, … held of the said Joan, … (S) CFRs.
1334, Joane granted free warren in all her demesne lands in
Bucks. (S) Hist. & Antq.’s of Newport Pagnell, 1900, P258.
8/7/1335, King Edward III wrote to Margaret, widow of
Edmund, earl of Kent [half-brother of Edward II]; to Marie de St. Pol, widow of
Aymer de Valence, earl of Pembroke; and to Joan, wife of Thomas Botetourt,
commanding these women to gather trusted advisers together in London to ‘treat
and ordain of the safe custody and secure defence of our realm and people, and
on resisting and driving out the [French] foreigners who massing for an
invasion. There were also to ‘arm and array your people’. (S) The Hundred Years
War, Green, 2014, P194. (S) CCRs.
11/12/1336, Joan, who was the wife of Thomas Botetourt',
querent, ... 1 messuage, 1 carucate and
17 acres of land, 7 and a half acres of meadow, 4 acres of wood and 20
shillings of rent in Werueleye. (S) Feet of Fines, Worcestershire.
5/2/1337, Licence … the abbot and convent of Helesowayn, …
and Joan Botetourt, lady of Weleye, … shall celebrate daily masses … Joan, in
life, … souls … of Thomas Botetourt, sometime her husband, and Margaret, her
sister, and for the soul of John, son of the said Margaret, after his death.
(S) CPRs.
1338, Joan died, son John heir. “Joan, late the wife of
Thomas Botetourt: Cambridgeshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Staffordshire,
Buckinghamshire.” (S) UKNA, IPM. [Her inquisition showed she was holding a
market at Newport Pagnell, originally granted to Thomas’ grandfather.]
[––Post Mortem––]
2/12/1338, Writ for IPM of Joan, late the wife of Thomas
Botetourt. Cambridge: Enhale. The manor … John Botetourt her son, aged 19 years
and more, is her next heir. Warwick: Bordesleye. The hamlet … Heir aged 19
years on the day of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross last. Worsester: Norfeld,
at Weleye. A messuage … a fishery and a park, … rent … Stafford: Mere. The
manor … Honesworth. The manor … Buckingham: Neuportpaynel. The manor … Little
Lynford. The manor … (S) CIsPM.
2/15/1338, Commitment to Roger de Aylesbury … wardship of
the lands late of Joan late the wife of Thomas Botetourt, tenant in chief, to
hold with the issues from her death until the lawful age of the heir, … (S)
CFRs.
(S) Plantagenet Ancestry, P137.
Child of Thomas and
Joan:
i. John Botetourt (624682), born 9/14/1318 in England.
