2110848.
Baron John de Wahull & 2110849. Isabel Drokenesford
11/1/1302, John de Wodehull born in England, s/o 4221696. Thomas de Wahull & 4221697.
Hawise de Prayers.
~1303, Isabel born in England, d/o 4221698. John de
Drokenesford.
1304, John age 1 when his father died. During his long
minority the king retained his guardianship.
6/28/1304, A sale by
Margaret, queen of England, the king's consort, to to John de Drokenesford,
king's clerk, for £360 of the custody, during the minority of the heirs, of
the lands late of Thomas de Wodehull, tenant in chief, with the marriages of
the heirs, which custody and marriage were delivered to her. (S) CPRs.
11/25/1304, John’s wardship granted to John de Drokensford.
7/7/1307, Edward II succeeded Edward I as King of England.
8/12/1308, Queen Margaret sold John’s marriage to John de
Drokenesford of Gloucester, King’s clerk. (S) CCRs.
6/16/1312, Order to the escheator beyond Trent to take into
the king's hand the lands late of Robert le Rey, deceased, tenant by knight
service of the heir [John] of Thomas de Wodehull, tenant in chief, a minor in
the king's ward. (S) CFRs.
3/1316, “John, son of Thomas de Wahull, within age, and in
the King’s custody, is Lord.” [of Wahull]. (S) CPRs.
~1320, John married Isabel.
1322-27, “John de la Wodehalle states that he was captured
and imprisoned as an adherent of Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, but was then
released with other prisoners in the park of Rothwell, as he was ready to put
himself on a jury that he was not at Tickhill, or Burton-upon-Trent, or
Boroughbridge, or anywhere else against the King. But his lands are now seized
into the King's hand, and his wife and children have nothing to live off. He
request's the King's grace of the delivery of his lands and chattels, as he had
the King's grace of the delivery of his body.” (S) UKNA.
4/15/1323, To Master John Walewayn, escheator this side
Trent. Order to cause John de Wodhull, son and heir of Thomas de Wodhull,
tenant in chief of the late king, to have seisin of his father's lands, as he
has proved his age before the escheator, and the king has taken his homage. [Manors
of Great and Little Durnford and Tytherly, Wiltshire]. (S) CCRs.
11/8/1325, a ‘supersedeas’ at Chippenham granted to address
John’s commitment for his grandfather not serving a military commitment with
the King Edward I. [His grandfather was to found to have served the
commitment.]
1/24/1327, Edward III succeeded Edward II as King of
England.
12/1328, John de Wodehull paid to the King 100 marks for the
baronial relief of his father Thomas of all lands which John, his grandfather
had held on the day he died, and of which Thomas had done homage
1330, On the occasion of the special commission of inquiry
into privileges known as the Placita de Quo Warranto, John de Wahull was exempt
from amerciaments by the justices in eyre at the Bedford Assizes as a baron; one
who by virtue of his rank must be amerced by his equals or before the Royal
Council.
3/22/1332, John appointed Keeper of Bedfordshire.
12/24/1334, by writ, John summoned to attend the king at
Roxburgh.
2/20/1335, John with King Edward III.
Bef. 1336, John also held the manors of Wodhull, Langford,
Bedfordshire, and Pateshull, Northamptonshire.
1336, John died.
4/30/1336, Order to the escheator on this side Trent to take
into the king's hand the lands late of John de Wodhull, deceased, tenant in
chief. (S) CFRs.
[––Isabel––]
5/1/1336, Grant to John de Molyns for a fine of 200 marks …
of the marriage of John, son and heir of John de Wodehill, tenant in chief, a
minor in the king's Ward … (S) CFRs.
8/4/1336, Grant to John de Molyns that he may hold the
Wardship of the lands late of John de Wodehill with the marriage of John his
son and heir according to letters patent dated 5/1/1336, which lands, except
those assigned in dower to Isabel late the wife of John the father, are
extended at £36
8s. 4d. a year. (S) CFRs.
Bef. 10/31/1348, Isabel died. (S) IPM of son John.
(S) Magna Carta Ancestry, P187. (S) A Hist. of the Co. of
Bedford, V3, 1912. (S) Journal of the House of Lords, V124, 1892, P197-8.
Children of John and Isabel:
i. Sir John de
Wahull, born 1320 in England. [Heir.]
1337, John age 16 and more when his father died.
5/21/1347, John summoned by special writ to assist the crown
against the King of France. [Summoned with 32 other earls and barons.]
10/31/1348, John died. (S) Writ for IPM of 11/3/1348.
Children: John de Wahull, a minor when his father died. John
married Eleanor, d/o 2955088. Sir John
de Molyns & 2955089. Egidia Maudit. 1357, John died, his daughters age 2
& 3. The male heir becoming Nicholas, son of John’s brother Thomas – who
was already deceased.
ii. Thomas de Wodhull
(1055424), born aft. 1322 in England.
