2495032. Sir Nicholas Dauney & 2495033. Joan Durant
~1280, Joan born in England, d/o §John Durant.
1300, Joan, heir to her father of a curacate of land, a water mill, and 4£ of rent in Duranteslegh justa Moddeton. (S) Journal of the Royal Institution of Cornwall, Issues 53-57, P416.
1306, Nicholas de Alneto served in Scotland. (S) The English Aristocracy at War, Simpkin, 2008, P139.
2/24/1308 at Westminster, Edward II crowned king of England.
8/3/1309, Protection, for five years, for Nicholas de Alneto, going on pilgrimage to Jersulam. (S) CPRs.
8/23/1312, Grant to Nicholas Dauney, and his heirs, of free warren in all their demesne lands … co. Cornwall, … co. Devon, and Henton, co. Somerset. (S) Calendar of Charter Rolls.
2/4/1313, Protection for one year for Nicholas Dauney, going on a pilgrimage to Santiago. (S) CPRs.
7/29/1314, Nicholas obtained a charter for a weekly Wednesday and Friday market, and a yearly fair on the eve, day and morrow of St. James the Apostle at his manor of Sheviock [Shannock], Cornwall. (S) Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs in England and Wales to 1516.
3/26/1316, Appointment of … to be commissioners of array … for the war against the Scots. The muster to be held at Newcastle-on-Tyne … Midsummer … Nicholas Daunay, … co. Devon. (S) CPRs.
4/22/1317, Commission to … John de Carmynou and Nicholas de Alneto to enquire … in the county of Cornwall … purchase of tin … contrary to the proclamation. (S) CPRs.
5/9/1317, Commission to Nicholas Dauney and Geoffrey Modiworthe to select within the ports of Exeter, Tengemuth, Dertemugh, Sutton, Plymouth, Loo and Fowy a ship and also to levy men to man her and also a ‘galeye’ which the said Geoffrey built, and to proceed on the king’s service … agaist Thomas Dun, a mariner, and others of his society, Scottish mariners, … the Western seas, where they have committed divers piracies … (S) CPRs.
8/5/1318, Order to … to elect from every town in the county … armed footman to come on the king’s service against the Scots, … Nicholas Daunay, … Devon. (S) Calendar of Fine Rolls.
2/23/1319, Protection with clause, until Michaelmas, for Nicholas Dauney, going beyond seas with Hugh le Despenser, the elder, on the king’s service. (S) CPRs.
10/27/1321, Simple protection without clause until Christmas for Nicholas Dauney, going beyond seas. (S) CPRs.
8/1324, King Edward II began the “War of Saint-Sardos” with his brother-in-law King Charles of France.
11/17/1324, Commission … to array in the county of Devon the knights, esquires and other men at arms … for service in Gascony against the king of France; … They are to spare no one nor take bribes as others have done … Nicholas Dauney, Peter Chalons, … (S) CPRs.
1324-25, Nicholas Daunay, querent ; and Walter de Badeston and Joan his wife deforciants ; … manor of Sanford … Joan daughter of Nicholas Daunay … (S) Feet of Fines, Somerset.
2/1/1327 at Westminster, Edward III, age 14, crowned king of England.
1327, Nicholas summoned to parliament.
5/6/1328, Association of John de Bello Campo of Somerset and Nicholas Dauney in the commission of oyer and terminer … on complaint by Stephey de Haccombe … co. Somerset. (S) CPRs.
1332-3, “Nicholas Daunay or Dauney: Cornwall, Devon, Somerset.” (S) UKNA, IPM. [Nicholas died holding 15 large manors in Cornwall; that eventually fell to his granddaughter Emme, d/o son John.]
(S) The Peerage of Ireland, Lodge, 1789, P72.
Children of Nicholas and Elizabeth:
i. Sir John Dauney (7605234), born 1303 in England.
ii. Joan Daunay, born ? in England.
Joan married Walter de Badeston.
iii. Thomas Dawney (1247516), born ~1315 in England.
