4997458.
Thomas Fitz Otes & 4997459. Lady Beatrice de Beauchamp
1231, Thomas son of Otto born in England, s/o 9994916. Otes Fitz William & 9994917.
Matilda de Say.
~1235, Betrice de Bello Campo born in England, 4th d/o 9994918. Sir William de Beauchamp &
9994919. Ida Longespee.
1257, Thomas’ father died.
6/24/1261, Thomas, age 30, heir to his older brother William
Fitz Otes receiving 1 knights’s fee in the honor of Boulogne, 2 hamlets held of
the earl of Gloucester by 1 knight’s fee, and land held of the heir of Ralph de
Hodeng. (S) CIsPM, 1904, P136.
[––Thomas &
Beatrice––]
By 1264, Thomas married Beatrice. (S) Magna Britannia, V1,
Part 1, 1813, P46.
1265, Thomas petitioned the Court of Exchequer for the
broken dies of the mint.
8/24/1265, Johannes de Bello Campo
killed at the battle of Evesham in Worcestershire. John de Beauchamp died
leaving his 3 sisters, Maud, Ela and Beatrice, as co-heirs. The manor of
Shelsley Beauchamp was assigned to Beatrice. (S) Hist. of Worcester, V4, 1924,
Shelsley Beauchamp.
1266-7, Beatrice coheir to her niece Joan, d/o Sir Simon de
Beauchamp, inheriting a third of Bedford.
12/5/1266, Remission to Robert de Ver, earl of Oxford, of
the king’s indignation … on the mainprise of Guy de Brione of the county of
Devon and Thomas son of Otto of the county of Essex for his future good
behavior … (S) CPRs.
1267, Thomas Fitz Otto, hereditary coiner of the Mint in the
Tower of London, claimed the scrap iron from the broken coining dies; a family
heritage to the time of King Henry I.
11/16/1272, Edward I succeeded Henry III as King of England.
[While on crusade.]
1274, Park Hall held by Thomas fitz Otto, of the earl of
Gloucester, as 2 carucates in Gestingthorp and Gosfield, by the service of one
knight's fee. [Previously held by his uncle William in 1260, and his father in
1256.] (S) The History and Topography of the Co. of Essex, Bk2, Ch5.
1274, Thomas died.
[––Beatrice––]
3/23/1274, Writ for IPM of Thomas son of Otto. Essex: Belchamp
in the hundred of Hengford. The manor with the advowson of the church … Otto
his son, aged 10 at the feast of St. Michael, 2 Edw. I, is his heir. Gestingthorp
in the hundred of Hengford. The manor with the advowson … Huntingdon: Hamerton.
The manor … Heir as above, aged 9½. Gloucester: Wodemonecote. 2 carucates land
… Bedford: Delewik manor. Kerdinton. Ronhall. Bruham … Buckingham: Lincelade. £10
rent. All held, of the inheritance of the said Beatrice … Worcester: Sceldesleye
Beucamp. The manor … of the inheritance of Lady Beatrice late the wife of the
said Thomas. (S) CIsPM.
3/28/1274, Writ of plenius certiorari, on the complaint of
Beatrice late the wife of the said Thomas, that the escheator had taken into
the king's hand certain lands which are of her inheritance. (S) CIsPM.
4/23/1274, Beatrice given the advowson of Mendlesham and
Beauchamp Parva, co. Essex, as part of her dower. (S) CCRs.
1/23/1275, Order to the subescheator in Essex to deliver to
Hugh son of Otto [brother of Thomas, (S) CPRs, 6/8/1274] the keeping of the
lands late of Thomas son of Otto, deceased, tenant in chief, during pleasure.
(S) CFRs.
10/28/1275, Grant to Beatrice de Bello Campo, late the wife
of Thomas son of Otto, tenant in chief, for a fine of £100, that she may marry
whomsoever she will in the king's fealty. (S) CFRs.
By 1278, Beatrice married 2nd Sir William de
Munchensy, holding Hamerton manor in dower. (S) CFRs.
6/26/1278, Writ from the King … assigned … to Roger de
Munbray [Mowbray], John de Steyngryve and Ida his wife, …, and William de
Mountchensy (de Monte Caniso) of Edwardeston and Beatrix his wife, heir of
William Beauchamp (de Bello Campo) of Bedford, their reasonable shares which
fell to them fro the inheritance … which Amicia, William Beauchamp’s widow,
lately deceased, held in dower. (S) Yorkshire Inquisitions of the Reignes of
Henry III and Edward I, 1902, P10. [This William, brother of Beatrix de
Beauchamp, died 8/1262, leaving as his heir his brother Simon, William’s wife
Amicia holding dower. Simon left a daughter Joan that died 1266-7. Joan having
no heir, the estates were distributed under the Dictum of Kenilworth.]
1/6/1280, The king has granted to Hugh son of Oto—in
recompence for the custody of the serjeanty of the dies of London and
Canterbury, which belonged to Thomas son of Oto, deceased, … lately granted to
the said Hugh during the minority of Thomas's heir and which Hugh has now
restored to the king … (S) CCRs.
1281, Beatrice died.
6/28/1281, Writ for IPM of Thomas son of Otto. Essex: Belchamp
(de Bello Campo). The manor with the advowson of the church, … His three
daughters, Joan aged 14, Maud aged 11, and Beatrice aged 8, are his next heirs
… Gestingthorp. The manor … Gosfeud. The manor … Huntingdon: Hamerton. The
manor … (S) CIsPM.
7/12/1281, Grant to High son of Otto of the custody, during
the minority of Otto the son and heir, of the manors of Hamerton, co.
Huntingdon, … which Beatrix, deceased, late the wife of Thomas son of Otto,
held in dower. (S) CPRs. [William continued to hold some of her lands until his
death in 1302.]
[––Post Mortem––]
10/4/1284, IPM of Isabel late the wife of Simon de Bello
Campo. Bedford: Wottone. … are parceners
of the inheritance with the heirs of the body of Beatrice sometime sister of
the said Simon. This Beatrice was married first to Thomas son of Otto, who had
by her a son named Otto, now deceased, and a daughter named Maud now aged 26
years and the wife of John Botetourte: after the death of the said Thomas she
was married to Sir William de Montecanyso of Edwardestone who had by her a son
named William who if he survives, as the jury believe, is 12 years of age and
more. (S) CIsPM. [By the records William the son could not have been born
before 1277.]
(S) Plantagenet Ancestry, P135. (S) The Numismatic Circular,
V16, 4/1908. (S) Numismatic Chronicle and Journal, V13, 1893, P145.
Children of Thomas and Beatrice: [1 son, 3 daughters]
i. Otes Fitz Thomas,
born 9/29/1265 in England.
6/10/1280, Otto son and heir of Thomas son of Otto, tenant
in chief, a minor in Hugh's wardship by the king's commission. (S) CCRs.
By 1281, Otes died without heirs, and left his sisters as
his heirs. (S) See 6/28/1281.
i. Joan Fitz Thomas,
born 1267 in England. [Eldest daughter]
Joan married Guy Ferre, Lord of Benhale.
ii. Maud Fitz Thomas
(2498729), born 1270 in England.
iii. Beatrice fitz
Thomas, born 1273 in England.
Child of William and Beatrice:
i. William de
Munchensy, born 1277 in England.
By 1281, William died.
