9994916. Sir Otes Fitz William & 9994917.
Matilda de Say & 121685158. Lord James de
Newmarch
~1185, James
de Novo Mercato born in England, s/o 243370316. Henry de
Neufmarche.
~1190,
Matilda de Say born in England, d/o 19989834.
Geoffrey de Say & 19989835. Alice de Vere.
1198, James’
father died.
1198, Otes
born in England, heir & s/o 19989832. William Fitz
Otes & 19989833. Maud de Dive.
4/6/1199,
John succeeded Richard I as King of England.
[–––James & Matilda–––]
James
married Matilda.
1204, Jacob
de Novo M´cato paid a fine for “hnda terra que fuit fratris sui” in Somerset. (S)
FMG.
1206, James
succeeded his brother William, paying 200 marks for livery of the lands.
1206, James
de Newmarch successfully claimed the advowson of Hardwick church, which had
been chartered by Wynebald de Baalun in 1092. (S) Hist. of Buckingham, V3,
1925, Hardwick with Weedon.
10/15/1207,
Thomas Corbet had been serving in Poitou, in lieu of James de Newmarch, out of
whose chattels Corbet was entitled to a sum of 20 marks. (S) Antiquities of
Shropshire, V7.
1208-9,
James de Novo Mercato held half a fee of the bishop [of Worcester] in Aust and
half in Gotherington, Gloucestershire.
1210-12,
Jacobus de Novo Mercato holding 1 knight´s fee in Settone in Wiltshire, and 17
in Dorset and Somerset. (S) FMG. [And 2½ fees in Gloucestershire.]
1213, James
paid an additional relief of £137 13s.
1214-15, James
an opponent of King John in the barons war.
6/19/1215 at Runnymede near Windsor, King John
forced to agree to the terms of the Magna Carta.
By 1215,
James of Cadbury, Somerset died. His knights’ fees split between his 2
daughters.
[––Matilda––]
11/1215,
John Russel, steward of King John, granted wardship of one of the daughters and
coheirs of James de Neufmarche, who he married to his son Ralph. (S) The
Household Knights of King John, Church, 1999, P101.
9/21/1216,
Safe passage granted to Matilda, “Matill q fuit ux Jacob de Novo Mercato.” (S)
CPRs.
1214, Robert
de Vere, 3rd Earl of Oxford, bought of the King the wardship of the heir [Otes]
of William Fitz Oates, a minor, to marry to his niece.
10/28/1216,
Henry III, age 9, crowned king of England.
1219, Otto
of age.
[–––Otes & Matilda–––]
By 1219, Otto
married Matilda. (S) FMG.
8/18/1219,
Otto son of William has made fine with the king by 6 palfreys for having to
wife Matilda, who was the wife of James de Neufmarché , if she will give her
assent to this. Order to the sheriff of Buckinghamshire that, when he can
establish by Matilda’s letters patent that she offers her assent and will to
this, then he is to cause Otto to have full seisin without delay of all lands
with appurtenances falling to her in his bailiwick. (S) FRsHIII.
11/5/1219,
Matilda de Leigham gives the king half a mark for having a pone before the
itinerant justices against Otto son of William, concerning 9 solidates of rent
with appurtenances in Gosfield. (S) FRsHIII.
4/25/1220,
Robert Mauntel has made fine with the king by 100m. to keep the counties of Essex and
Hertfordshire … by the assent of H. de Burgh, justiciar… His pledges for this
fine are … Earl Robert de Vere for 5 m., …, Otto son of William for 5 m., …
Peter of Tresgoz for 40s., Thomas de Longueville for 40s., …. (S) FRsHIII.
1220, Otto,
son of William. Witness with Henry de Berkeley to grant by Thomas Lord
Berkeley.
1220, Otto
son of William the king’s die engraver for coinage in the Tower.
1221-2, Otes
confirms the charter of his grandmother, Margery Fitz Harding of 1190-1206.
1231,
Matilda living, gave birth to son Thomas.
1231-38, Grant
by Henry Bocuinte … Witnesses: Gilbert de Hendon, Otho son of William, knights,
Andrew Bukerell, Mayor of London, … (S) UKNA.
1237, Otho
son of William made a grant of some land and wood in free alms at Lilestone,
Essex, to the Templars. (S) Hist. of Co. of London, V1, 1909, Houses of
Military Orders.
By 1238,
Otes knighted.
1244, Otto
fitz William held the manor of Lilystone in Essex for the king by serjeanty of
engraving the die of the king’s money in the City of London. Otes held rent of
assize in the City of London of 40s 6d. (S) London Eyre of 1244.
5/6/1242,
From William son of William and Richard Buscecarl’, for a fine for a trespass,
10 m., by the pledge of Otto son of William and William son of Richard, knight
of Elmstead. (S) FRsHIII.
1244, The
City answers … Otto fitz William holds the keepership of the die of the king's
money by the king's grant on condition of engraving the die when necessary and
has rents in the City belonging to the serjeanty [of a manor in Lilystone,
Essex] which are worth yearly 45s. 6d. … (S) London Eyre of 1244, 1970.
1256, Park
Hall held by Otto Fitz-William, of the earl of Gloucester, as 2 carucates in
Gestingthorp and Gosfield, by the service of 1 knight's fee.
1257, Otes
of Belchamp, Gestingthorpe, and Gosfeud, Essex, and Lisson Green, Middlesex
died.
6/6/1257,
Writ for IPM of Otto alias Ottho son of William. Essex: Belchamp (Bello campo),
1½ carucate land held of the king in chief of the fee of the honour of Boulogne
by service of ½ knight's fee. Gestingthorp and Gosfeud, 2 carucates land held
of the earl of Gloucester in chief by service of 1 knight's fee. (S) CIsPM.
Family
notes:
·
“Hawyse” is sometimes given as “Matilda”, due to
what appears to be a singular reference, that is likely a transcription error,
confusing her name with her mother’s. A reference for “Hawyse”: (S) A
Genealogical History …, Burke, 1866, P401.
Children
of James and Matilda:
i. Isabel de Neufmarche (33556033), born ~1208 in
Cadbury, Somerset, England.
ii. Hawyse de Newmarch (60842579),
born bef. 1215 in Cadbury, Somerset, England.
Children
of Otes and Matilda:
i. William fitz Otho, born aft. 1219 in England.
1261,
Willliam died. (S) Numismatic Chronicle and Journal, V13, 1893, P145.
6/24/1261,
IPM of William son of Otho. Thomas son of Otho, his brother, aged 30 and more,
is his heir. Essex: Belchamp Otten (in Bello Campo Othon'), 1 knight's fee held
of the honour of Boulogne, which is in the king's hands. Gosfeud and
Gestlingethorp, 2 hamlets held of the earl of Gloucester by service of one
knight's fee. Gosfeud, ½ virgate land held of the heir of Ralph de Hodeng',
service unspecified. (S) CIsPM.
ii. Thomas Fitz Otto (4997458), born 1231 in
England.
iii. Hugh fitz Otes, born ? in England.
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.
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.
7/12/1281, Grant to Hugh 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.
