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Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Sir Robert de Roos & Lady Margaret de Brus

23641488. Sir Robert de Roos & 23641489. Lady Margaret de Brus

~1230, Robert born in England, 2nd s/o 47282976. Robert de Roos & 47282977. Isabella d’Aubigny.

By 1240, Margaret born in England, younger d/o 23641014. Peter de Brus & 23641015. Helwise de Lancaster.

1260, Witn. Robert son of Sir Robert of Ros, … (S) UKNA.

[––Robert & Margaret––]

~1263, Robert married Margaret.

1266, Robert’s father conveyed the reversion of Wark castle to him.

1269, Quitclaim. Roger de le Mareys of Skeftling … Witn. Robert son of Sir Robert de Ros … (S) UKNA.

Bef. 11/1269, Robert succeeded his father.

1272, Margaret and her husband Robert named in her father’s will.

9/18/1272, Peter de Brus, 7th Baron Langbaugh, died. [Brother of Margaret.]

9/28/1272, IPM of Peter de Brus. York: [to Margaret] Scelton ... of the king in chief for 15 knights' fees … … A fourth part of wreck of sea … (S) CIsPM.

11/16/1272, Edward I ascended to the throne while on crusade.

By 1274, J. de Stanhop to Walter de Merton: for distress of Robert de Ros and William de Scalby, his debtors. (S) UKNA.

1274, Robert died. (S) UKNA.

[––Margaret––]

Bef. 4/20/1274, Robert de Ros son of Robert de Ros of Wark: Cumberland died. (S) UKNA, IPM. The manor of Kyrkeby in Kendale fell to the pourparty of Margaret de Ros (his wife), younger daughter and one of the heirs of Peter de Brus, who held it of the king in chief. (S) CIsPM.

4/28/1274, Margaret, late the wife of Robert de Ros of Werk, deceased, tenant in chief, has made fine in £10 that the escheator beyond Trent may take oath from her in those parts that she will not marry without licence. And she has lands in the county of York. (S) CFRs.

1275, Margaret de Brus, late the wife of Robert de Ros of Werk, grants to Roger de Lancastre her part of Rydale by bounds ... lately seized by the escheator, … (S) Barony of Kendale, V2, 1923, P20.

7/7/1279, The king to Thomas de Normanville, his Steward. … we have not yet caused to be divided the knights’ fees which belonged to Peter de Brus, deceased, … suit of Margaret de Ros, sister and one of the heirs … (S) Yorkshire Archaeological Journal, V1, 1892, P201.

1281, Margaret de Ros, sister and coheir of Peter de Brus, lord of Skelton, Yorkshire, dispensed with the customs of pulture and witnesman in the lands of William de Strikeland. (S) The Gentleman’s Magazine, V27, 1847, P69.

11/11/1281, Quitclaim. 1. Dom. Margaret de Ros. widow. 2. Richard de [Tirhg']. Premises: all lands of (2) within Barony of Kendal to be free of duties of provisioning keepers of the peace both on foot and on horsebeck and of providing witness-men and said keepers of the peace. (S) UKNA.

11/1288, The Abbot of Shap accused Margaret de Ros of disseising. (S) UKNA.

4/28/1295, Commission of oyer … touching the persons who carried away the goods of Margaret de Ros of Werk, at Kirkeby in Kendale, co. Westmorleand, and took and imprisoned her men there. (S) CPRs.

5/25/1296, Declaration, by Margaret de Ros of Kendal that she is obliged to compensate Richard de Preston her esquire for losses sustained in her service with King in Scotland, in horses, equipment and money, to the sum of £11 to be paid him. (S) UKNA.

8/20/1297, Confirmation of a charter … Margaret de Ros, … granted in fee simple to William de Ros, her son, who is staying in Gascony on the king’s service, the castle of Kirkeby in Kendall, … hamlets … and a moiety of the fees, rents and service of free men appertaining to the said Margaret of the inheritance of Peter de Brus, her brother, with the advowson of the hospital of St. Leonards’s by Haye, … granted in fee simple to Marmaduke de Twenge, her nephew, who is going beyon seas with the king … a moiety of the town of Kirkeby in Kendall, … (S) CPRs.

1305, Petition to the King and council by Margaret, late the wife of Robert de Ros of Wark, who has been ousted from the manors of Bell... [Bellister] and Plainmellor in the liberty of Wark by Anthony, Bishop of Durham. (S) UKNA.

1307, Margaret died.

1/30/1307, IPM of Margaret de Ros. Westmorland: Kendal. A moiety of the barony of Kendal, except the vale of Kentmer … William de Ros, her son, of the castle of Kirkeby in Kendal with a fourth part of the town of Kirkeby and with the hamlets of Hoton, Haye, Scalthaytrige, Stirkeland Randolf, and Grenrige … to hold to him and the heirs of his body, with remainder to Marmaduke de Thweng and his heirs … William de Ros and his heirs, of the king in chief by service of a moiety of 3 parts of a knight’s fee, whereof the said Marmaduke has the king’s charter of confirmation, and a fine was levied between him and the said Margaret, … Margaret and Isabel, daughters of Robert de Ros of Werk, aged 15 and 12 respectively, are her next heirs in blood. (S) CIsPM.

(S) Magna Carta Ancestry, P642.

Children of Robert and Margaret: [2 sons]

i. William de Roos (11820744), born ~1265 in England.

ii. Robert de Roos, born ~1272 in England.

By 1307, Robert died. Daughters: Margaret (b.1291) & Isabel (b.1294.).


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