9/8/1278, Theobald de Verdun born in England, heir & s/o
4997380. Thebaud de Verdun &
4997381. Margery de Bohun.
1286, Maud [aka Matilda] born in England, d/o 2498716. Edmund de Mortimer & 2498717.
Margaret de Fiennes.
6/24/1298, Theobald knighted at Northumberland.
7/22/1298, Theobald [and his father] fought with Edward I in
his Scotland campaign at the battle of Falkirk. (S) Rolls of Arms of Edward I,
1996.
1299, Theobald “the younger”, 2nd Lord Verdun,
summoned to Parliament.
4/24/1402, John son of Thomas, Theobald son of Theobald de
Verdun, and Alan son of William son of Warin acknowledge that they owe to
Gerard de Orum £105. (S) CCRs.
4/28/1302, Licence for Edmund de Mortuo Mari to grant in
free marriage with Matilda his daughter to Theobald de Verdun the younger, the
castle and manor of Donmask, in Ireland, held by him in chief and for Theobald
de Verdun the elder to grant in fee simple to the said Theobald and Matilda
land to the value of 200 marks a year in his manor of Loghfinedy. (S) CPRs.
5/8/1302, Theobald, remaining in England, nominated John de
Killey as his attorney in Ireland.
[–––Thebaud de Verdun
& Maud de Mortimer –––]
7/29/1302 at Wigmore castle, Herefordshire, Thebaud married
Maud.
11/7/1302, The King summoned the militaty tenants of the
Crown to be at Berwick-upon-Tweed on May 26th … Thomas, earl of
Lancaster, … John de Ferrers, Hugh le Despencer, … Ralph Basset of Drayton,
Theobald de Verdun, senior, Theobald de Verdun Junior, … (S) Collections for a
History of Staffordshire, V8, P25.
2/22/1307, Theobald “the younger” summoned to Parliament.
[Last use of “The Younger”]
8/24/1309, Theobald succeeded his father.
9/28/1309, Order to the escheator this side of Trent to
deliver to Theobald de Verdun, son and heir of Theobald de Verdun, tenant in
chief, the lands late of his said father, he having done homage. (S) CFRs.
3/4/1309-10/24/1314, Theobald summoned to Parliament. [Theobald
appointed his brother Milo guardian of his estates in Ireland when he attended
parliament in England.]
4/1309, Theobald present at the Dunstable tournament in
which 235 knights participated in retinues, and 70 independently.
8/10/1310, Theobald at Alton, Staffordshire for the birth of
his daughter Margery. (S) Proof of age of Margery.
8/29/1310, Theobald back in Ireland. (S) Proof of age of
Margery.
11/8/1310, Theobald authorized to take possession of his
lands in co. Meath and co. Dublin, paying £275. 10s.
9/25/1311, Order to the treasurer and barons of the
Exchequer of Dublin to cause enrolment to be made pursuant to the king's grant
to Theobald de Verdun that of the debts of his ancestors and himself he pay £20
a year. (S) CFRs.
9/18/1312, Matilda died in complications of childbirth;
buried at Croxton abbey, Leicestershire.
[––Theobaud––]
4/30/1313, Theobald named a justice and a lieutenant of
Ireland, and to maintain in the king’s service 20 men-at-arms, with a fee of £500
granted to him. (S) CPRs.
5/23/1313, Theobald de Verdun, justiciary of Ireland. (S)
CFRs.
1313, John le Petyt promised to restore cattle which he took
from “a hibernicus of Theobald de Verdun”. (S) Colonisation and Conquest of
Medieval Ireland, Smith, 1999, P82.
1314, Theobald [and other noblemen] summoned to parliament
in England “about the affairs of Ireland”. The same year he was appointed Chief
Governor of Ireland.
[–––John de Burgh–––]
~1280, John de
Burgo born in England, 2nd s/o 60845206.
Earl Richard de Burgh & 60845207. Margaret ?.
9/16/1295, Elizabeth born in Caerphilly, Glamorgan, Wales,
d/o 4997382. Gilbert de Clare &
4997383. Joan of Acre.
1296, Elizabeth’s widowed mother assigned Bristol castle as
her residence for her and her children. Leaving her children at Bristol Castle,
under the care of persons appointed by the king, Joan retired to Wales.
5/12/1297, at Dublin, John Harald, in the court of Common
Pleas, accused Ric. de Burgo, earl of Ulster, John de Burgo senior, and John de
Burgo junior, in the death of Ric. Harald. (S) Cal. of the Justiciary Rolls, …
of Ireland.
1304, John became the heir when his older brother Walter
died.
2/25/1308, Edward II crowned king of England.
[–––John de Burgh
& Elizabeth de Clare –––]
9/30/1308 at Waltham abbey, in the King’s presence, John de Burgh
married to Elizabeth de Clare. [Apparently John returned to Ireland and
Elizabeth, age 13, remained in England.]
11/18/1308, Order to deliver to … merchants of Gascony, a
ship … during a voyage from Gascony to Ireland, was driven by the wind into the
port of Beaumaris in Wales and was there broken by the force of the sea … the
king wishing to shew favour to the said merchants at the request of John de
Burgo. (S) CCRs.
1309-10, Final Concord Parties: John de Burgh and Elizabeth
his wife; Richard de Burgh, Earl of Ulster. (S) UKNA. [The grants included
lands and manors in Antrim, Connacht, and Munster.]
10/15/1309, Elizabeth left for Ireland. [Elizabeth’s sister
Margaret, wife of Piers Gaveston, had just returned from Ireland.]
6/18/1313, John de Burgh murdered at Galway in Ireland.
1313-16, Elizabeth returned to England by Edward II [the
King controlled marriages of women with large land holdings.]
[–––Thebaud de Verdun
& Elizabeth de Clare –––]
By 1316, Theobald de Verdun “abducted” Elizabeth from Bristol
castle. [Likely because of her land holdings in Ireland.]
2/4/1316, Elizabeth married 2nd to Theobald, Lord
Verdun. [They were fined by the king for marrying without his permission.]
7/27/1316, Theobald died in Alton castle, Staffordshire;
buried at Croxton abbey. [The last of this line.] Elizabeth was pregnant at the
time. Elizabeth retired to Amesbury abbey where her daughter Isabella was born.
[––Elizabeth––]
7/30/1316, IPM of Theobald de Verdon alias de Verdun.
Stafford: Alveton. The castle with its members, … Elizabeth late his wife is
pregnant of a living child. His daughters, Joan aged 13, Elizabeth aged 10, and
Margery aged 7, are his next heirs. Salop: Stoke upon Tyrne. The manor … Lodelowe.
A moiety of the town … Elizabeth his wife is pregnant, but unless it shall be
of a male child, his heirs are his daughters. Warwick: Braundone. The manor …
[multiple hamlets and properties] … Leicester: Neubold. The manor … Luttreworth.
The manor … Oxford: Farnham. The manor and the hamlet of Sere … Wilts.: Stoke
Verdon. The manor … Hereford: Webbeleye. The castle and manor … Marches of
Wales: Ewyas Lacy. The castle and a moiety of the manor … Buckingham: … [misc.
properties & knights’ fees in various counties] … (S) CIsPM.
8/8/1316, Sir Gilbert de Clare the elder, sometime earl of
Gloucester and Hertford, espoused Lady Joan daughter of the late King Edward,
of whom he begat Gilbert the late earl, Eleanor the wife of Hugh le Despenser
the younger, Margaret late the wife of Peter de Gavaston, and Elizabeth late
the wife of John de Burgo; and thus the said Eleanor, Margaret, and Elizabeth
are sisters and heirs of the said earl, and the said Elizabeth is 17 and more.
(S) CIsPM.
10/7/1316, Commitment to Nicholas de Verdon and Miles his
brother of the residue of the lands late of Theobald de Verdon … in Ireland …
after deducting the dower falling to Elizabeth late his wife according to the
law and custom of those parts … (S) CCRs.
1/1317, King Edward II sent Elizabeth a ring worth £10.
Aft. 3/1317, Elizabeth with her cousin Isabel of Lancaster,
d/o Henry, and her maternal aunt Mary, both nuns at Amesbury, went on
pilgrimage to Canterbury together.
1317, Elizabeth, widow of Theobald, assigned “2 hides in
Ashow” as part of her dower [passed down from his great grandmother Rohese de
Verdun who held it in 1242.]
7/13/1317, Grant during good behaviour to John de Horseley,
for good service to the king's niece, Elizabeth de Burgo, of the bailiwick of
the hundred of Munslowe, co. Salop. (S) CFRs.
[–––Roger de Amory–––]
By 1285, Roger born in England, younger s/o §§Sir
Robert de Amory, Knt., & Juliana
?, of Bucknell & Woodperry, Oxfordshire.
Aft. 7/12/1285, Roger’s father died, his older brother
Richard the heir. [His mother still living.]
5/22/1306, Roger, 1 of 267 knighted by King Edward I in
London at Westminster abbey.
12/10/1306, Roger Amory of the county of Buckingham a
mainpernor for Master Walter de Istelep of the keeping of the archbishopric of
Dublin. (S) CFRs.
7/7/1307, Edward II succeeded Edward I as King of England.
8/18/1307-5/26/1319, Roger appointed: keeper of Caythorpe
manor, keeper of Corfe castle and Purbeck forest, keeper and constable of
Knaresborough honour and castle, keeper of Merton manor, keeper of Nidd manor,
keeper of St. Briavels castle and the forest of Dean, keeper of Washlingstone
and Littlefield hundreds, keeper of the lands of Henry de Percy, and keeper of
the lands of Theobald de Verdon. (S) CFRs.
10/1308, Roger witnessed a grant in Northamptonshire to
Bartholomew de Badlesmere, a retainer of the earl of Gloucester.
4/1309, Roger d’Amory participated in the tournament at
Dunstable; an assembly of 305 knights. [Barry nebuly of 6 Ar and Gu a bend Az.]
7/1309, Roger, with about 20 others, besieged Thomas de la
Hyde, Sheriff of Cornwall.
8/1313, Roger’s older brother Richard granted him the manor
of Bletchingdon.
6/24/1314, Roger de Amory, an Oxfordshire knight, fought at
the battle of Bannockburn in the retinue of Elizabeth’s brother, Earl Gilbert
de Clare. (S) Edward II, Warner, 2017, P94.
6/24/1314, Battle of Bannockburn, Scotland, a
victory for the Scots, unusual in that it lasted for 2 days. The Scots,
commanded by Robert Bruce, were laying siege to Stirling castle, held by the
English. As the English attacked across the brook, Robert counter-attacked
along a 2000-yard front. King Edward attempted to flank the Scot’s left with
archers, but they were driven back the Scot cavalry. The English front broke
against the Scottish spearmen. It was the largest loss of English knights in a
single day. This was the battle in which organized foot-soldiers [primarily
pike men] defeated heavily armored mounted knights.
By 1315, Hugh de Audley (60845658) with Roger Damory (30422770)
and William Montacute (2495306) highly influential with the king. [All 3 had
fought at the Battle of Bonnackburn.] (S) Edward II, Warner, 2017.
1/5/1315, Commitment during pleasure to Roger Dammory of the
castle and honour of Knaresburgh. (S) CFRs.
1/8/1316, Appointment … of Roger Dammory to be surveyor and
superior keeper of the king’s venison … late of Henry de Percy, deceased, … in
the custody of Eleanor, late the wife of the said Henry de Percy, … he shall
inform the said Eleanor … (S) CPRs.
1316, Roger one of the Marcher barons suppressing a Welsh
uprising with Henry, Earl of Lancaster [who led the opposition to Piers
Gaveston, the Despensers, and anyone else who had influence with the King.]
1316, King Edward II and Roger de Amory visited pregnant
Elizabeth at Amesbury. [Apparently to arrange the marriage of Elizabeth to
Roger, a favorite of the King.]
8/7/1316, Commitment to Roger Dammory of the wardship of the
lands late of Theobald de Verdoun, tenant in chief, until the full age of the
heir. (S) CFRs.
1/15/1317, Grant, for life, to Roger Dammory, that he may
maintain himself more fittingly in the king’s service, of 200 marks a year, …
(S) CPRs.
1317, Roger’s castles of Knaresborough in Yorkshire and
Alton in Staffordshire captured by Lancaster.
3/1317, King Edward with Roger traveled to Amesbury to arrange
Roger’s marriage to Elizabeth. [He was a younger s/o a minor lord, and she was
the granddaughter of a king.]
[–––Roger de Amory & Elizabeth de Clare
–––]
4/1317, Elizabeth married 3rd Roger; date of a
grant to the married couple.
5/3/1317, Grant to Roger Damory and Elizabeth de Burgo, his
wife, the king’s kinswoman, … the manor of Sandhalle, co. York, … promised to
him for his good service against the Scots at Stryvelyn [Bannockburn], and also
on account of his marriage with the said Elizabeth.
5/22/1317, Whereas the king lately took the homage of Hugh
le Despenser the younger, who married Eleanor the eldest sister and one of the
heirs of Gilbert de Clare, late earl of Gloucester and Hertford, of Hugh de
Augele the younger, who married Margaret, another of the sisters and
co-heiresses … and of Roger Damory, who married Elizabeth, the third sister and
co-heiress, … (S) CPRs.
10/1317, Roger was with King Edward at York as they started
to head back to London. This same month the Earl of Lancaster seized
Knaresborough castle, and in November, Alton castle. Roger was the custodian of
both castles.
11/15/1317, Elizabeth inherited the title of Lady of Clare
with the decease of her brother Earl Gilbert, along with a third of his estates
as coheir. [Gilbert’s wife was her 1st husband’s sister.] (S) IPM of
Gilbert de Clare, earl of Gloucester and Hertford, CIsPM. [Elizabeth’s received
lands worth £1,287
yearly.]
11/20/1317, Roger 1st summoned to parliament. Roger
was highly influential with King Edward II; part of the alliance called the
“Middle Party”.
11/24/1317, At a secret meeting in London, Roger made an
indenture with Pembroke and Bartholomew Badlesmere of “mutual restraint”.
12/1317, Roger attended Christmas festivities with King
Edward II at Westminster.
2/3/1318, Grant during pleasure to Roger Damory of the
custody of the castle of Corf. By writ of secret seal. (S) CPRs.
3/15/1318, Roger accompanied King Edward to his his
stepmother’s funeral at Greyfriars Church.
3/20/1318, Sale to Roger Damory, in consideration of £200 …
of the marriages of Margery and Isabella, the daughters of Theobald de Verdun,
tenant in chief. (S) CPRs.
6/1318, Roger the primary convincer of King Edward II to
provide safe conduct for Lancaster. [Who was meeting the King and ended in a
peace treaty.]
8/12/1319, King Edward II with the consent of the prelates,
earls, barons and nobles in the Parliament at York, granted to Roger Damory and
Elizabeth his wife, the king's niece, the manor of 'Sandhall', Yorkshire, … and
the manor of 'Halghton', Oxfordshire, … Also the manor of Vauxhall
('Fauxhall'), Surrey, … also grants Roger an annual payment of 100 marks, … (S)
UKNA.
9/7/1319, Roger with 82 men in support of King Edward at the
siege of Berwick-upon-Tweed, Scotland.
1319, An account of Roger showed that he had at least 50
people in his household, consuming in a day 40 gallons of ale, 8 gallons of
wine, 50 eggs, 2 ducks, 6 hens, and various quantities of beef, pig, and
different types of fish.
1320, Matilda de Burgh, wife of Gilbert de Clare, earl of
Gloucester, died. Her dower lands were divided among Gilbert’s sisters: Eleanor
de Clare (2954875), Margaret de Clare (60845659) and Elizabeth de Clare
(2498691), each receiving lands worth about £900 yearly.
6/1320, Roger accompanied King Edward II to France when he
went to do homage for his French lands. (S) CPRs.
By 3/1321, Roger, removed from his influence on the King by
the Despensers, allied himself with the Marcher lords.
7-8/1321, Roger stayed at New Temple in London during the
parliament.
8/20/1321, Pardon to Roger Damory, … of any actions by
reason of anything done against Hugh le Despenser, the son, and Hugh le
Despenser, the father, … (S) CPRs.
1321, Roger joined the forces of Earl Thomas of Lancaster in
the Despenser War.
12/6/1321, Writ of aid for Oliver de Ingham and Robert Lewer
appointed to seize into the king’s hands all the lands and goods of Roger
Dammory, Hugh Daudele [husband of Elizbeth’s sister], the younger, … Henry le
Tyes, … John Mautravers, the younger, … and Bartholomew de Badelesmere in the
counties of Oxford, Berks, Wilts and Gloucester. (S) CPRs.
3/10/1322, Roger wounded in a battle on the river Trent, when
Lancaster’s forces were attacked by King Edward. Roger was sent to Tutbury
castle while the others retreated to Pontefract.
3/11/1322, Roger captured at Tutbury. [Roger a gold and
silver vessel worth £140 in his possession.]
3/13/1322, Lord Geoffrey le Scrope, judge of pleas of the
King’s army held at Tutbury; where he pronounced sentence on Roger de Amory and
others. [20-22 were all sentenced to be hanged, drawn, and quartered, but in
the case of Roger Damory, who had married the King's niece, execution was
respited.]
3/1322, Roger died of his wounds while a prisoner at Tutbury
castle. [Buried at St. Mary’s, Ware, Hertfordshire.]
3/1322, Elizabeth captured at her castle of Usk; imprisoned
at Barking abbey with her children. [William de Burgh (30421182), Isabel de
Verdun (1249345), Elizabeth Damory (15211385).] (S) CCRs.
3/16/1322, To the abbess of Berkyngg'. Order to cause the
body of Elizabeth de Burgo, late the wife of Roger Damory, within her abbey, to
be kept safely, and not to permit her to go out of the abbey gates in any wise
until further orders. (S) CCRs. [To the aforesaid Elizabeth. Order not to go
out of the abbey gates or to marry any one without the king's special licence.]
[––– Elizabeth de
Clare –––]
5/20/1322, Order to the eseheator beyond Trent, … held … the
manor of Litlyngton, co. Cambridge, of Roger Damory as of the right and
pourparty of Elizabeth his wife, one of the sisters and heirs of Gilbert de
Clare, earl of Gloucester … Hugh Daudele the younger as of the right and
pourparty of Margaret (60845659) his wife, second of the sisters and heirs of
the said earl … the said Roger and Hugh adhered of late to certain the king's
enemies and rebels … (S) CFRs.
1322, Elizabeth, “la dame de Bourg”, released by King Edward
II [her maternal uncle] and her lands restored.
12/1322, Elizabeth spent Christmas with King Edward II at
York.
4/5/1323, Commission … to array 200 footmen to the king at
Newcastle upon Tyne to go against the Scots, Elizabeth de Burgo, lady of the
land of Gower. (S) CPRs.
1324, Edward II coerced Elizabeth into giving his favorite
Hugh le Despenser [her brother-in-law.] the lordship of Usk [worth £770
yearly] for a lessor lordship of Gower [worth £300 yearly], both in Wales.
[This united the powerful Welsh Marcher lords against Hugh.]
5/1326, Elizabeth, aware of the imminent invasion of Queen
Isabella, wrote a secret indictment of King Edward and Hugh le Despenser
concerning her lands forfeited. She said that the king had arrested her
counsellors and would take her lands away for the rest of her life if she did
not submit. (S) Edward II, Warner, 2017, P162.
2/1/1327 at Westminster, Edward III, age 14, crowned king of
England.
2/3/1327, Commitment to William de Burgh (Elizabeth’s son),
son of John de Burgh and kinsman and heir of Richard de Burgh, earl of Ulster
in Ireland … lands late of the said earl in England, … the king's kinswoman [1st
cousins], Elizabeth de Burgo, lady of Clare, of the county of Essex, having
mainprised for the said William. (S) CFRs.
2/1327, Elizabeth had the lordship of Usk restored by Queen
Isabella. (S) A Collection of Scare and Valuable Tracts, V2, Scott, 1812, P69.
12/1327, Elizabeth attended King Edward II’s funeral,
leaving her daughters in the care of Isabel, Lady Hastings [sister of executed
Hugh le Despenser (2954874).]
1/21/1328, Order
to cause William de Burgh (30421182), son and heir of John de Burgh, kinsman
and heir of Richard de Burgh, late earl of Ulster in Ireland, to be discharged
of the extent of the castles, lands, and liberty of Ulster, which were in the
king's hands by reason of the heir's minority, … the king took his homage for
the lands that the said earl, his grandfather, held of the late king in chief,
and to discharge Elizabeth de Burgo of her mainprise for payment of the extent.
(S) CCRs.
2/18/1328, Commission … to be present at and supervise the
taking of the extents of the lands of Theobald de Verdon, deceased, … excepting
those assigned in dower to Elizabeth, the wife of Theobald, having been taken
again into the king’s hands by reason of error in a partition previously made
in the time of the late king. (S) CPRs.
9/9/1330, Elizabeth de Burgo staying in England has letters
… (S) CPRs.
1331-36, a “Roger Damory” lived in Elizabeth’s household.
10/16/1331, Promise to pay Elizabeth de Burgo, the king’s
kinswoman, sometime wife of Roger Damary and executrix of his will, £1500 … assigned
to her of the sum of £8141 8s. 6d., wherein Edward II was bound to him. (S) CFRs.
7/12/1332, To Joan, late the wife of Roger de Mortuo Mari,
to Mary, countess of Pembroke, to Elizabeth de Burgo, and Margaret, late the
wife of Bartholomew de Badelesmere. Order to send, each of them, men-at-arms to
the place where the king shall ordain at Michaelmas next to take passage to
Ireland. (S) CCRs.
10/21/1333, Licence for Elizabeth de Burgo, the king’s
kinswoman, to enfeoff … with remainder to Henry de Ferariis and Isabella, his
wife, in fee tail … (S) CPRs.
6/15/1334, Pardon to the king’s kinswoman Elizabeth de
Burgo, late the wife of Roger Damory, … of £12000 … showing these recognisances
were made by compulsion. (S) CPRs.
4/1/1335, Grant to the king's kinswoman, Elizabeth de Burgo,
late the wife of Roger Dammory,—on her petition shewing that she was seised
with her husband and after his death of certain lands in Staundon, co.
Hertford, … (S) CFRs.
5/4/1336, Petitioners: William la Zouche de Mortimer;
Eleanor la Zouche, wife of William la Zouche de Mortimer and co-heir of Gilbert
de Clare; Hugh Daudelegh (Audley); Margaret Audley, wife of Hugh Daudelegh and
co-heir of Gilbert de Clare; Elizabeth de Burgh, co-heir of Gilbert de Clare.
The petitioners and their wives, the 3 co-heirs of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester
and Hertford (d.1314) , request that the king order an inspection of the
records regarding debts owed to Edward I by Gilbert's father, Gilbert (d.1295)
. They state that these debts had been paid from the earl's goods and chattels
seized into his hands by Edward I, and had been discharged by the Exchequer,
but they are still being charged upon the executors of his son. (S) UKNA.
1336, Henry de Ferrariis gave his mother-in-law, Elizabeth
de Burgh, “one pipe of white wine”. (S) Medieval London Widows, 1300-1500,
Sutton, P33.
3/4/1337, Elizabeth de Bourgh requests permission to give
the castle of Tregrul, held of the King, to Thomas de Chedworthe and …, for
them to grant it to her for term of life, with remainder to Henry de Ferrers
and Isabel his wife and to the heirs of their bodies. (S) UKNA.
7/26/1337, Respite for life, to the king’s kinswoman,
Elizabeth de Burgo, late the wife of Roger Dammory, of all debts, … (S) CPRs.
7/27/1337, Elizabeth the patron of the priory of Langeneth
in South Wales, by whose ancestors it was founded . (S) CFRs.
8/13/1337, Release to Elizabeth de Burgo, the king’s
kinswoman, late the wife of Roger Dammory, … manor of Ilketleshale, co.
Suffolk, … remainder to John Bardolf, Elizabeth his wife, daughter and heir of
the said Roger and Elizabeth, in exchange for the manors of … which she holds
for life with remainder to her said daughter in fee, … (S) CPRs.
1338, Elizabeth used a large portion of her remaining wealth
to endow Clare College in Cambridge [founded in 1326.]
6/26/1338, Elizabeth de Burgo, late the wife of Roger
Damory, as executrix of his will, … (S) CPRs.
1338-39, Elizabeth, living in London, had 206 salmon
purchased for her household. (S) Medieval London Widows, Barron, 1994, P33.
[Elizabeth bought 17 tons of wine in 1339-40.]
1339, Henry de Ferariis gave his mother-in-law, Elizabeth de
Burgh, “one ton of Rhenish wine”.
4/26/1342, Exemplification at the request of Elizabeth de
Burgo, the king’s kinswoman, … Liberties of the earl of Gloucester and Hertford
…(S) CPRs.
8/17/1342, Elizabeth de Burgo, lady of Clare, staying in
England, … (S) CPRs.
10/15/1342, … Elizabeth de Burgo, who has obtained the
lordship of the said towns of Usk and Kaerlion, … (S) CPRs.
6/10/1345, Commitment to Andrew de Bures … of the keeping of
the lands in the earldom of Ulster and elsewhere in Ireland, which the king's
kinswoman Elizabeth de Burgo, lady of Clare, has of the grant of Richard de
Burgo (60845206), sometime earl of Ulster … (S) CFRs.
6/14/1345, Elizabeth de Burgo has made petition … she with
John son of Richard de Burgo, sometime earl of Ulster, late her husband, was
enfeoffed jointly … (S) CPRs.
1347, “Elizabeth de Burgh” to send 10 men-at-arms and 20
archers to the king at the siege of Calais. (S) Crecy and Calais, Wrottesley.
10/28/1349, Order to Thomas Cary, escheator in the counties
of Somerset and Dorset … manor of Estmordon, co. Dorset … held … of Elizabeth
de Burgo … (S) CFRs.
12/12/1351, Licence for 10£ to be paid to the king by
Elizabeth de Burgo, for her and John Bardolf and Elizabeth, his wife, to grant
for life to John de Lenne the manor of Ilketlesale, co. Suffolk, … (S) CPRs.
Aft. 1353, Elizabeth was using a seal: Clare impaling De
Burgh in a border sprinkled with tears between roundels charged with Clare,
Verdon and Damory. (S) A Hist. of the Co. of Huntingdon, V2, 1932.
7/5/1353, Commission … to survey the hall of Clare in the
university of Cambridge, founded by the king’s kinswoman Elizabeth de Burgo, …
(S) CPRs.
9/25/1355, “Elizabeth de Burg, dame de Clare” wrote her
will. Her body to be buried in Sisters Minories, beyond Aldgate, London. (S) Testamenta
Vetusta: Being Illustrations from Wills, of Manners, Customs, Nicolas, 1826.
1357, Elizabeth is listed as a frequent visitor of Queen
Isabella at Hertford castle.
1358, Elizabeth resided in London from May to September. (S)
Medieval London Widows, Barron, 1994, P40.
1359, Elizabeth had 281 salmon purchased for her household.
(S) Medieval London Widows, Barron, 1994, P33.
4/20/1360, Elizabeth de Burgo, [the king’s] kinswoman
granted a market and fair at Buntingford, Hertfordshire. (S) Gaz. of Markets
and Fairs.
11/4/1360, Elizabeth died.
11/6/1360, IPM of Elizabeth de Burgo (2498691). Lincoln: Cathorp.
The manor … She died on 4 November, 34 Edward III. Elizabeth (15211385),
daughter of the said Roger and Elizabeth, married to John Bardolf, knight, aged
30 years and more, is the said Roger’s heir to the said manor. … Dorset: [8
manors] … Elizabeth (15210591), daughter of William de Burgo (30421182), her
kinswoman [granddaughter], married to Lionel [s/o King Edward III], earl of
Ulster, aged 20-22 years and more, is her heir. … The king, wishing to shew
special grace to his son Lionel, earl of Ulster, and Elizabeth his wife,
kinswoman and heir of Elizabeth de Burgo, orders … Warwick: … Fleckenho. The
manor, … reversion belongs to William de Ferariis (grandson, 624672), kinsman
and one of the heirs of Theobald de Verdon, aged 24 years and more. … The
reversion of the manor of Braundoun and the hamlet of Bretford belongs to
Bartholomew de Burghasch, son and heir of Elizabeth, daughter and one of the
heirs of Theobald, and the said Bartholomew is 30 years of age and more … Leicester:
… Neubold Verdoun. The manor … Cotesbech. The manor … reversions belong to John
de Croppehull, knight, and Margery (2955189) his wife, daughter and one of the
heirs of Theobald; the said Margery is 40 years of age and more. … Hertford:
… (S) CIsPM.
12/1/1360, Nicholas Damory, … executors of the will of
Elizabeth de Burgo, staying in England, … (S) CPRs.
(S) Magna Carta Ancestry, P851, P152.
Family notes:
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6/17/1327, Writ of recipiendi attornatos. Whereas
the late king in the partition of the lands and tenements late of Theobald de
Verdon, tenant in chief, according to the extents made on his death, into 4
parts between the heirs … viz.—Joan the wife of Thomas de Furnivall, the
younger, and Elizabeth and Margery (2955189), her sisters, daughters of the
said Theobald by his first wife, and Isabel (1249345), daughter of the same
Theobald by Elizabeth, who was the wife of John de Burgo, his second wife, had
at the suit of the said Thomas and Joan after her proof of age, 7 September, 12
Edward II, assigned to the said Thomas and Joan the castle and manor of Alveton
… (S) CIsPM.
Children of Thebaud and Maud:
i. Johanna de Verdun
(5908539), born 8/9/1303 in Ireland.
ii. Elizabeth de
Verdun, born 1306 in Ireland.
6/11/1320, Elizabeth married Bartholomew de Burghersh, 3rd
s/o Robert de Burghersh & Maud de Badlesmere.
3/16/1322, Bartholomew captured in the Earl of Lancaster’s
revolt at the battle of Boroughbridge. Queen Isabela arranged for his release.
10/16/1328 at Salisbury, the King instructed “Chancellor
Burghersh” to open Parliament in his name.
9/12/1329, King Edward sent Bartholomew and William de
Montague to Avignon, France [then the seat of the Papacy] to meet with Pope
John XXII.
10/19/1330, King Edward and his knights captured the Queen,
her lover Roger de Mortimer, and Bartholomew. Roger was executed soon
afterwards. Bartholomew sent to the Tower with the Queen.
1334, Bartholomew was again in the graces of the King and
was named Treasurer. He became a chief advisor to the King and adminstered the
Queen’s dower lands in Ponthieu.
1341, Bartholomew, Baron of Burghersh; heir to his brother
Henry, Bishop of Lincoln and Lord Treasurer.
8/26/1346, Bartholomew fought at the Battle of Crecy in the
King’s division.
7/1/1355, Appointment of the king’s son Thomas, … Richard,
earl of Arundel, and Bartholomew de Burgherssh, constable of Dover Castle and
wardin of the Cinque Ports, as guardians of the realm and the king’s
lieutenants there, during his absence for the expedition of the war with
France. (S) CPRs.
8/3/1355, Bartholomew died at Dover, Kent; buried at Grey
Friars in London.
5/1/1360, Elizabeth died, buried with Bartholomew.
(S) Plantagenet Ancestry, Richardson, 2004. (S) The
Gentleman’s Magazine, Jeffries, 1827, P202. (S) Weir, 2005.
iii. Margery de
Verdun (2955189), born 8/10/1310 in Alton,
Staffordshire, England.
Child of John & Elizabeth:
i. William de Burgh
(30421182), born 9/17/1312 in Ireland.
Child of Thebaud and Elizabeth:
i. Isabel de Verdun
(1249345), born 3/21/1317 in England.
Child of Roger & Elizabeth:
i. Elizabeth d’Amorie
(15211385), born 5/1318 in England.
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