Baron Nicholas de Carew & Amicia Peverel & Lady Avice of Odrone

 60844544. Baron Nicholas de Carew & 60844545. Amicia Peverel & 15208641. Lady Avice of Odrone

By 1259, Amicia born in Devon, England, d/o §§Lord Hugh Peverel of Ermington, Devon.

~1260, Nicholas born in England, s/o 121689088. Baron Nicholas de Carew & 121689089. Avice Tuitt.

~1270, Avice born in Ireland, heir & d/o §§Baron Digon of Odrine, Ireland.

11/16/1272, Edward I succeeded Henry III as King of England.

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~1281, Nicholas 1^st married Amicia, holding the manor of Weston Peverell, juxta Plymouth, from her brother John. [Amicia the eventual heiress of John.] (S) Visitations of Cornwall, 1530, Vivian, 1887, P68.

By 1288, Amicia died.

[––Nicholas & Avice––]

By 1289, Nicholas 2^nd married Avice.

1297, Nicholas’ father died.

7/22/1298, Nicholas de Carru in the retinue of Aymer de Valence, earl of Pembroke at the battle of Falkirk. (S) English Aristocracy at War, Simpkin, 2008, P85.

7/22/1298, King Edward defeated Sir William Wallace (Braveheart) at the battle of Falkirk, Scotland. The Scots defensive position was strong, but based on spearmen with support of some cavalry and archers. Edward’s armored knights were repulsed by the amassed spear points. King Edward brought up his Welsh longbowmen. They cut gaps into the Scottish ranks through which the mounted English knights could charge. The Scots were routed, but Wallace escaped.

1299, Nicholas de Carru dominus de Muleford witnessed a Pembrokeshire charter.

10/18/1299, Nicholas gave letters of attorney for 1 year, as he was going abroad with Aymer de Valence, Earl of Pembroke. (S) CPRs.

1300, Nicholas de Carru dominus de Muleford [Berks], summoned to parliament. (S) Political Index to the Histories of Great Britian and Ireland, V1, Beatson, 1788, P31.

7/1300, Nicholas serving in Scotland at the Siege of Caerlaverock Castle. (S) English Aristocracy at War, Simpkin, 2008, P85. “An vaillant home e de grant los, An vaillant home e de grant los” (S) The Roll of Caerlaverock.

2/12/1301 at Lincoln, Nicholaus de Carru, Dominus de Mulesford, joined in the Baron’s Letter to the Pope to which his seal was affixed. (S) Baronia Anglica Concentrata, V2, Banks, 1843, P66.

6/1301, Nicholas called to the muster at Berwick to perform service against the Scots.

6/1301, King Edward attacked Scotland and removed the Scot’s ancient coronation stone from Scone [installing it at Westminster.]

7/22/1302, Order not to put Nicholas de Carru in default for not appearing in court at Trym the Sunday after Epiphany as he was in the king’s service by his order that day. (S) 1302-07, GBPRO, 1906, P554.

9/1302, Sir Nicholas de Carru has 16 men-at-arms of Sir Aymar de Valence garrisoned at the castle of Bothwell, Scotland. (S) Cal. of Doc.’s Relating to Scotland, 1884, P340.

8/15/1304, Nicholas de Carreu, staying in England, nominating … in Ireland for 1 year. (S) CPRs.

1/26/1305, Nicholas de Carru, going to Ireland, nominating … for 1 year. (S) CPRs.

8/1305, Nicholas appointed Constable of Bothwell castle.

12/11/1306, Nicholas de Carru held 5 knights’ fees with the appurtances in Odrone, Ireland of Roger Bygod, earl of Norfolk and Marshal of England. (S) Cal. of Doc.’s Relating to Ireland, 1886, P179. [In the barony of Idrone, in the palatinate of Carlow. These fees held by his son John at his death in 1324.]

1307, Nicholas de Carreu held 5 knights’ fees in the barony of Odron’ at Dunlek. (S) Kinghts’ Fees, Brooks, 1950, P60.

7/7/1307, Edward II became king on the death of his father.

2/14/1310, Nicholas de Carru, staying in England, nominating … in Ireland for 2 years. (S) CPRs.

1311, Sir Nicholas de Carreu, Knt., wrote his will. To Thomas de Carreu, his son, his tenement in the parish of S. Sepulchre without Newgate, with all deeds and muniments touching the same. (S) Cal. of Wills Proved in the Court of Hustings, London, Pt1, 1889.

1311, Nicholas, Baron of Moulsford, Berks, died in London; buried in the church of Carew Cheriton, Pembrokeshire.

(S) The Ancestor, V5, 1903. (S) Visitations of Cornwall, 1620, Vivian, 1874, P30.

Family notes:

·         11/1215, Hugh Peverel of Ermington, Devon had his lands seize by King John as a rebel. (S) Magna Carta Project.

·         Hugh married widow Hilary, coheiress & d/o Ralph de Mohun, and widow of John fitz Urse. (S) Hist. of Somerset, V5, 1985, Brompton Ralph.

·         1238, Hugh Ververel, lord of Ermington hundred, Devon. (S) Crown Pleas of the Devon Eyre of 1238.

·         1246, Hugh Peverel of Ermington a witness of the gift of the manor of Axminster to the abbery of Newnham by Reginald de Mohun, lord of Dunster. (S) View of Devonshire, Westcote, 1845, P246.

·         1259, Hugh Peverel of Devonshire: Weston-Peverel, Ermington, Mamhead, Marwell. died. (S) UKNA.

Children of Nicholas and Amicia: [4 sons]

i. John de Carew (30422272), born ~1283 in England.

Children of Nicholas and Avice: [1 son, 1 daughter]

ii. Thomas Carew (7604320), born 1290 in England.