Escheator John Berrye & Clarice Damarell

 2100766. Escheator John Berrye & 2100767. Clarice Damarell.

~1325, John Berye born in Devon, England.

~1330, Clarice Damarell born in England, d/o 4201534. John Damarle & 4201535. Alice de Moeles.

1339, Clarice’s father died.

6/21/1377, Richard II, age 10, son of the Black Prince, succeeded Edward III as King of England.

1/20/1382, IPM of John Whalesbrewe. Cornwall and Devon: … Berienherbard, co. Devon. Lands etc. worth 40s. yearly, held of John Bery by service of a fourth part of a knight’s fee. (S) CIsPM.

12/6/1385, Roger Trewennard, …, John Bere [of] Tregaryn … collectors of taxes in Cornwall. (S) CFRs.

12/16/1386, To John Bery escheator in Devon. … (S) CCRs.

11/19/1387, To John Bery escheator in Cornwall. … (S) CCRs.

1392, Clarice a coheiress to her brother John Damarel.

7/14/1383 at Exeter, Debtor: John Bere, of Devon. Creditor: John Grey of Exeter [Devon]. Amount: £16. (S) UKNA.

1388-90, Devon: Particulars of account for : (1) forfeited Scotch money; (2) as in 8/15; (3) possessions of John Bery, late escheator.

11/3/1394, Nicholas Tremayn and Isabel Daumarle, querents, and John Berye and Clarice, his wife, deforciants. The manor of Sydenham [Devon] and the advowson of the church of the vill of Sydenham. Plea of covenant. Nicholas and Isabel have given them 100 marks of silver. [Isobel was the 2^nd wife of Clarice’s brother John.] (S) Feet of Fines, Devon, CP 25/1/45/68, number 156.

John and Clarice died.

Family notes:

·         10/28/1366, John Bere and Isabella his wife. House in Northload St. [Somerset.] (S) UKNA.

(S) Chorographical Survey of Devon, Risdon, 1811, P133.

Children of John and Clarice:

i. Alice Berrye (1050383), born ~1350 in Devon, England.