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Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Lord Hugh de Saint John & Mirabilla Wake

1249350. Lord Hugh de Saint John & 1249351. Mirabilla Wake

5/26/1310, Hugh de Sancto Johanne born in England, heir & s/o 2498700. John de Saint John & 2498701. Isabel de Courtney.

~1310, Muriel [aka Mirabilla] born in Wiltshire, England, d/o 2498702. Hugh Wake.

11/7/1324, Licence for John de Sancto Johanne of Basyng to grant for life to Hugh son of John de Sancto Johanne of Basyng, the bailiwick of the forestership of Panbere and Evereslegh, held in chief, … by fine of 40s. (S) CPRs.

Bef. 4/24/1326, Hugh’s father died.

4/24/1326, Inspeximus … by reason of custody … of John de Sancto Johanne of Basyng granting to Hugh de Sancto Johanne, his son, 100s a year free rent in the manor of Bromlegh, … assigned to the said Hugh. (S) CPRs.

2/1/1327, Edward III crowned king of England.

4/4/1329, IPM of John de Sancto Johanne of Basing (2498700). Southampton: Lydeshete. The manor … held to himself and Isabel his wife, lately deceased, … Hugh his son, aged 19 years on 26 May next, is his next heir. … Chautone. The manor … held to himself and the said Isabel and the heirs of their bodies … Warneford. The manor … Basynges. The manor … Berks.: Sottewelle. A capital messuage … Kent: Erde. The manor … Sussex: Halnakede. The manor … (S) CIsPM.

1329, Hugh had papers to travel to Gascony, France.

1/21/1331, John Sturmy, knight, acknowledges that he owes to Hugh de Sancto Johanne of Basyng' 80 marks. (S) CCRs.

1/27/1331, The king granted to Hugh, a minor, custody of his father’s lands. (S) CCRs, 10/16/1331.

1331, Hugh of age, executor of his father’s testament, summoned to parliament. (S) Collectanea Topographica Et Genealogica, Madden, 1841, P382.

1/20/1332, Hugh de Sancto Johanne, son and heir of John de Sancto Johanne of Basyng' and executor of his will, has shewn the king that the late king retained John to stay with him in war and in peace, and granted to him wages for him and his men for the time that he should be in the king's service in his wars and recompense for his horses lost in such service … to cause allowance to be made to him for what they shall find to be due to him in the debts due from him to the exchequer for his father's debts. (S) CCRs.

3/21/1332, Appointment … to arrest all disturbers of the king’s peace … to hear and determine the trespasses … Hugh de Sancto Johanne for the county of Southampton. (S) CPRs.

1/22/1333, Commission of oyer … on complaint by Hugh de Sancto Johanne, king’s yeoman, that … entered his park at Chanton, co. Southampton, hunted there and carried away deer. (S) CPRs.

7/16/1334, Commitment during pleasure to Hugh de Sancto Johanne of the keeping of the manors of Neuyton and Hauecle, co. Southampton, … (S) CFRs.

9/25/1334, Release to Hugh de Sancto Johanne and his heirs, on account of the special affection which the king bears him, of the rent of 10 marks … (S) CPRs.

10/24/1334, Protection for Hugh de Sancto Johanne going to Scotland with the king. (S) Calendar of Documents Relating to Scotland.

11/25/1334, King Edward, from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, invaded Scotland, advancing as far as Roxburgh, where he repaired the castle for his use.

1334-5, “Indenture … Sir John Lestrange … to the appointment of Sirs Hugh de St. John, Henry Husee, John del Isle and John Giffard, …” (S) UKNA.

1335, Hugh summoned to war against the Scots.

6/24/1335, King Edward, leaving from Carlisle, ravaged towns throughout Scotland. Edward was supported by Edward Balliol of Scotland, launching a 2nd attack from Berwick.

8/15/1335, The Scots requested a peace meeting with King Edward.

Bef. 10/25/1335, Hugh, 2nd Lord Saint John of Basing, Upton, … Hampshire, Halnaker, Sussex, Tonge, Kent died. [Likely on the previous excursion into Scotland.]

[––Mirabilla––]

4/8/1336, To the sheriff of Southampton. Order to cause a third part of all the goods and chattels which belonged to Hugh de Sancto Johanne to be delivered to Mirabilla, late Hugh's wife, … Mirabilla has besought the king, by her petition before him and his council, to order a reasonable part of the said goods and chattels to be delivered to her in aid of her maintenance and that of her children … (S) CCRs.

5/8/1336, Licence for Mirabilla, late the wife of Hugh de Sancto Johanne, tenant in chief, to marry whomsoever she will of the king’s allegiance. (S) CPRs.

1336, Mirabel married Sir Thomas de Aspale. [Also a King’s yeoman.]

3/10/1337, To William Trussel, escheator ... Order to deliver to Thomas de Aspale and Mirabilla, his wife, late the wife of Hugh de Sancto Johanne, tenant-in-chief, the manors of Chauton, Warneford and Ludesshote, which the king assigned to Mirabilla, to hold as dower.

1338, Thomas de Aspale and Muriel his wife brought writ of dower against R. le Bray.

1339, Muriel, late wife of Hugh de Saint John, brought a dower writ against John the de Grey.

4/15/1347, Thomas de Aspale and Mirabilla, his wife, querents, ... 1 messuage, 1 mill, 1 carucate of land, 50 acres of meadow, 8 acres of wood, 60 acres of moor and 40 shillings of rent in Romeseye, Michelmore and Rigge ... Plea of covenant ... Thomas and Mirabilla have given them 100 marks of silver. (S) Feet of Fines, Hampshire.

5/18/1348, Thomas de Aspale and Mirabilla, his wife, querents, ... 8 acres of wood in Rigge and Romeseye. ... Thomas de Aspale and Mirabilla have given them 10 marks of silver. (S) Feet of Fines, Hampshire.

4/2/1349, Enrolment of the partition of the knights' fees and advowsons which belonged to Hugh de Sancto Johanne … Advowsons of churches in reversion … Southampton: Chauton, which Thomas de Aspale and Mirabilla his wife hold as Mirabilla's dower, … (S) CCRs.

6/1349, The Plague reached Dorset, and had spread across England by the end of 1349.

1349, A twelfth part of a fee in Bridham ... fees in reversion which Mirabilla, late the wife of Hugh de Sancto Johanne, whom Thomas de Aspele has now married, holds in dower. (S) CCRs.

1350, Thomas de Aspale. ‘Extent of the lands and tenements of Thomas de Aspale, ... manor of Chauton ... valued at £98 8s 6d. ... (S) Chauton Manor, Leigh, 2014, P26.

10/6/1353, John Malwayn, querent, and Thomas de Aspale and Mirabilla, his wife, deforciants. The manor of la More. John has given them 100 marks of silver. (S) Feet of Fines, Hampshire.

6/26/1355, Enrolment of partition of the reversions of the lands which belonged to Hugh de Sancto Johanne, tenant in chief, between John de Sancto Philberto and Margaret his wife, eldest sister and heir, Luke de Ponyngges and Isabel his wife, second sister and heir of Edmund, Hugh’s son and heir, who died a minor in the king’s wardship, … The manors of Chauton and Lydshute, which Thomas de Aspale and Mirabilla his wife hold as Mirabilla’s dower of that inheritance, of the gift of Hugh de Sancto Johanne, formerly her husband, father of Margaret and Isabel. (S) CCRs, 1908, V33.

Mirabilla died.

(S) Magna Carta Ancestry, P646.                                       

Children of Hugh and Mirabel:

i. Margaret de Saint John, born 1329 in England.

Margaret married John de Saint Philibert, s/o 2110866. Sir John de Saint Philibert.

11/23/1348, Exemplification at the request of John de Sancto Philberto and Margaret, his wife, one of the daughters and heirs of Hugh de Sancto Johanne … (S) CPRs.

1361-2, Margaret died. [No surviving children.]

ii. Edmund de Saint John, born 1331 in England.

10/31/1335, Grant to Willam Trussel, king’s yeoman, … of the custody of the lands late of Hugh de Sancto Johanne, tenant in chief, to hold during minority of the heir with the marriage of the heir. (S) CPRs.

1343, The wardship of heir Edmund granted to Sir William Trussel of Cublesdene.

8/18/1347, Edmund died at Calais, France, in his minority leaving his sisters as heirs.

9/7/1347, IPM of Edmund de Sancto Johanne, heir and son of Hugh de Sancto Johanne. Berks: Sottewell. The manor, … He died on 18 August last. His sisters, Margaret aged 18 years and more, married to John de Sancto Philberto, and Isabel aged 15 years and more, are his heirs … (S) CIsPM.

1362, Edmund’s wife Elizabeth died, Edmund’s sister Isabel the heir of her dower lands.

iii. Isabel de Saint John (624675), born 1333 in England.

Children of Thomas and Mirabel:

i. John de Aspale, born ~1338 in England.

[John’s namesake and contemporary, his uncle, was a knight who’s wife was named Elizabeth.]

John married Katherine, heiress & d/o Gilbert Pecche, Knight.

1366, John de Aspale settled the manors of Lackford, Flempton, Westow, and Overhall in Little Bradley upon himself and his wife Katherine. (S) Hist. & Ant. Of Suffolk, Gage, 1838, P45.

Child & heir: Mirabel de Aspel, who married William Gedding.


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