1477140.
Baron Robert de Nevill & 1477141. Joan de Atherton
1314, Robert born in Melling, Lancashire, England, s/o 2954280. Robert de Nevill & 2954281. Ida
de Byron.
~1315, Joan born in England, heir & d/o 2954282. Henry de Atherton & 2954283.
Emma ?.
1/24/1327, Edward III succeeded Edward II as King of
England.
By 1335, Robert’s father died.
12/1/1335, Robert’s uncle John died, leaving his uncle
Geoffrey as the family heir.
1336, Robert, age 22, heir to his uncle Geoffrey, receiving
Hornby castle [Which he has inherited from his older brother John].
11/11/1336, Indenture whereby Robert de Nevill’ of Horneby
leases to ... a messuage ... of Farneley ... (S) Yorkshire Deeds, V10, 2013,
P60.
1341-43, Joan heir of her father to Atherton, Aintree,
Oldham and others.
3/6/1337, Exemplification of a charter [dated 11/13/1229] …
a grant to Hubert de Burgo, earl of Kent, and Margaret, his wife, … made at the
request of Robert de Nevill, kinsman and heir of Hubert and Margaret, as the
charter has been accidentally lost. (S) CPRs.
4/7/1337, Between Edmund de Nevill, chivaler, … manor of
Middleton … in default to remain to Robert, son of Robert de Nevill, and his
heirs. (S) Lancashire Fines.
5/30/1337, Robert de Nevyll of Horneby given protection for
service in Scotland. (S) Cal. of Doc. Rel. to Scotland. [If Robert served, he
was not with the King. King Edward the following November launched the
100-years War with the Battle of Cadzand, a Flemish island.]
2/10/1338, Robert de Nevyll of Horneby given protection for
service in Scotland. (S) Cal. of Doc. Rel. to Scotland.
10/4/1341, Sir Robert de Nevill held the ‘town of
Podryngtyon’ by the service of one knight’s fee, total rental being 13s. 7d.
(S) The Publications of the Thoresby Society, 1908, P113.
2/25/1342, Sir Robert de Nevill, chivaler, summoned to
parliament as a Baron. (S) Final Concords for Lancashire, Part 2, 1902.
1343, Baron Robert summoned to parliament. (S) The Dormant
and Extince Baronage of England, 1807, P386.
Aft. 1343, Joan heir of her mother.
1/27/1344, “Debtor: Robert de Neville of Hornby, [Hang
Wapentake, N.R., Yorks.], knight. Creditor: Sir William de la Pole, the elder,
knight [merchant of Kingston-on-Hull, E.R.Yorks] Amount: £2000, on account of a
loan.” (S) UKNA.
1344, Thomas Lungvylers [a cousin], chivaler, brought suit against
Robert de Neville of Farnley, knight, in respect of the manor og Gargrave,
Yorks, ... which William de Lungvylers gave to Bertha, d/o Robert de Markham in
tail. (S) Year Books of Edward III, Pike, 2012, P261.
3/6/1345, Commission of oyer … on complaint of Robert de
Nevill of Horneby, ‘chivaler,’ that … broke his park at Farneleye, … (S) CPRs.
1345, Robert de Nevill of Hornby alleged that his ancient
market at Arkholme was being damaged by that at Lancaster, Lancashire.
4/1346, Robert son of Robert de Nevill of Horneby, chivaler,
and Margaret his wife, quer., Robert de Nevill of Horneby, def., of the manor
of Houton Lungevilers, to hold … remainder in succession to Geoffrey, Giles,
Thomas, William, John, sons of Robert the elder, … (S) Feet of Fines for
Yorkshire.
1346, Robert held one knight’s fee in Melling and Hornby.
1346, Robert claiming various lands as the right of his wife
Joan, daughter of Henry, and granddaughter and heir of Hugh de Atherton of
Hindley. (S) Aintree, A Hist. of the County of Lancaster: V3, 1907.
8/26/1346, Robert fought at the battle of Crecy, north of
Paris. Edward III vs. Philip VI, heralded the rise of the longbow as the
dominant weapon, and also saw the use of the ribauldequin, an early cannon, by
the English. The English longbowmen could fire much more quickly than the
Genoese, with a killing range of 250 yards. (S) Crecy & Calais, 1898, P35.
1346, Robert returned to England before the siege of Calais.
9/18/1346, Commission of the peace, pursuant to the statutes
of Winchester and Nortyhhampton, to Adam de Hoghton, Robert de Nevill, … (S)
CPRs.
11/29/1346 at London, Debtor: Robert Neville, knight, lord
of Hornby [in Melling, Lonsdale, Cartmell and Furness Wapentake] of Lancs.
Amount £60. (S) UKNA.
3/27/1347, Debtor: Robert Nevill, knight, lord of Hornby [in
Melling, Lonsdale, Cartmel, and Furness Wapentake] of Lancs. Amount: £66 13s.
4d. (S) UKNA.
4/15/1347, Between John, son of Robert de Nevill, of
Horneby, knight, and Isabella his wife, plaintiffs, and Robert de Nevill, of
Horneby, chivaler, and Joan his wife, deforciants … in Oldum [Oldham], and
Glotheyk [Glodwick], and of … the manor of Shevynton. Robert and Joan granted …
to John and Isabella; to have and to hold to them and to the heirs issuing of
their bodies, of Robert and Joan and the heirs of Joan, … In default of issue
of the said John and Isabella, to remain to John’s issue, in default to remain
to Giles, brother of the said John, …, in default to remain to Thomas, brother
of the said Giles, …, in default to remain to William, brother of the said
Thomas, …, in default to remain to Geoffrey, brother of the said William, …, in
default to revert to Robert and Joan and to the heirs of Joan. (S) Lancashire
Fines: 21-24 Edward III, Final Concords for Lancashire, 1902.
1347, Robert at the siege of Calais, with 7 men in his
contingent. (S) English Historical Documents 1327-1485, Myers, 1996, P497.
1/7/1348, 1. Walter de Nevill 2. Robert de Nevill of
Horneby, knt., and Joan his wife, their heirs and assigns Walter grants to
Robert all his lands and tenements, with all rents and services of free tenants
and villeins, and appurtenances in Gayregrave, … (S) CPRs.
1/7/1348, Grant of Walter de Nevill to Robert de Nevill of
Horneby, knight, and Joan his wife, their heirs … in Gayregrave … in the vill
of Armelay, … at Farnelay. (S) UKNA.
1349-50, Melling Tatham was disturbed by a private war between
Sir Thomas de Dacre (1477144) and Sir Robert de Nevill. Sir Thomas went to
Arkholme with with ‘six evil-doers’ and assaulted Nevill’s servant; while Sir
Robert assembled ‘an immense multitude’ of armed men at Hornby, ‘to the number
of about 30’, and for half a year led them to waylay his adversary. Sir William
de Dacre, by Sir Thomas’ request, came to Hornby Castle in manner of war, with
men-at-arms and bowmen.
1349-50, “Indenture made between (1) Sir Robert de Nevill'
de Horneby, knight and (2) Hugh de Brereley and Maud his wife, by which Sir
Robert grants the manor of Brierley to Hugh and Maud for the longer of their
two lives and 20 years after.” (S) UKNA.
2/1/1350, Thomas de Dacre [accused] broke into Hornby Park,
beating the park keeper, Richard Webbester, and threatening his life.
7/1/1350, Thomas de Dacre, chivaler, came to Hornby Castle
with 20 men at arms and about 20 bowmen to the terror of the people.
7/6/1351, The tenent in chief of Hornbey Castle transferred
from Robert de Nevill to Henry, duke of Lancaster. [Robert had mortgaged
property to Henry for a loan of £140. (S) The Black Prince, Jones,
2018, P157.
7/1352, Enrollment of indenture testifying that Robert de
Nevill of Horneby, knight, has released to Henry duke of Lancaster the manors
and castle of Horneby and Mellyng to hold for the duke’s life, rendering a rose
yearly at Midsummer to Robert … after the duke’s death Robert may freely enter
the castle. (S) CCRs.
8/18/1354 at London, Debtor: Robert Neville, knight of
Hornby, and John Devenish, citizen and tailor of London. Amount: £235 3s. (S)
UKNA.
10/21/1354, Debtor: Robert de Neville of Hornby, knight, [of
Hang Wapentake, N.R.Yorks] Creditor: John Courtray, citizen and fishmonger [merchant]
of London. Amount: 100m. (S) UKNA.
9/8/1355, The Black Prince left from Plymouth for France as
his father had appointed him Lt. of Aquitaine.
Robert was master of the horses of the Black Prince with an annunity of
100 marks. Upon landing they moved to Bordeaux. (S) The Black Prince, Jones,
2018, P157.
11/2/1355, King Edward III landing in Calais, proceeds on
raids into Pas de Calais, Artois and Picady.
9/19/1356, Edward, the Black Prince, defeated a larger
French and allied army led by King John II of France, leading to the capture of
the king, his son, and much of the French nobility. Robert [the son] made a
knight by the Black Prince.
9/19/1356, Battle of Poitiers in France. Edward, the Black
Prince, defeated a larger French and allied army led by King John II of France,
leading to the capture of the king, his son, and much of the French nobility.
10/1359, France repudiated the previous treaty. King Edward
marched from Calais. The French were unwilling to meet Edward in battle, his
sieges of Reims and Paris were unsuccessful.
3/23/1361, Robert again in possession of Hornby castle.
5/20/1362, Robert lost possession of Hornby castle to
Michael de la Pole, to hold for 3 years, unless Robert “clears his debts.”
5/24/1362, Pardon to Robert Nevill of Horneby, ‘chivaler,’
of his outlawries in the county of York for non-appearances before the justices
… (S) CPRs.
10/23/1362, Robert again in possession of Hornby castle.
10/23/1362, Sir Robert the elder released to his son Robert
the younger all his right and title in the castle and manor of Hornby and Melling,
with the soke, also knights’ fees, advowsons, free courts, parks, &c., and
lands in Arkholme, Wray and other places.
4/30/1363, Sir Robert de Nevill of Hornby the younger, son
of Robert de Nevill, chivaler, and Margaret his wife occur in a settlement of
the castle of Hornby and manor of Melling. (S) Lancashire Fines.
Robert died. [Assumed by end of records of ‘younger’.]
(S) Townships: Hornby, A Hist. of the County of Lancaster:
V8, 1914. (S) The Castle Community, Rickard, 2002, P281.
Child of Robert and
Joan:
i. Robert Nevill (738570), born ~1335 in England.
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