1477544.
Lord William de Moleyns & 1477545. Margery Bacon
1332, William born in England, s/o 2955088. Sir John de Molyns & 2955089. Egidia Maudit.
1336, Margery born in Norfolk, England, heiress & d/o 2955090. Sir
Edmund Bacoun & 2955091. Margery Poynings.
3/6/1336, Margery’s father died.
2/16/1338, Licence for John de Molyns to enfeoff Robert de
la Hay, … of the manors of Dachette, Fulmere and Brehull, co. Buckingham,
Henle, co. Oxford and Henle, co. Surrey, … for the said John and Egidia his
wife … with remainders … to John son of the said John de Molyns, and to William
brother of the said John son of John, in tail male, … (S) CPRs.
1346, John de Moleyns holding the manor of Weston Turville,
enfeoffed his son John de Molyns and his wife Joan for themselves and the heirs
of their bodies, with remainder to William the brother of the feoffee.
1346-47, William’s older brother John died.
1348, Margery’s mother died.
4/12/1339, Release by John Fitz Bernard …, to Sir John de
Molyns, knight, and Egidia his wife, William their son and his heirs, of all
his right and claim in the manor of Adynton, co. Buckingham. (S) CCRs.
6/1349, The Plague reached Dorset, and had spread across
England by the end of 1349.
1352, William a king’s yeoman, and Knight of the Shire.
[––William &
Margery––]
Bef. 3/12/1352, William married Margery, age 15.
10/13/1352, To escheator of Norfolk and Suffolk. Order to
cause William son of John de Molyns, the king’s yeoman, and Margery his wife,
daughter and heir of Edmund Bacoun, tenant in chief, to have seisin of all the
lands which Margery de la Beche, late Edmunds wife, held in dower … Margery is
of full age … at Ditton, co. Buckingham, … (S) CCRs.
3/12/1353, IPM of Margery, late the wife of Nicholas De La
Beche, sometime wife of Edmund Bacoun. Essex: Hathfeld Peverel. The manor
(extent given) held for her life, whereof a capital messuage with certain lands
&c. is held of the king as of the honour of Huntyndon by service of a sixth
part of a knight’s fee, and other lands &c. are held of the earl of
Hereford by service of 12d. yearly or a pair of gilt spurs. She died at Cales,
20 March, 23 Edward III. Margery Bacon, aged 15 1/2 years, married to William
son of John de Molyns, knight, is daughter and heir of Edmund Bacoun. (S)
CIsPM.
4/27/1353, Wheras Walter de Mauny, knight, … granted to John
de Molyns, knight, … manor of Chardesle, … with remainders in tail male to
William, his son, and to John brother of the said William, who has since died
without heir male of his body, … (S) CPRs.
9/9/1355, King Edward and Henry, duke of Lancaster, sail for
Normandy from Plymouth, with the Black Prince who had been appointed lieutenant
in Gascony; to oppose raids by the count of Armagnac.
10/10/1355, William, chivaler, going to France for a month.
By 11/15/1355, King Edward returns to England; leaving his
son to attack other areas.
3/30/1356,
IPM of Edmund Bacoun and Margery his wife. Writ to the sheriff of Essex. Whereas,
after taking the fealty of William son of John de Molyns, who married Margery
daughter of the said Edmund, who was said to be his sole heir, as well for all
the lands and tenements which Margery de la Beche (2955091 – 2nd
husband’s name), deceased, sometime wife of the said Edmund, held … by an
inquisition afterwards taken it was found that John son of John de Burgherssh,
deceased, tenant in chief, a minor in the king’s wardship, is another of the
heirs of the said Edmund … William son of John de Molyns and Margery his wife
say that no lands late of Edmund Bacon delivered to them are held of the king
in chief, except a parcel of the manor of Hatfeld Peverel, … (S) CCRs.
10/26/1356, Order to escheator in the county of Essex …
Margery Bacoun, wife of William son of John de Molyns, was the daughter and
heir of Edmund Bacoun, and of full age, lately took the fealty of William,
believing Margery to be the sole heir of Edmund. … which Edmund held in his
demesne as of fee, as well as those which Margery late the wife of Edmund held
in dower or otherwise for life of the inheritance … it has been found by later
inquisitions that John, son of John de Burgherssh, deceased, and of Maud, his
wife, likewise deceased, another daughter of the said Edmund, is a kinsman and
other heir of the said Margery daughter of Edmund. (S) CFRs.
By 1357, William’s father John imprisoned in Nottingham
castle, and his mother Egidia in Cambridge castle.
8/18/1357, To the Keepers of the lands of John de Molyns, in
the King’s hands. Order to pay to William de Molyns, son of the said John, 50
marks for the maintenance of John and Egidia his wife, and of the said William
and Margaret his wife. (S) CCRs.
9/24/1359, John de Moluns, ‘chivaler,’ now detained in the
prison of Notingham castle, shall stay henceforth with his wife Egidia in safe
keeping in Cambridge castle, his has appointed William de Molyns, son of the
said John, … to receive him … bring him to Cambridge castle … (S) CPRs.
10/1359, William de Molyns and others in the forest of Clare
[Buckingham] met John Watche, who had divers rolls and muniments touching the
lord king both concerning divers articles of which John de Molyns was indicted
before the lord king. And when they saw that John Watche had with him those
documents and that Watche was a minister and of counsel against John de Molyns,
they threatened him. From fear Watche swore that he would be of counsel and aid
of the John de Molyns. Thereafter they broke into a royal manor and into the
tower "ubi secreta dicti Johannis extiterunt". (S) King’s Council,
T1359 A.
By 6/30/1360, William heir to his father. [His mother given
a general pardon after his father’s death.]
1361, A partition of Edmund Bacon's property was made
between his heirs, making the division between Moleyns and Burghersh. Gresham
went to Margery.
5/14/1362, To … escheator in Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk.
Order to deliver to William son of John de Molyns, and Margery his wife, the
manors of Gressham co. Norfolk and Olton co. Suffolk for the purparty of Margery,
and to John de Mohun and Joan his wife the manors of Hatfeld Peverell and
Wytham co. Essex for the purparty of John son of John de Burgherssh, to hold in
name of wardship until his lawful age according to the king's commission to the
said Joan; … finding of an inquisition … Margery who was wife of Edmund Bacon
at her death held in dower and otherwise for life of the heritage of the heir
of the said Edmund certain lands in Hatfeld Peverell …, and that Margery Bacon,
whom William son of John de Molyns has taken to wife, was daughter and heir of
the said Edmund and of full age, and believing … that the said Margery was sole
heir of Edmund, … on the finding of another inquisition, … John, son of John de
Burgherssh deceased tenant in chief and of Maud his wife likewise deceased
another daughter of Edmund, a minor in the king's wardship, is cousin and
another heir of Edmund, … the king should be contented of the value of the
issues thereof for the time that William and Margery occupied the same,
rendering at the exchequer £53 9s. 8d. a year … by their assent
the king assigned to William and Margery the said manors of Gresham and Olton
and to John son of John de Burgherssh the said manors of Hatfeld Peverel and
Wytham, the manors of Brune co. Cambridge and Kyngeseye cos. Bukingham and
Oxford for his purparty, saving to Margery wife of William and to John son of
John their action concerning the partition of other lands of that heritage (if
any), and rendered their purparty to William and Margery his wife, having at
another time taken the fealty of William. (S) CCRs.
1364-65, “Parties: Rex v Wm de Molyns, kt Subject: Wendover
manor, claimed by Robert de Fiennes of France in accordance with the treaty
with John late King of France. County: Bucks.” (S) UKNA.
1366, A partition of the lands late of Sir Edmund Bacon
between William Molyns and Margery his wife, and John Burghersh and Maud his
wife [niece of Margery]. (S) Hist. Co. Norfolk, Armstrong, 1781, P15.
1/21/1367, William’s mother died.
1/26/1367, IPM of Gilles (Egidia) late the wife of John de
Molyns. … Buckingham: She held the premises for life by a fine levied in the
king’s court to her and John de Molyns her late husband, with remainders to
John their son and the heirs male of his body, and to William, brother of the
said John son of John. Because the said John brother of William died without
heir male of his body, after the death of John and Gilles [Egidia] all the
premises shall remain to William … (S) CIsPM.
1367, Sir William de Molyns, going to France, enrolled an
indenture for 4 feoffees of his lands under the condition that the feoffees
made arrangements for his and his ancestors’ souls, and that they enfeoff his
heir Richard with a remainder. (S) Development of the Modern Trust, Breach,
2018, P224.
11/22/1367, William de Molyns, ‘chivaler,’ going beyond the
seas from Dover with 5 persons, 6 horses, and £100 for his expenses. (S) CPRs.
[Peter of Castile had appealed to the Black Prince for help in a war of
succession in Castile. There were no known battles involving English forces.]
11/26/1367, Roger de Puttenham attorney for William de
Molyns, ‘chivaler,’ going beyond the seas by the king’s licence. [Roger was
previously associated with William’s father.] (S) CPRs.
2/26/1367, Order to escheator of Buckingham … Egidia late
the wife of John de Molyns held in chief in fee tail on the day of her death
the manors of Aston Bernard and Ilmere, co. Buckingham, by the service of being
the king's falconer, … and that William de Molyns, knight, is their son and
next heir, and of full age,—to deliver the manors to the said heir, as the king
has taken his homage and fealty. (S) CFRs.
2/6/1369, William de Molyns, ‘chivaler,’ staying in parts
beyond the seas … (S) CPRs.
1369, William inherited Weston Molyns from Sir Michael
Poynings, husband of deceased Joan, widow of John Molyns [his older brother.]
(S) Hist. of Buckingham, V2, 1908, P365.
11/26/1369, Order to John de Evesham, escheator in the
counties of Oxford and Wilts, … Agnes late the wife of John Mauduyt held in
chief in joint feoffment with her said husband, deceased, divers manors and
lands in the said counties by knight service, with reversion after her death to
William de Molyns, son and heir of John de Molyns and Gilles, his wife, who is
of full age, by virtue of certain fines levied in the king's court with the
king's licence,—to deliver the premises to William, as the king has taken his
homage and fealty. (S) CFRs.
11/29/1369, “Dominus William de Molyns” a witness to a
quitclaim. (S) UKNA.
8/24/1370, Order to deliver in dower to Joan the king's
mother the knights' fees and parts of fees of Edward prince of Wales etc. which
the king has assigned to her ... one knight's fee in Adynton held by William
Molyns knight at 100s. (S) CCRs.
1371, “To the same Keeper, by the hands of Sir William de
Molyns, Knight, by divers tallies raised this day, delivered to the same
Willliam, for the expenses of himself, his men at arms, and archers, going with
him in the retinue of the Lord the King beyond the sea.” (S) Issue Roll of
Thomas de Brantingham, Bishop of Exeter, Lord High Treasurer.
6/1371, An English fleet of 14 transports and 36 warships
was badly beaten at sea by the Spaniards off of La Rochelle, including the loss
of £20,000.
11/1/1372, Sir William mentioned in a feoffment of William
de Saunderton. (S) UKNA.
1372-73, “Particulars of the account of William Molyns of
wages of soldiers engaged at sea and other expenses.” (S) UKNA.
By 1374, William and Margery had sold the rights to Bacons
manor in Essex. (S) Hist. of Essex, V10, Cooper, 2001, P80.
6/4/1374, John, son of John Lenueysey, and Elizabeth, his
wife, querents … And the manor of Hogenorton' [Oxfordshire] shall remain to
William de Molyns, knight, and his heirs, to hold of the lord king and his
heirs for ever. (S) Feet of Fines, 288/50/756.
7/14/1375, Reynold de Grey of Ruthyn knight, to William de
Molyns knight. Recognisance for 1,000 marks, to be levied; in default of
payment, of his lands and chattels in Bedfordshire. (S) CCRs.
5/26/1376, William de Molyns, son and heir of John Molyns,
founder a chantry of the altar of St. Katharine in Burnham abbey, in the
diocese of Lincoln, remiss in presenting to the chantry. (S) CPRs.
1/7/1377, William a godfather to his grandson William Molyns
(369386) at the St. Stephen Colmanstret church in London. (S) Proof of age of
William.
7/16/1377, Richard II crowned king of England.
4/29/1377, William de Molyns on a commission of array in
Buckingham. (S) CPRs.
11/12/1377, Commission of oyer and terminer … William de
Molyns, knight, … (S) CPRs.
6/8/1378 at Stoke Pougeys, Richard de Molyns, eldest son of
Sir William de Molyns knight, to William Forde clerk, ... Confirmation with
warranty of a charter indented whereby his said father granted to them for
their lives the manors of Somerforde, Lee and Gore co. Wiltesir and Swirford
co. Oxford, ... (S) CCRs.
11/16/1378, Writ de expensis for ... Bukinghamshire. William
de Molyns knight and Thomas Sakeville knight for 34 days service to attend
parliament. (S) CCRs.
1379, William the assessor of taxes in Bucks.
1379, Sir William de Molyns had 3 retinue archers with taxes
paid in the county of Oxfordshire. (S) Service Patterns of English Archers,
Gibbs, 2015.
1380, “Grantor: William de Molyns, knight. Grantee: Thomas
Sekyndon, clerk, … Subject: Grant of the reversion of the manor of Hook Norton.”
(S) UKNA.
10/14/1380, William Molyns and his fellows, guardians of the
peace and justices of oyer and terminer in Buckinghamshire. Writ ... (S) CCRs.
2/14/1381, Sir “William Molyns, knight: Oxfordshire,
Norfolk, Suffolk, Warwickshire, Wiltshire, Buckinghamshire” died, his heir his
son Richard. (S) IPM at New Sarum, (S) UKNA.
2/16/1381, Writ for IsPM of William Molyns, Knight. Oxford:
He held Henle on Thames. … including an enclosure called ‘le Park,’ a fishery
in the Thames, a gildage of merchants called ‘gyldeselver,’ a weekly market on
Thursday, and a yearly fair …, held of the king in chief. Broughton. … held of
the king in chief by knight’s service, to wit, by serjeanty. He died on 14
February last. Richard de Molyns, knight, aged 22 [21-26 years in various
inquisitions] years and more, is his son and heir. Norfolk: Cresham. The manor,
held of the earl of Arundel, as of the honor of Castelacre, by service of 2
knights’ fees, of the right and inheritance of Margery, his wife, who is still
living. Suffolk: Olton manor in right of Margery. Warwick: Wodkote … Wilts:
Whitele manor … Buckingham: [many manors given.] (S) CIsPM.
[––Margery––]
3/16/1381, To Thomas de Illeston escheator in Wiltesir.
Order in presence of Richard de Molyns, son and heir of William Molyns knight,
[or his attorney] to assign dower to Margery who was wife of the said William of
whom the king has commanded an oath to be taken that she shall not marry
without the king's licence. (S) CCRs.
3/24/1382, Margery de Molyns borrowed £200 from Simon de
Burley, knight of London. (S) UKNA.
1382, Margery, widow of Sir William de Moleyns, received
£100 as a recognizance for Oxfordshire holdings in reversion of Sir Philip de
la Vache.
1/6/1384, At Great Missenden, Lady Margery Molyns the
godmother of Bernard, son and heir of Edmond Mussenden. (S) Proof of age of
Bernard, 1/28/1407.
8/1/1385, [Margery] Lady Moleyns delivered bread and wine to
the baptism of John Arundel in Dachet, Buckingham. On the same day she sent
John Sperman to London to find John’s father. (S) Proof of age of John Arundel,
8/12/1406.
1387, Margery settled lands in Gresham, originally settled
on her father Edmund Bacon, on Thomas de la Lynde.
12/1388, King Richard II, wanting more control of his
government, caused a revolt of many of his lords. Many lords were banished from
court. Those to appear in the next parliament were William Zouche of
Harringworth, Hugh Burnell, John Beaumont, and Aubrey de Vere. Also banished,
but not required to appear in parliament, were Lady Joan Mohun [Joan, d/o
Bartholomew Burghersh] and Margery, widow of Sir William Moleyns. (S) Chronica
Maiora, Walsingham, 2005, P261.
2/1/1391, Grant to Margery, late the wife of William de
Molyns, knight, of the custody of two-thirds of all the lands and tenements
late of Ralph Basset of Weldon, knight, during the minority of Richard, his son
and heir … (S) CPRs.
11/1391, Edward Burdaut, servant of Lady Molyns; Thomas
Chaunceys, servant of Lady Molyns; William Spelyng (Spelling), servant of Lady
Molyns; [Margery de Moleyns], Lady Molyns (Moleyns); (S) UKNA.
2/27/1392, Grant to Henry Dust, servant of the king's
kinswoman Margaret, lady de Molyns, of the goods and chattels to the value of
10 marks forfeited by Thomas Pays of Colbrok [Bucks] because of his outlawry.
(S) CCRs. [As a ‘kinswoman’ Margery is related to the King through her mother
in the Dammartin-Bardolf family lineage.]
4/6/1392, Pardon, at the supplication of the Lady de Molyns,
to John Qilden ... contempts whereof he is impeached by the malice of certain
of his enemies in the county of Buckingham ... (S) CCRs.
7/1395, Thomas, Archbishop of York, and Edward, Earl of
Rutland to Margery late the wife of Sir William Molyns, knight : Lease, for
life, of the manor of Langley Marish : ( Bucks. ). (S) UKNA.
1/2/1396, Grant, as a gift from the king, to Margery, lady
de Molyns, … (S) CPRs.
5/12/1396, Indenture between Margery, late the wife of
William Molyns, knight, and Thomas, archbishop of York, and Edward, earl of
Rutland … manor of Langlee Marreis, … (S) CPRs.
10/16/1397, Grant to Margery Molyns of the keeping of the
lands late of Richard Molyns, tenant of the king in chief, (except those in
Aston and Baunton, co. Oxford), to hold the same until the full age of William,
Richard's son and heir, rendering yearly at the Exchequer as much as may be
agreed upon between her and the king's council. (S) CFRs.
5/19/1399, Inspeximus and confirmation to Margery, late the
wife of William Molyns, knight, enlarging it into a grant for her life, of an
indenture between Thomas, late archbishop of York, and Edward, duke of
Albemarle, when earl of Rutland, of the one part, and the said Margery, of the
other, … manor of Langlee Marreis, … (S) CPRs.
6/1/1399, Margery died. [Her son and heir Richard died
before her.]
[––Post Mortem––]
7/3/1399, IPM of Margery at Colbrook, Buckingham:
Possessions held in dower by Margery, who was the wife of William De Molyns,
Chivaler, deceased; the reversion belonging to William Molyns, son of Richard
Molyns, and heir of the said William Molyns, her death ... heirship, namely
William Molyns, son of Richard, son of said William and Margery.
7/14/1399, IPM of Margery wife of William Molyns. Wilts: She
held the under-mentioned manor in dower, of the inheritance of William son of
Richard Molyns. Lee. The manor, held of the abbess of Shaftesbury. She died on
1 June, 22 Richard II. William son of Richard Molyns, knight, aged 21 years and
more, is her heir. (S) CIsPM.
(S) Magna Carta Ancestry, P574. (S) Notes & Queries for
Somerset and Dorset, 1899, P337. (S) 8 Papers Relating to Claims to the
Baronies of Botreaus, 1870, P31, P103.
Child of William
and Margery:
i. Richard de Moleyns (738772), born 1357 in England.
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