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Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Sir Alexander de Freville & Joan Marmion

2498720. Sir Alexander de Freville & 2498721. Joan Marmion

~1255, Alexander de Fryvill born in England, s/o 4997440. Baldwin de Freville & 4997441. Maud ?.

1255, Robert Bufle sold Crown East manor [aka Ridge Hall] to Baldwin de Freville, who settled it at the same time on himself and his wife Maud with remainder to their younger son Alexander.

1268, Joan Marmyun born in England, d/o 4997442. Ralph de Cromwell & 4997443. Mazera Marmion. [Joan kept her maternal family name.]

By 1265, Alexander’s father died, his older brother Baldwin the heir.

8/19/1274 at Westminster abbey, Edward I crowned king of England.

~1284, Alexander married Joan.

Bef. 1286, Maud released her right in Crown East to her son Alexander.

4/26/1286, Protection, with clause volumus, for the following, going beyond seas with the king … Baldwin de Frivile (Alexander’s brother) … Alexander de Frivill … for 1 year. (S) CPRs.

6/24/1286 from Dover, King Edward and Eleanor traveled to Gascony where they would stay for 3 years. [9 knights were assigned to guard the royal children.]

1286, Alexander obtained from Edward I a grant of free warren in his demesne lands at Crown East.

9/1289, Baldwin’s brother died. (S) CFRs.

9/10/1289, IPM of Baldwin de Frevill. Norfolk: Welyngham. A manor … Hereford: Tatington. The manor … He died on Monday before the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Alexander de Frevill his brother, aged 30 and more, is his next heir. (S) CIsPM.

11/7/1289, Order to the escheator on this side Trent in the counties of Norfolk and Hereford to deliver to Alexander de Fryvill, brother and heir of Baldwin de Fryvill, tenant in chief, the lands late of his said brother, he having done homage. (S) CFRs.

11/22/1290, Pardon to Alexander de Frivill and William Todeney, Henry le Venatore of Alvechirch and Yrreys, his grooms, for a fine of 100 marks made by Alexander for himself and the others, of all trespasses of venison in the forest of Feckenham. (S) CFRs.

1/24/1292, Joan’s mother deceased; Joan, age 24, coheir to her grandfather Philip Marmion.

1/30/1292, Order to the same to make partition into 4 equal parts of the lands late of Philip Marmyoun (9994886), tenant in chief, … Alexander de Frivill and Joan his wife, kinswoman and heir of the same Philip, … the said Joan, Alexander, and Ralph having done homage … Order to the same to deliver to the said Alexander de Frivill and Joan his wife, … to wit, the manor of Feme, extended at £12 3s. 4.5d. a year, and the manor of Bradeford, extended at 114s. 3d. a year, … Alexander having done homage. (S) CFRs.

1292, Joan’s grandfather died.

5/20/1292, IPM of Philip Marmyun alias Marmeon, Marmioun. Warwick: Tamworth. … Joan de Morteyn aged 36 [56], Joan the wife of Alexander de Fryvile aged 24, Maud the wife of Ralph le Botiler aged 30, and Joan Marmyun, aged 8 at the feast of the Annunciation, are his next heirs. (S) CIsPM.

4/1294, … Ralph le Botiler and Matilda (sister of Mazera) his wife in a plea … to present a fit person to the Church of Northbury, … they stated that Philip Marmiun and Joan (9994887) his wife, the mother of Matilda (& Mazera), of whom she is one of the heirs, by right of Joan had presented … and from Mazera the right of her purparty descended to one Joan (2498721) as daughter and heir. … they claimed £40 as damages. … the manor of Northbury together with the manorsof Kylpek and Pulverbach were formerly in the seisin of one Hugh de Kilpek (19989774). … (S) Plea Rolls for Staffordshire.

1294, Alexander, and Joan his wife, acquired the castle of Tameworth, co. Warwick, for their lives by fine from his brother Baldwin de Fryvill, and by service of coming to the coronation completely armed, riding the king’s horse, and challenging to combat all opponents. (S) CPRs, 7/4/1377. [The Marmion family is elsewhere stated to be the ancient holders of the office of defender of the king.]

12/1/1295, Order to deliver to Alexander de Frivill and Joan his wife, kinswoman and one of the heirs of Joan de Moreteyn, tenant in chief, the pourparty of the lands of Joan de Moreteyn falling to her said kinswoman, to wit, the castle of Tamewrth and the lands, knights' fees, advowsons and other appurtenances thereof in the counties of Warwick and Stafford, Alexander having done homage. (S) CFRs.

9/16/1297, Alexander de Fryvill in the county of Worcester appointed to select and retain knights and yeomen to be at London by a fortnight after Michaemas. (S) CPRs.

1298, Alexander de Friville summoned to attend with horse and arms, protections to him, and to some in his company. (S) Scotland in 1298.

7/22/1298, King Edward defeated Sir William Wallace 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. 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.

6/5/1301, Agreement made before the bishop, between Sir Alexander de Frevylle and Eustace de Wyteneye, touching the marriage between the said Eustace and Elizabeth, daughter of the said Alexander. [Witnesses: Sir Robert de Chaundos, the lady Joan de Friville, mother of the lady, and John de Stan', parson of Rippel'.] (S) Episcopal Registers, Diocese of Worcester, 1902, P542.

8/31/1302 at Poywyk, Grant by John de Hunteleye, son and heir of Sir Thomas de Hunteleye, knight, to Sir Walter de Bello Campo and Alice, his wife, … Witnesses: Sir Robert de Bracy, Sir Alexander de Frevile, Sir Thomas de la Mare, Sir Simon de Crombe, knights; … (S) CCRs.

10/9/1303, Debtor: Alexander de Frevile, knight, of [Maund Whitechurch, Broxash Hundred] Herefords., Eustace de Witney, of Herefords. Creditor: Walter de la Barre [citizen and merchant] of Hereford., and Sibyl, his wife. Amount: 26m. 11s. 6d. (S) UKNA.

1/10/1305, The  king has pardoned Alexander de Fryvill for his good service £162 9s. 10d. of the debts due from him to the exchequer, and has granted him that he may pay the balance of the debts that are clear by 100s. yearly during the king's pleasure. (S) CPRs.

6/25/1306, Notification of a plea 'de consuetudinibus et serviciis' held at Westminster between Alexander de Fryvill' and Joan his wife, plaintiffs, and Hugh de Quilly, concerning the customs and services of a tenement which the said Hugh holds of the said Alexander and Joan in Radeclive, …; and the said Hugh recognized the tenement to be held of the said Alexander and Joan as of the honour of the castle of Thameworthe, and promised to render the due services; and for this the said Alexander and Joan warrant to the said Hugh all the said lands and tenements in the said vills 'contra participes suos' of the inheritance of Robert Marmyon. Witnesses: Sir Robert Marmyon, … (S) UKNA.

7/6/1307, “Debtor: Alexander de Frevile, Stephen de la Newton, of Herefords. Creditor: Walter de Sandford {Saunford}, burgess of Oxford [Oxon]. Amount: 13½m.” (S) UKNA.

2/25/1308, Edward II crowned king of England.

11/30/1308, To the sheriff of Hereford. Order to deliver seisin of a messuage in Nicholasonawene to Alexander de Frivill, … (S) CCRs.

12/12/1308. IPM of John Waleraund, an idiot deceased. … Wilts. … Joan (2498721) [age 40] late the wife of Alexander de Frivylle, daughter and heir of Mazera (4997443), daughter and heir of Joan Marmyoun (9994887), aunt of the said John Walraund, and Ralph le Boutiler [aged 36], son and heir of Maud, another daughter and heir of the said Joan Marmyoun (9994887), sister of Isabel (d/o 19989774), mother of the said John, are next heir of the said Joan of these lands. (S) CIsPM.

8/4/1309, To the sheriff of Hereford. … suit … between Alexander de Frevill and Roger de Mortuo Mari of Chirk. (S) CCRs.

2/12/1310, Order to the escheator on this side Trent to deliver to Alan de Plukenet, kinsman and nearest heir of John Walraund (Joan’s relative), … whose lands have been and still are in the king's hand by reason of his idiocy, the lands late of his said kinsman … except 2 carucates of land in Yatesbury [Wilts.] … by a fine levied in the court of Henry III, ought to remain to Alexander de Fryvill and Joan his wife, and Ralph le Botiller … (S) CFRs. [Joan heir to Isabel, wife of William Walraund.]

5/31/1311, Licence to Alexander de Friville to grant, in fee, to Baldwin de Friville his son and to Elizabeth his wife, the manor of le Werldesende, co. Hereford, held in chief. (S) CPRs.

6/24/1311, Debtor: Alexander de Frevill, knight. Creditor: John Stephens, citizen of Hereford. Amount: 10½m. (S) UKNA.

1313-14, Alexander de Fryvill and Joan his wife to grant the manor of Yatesbury to Henry de Wylyngton, Margaret his wife, and the heirs of their bodies, with remainder to the grantors and the heirs of Joan, retaining Asserton. Wilts. (S) UKNA.

6/5/1314, Appointment to be conservator of the peace … Alexander de Fryville, co. Worcester. (S) CPRs.

7/16/1314, Writ of Amotus for Mary (Joan’s step-grandmother) late the wife of Philip Marmyon. Warwick: Middelton. A third part of the manor … Joan the wife of Alexander de Fryvile, aged 50, Ralph de Botyler (s/o her aunt Maud), aged 36, and Joan (d/o Philip & Mary) the wife of Thomas de Lodelawe, aged 30, are next heirs of the said Philip. Lincoln: … Wintringham and Wylingham. 4 knights’ fees … Stafford: … (S) CIsPM.

5/1/1315, Order to deliver to Alexander de Frivill and Joan his wife, kinswoman and co-heiress of Philip Marmion, the following of the lands that Mary, late the wife of Philip, tenant in chief of the late king, held in dower of his lands, which the king has assigned to Joan as her purparty … (S) CCRs.

4/1315, Due to a famine in England caused by year-long rains and flooding, King Edward ordered the regulation of food prices. [The regulations were suspended in the parliament of 1316.]

1315, Alexander received a military summons to the wars in Scotland. [No known engagements.]

6/14/1316, Appointment of conservators of the peace … Alexander de Friville, co. Worcester. (S) CPRs.

12/30/1323, Licence for Alexander de Frivill and Joan his wife to enfeoff Baldwin de Frivill of their castle of Tamworth, held in chief; and for him to re-grant it to them for their lives. (S) CPRs.

8/1324, King Edward began the “War of Saint-Sardos” with his brother-in-law King Charles of France, who had invaded Aquitaine.

9/15/1324, Protection with clause volumus, for 1 year, going to the duchy of Aquitaine on the king’s service … Alexander de Fryvill. (S) CPRs.

2/1/1327 at Westminster, Alexander claimed the office of Champion at the coronation of King Edward III by tenure of Tamworth castle. (S) Tenures of Land & Customs of Manors, Blount, 1874, P269. [The Champion rode on a horse into Westminster Hall and challenged to combat anyone opposed to the king’s title to the crown. The office was given to another Marmion-related knight, Sir John Dymcock.]

4/5/1327, Alexander summoned to be at Newcastle-upon-Tyne with horse and arms to serve against Robert Bruce. [An army of 60,000 was amassed for 6 weeks, but not called to service.]

2/25/1328, Debtor: Baldwin de Friville {Fryvelle}. Amount: 16m. Before Chancery court. (S) UKNA.

3/1328, Alexander died. (S) CPRs, 7/4/1377.

3/18/1328, IPM of Alexander de Frivill. Hereford: La Ferne [or La Fen] and Bradford. A certain tenement held, by the courtesy of England of the inheritance of Joan his wife, of the lady of Kylpek, … Baldwyn his son, aged 30 years and more at the feast of St. John the Baptist last, is his heir. Wilts.: Wynterburne Assherton. A messuage, land and rent …  held with Joan his wife, as the right and inheritance of the said Joan … Baldewin de Frivylle, son of the aforesaid Alexander and Joan, aged 30 years and more, is his next heir. … Warwick: Tameworth. The castle held jointly by the said Alexander and Joan his wife (who still survives) … Middelton. A third part of the manor, held jointly with Joan his wife … (S) CIsPM.

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8/1328, “Petitioners: Joan [de Fryvill (Freville)], widow of Alexander de Freville. … Baldwin [de Fryvill (Freville)], son of petitioner. Nature of request: Joan, widow of Alexander de Fryvill, states that she and her husband held, of her inheritance, the castle of Tamworth, with the advowson of the deanery and prebends of the church of Tamworth …”. (S) UKNA.

1328 Alexander, and Joan his wife, held the castle of Tameworth, co. Warwick, for their lives by fine from his brother Baldwin de Fryvill, …, and that Baldwin, age 36, and son of Alexander is his heir. (S) CPRs, 7/4/1377.

8/25/1328, Joan had livery of castle Tameworth and other lands. (S) CPRs.

10/18/1328, Protection with clause volumus, for 1 year, … Joan de Fryvill’, for 1 year. (S) CPRs.

9/1329, Henry Hillary (a descendent of John s/o John Marmyun) versus Joan, formerly wife of Alexander de Fryvill, … Manor of Thornton near Horncastre … (S) Collections for a History of Stafford, V11, 1890, P11.

12/10/1337, To William Trussel, escheator this side Trent. Order to deliver to Joan, late the wife of Alexander de Frivill, kinswoman and co-heir of Philip Marmion, tenant in chief of Edward I., the advowson of the prebend in the collegiate church of Thomorth, … saving the rights of Henry Hillary and Joan, his wife, kinswoman and co-heir of Philip … (S) CCRs.

1339, Joan died.

10/27/1339, IPM of Joan, late the wife of Alexander de Frevill. Warwick: Tamworth. The castle … by service of coming to the king’s coronation, armed from head to foot with royal arms of the king’s livery, seated on the king’s chief charger, offering herself to do proof for the king against all gainsaying his coronation; and if no one shall gainsay, the arms and horse shall be to the king, but if anyone shall oppose and join issue, the arms and horse shall remain to the said tenant; with reversion to Baldwin de Frivill and his heirs … Baldwin de Frivyll, aged 40 years and more at the feast of St. Michael last, is her next heir. Wilts.: Asserton. The manor … (S) CIsPM.

1/18/1340, IPM before William Trussel, escheator this side of Trent, it was found that Baldwin was his mother Joan’s heir and that the castle of Tameworth reverted to him and his heirs at her death. (S) CPRs, 7/4/1377.

(S) Antiquities of Shropshire, Eyton, P199. (S) Peerages of England, Ireland …, Burke, 1831, P214. (S) Hist. of Hertford, V3, 1912, Little Munden. (S) Hist. of Worcester, V3, 1913, St. John in Bedwardine.

Family notes:

·         Alexander Frevile spent a great part of his long life in the king's service both in France and Scotland.

Children of Alexander and Joan:

i. Margaret de Freville (2495309), born ~1285 in England.

ii. Elizabeth de Freville, born ~1287 in England.

6/5/1301, Eustace de Whitney (s/o 30421290) married Elizabeth, d/o Alexander de Freville & Joan Marmion. [Witnesses: Sir Robert de Chaundos, the lady Joan de Friville, mother of the lady, and John de Stan', parson of Rippel'.] (S) Episcopal Registers, Diocese of Worcester, 1902, P542.

iii. Baldwin de Freville (1249360), born 6/24/1292 in England.


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