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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.
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.
[––Joan––]
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.
