15211018. Lord William Daumarle & 15211019. Elena de Meriet
4/1322, William de Alba Marlia born in England, s/o 30422036.
Lord William Daumarle & 30422037. Matilda ?.
~1325, Elena born in England, d/o §§John de Meriet.
William 1st married to Elena’s older
sister Agnes.
5/14/1332, Licence for William Daumarle (30422036),
the elder, … remainder to William his son, in fee simple, and the manor of
Luneneston [Somerset] … to William the son and Agnes his
wife, in fee tail, with remainder, … (S) CPRs. [Marriage settlement.]
1332-33, Agnes died.
[––William & Elena––]
6/6/1333, Licence for William Daumarle, the elder,
to enfeoff Walter de Kynewardesleye, parson … remainder to William his son in
fee, and the manor of Luneneston … rent to the said William son of William and
Elena his wife in fee tail. (S) CPRs.
2/1/1327 at Westminster, Edward III, age 14,
crowned king of England.
1335, William’s father died in Scotland.
3/23/1341, Gift. William atte Parke and Genevieve
to Sir Thomas de Courtenay, knight … [Witnesses] … William Daumarle … [Devon,
Cornwall] (S) UKNA.
7/12/1346, King Edward landed an invasion force of
10000 in Normandy, which marched north plundering the countryside. King Philip
VI, with 8000 horsemen and 4000 Genoese crossbowmen pursued.
7/26/1346 at Caen, capital of Normandy, Edward’s
forces captured the city; and Raoul, Count of Eu, Constable of France, and Jean
de Tancarville, Grand Chamberlain of France.
8/26/1346, William de Albemarle (Alba Maria) fought
with John fitz Payne at the battle of Crecy in the King’s retinue. (S) Crecy
and Calais, Wrottesley, P126.
8/26/1346, 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. A decisive victory, a third of the French
forces lost [mainly to arrows] to less than 100 Englishmen, this started the
decline in importance of the mounted knight, and the rise of England as a
European power.
1346, William Daumarle held Wodeberie. (S) Report
and Transactions – Devonshire, V35, P288.
1348, The Black Death entered the west countryside
of England [likely entering through Bristol].
10/8/1350, William Daumarle, knight, acknowledges
that he owes to Robert de Tudenham, knight, £60 to be levied in Devon. (S) CCRs.
3/15/1351, Commission of peace … Hugh de Courtenay,
earl of Devon, William de Shareshull, John de Stouford, William Daumarle, …
Devon. (S) CPRs.
2/26/1352, Commitment during pleasure to Guy de
Bryan, William de Alba Marlia and John Gogh of the keeping of the priory of
Otryton. (S) CFRs.
7/20/1353, Commission of oyer and terminer to
William Daumarle, … in the county of Devon. (S) CPRs.
7/11/1355, Hugh de Courtenay, earl of Devon,
William de Shareshull, John de Stouford, William Daumarle … guardians of the peace
and justices of oyer and termine in Devon. (S) CCRs.
1355, William sold his land of Henton, acquired by
his ancestor Agnes. (S) CPRs, 6/28/1319.
8/10/1357, Commission of peace in Devon … William
Daumarle … (S) CPRs.
5/1358, John of Wytecombe came to Welles … and did
homage and fealty to the lord, in the presence of William Domfravyll, knight,
William Daumarle, knight, … (S) Two Registers of Beauchamp of Hatch.
10/17/1359, Andrew Lorterel, knight, acknowledges
that he owes to William Daumarle, knight, John Dabernoun and William Chikston £200 … Devon. (S) CCRs.
12/6/1361, William son of William de Alba Marlia
(Aumarle), knight: Devon”, of Woodbury, died.
Children of William and Elena:
i. Margaret Daumarle (7605509),
born 1343 in England.
ii. Elizabeth Daumarle, born 12/1344
in England.
4/16/1362, Elizabeth’s brother William Daumarle
died.
4/30/1362, Elizabeth co-heiress to her brother
William, age 17 ¼ years.
Elizabeth married 1st Sir John Mautravers
of Hook. [2 daughters.]
Elizabeth married 2nd Sir Humphrey
Stafford.
(S) Notes and Queries, V44, 1871, P286.
ii. William Daumarle, born 8/1349
in England.
4/1362, William died just 5 months after his
father.
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