15212288.
Sir William Fitz Thomas & 15212289. Agnes de Grey
~1235,
William born in England, s/o 30424576. Sir Thomas Fitz William &
30424577. Agnes Bertram.
~1240, Agnes
born in England, d/o 30424578. Sir Richard de Grey & 30424579. Lucy de
Humez.
1264,
William assigned the manor of Plumtree, co. Nottingham, to [his wife] Anges in
dower during her life.
Bef.
8/4/1265, Simon de Montfort, earl of Leicester, gave William a fee of 20 marks
yearly and 4 knights’ fees in the honour of Pontefract. [Simon, leader of a
rebellion of young knights, killed at the battle of Evesham.]
Aft. 1266,
William’s father died.
~1268, William
married Agnes.
11/16/1272,
Edward I succeeded Henry III as King of England. [While on crusade.]
1274, Sir
William FitzThomas has respite for doing suit of Court, by the Earl, until, …
1275, Peter
Brun killed a foal belonging to John de Schepley in Emley Park while he was
servant to Sir William Fitz Thomas, and afterwards Sir Williams’ dogs ate it.
3/2/1276,
Hugh de Langthewait, … to Sir Robert de Eueringham, then rector of the church
of Berkyn. … The manor of Langthwaite …; ½ mark annual rent in Sprotborough
which is owed by Sir William fitzThomas. … Witnesses: Sir William fitzThomas, …
(S) UKNA.
7/12/1280,
William son of Thomas of Emley to Robert de Mirefeld and his wife Dionysia. A
piece of land in Skelmanthorpe called Alaincotereshill. (S) UKNA.
9/29/1280, Deforciant:
William FitzThomas. In 24 quarters of wheat, which he owes, from his annual
rent of 8 quarters. [Sheffield, Yorkshire] (S) UKNA.
3/25/1287,
William did homage for his lands and made oath to assist the king and his heirs
in all quarrels and enterprises.
1289, Agnes
living.
1291,
William sent 2 armed men and 2 archers to King Edward in Scotland, but was
excused from serving himself because of illness.
By 7/18/1294,
William, knt. of Sprotborough and Emley, Yorkshire died; son William an
executor of his will.
(S)
Plantagenet Ancestry, P330. (S) Yorkshire Archaelogical Society, Record Series,
V29, 1900. (S) The Peerage of England, Collins.
Family
notes:
·
Thomas Fitzwilliam … After him comes one William
… called William fitz Thomas, under which he pleaded before the commissioners
of Edward I that he claimed his lands of Sprotborough the rights of assize
which his ancestors had there since the conquest. (S) The Ancestor, V12, 1905,
P114.
Child
of William and Agnes:
i. William Fitz William (7606144), born ~1270 in
England.
