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Thursday, September 10, 2020

John Fitz Nigel & Isabel ?

 30418996. John Fitz Nigel & 30418997. Isabel ?

~1230, John son of Nigel born in England.

~1253, John married Isabel.

1265, Grant by Henry III to John son of Nigel, of the bailiwick of the forest of Bernwood. Buckinghamshire. (S) UKNA.

1266, By inquisition, John’s position, duties, and rights were determined with respect to the forest of Bernwood. John held the position by heredity, and in return for profits, John paid the king 40s a year. (S) Studies in Constitutional History, Petit-Dutaillis, 1915.

8/4/1267, Appointment of Roger de Messenden and John son of Nigel to enquire by oath of foresters, verderers and others of the county of Oxford … (S) CPRs.

2/13/1270, Mandate to John son of Nigel, keeper of the forest of Bernewod, … (S) CPRs.

11/16/1272, Edward I succeeded Henry III as King of England.

12/15/1274, To John son of Nigel, keeper of the forest of Bernewode. Order to take 20 does in his bailiwick, and to cause them to be sent to Wodestok against the king's arrival, so that they shall be there on Christmas eve. (S) CCRs.

2/23/1275, Order to cause the friars of Mount Carmel to have 10 oaks … and to dispose of the residue to the king's profit by counsel of John son of Nigel, to whom the king has written hereon. (S) CFRs. [John son of Nigel, keeper of the king's forest. (S) CFRs, 8/12/1275.]

2/3/1277, William de Greinvill of Wuton, imprisoned at Brehull for trespass of the Forest, wherewith he is charged, has letters to John son of Nigel, keeper of the forest of Bernwod, to bail him. (S) CCRs.

9/16/1279, John son of Nigel, keeper of Bernewod forest. (S) CFRs.

6/10/1281, John son of Nigel to deliver the rolls of the forest to Luke de Thany. (S) CFRs. [Apparently temporary – usually associated with charges of impropriety.]

12/27/1281, To John son of Nigel, keeper of the forest of Bernewode. Order to cause Henry de Lacy, earl of Lincoln, to have in that forest 10 does, of the king's gift. (S) CCRs.

6/14/1283, To John son of Nigel, keeper of the forest of Bernewod. Order to cause the Friars Preachers of Oxford to have 12 leafless trunks (robora) for fuel, of the king's gift. (S) CCRs.

12/26/1284, To John son of Nigel, keeper of the forest of Bernewod. Order to cause Robert son of John to have in that forest 4 does, of the king's gift. (S) CCRs.

8/1/1285, Plea roll of the Peak forest eyre, before Roger Lestrange, Peter de Lenche and John son of Nigel. (S) CCRs. [John son of Nigel's roll. (S) UKNA.]

5/6/1286, Plea roll of Huntingdonshire forest eyre before Roger Le Strange, Peter de Lenche and John son of Nigel, begun at Huntingdon. John son of Nigel rot 1 enrolment of charters rot 2 pleas of venison rot 3 pleas of the warren for Cambridge. (S) UKNA, CCRs.

2/12/1287, The eyre of the justices for pleas of the Forest in co. Buckingham is summoned before Roger Lestrange, Peter de Lench, and John son of Nigel at Buckingham in 3 weeks from Easter. (S) CCRs.

9/12/1288, Writ of summons of an eyre for pleas of the Forest to be holden at Chelmeresford … before Roger Lestrange, Peter de Lenche, and John son of Nigel, justices. (S) CCRs.

1289, John died.

3/20/1289, Order to the escheator on this side Trent to take into the king's hand the lands late of John son of Nigel, deceased, tenant in chief. (S) CFRs.

[––Isabel––]

Isabel died.

1305, Sir John de Handlo procured a release of the dowery of Isabel, widow of Sir John Fitz-Nigel, in the manors of Boarstall and Oakley.

Family notes:

·         Multiple entries each year for John due to requests by the King.

Child of John and Isabel:

i. John Fitz Nigel (15209498), born ~1255 in England.

4/1/1289, Order to deliver to John, son and heir of John son of Nigel, tenant in chief, the bailiwick of Bernewode and the lands late of his said father, he having done fealty. (S) CFRs.

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