Thomas de Baskerville, de Northwood, of Botterell

Thomas de Baskerville, de Northwood, of Botterell (c1237-<1292)	John de Baskerville, de Northwood, of Botterell (c1220-<1317)	Hugh de Baskerville, de Northwode, of Botterell (c1199-<1293)	Walter [or William] de Baskerville, de Northwode, of Botterell (c1167->1255)
			Ysolda [or Isabella] de Baskerville, de Northwode (c1181->1266)	+
		Margery (c1200->1295)
		Margery (c1200->1295)

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Note 1

!StyleName: de Baskerville, de Northwood, of Botterell, Sir Thomas [~1237 - <1292]

!Note: in the below, “Land of Emma Paen” is labeled over Northwood in a map of the area. This is extremely misleading, as Emma Paen was only given as the person renting out a handfull of small, one or two acre tracts, not the owner of huge amounts of land. She was a widow to a William of Northwood and had a son Robert of Northwood. Paen is a Welsh first name, which appears as ap Paen and verch Paen for patrynomic last names. In this case, that has been given sometimes as a Normanized FtizPaen. I can find no evidence other than these deeds for and Emma Fitz Paen’s birth or marriage, so it is hard to tell where she comes from, but she is actually a minor player in these land deeds of Northwood. Her transaction were in the period from 1265 to 1275, and her son’s appear in 1290. on “Medieval Northwood”, there was a comment that, “In 1259 there was a William de Northwood who married Emma, daughter of Paen de Northwood. Presumably after William’s death, Emma seems to have reverted to her father’s name and this was passed onto her son, Robert Paen.”

It would appear that Richard, son of Thomas, Matilda his wife and Alice his daughter, and the widdow Petroville are this immediate family.

!Source: Medieval Northwood http://www.shropshirehistory.org.uk/html/search/verb/GetRecord/theme:20080304200904

Tracing the other tenants is not always easy as surnames were not well established in the 13th Century. Perhaps unsurprisingly, a significant number of individuals called “de Northwood” held land in Northwood; it is difficult to know if they were related or whether the apparent surname simply meant that they were from Northwood. Several families can be identified. There was Richard, son of Thomas, Matilda his wife and Alice his daughter. Additionally there was another Richard, sometimes called Richard Warner with his daughters Agnes and Emma. John, son of Nicholas de Northwood is probably from a third family. Two widows, Petroville and Margery were also of Northwood. A Northwood family was still resident in the township in the 16th Century. In 1259 there was a William de Northwood who married Emma, daughter of Paen de Northwood. Presumably after William’s death, Emma seems to have reverted to her father’s name and this was passed onto her son, Robert Paen.

Note that this is one of the better compilations of Northwood and early Hawksood materials. I had recorded some of this line but gotten sidetracked, so went looking for related materials and found the.

In 1260 Juliana de Baskerville issued a release to Hugh de Baskerville of a virgate of land in Northwood which Ysolda de Baskerville mother of the said Juliana and Hugh held in the said vill. Winesses were Thomas de Upton, Walter Hakket, Robert de Bold, >> Thomas Botterell <<, Adam de Faintree, and Robert de Middleton.

!Source: EYTON's ANTIQUITIES OF SHROPSHIRE. https://www.melocki.org.uk/eyton/Vol01.html

At Salop Assizes, October, 1203, William Botterell was amerced half a merk, for some transgression. [13]

At Salop Assizes, November, 1221, William Boterell was a Juror in a cause of " Great Assize". [14]

He had also a suit against Thomas de Baskervill for disseizing him of his tenement in Norwinde , which he failed to prosecute, and so he and his sureties were amerced. [15]

About 1240, Philip Boterel is returned as holding 1 fee in Aston, of the Barony of John Fitz Alan. [16]

The same Philip also attests a Pickthorne deed which must have passed in that or the following year. [17]

In Michaelmas Term, 1242, the Essoigners of Robert Wygod and Adam de Dodington, presented themselves in due course against Avelina, widow of Philip Boterel, who had a suit of dower against them. She appeared not, and was in misericordia. [18]

The successor of Philip was probably Thomas, who sat as a Juror in the Stottesden Inquisition of 1255, and was himself returned as Lord of Astone Boterell, which he held in capite of John Fitz Alan, for 1 Knight's fee. Therein were 3 hides of land, in half a virgate whereof Henry de Eston was enfeoffed in consideration of his doing suit to the lesser Hundred-Courts, and to the County-Court, for the vill of Aston. The Manor paid to the Sheriff 12 pence for stretward, and 2s. for motfee. [19]

At the Assizes of January, 1256, Thomas Boterel again sat as a Juror for this Hundred. [20] It was about this time that Hugh de Acour, the Sheriff, accepted 10 merks from him to the end that he might have respite of Knighthood; [21] and in this year he was returned as one of those who held £15. of lands, and yet was not a Knight. [22]

About 1240, Philip Boterel is returned as holding 1 fee in Aston, of the Barony of John Fitz Alan. [16]

The same Philip also attests a Pickthorne deed which must have passed in that or the following year. [17]

!Source: WYTON's ANTIQUITIES OF SHROPSHIRE. https://www.melocki.org.uk/eyton/Vol01.html

[19] Rot. Hund. 81, 82. The great increase on the Domesday hidage will again come under notice.

dred. [24] He was also a Regarder of Morf and Shirlet Forests in this year. [25]

In 48 Hen. III , he had the King's Charter to have a Market and Fair at Estone Boterell. [26]

In August, 1267, the King presiding in his Court at Salop, this Thomas appeared in a suit of novel dieseisin against Matilda de Longespee and others, who had deprived him of common pasturage in Cleyes, pertaining to his free tenement in Aston Boterell. Matilda pleaded that she had only resisted the right during hay-harvest , and she had the same liberty at that season as the King had in his Forests, because that Forest was once Royal. Thomas rejoined that his ancestors had purchased from the ancestors of Matilda a right of pasturage throughout the year, for 2s. and 12 hens . Presently Thomas declines to prosecute. His consequent amercement was excused at instance of Sir R. de Clifford. [27]

As a supplement to this concord with Maud de Longespee , we may instance Thomas Boterel's attestation of her Charter to Shrewsbury Abbey, which must have passed within a year or two of the last date. [28]

Also about this time Thomas Botterel, Knight, stands third witness of Robert Corbett's grant in Chetton. [29]

At the County Assizes, October, 1272, Thomas Botterel appears both as a Knight and Juror. [30]

It would appear that he was sometime Constable of his Suzerain's Castle of Clun, and that for some alleged excess in that office, Geoffrey le Venour, Seneschall of Sir Roger de Mortimer, about October, 1273, maliciously caused the cattle of the said Thomas to be seized on his own land of Eston Boterel, and to be driven to Cleybury, and there detained till said Thomas had paid 18s. [31]

On Nov. 27, 1274, Sir Thomas Boterel sat as foreman of the Jury which then made report as to oppressions and excesses by the King's Officers and others in Stottesden Hundred. [32] To their return we owe the above particulars as to Thomas' own withdrau1 of the suit of his Manor of Aston; also as to his transaction with

!Source: WYTON's ANTIQUITIES OF SHROPSHIRE. https://www.melocki.org.uk/eyton/Vol01.html

About this time, [33] or at least between the years 1271 and 1278, Sir Thomas Boterel had a feoffment from Luke Abbot of Shrewsbury, of a messuage in the vill of Lucton , and of 9 acres lying in the fields, in Wetemore, between Burwarton and Loughton, to hold for ever at a rent of 3s. 4d.- Witnesses: Sir Ralph de Arras, Sir John de la Lee, Sir John Fitz Aer, and others.

Jan. 28, 1281, Sir Thomas Boterel occurs as one of the four Knights then commissioned to make view and report of the state of Bridgnorth Castle. [34]

About 1284, the Feodary gives Thomas de Boterbel as holding Haston, of Richard Fitz Alan, of the honour of White-Minster, with its members, viz. Necton , Forde, Heywode , and Toteneye, by performing the service of 1 Knight's fee, and doing ward at White-Minster Castle in time of war. [35]

He will have survived this date but for a short time. He seems to have married Petronilla, widow of Wido de Hadnall, and after he became a Knight to have had, with her, a grant of lands in Hadnall, from Sir Thomas de le Lee, [36] which grant was afterwards confirmed by John de le Lee, son of Sir Thomas, to Richard, son of Thomas Boterell.

This Richard had succeeded his father at Aston Botterell before October, 1292, when he was summoned to answer at Salop as to his warrant for claiming a right of fair, market, and free-warren, and the privilege of assizing bread and beer in his Manor of Eston Boterel. In reply was produced the Charter of King Henry III, granting to Thomas Boterel, ancestor of said Richard, and whose heir Richard was, that said Thomas and his heirs should have for ever a weekly market on Tuesdays, in his Manor of Eston, and an annual fair of three days, viz. the vigil, the day, and the morrow of St. Michael. And Richard said that he claimed such market and fair by the aforesaid charter, and the privilege of assizing bread and beer, as appurtenant to the said fair and market. So he was, on this count, dismissed sine die; and as to free warren he does not appear to have claimed any. [37]

When Earl Hugh de Montgomery gave two-thirds of his demesne of Neutone to Salop Abbey, there can be no doubt that Newton, near Stottesden, was the place indicated: but when, about 1138, Bishop Robert de Betun confirmed to Salop Abbey two-thirds of the tithes of the Lord of Neutun, there may be a doubt whether Newton near Stottesden or Neenton was meant; therefore we cannot certainly conclude, as in the case of Walkerslow, that before 1138 Newton was held by any Feoffee of the Lord of Stottesden. However I cannot doubt that a Baskerville was enfeoffed both in Newton and Northwood, either by Earl Hugh, Earl Robert, or King Henry I; for it is clear that neither place came to the hands of King Henry II as part of his demesne of Stottesden, and any feoffment by King Stephen would have been set aside. I have spoken of the head branch of the Shropshire Baskervilles under Pickthorn and Aldenham. Pickthorn, though in another Domesday Hundred, stands

Baskerville's feoffment therefore, in these two members of Stottesden, realized an estate, tolerably compact, though held under different Lords. As to Newton in particular, it occurs only as held by Under-Tenants of Baskerville: one of these we have already seen surrendering land in Pickthorn, and 9s. rent in Newton to

>>> Roger de Baskerville <<< , then Lord of both Manors [ickthorn and Aldenham]. [149] The Inquisition of Tenures in Stottesden Hundred, taken in 1255, says that Newton contained half a hide, which was held under

>>> Walter de Baskerville <<<. The Vill did suit to the Hundred, and paid 2d. Stretward and 4d. Motfee. [150] Here, though the name of Baskerville's Tenant is not given, there is no doubt that it was Ralph Sprengehose, himself on the Jury which made the return. The same Ralph Springthose was a Juror for the Hundred at the Assizes of 1256, and occurs on other local Inquests in January, 1257, and December, 1259. At the Forest Assizes, February, 1262, half a merk was assessed upon the Bosc of Ralph Sprenghose, in Neuton, which had been long wasted: it was within regard of Shirlot Forest. About five years later and we have Ralph Sprenchose attesting a Chetton Deed already set forth. [151] In 1269 we have certain Under-Tenants in the neighbouring Vill of Charlcott possessed also of some interest in La Neuton. [152]

In 1292 a Cadet of the House of Baskerville seems to have been Under-Tenant here; for the Stottesden Jurors presented at the Assizes how Thomas de Herefordshyre, having challenged

>>> Thomas de Baskerville <<< of Neweton in the County Court for beating and maiming him, and for breach of the King's Peace, had withdrawn his appeal on the third Court-day, and was since dead. [153] The Accused was now found to have acted in self-defence. [154]

!Note: To me it sounds like Thomas died of his wounds and his murderer got away with it!

Thomas de Baskerville, de Northwood, of Botterell

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Note 1