Richard de Baskerville, de Northwood, of Botterell

Personal and Family Information

De was born about 1260, the son of Thomas de Baskerville, de Northwood, of Botterell and Petronilla de Northwood. The place is not known.

His wife was Matilda de Northwood. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. Their only known child was Alice (c1285-?).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)

Events

Notes

Note 1

!StyleName: de Baskerville, of Botterell, Sir Richard [~1260 - ]

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

[24] Rot. Hund. ii, 108.

[25] Plac. Forestae, 46 Hen. III, memb. 6 recto.

[26] Calend. Rot. Cart. p. 92.

[27] Placita coram Rege, 51 Hen. III, memb. 3 dorso.

[28] Salop Chartulary, No. 6.

[29] Vide supra, p. 178.

[30] Assize Roll, 56 Hen. III.

[31] Rot. Hund. ii, 109.

[32] Ibidem, p. 107.

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ASTON BOTTERELL. 227

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Hugh de Acour and his persecution by the Seneschal of Cleobury Mortimer.

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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.

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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]

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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]

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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 <<<.

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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]

!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.”

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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.