John was born about 1390 in England, the son of Richard de Baskerville and Margaret.
He died after 1421. The place is not known.
His wife was Joan Brugge. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. Their three known children were John (1408-1455), Ralph (1410-?) and Unknown (c1420-?).
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| Death | AFT 1421 |
Note 1
!StyleName: de Baskerville, Sir John of Eardisley [abt 1390 - aft 1421]
!Source: WikiTree John Baskerville https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Baskerville-7
Born about 1390 [uncertain] in England [uncertain]
Died after 1421 after about age 31 [location unknown]
Biography
Sir John Baskerville, Knight, of Eardisley, Herefordshire
John Baskerville was a son of Richard Baskerville.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
There has been some uncertainty regarding his father. Was John the son of the Sir Richard Baskerville who died in 1374, or the son of Richard Baskerville who was born in 1369/1370 and died 1394-1395? A Plea at Michaelmas 1 Henry V [1413] by John Baskerville[1] indicated that his father was Richard Baskerville and his mother was Margaret. As Richard, father of Richard, left a widow named Joan and not Margaret, then Margaret was the wife of the younger Richard Baskerville, hence the most plausible father of John was the Richard Baskerville who was born in 1369/1370 and who died 1394-1395.
The year of birth of John Baskerville is unknown and is assumed to be c 1390.
Mother, Margaret
The Plea of 1412/1413[1] indicates that the mother of John Baskerville was named Margaret and she subsequently married a Nicholas de Montgomery.
Margaret, the widow of Nicholas Montgomery, was living on 20 Feb 1436/1437.[10] The entry indicates a connection with the Brugge family.
It is unlikely she was 'Margery/Margaret' Foljambe, daughter of Sir Godfrey Foljambe. Margaret Foljambe may have been an earlier wife of Nicholas de Montgomery.[11][12][13]
It has been suggested that the Margaret who married Richard Baskerville may have been a Margaret de Ardern, daughter of Sir Henry de Ardern.[14] This was based on:
13 Dec 1381: "Grant to Henry de Ardern, ‘chivaler’, and John Wydevyle of the county of Northampton, .. of the marriage of Richard, son and heir of Richard Baskervyll, a minor in the king’s ward for 100 marks .."[15]
A number of Baskerville pedigrees placed John Baskerville as the son of Joan de Everingham, daughter of Adam de Everingham, of Laxton/Lexington, Nottinghamshire. However, she was clearly the wife of the Sir Richard Baskerville who died in 1374 and is therefore presumed to have been the grandmother of John Baskerville.[16][17][18][19][20]
Marriage
John Baskerville married Joan Brugge, daughter of John Brugge of Staunton, Herefordshire.[21][22][23][24][25][26] She has been recorded in a number of pedigrees[3][4][5][6][9] as Elizabeth Brugge but this appears to be an error and the only primary source[22] indicates her name was Joan.
The Inquisition Post Mortem of John Brugges[22] indicated that he died on 30 September 1436. John Baskerville, knight, was his kin and next heir, viz., son of Joan, daughter of John Brugge, and was aged 24 years and more.
The parents of John Brugge were Edmund Brugge of Staunton, Herefordshire, and Johanna Pichard.[21][27]
According to Norr[5], John Baskerville may have married second Elizabeth Eylesford/d'Eylesford. No specific sources were cited.
Children
[Sir] John Baskerville [2][3][4][5][6][9][21][26][28]
Ralph Baskerville [2][3][4][5][6][21][26][28]
[possible] daughter who married William Beckwith[29][30]
Career
Pleas of 13 Henry IV [1412] and 1 Henry V [1413] by John Baskerville regarding an illegal distraint by Richard de la Bere in Erdisley.[1]
12 Feb 1413/1414: Complaint by John Baskerville, 'chivaler', regarding an attack by Richard de la Beere, Esq., and others at Overwalsheton within his Lordship of Erdesley.[31]
1413/1414: Baskervill v de la Beere. John Baskervill, knt., plaintiff regarding properties in Eardisely.[32]
1415: John Baskerville with Henry V's retinue in France. He was not at Agincourt as he had been left to defend Harfleur.[33][34][35][36][37]
1415-1416: Indenture regarding service in France of John Baskerville, knight.[38]
02 Aug 1416: Pardon to John Baskervyle of Erdesle in the march of Wales of the county of Hereford, 'chivaler'.[39]
1416-1417: Indenture regarding service in France of John Baskervylle, knight.[40]
28 Feb 1420/1421: Grant for life to the king's knight John Baskarvile of 40 marks yearly.[41]
1420: He held the manor of Brobury in Herefordshire.[42]
18 May 1421: Muster of John Baskerville, knight, and 9 men at arms and 30 archers.[43]
1421-1422: Indenture regarding service in France of John Baskerville, knight.[44]
Death
Date and place of death are unknown.
Perhaps he died on military service in France around 1422.
An Inquisition Post Mortem has not been identified.
Arms
While this John Baskerville was not recorded in the Baskerville Pedigree in the Visitation of Herefordshire 1569 the arms shown in the Visitation were:[28][45][46]
1 & 4: Argent a chevron gules between three hurts azure [Baskerville]
2: Azure a fess ermine, in chief a label of five points Or
3: Gules a fess Or between three escallops argent [which are Pichard/Pychard][21][47]
In the Visitation of Herefordshire in 1634[48] 1 and 3 are the same but...
2: Gules a fess ermine, a label of three points Or [Lenthall]
The notes state that "quarters 2 and 3 are identified in CA Vincent 115, f65v".
A study of the arms of Sir Robert Whitney a descendant of Ralph Baskerville, 2nd son of Sir John Baskerville[49][50] includes within a panel of 15 quarterings a coat similar to the '2nd Coat', in this case it is gules a fess ermine a label of five points or, and is ascribed to Wallia. In the same study a panel of sixteen quarterings from an Harleian Manuscript shows the same coat this time ascribed to Lenthal.
The connection between Lenthall/Lenthal and the Baskervilles is unknown.
A coat for D'arderne has been recorded as:[51]
"ermine a fesse azure"
A coat for Sir Henry de Arderne has been given as:[52]
Ermine, a fess checquy or and azure between three crescents gules
The arms of Touchet:[53]
ermine a chevron gules [John the son of this John Baskerville married Elizabeth Touchet.]
The arms of Foljambe:[54]
a bend between six escallops Or
See also: Arms of Baskerville
!Source: Full text of "The Visitation of Shropshire, 1628; v.29" https://archive.org/stream/TheVisitationOfShropshireV.29/VisitationshrophshireTaken1623_treswellVol.28P2_djvu.txt
Joh'es Baskerville, knight Lord of Combe, a 33 H. 6.=pElizabeth, son of John.
Arms : Argent, a chevron gules between three torteaux
[hurts].
Touchet D'n's Audley
a 28 H. 6.
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Jacobus Baskeruill de Erdesley=pSibilla fils. Walteri Deuereux miles D'n's
miles to 4 E. 4 and 14 H. 7. Blacksmiths of Chartley to 19 E. 4.
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Walterus Baskervill miles=fA.nna filia Morgani ap Jenkin ap Phillip
at 19 E. 4 and 22 H. 7. of Pennecoed vxor 1.
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James Baskerville, son of Elizabeth, daughter and husband. John Braynton
and heir.
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de Stretton in com. Heref.
Humfr'us Baskeruill de=f= Johanna fil. Humfr'i=Lionellus Ducket miles