Lucia le Wafre

Personal and Family Information

Lucia was born about 1250, the daughter of Robert le Wafre but her mother is unknown. The place is not known.

Her husband was Roger de Mortimer, who she married in ABT 1275. The place has not been found. They had no known children.

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)

Events

Notes

Note 1

!Source: Source: ANTIQUITIES OF SHROPSHIRE. BY THE REV. R. W. EYTON, RECTOR OF BYTON.

Non omnia grandior asetas Quae fugiamus habet . VOL. IV. LONDON JOHN RUSSELL SMITH, 13, SOHO SQUARE. B. L. BEDDOW, SHIFFNAL , SALOP . MDCCCLVI I . page 185-6

We now turn to HoptonWafre, concerning which the Inquisition

of Stottesden Hundred, in 1255, found as follows Robert le

Wafre is Lord of Hopton, in which are two and a half hides of

land geldable ; and the said lands do suit to the Hundred Courts,

and give hydage ; and he holds in capite of the

Earl of Hereford, of the Honour of Breckenock, and renders to the

Sheriff 10d. for S tretward, and 20d. for Motfee.” 10

At the County Assizes of 1256, Robert de Wafre of Hopton was

reported as a Defaulter in due attendance. The period of this

Robert le Wafre’s death I am unable to ascertain, but hewas living

in 1265, after which he attests, as a Knight, a great Charter which

Humphrey de Bohun expedited to Brecknock Priory. 11 I

imagine it to have been at least ten years later that

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sole daughter and heir, married to Roger, younger son of Roger

Lord Mortimer, of Wigmore. The Feodary of 1284 tells us ac-

cordingly, that Roger, son of Roger de Mortimer, holds Hopton

Waffre of the Earlof Hereford, of the Honour of Brekeynoc, and

the same Earl of the King in capite.” 12 In 1285 I find that Roger

de Mortimer presented, to Tedston-Wafre Church;13 and on May

6, 1286, Roger de Mortimer of Chirk had a grant of Free-Warren

in Hopton Waffre, as well as in six Herefordshire Manors, one of

which was Todesteme14 In the Nomina Villarum of Roger

de Mortimer is entered as Lord of Upton Wafre ; but I here quit

a subject, for further details of which, as connected with the Baro-

nial House of Mortimer of Chirks,” I may refer elsewhere.16