Ela was born about 1282 in England, the daughter of Roger Hereburgh and Ida Odengsells.
She died in JUL 1343 in England.
She had two marriages/partners. Her first husband was William le Boteler. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. Their only known child was Ankaret (c1310-1361).
Her second husband was John Hopton. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. They had no known children.
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!Source: Ela Boteler https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Herdeburgh-1
Born about 1282 [uncertain] in England [uncertain]
Died after Jul 1343 after about age 61 in England [uncertain]
Ela Boteler formerly Herdeburgh aka de Herdeburgh, Hopton, le Botiller edit
Daughter of Roger de Herdeburgh and Ida de Clinton edit
Sister of Isabel de Hulles, Joan de Mascy [half], John de Clinton Esq [half] and William Clinton KB [half] add sibling
Wife of Walter de Hopton — married about 1300 in England map icon
Wife of William le Boteler — married before 1310 in England map icon [uncertain] add/edit spouses
Mother of Walter de Hopton, John de Hopton, William le Botiller, Edmund le Boteler, Alice Longford, Ankaret de Ferrers, Edward le Boteler, Ida Trussell and Denise Shareshull add/edit children
Biography
Ela de Herdeburgh was a daughter and co-heiress of Roger de Herdeburgh, Knt.[1][2][3][4][5] Her mother was Ida de Oddingseles, daughter of William de Oddingseles, Knt., of Sohull, Warwickshire and Ela FitzWalter.[6][7] Ela's father died in or before February 1284,[8] and Ela and her sister Isabel were his heirs.[9][10] Her mother remarried after 29 September 1286 to Sir John de Clinton, 1st Lord Clinton.[8]
Marriages
Ela married first to Sir Walter de Hopton, of Hopton, Shropshire, son and heir of Sir Walter de Hopton by his first wife Joan.[6][11][12] The date and place of their marriage are unknown.
Ela's husband Walter de Hopton died shortly before 10 March 1304/5 and in his Inquisition Post Mortem Walter his son, aged 2 years and more, was his next heir.[13]
Before 1310, Ela married second to Sir William le Boteler , 1st Lord Boteler of Wem, as his second wife.[5][6][14][15][16] William was the third son of William le Boteler and Ankaret, daughter of Gruffudd ap Madoc. William had two children from his first marriage to Beatrice _____: a son, Sir William , and a daughter Isabel, wife of Simon Basset.[6]
Children
Ela and Walter de Hopton had two sons:
Walter de Hopton, Knt., born about 1303, died 10 November 1367, married Joan ____ and had a daughter[6]
John de Hopton, Knt., died probably before 1370, married Alice le Strange and had a son[6]
Ela and Sir William le Boteler had three sons and four daughters:
William le Boteler, known as "the younger" to distinguish him from his elder half-brother[6]
Edmund le Boteler, clerk[6]
Edward le Boteler, clerk, Rector of Weston Turville[6]
Denise le Boteler, wife of Hugh de Cokesey and of Sir William de Shareshull[6]
Ida le Boteler, wife of William Trussell[6]
Alice le Boteler, wife of Nicholas de Longford[6]
Ankaret le Boteler, died 8 October 1361, married first to Sir John le Strange, 2nd Lord Strange of Blackmere, and second to Sir Thomas de Ferrers of Groby, younger son of the 1st Baron[6]
Lands
By 1296, Ela and her sister Isabelle held a majority of their father's lands,[11] these included:
The manor of Wylye/Willey, Warwickshire:[5] In 1345, Ela granted the reversion of the manor of Willey to her second son. This was disputed in a 1346 lawsuit and the 1345 reversion was found to be legal.[17]
The manor of Harborough, Warwickshire: In 1305 Ela granted her half of the manor to her sister and brother-in-law to hold from the chief lords. In 1339 John de Peyto the elder granted the reversion of the manor, after the death of John de Peyto the younger, to Sir Walter de Hopton and Joan his wife.[9]
The manor of Pailton, Warwickshire: Ela's descendant Walter de Hopton died in 1461 seised of 4 messuages and 4 carucates of land in Pailton[18]
The manor of Weston Turville , Buckinghamshire: This manor was granted to Ela by her sister Isabel and her husband.[11][19] Ela quitclaimed her right in this property to her son William le Boteler "the younger"[6]
The manor of Puttenham, Hertfordshire: Ela and Isabel jointly held the manor in 1297–8. From them it appears to have returned to the family of Puttenham[20]
Prilleston or Preleston [Billingford], Norfolk: In 1328 it was settled on Ida, widow of Roger de Herdeburgh with remainder to Ela and Isabel their daughters[21]
The manor of Carshalton, Surrey: In 1334 Ela granted this manor to her son William le Boteler "the younger"[6]
Death
Ela survived her second husband who died shortly before 14 September 1334. She was living 5 July 1343. Her date and place of death are unknown.
Sources
↑ J.E.E.S. Sharp and A.E. Stamp, eds. 'Inquisitions Post Mortem, Edward I, File 81', in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem. Volume 3, Edward I, , pp. 288-321. British History Online. Inquisition Post Mortem of Edmund, the King's brother. Item 423.
↑ William Page, ed. 'Parishes: Puttenham', in A History of the County of Hertford. Volume 2, , pp. 261-264. British History Online.
↑ Calendar of the Patent Rolls. Edward III. AD 1345-1348. HMSO, 1903, p. 51. HathiTrust.
↑ Sir William Dugdale. Antiquities of Warwickshire, 2nd ed., Vol. I, 1730, p. 92. HathiTrust.
↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 G. Wrottesley, comp. Pedigrees from the Plea Rolls collected from the Pleadings in the Various Courts of Law AD 1200 to 1500 from the Original Rolls. 1905, p. 31. Archive.org.
↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham, , Vol. I, pp. 371-373 BLACKMERE #10. Ela de Herdeburgh.
↑ Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. 2nd edition. , Vol. I, p. 209, BLACKMERE 6.
↑ 8.0 8.1 Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, 2013. Vol. II, pp. 259-260, CLINTON 9, Ida de Oddingseles.
↑ 9.0 9.1 L F Salzman, ed. 'Parishes: Harborough Magna', in A History of the County of Warwick. Volume 6: Knightlow Hundred. London, 1951, pp. 99-103. British History Online.
↑ Calendar of the Close Rolls, Preserved in the Public Record Office. Edward I. AD 1279-1288. HMSO, 1902, pp. 424-425. Internet Archive.
↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 William Page, ed. 'Parishes: Weston Turville', in A History of the County of Buckingham. Vol. 2, , pp. 365-372. British History Online .
↑ Francis Blomefield. An Essay Towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk. Vol. V, 1806, p. 319 & p. 322. Internet Archive.
↑ J E E S Sharp and A E Stamp, 'Inquisitions Post Mortem, Edward I, File 119', in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem. Vol. 4, Edward I , pp. 211-200. British History Online, Entry 321. Walter de Hopton.
↑ G.E. Cokayne. The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. Vol II: Bass to Canning. London: The St. Catherine Press, 1912. Boteler, pp. 230-232. Internet Archive.
↑ G. Grazebrook and J.P. Rylands, eds. Visitation of Shropshire Taken in the Year 1623. Vol. 28, part I. Publications of the Harleian Society, 1889. Butler, Baron of Wem Pedigree, p. 96. Internet Archive.
↑ "Suffolk, Asphall and Debenham. Quitclaim from John Torald of Norwich and Agnes his wife, to William le Butiller de Wemme, Elen his wife, and Isabella who was wife of John de Hulles, of life interest of Agnes in manors of Asphall and Debenham". 6 Nov 1311. Reference: 26D53/100. Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland, Record Office. Discovery.
↑ L F Salzman, ed. 'Parishes: Willey', in A History of the County of Warwick. Volume 6: Knightlow Hundred, ed. , pp. 259-261. British History Online.
↑ 'Parishes: Monks Kirby', in A History of the County of Warwick: Volume 6, Knightlow Hundred, ed. L F Salzman , pp. 173-181. British History Online.
↑ William Page, ed. 'Parishes: Lee', in A History of the County of Buckingham. Vol. 2, London, 1908, pp. 345-347. British History Online.
↑ William Page, ed. 'Parishes: Puttenham', in A History of the County of Hertford. Vol. 2. London, 1908, pp. 261-264. British History Online.
↑ Francis Blomefield. An Essay Towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk. Vol. V, 1806, p. 319 & 322. Internet Archive.
See also:
L F Salzman, ed. 'Parishes: Bickenhill', in A History of the County of Warwick. Vol. 4: Hemlingford Hundred. London, 1947, pp. 34-39. British History Online.
Acknowledgements
Magna Carta Project
This profile was developed by Steve Hunt and was reviewed and approved for the Magna Carta Project by Thiessen-117 on 2 April 2022.
Ela Boteler appears in a trail from Gateway Ancestor Agnes Mackworth to Magna Carta Surety Baron Robert FitzWalter that was badged by the Magna Carta Project on 3 April 2022. This trail is set out in the Magna Carta Trails section of the Gateway's profile.
Ela Boteler was identified in a trail from Gateway Ancestor Grace Chetwode to Magna Carta Surety Baron Robert FitzWalter. This trail was badged in January 2023. See the Magna Carta Trails on Dorothy Needham's profile to view the profiles on this potential trail.
See Base Camp for more information about identified Magna Carta trails and their status. See the project's glossary for project-specific terms, such as a "badged trail".