Thomas FitzRichard De Cukeney

• Preferred Name: Thomas FitzRichard De Cukeney^{[1] [2] [3]}
  
• Gender: M
  
• FSID: LYL9-9FJ
  
• Death: 4 DEC 1100 with note: GEDCOM data
  
• Birth: ABT 1068 in Cuckney, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom at LATI: N3.235 LONG: E1.154 with note: GEDCOM data 28 Jan 2022: Standardizing location for database. Location was added by another researcher without attached sources. Location is the closest to the name from old England.
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  «b»Biography«/b»
  'Thomas was brought up in the king's court, and on his father's death inherited the two carucates. Thomas is described as a most warlike man, who followed the king (Stephen) throughout his campaigns; but when there was peace in the kingdom, in the reign of Henry II, founded the abbey of Welbeck.
  
  This is the first part of the account set forth at length towards the end of the Welbeck chartulary as to the history of the foundation and of the founder's ancestry and progeny; but it represents a very confused tradition as to the origin of the house, for another shorter account, which immediately follows, makes Richard the son of Joceus the original founder of the abbey. This latter statement is nearer the truth, for the abbey was begun by Richard in 1153, and finished by his son Thomas in the reign of Henry II; but, even so, the fact remains that 'Joceus' cannot be identified in the more authentic records of the period to which this tradition would assign him. Nevertheless, as Thomas carried out and fulfilled his father's intentions with definite endowments, he is generally regarded as the founder.
  
  Since he founded Welbeck Abbey in 1140, he had to have died after that date. He is noted as the founder of Welbeck Abbey in 1140. These passages from Thorton's History describe it:
  
  This monastery was begun in the time of King Stephen, who confirmed the gift which Raph de Bellasago made to God and the church of St. James at Wellebek of the land of Clun of his fee, afterwards, viz. 1 Joh. called Hungreclun, as appeareth also by the deed of Raph Silvan, and Margaret his wife, directed to Henry arch-bishop of York (who lived in that kings reign) wherein they gave and confirmed to (lord, or) sir Gerlo abbat of Neuhus, and the order of the præmonstratenses, and namely to the place of the abby which his (the said Raphs) brother Thomas had begun, in pure alms all their part which they had in that place, and the wood which was between the rivulet and the cart-way which leads from the place of the abby unto Belgh, &c.
  
  But the founder Thomas de Cukeney son of Richard, directed his charter of foundation to Roger arch-bishop of Yorke, who lived in the time of Henry the second, wherein he gave and granted to sir Berengarius abbat of Wellebec, and to all his successours, and the brethren of that place, there according to the order of the præmonstratenses regularly serving God, by the counsel of sir Serlo abbat of Neuhus, in free and quiet and perpetual alms, the place of the abby of Wellebec, where the church of St. James was founded, and the whole land which is from the place of the abby unto a place called Belgh, and Belgh, and whatsoever was within the bounds of that place, in meadows, in pastures, in woods, in lands tilled, and his whole sart nigh Belgh, viz. where Galfr. Hugh, and Druing lived, and the remaining part of the sart which he had there. And further as much as belonged to him, the church of St. Mary of Cukeney, in which parish was the place of the said abby, and the church of St. Helen of Ettwell (Derbss.) and the church of Whitene, which were founded in his fee, with all which belonged to them, the mill also of Languat, and the whole land of Hirst, and common of pasture of his land. All these things he gave to God and the church of St. James at Wellebcc, and to the said abbat Berengar, &c. for his own soul, and his fathers, and mothers, and all his ancestors, and all theirs from whom he had unjustly taken their (goods) All these things he gave by the consent of Emme his wife, and Raph Silvan, and Richard his brother's: the witnesses were William prior of Radford, Austin the sub-prior, Fulc the canon of that place, Hugh, son of Sewal the canon, Osbert Silvan the canon, William the presbyter, Galfr. de Tivereshat, Peter de Scardeclyve, William de Bolesovere, William de Calum, Hugh, the said Thomas his son, Rodb. Avenell, Rodbert, son of Gaufr. Gilbert, son of Rodbert, Robert, son of the sheriff, Raph Barre, William, son of Glai, Roger de St. Audoeno, Robert de Willeby, Henry de Auring, Walter de Sidenham, Raph de St. Mary, Waltar de Bakepuez, Roger de Wauton, Raph, the clark of Warsop, Richard de Flintham, William his brother. Hugh, the painter, Swan the (præpositus) provost of Normandy, William, son of Gilbert, Raph de Mainill.
  
  Thomas was a warlike man (or souldier) in the whole war. And after the said war, the kingdom of England being pacisied, and king Henry the second reigning, he founded the abby of Welbeck. This Thomas took to wife Emma, and begot on her a daughter Isabell by name. After the death of the said Thomas, the said Isabell his daughter was in the custody (or wardship) of the king, by reason of the two carucats of land in Cukeney. And the said king gave the custody and marriage of the said Isabell to Simon Fitz-Simon, who married her, who gave the mill of Cukeney with the appurtenances, and custom, and works, lying to it, to the abby of Welbeck; and all their land in Deystorth and Bastegate, and their whole land which they had at Langwaith, and one bovat in the field of Cukeney upon Hattefeild, &c. And the said Simon begot on the said Isabell three daughters, viz. Agnes, Isabel, and Petronilla (or Parnell) and after the deaths of Simon and Isabel their said three daughters were in the kings custody; and the king gave their custody and marriage to sir Walter de Fawcomberg; and the said Walter himself married the said Agnes the eldest; and gave Isabell the second to Walter de Riebos to wife; and Patronilla the third he gave to Stephen de Faucomberg his brother to wife, with the said two carucats in Cukeney, which he held of the king, reserving to himself and his heirs the advowson of the abby of Welbek, quit from the said Petronilla and her heirs, as appears by a fine levyed between them in the kings court. The said Walter and Agnes confirmed to the said abby all the gifts of the said Thomas de Cukeny, and Simon Fitz-Simon, and Isabell his wife, as did Gerard de Glanvill, and Emme his wife, &c.
  
  === SORLEY'S PEDIGREES (GS NUMBER Q929.242 S ===
  SORLEY'S PEDIGREES (GS NUMBER Q929.242 SO68) P.25, 30;

1. Isabel De Cukeney, b. ABT 1100 in Rise, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom     d. ABT 1131

1. Title: British History Online, Wellbeck
   Publication: Name: https://www.british-history.ac.uk/thoroton-notts/vol3/pp377-385;
   
2. Title: Cuckney Castle, Wikipedia
   Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuckney_Castle;
   
3. Title: Welbeck Abbey, Wikipedia
   Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welbeck_Abbey;