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Sir Geoffrey le Despencer
- Preferred Name: Sir Geoffrey le Despencer[1] [2]
- Alternate Name: Geoffery Le Despenser
- Alternate Name: Geoffrey Le Despenser
- Gender: M
- LdsSealingToParents: 9 AUG 1961 with note: GEDCOM data
- LdsEndowment: 9 FEB 1939 with note: GEDCOM data
- Birth: ABT 1185 in Defford, Worcestershire, England at LATI: N2.0873 LONG: E2.1191
- Christening: in Martley, Worcestershire, England at LATI: N2.2455 LONG: E2.3555
- LdsBaptism: 7 SEP 1938 with note: GEDCOM data
- FSID: M87R-6W5
- Death: 1251
- Notes:
=== Life Sketch ===
Sir Geoffrey le Despencer, of Martley, co. Worcester (d. 1251), mar. Emma de Harcourt (d. after 1265), dau. of Richard de Harcourt, and had issue:
1a. Sir John le Despencer, of Martley, co. Worcester (dsp. 1275), mar. Joan le Lou (d. 1266), dau .and hrss. of Robert le Lou, of Castle Carlton.
[Source: Cracroft's Peerage; see link in Sources.]
GEOFFREY (-1251). Henry III King of England granted custody of land of "Johannis de Sancto Johanne", during the minority of his heirs, to "Galfrido Dispensario" and granted the marriage of "dictorum heredum" to "Hugoni Dispensario fratri ipsius Galfridi" dated [Apr] 1230[159]. King Henry III granted custody of lands of "Johannis de Sancto Johanne" to "Galfrido Dispensario…et Emma uxor eius", until the majority of his heirs, dated 21 Dec 1231[160]. Of Martley. m ([Apr] 1230) as her second husband, EMMA d'Harcourt, widow of JOHN de St John of Stanton, daughter of RICHARD d'Harcourt & his wife --- (-after 1265). King Henry III granted custody of lands of "Johannis de Sancto Johanne" to "Galfrido Dispensario…et Emma uxor eius", until the majority of his heirs, dated 21 Dec 1231[161]. Geoffrey & his wife had one child:
a) JOHN (-before 5 May 1275).
[Source: Medieval Lands; see link in Sources
=== Line in Record @I16709@ (RIN 16707) from ===
Line in Record @I16709@ (RIN 16707) from GEDCOM file not recognized: _UID 69DA27CA9ECCD61193C3973FD6E9BB5E8974 Line in Record @I16711@ (RIN 16709) from GEDCOM file not recognized: _UID A6A1322446A2D61193C3E88C9393015FBC11 Line in Record @I16736@ (RIN 16729) from GEDCOM file not recognized: _UID 5FB534DE985DD61193C294AD8A14235EB784 Line in Record @I16737@ (RIN 16737) from GEDCOM file not recognized: _UID 80505B7C3451D61193C2CDEE4AFA0D5ED2BE 1 _UID FBF8E40DF5E0D51193C2F02AB1EEA056A3DC
Preferred Parents:
Father: Thomas le Despenser, b. ABT 1170 in Ryhall, Rutland, England d. 1218 in Arnesby, Leicestershire, England
Family 1: Emma d'Harcourt, b. ABT 1206 in Worcestershire, England d. NOV 1265 in Wokingham, Berkshire, England
- John le Despenser, b. 1235 in Defford, Worcestershire, England d. 1274 in Swallowfield, Wiltshire, England
Sources:
- Title: Legacy NFS Source: Geoffrey Spenser -
Author: Ancestry Family Trees, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members., Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com, Page number: Ancestry Family Trees
Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created.
Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:3244035409
- Title: Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors & Cousins
Publication: Name: https://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p881.htm#i26448;
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