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William le Prouz
- Preferred Name: William le Prouz[1]
- Alternate Name: William Le Prouz
- Alternate Name: Wm. Prouz
- Gender: M
- Birth: ABT 1294 in Gidleigh, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom at LATI: N0.6829 LONG: E3.8814
- Burial: AFT 19 MAY 1316 in Lustleigh, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom at LATI: N0.6188 LONG: E3.7193
- Other: liv abt 1322 in of Eastervale, Devon, Eng at LATI: N0.7365 LONG: E3.7189
- Christening: AFT 1245 in Gidleigh, Devon, England, United Kingdom at LATI: N0.6829 LONG: E3.8814
- Title (Nobility): with note: Description: Sir Knight
- http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: Lord of Gidley with note: Complete Peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the United Kingdom
- http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: Lord of Aughton
- Death: 19 May 1316? with note: but this is 26 years before birth of son William in 1342
- http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: William Prouz of Eastervale with note: "The Visitations of the County of Devon 1620" shows title
- FSID: 2898-1JP
- Notes:
=== !Sheriff of Devon 1269, Inq. p.m. writ 2 ===
!Sheriff of Devon 1269, Inq. p.m. writ 21 Oct 1270, held Gridley,Stodbury, Cumesheved, Hacche and Colton, co.. Devon, England, Married 2)Alice, dau and h. Sir Fulk de Ferrers (son of Gilbert), of Throwleigh byhis wife Alice, dau. and even. h. Sir Hervey de Helion of Ashton.
=== !AKA: Sir William le Prouz, Conservator ===
!AKA: Sir William le Prouz, Conservator of Peace, co. Devon, 1308, Commissioner re Statute of Winchester, 1310 - Doc. Line 52-33 !BIRTH: Date: ca. 1245 (age 25 in 1270) - Doc. Line 52-33 !BURIAL: Place: First at Halbeton, co. Devon, but under Bishop Grandison's mandate of October 19, 1329, his bones reburied at Lustleigh, co. Devon, in accordance with hsi will. - Doc. Line 52-33 !DEATH: Date: Shortly before April 26, 1316 (when Inq.p.m. written (inquiry of the deceased's land holdings)) - Doc. Line 52-33 !MARRIAGE: Sir William le Prouz and Alice de Reigny - Doc. Line 52-33 Date: By 1275 - Doc. Line 52-33 !NOTE: Held monors of Aveton Gifford, Gidleigh, Holberton and Lustleigh, co. Devon - Doc. Line 52-33
=== !AKA: William le Prouz, Sheriff of Devon ===
!AKA: William le Prouz, Sheriff of Devon, 1269 - Doc. Line 52-32 Sir William Prouz, Knight - Doc. Line 217-32 !CHILDREN: Of William le Prouz and Alice de Widworthy William (son and heir) - Doc. Line 52-33 - Of Sir William Prouz, Knight and Alice Ferrers Richard (2nd son) - Doc. Line 217-33 !DEATH: Date: Before October 21, 1270 (Inq.p.m. (Inquiry of the deceased's land holdings) held Gdidley, Stodbury, Cumesheved, Hacche and Coulton, co. Devon.) - Doc. Line 52-32 1270 - Doc. Line 217-32 !MARRIAGE: (1) William le Prouz and Alice de Widworthy - Doc. Line 52-32 (2) William le Prouz and Alice de Ferrers - Doc. Line 52-32 (2) Sir William Prouz, Knight and Alice Ferrers - Doc. Line 217-32 Date: ca. 1250 - Doc. Line 52-32 !RESIDENCE: Of Gidley Castle, co. Devon - Doc. Line 217-32
=== !Weis. 52-33. Sir William Le Prouz was ===
!Weis. 52-33. Sir William Le Prouz was heir of his father. He was 25 in 1270. He died SHORTLY before 26 Apr. 1316 when Inq.p.m. writ issued. He was buried first at Holbeton, Devon. Later under Bishop Grandisson's mandate of 19 Oct. 1329, his bones were reburied at Lustleigh, Devon, in accordance with his will. He held manors of Aveton Gifford, Gidleigh, Holbeton and Lustleigh, Devon. He was Conservator of Peace in Devon in 1308. He was Commissioner re. Statute of Winchester in 1310.
=== !Son and heir of William le Prouz, age 2 ===
!Son and heir of William le Prouz, age 25 in 1270, died shortly before 26Apr 1316 when Inq.p.m. writ, bur. first at Holbeton, Devon but underBishop Grandisson's mandate of 19 Oct 1329, his bones rebur. atLustleigh, Devon, Conservator of Peace, Devon, 1308, Commissioner reStatuate of Winchester, 1310.
=== COKAYNE'S COMPLETE PEERAGE; BURKE'S DORM ===
COKAYNE'S COMPLETE PEERAGE; BURKE'S DORMANT AND EXTINCT PEERAGE; DUGDALE'S BARONETAGE, VOL 1 P.619 THRU 629; ROYAL ANCESTORS OF MAGNA CHARTA BARONS BY COLLINS;
Preferred Parents:
Father: William le Prouz,
Mother: Emma de Widworthy,
Family 1: Elena de Ponte, b. 1 JAN 1300 in Easterville, Devon, England
- Julian le Prouz, b. BEF 1316 in Gidleigh, Devon, England d. ABT 1406 in Chagford, Devon, England
Sources:
- Title: Prouse of Chagford p626 in "The visitations of the county of Devon"
Author: The visitations of the county of Devon : Comprising the herald's ... Vivian, J. L. (John Lambrick), 1830-1896.
Publication: Name: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=yale.39002002213917&view=1up&seq=640&size=200;
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