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John de Harcourt
- Preferred Name: John de Harcourt[1] [2] [3] [4]
- Gender: M
- LdsSealingToParents: 27 JAN 1962 with note: GEDCOM data
- Alt. Death: 1339
- Death: 2 MAY 1330 in Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England at LATI: N2.6248 LONG: E1.4078
- LdsEndowment: 9 MAY 1932 with note: GEDCOM data
- LdsBaptism: 3 MAY 1932 with note: GEDCOM data
- Birth: 1 NOV 1274 in Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, England at LATI: N1.7498 LONG: E1.4037
- FSID: G36C-177
- Notes:
=== Burke: Dormant and Extinct Peerages ===
Burke: Dormant and Extinct Peerages
=== Sources: A. Roots 93; Magna Charta Suret ===
Sources: A. Roots 93; Magna Charta Sureties 7-6. Roots: Sir John de Harcourt of Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, andBosworth, Leicestershire. Knight of the shire, Oxford, 1322. Age 11 in 1286. Sureties: Sir John de Harcourt, Knight, of Stanton-Harcourt,Oxfordshire, and Bosworth, Leicestershire. Died 1330. Married Ellen la Zouche (146-5).
=== of Stanton Harcourt, Oxon & Bosworth, Le ===
of Stanton Harcourt, Oxon & Bosworth, Leicestershire. Knighted at Whitsuntide with Edward, Prince of Wales (22 May 1306).
=== b.Sir John de Harcourt, Knight, of Stant ===
b.Sir John de Harcourt, Knight, of Stanton-Harcourt, co. Oxford, and Bosworth, co. Leister, was knighted in 1306. ["Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists" by Weis, seventh edition, line 93-30, p. 90.] !Sir John de Harcourt, Knt., son by Margaret Beke, of Stanton Harcourt, co. Oxford, and Bosworth, Co. Leicester, d. 1330, kinghted 1306; m. Ellen La Zouche (38-30). c.A descendant, Lovell J. Morris, Jr., is a Magna Charta Baron through John de Harcourt; ancestors: Saire de Quincy and Roger Bigod.
=== [Sarah Hnkle #1.FTW]
Knighted by the Pri ===
[Sarah Hnkle #1.FTW]
Knighted by the Prince of Wales
Information from "The Pearsall Family",Chap.24,Sec.2
Ancestral Roots of certain American Colonies ( 7th Ed.) by Frederick Lewis
Peerage and Baronetage by Sir Bernard Burke 1883
Peerages of the British Empire by Sir Bernard Burke
Knighted May 22,1306
Eleanor La Zouche is the Great Grand Daughter of Roger La Zouche, father of Alice La Zouche( William's 2nd wife) who married Sir William De Harcourt. Eleanor's father is Eudo La Zouche, who is also Alice's brother.Created a
Knight Banneret by King Edward I May 22,1306. Created a Knight Banneret by King Edward I May 22,1306.
His tomb is in Stanton Harcourt Church where he is buried upright.
Sir JOHN de HARCOURT, of Stanton Harcourt; ktd 1306; m 1st Eleanor, d
au of Eudo la Zouche (possibly the same person as the Eon (Eon being an al
ternative form of Eudo) la Zouche who was of the 1st Lord (Baron) (La) Zou
che (qv) (of Haryngworth)); m 2nd Alice, dau of Peter Corbet, of Caus Cast
le, Salop (quite possibly that Piers or Peter Corbet who was called to Pa
rl by writ of summons 24 June 1295, thus according to later doctrine becom
ing 1st Lord (Baron) Corbet; see also 1970 edn CORBET, Bt),
and d 1330, leaving by his 1st wife: Sir WILLIAM de HARCOURT
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Son of Richard de Harcourt and Margaret Beke; m. Ellen la Zouche; father of Matilda de Harcourt. [Ped. of Char., Vol. III, p. 310]
b.c. 1275, d. 1330, of Stanton Harcourt, co. Oxford, and Bosworth, co Leicester; knight of the shire, Oxford, 1322; m. Eleanor/Ellen la Zouche; father of Sir William de Harcourt, Knt. [Ancestral Roots, p. 42]
Son of Richard de Harcourt and Margaret Beke; m. Eleanor la Zouche; father of William. [GRS 3.03, Automated Archives, CD#100]
Son of Richard Harcourt and Margaret Beke; m. Ellen/Eleanor La Zouche and was father of William who m. Jane/Joan Grey; m.2 Alice Corbet. [WFT Vol 15 Ped 1609]
=== !SOURCE: PEDIGREES OF SOME OF THE EMPERO ===
!SOURCE: PEDIGREES OF SOME OF THE EMPEROR CHARLEMAGNES DESCENDANTS Vol I, compiled by MARCELLUS DONALD ALEXANDER R. von REDLICH Baltimore;1988 Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.
=== Sir John de Harcourt, Knight, of Stanton ===
Sir John de Harcourt, Knight, of Stanton-Harcourt, co. Oxford, and Bosworth, co. Leicester. He was knighted 1306. Weis. 38-30, 93-30.
=== Source: Weis, Sheppard, Beal, The Magna ===
Source: Weis, Sheppard, Beal, The Magna Charta Sureties, 1215, 5th Ed., Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, [1999], 7-6, [2] Weis, Frederick Lewis, Ancestral Roots, Seventh Edition, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, [1992], 93-30. Knight of the Shire oxford 1322.
Preferred Parents:
Father: Richard de Harcourt, b. 9 DEC 1256 in Aylestone, Braunstone, & Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England d. 1 MAR 1293 in Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, England
Mother: Margaret Beke, b. ABT 1255 in Eresby, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England d. BEF 1292 in Ayleston, Braunstone, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England
Family 1: Eleanor La Zouche, b. ABT 1278 in Harringworth, Northamptonshire, England d. 11 OCT 1350 in Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, England
- William Harcourt, b. 1300 in Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England d. 6 JUN 1349 in Stanton, Harcourt, Oxfordshire, England
Family 2: Alice Corbet, b. ABT 1276 in Cause, Shropshire, England d. AFT 2 MAY 1330 in Pleasley, Derbyshire, England
- m. ABT 1321 in Of, Caus, Shropshire, England
Sources:
- Title: Inquisitions Post Mortem (IPMs) for John de Harecourt
Author: J E E S Sharp and A E Stamp, 'Inquisitions Post Mortem, Edward III, File 22', in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Volume 7, Edward III (London, 1909), pp. 209-222. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol7/pp209-222 [accessed 14 January 2020].
Publication: Name: https://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol7/pp209-222;
Note: 298. JOHN DE HARECOURT.
Writ, 2 May, 4 Edward III [1330].
STAFFORD. Inq. 18 May, 4 Edward III.
Elynhale. The manor (extent given), held of the bishop of Chester by service of rendering a sore sparrowhawk at the gule of August.
William his son, aged 30 years, is his next heir.
LEICESTER. Inq. Monday after the Ascension, 4 Edward III.
Boseworth. The manor with Carleton and Cotyn (extent given), including 4s. 8d. yearly rent of free tenants at Osbertston, pertaining to the said manor, held of the king, by reason of the lordship of the manor of Wythewyke, late of Henry de Bello Monte as of the right of Alice his wife, and now in the king’s hand by the forfeiture of the aforesaid Henry, by service of a knight’s fee, and a pair of gilt spurs, price 6d. or 6d. yearly at Christmas.
Nailiston. 16l. 13s. 4d. yearly rent from free tenants and bondmen, with the farm of a windmill and a meadow, held of Philip de Columberes, as of the right of Eleanor his wife, by service of 2s. yearly.
Cotes by Morton or Cotyn. A yearly rent from a free tenant held of Henry de Ferariis by knight’s service.
Stretton. A lordship with two views of frankpledge and pleas and perquisites of a court farmed at 50s. yearly, (held) of Henry de Ferariis, service unknown.
Heir as above, aged 30 years and more.
The said John charged the said manor of Boseworth to Master Robert de Ayliston in 10l. yearly rent, and in two robes with fur, price 10l.; also to Richard de Harecourt in 10l. yearly rent; to Henry de Harecourt in 16l. yearly rent; to William de Charneles in 30s. and a robe price 20s. yearly; and to Simon le Hoppere of Boseworth in 100s. yearly rent, and a robe price 20s., and in fitting sustenance for himself, his groom and horse, for his life.
OXFORD. Memorandum by the escheator that he has sent no extent of the manor of Staunton Harecourt, which was of the said John, because the bailiffs of Isabella, queen of England, immediately after the said John’s death entered upon the said manor, asserting it to be held of the said queen as of her manor of Wodestoke.
C. Edw. III. File 22. (12.)
- Title: Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors & Cousins
Publication: Name: https://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p519.htm#i15600;
- Title: Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants, Vol. III Compiled by J. Orton Buck and Timothy Field Beard Published by Order of The Crown of Charlemagne In The United States of America 1978
Author: Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants, Vol. III Compiled by J. Orton Buck and Timothy Field Beard Published by Order of The Crown of Charlemagne In The United States of America 1978 in Mary Owen (June 2.2013) Genealogy.com. Charlemagne and Warrens.
Publication: Name: https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/warren/14545/;
Note: This record gives the blood lines of the Warrens from the leader Charlemagne and verified by the Publication of the Crown of Charlemagne Organization.
Page: Verified Published Source
- Title: Inquisitions Post Mortem (IPMs) for Richard de Harecourt
Author: 'Inquisitions Post Mortem, Edward I, File 65', in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Volume 3, Edward I, ed. J.E.E.S. Sharp and A.E. Stamp (London, 1912), pp. 67-79. British History Online www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol3/pp67-79 [accessed 4 January 2020].
Publication: Name: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol3/pp67-79;
Note: John Harecourt was 18 yrs old at the death of his father in 1293.
116. RICHARD DE HARECURT alias DE HARECOURT.
Writ, 1 March, 21 Edw. I.
LEICESTER. Inq. Wednesday the feast of the Annunciation, 21 Edw. I.
Boseworth. The manor (extent given), including parks called ‘le Holde park,’ and ‘le Southwode,’ pasture called ‘le Heye,’ a market, rents of 2 1/2lb. pepper, 2 pairs of gloves, a root of ginger, a clove gillyflower, 3 arrows without feathers (sine flech’), 8 horse-shoes, 10 hens, a cock and a rose, perquisites of the courts of Stretton, Kynelingworth and Guldene Morton, which pertain to the said manor, and 14s. 10d. and issues of a court in Schepeye and Muth, held of Sir John Comin, earl of Bowhan and lord of Wyteworth, co. Leicester, one of the heirs of Roger de Quincy sometime earl of Winchester, by homage and service of 6d. yearly, and doing scutage when it runs, for 1 knight’s fee. The same Richard, half a year and more before his death, enfeoffed his son Henry de Harecourt and Eleanor his wife of 24l. yearly rent out of the said manor, whereof they were seised of 16l. in his lifetime.
John his eldest son, aged 18 at the feast of All Saints last, is his next heir.
OXFORD. Inq. 12 April, 21 Edw. I.
Staunton. The manor (extent given), including a water-mill and fishery, held of the king in chief by service of a knight’s fee, and mowing, lifting, carrying and stacking a meadow in the king’s park of Wodestok called Staunton meadow, strewing (prosternendi) ivy for the deer in the same park and paying 11s. 2d. yearly at the king’s exchequer by the hands of the sheriff of Oxford.
Heir as above.
STAFFORD. Inq. Friday before Palm Sunday, 21 Edw. I.
Elenhal. The park with view of frank pledge and warren, pertaining to the manor of Elenhal, held of Sir Roger bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, service unspecified.
John de Harecourt is his son and heir, age unknown, because he was born in co. Oxford.
Writ of certiorari de feodis &c., 1 March, 21 Edw. I.
STAFFORD. Inq. taken at Elenhal on Friday before Palm Sunday, 21 Edw. I.
Ronton. The advowson of the priory.
He had no knight’s fee in the county.
LEICESTER. Inq. Wednesday the feast of the Annunciation, 21 Edw. I.
Schepeye. A moiety held by Roger Peyver for 1/2 knight’s fee.
Osegarthorp. 1/4 knight’s fee held by John le Wasteneys.
Kybbeworth Harecourt, held by the scholars of Merton Hall, Oxford, for 1 knight’s fee.
Boresworth, held by Robert de Stok for 1/2 knight’s fee.
Kynelingworth Rabaz. A moiety held by Stephen Rabaz for 1/2 knight’s fee.
Braundeston, held by Thomas de Camvile for 1/2 knight’s fee.
Guldenemorton, held by Hugh de Culy for 1/2 knight’s fee.
Scheynton. 1/4 knight’s fee held by Thomas de Hauvile.
[WARWICK.] Baxterleg. 1/4 knight’s fee held by the heirs of John de Chetewynd.
Wolvey and Wyebrok. 2 knight’s fees held by the abbot of Combe.
Wormelacton, held by Theobald de Neyvile for 1/2 knight’s fee.
Baddesleg, held by Richard de Herthull for 1/2 knight’s fee.
[LEICESTER.] Ayleston, held by the heirs of Henry de Penbrugge for 1 knight’s fee.
Schepeye. The advowson of a moiety of the church.
[WARWICK.] Baxterleg. The advowson of the church.
C. Edw. I. File 65. (13.)
E. Enrolments of Inq. p.m. &c. No. 4. m. 4.
117. RICHARD DE HARECURT.
Writ of assignment of dower of the lands &c. of the said Richard to Joan late his wife, 27 April, 21 Edw. I.
LEICESTER, OXFORD, and STAFFORD. Assignment of dower, made 2 May.
Bosewrth, Staunton and Elenhal. A third part of the manors.
Writ of assignment of dower of knights’ fees and advowsons, 27 April, 21 Edw. I.
LEICESTER and WARWICK. Assignment of dower, made 2 May.
Kybbewrth Harecurt. 1 knight’s fee held by the scholars of Merton Hall.
Boresworth. 1/2 fee held by Robert de Stoke.
Kynelingwrth Rabaz. 1/2 fee held by Stephen Rabaz.
Braunteston. 1/2 fee held by Thomas de Caunvyle.
Sheinton. 1/4 fee held by Thomas de Hauvyle.
Baxterleigh. The advowson of the church.
E. Enrolments of Inq. p.m. &c. No. 4.m. 4 and 4d.
Page: The birth year is provided through his father's will.
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