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Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmorland


Preferred Parents:
Father: John of Gaunt 1st Duke of Lancaster, b. 6 MAR 1340 in Gent, East Flanders, Belgium   d. 3 FEB 1399 in Leicester Castle, Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Mother: Katherine de Roet of Lancaster, b. 25 NOV 1350 in Somme, Picardie, France   d. 10 MAY 1403 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Family 1: Robert Ferrers,    b. 1373 in Willisham, Suffolk, England    d. 29 NOV 1396 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
  1. Elizabeth Ferrers, b. 1393 in Warwickshire, England     d. 1434 in York, Yorkshire, England
Family 3: Ralph de NEVILLE,    b. 15 SEP 1363 in Raby Castle, Durham, England    d. 21 OCT 1425 in Raby Castle, Durham, England
  1. Richard de Neville 5th Earl Of Salisbury, b. 1400 in Raby, Durham, England     d. 31 DEC 1460 in Pontefract Castle, West Yorkshire, England
  2. Anne de Nevelle, b. 9 OCT 1409 in Raby Castle, Durham, England     d. 20 SEP 1480 in Pleshey Castle, Essex, England
Sources:
  1. Title: Visitations of Cornwall (Partial)
    Author: Unknown, Visitations of Cornwall (Partial), Page 489.
  2. Title: Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants. Volume III
    Publication: Name: https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FLHG-CharlemagneDescIII&h=180550&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt;
  3. Title: The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom
    Author: The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom : extant, extinct, or dormant by Cokayne, George E. (George Edward); Howard de Walden, Thomas Evelyn Scott-Ellis, Baron; Warrand, Duncan; Gibbs, Vicary; Doubleday, H. Arthur (Herbert Arthur); White, Geoffrey H. (Geoffrey Henllan), published 1910 Publication date 1910
    Publication: Name: https://archive.org/details/completepeerageo01coka/page/26;
    Note: Page 27: Regarding the Joan Beaufort's son Edward.
  4. Title: Wikiwand: Westmorland
    Author: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    Publication: Name: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Westmorland;
  5. Title: The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011
    Publication: Name: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=2129&h=576484&indiv=try;
  6. Title: Foundation for Medieval Geneaology: JOAN Beaufort ([1379]-Howden, Yorkshire 13 Nov 1440, bur Lincoln Cathedral)
    Publication: Name: https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLAND,%20Kings%201066-1603.htm#_ftnref1063;
    Note: JOAN Beaufort ([1379]-Howden, Yorkshire 13 Nov 1440, bur Lincoln Cathedral). A late 15th century/early 16th century manuscript records that “post mortem Constancie secunde uxoris,” “Johannes Gaunt” married “dominam Katerinam de Swynfurth” by whom “in diebus domine Blanchie prime uxoris sue” he had “Johannem Bowfurth comitem Somersissie, Johannam Bowfurth comitissam Westmorelandie, Henricum Bowfurth presbiterum cardinalem et episcopum Wyntonyensem...Thomam Bowforth ducem Exoniensem vel Exeter” who were legitimated by the Pope and called “Bowfurthes aut Faerborne.” A late 15th century/early 16th century manuscript records that “post mortem Constancie secunde uxoris,” “Johannes Gaunt” married “dominam Katerinam de Swynfurth” by whom “in diebus domine Blanchie prime uxoris sue” he had “Johannem Bowfurth comitem Somersissie, Johannam Bowfurth comitissam Westmorelandie, Henricum Bowfurth presbiterum cardinalem et episcopum Wyntonyensem...Thomam Bowforth ducem Exoniensem vel Exeter” who were legitimated by the Pope and called “Bowfurthes aut Faerborne.” A mid-15th century manuscript records that "Radulphus dominus de Neuill et comes Westmorlandie" married "Johanna filia Johannis ducis Lancastrie uxor secunda." A manuscript pedigree dated to [1500] names "Joan, wife firstly of Ferrers Baron of Ousley, and secondly of Ralph Earl of Westmoreland" as daughter of "John Duke of Lancaster" and mother (by her first husband) of "Baroness of Greystoke" and (by her second husband of "Cecily Duchess of York." The will of "John son of the King of England, Duke of Lancaster," dated 3 Feb 1397, chose burial “in the cathedral church of St Paul, of London...beside my...late wife Blanch,” bequeathed property to “Dame Katherine del Staple...my...wife Katherine...my...brother the Duke of York...my...son Henry Duke of Hereford, Earl of Derby...my...daughter Philippa Queen of Portugal...my...daughter Katherine Queen of Castile and Leon...my...daughter Elizabeth Duchess of Exeter...my...son John Beaufort Marquis of Dorset...my...son the Bishop of Lincoln...my...son Thomas Beaufort...my...daughter their sister Countess of Westmoreland and Lady of Nevil...my...son John brother to...Henry...Mons. Thomas Swyneford...Mons Walter Blount...”. m firstly (before 30 Sep 1394) ROBERT Ferrers, son of ROBERT de Ferrers of Willisham & his wife Elizabeth Le Botiller ([1373]-before 29 Nov 1396). m secondly (before 29 Nov 1396) as his second wife, RALPH de Neville Lord Neville, son of JOHN de Neville Lord Neville & his first wife Maud de Percy ([1364]-Raby Castle 21 Oct 1425, bur Staindrop, co Durham). He was created Earl of Westmoreland 29 Sep 1397.
  7. Title: British History Online > North Westmorland: The barony of Appleby
    Author: The Later Records Relating To North Westmorland Or the Barony of Appleby. Originally published by Titus Wilson and Son, Kendal, 1932.
    Publication: Name: https://www.british-history.ac.uk/n-westmorland-records/vol8/pp1-2;
  8. Title: Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants. Volume III
    Publication: Name: https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FLHG-CharlemagneDescIII&h=180550&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt;
  9. Title: England, Extracted Parish and Court Records
    Publication: Name: https://search.ancestry.com/collections/5877/records/28256;
  10. Title: Joan Beaufort, Countess of Westmorland (1379-1440), Wikipedia
    Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Beaufort,_Countess_of_Westmorland;
    Note: Joan Beaufort (c. 1379 – 13 November 1440), was the youngest of the four legitimised children and only daughter of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster (third surviving son of King Edward III), by his mistress, later wife, Katherine Swynford. She married Ralph de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland and in her widowhood became a powerful landowner in the North of England. In September 1396 she, together with her siblings, the children of John of Gaunt and Katherine Swynford, were legitimized by papal bull. In 1386 her father arranged for her to be betrothed to Robert Ferrers, 5th Baron Boteler of Wem (d. circa 1395). The marriage took place in 1391/2 at Beaufort-en-Vallée, Anjou. Ferrers died only three years after the marriage, having had two daughters. In November 1396 Joan married secondly to the recently widowed Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland and had fourteen children. In 1399 Joan was made a Lady of the Order of the Garter by King Richard II. By the time of her death, Joan was the mother of an earl, three barons, a countess, three duchesses and a bishop. In 1428 Joan undertook a religious pilgrimage and joined the Sisterhood of the Abbey of St. Alban's. Joan died on 13 November 1440 at Howden in Yorkshire and was buried beside her mother in Lincoln Cathedral.
  11. Title: Brian Tompsett, Dept of Computer Science, University of Hull, Hull UK, HU67RX, Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, The Complete Peerage vol XIIpl, p.39, note g. Vol Vii, p 416
  12. Title: Inquisitions Post Mortem (IPMs) for Ralph earl of Westmorland
    Author: King's College London, 2014. | Mapping the Medieval Countryside [online]. Available at http://www.inquisitionspostmortem.ac.uk/view/inquisition/22-639/ [Accessed: 20/1/2020]
    Note: RALPH EARL OF WESTMORLAND 639 Writ. ‡ 29 October 1425. [Wymbyssh] BEDFORDSHIRE. Inquisition. Biggleswade. 22 June 1426. [Hay] Jurors: John Brampton ; John Manypeny ; John Foderby ; Richard Stebenhyth ; Thomas Goldyng ; John Smyth of Sutton; Thomas Kirkeby ; John Michell ; Geoffrey Milward ; John Smyth of Potton; John Grenefeld ; and John Snyterley . He died seised of the following in his demesne as of fee. Potton, 3 cottages in the vill, worth 5s. yearly. Sutton, 6 cottages and 2 small enclosures in the vill, worth 15s. yearly; and 3 virgates of land lying separately in the field of Sutton, worth 20s. yearly. Stratton, 2 tofts in the vill and 40 a. land in the field there, of no value because unoccupied for the last four years. He died on 21 October last. Ralph Nevylle son of John de Nevylle, knight , deceased, is his kinsman and next heir, aged 20 years. [The Buckinghamshire inquisition ordered in the writ is not extant.] C 139/25/37 mm.1–2 640 Writ. ‡ 29 October 1425. [Wymbyssh] NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. Inquisition [indented]. Nottingham. 15 December 1425. [Makkeworth] Jurors: John Chamberleyn of Watnall; Thomas Clerk , Nicholas Herryson and Roger Worthyngton , of Newthorpe; John Doget and John in the Wylughes , of Basford; John Brokestowe of Sutton; William Cade of Basford ; William atte persons of Kneeton ; Thomas Coke of East or West Bridgford; John Duffeld of Bingham; and John Benet of East or West Bridgford. Henry IV , by letters patent dated at Westminster, 20 October 1399 [CPR 1399–1401, p.24], granted to Ralph described as his graceful brother Ralph de Nevill, earl of Westmorland , the castle, earldom, honour and lordship of Richmond for life with every castle, honour, land, tenement, rent, hundred, wapentake, court, leet, fair, market, free custom, liberty, franchise, knight’s fee, advowson of church, abbey, monastery, priory, hospital, chapel, chantry and of other religious house, hamlet, member, meadow, pasture, fishery, mill, fishpond, chase, park, wood, warren, wardship, marriage, relief, escheat, service of tenants both free and villein, return of writs and other messages from the king and his administrators, stewards, constables and officers, and all possessions and appurtenances belonging to the castle, earldom, honour and lordship which John duke of Brittany or any of his ancestors had. Ralph was seised by virtue of these letters patent. Henry V, by his letters patent shown to the jurors and dated at Westminster, 24 November 1414 [CPR 1413–16, pp.259–60], granted to his graceful brother John duke of Bedford , who survives, the reversion of the above, amongst others, described as above as the lands and tenements which John duke of Brittany and his ancestors held freely and completely and which Ralph then held freely and completely and which ‪Henry V‬ should hold if they should remain to him, except certain lands and tenements specified in the letters patent to the duke – being the manor, vill and bailiwick of Bainbridge, the free chase in Wensleydale and certain other lands, tenements, meadows, pastures and woods in Wensleydale in Yorkshire which are part of the earldom, honour and lordship of Richmond. Henry IV , by his letters patent of 21 February 1413 [CPR 1408–13, p.467], released all right which he then had in the excepted manor etc. to Ralph and his heirs and assigns, as is contained more fully in these letters patent, and the reversion of all other lands, tenements, rents, services, liberties and possession which any other person then held for life, for term of years, in fee tail or any other manner, belonging to the castle, earldom, honour and lordship and which should descend, remain or revert or in any other manner belong to ‪Henry IV or his heirs, together with all other lands, tenements, rents, services, rights and possessions belonging to the castle, earldom, honour and lordship or other parcel of the same in the hands of ‪Henry IV, himself or his heirs in reversion, demesne or any other manner, and any right, title, claim or interest which could increase to ‪Henry IV, himself and his heirs, to have and hold, except the exception, to the duke and his male heirs of his body to the value of £2000 yearly. Should the castle, earldom, honour, lordship, etc. not amount to £2000, then the duke and his heirs could take compensation from the lordships, lands, tenements, rents and possessions, as is clear more fully in the letters patent made to the duke. Henry V afterwards confirmed these letters patent to the duke, in his parliament at Westminster with the assent of the lords spiritual and temporal and at the request of the Commons, for himself and his heirs to the duke and his male heirs. By virtue of these letters patent, Ralph held for life 4 knights’ fees, namely in the vills of Rolleston, Coddington, Barnby in the Willows, North or South Collingham, Kneeton, Syerston, Sibthorpe, Treswell, Kettlethorpe, Shelton, Wyluelyngham, Sutton and Meering and 30s. annual rent as fixed rent of service called ‘Castelward’ from certain lands and tenements which their tenants held severally of the late earl at his death in these vills by knight service, namely by service of these 4 knights’ fees and this 30s. rent called ‘Castelward’. He held similarly return of writs and other orders of the king concerning these knights’ fees and rent. The knights’ fees, rent and return of writs etc. with all the above-mentioned are still part and member of the castle, earldom, honour and lordship, and of all the above-mentioned contained and not excepted in the letters patent to the duke, and were so at the time of Ralph’s death, at the time of ‪Henry IV’s letters patent and long before, at the time of ‪Henry V‬ ’s letters patent, and hereafter, the reversion of the knights’ fees, rent and return of writs etc. and all the above-mentioned belonging after the late earl’s death to the duke and his same heirs by reason of the grant to him by letters patent in the form above. The return of writs etc. with all the above-mentioned as part of the castle, earldom, honour and lordship are held of the king in chief by knight service. Date of death as in 639. Ralph Neville son of John Neville, knight , deceased, is his kinsman and next heir as son of John his son, and was aged 19 years on 17 September last. C 139/25/37 mm.3–4 644 Writ. ‡ 29 October 1425. [Wymbyssh] VILL OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE. Inquisition. 6 February 1426 . [Thornton] Jurors: Simon de Welden ; William de Midelton, mercer ; William de Vrde ; Thomas de Chirden ; John de Morpeth ; Robert Veer ; Thomas de Lumle ; Henry le Barbour ; Thomas de Banmburgh ; Thomas del Chambre ; Thomas Whit ; and John Spek . He held jointly with Joan his wife, who survives, to themselves and the male heirs of their bodies, £120 annual rent from the customs duty and subsidy in the port of the vill from the collectors of the customs and subsidy, by grant of ‪ Richard II by letters patent, shown to the jurors [CPR 1396–9, p.267]. He died seised of this estate jointly with Joan his wife. He died seised in his demesne as of fee of £90 16s. 8d. annual rent to himself and his heirs from the fee-farm of the vill by grant of ‪ Edward III by letters patent to Ralph de Neville , his grandfather, and his heirs ; and a messuage called ‘Nevilsin’ in the street ‘del Westgate’ in the vill, worth 40s. yearly; and 13s. 4d. rent from John Botrell ’s messuage called ‘Alanshelplace’ in the same street, at Pentecost and Martinmas in equal portions during John’s lifetime and 20s. to himself and his heirs at the same feasts equally after John’s death. The messuage and rent are held of the king in free burgage as part of the vill. Date of death as in 639. Ralph de Neville now earl of Westmorland , son of John de Neville, knight , deceased, his son, is his kinsman and next heir, aged 19 years and 19 weeks. C 139/25/37 mm.10–11 Additional IPMs in the attached pdf.
    Page: Named in this source.
  13. Title: Royal House of Beaufort (Includes Family Tree)
    Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Beaufort;
    Page: This includes a family tree
  14. Title: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
    Author: Book Title: The royal lineage of the Hamlins : being the branch of the Hamlin family descended through Mary Dunham, who was born 1642, probably at Plymouth, Mass., and married Nov. 20, 1662, James Hamlin, Jr. of Bartstable, Mass.
    Publication: Name: https://search.ancestry.com/collections/61157/records/725715;
  15. Title: Joan Beaufort in marriage of Sir Edward Neville, "Ireland Marriages, 1619-1898"
    Author: "Ireland Marriages, 1619-1898", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HPT6-CQ6Z : 6 February 2020), Joan Beaufort in entry for Edward, Sir Neville, 1426.
    Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HPT6-CQ6Z;
  16. Title: Mistress of the Monarchy
    Author: Alison Weir, Mistress of the Monarchy: The Life of Catherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster (New York, NY: Randon House Publishing Group, 2010), Genealogical Table 6.
  17. Title: Wikiwand: Lincoln Cathedral
    Author: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    Publication: Name: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Lincoln_Cathedral;
  18. Title: James Anderson, D.D., Royal Genealogies (Volume II), Table 492, Page 744 (upper right)
  19. Title: Inquisitions Post Mortem (IPMs) for Joan, late countess of Westmorland
    Author: King's College London, 2014. | Mapping the Medieval Countryside [online]. Available at http://www.inquisitionspostmortem.ac.uk/view/inquisition/25-513/ [Accessed: 20/1/2020]
    Publication: Name: https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/99742282;
  20. Title: Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants. Volume III
    Publication: Name: https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FLHG-CharlemagneDescIII&h=180550&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt;
  21. Title: Frederick Lewis Weis, Th. D, The Magna Charta Sureties
    Author: Frederick Lewis Weis, Th. D, The Magna Charta Sureties, 1215 The Barons Named in the Magna Charta, 1215 and Some of Their Descendants Who Settled in America During the Early Colononial Years (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc 1001 n. Calvert St., Baltimore
  22. Title: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    Author: London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 14; Page: 279
    Publication: Name: https://search.ancestry.com/collections/1981/records/20000530;
  23. Title: Royal Genealogies (Part II)
    Author: Royal Genealogies : Or, the Genealogical Tables of Emperors, Kings and Princes, from Adam to These Times ; in Two Parts. Part I. Begins with a Chronological History of the World, from the Beginning of Time to the Christian Era, and Then the Genealogies of the Earliest Great Families and Most Ancient Sovereigns of Asia, Europe, Africa and America, Down to Charlemain, and Many of 'em Down to These Times. Part II. Begins with the Grand Revolution of Charlemain, and Carries on the Royal and Princely Genealogies of Europe Down to These Times ; Concluding with Those of the Britannic Isles, James Anderson, author, 1732
    Publication: Name: https://books.google.com/books?id=yrqeY839bMwC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false;
    Note: Table 492, Page 744 (upper right).
  24. Title: wikipedia: Joan Beaufort, Countess of Westmorland
    Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Beaufort,_Countess_of_Westmorland;
  25. Title: Cawley, Charles, Medieval Lands, v3.10
  26. Title: The Book of Tyrrell
    Author: The Book of Tyrrell , Chart XXV, Page 145.
  27. Title: Royal Genealogies (Volume II)
    Author: James Anderson, D.D., Royal Genealogies (Volume II), Table 492, Page 744 (upper right).
  28. Title: Pedigree Charts in "The Genealogie or Pedegree" by Sir William Segar, Garter
    Author: Book: Coles Of Devon, 1867 (25.html) by James Edwin-Cole Source 7:www Genealogy or pedegree of the .... Sir William Cole... written in 1630 by Segar, William, Sir, -1633
    Publication: Name: http://ephotocaption.com/a/25/1391150.pdf;
    Note: There are 33 pages of Charts of the Cole Family and the collateral lines drawn from the original Cole Pedigree dated 1585. This is copied from the original Roll, in the possession of the Right Honourable the Earl of Enniskillen. This information was compiled by Sir William Segar, Garter in 1630, referencing the family of Thomas Cole who compiled the Escheats. William Segar, Garter was the Principall King of Armes. Wikipedia: Sir William Segar (c. 1554–1633) was a portrait painter and officer of arms to the court of Elizabeth I of England; he became Garter King of Arms under James I. He had the responsibility of granting coats of arms to noble families. THE PEDIGREE AS IT RELATES TO THE BODRUGAN FAMILY CONTAINS ERRORS. Firstly, it incorrectly shows that Henry Bodrugan the son of Otto, and his wife Isabelle Whalesborough, had 3 sons: William, Otto & Nicholas. This is wrong. the 3 sons were in fact his brothers. Henry died, aged 20, leaving no issue, his next heir being his brother William. This is evident from Henry's IPM. Secondly, the pedigree conflates William the bastard son of Otto Bodrugan with William Bodrugan the son of Ralph Treneweth. This is an unreliable source in so far at it relates to the Bodrugan family.
  29. Title: Genealogy of the Roberdeau Family
    Author: Genealogy of the Roberdeau Family : Including a Biography of General Daniel Roberdeau, of the Revolutionary Army, and the Continental Congress; and Signer of the Articles of Confederation
    Publication: Name: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89080569080&view=1up&seq=9;
    Note: There don't seem to be any references to Joan Beaufort, Robert Ferrers, John of Gaunt, Katherine Swynford, or any other people related to them.
  30. Title: Joan Beaufort Neville, "Find A Grave Index"
    Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVC-L5V1 : 24 February 2022), Joan Beaufort Neville, ; Burial, Lincoln, City of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, Lincoln Cathedral; citing record ID 16146333, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
    Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVC-L5V1;
  31. Title: Joan Beaufort in entry for Edward, Sir Neville, "Ireland Marriages, 1619-1898"
    Author: "Ireland Marriages, 1619-1898", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HPT6-CQ6Z : 6 February 2020), Joan Beaufort in entry for Edward, Sir Neville, 1426.
    Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HPT6-CQ6Z;
  32. Title: Americans of Royal Descent--Pedigree Chart
    Author: Americans of Royal Descent, Charles Browning, J. B. Lippincott Co.; Date: 1894; p 226 Pedigree LVII
    Publication: Name: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.hnl3dl&view=1up&seq=230&q1=Beaufort;
  33. Title: Inquisitions Post Mortem (IPMs) for Joan, late countess of Westmorland
    Author: King's College London, 2014. | Mapping the Medieval Countryside [online]. Available at http://www.inquisitionspostmortem.ac.uk/view/inquisition/25-513/ [Accessed: 20/1/2020]
    Publication: Name: https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/99742282;
    Note: JOAN, LATE COUNTESS OF WESTMORLAND 513 Writ. ‡ 16 November 1440. [Bate]. Addressed to the escheator in Norfolk and Suffolk.n425 SUFFOLK. Inquisition. Ipswich. 28 October 1441. [Drury]. Simon Bleaunt ; William Barnaby ; John Frenssh, senior ; John Wright ; Edmund Capell ; John Godfrey ; William Leuesson ; William Bukston ; Thomas Kymbyll ; John June ; William Skrouton ; and Thomas Sherman . She held no lands or tenements of the king in chief in demesne as of fee, in service, for life, or in any other way. She died on 13 November last. Richard, earl of Salisbury , is her son and next heir, and aged 30 and more. [Head:] Delivered to court on 22 November 1441. C 139/104/42 mm. 1–2 514 Writ. ‡ 16 November 1440. [Bate]. ESSEX. Inquisition. Saffron Walden. 6 December 1440. [Knyvet]. Richard Bolyngton ; Thomas Warner ; Nicholas Brown ; John atte Fan ; Thomas Marchall ; William Ponde ; John Hicheman ; John Schymmyng ; William Higham; John Higham ; John Garlond ; William Norton ; William Hawkyn ; John Veyse, senior ; Roger Jakelyn ; John Davy ; and John Herward . She held no lands or tenements of the king, or any other, in demesne or service. James Strangweys and Robert Strangweys, esquire , were, however, formerly seised of the following manors and advowson in demesne as of fee. A fine was levied at Westminster one month from Easter 1416 [CP 25/1/291/63, no. 43], before Richard Norton and his associates, king’s justices of the Bench, between James Strangweys and Robert Strangweys, querents , and Ralph, late earl of Westmorland , and Joan, then his wife, deforciants. The late earl and Joan recognised the manors and advowson to be the right of Robert, as held by Robert and James by grant of the late earl and Joan. For that recognition, James and Robert granted the manors and advowson, among other things, with royal licence previously obtained [CPR 1413–16, p. 378], to the late earl and Joan, and the heirs male of their bodies, as apparent in a transcript of the fine and in a certain inquisition taken at Saffron Walden after the death of the late earl [CIPM XXII, no. 647], before Thomas Stokdale . The fine and inquisition were shown to the jurors. The late earl and Joan were thus seised in demesne as of fee tail. They had issue: Richard, earl of Salisbury , still living, and the late earl died seised of his estate. After his death, right in the manors and advowson accrued to Joan, and she entered and occupied them continuously until, by deed, shown to the jurors, she demised them at farm to Richard, earl of Salisbury , her son, to have for the term of 3 years. Richard was thus seised and possessed of the manors and advowson and, afterwards, within the term of 3 years, Joan, by deed sealed with her seal, shown to the jurors, quitclaimed the manors and advowson to Richard and his heirs. [Royal licence was not obtained and] the king afterwards pardoned Richard by letters patent, shown to the jurors [CPR 1436–41, p. 496]. Richard, earl of Salisbury, was thus seised in demesne as of fee of the manors and advowson, and he continued in this estate for all of Joan’s life. She thus did not die seised of the manors and advowson, nor any parcel of the same. Clavering, the manor, annual value 20 marks, and advowson of the chantry, annual value 6 marks. Catmere, the manor, annual value 100s. The manors and advowson are held of the king in chief. Date of death as 513 Richard, earl of Salisbury , is her son and next heir, and aged 40 and more. [Head:] Delivered to court on 10 December 1440. C 139/104/42 mm. 3–4 515 Writ. ‡ 16 November 1440. [Bate]. VILL OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE. Inquisition. Guildhall. 9 January 1441. [Chambre]. Robert Swynburn ; Robert Langwaith ; Robert Acom ; Robert Litster ; John Dey ; John Tymmouth ; John Kempe ; John Lyntlawe ; William Ferrour ; Stephen Baron ; John Hunter ; and Robert Haweson . She held the following in dowern426 by endowment of Ralph, late earl of Westmorland, her former husband, from the inheritance of Ralph, present earl of Westmorland, assigned by Roger de Thornton, late mayor of the vill and king’s escheator by virtue of the king’s writ, according to an inquisition taken before him by order of ‪Henry VI and returned to Chancery[CIPM XXII, no. 644]. Reversion belongs to Ralph, present earl, and his heirs, as kin and heir of Ralph Neville , viz., son of John son of the said Ralph, late earl. Newcastle upon Tyne, £30 5s. 5 1/2d. and a third of 1/2d. from £90 16s. 8d. annuity granted by ‪ Edward III , by letters patent dated at Henley-on-Thames on 16 July 1352 [CPR 1350–54, p. 310], to Ralph Neville , and his heirs, among other grants, to be taken from the fee farm of the vill at Easter and Michaelmas equally. The full annuity is held of the king by knight service. n427 Newcastle upon Tyne, 1/3 messuage, called ‘Nevyllynne’, worth 3s. 4d. yearly, held of the king n428 in free burgage, as all the vill is held; and 4s. 5 1/3d. of 13s. 4d. annuity from a messuage of John Boterell .n429 Of whom the annuity is held and by what service is unknown. She held the following to her and the heirs male of her body and the body of Ralph, late earl, her former husband. n430 Newcastle upon Tyne, £120 rent taken yearly from the customs and subsidies in the port by the hand of the collectors there, held of the king by knight service. The annuity was granted, among other things, by ‪ Richard II, by letters patent dated at Windsor Castle on 7 October 1397 [CPR 1396–99, p. 267], shown to the jurors, to Ralph, described as his beloved and faithful kinsman, Ralph Neville, then earl of Westmorland , and Joan, described as Joan his wife, and the heirs male of their bodies. n431 Date of death as 513. Richard Neville, earl of Salisbury is her son and next heir, and also son and heir male of the bodies of the late earl and Joan. He is aged 40 and more. Ralph, present earl of Westmorland, is aged 30 and more. [Head:] Delivered to court on 4 February 1441. C 139/104/42 mm. 5–6n432 Additional IPMs in the attached pdf.
    Page: The main subject of this source.
  34. Title: Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775
    Publication: Name: https://search.ancestry.com/collections/61175/records/450067843;
  35. Title: Documents identity, birth, and death of Joan Beaufort
    Author: Source posted by ChristineHollister1: "Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700," 8th edition (pub. 2004), pp. 6, 15 identify Joan Beaufort, born 1375 and died 13 Nov. 1440 in Howden, York, England; compiled by Frederic
  36. Title: Inquisitions Post Mortem (IPMs) for Joan, late countess of Westmorland
    Author: King's College London, 2014. | Mapping the Medieval Countryside [online]. Available at http://www.inquisitionspostmortem.ac.uk/view/inquisition/25-513/ [Accessed: 20/1/2020]
    Publication: Name: https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/99742282;
  37. Title: Wikipedia-Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland
    Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Neville,_1st_Earl_of_Westmorland;
  38. Title: Joan de Beaufort (1375-1440), The Peerage
    Author: Citations [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 108. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 27. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage. [S125] Richard Glanville-Brown, online , Richard Glanville-Brown (RR 2, Milton, Ontario, Canada), downloaded 17 August 2005. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 109. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume XII/2, page 547. [S8] BP1999 volume 1, page 17. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8] [S8] BP1999. [S8]
    Publication: Name: http://www.thepeerage.com/p10198.htm#i101973;
    Note: Lady Joan de Beaufort F, #101973, b. circa 1375, d. 13 November 1440 Lady Joan de Beaufort was born circa 1375 at Château de Beaufort, Montmorency-Beaufort, Champagne, France. She was the daughter of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and Katherine Roët. She married, firstly, Robert de Ferrers, 3rd Lord Ferrers (of Wem), son of Robert Ferrers, 2nd Lord Ferrers (of Wem) and Elizabeth le Botiler, Baroness le Botiller, in 1391 at Château de Beaufort, Meuse-et-Loire, Anjou, France. She married, secondly, Ralph de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland, son of John de Neville, 3rd Lord Neville and Maud de Percy, before 29 November 1396, at Château de Beaufort, Maine-et-Loire, Anjou, France. She died on 13 November 1440 at Howden, Yorkshire, England. She was buried at Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. In February 1397, She was born before parent's marriage but legitimated by Parliament. After her marriage, Lady Joan de Beaufort was styled as Countess of Westmorland on 29 September 1397. She was appointed Lady Companion, Order of the Garter (L.G.) in 1399. Her last will was dated 10 May 1440. Children of Lady Joan de Beaufort and Robert de Ferrers, 3rd Lord Ferrers (of Wem) Elizabeth Ferrers b. c 1393, d. c 1434 Mary Ferrers b. c 1394, d. 25 Jan 1458 Children of Lady Joan de Beaufort and Ralph de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland John Neville Edward Neville, 1st Lord Abergavenny d. 18 Oct 1476 William de Neville, 1st and last Earl of Kent d. 9 Jan 1462/63 George Neville, 1st Lord Latymer d. 30 Dec 1469 Cuthbert de Neville Thomas de Neville Henry de Neville Joan Neville Lady Anne Neville d. 20 Sep 1480 Lady Katherine Neville b. c 1397, d. a 1483 Lady Eleanor de Neville b. c 1397, d. 1472 Richard de Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury b. 1400, d. 31 Dec 1460 Robert de Neville b. c 1404, d. 8 Jul 1457 or 9 Jul 1457 Lady Cecily Neville b. 3 May 1415, d. 31 May 1495
  39. Title: wikipedia
    Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Beaufort,_Countess_of_Westmorland;
  40. Title: "Blood Royal, Issue of the Kings and Queens of Medieval England 1099- 1399, The Normans and the Plantagenets", by T. Anna Leese, HeritageBooks, Inc., 1996
  41. Title: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    Author: London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 14; Page: 248
    Publication: Name: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=1981&h=20000480&indiv=try;
  42. Title: Joan Beaufort in entry for Cecily Of York, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"
    Author: "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q57N-M154 : 30 July 2020), Joan Beaufort in entry for Cecily Of York, 1897.
    Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q57N-M154;
    Page: Names and approximate dates match known records.
  43. Title: "The Henry Family from the British Isles to America and Allied Families"
    Author: LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake city, Utah. Also microfilmed, project & roll # XLIB7-102 3110 & G.S. Call # 1697409. A copy of the pages listed below are in the possession of Lenore E. Lund Akerson.
    Note: Compilation of pedigrees including Lineage & Desendants of Charlemagne, page 119; Descent from King Clovis, Charlemagne, wiliam the Conqueror, Alfred the Great, and Geoffrey Plantagenet, pages 121- 122; From the Beginning (Adam-Eve), page 124-125. Compiled by Dorothy Henry Nicholson.
    Page: NAME,SPOUSE: "The Henry Family from the British Isles to America and Allied Families", page 119, gives name and spouse, Ralph Neville.
  44. Title: Americans of Royal Descent, Charles Browning, Name: J. B> Lippincott Co; Date: 1894;, Page number: Pedigree LVI
    Author: Americans of Royal Descent, Charles Browning, Name: J. B> Lippincott Co; Date: 1894;, Page number: Pedigree LVI
  45. Title: Royal Ancestors of some American Families compiled by Michel L. Call
    Author: Ivins, Utah Tri-Stake FHC
    Page: NAME,SPOUSE,BIRTH,DEATH,MARR: "Royal Ancestors of some American Families" compiled by Michel L. Call as found at the Ivins Utah Tri-Stake FHC. Pedigree chart #11101. Was born at the Beaufort Castle. Ralph Neville was Joan's 2nd spouse.
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