Anna Durward

• Preferred Name: Anna Durward^{[1] [2]}
  
• Alternate Name: Anna de Ferriers
  
• Alternate Name: Anna le Despenser
  
• Gender: F
  
• Occupation: Sister of Hugh, Earl of Winchester with note: MyHeritage
  
• FSID: G4P1-DVQ
  
• Fact: with note: Description: https://www.geni.com/people/Anne-le-Despenser/6000000002043232172?through=6000000003649650067
  
• Birth: 1238 in Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland at LATI: N6.8167 LONG: E4
  
• Death: 1275 in England, United Kingdom at LATI: N2.4379 LONG: E1.6496
  
• Burial: in Groby, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England at LATI: N2.6592 LONG: E1.2236 with note: GEDCOM data
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  She was born circa 1242 in Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland.
  
  Marriage & Children
  Anne Durward married, firstly, Sir Colban, 8th Earl of Fife, son of Malcolm, 7th Earl of Fife and his wife of North Wales, before 1261.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Children included:
  Duncan MacDuff 9th Earl of Fife b: 1262 in Methil, Fifeshire, Scotland
  Anne Durward married, secondly, Sir William de Ferrers, Constable of Scotland, son of Sir William de Ferrers, 5th Earl Derby, Constable of Bolsover Castle and Margaret de Quincy, in 1270. They had 1 son:[3][6][7][8][9]
  Sir William, 1st Lord Ferrers of Groby
  Death
  Anne Durward died after 1275.[7]
  Sources
  ↑ The Scots Peerage, Vol. IV, edited by Sir James Balfour Paul, p. 10-11.
  ↑ Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 469-470.
  ↑ 3.0 3.1 Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. II, p. 290-292.
  ↑ Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 4-5.
  ↑ Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 200.
  ↑ 6.0 6.1 Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 590.
  ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. III, p. 149.
  ↑ Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 564.
  ↑ Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. II, p. 152.
  "Royal Ancestry" 2013 Douglas Richardson Vol. III. p. 146
  
  https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Durward-7
  
  === Noted Genealogist Douglas Richardson Discussion on Anne Durward ===
  Dear Newsgroup ~
  This week I encountered the following reference online:
  
  In the book, Ballad Minstrelsy of Scotland (1871): 63–67, I found this
  information:
  
  “And in a note we are further ‘informed, that in a MS. collection of
  English records, the second wife of William Ferrers, who died 16th
  Edward I., is stated to have been Comitissa de Fife, in Scotia, vidua
  Colbani et mater Macduffi, Comitum de Fife.’ —Douglas’s Peerage of
  Scotland, second edition, edited by J.P. Wood, vol. i, p. 429.” END
  OF QUOTE.
  
  The William de Ferrers named in this record is easily recognized as
  Sir William de Ferrers, Knt. (died 1287), of Groby, Leicestershire,
  and of Scotland, who died in 1287. He was the younger son of William
  de Ferrers, Earl of Derby, by his 2nd wife, Margaret de Quincy.
  Regarding Sir William de Ferrers' marriages, Complete Peerage says
  that he "married (1stly) Anne, said to have been a daughter of Sir
  Hugh le Despenser, of Ryhall, Rutland, Loughborough, co. Leicester,
  Parlington, co. York, etc., sometime Justiciar of England, by Aline,
  daughter and heir of Philip Basset, of Wycombe, Bucks, etc., also
  Justiciar of England." END OF QUOTE.
  
  However, this statement about Anne's parentage is completely
  unsourced. So there appears to be no documentation that William de
  Ferrers' wife, Anne, was a member of the Despenser family.
  
  Checking around further, I located a Scottish account of the marriage
  of William de Ferrers and his 1st wife, Anne, widow of Colban, Earl of
  Fife. This marriage is mentioned in the ancient chronicle,
  Scotichronicon, written by Walter Bower, Book X, as follows:
  
  Sub A.D. 1270: "The death also occurred of Colban earl of Fife, whose
  earldom was entrusted to Alexander the king's son until Colban's son
  [Duncan], the true heir and a boy of eight, came of age .... In the
  same year William Ferrers, son of the countess of Ferrers, who was the
  daughter of Roger de Quincy constable of Scotland, married the widow
  of Colban who had recently died, and received the dignity of
  constable, which Alexander [Comyn] earl of Buchan unjustly held on the
  strength of his wife, who was a younger daughter of the said Roger de
  Quincy." END OF QUOTE. [Reference: Walter Bower, Scotichronicon, 5
  (Books IX and X) (1987): 381, modern edition edited by Simon Taylor
  and D.E.R. Watt with Brian Scott].
  
  In an editorial note in the same volume found on page 485, the
  following information is provided by the editors regarding Anne, wife
  successively of Colban, Earl of Fife, and William de Ferrers:
  
  "... the widow of Colban earl of Fife , was called Anne; she was the
  the daughter of Sir Hugh le Despenser, who had served as justiciar of
  England during the period of Baronial Reform, and had died at Evesham
  (C.P., iv, 261); cf. Scots Peerage, iv, 10–11 where it is suggested
  without evidence that she was daughter of Alan Durward." END OF
  QUOTE.
  
  Actually the reverse is true. Complete Peerage cites no whatsoever
  evidence as to Anne's identity as the daughter of Hugh le Despenser.
  But Scots Peerage cites a charter which suggests that Anne, wife of
  Earl Colban, was Sir Alan Durward's daughter.
  
  Since the above material has turned up, I've consulted with Andrew
  B.W. MacEwen, of Maine, the resident expert in all things Scottish.
  Mr. MacEwen stated he recently had correspondence with Professor
  Duncan regarding the very charter cited as evidence by Scots Peerage
  which suggests that Anne, wife of Earl Colban, was the daughter of Sir
  Alan Durward. Having obtained and reviewed a full transcript of the
  charter (which is privately held), both Mr. MacEwen and Professor
  Duncan are convinced that Anne, wife of Earl Colban, was in fact the
  daughter of Sir Alan Durward.
  
  This same opinion is held by the historian, Matthew Hammond, who wrote
  a recent article on the Durward family entitled "Hostiarii Regis
  Scotie: the Durward Famiy in the Thirteenth Century," which appeared
  in 2003 on pages 118-138 in the book, The Exercise of Power in
  Medieval Scotland, c. 1200-1500, edited by Steve Boardman and Alasdair
  Ross. Specifically, on page 133, Mr. Hammond states:
  
  "Colban, earl of Fife, and his wife Anna, probably Alan Durward's
  daughter, granted the land of Glensalauch in the Mearns, which they
  held of Alan Durward and Alan held of the king, to Magister William
  Wishart,...'
  
  The grant in question was made with the consent of Earl Colban's wife,
  Anne, which implies that this property was part of Anne's tocher or
  maritagium. As stated by Hammond, the property was held direct of
  Alan Durward, and he held it of the king, which makes it virtually
  certain that Alan Durward was Anne's father. The charter was
  witnessed by the king and also by Alan Durward himself.
  
  On page 136, Hammond provides us with further evidence. Referring to
  a charter of Earl Duncan, son of Earl Colban and his wife, Anne,
  Hammond states:
  
  "His [Duncan's] charter refers to Alan Durward as 'propinquus',
  indicating a close relationship." [Reference: Kinnoull Charters,
  Perth, no. 114].
  
  Earl Duncan's charter is evidently another privately held charter.
  The term "propinquus" as used by Earl Duncan would typically refer to
  someone who is near related, such as son, nephew, uncle, etc. The
  term often occurs in English inquisitions post mortem and refers to
  one's immediate heir. While I've never seen the term used for one's
  grandfather, I don't see why it couldn't be applied to one's immediate
  ancestor, as the term doesn't involve any implication of succession,
  only nearness of kindred.
  
  Beyond the two charters mentioned above, there is additional evidence
  which supports the identification of Anne, wife of Earl Colban, as Sir
  Alan Durward's daughter. At the time of his death in 1275,
  Scotichronicon states that Sir Alan Durward was buried at the
  monastery of Coupar Angus, and "his lands were divided amongst his
  three daughters." [Reference: Walter Bower, Scotichronicon, 5 (Books
  IX and X) (1987): 403].
  
  Thus, if Anne, wife of Earl Colban and William de Ferrers, was a
  daughter and co-heir of Sir Alan Durward, one would expect to find
  parts of Sir Alan Durward's lands subsequently held by Anne's son and
  heir, Duncan, Earl of Fife. In fact, that is exactly what the
  evidence shows. Two of Sir Alan Durward's significant possessions
  included the castle of Coull, Aberdeenshire, and the barony of
  Kincardine Oneil, both of which passed to the Earls of Fife.
  
  Elsewhere I note that the following recent two works accept Anne, wife
  of Earl Colban, as a Durward, or as the daughter of Sir Alan Durward:
  
  1. Lamont-Brown, Fife in History & Legend (2002): x (identifies Ann,
  wife of Colbran, Earl of Fife, as “daughter of Sir Alan Durward.)"
  
  2. McAndrew Scotland’s Historic Heraldry (2006): 37 (pedigree of Earls
  of Fife) (identifies Anne, wife of Colban, 8th Earl of Fife, as “Anne
  Durward”).
  
  As for Sir Alan Durward, he was a prominent individual in his day. He
  held the office of Usher of the King of Scots, and also served as
  Justiciar of Scotland, 1243–1251x1252, 1255. His wife was Marjory,
  the illegitimate daughter of Alexander II, King of Scots. In 1255 he
  was appointed one of the guardians of King Alexander III of Scotland
  during the king’s minority. He died as stated above in 1275.
  
  The new Durward connection for William de Ferrers's wife, Anne, gives
  this family an illustrious pedigree indeed, as Anne's maternal
  grandfather, Alexander II, King of Scots, was descended from the Kings
  of Scotland, England, and France, and from many other prominent
  medieval personages, such as Isabel de Vermandois and Countess Judith,
  the niece of William the Conqueror.
  
  === Royal Ancestry Biography ===
  
  === Pedigree: Challenged Sources: Repository ===
  Pedigree: Challenged Sources: Repository: Name: Family History Library Salt Lake City, UT 84150 Title: Ancestral Roots Of Sixty Colonists Who Came To New England Between 1623 And 1650 Author: Weis, Frederick Lewis Publication: Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc., 1992 Abbrev: Ancestral Roots Of Sixty Colonists Who Came To New England Between 1623 And 1650

• m. 1270
• m. AFT 29 SEP 1270 in England

1. William de Ferrers Lord Ferrers de Groby, b. 31 JAN 1272 in Yoxall, Staffordshire, England     d. 20 MAR 1325 in Groby, Leicestershire, England

• m. BEF 1261

1. Duncan MacDuff 9th Earl of Fife, b. 1262 in Methil, Fifeshire, Scotland     d. 25 SEP 1289 in Petpolloch, Scotland (Murdered)

1. Title: Book - Peerage of Scotland : The Ancient Earls of Fifeshire
   
2. Title: Proof of age for William son and heir of William de Ferariis
   Author: 'Inquisitions Post Mortem, Edward I, File 66', in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Volume 3, Edward I, ed. J.E.E.S. Sharp and A.E. Stamp (London, 1912), pp. 79-99. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol3/pp79-99 [accessed 22 January 2020].
   Publication: Name: https://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol3/pp79-99;
   Note: 149. WILLIAM SON AND HEIR OF WILLIAM DE FERARIIS. Writ [to the escheator] to take the proof of age of the said William, warning Nicholas de Segrave, who has the wardship by the king’s grant, to be present, 1 March, 21 Edw. I [1293]. Mandate of venire facias to the sheriff of Leicester to provide jurors, 5 March, 21 Edw. I [1293]. LEICESTER. Proof of age, made at Groby on Sunday, 8 March, 21 Edw. I. Robert, prior of Ulviscroft, says that the said William was born at the manor of Yoxhale, co. Stafford, which was of the countesss of Ferars, on the eve of St. Bridget, 56 Hen. III [31 January 1272], and was 21 on that feast last past, and he remembers it because at the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Mary following the said William’s birth he assumed the habit of religion in that priory, which will be 21 years ago at the said feast next coming. William de Brunton agrees, and remembers it because King Henry died at the feast of St. Edmund next following the said birth, and he himself baptized the said William in the church of Yoxhale. Robert le Waleys, knight, agrees. John le Fauconer, knight, agrees, adding that at Christmas before the said William’s birth, Anne his mother was pregnant with him at Groby, with whom Sir William Mautravers was at dinner (in prandio) there, and she retired to Yoxhale where she bore the said William. William le Waleys, knight, agrees, adding that he gave an over tunic (supertunicam) to the messenger bringing news (nova) of the said birth in Lent following. Robert de Belegrave agrees, adding that he had reports of the said birth within eight days following, and thanked God, but gave nothing to the messenger. William Bate agrees, for on the eve of St. Bridget before the said William’s birth, a son William was born to him, who was 22 at the feast of St. Bridget last past. Richard Nowel agrees, adding that from the time the said William was 3 years old he has been with him until now, instructing him, which is 18 years and more. Robert son of John de Groby, agrees and recollects it because on Monday before Christmas next after the death of King Henry a son John was born to him, and then the said William was 1 year 7 weeks and 3 days old. Alan le Parker agrees, for on Friday after the Purification last 18 years ago, he married Alice his wife, and then the said William was 3 years of age. Richard Fraunceys agrees, for at the time of the said William’s birth he was chamberlain of Anne his mother, and when she was in labour Sir William de Ferariis her husband came to the door of the said lady’s chamber, and the said Richard opened it that his lord might come in to speak with her. Master Adam de Leyc[estre] agrees, and recollects because at the time of the birth he impleaded one Walter de Snyrston concerning the church of Walton before the justices of the Bench of King Henry, which king died at the feast of St. Edmund following. Nicholas de Segrave the younger, in whose wardship the said William was, came not nor sent any one for him; which was signified by the escheator to the chancellor in a schedule included in the said proof (of age). E. Enrolments of Inq. p.m. &c. No. 4. m. 3.
   Page: Mentioned in this source.