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John recieved half of his father-in-laws estates in Perth & Haddington.
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Peverell Family Lines, by Brett London
Peverel Family Line (25th- 33rd Generations)[i]
Our ancestors, the Peverels, were a wealthy and powerful noble family in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, and Devon. Sir William “the Elder” Peverel was the probable son of William “the Conqueror.” As a teenager, Sir William fought in the Battle of Hastings. William “the Conqueror” gave Sir William 160 lordships, primarily in Nottinghamshire. Sir William built the famous Nottingham Castle of Robin Hood legend. William “the Younger” Peverel lost all of the lordships when he fought against future King Henry II. Among the most prominent of the Devon Peverels was Sir Hugh Peverel III who was a crusader and who built a church in Sampford Peverel. The Peverels married into our other ancestral families of Raleigh, Redvers, and Ferrers.
Lora Peverel & Sir Thomas/William Raleigh (25th Generation) Laura Peverel was the daughter of Sir Hugh Peverel and Isabel FitzWilliam. Laura was born about 1253. When she married Sir Thomas Raleigh, her posterity descended through the Raleigh family line in Devon. Their marriage connected two ancestral lines: the Raleighs and the Peverels. [Some pedigrees list her husband as “Thomas” and some list him as “William.”][ii] Sir Hugh Peverel III & Isabel FitzWilliam (26th Generation) Sir Hugh Peverel III was the son of Sir Hugh Peverel II. Sir Hugh III was born about 1224/35 in Ermynton, Plympton, Devon. He married Isabel FitzWilliam. She was the granddaughter of Ralph FitzWilliam. She was born about 1235.[iii] Sir Hugh Peverel III served as Sheriff of Devon in 1264. In 1270, he sent a letter promising to build a church if he survived the crusades: August 1270 I, Hugh Peverel, together with many others in the company of the illustrious Earl Richard of Cornwall, have attached the sign of the holy cross on my mantle in the presence of the Bishop of Winchester and other great prelates. I am leaving my wife, family and earthly possessions under the protection of God and setting out to Jerusalem on the one hand for the grace of the pilgrimage and on the other to wipe out the defilement of the pagans and the immoderate madness through which innumerable Christians have already been oppressed, made captive, and killed with barbaric fury. With this charter I commit myself to the service of God and St. Peter, and hereby pledge to build a Church in His name in the village of Sampford Peverel, commending myself to the prayers of the loyal inhabitants, and if I should die, confirming my gift of alms to be distributed each year in the second week of Lent.[iv] Hugh Peverel III did survive the crusades, and he did build the church in Sampford Peverel. When the church was restored, beginning in 1847, the following description was recorded: Near the pulpit is a brass with the inscription: "Near this spot rests in death the body of Sir Hugh Peverel, Knight, the munificent founder of this church about the year of our Lord 1200 together with the bodies of three other members of the ancient and honourable family of Peverell, former Lords of this Manor. In A.D. 1863 their remains were discovered during the restoration of the nave, after an interment of 600 years, and reverently replaced in the same grave by the Revd. George W. R. Ireland. M.A. P.H.D. Rector of this parish, who caused this tablet to be affixed A.D. 1865."Within the altar rails, on the north side, is the mutilated effigy of a crusader who was found buried in the church, the legs below the knees are missing. It is supposed to represent one of the Peverells, the ancient Lords of the Manor "which began to inhabit in this shire in the days of Henry I [100-1135]. In the 8th Henry the II (1162) he lived William Peverell who successively followed, Sir Hugh, Richard, William, Hugh, and Hugh." Sir Hugh Peverel III was summoned to appear before parliament in 1260. The Records of the Exchequer also records, “Grant in frank almoin by Hugh Peverel to Richard, the prior, and the canons of Holy Trinity, London, of 8d. yearly quit rent that William de Forda pays for land in Edelmeton.”[v] Concerning the Peverels of Southern England, The Battle Abbey Roll explains:There must have been many collateral branches of this mysterious family. . . . In Devonshire, the last Baron of Dover and Brunne and his eldest sister, Maud de Chilham, " did enfeoff the ancestor of Hugh Peverell of Sandford in the Lordships of Sandford, Haure, and Carswell." This was Samford-Peverell, " the auncyent dwelling " of William Peverell 8 Hen. II. [1162]- Poles Devon. "Hugh Peverel de Saunford" was summoned to parliament in 1260. "Thomas Peverell of Park, who was also of Ermington and Sandford in Devon, was Sheriff of Cornwall 13 Richard II [1390], and Sheriff of Devon 20 Richard II 1397]; Richard, his son, was Sheriff of the same county 14 Henry IV [1413] ; and Sheriff of the same county 14 Henry IV 1413]. ; and dying without issue male, his lands went in marriage with his daughter to Basset of Umberleigh, Botreaux, and others. These Peverells are especially memorable here by two crosses of moorstone in the highway, set up by them, still extant, and called Peverell's Crosses." - Gilbert's Cornwall. Another Devonshire manor, Aller-Peverell, keeps the name[vi] Sir Hugh Peverel II & Isabel Brymeton (27th Generation) Sir Hugh Peverel II was the son of Sir William Peverel. Sir Hugh was born about 1198 in Ermynton, Devon. His wife, Isabel de Brymeton was born about 1202. Her father was Ralph de Brymeton. Sir Hugh II died sometime before 1259. In 1220, Faulkes de Breaut brought a legal action against Hugh Peverel concerning the market in Sampford Peverel. “Recorded 1202, mercatum, held by Hugh Peverel de Saunford. In 1220, Fauolkes de Breaut brought a plea of market against Hugh Peverel of Saunford.”[vii] Sir William Peverel & Wife (28th Generation) Sir William Peverel was the son of Sir Hugh Peverel. Sir Williiam was born about 1172 in Ermynton, Plympton, Devon.[viii] Sir Hugh Peverel I & Wife (29th Generation) Sir Hugh Peverel was the son of Sir Richard Peverel. Sir Hugh was born about 1146 in Ermynton, Plympton, Devon. “Sampford Peverell is a village in Mid-Devon, England. Its name reflects its inclusion in the Honour of Peverel, the lands of William Peverel and his family. His great-grandson, Hugh Peverell, is buried in the village church of St. John the Baptist.” [ix] Sir Richard Peverel & Wife (30th Generation) Sir Richard Peverel was born about 1110 in Ermynton, Plympton, Devon.[x] According to John Denhalter and some websites, Sir Richard Peverel was the son of Sir William “the Younger” Peverel of Nottingham. However, other websites list the parents of Sir Richard as “unknown.” [Of course, there are other links in our genealogy to Sir William “the Elder” Peverel. For example, Adeliza Peverel who married Richard Redvers.] At any rate, we are the descendents of Richard Peverel and the Devon Peverels. Lady Margaret Peverel & Robert Ferrers, Earl (30th Generation) Margaret Peverel was the daughter of Sir William “the Younger” Peverel. She was born in Nottingham Castle in 1114. She married Robert de Ferrers, 2nd Earl of Derby. He was born in Derbyshire about 1090. He succeeded to the title of 2nd Earl of Derby in 1139. Margaret was also the heir of Sir William “the Younger.” Unfortunately, for Margaret and her posterity, since her father opposed future King Henry II there was nothing for her to inherit. Her husband, Robert Ferrers also backed the failed King Stephen. Although, after the future King Henry II captured Tutbury Castle in 1153, Earl Robert shifted his support to Henry II. When Henry II became king in 1154, he withdrew Robert’s right to use the title of Earl or to receive the “third penny” on the profits of the county. Robert Ferrers died in 1162. The stone effigies of Margaret and Robert lie in the gatehouse chapel of Merevale Abbey, near Atherstone.Margaret Peverel and Robert Ferrers were the parents of William Ferrers. In the Revolt of 1173-1174, William unwisely backed Henry the Younger against King Henry II. William was taken prisoner along with other earls and the King of Scots. His castles were forfeited and he was fined 200 marks to defray the costs of the war. [xi] Sir William “the Younger” Peverel & Avice/Alice (31st Generation) Sir William Peverel was born in 1080 in Notthingham Castle. He died about 1155. His wife, Avice was born about 1085 in la Marche, Normandy. She died sometime before 1112. Alice’s parents were Roger “the Poitevin” de Montgomery, Earl of Lancaster, and Countess Almondis of la Marche. William and Avice were married in LaMarche, Normandy. They were the parents of Margaret Peverel (1114-1135) who married Robert de Ferrers.[xii]William “the Younger” made the mistake of supporting King Stephen against Empress Matilda and the future King Henry II. William “the Younger” was a commander at the Battle of the Standard. He was captured at the Battle of Lincoln. When Matilda and King Henry II became victorious, Henry II moved against William “the Younger” Peverel. William fled and received sanctuary in a monastery in 1155. At that time, King Henry II forfeited all of the Peverel estates to the Crown. This included the approximate two hundred lordships, Nottingham Castle, Peverel Castle, Codnor Castle, Bolsover Castle, and Langar Hall. This ended the Peverel nobility in Nottingham. Interestingly, in 1189, King Richard I “the Lion Hearted” gave the Honor of Peverel, including Nottingham Castle, to his brother, the future King John. (This is the source of the Robin Hood tales with “wicked” King John and the “evil” Sheriff of Nottingham.)[xiii] Lady Adeliza Peverel & Richard de Redvers (31st Generation) Lady Adeliza is the daughter of William “the Elder” Peverel of Nottingham and his wife Adelina of Lancaster. Lady Adelize was born about 1069 and died on 27 May 1156. She married Richard Redvers. Richard Redvers (“Richard de Reviers”) accompanied William “the Conqueror” at the Battle of Hastings.[xiv] Richard Redvers was one of the main supporters of Henry I in his initial struggle against his brother, Robert Curthouse, for control of the English throne. As a reward, King Henry I bestowed on Richard Redvers the towns of Tiverton, Honiton, and Plympton, in Devon. The Lordship of the Isle of Wight was also bestowed on him in 1102, which was passed down through his descendents and the De Vernons until the reign of King Edward I. Richard and Lady Adeliza had the following children: (1) Baldwin de Redvers, 1st Earl of Devon, (2) William de Vernon, (3) Hubert de Vernon, (4) Robert of St Mary Church, and (5) Hadewise de Redvers, who married William de Roumare, Earl of Lincoln.[xv] Sir William “the Elder” Peverel & Adeliza Poitou (32nd Generation)William Peverel (“Guillaume Pevrel”) was a Norman knight, who fought in the Battle of Hastings. Many scholars believe that William Peverel was the illegitimate son of William “the Conqueror.” Scholars agree that William’s mother was Maud, who married Ranulph Peverel. William “the Conqueror” granted William Peverel vast estates in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. Sir William was the first sheriff of Notthingham. (“Sheriff” comes from “shire.” The Norman conquerors used sheriffs as their overseers over shires.)
Sir William founded the great monasteries of Lenton and Northampton, “which he endowed with a liberal hand, as he well might, being the fortunate holder of 162 lordships in England.” (100 lordships in Nottinghamshire, 14 in Derbyshire, and 20 scattered among six other counties.) He built several castles. He established a court of pleas. He “displayed superior ability in all his actions.”[xvi]
Adeliza/Adeline was born about 1054. Her parents are unknown. She married William “the Elder” Peverel about 1971. William and Adeliza had the following children: (1) William “the Younger” Peverel (born about 1080), (2) Matilda/Maud born about 1078, (3) Aleliza (born about 1069, married Richard Redvers). [xvii] William “the Elder” Peverel died in 1113 and was buried in Nottingham Castle. Adeliz died 19 January 1119/20. William “the Conqueror” & Maud (33rd Generation) Ranulph Peverel and Maud (33nd Generation) Scholars agree that William Peverel’s mother was Maud, the daughter of the noble Ingelric. Maud married Ranulph Peverel. The minority of scholars who do not believe William Peverel’s father was William “the Conqueror,” believe his father was Ranulph Peverel. Ranulph was baptized in Normandy about 1030. He (“Renouf Pevrel”) was one of the companions of William “the Conqueror” at the Battle of Hastings. Maud was born baptized about 1032 at St. Martin’s le Grand, England. Ranulph and Maud were married about 1051 in London. Their children include: (1) Pagan (Pain) Peverel (born about 1060), (2) William “the Elder” Peverel (born about 1062), (3) Robert Peverel (born about 1065), (4) Hamon Peverel (born about 1067, died 1136), and Emma Peverel (born about 1069). Ranulph died 1072 in Hatfield, Essex. He was forty-two years old.[xviii]
[i] Peverel: Pedigree Connections:
25-Sir Thomas Raleigh & Lora Peverel
26-Sir Hugh Peverel III & Isabel FitzWilliam
27-Sir Hugh Peverel II & Isabel Brymenton
28-Sir William Peverel & Wife
29-Sir Hugh Peverel I & Wife
30-Sir Richard Peverel & Wife
30-Lady Margaret Peverel & Robert Ferrers
31-William “The Younger” Peverel & Alice
31-Lady Adeliza Peverel & Richard Redvers
32-William “The Elder” Peverel & Adelina Poitou
33-William the Conqueror & Maud Peverel
33-Ranulph Peverel & Maud
33-Earl Roger Poitou & Wife
[ii] “Descendancy Chart: William “The Younger” Peverel,” worldconnect.rootsweb.com.
[iii]“IGI Individual Record: Hugh Peverell,” FamilySearch International Genealogical Index, familysearch.org; “Descendancy Chart: William “The Younger” Peverel,” worldconnect.rootsweb.com.
[iv] “Letter of Sir Hugh Peverell,” www.sampford-peverell.co.uk.
[v] Records of the Exchequer, “Records of the Treasury of the Receipt,” The National Archives, www.nationalarchives.gov.uk.
[vi] The Battle Abbey Roll, by Battle Abbey.p 4-5
[vii] “IGI Individual Record: Hugh Peverell,” FamilySearch International Genealogical Index, familysearch.org; “Family Group Record: Hugh Peverell,” FamilySearch International Genealogical Index, familysearch.org; “Descendancy Chart: William “The Younger” Peverel,” worldconnect.rootsweb.com; Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs to 1516: Devon, “Sampford Peverel,” www.history.ac.uk/cmh/gaz/devon.html.
[viii] “Descendancy Chart: William “The Younger” Peverel,” worldconnect.rootsweb.com.
[ix] “Descendancy Chart: William “The Younger” Peverel,” worldconnect.rootsweb.com; “Sampford Peverell,” Wikipedia.org.
[x] “Descendancy Chart: William “The Younger” Peverel,” worldconnect.rootsweb.com.
[xi] “Descendancy Chart: William “The Younger” Peverel,” worldconnect.rootsweb.com; “Peverell Family Line,” www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/9004/Peverell.html; “Robert de Ferrers,” www.thepeerage.com; “William Peverel the Younger,” wikipedia.org; “Robert de Ferrers, 2nd Earl of Derby,” www.thepeerage.com; “Robert de Ferrers, 2nd Earl of Derby,” wikipedia.org.
[xii] “Descendancy Chart: William “The Younger” Peverel,” worldconnect.rootsweb.com; “Peverell Family Line,” www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/9004/Peverell.html; “Robert de Ferrers,” www.thepeerage.com; “William Peverel the Younger,” wikipedia.org.
[xiii] “Peverell Family Line,” www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/9004/Peverell.html; “Honor of Peverel,” wikipedia.com; “William Peverel,” www.englandpastforeveryone.org.uk; “Langar Hall: A Microcosm of English History,” www.baronage.co.uk/langer.
[xiv] The precise origins of this Richard de Redvers are unclear. He was possibly the son of Baldwin FitzGilbert, who was Sheriff of Devonshire and brother of the Richard FitzGilbert who established the de Clare family, but it is also possible that the two families were entirely separate. Richard FitzGilbert, first Earl of Devon, is often confused with his father's kinsman, Richard FitzGilbert de Clare. (Wikipedia.org.)
[xv] “Richard de Redvers,” wilikedia.org.
[xvi] Old and New Nottingham, by William Howie Wylie, 1851; The Conqueror and His Companions, “William Peverel,” by J.R. Planche, Somerset Hearld, London, 1874; “Perveril Castle,” wikipedia.org. “Langar Hall: A Microcosm of English History,” www.baronage.co.uk/langer/
[xvii] “Peverell Family Line,” www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/9004/Peverell.html.
[xviii] “Peverell Family Line,” www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/9004/Peverell.html.
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Biographical & Research Notes by Brett London
Sir Hugh Peverel II & Isabel Brymeton (27th Generation)
Sir Hugh Peverel II was the son of Sir William Peverel. Sir Hugh was born about 1198 in Ermynton, Devon. His wife, Isabel de Brymeton was born about 1202. Her father was Ralph de Brymeton. Sir Hugh II died sometime before 1259. In 1220, Faulkes de Breaut brought a legal action against Hugh Peverel concerning the market in Sampford Peverel. “Recorded 1202, mercatum, held by Hugh Peverel de Saunford. In 1220, Fauolkes de Breaut brought a plea of market against Hugh Peverel of Saunford.” [i]
Additional information comes from Ancestry Family Trees and Historical Records.
[i] “IGI Individual Record: Hugh Peverell,” FamilySearch International Genealogical Index, familysearch.org; “Family Group Record: Hugh Peverell,” FamilySearch International Genealogical Index, familysearch.org; “Descendancy Chart: William “The Younger” Peverel,” worldconnect.rootsweb.com; Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs to 1516: Devon, “Sampford Peverel,” www.history.ac.uk/cmh/gaz/devon.html.
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Biographical & Research Notes by Brett London
Sir Hugh Peverel III & Isabel FitzWilliam (26th Generation) Sir Hugh Peverel III was the son of Sir Hugh Peverel II. Sir Hugh III was born about 1224/35 in Ermynton, Plympton, Devon. He married Isabel FitzWilliam. She was the granddaughter of Ralph FitzWilliam. She was born about 1235. [i] Sir Hugh Peverel III served as Sheriff of Devon in 1264. In 1270, he sent a letter promising to build a church if he survived the crusades: August 1270 I, Hugh Peverel, together with many others in the company of the illustrious Earl Richard of Cornwall, have attached the sign of the holy cross on my mantle in the presence of the Bishop of Winchester and other great prelates. I am leaving my wife, family and earthly possessions under the protection of God and setting out to Jerusalem on the one hand for the grace of the pilgrimage and on the other to wipe out the defilement of the pagans and the immoderate madness through which innumerable Christians have already been oppressed, made captive, and killed with barbaric fury. With this charter I commit myself to the service of God and St. Peter, and hereby pledge to build a Church in His name in the village of Sampford Peverel, commending myself to the prayers of the loyal inhabitants, and if I should die, confirming my gift of alms to be distributed each year in the second week of Lent. [ii] Hugh Peverel III did survive the crusades, and he did build the church in Sampford Peverel. When the church was restored, beginning in 1847, the following description was recorded: Near the pulpit is a brass with the inscription: "Near this spot rests in death the body of Sir Hugh Peverel, Knight, the munificent founder of this church about the year of our Lord 1200 together with the bodies of three other members of the ancient and honourable family of Peverell, former Lords of this Manor. In A.D. 1863 their remains were discovered during the restoration of the nave, after an interment of 600 years, and reverently replaced in the same grave by the Revd. George W. R. Ireland. M.A. P.H.D. Rector of this parish, who caused this tablet to be affixed A.D. 1865."Within the altar rails, on the north side, is the mutilated effigy of a crusader who was found buried in the church, the legs below the knees are missing. It is supposed to represent one of the Peverells, the ancient Lords of the Manor "which began to inhabit in this shire in the days of Henry I [100-1135]. In the 8th Henry the II (1162) he lived William Peverell who successively followed, Sir Hugh, Richard, William, Hugh, and Hugh." Sir Hugh Peverel III was summoned to appear before parliament in 1260. The Records of the Exchequer also records, “Grant in frank almoin by Hugh Peverel to Richard, the prior, and the canons of Holy Trinity, London, of 8d. yearly quit rent that William de Forda pays for land in Edelmeton.” [iii] Concerning the Peverels of Southern England, The Battle Abbey Roll explains:
There must have been many collateral branches of this mysterious family. . . . In Devonshire, the last Baron of Dover and Brunne and his eldest sister, Maud de Chilham, " did enfeoff the ancestor of Hugh Peverell of Sandford in the Lordships of Sandford, Haure, and Carswell." This was Samford-Peverell, " the auncyent dwelling " of William Peverell 8 Hen. II. [1162]- Poles Devon. "Hugh Peverel de Saunford" was summoned to parliament in 1260. "Thomas Peverell of Park, who was also of Ermington and Sandford in Devon, was Sheriff of Cornwall 13 Richard II [1390], and Sheriff of Devon 20 Richard II 1397]; Richard, his son, was Sheriff of the same county 14 Henry IV [1413] ; and Sheriff of the same county 14 Henry IV 1413]. ; and dying without issue male, his lands went in marriage with his daughter to Basset of Umberleigh, Botreaux, and others. These Peverells are especially memorable here by two crosses of moorstone in the highway, set up by them, still extant, and called Peverell's Crosses." - Gilbert's Cornwall. Another Devonshire manor, Aller-Peverell, keeps the name [iv]
Additional information comes from Ancestry Family Trees adn Historical Records.
[i]“IGI Individual Record: Hugh Peverell,” FamilySearch International Genealogical Index, familysearch.org; “Descendancy Chart: William “The Younger” Peverel,” worldconnect.rootsweb.com.
[ii] “Letter of Sir Hugh Peverell,” www.sampford-peverell.co.uk.
[iii] Records of the Exchequer, “Records of the Treasury of the Receipt,” The National Archives, www.nationalarchives.gov.uk.
[iv] The Battle Abbey Roll, by Battle Abbey.p 4-5
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Hugh Peverel - question on death date
"August, 1270I, Hugh Peverel, together with many others in the company of the illustrious Earl Richard of Cornwall, have attached the sign of the holy cross on my mantle in the presence of the Bishop of Winchester and other great prelates. I am leaving my wife, family and earthly possessions under the protection of God and setting out to Jerusalem on the one hand for the grace of the pilgrimage and on the other to wipe out the defilement of the pagans and the immoderate madness through which innumerable Christians have already been oppressed, made captive, and killed with barbaric fury. With this charter I commit myself to the service of God and St. Peter, and hereby pledge to build a Church in His name in the village of Sampford Peverel, commending myself to the prayers of the loyal inhabitants, and if I should die, confirming my gift of alms to be distributed each year in the second week of Lent."http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~royalancestors /book/page17/page 17.html
If this is correct, Hugh died after 1270, at least 11 years after the presumed death date.
The Crusade mentioned must have been the Ninth or Final Crusade
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