SEGRAVE

1. THOMAS

Domesday Book- National Archives

"When the Domesday Book was written in 1080 Thomas de Segrave was found to be part owner of Segrave in Leicestershire and an annual fine of 14 shillings was imposed on his lands by William the Conqueror, which fine, according to the Rolls in Chancery, was bought out in 1232 by his descendent, Sir Stephen de Segrave."(1)

Issue-

  • 2I. HUGH- d. 1133

    Ref:

    (1) The Segrave Family 1066-1935- Charles W. Segrave, 1936


    2I. HUGH (THOMAS 1)

    d. 1133

    "Hugo de Segrave, died 1133, of Segrave in Leicestershire. Mentioned in the Red Book of the Honor of Segrave as the eldest son and heir of Thomas de Segrave."(1)

    Issue-

  • 3I. HEREWARD- b.c.1114, d. 1166

    Ref:

    (1) The Segrave Family 1066-1935- Charles W. Segrave, Thomas U. Sadleir, Novello & Co., London, 1936- available at the NEHGS, Boston


    3I. HEREWARD (THOMAS 1, HUGH 2)

    b.c.1114
    d. 1166

    Issue-

  • 4I. GILBERT- d. before Nov. 1201


    4I. GILBERT (THOMAS 1, HUGH 2, HEREWARD 3)

    d. before Nov. 1201

    The Red Book of the Exchequer for 1166 records that Gilbert held four parts of one knight's fee from William, Earl of Warwick in Warwickshire.(1) He also witnessed a charter from the reign of King Henry II.(2) In 4 Richard I, he was joint sheriff for Warwickshire and Leicestershire with Reginald Bassett under Hugh de Novant, Bishop of Coventry. In 1199 he gave 400 marks to the king for support of the wars.(3)

    Issue-

  • 5I. STEPHEN- m.1. Rohese le Despencer, 2. Ida Hastings (m.2. Hugh Pecche, d. before 2 Mar. 1289, bur. Church of the Grey Friars, London), d.c.1241

    Ref:

    (1) Red Book of the Exchequer- Part I, "Certificationes factae de feodis militum"- p. 326
    (2) Documents Illustrative of the Social and Economic History of the Danelaw from Various Collections- F.M. Stenton, London, 1920- 464, p. 342
    (3) The Segraves- on the Wyken, Coventry home page at: http://www.wyken.com/html/segrave.html


    5I. STEPHEN (THOMAS 1, HUGH 2, HEREWARD 3, GILBERT 4)

    m.1. Rohese le Despencer
    2. Ida Hastings (m.2. Hugh Pecche, d. before 2 Mar. 1289, bur. Church of the Grey Friars, London)
    d.c.1241

    Stephen was the constable of the Tower in 1203 and stayed faithful to King John in his battles with the barons. By 1216 Stephen was made a judge. Also in 1216 he obtained a grant of the lands of Stephen de Gant in Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and the manor of Kintone, Warwickshire.(4)

    In 1220 he was Governor of Sauvey Castle in Leicestershire and in 1221 was Sheriff of Essex and Hertford and later of Leicestershire. In 1224 he was the Governor of Hertford Castle and by 1226 was one of the Itinerant Justices in Nottingham and Derby.(4)

    Hertford Castle from "Hertford and its Environs"- 1869

    Stephen bough the manor of Cotes, Derbyshire from the daughters of Stephen de Beauchamp in 1229. He later bought all the lands of Ranulph, Earl of Chester and Lincoln at Mount Sorell, Leicestershire, without the castle, also two carucates and a half in Segrave which his family had held at a rent of 14/ per year.(4)

    In 1232 Stephen obtained a grant to the custody of the castle and county of Nothampton as well as Bedford, Buckingham, Warwick and Leicester for the term of his life, taking the entire profit of those lands for his support in the king's service, excepting the ancient farms which had been paid to the exchequer.(4) On 29 July 1232 he was appointed Chief Justiciar of the Common Pleas, succeeding Hubert de Burgh, and was one of the King's Regents and accompanied King Henry III to France as an advisor.(3) At this same time he was Governor of Dover, Canterbury, Rochester, and Constable of the Tower.(4)

    Northampton Castle Bastion from "Historical Memorials of Northampton"- 1883

    After this time we find Stephen opposed by the bishops and barons and his manor at Segrave and another in Huntingdonshire were burned down by the people. The king also deserted him and cited Stephen along with the Bishop of Winchester and others to answer charges regarding the wasting of public funds.(4) On 14 June 1234 King Henry III ordered Stephen of Sedgrave to surrender the manors of Meleburne, Kirketone, Stauntone, Tingdene, Leland and New Castle that his son Gilbert held.(1) Some of those accussed fled to sanctuary and Stephen sought asylum in Leicester Abbey where he declared that he was a priest and resolved to shave the crown of his head and become a canon there. He decided against that idea and appeared at court under the archbishop's protection where the king called him a wicked traitor and said that it was under his advice that he had displaced Hubert de Burgh as Justiciary and put him into prison. Over the next year Stephen had made his peace and paid a fine of 1,000 marks to the king and by 1237 he was the mediary between the king and some of his hostile barons.(4)

    Afterwards, Stephen was made Justice of Chester, and the king's Chief Councilor. Dugdale states: "being now, advanced in years, deported himself by experience of former times, with much more temper and moderation than heretofore." Matthew Paris speaks of Stephen de Segrave, so distinguished in the reign of Henry III: "This Stephen, though come of no high parentage, was in his youth, of a clerk made a knight; and in his latter days, through his prudence and valor, so exalted, that he had the reputation of one of the chief men of the realm, managing the greatest affairs as he pleased. In doing whereof, he more minded his own profit than the common good; yet for some good deeds, and making a discreet testament, he died with much honor."(2)

    At this point it is uncertain which one of Stephen's wives was the mother of his children, although the Wyken article on the Segraves states that Rohese was their mother, however, another source states that Ida was their mother. I have been unable to find any primary sources to back up either statement.

    Issue-

  • I. John-
  • II. Stephen-
  • 6III. GILBERT- m. AMABIL de CHAUCOMBE (m.2. Roger de Somery), d. before 8 Oct. 1254 Pons, Poitou

    Ref:

    (1) Royal and Other Historical Letters Illustrative of the Reign of Henry III- W.W. Shirley, London, 1862- Vol. I, 372, p. 444
    (2) Matthaei Parisiensis, Monachi Sancti Albani, Chronica Majora- H.R. Luard, Ed., London, 1874- Vol. IV, 1231, p. 174
    (3) The Segrave Family 1066-1935- Charles W. Segrave, 1936
    (4) The Segraves- on the Wyken, Coventry home page at: http://www.wyken.com/html/segrave.html


    6III. GILBERT (THOMAS 1, HUGH 2, HEREWARD 3, GILBERT 4, STEPHEN 5)

    m. AMABIL de CHAUCOMBE (m.2. Roger de Somery)
    d. before 8 Oct. 1254 Pons, Poitou

    A charter dated 30 Sept. 1231 records the settlement between Ralph Basset and his wife Melisende and Robert de Chaucumbe concerning land at Strubby, Lincolnshire which was granted to Ralph by Robert as the marriage portion of Amabil, wife of Gilbert de Segrave and Melisende. It also provides for the future division of Robert's lands between Melisende and Amabil "without the advice of Stephen de Segrave and William Bassett".(4)

    Bolsover Castle

    Gilbert obtained a grant in 1231, from Simon de Montfort, Lord of Leicester, to the town of Kegworth, Leicestershire, and two years later he had a grant from the crown, of the manor of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. He was appointed Governor of Bolsover Castle the same year.(6) There is a claim, c.1235, relating to the manor of Burton granted to Gilbert de Segrave on the advice of his father Stephen de Segrave.(1)

    Kenilworth Castle

    In 1238, Gilbert was made Justice of all the royal forests, south of Trent. In 1242 he was appointed the Governor of Kenilworth Castle. In 1251, he was appointed one of the justices of Oyer and Terminer for the city of London, to hear and determine all such causes as had usually been tried before the justice itinerant, at the Tower of London. (5)

    In 1253 Gilbert went with King Henry III and Roger Bigod, Earl Marshal, to Gascony and was captured by the French along with John de Plassets, Earl of Warwick and others. The Annals of Dunstable state that Gilbert died in 1254 in the prison of Reginald de Pons "in parts beyond the sea".(2) An undated writ after his death names Nicholas, age 16-17, as his heir.(3)

    Issue-

  • I. Alice- m. WIlliam Mauduit (d. 8 Jan. 1267, bur. Westminster Abbey)
  • 7II. NICHOLAS- m. MATILDA de LUCY, d. before 12 Nov. 1295

    Ref:

    (1) Bracton's Note Book, A Collection of Cases Annotated by Henry of Bratton- F.W. Maitland, Ed., London, 1887- Vol. III, 1106, p. 123
    (2) Annales Monastici- H.R. Luard, "Annales Prioratus de Dunstaplia", London, 1866- Vol. III, p. 193
    (3) IPM- Vol. I, Henry III, 334, p. 89
    (4) Bassett Charters c 1120 to 1250- W.T. Reedy, Ed., Pipe Roll Society, London, 1995- Vol. L, 137, p. 82
    (5) The Segrave Family 1066-1935- Charles W. Segrave, 1936
    (6)The Segraves- on the Wyken, Coventry home page at: http://www.wyken.com/html/segrave.html


    7II. NICHOLAS (THOMAS 1, HUGH 2, HEREWARD 3, GILBERT 4, STEPHEN 5)

    m. MATILDA de LUCY- d. of Geoffrey de Lucy
    d. before 12 Nov. 1295
    bur. Chaucombe Priory

    Simon de Montfort- Chamber of the House of Representatives

    Nicholas went with King Henry III in 1259 to France and was knighted by the king in 1263, however, he soon became a follower of Simon de Montfort in his rebellion and was one of those who fortified Northampton for which his lands were seized by the King. After Northampton fell to the King's men, Nicholas feld to London where the citizens there were raising a large army for the rebels and they made his their general. At the head of the Londoners army he marched with Gilbert de Clare and Henry de Hastings to the seige of Rochester and then commanded the left flank of the army at the Battle of Lewes. Lewes began with a charge made by Nicholas and his army, however, he was defeated by Prince Edward, who pushed his advantage too far and thereby contributed to the Royalists' defeat. The King, Prince Edward and many of their followers became prisoners of the rebels who followed up their victory by calling a Parliament in the King's name. Nicholas was summoned as Baron Segrave on 24 Dec. 1264.(2)

    Monument at the Site of the Battle of Lewes

    He was wounded and taken prisoner at the Battle of Evesham.(1) However, by the Dictum of Kenilworth he obtained a full pardon and was restored to his lands. Four years later he went with Prince Edward to the Holy Land and when Edward became King of England, Nicholas was one of his supporters. In 1276 he was with King Edward in his capaign against the Welsh and later in Scotland and Ireland. Nicholas was summoned to Parliament again on 24 June 1295. (2)

    Issue-

  • 8I. JOHN- m. CHRISTIANE DePLESSIS (d. after 8 May 1331), d. before 4 Oct. 1325
  • II. Eleanor- m. Alan la Zouche

    Ref:

    (1) The Segrave Family 1066-1935- Charles W. Segrave, 1936
    (2) The Segraves- on the Wyken, Coventry home page at: http://www.wyken.com/html/segrave.html

    Royal Descents of 500 Immigrants- Gary Boyd Roberts, NEHGS, 1993


    7I. JOHN (THOMAS 1, HUGH 2, HEREWARD 3, GILBERT 4, STEPHEN 5, NICHOLAS 6)

    m. CHRISTIANE DePLESSIS (d. after 8 May 1331), d. of Hugh de Plessis
    d. before 4 Oct. 1325
    bur. Chaucombe Priory

    Ruins of Caludon Castle

    John was taken prisoner during the Scottish wars in 1281 and the king granted him �100 towards his ransom. Upon his father's death he became the owner of Caludon Castle which he held until his death in 1325. He was summoned to Parliament from 26 Aug. 1296 until 6 May 1325. He continued to fight in the Scottish Wars and in 1296 was made Constable of the English army in Scotland. In 1297 he was retained to serve Roger Bigod, Earl of Norfolk, with five knights in time of peace or war in England, Wales and Scotland for the term of his life. In return he had a grant of the manor of Lodene, Norfolk. In 1298 he was back in Scotland and was at the battle of Falkirk. In 1301 he obtained a license to build a castle at his manor house in Bretby, Derbyshire and was next made Governor of Berwick-upon-Tweed and warden of Scotland. We then find him at the siege of Caerlaverock with King Edward. After Edward's death he was again made warden of Scotland and went with King Edward II back into Scotland and was part of the defeat of the English army at the Battle of Bannockburn where he was taken prisoner. After a year in prison he was exchanged for Thomas de Moram who had been kept in the Tower. John was sent by the king to Gascony as punishment for the escape of Roger Mortimer from the Tower. John died while in Gascony.(1)

    The Battle of Bannockburn from the Holkham Bible- 1327-35

    Issue-

  • 8I. STEPHEN- m. ALICE FitzALAN of Arundel (d. 7 Feb. 1340), d. before 12 Dec. 1325
  • II. Ellen- m. William de Ferrers

    Ref:<p> (1) The Segraves- on the Wyken, Coventry home page at: http://www.wyken.com/html/segrave.html


    8I. STEPHEN (THOMAS 1, HUGH 2, HEREWARD 3, GILBERT 4, STEPHEN 5, NICHOLAS 6, JOHN 7)

    m. ALICE FitzALAN of Arundel (d. 7 Feb. 1340)- d. of Richard FitzAlan and Alasia di Saluzzo
    d. before 12 Dec. 1325
    bur. Chaucombe Priory

    Stephen was involved in the Scottish wars with his father. However, in 1319 he was one of the supporters of Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, but, surrendered and obtained a pardon. By 1323 he was made Constable of the Tower of Londion. He went with his father to Gascony in 1325 and also died there. (1)

    Issue-

  • 9I. JOHN- m. MARGARET PLANTAGENET (b. 1320, d. 24 Mar. 1398/9), d. 20 Mar. 1353

    Ref:

    (1) The Segraves- on the Wyken, Coventry home page at: http://www.wyken.com/html/segrave.html


    9I. JOHN (THOMAS 1, HUGH 2, HEREWARD 3, GILBERT 4, STEPHEN 5, NICHOLAS 6, JOHN 7, STEPHEN 8)

    b.c.1315
    m. MARGARET PLANTAGENET (b. 1320, d. 24 Mar. 1398/9)
    d. 20 Mar. 1353

    John succeeded as Lord Segrave after the deaths of his father and grandfather in 1325 when he was about the age of 10. He was involved in the wars in France and Scotland during the reign of King Edward III. He was summoned to Parliament from 29 Nov. 1336 until 15 Nov. 1351.(1)

    John married Lady Margaret Plantagenet, sole heiress of Thomas of Brotherton, Earl of Norfolk, Marshal of England and younger brother of the King. Margaret succeeded her father in 1338 as Countess of Norfolk and was created Duchess of Norfolk for life on 29 Sept. 1397.

    Issue-

  • 10I. ELIZABETH- b. 25 Oct. 1338, m.c.1349 JOHN De MOWBRAY (b. 25 June 1340, killed 1368 Thrace), d. 24 Mar. 1398/9
  • II. John- m. Blanche Mowbray, sister of John Mowbray above, d. before 1353
  • III. Anne- Abbess of Barking

    Ref:

    (1) The Segraves- on the Wyken, Coventry home page at: http://www.wyken.com/html/segrave.html

    Plantagenet Ancestry of Seventeenth Century Colonists- David Faris, Genealogical Pub. Co., 1996
    Ancestral roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700- Frederick Weis, 1992

    Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants- Vol.II, p.289


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