Richer WYCHINGHAM

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• Name: William WITCHINGHAM
• Occupation: ; Lawyer, Judge of Common Pleas 1363
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About Sir William Witchingham (Wychingham)
Sir William de Wychingham, son of Richard de Wichingham, was lord in the 33d of Edward III.; he was bred to the law, of which he was a serjeant, and a judge of the Common-pleas in 1363; by his will proved March 25, 1381, he was buried in the south isle of Wichingham St. Mary's church, which he had built; gives legacies to Margaret his wife, (fn. 6) to Richer, Nicholas, and William, his sons, and to William [Clere] and Dionysia his wife, who was his daughter.

That his wife's name was Margaret is certain; that she was Lady Margaret de Brewse is not. It is rather more likely that she was the daughter of one Roger or William de Rising or Woodrising, of merely local importance.

St. Mary's church includes (or included) many armorial bearings and impalements, but that of de Brewse is not to be found. If his wife were a de Brewse, surely her family's blazon would have been prominently featured?

[I]n the 18th of Edward III. John de Enepol and Joan his wife, Henry Broom of Reedham and Maud his wife, Thomas Pykel and Joan his wife, sold their right in this lordship, with lands, &c. to Wichingham St. Mary, and St. Faith's, to Will. de Witchingham, quit of the heirs of John, Maud, Joan, and Alice. http://apling.freeservers.com/Villages/WoodrisingBlomfield.htm

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William Witchingham (1328 - 1381)
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William Witchingham
Born 1328 in Norfolk, , Englandmap
Son of Roger Wychingham and Margaret De Antingham
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Husband of Margaret (Braose) Witchingham ? married [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Father of Dionysia (Wychingham) Clere and Nicholas Wychingham
Died 1381 in Norfolk, , Englandmap
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Biography
"Roger, son of Walter, was living in the said reign, and granted messuages, lands, &c. to Sarah, widow of Walter.

"Sir William de Wychingham, son of Richer [Roger] de Wychingham, was lord in the 33d of Edward III [1360]. He was bred to the law, of which he was a serjeant, and a judge of the Common Pleas in 1363. By his will, proved March 25, 1381, he was buried in the fourth aisle of Witchingham St. Mary's church, which he had built; gave legacies to Margaret his wife, to Richer, Nicholas, and William, his sons, and to William Caley and Dionyisia his wife, who was his daughter. ..."[1]



See Sir William Witchingham's page at the Knight Family website, with quotations from other sources.

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? https://archive.org/stream/historyantiquiti03jeffiala#page/108/mode/2up The History and Antiquities of Norfolk, vol. 3 (1781): Hundred of Eyensford, p. 109].
Percival Oakley Hill, A History of Upton, Norfolk (1891), pp. 7- 8, pedigree chart showing the descent of the manor of Upton.
Acknowledgement

William married Margaret BRAOSE. Margaret (daughter of John De BRAOSE, Of Stinton, Sir and Eve De UFFORD) was born about 1330 in Stinton, Norfolk, England; died in 1374 in Norfolk, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Margaret BREWSE
• _UID: 03B5573A09014B54BF7AD7CEC3712FB8EBAB

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That his wife's name was Margaret is certain; that she was Lady Margaret de Brewse is not. It is rather more likely that she was the daughter of one Roger or William de Rising or Woodrising, of merely local importance.

St. Mary's church includes (or included) many armorial bearings and impalements, but that of de Brewse is not to be found. If his wife were a de Brewse, surely her family's blazon would have been prominently featured?
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Margaret Braose who married William Witchingham, to whom John de Brewes bequeathed a silver cup.[5]
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"Sir John de Brewes by his will [Reg. Haydon fol. 11] dated in May 1370 he requires to be buried in the chancel, gives to Sir John de Brews, one of his best horses, to the lady Eve his wife, 5 marks and a silver cup with a cover, to Sir John de Brews, junior 40s. to Giles his brother 40s. the lady Margaret, wife of Sir William de Wychingham, a silver cup with a cover; he was chancellor to the bistiop of Norwich."[6]

? An Essay Towards A Topographical History of the County of Norfolk: Volume 8, pub. 1808, pp. 269-276
? Francis Blomefield, An essay towards a topographical history of the county of Norfolk, Volume 4, p. 424.

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"WICHINGHAM's MANOR. In the 1st of king John, William de Bellamont, and Muriel his wife, conveyed by fine to Gilbert de Langtoft, the service of two knights fees, and the third part of one in this town, Saxlingharn, Bintry, Ickburgh, &c. and Sarah de Wychingham was found, in the 31ft of Henry III. to hold the fourth part of a fee here of Robert Langtoft, he of the earl of Gloucester, and the earl of the king: she was then the widow of Walter de Wychingham, descended of an ancient family, who had very soon after the conquest an interest here. William, son of Wycher de Wychingham, was living in the reign of king Stephen, and Roger de Wychingham was father of Walter aforesaid, whose son Walter was living in the 53d of Henry III. when Robert de Newton, sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk, received 10s. 8d. of him to excuse him from being a knight; and the said Walter was lord, and kept a court in the 7th of Edward 1.

"Roger, son of Walter, was living in the said reign, and granted messuages, lands, &c. to Sarah, widow of Walter.

"Sir William de Wychingham, son of Richer de Wychingham, was lord in the 33d of Edward III. ..."[1]

It would appear that "Roger" is the same as "Richer": Sir William de Wychingham's father Richer is the same as "Roger, son of Walter."

Sources
? The History and Antiquities of Norfolk, vol. 3 (1781): Hundred of Eyensford, p. 109.

Richard married Margaret ANTINGHAM in 1327 in Norfolk, England. Margaret was born in 1310 in Norfolk, England; died in 1360 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: John BREWES
• _UID: 724078205C18475C82364D8B2C5B1D1DB291

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Sir John de Brewes, of Stinton, Akenham, Ludborough, &c., next brother and heir, born 10 August 1306. He married Eve, daughter of Sir Robert d'Ufford [Lord Ufford], by Cicely, younger daughter and coheir of Robert de Valoignes, of Ixworth and Walsham, Suffolk. He and his wife were both living in May 1370. They were buried in Woodbridge Priory. [Complete Peerage II:305-6, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]

Note: Both of John's elder brothers dsp. (Richard, as a minor; and Robert, dsp bef. 12 July 1325, married but still a minor).

John married Eve De UFFORD. Eve (daughter of Sir Robert UFFORD -, First Baron Ufford and Countess Cecily DE VALOINES) was born about 1312 in Parham, Plomesgate, Suffolk, England; died after May 1370 in Woodbridge Priory, Suffolk, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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He [John de Brewes] married Eve, daughter of Sir Robert d'Ufford [Lord Ufford], by Cicely, younger daughter and coheir of Robert de Valoignes, of Ixworth and Walsham, Suffolk. He and his wife were both living in May 1370. They were buried in Woodbridge Priory. [Complete Peerage II:305-6, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]

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• TitleOfNobility: ; Knight
• Name: Giles De BREUSE
• _UID: 6C606A56797D41849453D7926C379496649F

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SIR GILES DE BREUSE, son and heir, aged 28 and more at his mother's death. He married Joan, daughter of Richard DE BEAUMONT, of Witnesham, Suffolk. He died shortly before 6 February 1310/1. His wife survived him. [Complete Peerage II:305, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]

Giles De Braose
Also Known As:"Lord Stinton"
Birth circa January 1270 Stinton in Sall, Aylsham, Norfolk, England UK Died February 6, 1310 in Lincolnshire, England UK Immediate Family:Son of Richard de Braose (Brewes), Lord of Stinton Manor and Alice (Alicia) le Braose, Heiress of Stinton & Ludborough
Husband of Joan "Lady of Woodbridge" de Beaumont Father of Sir John de Braose, Lord of Stinton and Robert De Braose Brother of Margaret Devereaux; Mary de Weyland; Sibyl de Braose; Richard Breuse, Sr and Richard Braose

Giles married Joan BEAUMONT in 1st Husband 2ND Wife. Joan (daughter of Richard DE BEAUMONT OF WITNESHAM and Alice) was born about 1289 in Witnesham, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England; died in 1332 in Ewelme, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Joan BEAUMONT
• Name: Joan De BELLO MONTE
• _UID: 687230C5CD664A9F92F7E00B95BBC29506AE
• Alt. Death: Aft 1326; Alt. Death

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He [Giles de Breuse] married Joan, daughter of Richard DE BEAUMONT, of Witnesham, Suffolk. He died shortly before 6 February 1310/1. His wife survived him. [Complete Peerage II:305, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]

Joan Beaumont was born circa 1289, at Witnesham, Woodbrodge, Suffolk, England.

Joan was married twice:

Sir Giles de Braose of Stinton and Ludborough, who died before 6 February, 1311, with whom Joan had children:
1.) Richard de Breuse, born circa 1302, died before 1320;

2.) Robert de Brewes, born before 1305-6, died before 12 July, 1325;

3.) Sir John de Braose of Stinton and Ludsborough, born 10 August, 1306;

Edmund Bacon married Joan de Brewes; Joan and Edmund had children:
1.) Margery Bacun, who was married to William de Kerdeston

An Inquisition was taken after the death of Joan's first husband, Giles de Brewosa alias de Breuse, de Breouse, following a writ issued on 6 February, 1311, which found that his heir was Richard de Breuse, son of Giles and his wife, Joan, who was aged 9 that year. Giles, his wife, Joan, and their son Richard, held Lutheburgh, Lincolnshire, jointly by the gift of Roger de Breuse by fine levied in the king's court in 34 Edward I, to be held to them and the heirs of the body of Richard, with remainder to his brother, Robert, and the heirs of his body, with remainder to the right heirs of Giles.

On 22 May 1325, from Bordeaux, Edmund of Woodstock, earl of Kent, sent a request to Hugh le Despenser, jnr, for Edmund Bacon to have the marriage of John de Braose, presumably Edmund's stepson who would have been 19 years old at the time.

Joan Beaumont died in 1332. Joan's widower, Edmund Bacon, married Margery Pounynges, and died about the feast of the Annunciation 15 March, 1336.

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Robert married Countess Cecily DE VALOINES. Cecily was born in 1258 in Thurston, Suffolk, England; died on 16 Jul 1325 in Stow, Suffolk, England; was buried after 16 Jul 1325 in Butley, Suffolk, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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