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William GILBERT

William GILBERT

Male Bef 1380 - Abt 1428  (~ 48 years)

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  • Name William GILBERT  [1
    Born Bef 1380  Compton, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Christened 1380  Compton, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    FamilySearch ID G8YC-JXH 
    Died Abt 1428  Compton Castle, Maldron, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried 1428  Compton, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I594778391  Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 22 Sep 2024 

    Father Sir William GILBERT,   b. Jul 1327, Compton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jul 1380, Compton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 52 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth DE CHAMPERNOWNE,   b. 1334, North Tawton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jul 1380, Compton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years) 
    Married Abt 1370  Compton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F536731889  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Isabel GAMBON,   b. 1383, Morston Manor, Halberton, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1444, Compton Castle, Marldon, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Married 1410  Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. William Otto GILBERT,   b. 1396, Compton, Devon, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1428, Compton, Devon, , England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years)
     2. Otes (Otys) GILBERT,   b. 24 Mar 1418, Compton Castle, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Aug 1493, Compton Castle, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     3. John Otto GILBERT,   b. 1420, Compton, Devonshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Feb 1494, Compton, Devon, , England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    Last Modified 22 Sep 2024 
    Family ID F536731891  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • William is shown in the Gilbert family pedigree for the Visitation of Devon in 1564[1]as the son of William Gilbert and Elizabeth Champernon, with wife Isabella Gambon and son Otho Gilbert.

      23 Apr 1423: Yeovil: Inquisition post Mortem of Otes Chambernoun Esquire:[2]

      Otes died on 2 January last. William Bykebury , William Gilbert and William atte Wode are his kinsmen and next heirs, each aged 40 years and more, William Bykebury as son of Katherine daughter of Thomas son of Margaret one of the sisters of Richard father of Otes; William Gilbert as son of Elizabeth, second sister of the same Richard father of Otes; and William atte Wode as son of Joan, third sister of the same Richard father of Otes.

      17 April 1431: Exeter: Inquisition post Mortem of Agnes widow of Otes Chambernoun:[3]

      Otes died without heir of his body. Agnes continued in her estate for life by right of a joint tenant in survivorship, and died so seised.
      She died on 29 January last. Elizabeth, Margaret, and Elizabeth, daughters of William Bykebyry and minors in the king's wardship, Otes Gilbert, and John atte Wode , are kin and next heirs of Otes Chambernoun . Elizabeth, Margaret, and Elizabeth are daughters of William son of Katherine daughter of Thomas son of Margaret, one of the sisters of Richard father of Otes Chambernoun . Elizabeth, first daughter, was aged 14 on 23 April last. Margaret was aged 7 years on the day following the feast of Saint... last. Elizabeth, third daughter, was aged 4 on ... Laurence last. Otes Gilbert is the son of Elizabeth, other sister of Richard father of Otes, and was aged ?13 on 24 March last. Owing to his minority, he is in the wardship of the abbot of Torre because William his father, of whom he is the heir, held a messuage and carucate in Blackawton of the abbot by service.... William Gilbert died three years before Agnes.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 22 Sep 2024), entry for Elizabeth de Champernowne, person ID LVGP-ZLL. (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 22 Sep 2024), entry for William Gilbert, person ID G8YC-JXH. (Reliability: 3).