John Devereux of Manne (Whitchurch Maund) was a member of a prominent knightly family in Herefordshire during the reigns of Edward II, and Edward III. He fought at the Battle of Crecy, and gave rise to the Devereux Barons of Whitchurch Maund.
John Devereux of Manne | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1302 |
| Died | c. 1346 |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Barre |
| Issue | John Devereux, 1st Baron Devereux |
| Father | Walter Devereux of Bodenham |
| Mother | Margery de Braose |
Childhood and Ancestry
editJohn Devereux was born in 1302, the son of Walter Devereux of Bodenham,[1] and Margery de Braose.[1][2] His family had experienced the loss of their patrimony including Lyonshall Castle, and his father did not retain the barony granted to his grandfather, William Devereux. John’s youth was spent in close alliance with his older brother, Stephen Devereux of Bodenham and Burghope, in trying to revive the family fortunes.
The ancestral arms of the Devereux family, and that of the Devereux of Bodenham were: Argent, a fesse and in chief three roundlets gules. To distinguish themselves, the Devereux family of Whitchurch Maund added a mullet or.
Career
editJohn Devereux is identified as a witness to a grant of a croft in 1317 in the town of la More (Hereford) by Thomas Swonild to Thomas de Houton (and his sons, Walter and Hugh) between the lands of his father, Sir Walter Devereux, and the Tyne brook.[3] On 11 December 1323 a commission of oyer and terminer was called to investigate a complaint by Richard de Portes that ‘John Deueres’ was among a group of men that assaulted him at Gloucester, and broke the gates and doors of his houses at Bromesberwe (Yockeford), and Dunhampton (county Gloucester), cut down his trees and carried them and other goods away.[4]
He came of age in 1323,[2] and was a witness at the inquisition regarding the ongoing Mortimer insurrection on 22 January 1324.[5] He was listed among a number of Hereford men who testified about the actions of Mortimer’s men and accomplices, and the complicity of the Bishop of Hereford in their action. His brother, Stephen Devereux, was listed among the jurors.
On March 6, 1327 John Devereux was described as the king’s yeoman. He was granted the bailiwick of the ‘chace of Cors’ in county Gloucester.[6] On 26 July 1327 Hugh fitzThomas and Hugh fitzSymond recognized a debt of 30 shillings to John Devereux.
On 20 September 1332 a grant for three years was given to William de Leversete and John Deveroys of the right to take customs specified in the letters patent on goods for sale brought to the town of Ideshale and Welynton, county Salop, and passing through those towns or along the highway between them, for repairing the causeway.[7] This was renewed on 8 December 1335 for another 3 years.[8] Also in 1335, John Devereux along with Stephen Devereux[a] and Roger Devereux[b] witnessed land transactions in Whitchurch Maund, and Rosemaund in the parish of Bodenham.[9]
John Devereux participated in Edward III’s invasion of France in 1346 as part of the retinue of Laurence Hastings, 1st Earl of Pembroke, and was present at the Battle of Crécy.[10][c] He died shortly after this time.
Marriage
editJohn Devereux married Margaret Barre,.[2][11] They had a son:
References
edit- ^ a b Evelyn Philip Shirley. Stemmata Shirleiana. (Westminster: Nichols and Sons, 1873). page 103 to 104
- ^ a b c d Morgan G. Watkins. Collections Towards the History and Antiquities of the County of Hereford in continuation of Duncumb’s History, Hundred of Radlow. (High Town [Hereford]: Jakeman & Carver, 1902). Page 42 to 49. Parish of Castle Frome, Genealogy contributed by Lord Hereford
- ^ 'Deeds: C.6601 - C.6700', A Descriptive Catalogue of Ancient Deeds: Volume 6 (1915), pp. 366-377. URL: [1] Date accessed: 24 July 2014.
- ^ University of Iowa Digital Library. Calendar of Patent Rolls. Volume 2, page 444. 11 December 1323, Ravensdale, membrane 25d. [2] Accessed 23 July 2014
- ^ Placitorum in domo capitulari Westmonasteriensi asservatorum abbrevatio, temporibus regum Ric. I., Johann., Henr. III, Edw. I, Edw. II. Printed by Command of His Majesty King George III in pursuance of an address of The House of Commons of Great Britain. 1811. Page 345
- ^ University of Iowa Digital Library. Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 1, page 41. 06 March 1327, Westminster, membrane 14. [3]. Accessed 23 July 2014
- ^ University of Iowa Digital Library. Calendar of Patent Rolls. Volume 2, page 338. 20 September 1332, Westminster, membrane 4. [4]. Accessed 23 July 2014
- ^ University of Iowa Digital Library. Calendar of Patent Rolls Volume 3, page 188. 1335, Dec. 8, Auckland, membrane 7. [5]. Accessed 23 July 2014
- ^ John Duncumb. Collections Towards the History and Antiquities of the County of Hereford, Volume 2, Issue 1. Hereford: EG Wright, 1812. Page 49, Broxash Hundred, Amongst the Collections of St. George, Clarencieux King at Arms
- ^ George Wrottesley. Crecy and Calais, From the Original Record in the Public Record Office. (London: Harrison and Sons, St. Martin’s Lane, 1898). Page 29, and French Roll, 21 Edward III, Part I and II, Pages 121 and 127
- ^ George Frederick Beltz. Memorials of the Order of the Garter. (London: William Pickering, 1841). Page 323 to 327
Notes
edit- ^ John Devereux’s brother who died in 1350.
- ^ Possibly John Devereux’s brother or cousin.
- ^ A 'Lord de Maune' is identified as having fought in the first or Prince's Division. His identity is not certain, and this source says probably he was Lord de Morley. It is equally possible that this is John Devereux de Manne whose name has also been spelled Maune and Maund. As John Devereux de Manne's son became a close companion of Edward the Black Prince, this provides additional support for this possibility.