'Argentine1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Argentine of Croxton, Argentine of Melbourn, Argentine of (Great) Wymondeley

                               
Sir David de Argentine, later of Croxton (Cambridgeshire) (a temp William I who r. 1066-1087)
TCP reports that the family took its name from Argenton in Poitou and not, as reported by some, from Argenton in Berry or Argentan in Normandy. The name is spelt variously. We follow TCP & BE1883 which use 'Argentine' but 'Argentein' is widely used.
1. Roger de Argentine of Croxton
m. Dionysia de Malet (dau of Gilbert de Malet of Cury Mallet)
Possibly son rather than brother of Roger was ...
2. Sir Reginald de Argentine of Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire (b 1098, d 1130) the first mentioned by BE1883
  Lipscomb shows Reginald's wife and mother of John as Maud but she is identified by BE1883 as Reginald's widow.
  m1. Lora de Montfort (dau of Robert de Montfort)
  A. Sir John de Argentine of Great Wymondley (b 1123, d 1198) this generation omitted by BE1883
  m. Ellen (dau/eir of Guy FitzTecon)
  i. Sir Reginald de Argentine of Great Wymondley, Sheriff of Cambridge & Huntingdonshire (a 1216)
m. Rose de Halesworth
  a. Sir Reginald de Argentine of Great Wymondley, Sheriff of Essex & Hertfordshire, Cambridge & Huntingdonshire (b c1175, d 1246)
  m1. Emma de Broy (dau of Sir Robert de Broy)
  (1) Margery de Argentine
H
  m. Walter de Pateshull
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  m2. Cassandra l'Isle (dau of Robert 'Isle of Rampton by Beatrice de Cormeilles)
(2) Sir Giles de Argentine of Melbourn (Cambridgeshire) & Great Wymondley, Governor of Windsor Castle (d before 24.11.1282) the first mentioned by TCP
  m. Margery de Aiguillon (dau/coheir of Sir Robert de Aiguillon, m2. Jordan de Sackville)
  (A) Reginald de Argentine of Melbourn & Wymondeley, 1st Lord (d before 03.03.1307/8)
m. (1265?) Lora de Vere (d 1292, dau of Hugh de Vere, 4th Earl of Oxford)
  (i) John de Argentine, '2nd Lord' (d before 20.10.1318)
  m1. Joane Bryan (dau/heir of Sir Roger Bryan or Brien of Throcking)
  (a) Joane de Argentine
  m. Sir John le Boteler
  (b) Elizabeth de Argentine
m. Sir William le Boteler
  (c) Dionyais de Argentine
  m2. Agnes Beresford (dau of William Beresford of Burton, m2. Sir John de Nereford, m3. Sir John de Maltravers)
(d) Sir John de Argentine, '3rd Lord' (b c04.1318, d 11.1382)
  m. Margaret D'Arcy (dau of Robert D'Arcy of Great Sturton or Stretton)
  ((1)) Joan de Argentine (dvp)
  m. Sir Bartholomew Naunton
  ((A)) Margaret Naunton
  m. Robert Bokenham
  ((2)) Elizabeth de Argentine
  m. Sir Baldwin de St. George of Hatley St. George (a 1358)
  ((3)) Maud de Argentine
  m1. Sir Richard de Merton
  m2. Sir Ives (Ivo) FitzWarren
  partner unknown
((4)) Sir William de Argentine of Wymondeley, Sheriff of Norfolk & Suffolk
  m1. Isabel Kerdeston (dau of Sir William Kerdeston)
  ((A)) John Argentine 'of Wymondeley'
  ((i)) John Argentine (dsp 1420)
  ((ii)) Elizabeth Argentine
  m. William Alington
  ((iii)) Joan Argentine (dsp(m) 1428-9)
  m. Robert Alington
  m2. Margaret
  (B) Cassandra de Argentine
  m. Sir Ralph Perot of Radwell
  ii.+ other issue - Oliver, John, Reginald
  m2. Maud

Main source(s): Lipscomb (Bucks, vol 1, 'Pedigree of Argentein', p13+) , BE1883 (Argentine), TCP (Argentine) with input (added 27.04.13, shown in italics) from various web sites
[This page was originally uploaded on 22.03.04 into AZmisc03. It was expanded 27.04.13 and reviewed 29.08.15 and moved here on 05.07.18.]
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