'Besiles1'
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Families covered: Besilles (Besiles) of Alfynton, Besiles (Besilles) of Besselslegh, Besiles of Bocland, Besiles of Radcote, Besilles (Besiles) of Wodhull
| (1) The following family's name wappears in many forms! It was somewhat arbitrary that we focused on 'Besiles'. (2) MGH starts with 4 probable siblings whom we show as children of ... |
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| ?? de Besiles | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Matthew de Besiles of Alfynton (Devon), Wodhull (Wiltshire) & Dudmerton (Gloucestershire), Constable of Gloucester Castle (a 1233, 1268) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Beatrice (widow of John de Basingeham) (a 1239, 1264) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Matthew de Besiles of Alfynton, Wodhull & Dudmarton (a 1270, 1291) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret de Rabayn (a 1280, dau of Elias de Rabayn by Maud, dau/heir of Sir Stephen de Bayeus (Baiocis)) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Edward de Besilles of Alfynton & Wodhull (d 1304?)) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Joan | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Peter de Besilles of Alfynton & Wodhull (b c1308?, a 1328) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sibyl (a 1307) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Matthew de Besilles of Alfynton & Wodhull (b c1321), d before 15.02.1361 | ||||||||||||||
| (A) | Peter de Besils of Alfynton & Wodhull (a 1364, 1383) possibly father of ... | ||||||||||||||
| (i) | William Besils (a 1403) possibly father of ... | ||||||||||||||
| (a) | William Besils (a 1424, 1434) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Matilda | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Matthew de Besiles of Boclond (Berkshire), Roccote (Oxfordshire) & Brampton Regis (Somerset) (a 1272, d before 26.02.1295) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth d'Averanches (b c1254, d by 1315, dau of John d'Averanches (de Averenges) of Retcot, Bromland & Dakenham) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Geoffrey de Besiles of Boclond, Rotcote & Brampton Regis d before 29.04.1339) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Beatrice (dau of Percival Symeon of Oxfordshire, King's Sergeant) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Sir Thomas de Besilles of Besselslegh & Bokeland, Ratcote, Brampton Regis & Kingston, Sheriff of Oxfordshire & Berkshire (b c1313, d 15.08.1378) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Katherine de Legh (d 1406, dau/coheir of John de Legh of Leigh (later Besselsleigh) (by Hawise of Kingston alias Chesterton), son of William de Legh of Kingston possibly son of Robert de Kingston) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | John de Besyls of Besselslegh, Ratcote, Brampton Regis & Kingston (b c1359, d 1382?) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c1376) Thomasine de Bratton (dau of Peter de Bratton of Bratton & Langridge) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | John de Besyls (d 28.11.1384) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Sir Peter de Besilles of Besselslegh, Bocland, Radcote, Brampton Regis & Kingston, Sheriff of Oxfordshire & Berkshire (b 24.06.1363, d 02.03.1425, MP) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (before 05.1384) Joan Catewy (dau of Thomas Catewy or Cateway of Buscot) | |||||||||||||||
| MGH reports that Peter, "a minor in the king's custody" married John without licence. | |||||||||||||||
| p/m2. (before 1.0.1424) Margery Haines (Hannys) (d 18.05.1484, m2. William Warbleton of Warbleton) ## see here ## | |||||||||||||||
| HoP ("Sir Peter Bessels") suggests that Sir Peter dspl. and that the following Thomas was illegitimate. | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Thomas Besyles (d 29.09.1458) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Clemence (m2. John Nowers of Tuckley) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | William Besiles of Besselslegh, Tynteynes, Carswell, Longsworth, Langford, Radcote, Grafton & King's Brompton (b c1444, d before 05.05.1515) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Alice Harcourt (d before 19.06.1526, dau of Sir Richard Harcourt 'of Wytham' of Stanton Harcourt) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Elizabeth Besiles | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Richard Fettiplace of Bessilsleigh (d 1511) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Sir Richard Elyot (d by 05.1522, judge) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Agnes (a 1343, m2. Adam de Denc.) | |||||||||||||||
| C. | daughter | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ de Vivona (son/heir of Hugh de Vivons of Wetkinton, Sheriff of Somerset & Dorset) | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | Emery de Besill of Osmundeston (Norfolk), Stunton (Suffolk) & Dakenham (Barking, Essex) (a 1259, youngest son?) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| 3.+ | other issue - John (a 1241), Luke (a 1243) | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): MGH (NS5 vol 5 (1925), 'Pedigree of the Besils Family of Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Devonshire, Berkshire, and Somersetshire, p63+)
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