The Arden Family

Ralph Arden

Birth: 1385/6
Ralph is documented to be aged 12 at the IPM of Reginald Everingham in August 1398 (Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem vol 17 Richard II [1392-1399] pp417-429)

Father: Roger Arden

Mother: Elizabeth (Maulovel) Stanhope

Notes:

The Antiquities of Nottinghamshire p393 (Robert Thoroton, 1677)
Stephen Malovel, the Father of Elizabeth, who had to her first husband John Stanhope, the son of Richard Stanhope, a Burgess of Newcastle; and to her second Roger Arden, by whom she had Raph Arden

When Ralph's half-brother, Richard, inherited substantial estates - parts of the manors of Tuxford, Egmanton and Laxton - from a fairly distant relative on the death of Edmund Everingham in 1398, Ralph also inherited a portion of lands in Wellum, Morehous, Stretton, Fenton, Lutilburgh, Southleverton, and Northcotum which were divided between all the brothers according to the custom of the soke of the manor of Oswerbek.
Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem vol 17 Richard II [1392-1399]  pp417-429
1160
NOTTINGHAM .  Inq. taken at Retteford, Saturday, All Souls’ Day, 22 Richard II.
... the said messuages, lands etc. ought to remain to Richard Stanop, aged 28 years and more, son of Elizabeth, daughter of Stephen, son of Elizabeth, sister of John Lungvileres, father of the said Agnes, except those held of the soke of Oswerbek, which are partible among heirs male according to the custom of the soke and ought to descend to the said Richard and to his brothers, Stephen, aged 21 years and more, Robert, aged 18 years and more, and Ralph, aged 12 years and more.
Wellum Morehos. 4 cottages.
Stretton. 2 1/2a. land and meadow.
Fenton. A cottage.
Littilburgh. 3 cottages, a common oven, a bovate of land and a twentieth part of a ferry over the Trent.
South Leverton and Northcotum. A messuage, 6 cottages, 240a. land and 20a. meadow.
All the above are held in socage of the heirs of the earl of Pembroke as of the soke of Oswerbek.


Calendar of Fine Rolls vol 11 1391-1399 pp286-7 (1929)
1398. Nov. 12.
Westminster.
... (1) the said messuages, land, meadow, fisheries and rent in Hoghton, Allerton, Drayton, Eton, Carlton, Elkesley, Grymeston, Welhagh, Kirketon, Walesby, Retteford, Northcotum, Marneham and Southcotum ought after the death of Reynold and Agnes to remain to Richard Stanhop, son of Elizabeth the daughter of Stephen the son of Elizabeth the sister of John Lungvileres, father of the said Agnes, as kinsman and next heir of Agnes, because Reynold and Agnes died without issue, (2), the said third part, moiety and fourth part ought after the death of Edmund to remain to the same Richard because Edmund died without heir male of his body, and (3) the said lands in Wellum, Morehous, Stretton, Fenton, Lutilburgh, Southleverton, and Northcotum are divisible between the said Richard, who is of full age, Stephen, his brother, also of full age, and Robert and Ralph, his brothers, who are minors, according to the custom of the soke of the manor of Oswerbek, and ought to remain to the said Richard, Stephen, Robert and Ralph by virtue of one of the said fines,—to make a partition of the lands in Wellum etc. into four equal parts, and cause Richard to have full seisin of his pourparty thereof, as well as the whole of the remaining premises, saving to the aforesaid Joan her reasonable dower of the aforesaid third part, moiety and fourth part, as the king has taken the homage and fealty of Richard for the third part of the manor of Tuxford; and to remove the king’s hand from the remaining three pourparties of the lands in Wellum etc., if they are in the king’s hand by the death of Reynold and for no other cause, delivering any issues thereof taken since the death of Reynold to those to whom they belong.

The Peerage of England vol 3 p255 (Arthur Collins, 1768)
  John de Stanhope ... by his first wife he had five sons, John, Richard, Stephen, Robert, and Ralph, and a daughter Margaret

The Visitations of the County of Nottingham in the Years 1569 and 1614 p5 lists Richard, John, Stephen and Robert as sons, and Margaret as a daughter, of John Stanhope and Elizabeth Maulovel, and also lists an unnamed child as married to Grimsby. But no Ralph. I have assumed this unnamed child was a daughter, but wonder if perhaps it might refer to Ralph.

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Roger Arden

Married: Elizabeth (Maulovel) Stanhope

This marriage had occurred by 24 September 1383 when the Patent Rolls records that Elizabeth and Roger "are living together in matrimony" (Calendar of the Patent Rolls 1381-1385 p307).

Children: Notes:
Not sure what to make of this, but it gives us a date by which we know Elizabeth's marriage to Roger Arden had occurred, and by which John Stanhope must have died.
Calendar of the Patent Rolls 1381-1385 p307 (1897)
1383. Sept. 24.
Westminster.

  Pardon, at the supplication of Elizabeth, late the wife of John Stanhope, to Roger Darderne, who with Richard Throustell was charged with the rape of her, because the offence was committed before the late statute and they are living together in matrimony.     By p.s

Roger is also named as Elizabeth's wife in legal issues regarding John Stanhope's debts, in October 1373.
Calendar of the Patent Rolls 1381-1385 p295 (1897)
1383. Oct. 23.
Westminster.

  Roger Arderne and Elizabeth his wife, executrix of the will of John de Stanape of the county of Nottingham, for not appearing to render 701. 6s. to Robert Boxford, citizen and clothier of London.     London.

The Antiquities of Nottinghamshire p393 (Robert Thoroton, 1677)
Stephen Malovel, the Father of Elizabeth, who had to her first husband John Stanhope, the son of Richard Stanhope, a Burgess of Newcastle; and to her second Roger Arden, by whom she had Raph Arden

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