The Languillere Family
Elizabeth (Languillere) Stanhope
John Languillere
Richard
Stanhope
Abstracts of the Inquisitiones Post Mortem relating to
Nottinghamshire vol 1 p11 (W.P.W. Phillimore, 1905)
... the
property descended to Elizabeth
as daughter and heir of the said John
Languillere, which same Elizabeth
took to husband Richard Stanhop
and had issue Richard Stanhop,
esquire. After the death of Elizabeth
all the said manors, lands, tenements and other the premises descended
to the said Richard Stanhop,
esquire, as son and heir of the said Elizabeth,
and after Richard’s death they
descended to the said John Stanhop
son and heir of Richard, son
and heir of Elizabeth as
kinswoman and heir of the said John
Languillere.
This marriage is not found in many early pedigrees and histories of Sir
Richard Stanhope, most of which ascribe him a first wife named Elizabeth or
Joan Stavely, and then place Maud Cromwell as a second wife. For example, The
Antiquities of Nottinghamshire p393 (Robert Thoroton, 1677)
has "This Sir Richards first wife
was Elizabeth, but by others said
to be Joane, the daughter of Robert, and sister of Raph
Staley" and The Peerage of England vol 3 pp255-8
(Arthur Collins, 1768) has "He had two wives, first, Elizabeth (or, as
others say, Joan) daughter of Robert, and sister of Ralph de Stavely". The
Staveley wife was definitely Joan, as seen on her gravestone in Rampton (see
Notices
of the Stanhopes as Esquires and Knights p14) and the
simplest explanation of the Elizabeth/Joan confusion is that it represents
two marriages. The IPM above states explicitly that Elizabeth Languillere
"took to husband Richard Stanhop" and provides a better reason that their
son (also Richard) took the Languillere arms. Sir Richard also appears to
have inherited Longvillers estates by being named the heir of a distant
Longvillers cousin, via the Malovells, (see Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry IV vol 1 pp22-6)
but this does not preclude him from having married Elizabeth Languillere.
The exact relationship between Elizabeth Languillere and Agnes Longvillers
from whom Richard inherited the Languillere estates has not been
established.
The Antiquities of Nottinghamshire p393
(Robert Thoroton, 1677)
This Sir Richards first wife was Elizabeth,
but by others said to be Joane,
the daughter of Robert and
sister of Raph (Staveley
or) Staley, by whom he had
divers Children, Richard, Thomas,
James, Elizabeth, and Agnes.
- Abstracts of the Inquisitiones Post Mortem
relating to Nottinghamshire vol 1 p11 (W.P.W. Phillimore,
1905) states "Elizabeth as daughter and heir of the said John
Languillere, which same Elizabeth took to husband Richard Stanhop and
had issue Richard Stanhop, esquire."
- Abstracts of the Inquisitiones Post Mortem
relating to Nottinghamshire vol 1 p11 (W.P.W. Phillimore,
1905) states "Elizabeth as daughter and heir of the said John
Languillere, which same Elizabeth took to husband Richard Stanhop and
had issue Richard Stanhop, esquire. After the death of Elizabeth all the
said manors, lands, tenements and other the premises descended to the
said Richard Stanhop, esquire, as son and heir of the said Elizabeth,
and after Richard’s death they descended to the said John Stanhop son
and heir of Richard, son and heir of Elizabeth"
John Languillere
Thomas Languillere
Abstracts of the Inquisitiones Post Mortem relating to
Nottinghamshire vol 1 p11 (W.P.W. Phillimore, 1905)
They say
also that one Walter, Vicar of
the Church of Laxton, was seized in his demesne as of fee of the manor
of Hoghton, 2 messuages, 2 oxgangs of land in Elkesley, 2 messuages, 2
oxgangs of land and a moiety of a watermill in Allerton.
So seized, by his charter he gave that
property to Thomas Languillers
for term of life, and after Thomas’
death to remain to John son of
Thomas and the heirs of his
body for ever. In default of such issue to the right heirs of Thomas
for ever. By virtue of which gift Thomas was thereof seized as of his
free tenement and died so seized. After whose death the property
remained to the said John
Languillere and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten, and he
became seized thereof in his demesne as of fee tail, and had issue Elizabeth and so seized he died.
After whose death the property descended to Elizabeth
as daughter and heir of the said John
Languillere, which same Elizabeth
took to husband Richard Stanhop
and had issue Richard Stanhop,
esquire.
Thomas Languillere
Abstracts of the Inquisitiones Post Mortem relating to
Nottinghamshire vol 1 p11 (W.P.W. Phillimore, 1905)
They say
also that one Walter, Vicar of
the Church of Laxton, was seized in his demesne as of fee of the manor
of Hoghton, 2 messuages, 2 oxgangs of land in Elkesley, 2 messuages, 2
oxgangs of land and a moiety of a watermill in Allerton.
So seized, by his charter he gave that
property to Thomas Languillers
for term of life, and after Thomas’
death to remain to John son of
Thomas and the heirs of his
body for ever. In default of such issue to the right heirs of Thomas
for ever. By virtue of which gift Thomas was thereof seized as of his
free tenement and died so seized. After whose death the property
remained to the said John
Languillere and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten
Some of the land in Houghton and Elkesley mentioned in the IPM above, was
bought by Thomas, or perhaps his father (if his father had the same name) in
1305.
Feet
of Fines: CP 25/1/184/20 #2
CP 25/1/184/20,
number 2
Link: Image
of document at AALT
County: Nottinghamshire.
Place: Westminster.
Date:
Two weeks from Holy Trinity, 33 Edward I [27 June 1305]. And afterwards
two weeks from Easter, 1 Edward II [28 April 1308].
Parties: Thomas de
Longeuylers, querent, and Alan Franceys of Bekingham
and Joan, his wife, deforciants
Property: 2 parts of 1
messuage, of 1 toft, of 7 and a half bovates of land and [of] 8 acres* of
meadow, excepting 10 acres of land, in Hoghton' and Elkeleye.
Action: Plea of covenant.
Agreement: Alan and Joan
have acknowledged the 2 parts to be the right of Thomas, as those which he
has of their gift, to hold to Thomas and his heirs, of the chief lords for
ever.
Warranty: Warranty by Alan and Joan for themselves and the
heirs of Alan.
For this: Thomas has given
them 40 marks of silver.
Note: [* This is in the ablative rather than the genitive
case, but from the agreement the sense must be 2 parts of 8 acres.]
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