Sir William de Vescy, Lord of Alnwick

William de Vescy, of Alnwick, Northumberland, and Malton, Yorks, by Agnes, daughter of William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby of the 1138 creation. [Burke's Peerage]

WILLIAM DE VESCY, son and heir, was a minor at his father's death. In January 1217/8 the custody of the whole de Vescy fee, with the heir and his marriage, was granted to William (Longespée), Earl of Salisbury, the King's uncle, to whom Margaret, Eustace's widow, was ordered to deliver her son, 13 November 1218. William had livery of his inheritance, 16 May 1226, when he was about to marry the Earl's daughter. He was knighted, circa May 1229, and accompanied Henry III's expedition to Brittany in 1230, being granted a protection while remaining in the King's service overseas, 15 September. In 1232 and 1234 he was forbidden to attend tournaments at Blyth, Northampton and Cambridge. He was deputed to escort King Alexander and Queen Joan of Scotland to the English court in 1235, and again in August 1237. In 1240 he was ordered not to retain in his service Siward, sometime professed in the order of Friars Preachers, nor to prevent his arrest. In 1242 he went with the King to Gascony. In December 1244. he was deputed, with the abbots of Alnwick and Byland, to receive the oath of Patrick and Walter Comyn, Earls in Scotland, to clear themselves towards the King. Next year he was in the Welsh campaign. On 30 May 1253 he had a protection, going with the King to Gascony. He was the founder of the Carmelite priory of Hulne, in Northumberland.

Family

Marriage

1. Isabel LONGESPEE b: ABT 1209 in Salisbury Castle, Wiltishire, England Married: AFT 16 MAY 1226 in 1st wife
2. Marriage 2 Agnes de FERRERS b: ABT 1222 in Tutbury, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England Married: BEF 1244 in 2nd wife 5

Children of 1st wife

1. Sarah de VESCY b: ABT 1236 in Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, England

Children of 2nd wife

1. John de VESCY , of Alnwick, Sir b: 18 JUL 1244 in Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, England
2. William 1st Baron de VESCY , of Alnwick, Sir b: 19 SEP 1245 in Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, England
3. Agnes de VESCY b: ABT 1247 in Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, England
4. Juliana de VESCI , Heiress of Harlaston b: ABT 1253 in Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, England

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William de Vescy BIRTH 16 May 1205 Alnwick, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England DEATH 7 Oct 1253 (aged 48) Aquitaine, France BURIAL Watton Priory Watton, East Riding of Yorkshire Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England MEMORIAL ID 106600330

William was son and heir of Eustace de Vescy, Lord of Alnwick and Margaret FitzWilliam de Huntingdon. He was a minor at his father's death. In January 1217/8 the custody of the whole de Vescy fee, with the heir and his marriage, was granted to William Longespée, Earl of Salisbury, the King's uncle, to whom Margaret, Eustace's widow, was ordered to deliver her son, November 13, 1218. William had livery of his inheritance, May 16, 1226, when he was about to marry the Earl's daughter. He was knighted, circa May 1229, and accompanied Henry III's expedition to Brittany in 1230, being granted a protection while remaining in the King's service overseas, 15 September. In 1232 and 1234 he was forbidden to attend tournaments at Blyth, Northampton and Cambridge. He was deputed to escort King Alexander and Queen Joan of Scotland to the English court in 1235, and again in August 1237. In 1240 he was ordered not to retain in his service Siward, sometime professed in the order of Friars Preachers, nor to prevent his arrest. In 1242 he went with the King to Gascony. In December 1244. he was deputed, with the abbots of Alnwick and Byland, to receive the oath of Patrick and Walter Comyn, Earls in Scotland, to clear themselves towards the King. Next year he was in the Welsh campaign. On May 30, 1253 he had a protection, going with the King to Gascony. He was the founder of the Carmelite priory of Hulne, in Northumberland. He married, 1stly, shortly after May 16, 1226, Isabel, daughter of William Longespée, Earl of Salisbury, by Ela, only daughter and heir of William, Earl of Salisbury. She died and was buried in Alnwick Abbey. He married, 2ndly, Agnes, 1st daughter of William de Ferrieres, 5th Earl of Derby, by his 1st wife, Sibyl, sister and, in her issue, coheir of Anselm, 9th Earl of Pembroke, 3rd daughter of William Marshal, 4th Earl of Pembroke. He died in Gascony, shortly before October 7, 1253, and was buried at Watton Priory, co. York. His widow died May 11, 1290, and was buried in the Greyfriars, at Scarborough.

Family Members Parents Eustace de Vescy 1169–1216

Spouse Agnes de Ferrieres 1224–1290

Children John de Vescy

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• * Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 106th Edition, Charles Mosley Editor-in-Chief, 1999 Page: 2884
• * Complete Peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the United Kingdom, by G. E Cokayne, Sutton Publishing Ltd, 2000 Page: XII/2:276-278 Text: had livery of his lands on 16 May 1226
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