Margaret (Stafford) Neville (abt. 1365 - abt. 1396)

Born about 1365 in England

Ancestors

Wife of Ralph Neville KG — married after 19 Jun 1382 in England

Descendants

Died about 9 Jun 1396 at about age 31 in England

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Biography

Family and Early Life

Margaret was a daughter of Hugh de Stafford, 2nd earl of Stafford, and Philippa de Beauchamp.^[1][2] The date of her birth is unknown but is likely to have been about 1365. (See Research Notes.) Her parents owned properties throughout England so the location of her birth is uncertain. She had five brothers and two sisters.^[1][2]

Margaret's father participated in a number of the king's military campaigns in France, was made a knight of the Garter,^[3] and served frequently on royal commissions (especially those regarding Scottish affairs and coastal defense).^[4] In the ceremonies following Richard II's coronation, he served as carver of the king's bread and meat.^[4] By 1383-4 his net disposable annual income was estimated to be about £2120,^[4] which indicates that Margaret grew up in a very properous household.

Marriage and Children

Margaret married sometime after 19 June 1382 (date of papal dispensation) Ralph Neville, KG, 4th Lord Neville of Raby.^[5][6][7] There were at least eight children from this marriage: (See Research Notes)

• John de Neville, Knt.; born c.1387;^[8][9] married 29 August 1394 (date of license) Elizabeth Holand;^[8][9][10] died before 20 May 1420^[8][9]
• Ralph de Neville, Knt. of Oversley; married before 1411 Mary Ferrers;^{[10][11][12][13][14]} died 26 February 1458;^[11][13][15]
• Maud de Neville (or Matilda); married Peter de Mauley, 5th Lord Mauley;^{[5][12][13][16]}
• Alice de Neville; married (1) after 20 February 1408 (date of papal indult) Thomas Grey, Knt. of Heaton;^[12][13][17] married (2) after 2 August 1415 Gilbert Lancaster;^[12][13][17] died after 22 August 1453^[17]
• Philippe de Neville; married before 20 July 1399 Thomas Dacre, 6th Lord Dacre of Gilsland;^{[12][13][16][18][19]} died before 5 January 1458^[18]
• Elizabeth de Neville; became a Minoress nun;^[5][12][13]
• Anne de Neville; married before 3 February 1413 Gilbert de Umfraville, Knt.^{[12][13][16][20]}
• Margaret de Neville; married (1) before 31 December 1413 Richard le Scrope, 3rd Lord Scrope of Bolton;^{[12][13][19][21]} married (2) before 5 November 1427 William Cressener, Esq., of Sudbury, Suffolk;^[13][21] died 1464^[21]

Margaret's father died in April 1386, and left a bequest in his will for "my daughter [Margaret de Neville]...[of] a large gold ring, with a great diamond set therein."^[22]

Her husband, Ralph Neville, had participated in his first military campaign at the age of sixteen and been knighted at St Omer.^[15][23][24] By 1385 (several years after their marriage) he had been appointed governor of Carlisle Castle jointly with Thomas, son of Lord Clifford.^[15][24][25] In March 1386 he was made warden of the west march at the same time that his father was appointed warden of the east march.^[15][24][25] On 17 October 1388 he succeeded his father as 6th Baron Neville of Raby.^[24]

During the 1390s Neville participated in negotiations for peace with the Scots,^[25] and served as justice of the peace in the North and West ridings of Yorkshire.^[15][24] He wielded an enormous amount of political influence in the North Country, and in 1396 took possession of the castle of Wark on Tweed.^[24]

Death

Her marriage was to last only fourteen years. Margaret, Lady Neville, died 9 June 1396 and was buried at Brancepeth, Durham.^[5][26] Her husband married (2) before 29 November 1396 Joan Beaufort, widow of Robert Ferrers and daughter of John of Gaunt, duke of Aquitaine and Lancaster, and earl of Derby.^[5]

Research Notes

Estimated Birth Year: Her father Hugh was born "in or before 1342",^[1] her marriage was in 1382, and her husband's birth is given by Richardson as "1364-7 (aged 21 or 24 in 1388)".^[5] Based on this, her year of birth is estimated to have been about 1365.

Possible ninth child of Margaret and Ralph: Although not listed by Richardson, several sources do give an additional daughter, named Anastasia, who is thought to have died as an infant or during childhood.^[12][15] No evidence has been found of this daughter's existence. Stevens-17832 22:18, 15 February 2024 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. Salt Lake City: the author (2013), vol. 5, pp. 11-13 STAFFORD 8. Hugh de Stafford
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Richardson, Douglas. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families. 4 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham. 2nd edition. Salt Lake City: the author (2011), vol. 4, pp. 74-76 STAFFORD 7. Hugh de Stafford. Google books.
3. ↑ Shaw, William Arthur. The Knights of England. London: Sherratt and Hughes (1906), vol. 1, p. 4.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Rawcliffe, Carole. Stafford, Hugh, second earl of Stafford. Oxford DIctionary of National Biography online edition (23 Sep 2004), available here by subscription.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5} Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. Salt Lake City: the author (2013), vol. 4, pp. 233-237 NEVILLE 13 Ralph Neville.
6. ↑ Richardson, Douglas. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families. 4 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham. Salt Lake City: the author (2011), vol. 3, pp. 246-249 NEVILLE 8. Ralph Neville Google Books.
7. ↑ Cokayne, George Edward. The Complete Peerage of the House of Lords and All Its Members From the Earliest Times. Revised edition. London: St Catherine Press (1959), vol. 12(2), p. 547.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. Salt Lake City: the author (2013), vol. 4, pp. 238--240 NEVILLE 14 John Neville.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2} Cokayne, George Edward. The Complete Peerage of the House of Lords and All Its Members From the Earliest Times. Revised edition. London: St Catherine Press (1959), vol. 12(2), p. 548.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} Flower, William. Visitation of Yorkshire 1563 and 1564. London: Mitchell and Hughes (H.S.P. 16) (1881), p. 223.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. Salt Lake City: the author (2013), vol. 3, p. 77 GASCOIGNE 14. Ralph Neville.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.8} Rowland, Daniel. Historical and Genealogical Account of the Noble Family of Nevill. London: Samuel Bentley (1830), p. 34.
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 13.8 13.9} Petre, J.A. The Nevilles of Brancepeth and Raby 1425-1499, pt. 1. The Ricardian, vol. 5 (1979-81), p. 419, available as a pdf here.
14. ↑ Tonge, Thomas. Heraldic Visitation of the Northern Counties in 1530. (Surtees Soc. #41) Durham: Frances Le Keux (1863), p. 15.
15. ↑ ^{15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5} Tuck, Anthony. Neville, Ralph, first earl of Westmorland. Oxford DIctionary of National Biography online edition. (23 Sep 2004, rv 3 Jan 2008), available here by subscription.
16. ↑ ^{16.0 16.1 16.2} Jacob, Ernest Fraser. The Fifteenth Century. Oxford: Oxford University Press (1993), p. 320.
17. ↑ ^{17.0 17.1 17.2} Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. Salt Lake City: the author (2013), vol. 3, p. 109 GRAY 8. Thomas Gray.
18. ↑ ^{18.0 18.1} Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. Salt Lake City: the author (2013), vol. 2, p. 372 DACRE 14. Philippe Neville.
19. ↑ ^{19.0 19.1} Transactions of the Leicestershire Architectural and Archaelogical Society. Leicester: Crossley and Clarke (1866), vol. 1, p. 316.
20. ↑ Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. Salt Lake City: the author (2013), vol. 4, p. 18 MALLORY 12i. Gilbert Umfreville.
21. ↑ ^{21.0 21.1 21.2} Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. Salt Lake City: the author (2013), vol. 5, p. 167 TIBETOT 12. Richard le Scrope.
22. ↑ Nicholas, Harris Nicolas. Testamenta Vetusta. London: Nichols and Son (1826), vol. 1, pp. 118-120
23. ↑ Shaw, William Arthur. The Knights of England. London: Sheratt and Hughes (1906), vol, 2, p. 10.
24. ↑ ^{24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 24.4 24.5} Tait, James. Neville, Ralph (1364-1425). Dictionary of National Biography archive edition.
25. ↑ ^{25.0 25.1 25.2} Blore, Edward. Monumental Remains of Noble and Eminent Persons. London: Harding, Lepard, and Co. (1826), #21 Ralph Neville
26. ↑ Northumberland County History Committee. A History of Northumberland. Newcastle-upon-Tyne: A. Reid, Sons & Co. (1893), vol. 6, pp. 78-79.

See also:

• Baker, George. History and Antiquities of the County of Northampton. London: John Bowyer Nichols and Son (1822-30), vol. 1, p. 55. (Beaufort pedigree)

• Beltz, George. Memorials of the Most Noble Order of the Garter London: William Pickering (1841), p. clvi.

• Blomefield, Francis. An Essay Towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk. London: William Miller (1807), vol. 6, pp. 128-132.

• Bulletin of the Institute for Historical Research, vol. 36 (1963), Marriage and Politics in the Fifteenth Century: the Nevilles ad the Wydeviles, pp. 119-123.

• Cokayne, George Edward. The Complete Peerage of the House of Lords and All Its Members From the Earliest Times. London: St Catherine Press (1936), vol. 9, pp 503-504.

• Dobson, R.B. Durham Priory 1400-1450. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (1973), pp. 184-191.

• Doyle, James Edmund. Official Baronage of England. London: Longmans, Green and Co. (1886), vol. 3, pp. 629-631.

• Dugdale, Sir William. The Baronage of England. (1675), p. 162.

• Hicks, Michael A. Who's Who in Late Medieval England? London: Shepheard-Walwyn (1991), pp. 210-212.

• Ingledew, Christopher J.D. The History and Antiquities of North Allerton in the County of York. London: Bell and Daldy (1858), p. 243.

• Leland, John. The Itinerary of John Leland... London: G. Bell (1907-10), p. 76.

• Raine, James. Wills and Inventories... London: J.B. Nichols and Son (1835), pp. 68-74. (Will of Ralph Neville)

• Wikipedia: Margaret Neville.

Acknowledgements

Magna Carta Project

This profile was developed for the Magna Carta Project by Jen Hutton in February 2024 and reviewed for the Project by Michael Cayley on 19 February 2024.

Margaret (Stafford) Neville is not listed in Douglas Richardson's Magna Carta Ancestry but has been identified by the Magna Carta Project as trails from Gateway Ancestors Elizabeth Cooke and Stephen Terry to Magna Carta Surety Barons Hugh le Bigod and Roger Bigod. These trails have not yet been developed on WikiTree by the Magna Carta Project. They can be seen in the Magna Carta trails sections of the profiles of Martha White and Mary White.

See Base Camp for more information about identified Magna Carta trails and their status. See the project's glossary for project-specific terms, such as a "badged trail".