William (Blount) le Blount (abt. 1295 - bef. 1337)

Born about 1295 in Sodington, Worcestershire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Margery (Verdun) de Crophull — married before 20 Feb 1327 in England

Died before 3 Oct 1337 before about age 42 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Sir William Blount was a member of the aristocracy in England.

Biography

WILLIAM LE BLOUNT, Knight, of Sodington, Worcestershire, Under-Sheriff of Lancaster (1336-7),^[1] Lord Blount, was born circa 1295.^[2] He was the son of Walter le Blount, Knight, of Rock, Worcestershire, by his second wife, Joan, daughter of Ralph de Sodington.^[1]

He married before 20 Feb 1327 to Margery de Verdun, daughter of Theobald de Verdun, Knight, 2nd Lord Verdun, and Maud de Mortimer and they had no surviving issue.^[1][2][3]

He was summoned to Parliament from 25 Jan 1329/30 to 14 Jan 1336/7, by which summonses he may have become Lord Blount.^[1]

Sir William le Blount, Lord Blount, was murdered before 3 Oct 1337 at Liverpool, Lancashire.^[1][2][3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Richardson, Douglas, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Ed., Vol II, p. 1. Access online (search only) at GoogleBooks.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Norr, Vernon M., Some Early English Pedigrees. p. 27.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Richardson, Douglas, Royal Ancestry, Vol. V, p. 247.

See also:

• Marlyn Lewis
• Richardson, Douglas, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 248.
• Richardson, Douglas, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. IV, p. 254.
• Visitation of Page 51: Blount

Acknowledgements

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