Agnes (Crophull) Merbury (abt. 1372 - 1438)

Born about 1372 in Leicestershire, England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Walter Devereux Knt. — married before Nov 1382 in England

Wife of John Parr — married after 20 Jun 1401 in England [uncertain]

Wife of John Merbury — married before Mar 1417 in England

Descendants

Died 3 Feb 1438 at about age 66 in England

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Biography

Agnes Crophill or Crophull, only child and heiress of Thomas de Crophill of Cotesbach and Newbold Verdun, Leicestershire, and Sibyl de la Bere, was born about 1371/2 (aged 9 in 1381, aged 12 in 1383)^[1] possibly in Leicestershire, England, where the family had lands.

Agnes married first to Walter Devereux, Knt.,^[2][3][4] of Bodenham, Herefordshire, son and heir of William Devereux, Knt., before November 1382.^[1] They had the following children:

• Walter, Esq.^[1][2]
• John^[1][2]
• Richard^[1][2]
• Thomas^[1][2]
• Elizabeth^[1][2]
• Margaret^[1][2]

Sometime between 1401-1436, Agnes, as Walter's widow, sued Richard de la Bere in Chancery.^[1]

Agnes married second to John Parr, Knt., of Kirkby-Kendal and Parr, Westmorland, (d. bef. 6 Oct 1407)^[1][4] son of Sir William Parr and Elizabeth Roos, after 20 June 1401. They had one son:

1. Sir Thomas.^[1]

Agnes married third, before March 1417, as his second wife, to John Merbury, Esq.^[4] (d. 29 Jan (or 3 Feb) 1437/8), probably younger son of Thomas Merbury, Knt.. They had no issue.^[1]

Agnes died testate on 3 February 1438.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12} Richardson, Douglas, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Ed., Vol II, p. 2. CROPHILL 9. Access online (search only) at GoogleBooks.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6} Richardson, Douglas, Royal Ancestry: A Study In Colonial And Medieval Families, (Salt Lake City, Utah, 2013), Vol. V, page 248-249.
3. ↑ The Visitation of the County of Warwick in the Year 1619, Harleian Society, 1877, p. 279, Internet Archive
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Entry for 'DEVEREUX, Sir Walter (d.1402), of Weobley, Herefs', History of Parliament Online

See also:

• Richardson, Douglas, Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 2nd edition, (Salt Lake City, Utah: the author, 2011), Vol. III, p. 146, MILBORNE 10, and 297-298.
• Richardson, Douglas, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 304, PARR 12.
• Roberts, Gary Boyd, The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004. Ancestry.com: #467 p. 385-6: Sarah Woodward through Theobald de Verdun, 2nd.
• Inquisitions PM at Chipping: Isabel de la Mare

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Magna Carta Project

This profile was was reviewed and approved on 15 September 2019 by Michael Cayley.

Agnes (Crophull) Merbury is a descendant of Magna Carta Surety Barons Hugh le Bigod and Roger le Bigod and appears in a trails badged by the Magna Carta Project between the Bigods and the following Gateway Ancestors:

• Edward Carleton: trail was badged in September 2021 and is outlined HERE.
• Woodward Gateways (Sarah and Frances) (MCA IV:365-368 WOODWARD): trail was badged in September 2019 and is outlined HERE.

Agnes (Crophull) Merbury also appears in unbadged trails (need further work) to the following Gateways:

• Edward Foliot (MCA II:224-225 FOLIOT): trail not yet developed, is outlined HERE.
• Mary Johanna Somerset (MCA II:388-390 HERBERT): trail needs further development. This trail is set out HERE.

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".