John (Villiers) de Villiers (abt. 1377 - 1416)

Born about 1377 in Brooksby, Leicestershire, England

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Died 25 Nov 1416 at about age 39 in Brooksby, Leicestershire, England

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Biography

John Villiers was born circa 1377 (age 11-1/2 at his father's death) at Brooksby, Leicestershire, England.^[1]

He inherited half of the estate of his "cousin" Simon Pakeman in 1391.^[2]

During his minority he was the ward of Richard Assheby (abt.1330-aft.1391) of Lubbesthorpe, Leicestershire.^[3]

He married Joan Mering, daughter of William Mering, circa 1403.^[4]

In 1415 he appointed Thomas Assheby and his son Thomas Assheby with others as trustees of his estate.^[3]

John Villiers died on 25 November 1416.

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1. ↑ J. L. Kirby, 'Inquisitions Post Mortem, Henry IV, Entries 620-677', in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Volume 18, Henry IV (London, 1987), pp. 203-227. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol18/pp203-227 [accessed 8 July 2020].
2. ↑ 'Close Rolls, Henry IV: February 1403', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry IV: Volume 2, 1402-1405, ed. A E Stamp (London, 1929), pp. 112-113. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/hen4/vol2/pp112-113 [accessed 8 July 2020]: Westminster, 13 February 1403: To Reynold Langham escheator in Leycestershire. Order to take the fealty of John Vylers, and to give him seisin of the purparties hereinafter mentioned; as upon the finding of an inquisition, which the late king caused to be taken by John Wodeforde late escheator, that twelve messuages, one toft and twelve virgates of land in Kereby, Wyggeston, Barton and Oddeston held in chief by knight service, and eight messuages, one toft and eight virgates in Huckellescote, Whitewyke, Donyngton and Staunton held of others than the king came to the late king's hands by death of Simon Pakeman and by reason of the nonage of Simon his son and heir, who died within age in ward of that king, and were in the king's hand, and that Katherine daughter of Simon the father, whom Robert Diggeby took to wife, being of full age, and John son of Richard Vylers, being son of Joan sister of the said Katherine and then within age, were cousins and next heirs of Simon the son, the late king took the homage and fealty of the said Robert for the purparty of the said Katherine due by reason of issue between them begotten, and on 14 November 15 Richard II commanded the late escheator to give them livery of that purparty, keeping in his hand the purparty of the said John until further order, with a proviso that Robert and Katherine should have to their purparty a share of the lands held in chief and should be tenants of the king; and upon the finding of another inquisition, taken by the said escheator, that a fine levied in the court of King Edward III between Geoffrey del Peeke and Gilbert del Peeke of Coventre plaintiffs and John Prest of Coventre and Isabel his wife deforciants of a messuage, a croft called 'Goldilonde,' a field called 'Hullifelde,' a croft called 'Burghcroft,' a field called 'Philipstokkynge' with a grove adjacent, 2 acres of land in 'Bunsestokkynge,' 1 acre in 'Brodecroft,' the moiety of a croft called 'Otecroft,' a field called 'Maisterlonde' with a wood called 'Maisterwode,' a wood called 'Geambewode,' a meadow called Horsley with a grove adjacent and a meadow called 'Perismede' in Corley, whereby John Prest acknowledged the said Geoffrey's right, and the plaintiffs granted the premises to the deforciants for life with remainder to Simon son of Richard le Couper and to the heirs of his body, remainder to Simon Pakeman of Kereby and to his heirs, that the same were held of others than the king, that John Prest and Isabel died thereof seised, that after their death Simon Couper entered and died thereof seised without issue, and that the said Katherine and John Vylers were cousins and next heirs of Simon Pakeman, the late king ordered the said escheator in presence of the said Robert and Katherine and of the next friends of John Vylers, or of their attorneys, to make a partition thereof into two equal parts, and to give the said Robert and Katherine seisin of her purparty, keeping the purparty of John Vylers in his hand until further order; and John Vylers proved his age before John Botiller of Sproxton late escheator, and the king has taken his homage.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} ASHBY, Thomas (d.c.1435), of Lowesby, Leics. on History of Parliament Online
4. ↑ Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 352.

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