Maud (FitzJohn) de Beauchamp (abt. 1244 - abt. 1301)

Born about 1244 in England

Ancestors

Wife of Gerald (Furnival) de Furnival — married before 1261 in England [uncertain]

Wife of William (Beauchamp) de Beauchamp — married before 1270 in England [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about 18 Apr 1301 at about age 57 in Worcestershire, England [uncertain]

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Biography

Maud FitzJohn was the daughter of John FitzGeoffrey, Knt., of Shere, Surrey, etc., and Isabel Bigod, daughter of Magna Carta baron Hugh le Bigod, Earl of Norfolk,^[1] and widow of Gilbert de Lacy of Ewyas Lacy, Herefordshire.^[2][3] Her birth date and place are not known, but are estimated by some to be between 1244 and 1250, possibly at Bernard Castle, Warwickshire, where her family held lands^[4] (see comment below).

Her father, Sir John FitzGeoffrey, younger son of Geoffrey, Earl of Essex, was Justiciar of the Forest south of Trent and was appointed Justiciar of Ireland^[2][5] by Henry III, by charter dated 4 November 1245.^[3] As Maud was the eldest daughter, she was eventually the co-heir of her brother, Richard FitzJohn, Knt., of Shere and Fambridge.^[5] Along with Sir Richard, Maud's siblings included younger sisters Isabel, wife of Robert de Vipont; Aveline, wife of Walter de Burgh, and Joan, who married Thebaud le Boteler, brother John FitzJohn, Knt. of Shere, who died before 1275,^[2] and possibly William^[3] (not named by Richardson). Maud's half-siblings, through her mother's first marriage to Gilbert de Lacy were: Walter de Lacy, Margery (de Lacy) de Verdun, and Maud de Lacy, Baroness Geneville.^[2]

The chronicle of Tintern Abbey in Monmouthshire names Matilda uxor Guidono comitis Warwici as the eldest daughter of Johanni Fitz-Geffrey and Isabella Bygod. Her paternal grandparents were Geoffrey FitzPeter, 1st Earl of Essex, and Aveline de Clare. Her maternal grandparents were Magna Carta baron Hugh Bigod, 3rd Earl of Norfolk and Maud Marshal, daughter of William Marshal, Regent of England and Earl of Pembroke.^[6]

Marriages and Children

Maud married first to Gerald de Furnival, Knt.,^[1] Lord of Hallamshire.^[6] They had no issue.^[1] Gerald was the son of Thomas de Furnivall, Lord Hallamshire and Bertha de Ferrers.^[4] He died before 18 October 1261 and, each year, Maud gave one mark to Worksop Priory to celebrate his anniversary.^[1]

Maud FitzJohn married second before 1270 to William de Beauchamp, 9th Earl Warwick, son and heir of Sir William de Beauchamp and Isabel Mauduit.^[1][7] They had at least two sons and three daughters.

• John,^[1][7]
• Guy, Knt., 10th Earl of Warwick,^[7] born about 1271-5, died at Warwick Castle on 12 August 1315, married first to Isabel de Clare, they had no issue and later divorced. Guy married second to Alice de Tony and had seven children.^[1][8]
• Isabel, wife of Sir Patrick de Chaworth and of Sir Hugh le Despenser, later Earl of Winchester^[1][8] (Lewis omits the 2nd marriage, presumably just a mistake). Isabel died before 30 May 1306.^[7]
• nun at Shouldham,^[8] Anne^[1][7]
• nun at Shouldham,^[8] Amy^[1][7]

Inheritance

In 1297, Maud was co-heiress to her brother, Sir Richard, 1st Lord Fitz John, and inherited the manors of Cherhill, Wiltshire, Potterspury, Northamptonshire, and Quarrendon, Buckinghamshire, along with townships in the cantred of the Isles in Thomond in Ireland.^[1]

Death and Burial

Maud, Countess of Warwick, died on 16 (or 18) April 1301.^[1][7] Her husband, William, predeceased her, dying 5 (or 9) June 1298 at Elmley, Worcestershire.^[1] Maud was buried on 7 May 1301 in the church of the Friars Minor, Worcester, Worcestershire,^[7] where her husband had been buried 22 June 1298.^[1]

The will of "William de Beauchamp Earl of Warwick", dated 14 September 1296, bequeathed property to "Maud my wife...Guy my eldest son...my two daughters nuns at Shouldham".^[6]

Research Notes

Disputed Children

Sir William Dugdale assigns them another daughter, Margaret, said have been married and another son, Robert, who died in infancy.^{[citation needed]}

Although not named by Richardson, they may have had another daughter, Maud/Mathilda (Beauchamp) Rither (perhaps she is the same person as Margaret, above). See her profile, which has several sources attached.

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 1.13} Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. 2nd edition. Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2011, vol. I, pages 134-136, BEAUCHAMP 4.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry, 2011, vol. IV, page 248, VERDUN 3.iii.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} John FitzGeoffrey entry in the database Medieval Lands: A Prosopography of Medieval European Noble and Royal Families, by Charles Cawley © Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, 2000-2018.by Charles Cawley.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Marlyn Lewis. Maud FitzJohn entry in Our Royal, Titled, Noble and Commoner Ancestors & Cousins, database online, accessed 3 Feb 2020: follows Douglas Richardson's Magna Carta Ancestry.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2013, vol. IV, pages 246-247.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Maud Fitz John entry in the database Medieval Lands by Charles Cawley.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7} Richardson, Royal Ancestry, 2013, vol. I, pages 285-287.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3} William V de Beauchamp entry in the database Medieval Lands by Charles Cawley.

• Richardson, Douglas. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. 2nd edition. (Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2011). See also WikiTree's source page for Magna Carta Ancestry and Vol. II, pages 64 and 525.
• Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. (Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2013). See also WikiTree's source page for Royal Ancestry and Vol. II, p. 139-140, 440.

See also:

• Wikipedia: Maud FitzJohn, Countess of Warwick, citing Richardson MCA vol. I.

Acknowledgements

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Magna Carta Project

This profile was re-reviewed by Thiessen-117 16:51, 3 February 2020 (UTC).

Maud FitzJohn is a descendant of Magna Carta surety barons Hugh Bigod and Roger Bigod. Richardson links her to about 175 Gateway Ancestors and this profile appears in several Magna Carta project-approved/badged trails from the Bigods to the following Gateway Ancestors:

• Alsop Gateways (Elizabeth, George, and Timothy): badged in 2015, re-reviewed July 2022. See the trail HERE.
• Marmaduke Beckwith: badged 2022, see trails HERE. Also see Jennings, below.
• Mary Bourchier: trail was badged in 2019 and is set out HERE.
• Nathaniel Burrough (MCA I:375-376 BURROUGH): trail badged Nov 2022. See the trail HERE.
• Claypoole Gateways (James, Edward and Norton): badged in 2015 and re-reviewed in June 2020. See the trail HERE.
• William Clopton: badged 2022. See the trail HERE.
• Saint Leger Codd (MCA III:481-484 SAINT LEGER): trail badged 2019. See trail HERE.
• Coytemore Gateways (Elizabeth and Thomas): badged in 2015. See the trail HERE.
• Anne Derehaugh (MCA II:62-63 DEREHAUGH): trail badged Nov 2022. See the trail HERE.
• Edward Digges: badged in 2020. See the trail HERE.
• William Farrar (MCA II:141-142 FARRER): trail badged Nov 2022. This trail is set out HERE.
• Harleston Gateways (John and Elizabeth) (MCA II:355-363 HARLESTON): badged 24 Aug 2021. See the trail HERE.
• Warham Horsmanden: badged May 2020. See the trail HERE.
• Anne Humphrey: badged in 2015 and re-reviewed in June 2020. See the trails HERE (see also West trail).
• Henry Isham: trail badged Nov 2022. See trail HERE.
• Edmund Jennings: badged Nov 2022. See the trail HERE.
• Kempe Gateways (Richard, Edward, Edmund and Matthew): badged Nov 2022. See the trail HERE.
• Nathaniel Littleton: badged in December 2017. See the trail HERE.
• Manwaring Gateways (Oliver and Mary): badged, re-reviewed in February 2024. See the trail HERE.
• Richard More: badged trail can be seen HERE.
• Richard Palgrave: trail was badged 19 March 2021 and can be seen HERE.
• Herbert Pelham: badged in 2015 and re-reviewed in June 2020. See the trails HERE (see also West trail).
• Alexander Spotswood: badged in 2015 and needs re-review. See the trail HERE.
• Jemima Waldegrave (MCA I:354-355 BURES): trail badged Nov 2022. See the trail HERE.
• West Gateways (Thomas, Francis, John, Nathaniel, and Elizabeth): badged in 2015 and re-reviewed in June 2020. See the trail HERE.

Maud also appears in unbadged trails (need further work) to the following Gateways:

• Blakiston Gateways (Nehemiah and George): needs development. See the trail HERE.
• Edward Bromfield: needs further development. See the trail HERE.
• Elizabeth Cooke: trail needs further development. See the trail HERE.
• Stephen Terry: trail needs further development. See the trail HERE.
• Olive Welby: trail needs further development. See the trail HERE.

See comments below for additional Gateway names and trails.

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".