Kynard (Bere) de la Bere

Born [date unknown] in Herefordshire, England

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 22 Jun 1402 in Herefordshire, England

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Biography

"Kynard de la Bere’s family held land around Kinnersley, between Hereford and Kington. His father, Sir Richard, was a comrade-in-arms of the Black Prince and became his chamberlain. He himself is first recorded in May 1381, when he stood surety for his neighbour, John Croft, as the lessee at the Exchequer of land at Eardisley. In December following he served on his first royal commission and a year later he was appointed a j.p. in Herefordshire. In October 1382 he had acted as an executor for Sibyl de la Bere (probably his stepmother), whose will stated that he might purchase her goods at a reasonable price."2

Kinnard de la Bere, d.1402, of Kinnersley in Herefordshire. He was son of one of the Prince of Wales' chamberlains and came early to the household of Richard II, being retained as king's knight 1386. He was also a retainer of the Earl of March, active in war and local administration, serving as MP 4 times from 1384 to 1399 and as JP 1382-90 and sheriff 5 times on many commissions and summoned to Great Council 1401, all from Herefordshire. His arms are derived from the Bohun Earls of Hereford.^[1]

Coat of arms: azure a bend argent cotised or between six martlets

Family and Education

Son and heir of Sir Richard de la Bere† of Kinnersley. m. c.1387, Katherine, wid. of Sir John Pecche† of Hampton in Arden, Warws., 1s. 1da. Kntd. by May 1387.1

Offices Held

Commr. to put down rebellion, Herefs. Dec. 1381, Mar., Dec. 1382; seize Bartholomew Gorges, June 1384; of inquiry, Herefs. Feb. 1385 (murder), Nov. 1388, Dec. 1391 (lands of Sir Simon Burley), Feb. 1391 (alienation of Eaton Tregoes); array Apr. 1385, Mar. 1392, Dec. 1399; to arrest adherents of Walter Brut Sept. 1393; of oyer and terminer, Warws. Feb. 1400; to resist Welsh rebels and relieve Abergavenny May 1401; make proclamation of Hen. IV’s intention to govern well, Herefs. May 1402.

J.p. Herefs. 20 Dec. 1382-Dec. 1390, 28 Nov. 1399-d.

Sheriff, Herefs. 18 Nov. 1387-1 Dec. 1388, 1 Dec. 1396-3 Nov. 1397, 8 Nov. 1401-14 Feb. 1402.

Will

His will, made at Kinnersley in September 1394, was proved in 1404. He had requested burial at Kinnersley and had bequeathed all the lands to his son Richard. Other beneficiaries were his daughter, Agnes, and his widow and executrix, Katherine.

For additional information, see article here: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1386-1421/member/bere-kynard-de-la-1402

Property

Dunchurch Manor

"Soon afterwards Richard's Castle passed to a branch of the Talbot family through the marriage of Richard Talbot with Joan de Mortimer as her second husband. (fn. 27) Richard's grandson John died in 1375 holding a knight's fee in Dunchurch. (fn. 28) His second son, another John, was the last male Talbot of this line, and died in possession of Dunchurch, then held by Sir Kynard de la Bere and Katherine his wife, in 1388. (fn. 29) His estates devolved on three coheiresses, and Dunchurch is not mentioned further in this connexion." ^[2]

Research Notes

1. His mother may have been Katherine, da. of Sir William Abrahall (Herefs. RO, B56/1, f. 31), although his father was m. to Sibyl, da. of William Chabbenor by 1359 (CPR, 1358-61, p. 206; CP, iii. 149). His wife’s parentage is unknown, but K.B. McFarlane (Lancastrian Kings, 160) thought her to be a kinswoman of Sir Richard Stury.
2. Reg. Gilbert (Canterbury and York Soc. xviii), 55, 117; Reg. Trefnant (ibid. xx), 176, 179, 183; CPR, 1377-81, p. 350; CFR, ix. 250; Reg. Black Prince, iv. 1, 68-70, 74, 276.

"Indenture between Kynard de la Bere, knight, and Katharine his wife" ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Clemmensen #215, p. 42
2. ↑ "Parishes: Dunchurch and Thurlaston," in A History of the County of Warwick: Volume 6, Knightlow Hundred, ed. L F Salzman (London: Victoria County History, 1951), 78-86. British History Online, accessed May 11, 2017, [1].
3. ↑ "Deeds: A.8101 - A.8200," in A Descriptive Catalogue of Ancient Deeds: Volume 4, ed. H C Maxwell Lyte (London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1902), 263-276. British History Online, accessed May 11, 2017, [2].

• Clemmensen, Steen, Willement's roll of arms; An armorial of nobles and gentry living in the reign of Richard II. A preliminary edition.
• http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1386-1421/member/bere-kynard-de-la-1402
• Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists, 7th Edition, by Frederick Lewis Weis, additions by Walter Lee Shippard Jr., 1999, Page: 258-32
• https://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jweber&id=I18146