Richard (Franceys) de Vernon (1267 - abt. 1296)

Born 1267 in Nether Haddon,Bakewell,Derbyshire, England

Ancestors

Died about 1296 at about age 29 in Nether Haddon, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England

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Disambiguation: This Richard de Vernon, who was first known as Richard de Franceis or Franceys, and who married Isabel de Harcla, is not to be confused with Richard de Vernon who married Margaret Vipont.

Biography

Hawise Vernon married Gilbert le Francis and their son Richard, took the name of Vernon and died at the age of 29 in 1296. He is the common ancestor of the Vernons of Haddon, Stoksesay, Hodnet, and Sudbury.^[1] Richard m. the da. of Michael de Hartcla and they had a son Richard wo m. Eleanor Fenes da. of Giles Fenes of Pitchcott Manor.^[2]

Marriage

Richard le Franceis (or Francys) married Isabel the daughter of Michael de Harcla (aka Hartley lineage), she being at the time a ward of the king, her father being deceased. ^[3]

Note from Matthew Connolly

I have a bit of information on the Harcla (Hartley) family since the name is often found in association with the Viponts.

"Richard le Franceis, son of Gilbert, son of Philip, who in 1257 had a grant of free warren in Westmoreland and Cumberland, who was the son of John le Fraunceys to whom Robert de Vipont had confirmed the whole of Mauld's Meaburn, married a daughter of Michael de Harcla. In 1278, the king seised the lands of Michael de Harcla until it shall appear by what right and title Richard le Fraunceis son and heir of Gilbert le Fraunceis married the daughter of Michael de Harcla, being then the king's ward." ^[4]

The Richard le Franceis who married the Harcla daughter (Isabel) was the one also known as Vernon, and was progenitor of the subsequent Vernons of Haddon; I have him down as son of Gilbert (who married Hawise de Vernon), son of Adam, son of Hugh, who was perhaps son of another Adam (c.1200), in turn perhaps son of Robert (c.1180). I'll dig out the exact reference over the weekend, but it's the CWAAS Transactions again (a long article on the family, and a later corrigendum).

Trans. Cumberland & Westmorland A & AS New Series vol XII (1912) for Rev FW Ragg's long article 'Maud's Meaburn and Newby: de Veteripont, le Franceys and de Vernon'; chart p.393 summarises as I stated above but with Gilbert as son of John le Fraunceys, baron of exchequer (d. 1267). Trans CWAAS NS XVI 167-8 corrects this to make Gilbert son of Adam (and nephew of John) in light of a recently rediscovered deed.

Sources

1. ↑ Magna Britannia: Volume 5, Derbyshire p. 23-43
2. ↑ Parishes : Pitchcott, A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 4. pp. 89-91
3. ↑ The History and Antiquities of the Counties of Westmoreland and Cumberland
4. ↑ The History and Antiquities of the Counties of Westmoreland and Cumberland

See also:

• The History and Antiquities of the Counties of Westmoreland and Cumberland, Joseph Nicholson and Richard Burns. Cited by Matthew Connolly at Gen Medieval.