Joan (Bodrugan) de Champernoun (abt. 1285 - 1331)

CHAMPERNOWNE JOAN Wife of Nicholas IV Bonville, daughter of Henry II de Champernowne and Joan Bodrugan

[Calender Inquisitions Post Mortem HVI V24] No. 462. John Herle, knight. Commission 26 January addressed to William Carent, esquire, and William Paulet of Melcombe. Order to inquire as diem clausit extremum [CPR 1429-36, page 527]. Cornwall – Inquisition taken at Launceston 5 March 1436 before William Paulet of Melcombe.

HENRY DE BODRUGAN, knight, was lately seised of the following in demesne as of fee which he gave to Henry de Campo Arnulphi and Joan, Henry's daughter, in free marriage, to them and the heirs of their bodies, by virtue of which they were seised in demesne as of fee tail. Hendersick and Merrifield. True annual value 53s 4d.

WILLIAM DE BODRUGAN, sometime archdeacon of Cornwall,[DSP 1308] was lately seised of the following in demesne as of fee, which he gave to HENRY DE CAMPO ARNULPHI AND JOAN, DAUGHTER OF HENRY DE BODRUGAN, KNIGHT, HIS NEPHEW in free marriage, to them and the heirs of their bodies, by virtue of which they were seised in demesne as of fee tail. Tredrym, true annual value 20s.

NOTE: William de Bodrugan, was the younger son Henry I Bodrugan, and brother of Philip, the father of Henry, recorded as his nephew above. Joan de Bodrugan, who married Alan Bloyou, was the only known sister of Philip and William.

By fine levied in the king's court on the morrow of Ascension 1324 between Henry de Camp Arnulphi and Joan his wife, querants and Hugh de Camp Arnulphi, deforciant, Henry recognised the following manor to belong by right to Hugh, as that which he had by grant of Henry, which Hugh gave to Henry and Joan and the heirs of their bodies to hold from the king by due service. This fully appears in Edward II's licence for this concord, given by letters patent [CPR 1321-24, page 362], and confirmed by letters patent of Richard II, shown to the jurors. By virtue of this fine Henry and Joan were seised of the manor in demesne as of fee tail. Tywardreath, the manor, true annual value 50/. Henry de Campo Arnulphi and Joan his wife had issue, William and Joan, and they died seised of the above manor of Tywardreath, along with the lands and tenements, etc., in Hendersick, Merrifield and Tredrym, by form of the grants. After their deaths the manor and lands, etc., descended to William as their son and heir. William had issue, Katherine and Elizabeth, to whom the manor and land, etc., descended as his daughters and heirs, by form of the grants. Afterwards, Katherine died without an heir of her body and her moiety descended to Elizabeth as her sister and heir. Elizabeth had issue, Margaret, and afterwards died seised in demesne as of fee tail, by form of the grants. The manor and lands, etc., descended to Margaret as daughter and heir of Elizabeth. Margaret afterwards had issue, name John Herle, knight, named in the commission. Margaret died seised in demesne as of fee tail, by form of the grants, and after her death, the manor and lands, etc., descended to John Herle as her son and heir in demesne as of fee tail, by form of the grants, and he died thus seised of the lands, etc., without an heir of his body. After his death, the lands, etc., descended , by form of the aforesaid grants, to William Bonevyle, knight, still living, as kin and heir of John Herle, viz., son of John, son of William, son of Joan, sister of William, the father of Katherine and Elizabeth, mother of Margaret, mother of John Herle. This inquisition was delivered to Chancery on the 5 March 1436.

I will be happy to answer any questions arising from these notes, although all references citing either Richardson or Cawley will be ignored.

note - date/place of marriage with Alan (1314/Cornwall) was removed because Alan's profile shows he died 1305 (see comment on his profile).