Elisant (Amington) Clinton (abt. 1184 - 1222)

Born about 1184 in Amington, Warwickshire, , England

Wife of Osbert Clinton — married 1205 in Amington, Warwickshire, , England

Descendants

Died 1222 at about age 38 in Warwickshire, , England

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Biography

Elisant was born in 1184. Elisant Amington ... She passed away in 1222. ^[1]

Osbert de Clinton, eldest son of Osbert de Clinton, was granted the lord ship of Coleshill by his kinsman, Geoffrey de Clinton, and he was denominated as of Coles hill. He married Margaret, daughter of William de Hatton, who was the son of Hugh, founder of the priory of Wroxhall. Osbert de Clinton, son and heir of Osbert de Clinton, received, in addition to the lordship of Coleshill that of Amington in County Warwick, as the inheritance of his mother. Living in the reign of John he was one of the insurgent barons who wrested from the king the Magna Charta. In consequence of his rebellion his lands were seized, but upon the accession of Henry III. (1216) he “made his peace” and they were restored to him. He died in 1223. His wife's name was Elisant. Thomas de Clinton, son and heir of Osbert de Clinton and his wife Elisant, was resident at Amington in Warwickshire; justice of assize for County Warwick. He married Mazera, daughter and heir of James de Bisege, of Badsley, Warwick, and had five sons: Thomas, mentioned below; Sir John de Clinton, of Coleshill; Osbert de Clinton, lord of the manor of Austrey, County Warwick, no issue; William de Clinton. rector of Austrey; James de Clinton, seated at Badsley, the inheritance of his mother, which to the present time has retained the name of Badsley Clinton. His son and heir, Thomas, was survived by daughters only—Joan, who married (first) John Coningsby, and (second) John Fowkes; and Petronilla, who married John Woodward, of Solihull in Warwickshire.^[2]

Sources

• The PEDIGREE of Thomas (Sir) de CLINTON

• Clinton Family Origins

• Pedigree of Osbert de CLINTON

• Clumber House and the Ancient Noble Family of Clinton

• Osbert de Clinton of Coles Hill and Amington Manor

• Osbert de Clinton (born 1180), of Coleshil

• "The Antiquities of Warwickshire" (by Dugdale)

• Collins's Peerage of England; Genealogical, Biographical, and Historical, Volume 2, Arthur Collins, Sir Egerton Brydges, F. C. and J. Rivington, Otridge and son, 1812, page 182.

• Elisant de Amington

• Two Thousand Years One Hundred Generations Again, Robert Page, Lulu.com

• Ancestry Family Trees

Source S-923559106

Repository: #R-923559107

Title: Ancestry Family Trees

Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.

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References

1. ↑ Entered by Sherri Harder, Mar 26, 2012
2. ↑ Genealogies of the State of New York: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation, Volume 2, Tunis Garret Bergen, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Of Elysant-1 created through the import of YOUNG.ged on Jul 12, 2011 by Zak Young. See the Elysant-1 Changes page for the details of edits by Zak and others.
• Sherri Harder, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Sherri and others.