Elizabeth (Amory) Bardolf (abt. 1320 - bef. 1363)

Born about 1320 in England

Ancestors

Wife of John Bardolf — married before 25 Dec 1327 in England

Descendants

Died before 29 Jul 1363 before about age 43 in England

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Biography

Origins

Elizabeth Damory was the daughter of Sir Roger Damory and Elizabeth de Clare.^[1][2][3] She was probably born in about 1320: see Research Notes below.

Inheritance and Lands

Elizabeth brought her husband extensive inherited lands in Dorset.^[4]

On 30 May 1337, Kind Edward III granted to Elizabeth's mother, then de Burgh, after the death of Sir Roger "two parts of the manor of Ilketleshale and 20l. of rent which John de Sekford renders yearly, for life" and Clopton Manor in Suffolk, which was once owned by the King's brother, John, Earl of Cornwall who died without an heir, and in addition "the reversion of a third part of the manor of Ilketleshale which Eleanor, late the wife of Guy Ferre, holds in dower, with remainder to John Bardolf and Elizabeth his wife, daughter of Roger and Elizabeth de Burgo and her heirs, in exchange for the manors of Kenyngton and Faukeshalle, with that meadow in Lamheth and Neuton which Roger lately acquired of John de Merkyngfeld and other appurtenances in co. Surrey, which Elizabeth de Burgo holds for life".^[5]

On 10 June 1337, her mother Elizabeth de Burgh, "granted the said manors and meadow to the king in exchange, John Bardolf and Elizabeth his wife, daughter and heir of Roger Dammory, have released to the king all their right and claim therein", completing their property relinquishment portion of the terms of the previous deed.^[5]

In 1340, Elizabeth and John granted property in Kirkby Knowle, Yorkshire to Avice the widow of Robert le Constable, Knt. and Elizabeth also granted Holton Manor in Oxfordshire to Richard Damory, Knt., her first cousin.^[1][2]

On 5 February 1361, all of the lands from the deed above entitled to Elizabeth were given to her and her husband John after the death of her mother Elizabeth de Burgh.^[6]

Marriage and Children

She married Sir John Bardolf, 3rd Lord Bardolf, son of Sir Thomas Bardolf, 2nd Lord Bardolf and Agnes de Grandison, before 25 December 1327.^[1][2][4] They had children:

1. Sir William Bardolf, Knt., 4th Lord Bardolf of Wormegay.^[1][2][4]
2. Agnes Bardolf^[1][2]
3. Isabel Bardolf^[1][2]

Death

Elizabeth Damory died after 5 February 1361 when she and her husband came into possession of lands that had been held by her mother.^[6] She predeceased her husband, who died on 29 July 1363.^{[1][2] [6]} In the parish church at Kirkby Knowle, Yorkshire, both Elizabeth and her husband John are represented by two seals. Nichols in The Topographer and Genealogist described John's as being marked "S. Johannis Bardolf D'ni Wybme-GEYE," and bears the arras of Bardolf, Azure, three cinquefoils or, on a highly decorated ground of gothic tracery" and Elizabeth's seal as "similar in character and style to that of her mother, the lady Elizabeth de Clare, but of more beautiful design and execution. The ground is of elaborate gothic tracery work: a heater-shaped shield of the arms of Bardolf occupies the centre, and is surrounded by eight circular tablets. Those in chief and base bear the arms of De Burgo. On the dexter side are the well known chevronels of the house of Clare, and opposite, the lady's paternal coat of D'Amory, Barry nebuly of six arg. and gules, a bend azure. The other four tablets display alternately the castle triple-towered, and the lion rampant, denoting her descent from the royal line of Castile and Leon.^[7]

Research Notes

Birth Date

Elizabeth's parents married shorty before 3 May 1317^[8][9] so she will not have been born before 1318.

The revised edition of Cokayne's Complete Peerage says she was born shortly before 23 May 1318, but gives no sourcing.^[4] and Douglas Richardson says the same in both Magna Carta Ancestry^[1] and Royal Ancestry.^[2] This is based on a record of 23 May 1316 referring to to her mother being delivered of a child.^[10]

Douglas Richardson has since changed his view, and now believes Elizabeth was born by 1320 but that it was her sister Margaret who was born by 23 May 1318. His arguments are set out in a 2018 post in soc.genealogy. medieval. Briefly:^[11]

• On 25 December 1327 Elizabeth's father-in-law was given permission to settle lands on her and her husband:^[12] she must have been at least 7 at the time as otherwise the settlement would not have been valid.
• In a Justices Itinerant assize record on 26 July 1329 her mother, at that time Elizabeth de Burgh, states that Sir Roger was survived by Margaret and Elizabeth as "daughters and heirs" and Margaret is listed first.^[3] This suggests that Margaret was the older daughter and was the child born by 23 May 1318.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7} Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham, 2nd edition (Salt Lake City: the author, 2011), Vol. I, pp. 102-103, BARDOLF 7.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7} Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City: the author, 2013), Vol. I, pp. 253-254, BARDOLF 13
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Rolls of the Justices Itinerant, Gloucestershire, 26 July 1329, JUST1, no. 1403, image 6495f.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} G E Cokayne. Complete Peerage, revised edition, St Catherine Press, 1910, Vol. I, pp. 418-419, Internet Archive
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Great Britain. Calendar of the Close Rolls, Edward III, vol. 4. 1337-1339, (London: 1900), pp. 261-262.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Great Britain. Calendar of the Close Rolls, Edward III, vol. 11. 1360-1364, (London: 1909), https://archive.org/details/calendarofcloser11grea/page/160/mode/2up?view=theater pp. 160-161].
7. ↑ John Gough Nichols. The Topographer and Genealogist (Westminster: The Society of Antiquities, 1846), vol.1, pp. 222-223.
8. ↑ Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 359, BURGH 6
9. ↑ Dougas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 19, BURGH 6
10. ↑ Thomas Stapleton. A Brief Summary of the Wardrobe Accounts of the 10th, 11th and 14th Years of Edward II, in 'Archaeologia', Vol. XXVI, 1836, p. 338, InternetArchive
11. ↑ Douglas Richardson. C.P. Addition: Margaret and Elizabeth, daughters of Sir Roger Damory, Lord Damory (he died 1322), (2018, October 8), soc.genealogy.medieval Google Group.
12. ↑ Calendar of the Patent Rolls, Edward III, A.D. 1327-1330, HMSO, 1891, p. 198, InternetArchive

See Also:

• The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Damory (Amory), Sir Roger (d. 1322)

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Magna Carta Project

This profile was developed for the Magna Carta Project by Darrell Larocque, finishing in July 2022, and reviewed for the Project by Michael Cayley on 18 July 2022.

Elizabeth (Amory) Bardolf appears in badged trails from the following Gateway Ancestors:

• Charles Barnes to Magna Carta Surety Barons Gilbert de Clare and Richard de Clare that was badged by the Magna Carta Project in July 2022. This trail can be viewed in the Magna Carta Trails section of the Gateway's profile.
• Elizabeth Haynes to Magna Carta Surety Barons John de Lacy, Gilbert de Clare and Richard de Clare: these trails were badged by the Magna Carta Project in July 2022. See all the Haynes trails in the Magna Carta Trails section of the Gateway's profile.

Elizabeth (Amory) Bardolf also appears in unbadged trails from the Kempe Gateway Ancestors (Richard Kempe, Edward Kemp, Edmund Kempe and Matthew Kempe) to one or more Magna Carta Surety Barons. The trail(s) have not yet been developed on WikiTree and can be viewed HERE.

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".