Joyce (Botetourt) Burnell (1364 - 1407)

Born 1364 in Woughton, Buckinghamshire, England

Ancestors

Wife of Hugh Burnell KG — married before 22 May 1386 (to 1 Jan 1407) in Acton Burnell, Shropshire, England

Died 1 Jan 1407 at about age 43 in Hales Abbey, Shropshire, England

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Biography

Joyce Botetourt alias Buttetourt, Botourd

She was the daughter of John Botetourt and his wife, Maud Grey.

3rd Baroness Botetourt, in her own right. On her death the title fell into abeyance between her father's 3 sisters.

Joyce was born between 1360 and 1369 (her parents were married in 1358; her brother was born in 1362; She was aged 30 and more in 1399.)

She was married to Hugh Burnell.

Their marriage was childless.

She died childless on 1 January, 1407.^[1]

Inquisitions Post Mortem of Joyce Wife of Hugh Burnell, Knight^[1]

261

Writ 17 Jan. 1407.

WARWICK. Inquisition. Coleshill 11 April

Jointly with Hugh her husband, who survives her, she held the manor of Bordesley with view of frankpledge of Aston and the hamlet of Duddeston of the king in chief by the grant of Roger Caumpden and John Hyde, clerks, and Edward Dacton by a fine [CP 25(1)/289/54, no.149]; the manor and view of frankpledge by the service of a twelfth part of a knight’s fee, annual value 22 marks, and the hamlet, parcel of the manor, by a twentieth part of a fee, annual value 26s.8d. She died on 1 Jan. last. Joyce wife of Adam de Peeshale, knight, Maud Buttetourt, Agnes Buttetourt, Maurice de Berkeley and Agnes and Joyce Wykes, daughters of Joan late the wife of John de Wykes, are next heirs. Joyce Peeshale, Maud and Agnes Buttetourt are sisters of John, father of Joyce Burnell, Maud being a nun professed in the abbey of Polesworth, Warwickshire, and Agnes in the abbey of Elstow, Bedfordshire. Maurice de Berkeley is the son of Maurice, son of Katherine sister of John Buttetourt, father of Joyce. Agnes and Joyce Wykes are daughters of Joan, daughter of Alice Kiryell, sister of John Buttetourt. Joyce Peeshale, Maud and Agnes are aged 40 years and more, Maurice de Berkeley 7 years and more, Agnes Wykes 9 years and more, and Joyce Wykes 7 years and more.

262

Writ 17 Jan. 1407.

STAFFORD. Inquisition. Walsall 24 March

Jointly with Hugh her husband, who survives her, she held the manors of Handsworth, Maer and Clent, with the advowsons of Handsworth and Maer, and 1 a. beside the park of the castle of Weoley, by the grant of Roger Campden and John Hyde, clerks, and Edward de Acton [as above, no.261], all of the king in chief; Handsworth by the service of a sixth part of a knight’s fee, annual value 20 marks; Maer and Clent at fee farm by the payment of 100s. at the exchequer by the sheriff, annual value beyond that 24 marks; and the 1 a. with the castle by the service of a quarter of a knight’s fee, annual value 4d. Date of death and heirs as above.

263

Writ 17 Jan. 1407.

BUCKINGHAM. Inquisition. Newport Pagnell 18 March

Roger Campeden and John Hyde, clerks, and Edward de Acton by a fine of 1386 [CP 25(1)/21/106, no.88] granted the reversion of the manors of Little Linford and Newport Pagnell, which Thomas Harecourt, knight, and Maud his wife held for the life of Maud, to Hugh Burnell and Joyce on condition that if Hugh survived Joyce, and if he or his assigns should peacefully hold the castle of Weoley, the manors of Northfield, Cradley, Old Swinford, Handsworth, Maer, Clent and Bordesley, the view of frankpledge in Aston and the advowsons of Old Swinford, Handsworth and Maer, without interference owing to any claim on account of any title of waste or otherwise by the heirs of Joyce, then he should have these manors of Little Linford and Newport Pagnell for life with remainder to the heirs of Joyce; but if he or his assigns were impleaded by the heirs of Joyce, and if they failed to yield to him the above castle, manors, view of frankpledge and advowsons, or any parcel of them or of the hamlet of Duddeston, then he should hold the manors of Little Linford and Newport Pagnell to himself and his heirs for ever. The fine was shown to the jurors. Maud wife of Thomas Harecourt died. Hugh and Joyce entered the manors of Little Linford and Newport Pagnell and held them jointly according to the conditions of the fine. They are held of the king in chief by knight service, annual values 20 marks and £40. Joyce is now dead and Hugh survives. Whether he has been impleaded on account of waste or otherwise is unknown. Date of death and heirs as above [no.261].

264

Writ 17 Jan. 1407.

WORCESTER. Inquisition. Worcester 2 April

She held jointly with Hugh her husband the castle of Weoley, the manors of Northfield, Cradley and Old Swinford and the advowson of Old Swinford in accordance with the first fine mentioned above [no.261]. All are held of the king in chief by knight service; Weoley by the service of a quarter fee, annual value 40s.; Northfield by a quarter fee, annual value £10; Cradley by a quarter fee, annual value 66s.8d.; and Old Swinford manor as a twelfth part of a fee, annual value 100s. Date of death and heirs as above [no.261].

265

Writ 17 Jan. 1407.

CAMBRIDGE. Inquisition. Cambridge 12 March

She held nothing in Cambridgeshire. Date of death and heirs as above [no.261].

266

Writ 17 Jan. 1407.

LEICESTER. Inquisition. Ashby de la Zouch 12 April

She held nothing in Leicestershire. Date of death and heirs as above [no.261].

267

Writ 17 Jan. 1407.

SUFFOLK. Inquisition. Haverhill 23 April

She held nothing in Suffolk. Date of death and heirs as above [no.261].

C 137/60, no.64

E 149/89, no.20

E 152/420

Research Notes

According to the IPM of Hugh La Zouch, her mother was Joyce la Zouche. She was heir to her kinsman Hugh La Zouch. His IPM describes their relationship: ^[2]

"Joyce wife of Hugh Burnell, knight, is his kinswoman and heir, being daughter of John Botourd, son of Joyce, sister of Alan, the father of Hugh, and aged 30 years and more."

However, this account appears to confuse Hugh's first cousin Joyce, who married Sir Adam Peshale and Sir Baldwin Freville, with his first cousin once removed, who married Sir Hugh Burnell. Sir Adam Peschale's History of Parliament entry ^[3]notes that the Joyce who married Hugh Burnell was the granddaughter, not the daughter of John and Joyce. "At Botetourt’s death (four years previously), his heir had been his grand daughter, another Joyce, wife of Hugh, Lord Burnell." Joyce Peshale was Joyce Burnell's aunt and one of her heirs.

Joyce's paternal grandmother was Joyce, the daughter of William la Zuche of Richard's Castle, and her father had a sister Joyce, who was the mother of Baldwin.^[4]

Joyce married Sir Hugh Burnell, Kt.^{[5] [4]}

Joyce Burnell and her husband, Sir Hugh Burnell, knight, petitioned the King to grant licence to enfeoff Caumpeden, Hyde and Action with various lands, and the reversions of other lands currently held by the Harecourts, without fine in consideration of Hugh's service in Scotland, and the licence was granted on 22 May 1386; other places mentioned include Weoley, Worcestershire, Honesworth or Handsworth, Staffordshire, and Upton, Norfolk,^[6]

At Michaelmas in 12 Richard II [1388] at Suffolk, Joyce and her husband, Hugh Burnell, Kt, sued Isabella formerly wife of Hugh Segrave, Kt, for the manor of Great Bradelegh, which Joan Buttetort of Weolegh, gave to John Buttetourt, her son, and to Joyce, his wife, and the heirs of their bodies, and which should descend to Joyce and Hugh, as right of Joyce the daughter of John and Joyce.^[5]

• Joan Buttetourt of Weolegh;^[5]
  • John Buttetourt who was married to Joyce, and they were given Great Bradlegh by John's mother Joan;^[5] Joyce was the daughter of William la Zusch or Zuche of Richard's Castle.^[4]
    • John Buttetourt who was the son of Joyce,^[4] married to Joyce, and the sister of Joyce, mother of Baldwin, and Katrine, mother of Maurice Berkeley;^[5]
      • Joyce who was married to Hugh Burnell, Kt;^{[5] [4]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Great Britain, J.L. Kirby ed. Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem, Vol. 19, 6-14 Henry IV:1405-1413. (London, 1992). Available at Institute of Historical Research Website
2. ↑ Great Britain, J.L. Kirby ed. Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem, Vol. 18, 1-6 Henry IV: 1399-1405. (London, 1987).Available at Institute of Historical Research Website
3. ↑ [1]
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4} Wrottesley 1905, p. 418
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5} Wrottesley 1905, p. 177
6. ↑ The National Archives Website: Discovery: SC 8/183/9122,PETITIONS TO THE KING; TO THE KING AND COUNCIL; TO THE COUNCIL; TO THE PARLIAMENT; AND THE LIKE. http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C9294999, 5 November 2014.

• Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry I:460.
• Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study In Colonial And Medieval Families, 2nd Edition, pg. 442.
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