Sir
Richard
Harley
Born about in Harley, Shropshire, England
Ancestors 
Son of Robert Harley
and Alice (Puleston) Harley
Brother of
Margaret Harley [half]
Husband of
Burga (Willey) Harley
— married
about 1285 in Shropshire, England
Descendants 
Father of
Malcolm (Harley) de Harley and Robert Harley
Died about
at about age 85
in Harley, Shropshire, England
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Biography
This profile is part of the Hartley Name Study.
Ancestry
"[B]efore the Norman Conquest, Sir John de Harley was possessed of Harley-Castle and lordship; and having married Alice, daughter of Sir Titus de Leighton, by Letitia, his wife, daughter of Hugh le Brune, brother to William de Valence, Earl of Pembroke, left issue, Sir William de Harley, Knight, who is first mentioned in the Visitation of Shropshire in the College of Arms, as Lord of Harley in that county. He accompanied Godfrey de Bulloigne, Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy and others, in the first memorable expedition to the Holy Land anno 1098, where they obtained many victories against the Saracens, and conquered Jerusalem. In honour of which, Sir William was with them made Knights of the Sepulchre, an order of knighthood instituted upon that occasion. He died in England, and was buried in the abbey of Pershore. He married Catherine, daughter of Sir Jasper Croft, who was also a knight of the Sepulchre, and by her left issue.
- Nicholas de Harley, who had to wife Margaret, daughter of Sir Warren de Bostock, of Bostock, in com. Cest. by whom he had issue:
- William de Harley, who married Joan, daughter of Sir John de la Bere, Knight, of Kinnersley and Clonger, in com. Salop, and by her was father to:
- Nicholas de Harley, who wedded Alice, daughter of Ralph Prestrop, of Prestrop in Shropshire, and from them proceeded their son and heir:
- Robert [de Harley] who married Alice, daughter and heir of Sir Roger Pulisdon of Pulisdon, in com. in Salop, by whom he had issue,
- Sir Richard de Harley, continuator of the line, and Malcolm de Harley [Also referred to as Malcolm de Harleigh]; all which descents are in the visitation of Shropshire, beforementioned..." [1]
- Robert [de Harley] who married Alice, daughter and heir of Sir Roger Pulisdon of Pulisdon, in com. in Salop, by whom he had issue,
- Nicholas de Harley, who wedded Alice, daughter of Ralph Prestrop, of Prestrop in Shropshire, and from them proceeded their son and heir:
- William de Harley, who married Joan, daughter of Sir John de la Bere, Knight, of Kinnersley and Clonger, in com. Salop, and by her was father to:
- Nicholas de Harley, who had to wife Margaret, daughter of Sir Warren de Bostock, of Bostock, in com. Cest. by whom he had issue:
1235 Birth
Richard Harley [2] was born about 1240 in Shropshire, England. [3][4]
However, see below -- he needed to be born in 1235 in order to be 21 in 1256.
Parents
Father: Robert Harley b: Abt 1220 [3] Mother: Alice Pulisdon b: Abt 1240 in Northampton, , Northampton, England [3]
Note: Some date discrepancies need correction here!. If indeed Richard was born in 1235 and was the oldest, place his parents' marriage in 1234. Estimate his mother's age at 18, thus born 1216, and his father's age at 21, thus born in 1213.
1254 Barons and King Edward
In 48 Henry III (1254) the barons, with Simon Montfort, Earl of Leicester, having taken Prince Edward (who was the valiant King Edward the 1st) prisoner, he was held in custody in Hereford Castle, when Roger Mortimer, Lord of Wigmore, contrived his escape, and being assisted by Sir Richard Harley, they issued out of Wigmore Castle and delivered him . Mortimer sent the Prince a swift horse, with intimation that he should obtain leave to ride out for his recreation to a place called Widmersh, and upon sight of a person mounted on a white horse, at the foot of Tillington-Hill, and waving his Bonnet, he should haste towards him with all speed . Accordingly, the Prince, on the signal, setting spurs to that horse, overwent those about him; and Mortimer, meeting him with five hundred armed men, chased them back to the gates of Hereford, and brought the prince to safety to Mortimer's castle of Wigmore. [3]
1255 Assistance to Prince Edward
In 48 Henry III [1255] he assisted Prince Edward, afterwards King, to escape from Hereford Castle, where Simon de Montford and other Barons had confined him. [3]
1256 First mention of Richard, Elder Brother of Malcom
First mention of Richard de Harley, elder brother of Malcolm, is in 40 Henry III (who was crowned 28 Oct 1216, and was king until his death in 1272) abt 1256, in answer to a plea of "Richard, son of Robert de Clifton, that he, with others, came into Wood of the said Richard, son of Robert, in Beldesworth, and that his men, in the said Wood, beat and abused the said Richard, and his men, contrary to the Peace, and thereupon Richard de Harleigh pleaded, that the Wood was his Wood, and finding some trees felled, he carried them away, as he lawfully might. However, by consent, a preambulation was made between the Wood of the said Richard, son of Robert of Clifton, and the Wood of Richard de Harleigh, in Harleigh. And that Odo de Hodonet, Stephen de Buterlegh, Peter de Munston, and William de Leighton, four Knights , reviewed the said Preambulation, begun on the South of the Land of the Priory of Wenlock, between the Wood and the Plain, by an old hedge, to a great Elm, so that the said Richard de Harleight may make a hedge from the Elm through part of that Wood to the Green Oak in the Plain. [5]
In the same year he was among those of the County of Salop , who, holding lands in Capite by Knight's service, to the value of £15 per Annum and not being a Knight, was summoned to take that Degree, or fine for the same. [5]
Note: If Richard de Harleigh was possessed of land in about 1256 , he would have to be at least of age, 21yrs, placing his birth somewhere around 1235.
1263 Coroner of Shropshire
In 56 Henry III [1263] Sir Richarde de Harley or Harleigh, was Coroner of Shropshire; [3]
1265 Battle of Evesham
Afterwards they were in that great Battle of Evesham, fought 6 August 1265 (49 Henry III), where the Barons were vanquished, and Simon Montfort, their Leader, slain. This victory was a principal means of ending the bloody war, and advancing the Harley family, when the gallant Prince ascended the throne, as Edward the First. [3]
1272 Coroner of Shropshire
He was appointed Coroner of Shropshire in 1272 [3]
1285 Marriage
Marriage 1 Burga De Willey b: Abt 1265 in , Shropshire, England [3] Married: Abt 1285 in , Shropshire, England [3]
Sir Richard married before 20 Edward I (1292), because in that year he is mentioned, with Burga, his wife, in a Plea concerning a free tenement and Lands in Great Wenlock. The following year he was summoned to attend the King at Bristol , on the Marriage of his Daughter to the Earl of Barr, as appears by a Writ in the White Tower. [3]
he was married before 20 Edward I [1292] . [3]
He married Burga, daughter and heir of Sir Ambrose de Willey. [3]
1297 Summoned to Attend the King
He was summoned to attend the King at London to go beyond seas in 1297. [3]
In 25 Edward I, (1297) he was summoned to be ready with horse and Arms to attend the King at London, on Tuesday after the "Octaves of St. John Baptist, to go with him beyond the Seas." [3]
1299 Summoned to March Against Scots
In 27 Edward I [1299] he was summoned to march against the Scots, and in the following year he was one of those Knights chosen as Justices to punish all offences against the Charta de foresta, & others which were not punishable by the laws of the realm. [3]
In 27 Edward I, the King sent him a letter styling him his "beloved and faithful" Richard de Harleigh, commanding him to be at Berwick-upon-Tweed, with such foot soldiers as he had raised, to march against the Scots. [3]
He was a Member of Parliament which sat in Westminster. [3]
Other Public Service
He was Sheriff for the County, and summoned again to march against the Scots; his arms as now worn are found in the Roll of Knights who served in that expedition. [3]
1300
in 28 Edward I, Sir Richard along with Robert Corbet and Robert de Roscale were the three Knights chosen for Shropshire, whom the King empowered as Justices in the said county, to punish all offences against the Articles of Magna Charta, the Chapter of the Forest, and the Statute of Winton, not punishable by the Common Laws of the Realm. In that same year he was chosen one of the representatives of the county of Salop, in the Parliament held at Westminster. [3]
1301 Sheriff of Shropshire
In 29 and 30 Edward I he was Sheriff of Shropshire, and had a special letter from the King to attend him with horse and Arms at Berwick, on the Feast of St. John Baptist, to march against the Scots. [3]
In the reign of King Edward the Second, he was elected in four parliaments as one of the Knights of the Shire for the County of Salop, viz. in the 4th, 55th, 8th and 9th year of Edward II. [3]
1311 Custody of Lands of Knights Templer
In 5 Edward II (1311) having custody of the Lands of the Knights Templars, and of the Bishop of Litchfield and Coventry, he had Command from the King to pay the Issues thereof into the Treasury. [3]
1320 Death
He died about 1320 in Northampton, England. [3][6]
He died about 13 Edward II [1320]. [3]
Richard, elder brother of Malcolm Harley was appointed executor of Malcolm's estate. [3]
Sir Richard Harley died about 13 Edward II; [3]
Sir Richard died about 13 Edward II, or about 1320.[5]
Issue
Richard married Burga, daughter and heir of Sir Andrew Willeigh, Kt, and Lord of Willeigh.[7]
Richard and his wife, Burga had issue:
- Robert Harley b: 1286 in , Shropshire, England. Database shows children. [3] Sir Robert de HARLEY (eldest son of Sir Richard de Harley , Knight, who d. about the 13th of Edward II) m. Margaret , eldest daughter and co-heir (with her sister, Elizabeth , wife of Sir Richard de Cornwall, son of Richard, Earl of Cornwall, King of the Romans, brother of King Henry III ) of Sir Bryan de Brampton; by which marriage he acquired a great estate, and the seat of Brampton Castle, which has continued ever since the chief residence of his descendants. [8]
- Malcolm Harley b: Est 1288 in Northampton, , Northampton, England. Database shows no children. [3]
- Philip Harley b: Est 1290. Database shows no children [3]
- Henry, who was a priest; Henry Harley b: Est 1292 in Northampton, , Northampton, England Database shows no children. [3]
- John, Sheriff of Worcestershire, in 40 Edward III (1367). John Harley b: Est 1294 in Northampton, , Northampton, England Database shows no children. [3]
Sources
- ↑ Collins's peerage of England; genealogical, biographical, and ..., Volume 4 By Arthur Collins, Sir Egerton Brydges, p. 38
- ↑ Historical Collections of the Noble Families of Cavendishe, Holles, Vere, Harley, and Ogle. pg. 185-186
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 3.27 3.28 3.29 3.30 3.31 Dianne Elizabeth, Dianne Elizabeth's Family History. Dianne Elizabeth's Database Updated Feb 25, 2014; Accessed October 14, 2017 jhd
- ↑ Kinfolks: A Genealogical & Biographical Record 929.2; H227k; v.1, Vol. 1; pp. 185-186
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 The Hon. Vicary Gibbs and H. Arthur Doubleday. Complete Peerage of Great Britain, Scotland, and Ireland. London: The St. Catherine Press, 34 Norfolk Street Strand, 1913. pp 187-189
- ↑ Complete Peerage of Great Britain, Scotland, and Ireland, p. 189, Author - Gibbs, the Hon. Vicary, and H. Arthur Doubleday
- ↑ Visitation of Shropshire Page 214: Harley of Harley, Brampton and Willey
- ↑ Arthur Collins, Esq. Historical Collections of the Noble Families of Cavendishe, Holles, Vere, Harley, and Ogle. London: Printed for Edward Withers at the Seven-Stars, near the Inner-Temple Gate Fleet Street, MDCCLII (1752) , p. 1253
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"In 1300 the coroners and communities of the counties were allowed for the first time to elect their own sheriffs.... In 1300 the counties elected Richard of Harley, lord of Kenley and Harley and a grandson of Roger de Puleston, under-sheriff in the 1240s. Harley’s administrative ability had already been recognized in local commissions, and his brother was a royal clerk...."
"In the earlier 14th century the knights most consistently elected for Shropshire were Richard of Harley (8 times 1300-16), Sir Roger Corbet of Caus (15 times 1309-41),... Richard of Harley (d. 1316),[15] sheriff 1300-3."
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