William (Marney) de Marny (abt. 1290)

Born about 1290 in Essex, England [uncertain]

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William was born c1290

1308/9 John Person of Sudbyry, pl. William de Marny and Katharine his wife, def. A moiety of the manor of Leyre Marny. Def. and the heirs of William to hold of the chief lords. ^[1]

In 1318, William de Marny , and Katharine his wife, and their son Robert, joined in conveying, by fine, the manor of Layer Marney, with appertenances, and the Avowson of the Church, to Robert de Bryche who reconveyed them to William and Katharine for their lives, remainder to their son Robert, and the heirs male of his body; and in failure of such, to the right heirs of William ^[2]

1322 Roger de Berners and William de Marny, to raise 700 men in Essex and Hertford, excepting the towns of Colecestre and St. Albans for the Scotch expedition and to conduct them to the king at Newcastle on Tyne by the octaves of Holy Trinity.^[3]

Berners and Marny later wrote to the king to say they have done this, buying cloth for the coats and buying armour, but have only received money from the counties for the vestments, and nothing for their armour or expenses. They requested that the king would not wish them to be the loser for their good deed.^[4]

Henry III granted a license to his grandfather William Marny 12th October 1264 to 'impark (Enclose) his wood at Lyre within the metes of the Forest of Essex and later in 1329, he had license himself to alienate thirty acres of land and the advowson of the Church of Leyremarny to three Chaplains to celebrate Divine Service there, daily, for the soul of the said William and the souls of his ancestors and of his heirs, which land and advowson were parcel of his manor of Leyremarny, which he held of the Bishop of London as of the Castle of Stortford, by the service of two suits at the court of the said Bishop in the said castle to Robert de Marny his son. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ESAH Vol2 Feet of fines Essex 2EdII 1308-1309 Ref F1200000No 72 Page 123
2. ↑ The history and antiquities of the County of Essex. Compiled from the best and most ancient historians; from Domesday-book, Inquisitiones post mortem, and other the most valuable records and mss. &c., the whole digested, improved, perfected, and brought down to the present time by Morant, Philip, 1700-1770 Page 406
3. ↑ Calendar of the patent rolls preserved in the Public record office / prepared under the superintendence of the deputy keeper of the records., 1321-1324 Edward II v.4. | HathiTrust Digital Library Page 96
4. ↑ The National Archives, Kew SC 8/33/1604
5. ↑ The parochial and family history of the deanery of Trigg Minor, in the county of Cornwall. By Sir John Maclean Page 504ff