William (Ros) de Roos (abt. 1288 - 1343)

Born about 1288 in England

Ancestors

Husband of Margery (Badlesmere) de Ros — married before 25 Nov 1316 in England

Descendants

Died 3 Feb 1343 at about age 55 in England

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William de Roos is a descendant of Magna Carta surety barons William d'Aubigny and Robert de Ros (see text below).

Biography

William de Roos, Knt., son and heir of William de Roos, Knt., 1st Lord Roos of Helmsley and Maud de Vaux,^[1] daughter and coheir of John de Vaux, Knt.,^[2] was born about 1288.^[3]

Titles and Appointments

2nd Lord Roos of Helmsley, Constable of Wark Castle^[3]

He was summoned to Parliament 20 November 1317^[3] until 21 February 1339/40.^[2] In July 1324, he was Joint Warden of the Yorksire coast. He was appointed, by Prince Edward's government, Sheriff of Yorkshire in November 1326 and was a member of the Council of Regency in February 1326/27.^[2]

In 1334, he entertained the King at Helmsley and in June 1339, he was one of the guarantors of the treaty for the marriage of Prince Edward to Margaret of Brabant.^[3]

Lands

He held the Yorkshire baronies of Helmsley, Hunsingore, Warter; Blaston in Leicestershire; Wark in Northumberland, etc.^[3]

He resided at Wark Castle in August 1310 and had a writ dated 20 August 1316 for livery of his inheritance.^[2] In 1317, William exchanged Wark, Northumberland, with the king for 300 marks of land. He had a grant of Barnard's Castle on 10 February 1338 and had livery of his brother John's lands on 8 February 1339.^[3]

Military

He was admitted a banneret of the King's household on 2 November 1315.^[2]

He fought in Scotland in 1318 and 1319, serving there from 1316 to 1335^[3] (having been summoned for service in 1316-19, 1322, 1323, 1327, and 1335).^[2] He remained loyal in 1321-22, during the Earl of Lancaster's rebellion.^[2][3] He fought in Gascony in 1324/5,^[3] being summoned for service in person in December.^[2]

He defended Wark in December 1316 and joined the Warden of the March with more men. In January 1317/18, he received the surrender of Knaresborough as a joint commander.^[2]

In November 1327 he served as a commissioner to negotiate with the Scots for peace, and held a similar role with France in February 1329/30 and during the King's absence in Flanders, William was one of the commissioners to preserve the peace in that country.^[2]

In 1341, he took part in the defense of Newcastle against the Scots.^[2] He fought in Brittany in 1342,^[3] first sending men there in November and going in person in December.^[2]

Church

With his father, William was summoned to the Archbishops councils in 1314 and 1315.^[2]

William presented to the church at Bottesford, Leicestershire in 1322, 1323, and 1332, and in 1330, he founded a chantry there. In 1338, he gave lands in Yorkshire to two chaplains to hold a daily service "for the good estate of him and King Edward III, and for the soul of his father, William de Roos, and other ancestors". In 1340, he presented to the church of Tarrant Rushton, Dorset and was a benefactor of the Austin Friars of Newcastle and the nuns of Irford, Lincolnshire.^[3]

Marriage and Children

William married before 25 November 1316 to Margery de Badlesmere, eldest daughter and co-heiress of Bartholomew de Badlesmere, Knt., 1st Lord Badlesmere.^[2][3] William and Margery had two sons and three daughters.

• William, Knt., 3rd Lord Roos of Helmsley, was born at Frieston, Lincolnshire on 19 May 1329. He married Margaret de Neville and they had no issue. He died overseas before 3 December 1352.^[2][3]
• Thomas, 4th Lord Roos of Helmsley, born at Stoke Albany, Northamptonshire on 13 January 1336/7. He married Beatrice de Stafford and they had six children. Thomas died at Uffington, Lincolnshire 9 June 1384.^[2][3]
• Margaret, married Edward de Bohun, Knt.^[3]
• Maud, married John de Welle (or Welles), Knt., 4th Lord Welles.^[3]
• Elizabeth, married William la Zouche, Knt., 2nd Lord Zouche of Harringworth.^[3]

Death

Sir William de Roos, 2nd Lord Roos of Helmsley, died on 3 February 1342/3 and was buried at Kirkham Priory, Yorkshire.^[1][2][3]

Margery survived her husband by many years, dying on 18 October 1363.^[3] She remarried twice after William's death. Her second husband was Thomas de Arundel, Knt.,^[2] with whom she had one daughter.^[3] She was suing her third husband, John Avenel, Knt., for divorce on 30 April 1355.^[2][3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City: the author, 2013), vol. IV, pages 491-492 ROOS 8.
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18} Cokayne, George Edward and Geoffrey White ed. Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Vol. XI: Rickerton to Sisonby, 2nd edition. (London, 1949), online at FamilySearch, pages 98-99.
3. ↑ ^{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} Richardson, Douglas. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. 2nd edition. (Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2011), vol. III, pages 450-452, ROOS 5.

• Richardson, Douglas. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. 2nd edition. (Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2011). See also WikiTree's source page for Magna Carta Ancestry.
• Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. (Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2013). See also WikiTree's source page for Royal Ancestry.

See also:

• Lewis, Marlyn. Sir William de Roos, 2nd Lord Roos, Sheriff of Yorkshire, Constable of Wark Castle entry in Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors and Cousins database (accessed 22 Dec 2019): cites Richardson and CP.
• Cawley, Charles. William de Ros, entry in "Medieval Lands" database (accessed 22 Dec 2019): Lords Ros of Helmsley.
• ThePeerage.com: William de Ros, 2nd Lord de Ros of Helmsley.
• Wikipedia: William de Ros, 2nd Baron Ros.
• Sanders, Ivor John. English Baronies, A Study of their Origin and Descent, 1086-1327. (Clarendon Press, 1960), pages 12, 50, 52-53, 56, 149, 150. Not available online.

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William de Roos was a descendant of Magna Carta surety barons William d'Aubigné and Robert de Roos and is in a badged trails to the following Gateway Ancestors:

• Batte Gateways (Henry and Thomas). The trail is set out HERE.
• Thomas Bolles: badged in March 2016. The trail is set out HERE.
• William Goddard: badged October 2021. The trail HERE.
• Mallory Gateways (Roger and Thomas). The trail is set out HERE.
• George Reade: badged January 2015. See the trail HERE.

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