Margaret (St John) Beauchamp (abt. 1308 - 1361)

Born about 1308 in Hampshire, England

Ancestors

Wife of John (Beauchamp) de Beauchamp — married about 1325 in England [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 19 Nov 1361 at about age 53 in Somerset, England [uncertain]

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Biography

Margaret de Saint John was the daughter of John de Saint John, Knt., 1st Lord Saint John of Basing, and his first wife, Isabel de Courtenay.^[1][2] Her date of birth is unknown and is estimated based on her brother's 1310 birthdate.

She married John de Beauchamp, 2nd Lord Beauchamp of Somerset.^[1][2][3][4] Their marriage date is unknown and is estimated. They had two sons and two daughters:

• John, Knt., 3rd Lord Beauchamp of Somerset,^[1] born 20 January 1329/30, died 8 October 1361 without issue, married Alice Beauchamp^[3]
• Hugh^[1]
• Cicely, born about "1321/31", died 7 June 1394, wife of Sir Gilbert de Turberville and of Sir Roger de Seymour^[1]
• Eleanor, wife of Sir John de Meriet^[1]

Margaret was widowed 19 May 1343 and had dower on 24 September 1343.^[3] She died 19 November 1361^[1][3] (date of death varies by IPM, see below).

Inquisitions Post Mortem

The 1361/2 plague seems to have hit the family. Margaret, her son John, and son-in-law, Roger Seymour, all died in the fall of 1361. Both Margaret and John have their inquisitions listed on the same page.^[5]

IPM of Margaret late the wife of John Bello Campo, of Somerset

"Writ, 30 November, 35 Edward III."

"She died on Saturday after All Saints last."

"All the above she held for life in dower by assignment of John de Bello Campo, her late husband, of the inheritance of his heirs, to wit, Cecily, his daughter, and John, son of Eleanor his other daughter."

"She died on 21 November last. The above named Cecily, aged 30 years and more, and John, aged 15 years and more, are her heirs."

"She died on 19 November last. The aforesaid Cecily her daughter, aged 40 years and more, and John Merizet son of Eleanor her daughter, aged 15 years and more, are the heirs of the said John de Bello Campo and Margaret."

"She died on 20 October last, as the jury understand. John de Bello Campo of Somerset, lately deceased, was her heir, age not known."

Research Notes

Additional Children

• Margaret - Lewis shows a daughter, Margaret, citing Some Early English Pedigrees, by Vernon M. Norr (p. 21). Not named by Richardson or in IPM. Relationship marked as uncertain. Detach?
• Edward - unsourced/detached as son 12 Apr 2021

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6} Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham, (Salt Lake City, Utah: the author, 2013), Vol. IV, p. 614 SEYMOUR 12, John de Beauchamp.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Richardson, Royal Ancestry, vol, IV, page 320, PAULET 8.ii.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} George Edward Cokayne and Vicary Gibbs ed. Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Vol. II: Bass - Canning, 2nd edition (London, 1912). Online at Archive.org, page 49.
4. ↑ MedLands: Lords St John: MARGARET (-19 Nov 1361). m JOHN Beauchamp, son of JOHN Beauchamp Lord Beauchamp [of Somerset] & his wife Joan [Chenduit].
5. ↑ M. C. B. Dawes. "Inquisitions Post Mortem, Edward III, File 157," in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem. Volume 11, Edward III, (London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1935), pp. 20-40. British History Online.

See also:

• Lewis. Marlyn. Margaret de St. John entry in Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors and Cousins website.

Acknowledgements

Magna Carta Project

This profile was re-reviewed for the Magna Carta Project on 12 April 2021 by Thiessen-117

Margaret (St John) Beauchamp is in trails from the Iremonger Gateway Ancestors (Martha, William, Cordray, and Francis) and their aunt, Anna Cordray, to Magna Carta Surety Barons Saher de Quincy and Robert de Vere that was badged by the Magna Carta Project in 2015. These trails are set forth in the Magna Carta Trails section of Anna Cordray's profile.

Margaret (St John) Beauchamp also appears in trails from Gateway Ancestors William Rodney and John Rodney to Magna Carta Surety Barons Robert de Vere and Saher de Quincy that were identified by the Magna Carta Project. These trails are outlined in the Magna Carta Trails section of the profile of William Rodney.

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".