Beaver Bohun-Boone line
This is a proposed line of descent for our Beaver family from the Bohun-Boone line.It is a work in progress and any comments would be appreciated.
Leland Garton
grandson of Myra Jennie Beaver Huddleston
BOHUN – BOONE
ADERNE, APPLESHAM,BOHUN, BOULOGNE, BRAOSE, CHAPPELLE, COMYN, D’EU, FALLACE FERRERS,FITZGEOFFREY, FITZPIERS, FILLIOL,GLOUCESTER, GRENTMESIL, HALSHAM, HUNTINGDON, MAGERLY, MAWLE, MAUGRIDGE, MORGAN, MILTON, MULTON,NEWMARCHE, OPPIE (UPPEY), OSBERN, ROS, SALISBURY, SOVERINGE, WARENNE.
The Boone family is of English Quaker heritage. The Boones (Bohuns), Norseman chiefs, carrying their arms, the White Swan crest above two lions rampant, aided in founding dynasties in Normandy and England. Prominent in the conquest of England in 1066 by William the Conqueror, the Boones became a ruling family in England. A Branch of the Boone family lived for three generations near Exeter, Devonshire, England from 1600-1717. Always wanderers, some members of the Boone family came to America in 1610.Occupation: Blacksmith by trade
Midhurst
Sponsor Victoria County History PublicationA History of the County of Sussex: Volume 4 AuthorL.F. Salzman (editor) Year published 1953'Midhurst', A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 4: The Rape of Chichester (1953), pp. 74-80. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=41704http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=41704
MIDHURST
The parish, containing 669 acres, lies in a bend of the River Rother, which forms its north and east boundaries, a tributary stream dividing it on the south-east from West Lavington. The western half is mostly common and woodland, the eastern is occupied by the town, which developed at the foot of the castle-crowned hill. This hill stands in the angle of the Rother and the stream. It was known colloquially in the 18th century as Tan Hill, which was 'corrected' into St. Anne's Hill; (fn. 1) the name, however, was almost certainly a corruption of St. Denis, whose chapel stood on the summit. Historically nothing is known of the castle, or fortified manor-house, but excavations (fn. 2) have shown that it consisted of a curtain wall, 5 ft. thick, inclosing some 5½ acres, entered at the south-west by an archway, without any gatehouse. An irregular oval inclosure in the southeast angle probably marks the keep. North of this stood the chapel, consisting of a chancel 15 ft. square, and a nave 20 by 18 ft. with a western door. Beyond this, against the curtain wall, which here runs straight north and south, was a rectangular block divided into two parts, respectively 31 by 18 ft. and 22½ by 18 ft., probably cellarage under the hall and chamber. Fragmentary foundations north of this may mark the site of the kitchen and offices. The ground slopes steeply on the north to the Town Meadow, on the east to the Rother, and on the south to the mill-race of South Pond; on the west it was divided from the town by a dry ditch. Evidence points to the Bohuns having abandoned this site in favour of Cowdray about 1280; and during the time, 1284–1311, that Midhurst was in the hands of Anthony Beck, Bishop of Durham, his agents are said to have pulled down, in one place, a hall worth £50, a chamber (£62), another chamber (£12), two chapels (£5 each), a kitchen (10 marks), and a granary (5 marks). (fn. 3) This points to the dismantling of the site, but 'the chapel of St. Denis within the former castle of Midhurst' (fn. 4) was functioning in 1291, and is referred to in 1367 as standing 'in a place called Courtgrene'. (fn. 5)
As in most other live towns, the oldest buildings survive chiefly off the main thoroughfare. In North Street, which is the High Street of the town, nearly all the buildings have been rebuilt or altered from the 18th century onwards. A peculiarity is that the main road (A 286) from London to Chichester enters the town as a side-turning at the bridge over the River Rother and after passing through North Street is suddenly diverted by a sharp bend eastwards through the narrow Knock Hundred Row to pass southwards through Lion Street and the market square, the roadway on either side of the isolated old market hall and buildings north of it being narrow and dangerous. The apparent continuation southwards of the main road through North Street, Rumbold's Hill, (fn. 6) and the Mint merely comes to a dead end at Bepton; and the continuation of North Street northwards (A 272) passes through Easebourne village to turn eastwards through Cowdray Park for Petworth. West Street starts from the market square, crosses the north-south roadway at the junction of Rumbold's Hill and the Mint to continue westwards as the main road (A 272) to Petersfield.
Midhurst was a 'free borough' and in 1278 was said to have been so from time beyond memory. It was governed by a bailiff, who was elected by the burgesses from among themselves and presented to the lord's steward at the annual court baron of the manor of Midhurst With him were associated a number of burgesses.
The bailiff held the assize of bread and ale, appointing two ale-tasters yearly, and acted as clerk of the market. A market existed from an early date, for in 1223 when the Bishop of London complained that Savaric de Bohun had taken tolls in the market of Midhurst from his men of Lodsworth who were exempt from such tolls under a charter of King John, Savaric replied that his ancestors had been seised of the tolls before the date of the charter. There was a weekly market on Tuesday in 1288, but under a grant made to Viscount Montague in 1681 the market was to be held on alternate Tuesdays. By 1792 the weekly market day was Thursday,) and there was still a market for corn on that day in 1878, but by 1888 it was apparently no longer functioning. The grant of 1681 included fairs on Lady Day (25 March), St. Margaret's (20 July), and St. Luke's (18 October). The first and third continued (allowing for the change in the calendar in 1752) until 1888, but the July fair is replaced in 1792 by Whit Tuesday and in 1888 by 19 May.
In 1284 the issues of the vill included fixed rents of burgesses called 'potteresgavel' amounting to 36s. 8d. —a large sum, considering that the other burgage rents came to only 34s. The deduction that there was any large established industry of pot-making is not supported by any other evidence. The subsidy roll for 1340, possibly incomplete, gives only 15 names, including a dyer, a butcher, and 2 tanners; and that for 1523, with 100 names, identifies 2 shoemakers and 2 butchers; a tanyard is mentioned in 1718; in 1878 there were 3 saddlers and 5 shoemakers. The industries, in fact, were those likely to be associated with an agricultural community.
In the 12th century Enjuger and Savaric de Bohun granted a rent of 1 mark from a mill at Midhurst to the abbey of Waverley; and this was transferred by the monks to Anthony de Beck, Bishop of Durham, in 1289. When Sir John de Bohun died in 1284 he owned the North Mill (near the bridge over the Rother), worth 40s., and the South Mill (of which the pond lies below the Castle Hill), worth 6s. 8d. In 1311 the value of the two mills had risen to £8. A contract was made in 1467 by Sir Humphrey Bohun with Nicholas Wykford for rebuilding the North Mill as a corn and malt mill. The tithes of both mills had evidently been granted to the Knights Hospitallers, as they were included in the lease of the chapel in 1515 to Robert Gybrisshe made by Sir Thomas Docwra, Prior of the Order
Midhurst as a borough sent two members to the parliament of 1301, but was not again represented until 1311. From that date onwards the borough was represented intermittently—for instance, no names of its members are recorded between 1344 and 1350—until 1382
MANORS
It has already been suggested that Easebourne, of which Midhurst was originally part, may have been a demesne manor of Earl Roger accidentally omitted in the Domesday Survey. At the beginning of the 12th century MIDHURST was given by Henry I, to whom the honor of Arundel had escheated, to Savaric fitz Cane, to hold with its appurtenances as 3 knights' fees. He married Muriel, apparently daughter of Richard de Meri who had married Lucy eventual heiress of the seigneurie of Bohun. Savaric left three sons: Ralph died without surviving issue in 1159; his brothers Savaric and Geldewin in 1158 made an agreement by which Midhurst passed to the latter. On the death of Savaric fitz Savaric early in, or shortly before, 1187 Geldewin inherited the whole of his father's lands and also those of his mother's brother Enjuger de Bohun, who had died in 1180. Geldewin died about the end of 1187 and was succeeded by his eldest son Frank de Bohun, who incurred the enmity of Henry II, probably through his support of the king's son Richard, as the latter in 1190 annulled an agreement which King Henry had forced Frank to make with Ralph de Arderne and confirmed him in possession of his estates, including Midhurst. Frank died in 1192 and his widow Rohese paid 300 marks to have the custody of his lands and of his sons. The elder of these, Enjuger, was marshal for Normandy in 1213 and died at the end of 1218, when he was planning a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. His brother and heir Savaric died in 1246, about which time his son Sir Frank married Sibyl daughter of William de Ferrers, Earl of Derby; he married secondly Nichole widow of Bartholomew de la Chapelle, to whom the manor of Midhurst was allotted after his death in 1273. Sir John, his eldest son by his first wife, married Joan, his step-sister, daughter of Bartholomew and Nichole, and died in 1284, leaving three sons, of whom the eldest was only 9. Shortly before his death Sir John had granted Midhurst to Anthony Beck, Bishop of Durham, for life, with remainder to his own children. The bishop survived until 1311, by which time Sir John's eldest son John had died (c. 1296), as had the second son James (1306). The latter's son John, born at Todham, was still a child when the bishop died, and custody of 2/3 of the manor of Midhurst (the other ? being held by Sir John's widow) was granted to Sir Henry Percy. John died in 1367, leaving a son John, born at Cowdray in 1363, who lived till 1433. His son Sir Humphrey died in 1460, and his son John Bohun, who died in 1492, was the last male of his line. He left two daughters, of whom the younger, Ursula, married Sir Robert Southwell and died without issue, so that Midhurst and the other Bohun estates passed to Mary and her husband Sir David Owen, a bastard son of Owen Tudor, the grandfather of Henry VII.
Bohun. Or a cross azure.
As early as 1384 dower was assigned to Cecily widow of Sir John de Bohun in 'the manor of Midhurst called Coderay'. From the time when Sir David Owen began the building of the great house the manor, as distinct from the borough, of Midhurst was often called COWDRAY. In 1528 Sir David sold the Bohun estates to Sir William Fitzwilliam, reserving the right to live at Cowdray, but permitting Sir William to build there, provided he was not inconvenienced by the work.
Tenements in Midhurst and land in neighbouring parishes were granted to the Knights Hospitallers, presumably by one of the Bohuns. Accordingly, in 1278 the prior of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem successfully claimed for his tenants here a long list of liberties and exemptions, except that it was found that they were at scot and lot with the other men of the town in matters pertaining to the Crown. In 1291 the chapel of St. Denis within the former castle of Midhurst was mentioned, and also the 'chantries of Midhurst in the chapel of St. Thomas'. The latter was probably the chapel of the Hospitallers, as of the four services which the priest was to celebrate in 1515 two were the feast of St. Thomas (29 December) and his translation (7 July), and the ornaments of the chapel included an alabaster tablet of St. Thomas of Canterbury.
This history gives alternate line of descent,
1. Sasvaric Fitz Caen married Muriel apparent d/o Richard de Meri who married Lucy eventual heirsess of the seigneuric of Bohun (pronounced Boone).
2. Geldeuin died 1187, inherited all of his father’s estate and those of his mother’s brother, Enjuger de Bohun died 1150.
3. Frank de Bohun married Rohese
4. Savaric de Bohun died 1246
5. Sir Frank (Franco) de Bohun married Sibyl d/o William de Ferrers, Earl of Derby. Married 2nd Nichole widow of Bartholomew de la Chappelle
6. Sir John de Bohun married his step-sister Joan de la Chappelle.
THE MOST COMMON LINE OF DESCENT FOUND ON LINE.
Richard de Meri was born about 1020 in St. Come du Mt, Manche, Normandy, France . He died before 1068. He married Billeheude de Saint Sauveurborn about 1032 in St, Sauveur, Manche, Normandy, France She died before 1060.Nigel III de Saint Sauveurwas born about 1008 in Eu, Dieppe, Seine-Inferieure,Normandy, France He died in 1092. He married Adeled' Eu born about 1008 in Eu, Dieppe, Seine-Inferieure, Normandy, France .d/o Count Geoffroy de Brionne was born about 953 in of, Brionne, Normandy. He died about 1015. He married Hawise de Guines Hawise de Guines was born about 958 in Guines, Artois, Pas-de-Calais, France.
Henry De BOHUN Born: BEF 975
Notes: Following tradition, the Mari family lived in the community of St. Come du Mont (Normandy). There was a Mari Street named after Ralph, first sire de Mari, friend of the sire of Sainte Marie du Mont and the dukes of Denmark.
According to legend, Ralph was secretly married to the daughter of the lord of Mont Haguez. They had a son, Richard I de Mari, or Richard the Old, who is attributed with the founding of the churches of Sainte Come du Mont, de Bohon, and de Meautis in 950.
Richard de Mari (or Meri) married Billeheude (Billeheust). This information comes from a document concerning the Bohon priory. Billeheude is sometimes considered the daughter of a certain Richard de Billeheust or Richard de Saint Sauveur. In the family we find a Bileud or Bilelde, but at a later date she is considered the daughter of Neel II of Saint Saveur, one of the principal barons who revolted against William the Bastard during his youth.
Because of the uncertain relations with the Norsemen who landed at Contentin and their chief, Rollo, there was a strong desire to unite the conquering and native peoples. The Mari family also desired to hold onto their Christian origins and remain loyal to the dukes of Normandy. Richard de Mari had three sons: Richard, Humphrey, and Enjuger.
Henry De BOHUN Born: BEF 1025
Henry De BOHUN (Sir) Married: Margaret D'EU
Humphrey I de Bohun “With The Beard” was born about 1050 in Gloucester, England. married Adeliza de Grentmesel.
Notes: is said to have been a kinsman and a companion in arms of William the Conqueror. Humphrey was the godfather of William and was certainly close to him because we see the names of William, duchess Mathilde, and their children associated with Humphrey's children. Old English books designate him Humfridus cum Barba or Humphrey with the Beard. His beard distinguished him from other Norman knights of the period because they habitually shaved. He was in possession of the lordship of Taterford in Norfolk. This family originated from Bohon in the arrondissement of St. Lo in the Cotentin, Normandy, where there still exists St. Andre and St. Georges De Bohon. The mound of the old castle is still visible. Humphrey is reported in the chronicles of Wace as the companion of the Conqueror at Senlac. He is reputed to have been a near kinsman of Duke William, but how or in what degree is unknown. The fact remains that the witnesses to the Benedictine priory at St George's in 1092, were all members of King William's immediate family or branches thereof.
Humphrey is mentioned in the Domesday Book (a great census taken of all the lands and people in England as ordered by William, between 1080 and 1086) as a champion and defender of the throne, and as lord of Taterford in Norfolk. Much of his wealth is attributed to the goodwill of William and the spoils of the campaigns, which was not a unique situation. However, the possession of large estates and properties in England was not all fun; they were hard to protect from raiders and warring lords. Humphrey probably also benefitted from Normandy's continued growth and profits from his holdings.
Humphrey II de Bohun “The Great” 2nd Baron de Bohun, lord of Taterford, Sheriff of Wiltshirewas born about 1080 in Gloucester,England. On command of the King William Rufus, he married between 1087 and 1100 Maud (Devereux) of Salisbury of Evereux, Normandie, France, by whom he acquired large estates in County Wilts. Maud was born about 1090, Evereux, Normandie, France. died 1142 d/o Edward of Salisbury who was born about 1060 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. He died before 1130.Edward married Maud FitzHubert about 1090 in of, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. Maud FitzHubert was born about 1070 in of, Salisbury, Wiltshire, EnglandEdward of Salisbury s/o Walter de Ewrus was born about 1033 in of, Rosmar, Normandy, France. He married Matildabefore 1066. Matilda was born about 1037 in of, Rosmar,Normandie,France. Notes: succeeded his father as lord of Taterford. He was Sheriff of Wiltshire and Bearer of the Royal Standard in 1120 in the battle of Benneville in Normandy. The dowry gave him important estates in the Wiltshire area and the barony of Trowbridge. This was the first of a series of marriages which benefitted the Bohons.
Humphrey III de Bohun Constable of England Baron De Bohun, Lord of Hereford. Steward and Sewer to King Henry I, was very close to Henry I and later Henry II. He assisted Empress Mathilda against King Stephen. Humphrey IIIwas born about 1120 in Gloucestershire, England.He died on 6 Apr 1187 in England. He married Margaret de Gloucester about 1149 in of,,Gloucestershire, England. Margaret de Gloucester OF HEREFORD (Miles FITZ WALTER2, Walter FITZ ROGER1) was born about 1126 in Gloucester,Gloucester, England. d/o Miles of Gloucester Lord High Constable of England was born about 1092 in of, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England. He died on 24 Dec 1143 in Llanthony, Priory, Gloucester, England. He married Sybil de Neufmarche in Apr 1121. Sybil was born about 1096 in Aberhonwy, Brons., Wales. She died after 1143 in , Gloucestershire, England. d/o Bernard de Neufmarche born about 1070 in of, Neufmarche, , France. He married Nest verch Osbern born about 1079 in of, , Herefordshire, England.
Notes: supported Henry in the rebellion of 1173. At the instigation of Milo, his father-in-law, he espoused the cause of the Empress Maud and her son, against King Stephen, and so faithfully maintained his allegiance that the empress, by her special charter, granted him the office of Steward and Sewer, both in Normandy and in England. In the 20th year of Henry II, this Humphrey accompanied Richard De Lacy, Justice of England, into Scotland, with a powerful army to waste that country; and was one of the witnesses to the accord made by King William of Scotland and King Henry II. as to the subjection of that kingdom to the crown of England
Born in 1109, Humphrey died 6 April 1187. He married Margery (Marguerite, Margaret), eldest daughter of Milo of Gloucester from whom he received the heriditary right to the title of constable of England.
Milo of Gloucester (Milon, Miles Fitz Walter) inherited the title of constable of England and later that of earl of Hereford. He was the grandson of Roger de Pitres, contemporary of William the Conqueror and sheriff of Gloucester, and the son of Walter (Gautier), constable of Henry I.
Milo possessed a considerable honor from the inheritance of his father's lands in Gloucestershire and his marriage in 1121 to Sybyl, sole heiress of Bernard de Newmarch (he conquered the ancient kingdom of Brychan in Breconshire, Wales, including Talgarth, Chatellenie de Hay, Ystradvy forest, and the mini-kingdom of Brecon or Brecknock, and died in 1125. Empress Mathilda gave Bernard Abergavenny castle and St. Briavel castle.) Milo became earl of Hereford in 1141. His family should not be confused with the earls of Gloucester.
Milo died of a hunting accident on 25 December 1143, leaving four sons: Roger, who died childless in 1155; Walter, Henry, and Mahel, who all died childless before 1166. His inheritance was split among his daughters: Margery; Bertha, who married Philip de Brause; and Lucy.
Humphrey III was steward and chancellor to Henry I, perhaps following his father. He shared this post with Hugh Bigot/Bigod, Robert Haye, and Simon de Beauchamp. Sometimes he is confused with his father.We can follow Humphrey III in the entourage of King Henry I by the documents he signed at Arques and Dieppe (1131), various English towns (1131-1133), in Normandy at Rouen (1133 & 1134), and at Argentan (about the same time).
When Steven of Blois, earl of Mortain, grandson of William the Conqueror and Adele, was crowned king of England after Henry I died (1135), Humphrey kept his duties as steward presiding over charters. Two were written at Evreux in 1137. One concerned infractions against God; the other gave land in Bramford (Suffolk) to St. Mary d'Evreux. In 1139 Empress Mathilda arrived in Sussex with her her half-brother, Robert of Gloucester, to reclaim the inheritance of his father. Humphrey, at the instigation of his father-in-law, Milo de Gloucester, rallied with Mathilda and defended Trowbridge against King Steven.
During the troublesome years of the anarchy that followed, Humphrey passionately fought with Mathilda's loyal and true followers. He witnessed Milo being named earl of Hereford in recognition of his (Milo's) services on 25 July 1141.
Humphrey's signature is found on several documents in many English villages.
After initial success, the Battle of Winchester (1141) marked a turnaround and Humphrey was taken prisoner.
In 1143 in Devizes (Wiltshire), Mathilda reinstated possession of lands and the office of chancellor of England to Henry in a written document. She also gave him new wealth and land: Melchesam, Boczam, Malmesbury, and Stokes-Wiltshire. (Humphrey had been relieved of his duties after the reign of Henry I.)
Humphrey signed a document of Prince Henry in 1149/1150 at Devizes and another in 1150/1151 at Argentan. In 1150 Trowbridge Castle was taken by Stephen. When the abbey church of Montebourg was dedicated in 1152, Humphrey consented to the gift of the church of St. Gregoire de Catz by Ildebert de Catz and Steven de Magneville.
After the death of his father, Geoffrey Plantagenet (1153), Henry was in England leading the army. Henry made an agreement with Stephen when Eustache, Stephen's son, died, whereby Henry would succeed him to the throne when he died (the next year). Henry II then confirmed Humphrey's inheritances in England and Normandy and his titles.
Because of his role as lord chancellor and his signatures on numerous documents, we are able to account for Humphrey's whereabouts. He was in England with the king (1153-1154); in Normandy (1156) at Argentan, Falaise, and Quevilly (1174); with his peers in Chinon (1170-1173); back in England (between 1174-1179); and again in Normandy at Valognes, Cherbourg, and Bonneville-sur-Touques (1180 & 1182). In January 1164 Humphrey was one of the barons summoned to the Council of Clarendon where the constitutions were drawn up.
In April 1173 when Prince Henry rebelled against his father, King Henry II, Humphrey stood by the king. With Richard de Lucy he invaded Scotland in an attack against King William the Lion who supported Prince Henry and the destruction of the bishop's palace at Durham. Humphrey and company burned Berwick and penetrated deeply into Scotland. But when they learned of the landing of Robert de Beaumont (earl of Leicester and friend of Prince Henry) in Suffolk (29 September 1173), they made a truce with William the Lion and marched against Beaumont. Humphrey battled with the help of the peasants and was taken prisoner with his wife at Fornham St. Geneviere near Bury St. Edmond (Suffolk) on 16 October 1173. The prisoners were taken to Falaise castle.
The 1st of December 1174/5 in Falaise, Humphrey witnessed a peace accord between Henry II and William the Lion recognizing the sovereigncy of England over Scotland. Humphrey's fortune considerably increased with the death of his father- in-law, Milo of Gloucester, who without male heirs left a third of his wealth to each daughter. Humphrey also inherited the position of constable of England that was held by his father-in-law. In 1166 Humphrey inherited 3 1/2 parts of a knight's fees (rent) from his grandfather's provinces and 9 1/2 parts "de novo." His wife received 17 parts from Milo's provinces and 3 3/4 parts of her brothers' land.
He kept in Normandy a part of the inheritance from Humphrey I, particulary land at Carentan and Pont D'Ouve. A document confirmed the gifts of his ancestors and the men of the Bohon priory. Among the witnesses of this act were Enjuger de Bohon, Robert of Bohon priory, duchess Margaret, and Henry de Bohon. A letter from Humphrey de Bohon to the men of Normandy and England stated that Humphrey and his son gave to the Blanchelande Abbey the title of Moulin de Biard with Pont D'Ouve. In 1181 with Alexander de Bohon he witnessed the foundation of Barbery Abbey.
Across the Channel Humphrey founded the priory of Monkton Farley (Wiltshire) with his wife, supported by the Lewes Abbey. Near the beautiful forests and streams in England, his rich endowment provided them with a large yearly income. Among the benefactors associated with this foundation are Mathilda de Bohon (his mother), Ildebert de Catz (Chaz), Robert de Carentan, and his vassals; among the witnesses were William de Beuzeville and Humphrey de St. Vigor.
Humphrey died 6 April 1187. He was buried at the Lanthony Abbey (Gloucestershire) founded by his father-in-law. He had a son, Humphrey IV, and a daughter Margaret, first wife of Waleran, earl of Warwick.
Humphrey IV de Bohun 2nd Earl of Hereford(HUMPHREY3, HUMPHREY2, HUMPHREY1) was born about 1143 in Gloucestershire, England. He died in 1182. He married Princess Margaret de Huntingdon of Scotland (Henry5, King David I the Saint of SCOTLAND4, King Malcolm III Canmore3, Duncan I MacCrinan2, Crinan the Thane1), was born in 1154 in Northumberland, Northumberland, England. She died in 1201.d/o Prince Henry of Scotland was born about 1114/1119 in , , Scotland. He died on 12 Jun 1152 in , , Scotland. He married Ada de Warenne in 1134/1139 in , , England. Ada was born about 1104 in of, Huntingdon, Huntingdon, England. d/o King David I of Scotland was born about 1080/1082 in of, , Scotland. He died on 24 May 1153 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England. He married Queen Matilda Waltheofsdotter Huntingdon of Scotland in 1113/1114 in Scotland. Queen Matilda Huntingdon of Scotland was born about 1072 in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England. She died on 23 Apr 1131 in Scone, Perthshire, Scotland.d/o Earl Waltheof of Northumberland was born about 1046 in of, , Northumberland, England. He died on 31 May 1076 in Crowland, Lincolnshire, England. He married Judith de Boulognein 1070 in of, , Artois, France. Judith was born in 1054/1055 in of, Lens, Artois, France. She died in 1086 in Lens, Artois, France.
According the the chronicle of Lanthony, Humphrey IV was earl of Hereford and constable of England. But he died before his father, probably in 1182 in France while serving Henry the younger, so he never had the titles. Humphrey was married to Margaret of Scotland (who died 1201), daughter of Henry, earl of Huntington, and sister of King William the Lion of Scotland, and widow of Conan le Petit, earl of Brittany and Richmond (who died 1171).
After Humphrey's death, his widow confirmed the gift of a marketplace to the priory of Bradenstoke that he had specified in his will.
Henry de Bohun5th Earl of Hereford, (1st Earl of Hereford of this family, by charter of King John 28 April 1199) Lord High Constable of England, (Inherited from his father). Sheriff of Kent. born: BEF 1176/7 Died: 1 Jun 1220, Journey to Holy LandHe died 5 years after the signing of the Magna Carta by King John He married Maud FitzGeoffrey about 1197 in of, Essex England. Maud FitzGeoffrey was born before 1177 in Warwick, WarwickshireEngland. She died on 27 Aug 1236 in England. Co.Essex dau. of Geoffrey Fitz Piers, 4° Earl Essex, and Beatrix Say, Baroness Mandeville
Henry de Bohon (1176-1220), earl of Hereford, played an important role in the revolt of the barons against King John. Born in 1176, he succeeded his grandfather honorably. Henry married Maud (Mathilda, died 1236), daughter of Geoffrey (Geoffrey Fitz Piers de Mandavill), son of Pierre de Mandeville, earl of Essex. She was sister and heiress of William de Mandeville who died childless in 1189 and was appointed the barony of Pleshey (Essex). The Mandeville family descended from Geoffrey, companion of William the Conqueror. His son was constable of the Tower of London. His grandson, also named Geoffrey, was strong and ambitious. Later he was depossessed of his lands and excommunicated for having pillaged the church lands, so he revolted against Stephen and was mortally wounded in his attack of Burwell castle.
Geoffrey (the grandson) left three sons. The oldest Ernald, shared in his father's revolt and was exiled. The second, Geoffrey, succeeded his father and died in 1166. The third, William, third earl of Essex and earl of Aumale, succeeded his brother. He was grand chamberlain to Henry II and played an important role in the wars between Louis VII of France and Philip Auguste. He accompanied Philip, earl of Flanders, on the crusade. He was also called the grand justicier. William died childless at Rouen on 14 November 1189, leaving his wealth to his sister, Maud.
The reign of King John (1199-1216) started out well for Henry when he was created earl of Hereford on 28 April 1199. Henry was the first of the Bohuns to have the title, which included an annual income. The following year Henry and other nobles summoned his uncle in Scotland, William the Lion, to appear at Lincoln to do homage. In 1203 Henry witnessed a document where King John confirmed the dowry of Queen Isabelle. The principal interests of the Bohuns were in England. Henry paid taxes of 50 marks and a groom, corresponding to 20 parts of a knight's fee, on the Huntington land he inherited from his mother. In Normandy, Henry kept his more modest holdings (from Humphrey I) at Carentan and Pont D'Ouve. After the first time France reclaimed Normandy (1204), Henry stayed loyal to John. His lands in Normandy were confiscated by Philip- Auguste. Then King John imposed a heavy tax to maintain the campaign of 1213-1214 to prevent the crushing of a coalition formed at Bouvines on 27 July 1214 by England, Flanders, and the German Empire. The king was discredited and there was general discontent. The forces were dissatisfied that the king awarded certain barons without their having to go through the regular tests and examinations. Then there was a revolt of barons in which Henry took an active part. The revolt ended with the signing of the Magna Carta at Runnymede (Surrey) on 12 July 1215. The lands that had been confiscated from Henry were returned and the 25 lords took it upon themselves to make sure the charter was enforced. The Bohons enjoyed being in possession of great lands at the frontier of the Welsh country which was always threatened. The other marcher lords enjoyed it, too, because their military importance and independence was greater than that of other royal lords. Politically they were stronger by being closer to the king. The lull was cut short when the war restarted. The following year John had Pope Innocent III excommunicate the earl of Hereford, which only increased the opposition to the king. John joined forces with the army of Prince Louis of France (the future Louis VIII) when barons from the north landed in England. John died on October 19, 1216, but Henry de Bohon did not ally himself with the new king, Henry III. He was taken prisoner at the Battle of Lincoln on 20 May 1217, where Louis of France was defeated. Henry gave the churches of Boxe and Wilsford (Lincolnshire) to the priory of Monkton Farley, and gave a pension to St. Nicolas Hospital in Salisbury. Henry de Bohun died 1 June 1220 while on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. His body was returned to Lanthony abbey. He had four sons: Humphrey V, who succeeded him; Henry, who died young; Ralph, benefactor of the Abbey of Grendon who married Lora; and Robert, mentioned in the Book of Walden.
Earl Ralph de Bohun was born after 1208 in Warwick,Warwickshire,England. He married Saveric FitzGeoffrey was born about 1209.Saveric d/o Geoffrey FitzPiersDeMandeville, Earl of Essex, born c. 1162 Walden Abbey, Essex died 2 Oct. 1213, Shouldham. & Beatrice de Saye born c 1169 Kimbolton, Norfoldshire, England. Died 19 April 1191.Ralph and his brother-in-law, William, made a voyage to St. James of Campostella, Spain. Since Ralph's wife, Saveric, was the Countess of Ballymadden Co., Kildare, Ireland, he gained her titles in Ireland.
Notes: considered the beginning of what would become the American Boone/Bohun line. He married Saveric FitzGeoffrey, Countess of Ballymadd Co. Kildar, Ireland and was himself Earl of Midhurst, Ford and Rustington, Sussex. He accompanied his brother-in-law, William FitzGeoffrey, on pilgrimage to St. James of Campostella, Spain and spent several years there (note his son’s name Franco). He was also the benefactor of the Abbey of Grendon who married Lora. As younger brother, Ralph didn’t inherit the house and lands and hence, marriage bargaining advantages of the first-born. Ralph’s mother, Maud FitzGeoffrey, was the elder sister of Ralph’s wife Saveric Fitz Geoffrey (who was thus both Ralph’s aunt and his wife).I believe this would be called incest.
Franco de Bohun Lord of Midhurst, Sealer of Writs for King Edward I etc. and also Lord of his mother's lands in Ireland. Sealer of Writs to King Henry III. was born about 1225 in Shere, Surrey, England . He died on 14 Sep 1273. He married Sibyl de Ferrers born about 1226 in Derby, Derbyshire, England . Married 2nd Nichole, widow of Bartholomew de la Chapelle.Franco’s son married his step-daughter.
Sir John de Bohun Lord of Midhurst, Ford, Sussex, Rustington, inheriting his father’s lands. was born about 28 Sep 1247 (alt: died 28 Sept. 1284). He died in 1284. He married Joan de la Chappelle, his step sister daughter of Bartholomew and Nichole.was born about 1250. Joandau. of Bartholomew de la Chapelle, Sergeant of the King's chapel.Joan’s father-in-law was married to her mother.
Sussex archaeological collections relating to the history and ..., Volume 20 pp 31-33.MIDHURST: IT’S LORDS AND IT’S INHABITANTS.Grant to Bishop of Durham. “Know al men present and future that I , John de Bohun, son of the Lord Franco de Bohun, Lord of Midhurst, have given and granted the manors of Midhurst, Fordes and Rustinton, in the county of Sussex…. I the said John, and Johanna my wife……
Earliest records of the Lords of Midhurst is to be found in the time of Henry I, when Savaric de Bohun (pronounced Boone)….obtained a charter, severing this with Forde and Rustington, from the House of Arundel and creating it into a distinct lordship…to be held, nevertheless, of the lord of the Castle of Arundel by the service of three knights fees.2nd charter to Franco de Bohun and his heirs, Fordham, Climplingg, Rustinton, Presteton and Lovynton…to have and hold by right of inheritance….Savaric son of Savaric heir of Engilgerius de Bohun….Savaric son of Cane, and Ralph his son, and Savaric his brother did hold in Normandy and England….Geldewan son of Savaric and Savaric his brother and Ralph his brother.Geldwan received Esemburn with Middeherst.On 5 Feb. 1361 grant to John de Bohun who died 20 Dec. 1384.
James de Bohun of Ballymadden was born on 3 Feb 1278/1279. He died in May 1304. He married. Joan de Braose was born in 1284 in Gower,Glamorganshire,Wales. She died before 23 Jun 1324. d/o William VI de Braose was born in 1255 in Gower,Glamorganshire,Wales. He died before 1 May 1326. He married Elizabeth+ de Sully about 1275 in ,,England. Elizabeth de Multon was born in 1263 in ,Glamorganshire,Wales. She died before 24 Aug 1328.Sir John de Bohun was born on 6 Jan 1300/1301. He died on 5 Dec 1367. He married Cicely Filliol. Cicely Filliol was born in 1324. She died in 1381.
John de Bohun II, Baron, M.P. Lord of Midhurst, Ford, Sussex, and Rustington, England & Ballymadd Co. Kildare, Ireland. He was born on 6 Jan 1361/1362 Bradninch, Devonshire, England He died on 25 Jan 1431/1432. Married 2: Cecily FILLIOL (dau. of Sir John Filliol) BEF 1361 Notes: a Baron by writ of lands in England and Ireland. ie., He was Lord of Midhurst, Ford, Sussex, and Rustington in England and inherited his grandmother’s lands in Ballymadd Co. Kildare, Ireland. In retinue of Earl of Arundel in French Wars. Member Parliament as Baron of Midhurst.This was also the time of the Black Plague.
Sir John de Bohun III, Baron was born in 1432/1433 in ,,Wales. He married Avelina de Ros. Married 2: Anne HALSHAM (dau. of John Halsham and Maud Mawle). Notes: was never called to Parliament in recognition of his Barony. John Halsham s/o Robert HALSHAM born in 1333 in West Grinstead, Keyne, Sussex, England. He married Miss APPLESHAM was born in 1333 in West Grinstead, Keyne, Sussex, England.
John De BOHUN of Midhurst (Sir) Married: Avelina De ROS Notes: Some sources says that Avelina was dau. of Sir Robert Ros of Rockingham Castle, Northants., who married Anne Halsham as second wife, so Avelina was his step-sister. Father: John De BOHUN of Midhurst (Sir) Mother: Anne HALSHAMSince he was a younger son, he inherited no titles (thus the drop of "de" from the name). He went to Wales as a sessein knight to the family de Braose, land holders. A knights' training usually started at the age of 7 , serving as a Page to a Lord. At age 14, he would become a Squire, and learn how to handle a sword, ride to battle, and accompany his Lord to war. By 21 years of age, he would become a full Knight. Knight's sold their service to the "highest bidder" so to speak --making them some of the first "soldiers of fortune". Thus, with John III, ended the long line of inherited titles and power for our line of de Bohuns. Parital Source: FREELOVE BOONE TREE Compiled by Beverly SILVERS NESTER
Geoffrey de Bohn (note change in spelling of name). was born in 1450 in Penmynydd, Anglesey,Wales. He died on 7 May 1472 Penmynydd, Anglesey, Wales. He married Petrolina de Arderne was born about 1454. During his short lifetime he saw Joan of Arc fight against the English rule of France.
Geoffrey de Boon II was born in 1471 in North Wales . He died in 1530 in North Wales the same year Henry VIII became King of England. . He married Anne Magerly born about 1475. dau. of Piers Magerly
Gregory Boon was born in 1517 in Gwynned, North Wales. He died in 1589 in ,Devonshire,England. He married Constance ap Comyn about 1520. Constance ap Comyn of Wales was born about 1528 in ,,North Wales. She died in Devonshire, England.Notes: vassals of the Courtenays, Earls of Devon.
George Boon was born b.1561 in Stokes, Exeter, Devonshire, England; d.d. 1618) Married 2: Anne FALLACE (dau. of Walter Fallace) The 17th generation from Humphrey I, now starts a long line of Georges which will soon find the family moving to the New World.
George Boone I was born about 1625. He died about 1710 Married: Catherine MORGAN
George Boone II was born on 17 Nov 1646 in ,Devonshire,England. He died in 1706. He married Sarah Mary Uppey. Sarah Mary Uppey (Opie) was born in 1640/1645 in ,Devonshire,England. She died in 1720/1725.
Their son was George Boone II, b. about 1640 in Exeter, Devonshire, England and d. about 1700. He is buried in Stoke Canon, England. His wife, Sarah Uppey was born in 1646 lived for 80 years (d. 1726) The Family's Bible records that Sarah never complained of an aching bone or bad tooth in all her 80 years. George Boone II was a blacksmith by trade. A picture of his blacksmith shop is in the book "Our Boone Families--Daniel Boone's Kinfolk" by Sarah Ridge Rockenfield. The photo was furnished by Mary Ann Stokes of Louisville, KY. George II and Sarah had 4 children. Twins, Henry and John, were born in 1673 in Stokes Canon, England, and choose to stay in England. Their sister, Percis , and brother, George III (b.1666 and d. 7-27-1744 in Berks Co., PA),decided to go to America. Thus starts our journey into the New World.
George Boone III was born on 19 Mar 1665/1666 in Stoke,near Exeter, Devonshire, England. He died on July 27, 1744in Exeter Twp.,Berks,Pa. He married Mary Milton Maugridge on 16 Aug 1689 in Bradninch, Devonshire, England. Mary Milton Maugridge was born on 23 Dec 1669 in St. Disens Paris, Bradnich, Devonshire, England. She died on 2 Feb 1739/1740 in Exeter Twp.,Berks,Pa. Mary d/o John MAUGRIDGE born 1647 in England & Mary MILTON born 1649 in England, and died in Bradninch, Devonshire, England,.s/o Robert Maugridge (MORRIDGE) and Dorthie Soveringe.
George Boone III married in 1689 to Mary Milton Maugridge, b. 1669 in Bradninch, England and d. 2-2-1740 in Berks Co., PA. She was the daughter of John Maugridge (a weaver, born in 1630 to Robert Moggridge (b. 1623) and Dorthie Soveringe) and Mary Milton. Both Mary and George Boone were members of St. Disen's Church in Bradninch, England. In 1702 they became members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) which had been founded in 1652 by George Fox. In 1713, George's 3 oldest children , Sarah (b.1691,d.1744), Squire (the father of Daniel Boone and b.1696, d. 1765), and George Boone IV (b. 1690, d.1753 ) went to America to look for land. Before returning to England, Queen Anne died. Since the Act of Settlement in 1701barred a Catholic from inheriting the throne, England's closest Protestant heir was George Louis , a German Elector of Hanover . Thus when George IV returned to England to bring his parents, his 6 other brothers and sisters, and his Aunt Percis, to America, they were ruled by a foreign king. They left England at the town of Bristol on Aug. 17, 1717. The fare for the family was 35 pounds. The ocean voyage lasted 8 weeks and they landed in Philadelphia, PA on Oct. 10, 1717. The family settled on 400 acres in Oley Twp., Berks Co., PA which is on the Schuykill River (5 miles south of Reading, PA). Percis Boone married George Henton in 1719. His family had came to America with the Boones. George Boone III became a Justice of the Peace. While there, theybefriended a family named Lincoln. There were 5 inter-marriages between the two families while they lived in Berks Co., PA. The Boone families and the Lincoln families stayed together , through-out almost two centuries , in various moves through PA, VA, KY, and IN. On July 27, 1744, George Boone III died , leaving 8 children and 10 grandchildren. Some of the farm land he owned at the time is now Georgetown, Washington, DC.
The Moggridge’s of Somerset. “in 1645, Robert Moggridge, clothier”Atraveller Somerset has much the same attraction as Holland True, it is not all flat, yet the typical scene is ever the turf-clad moor, with its long "rhines" and invariable willows. That is the Somerset on which one looks down from the central peak of the Glastonbury Tor, with Mendip in the far dim vista The broad pleasance of Taunton Dene, worthily named the Garden of England, and the happy hunting-grounds of Exmoor and Quantock, are also integral parts of the county; and east and south, round Yeovil and round Chard, are many lovely nooks, not to mention the superb beauty of the Avon. Still, the region of the peat and the gorges of Cheddar stand out distinct and individual They are the heart and midriff of the land; in an imaginative sense, they make Somerset — once a fief of the sea
Sarah Boone (Aunt to Daniel Boone)was born 29 FEB 1691/92 in Bradninch,Devonshire,England. She died on 20 Sep 1743 (alt: died 20 NOV 1743 in VA)m. She married Jacob Stover on 15 Mar 1715 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PaJacob Stover was born in 1685 in Bern, Switzerland. He died in 1741 in Augusta City,Orange,Va. s/o Christian Stover was born on 29 Mar 1663 in ,,Switzerland. He died about 1715 in Germany. He married Magdalena Brubaker born about 1666. (Also ancestors of President Dwight David Eishenhower.)
Barbara Stover married Martin Kauffman
Nancy Kauffman married Jacob Strickler
John Strickler married Barbara Brumback
Anne Strickler married David Beaver
Henry Beaver married Lurana Elizabeth Cockrill d/o Anderson Cockrill
Francis Marion Beaver married Sarah Evelyn Freeman d/o Dr. Hugh Kerr Freeman
Jennie Myra (Myra Jennie) Beaver married John Samuel Huddleston
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