Sir Marcus Walesbreu Knight

  Noted events in his life were:

• Background Information: From GEN-MEDIEVAL-L Archives.
From: Cochoit <cochoit@gmail.com>
Subject: Whalesborough
Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2010 14:56:48 -0700 (PDT)

MARK (Marke, Marcus, Marci) de WALESBREU. [1] Born before 1258 as he was an adult in 7 Edward 1 (1278/1279) when Mark De Walebreus had an assize of mort d'ancestor regarding two parts of the manors of Walebreus and Helen (Elem?) against William De Botrell. [2,3] As Marke le Walebreus he witnessed a deed in 1287/8 involving the wardship of John Le Sor. [4,5] 'Thomas Chiverton's Book of Obits' identifies him as "Mark Whalesbreu, son of the said William." Hal Bradley says he died December 1300, though this date doesn't appear in 'Thomas Chiverton's Book of Obits' which is given as the source; this also doesn't mesh with statements by Ronny Bodine that his son William was a ward of William Bottreux by 1293. [6,7] It may be an inaccurate assumption that William De Walesborough was a ward of Bottreux when he married (at age 5) in 1293. Mark was certainly dead by 3 Jan 1301 when John le Brun was presented to the church of St. Mawgan by reason of the custody of the land and heir of Mark de Whalesbrewe belonging to the King through the death of Edmund, Earl of Cornwall. [8] In 1303 and 1306, the heirs of Marci De Welebraus held 2 parts of Hudno, and the heirs of Mathei (sic) de Walesbreu held Lanmaylwen. [9] In 1346, John de Walesbreu (his grandson) was noted as holding 2 parts of Udno which had been held by Marcus de Walesbreu. [10]

He married Matilda Arundell, the "daughter of the Lord Ralph Arundell" so a daughter of Sir Ralph Arundell and Eve De La Roche. [11,12,13]

i. JOHN de WALESBREU. Dead by 1302 when his brother William became heir to the Whalesborough lands.
ii. Sir WILLIAM de WALESBREU. See next.
iii. JOAN de WALESBREU. m. Roger Reskimer, kt., son and heir of Richard Reskimer, kt. by Alice Prideaux. Joan died 18 March 1346; Roger died 2 April 1351. [14]

1. Based on Ronny Bodine SGM Feb 25 1999 Whalesborough-Walesbreu of Cornwall. http://tinyurl.com/y2bcneg
2. Annual Report of the Deputy Keeper of the Public Records, Volume 48, p. 196 http://tinyurl.com/26ysmsp
3. Parliamentary papers, Volume 44 p. 196 http://tinyurl.com/28zfztm
4. Cal. of Ancient Deeds, vol. 5 p. 9. no. 10487 http://tinyurl.com/yfdeukq
5. Perhaps in support of Mark De Whalesborough marrying Matilda Arundell, the senior line of Arundell (Matilda's nephew) married the heiress of Le Soor) http://tinyurl.com/ycwands
6. Hull, P. L., "Thomas Chiverton's Book of Obits," Devon & Cornwall Notes & Queries 33:5 (Autumn 1975), p. 145.
7. Ronny Bodine SGM Feb 25 1999 Whalesborough-Walesbreu of Cornwall. http://tinyurl.com/y2bcneg
8. Cal. of Patent Rolls Ed. I vol. 3 p. 561 http://tinyurl.com/23cav8u
9. Feudal Aids vol. 1, p. 195, 199, 203 http://tinyurl.com/2flnsqd
10. Feudal Aids vol. 1, p. 209 http://tinyurl.com/yzj6mlw
11. Hull, P. L., "Thomas Chiverton's Book of Obits," Devon & Cornwall Notes & Queries 33:5 (Autumn 1975), p. 145
12. Arundell of Lanherne and Trerice. Cornwall Record Office, [AR/2/732 - AR/2/1398] National Archives \endash Access to Archives (for Arundell family) http://tinyurl.com/ycwands
13. Baronetage of England: or The History of the English baronets, Vol. 2 by William Betham "married a daughter of Ralph Arundel citing "Ex Stemmate" http://tinyurl.com/23fc9z5 14. Hull, P. L., "Thomas Chiverton's Book of Obits," Devon & Cornwall Notes & Queries 33:6 pp. 189.

Marcus married Matilda Arundel, daughter of Sir Ralph de Arundel Knight and Eva de la Roche. (Matilda Arundel was born circa 1250.)