Guy de Botetourt - of Ellingham, Norfolk
Guy de Botetourt was either the father of Sir John de Botetourt or was it
Edward the first that was Sir John's Father?
Thomas Wright says that "
the family of Botetourt came from Normandy with the Conqueror".
This page is a support page for my History of Belchamp Walter. The story behind the
Botetourt's is part of what was happening in England and Europe in the 13th Century.
I have split some of the information on the Botetourt's out of my main page on Sir John.
The manor Upton, Ellingham and Kerebrook, Norfolk,
the manor of Great Kerbrok, was "willed" to Maud Botetourt (Fitz Otho) in 1324 by the heirs of the
earl of Pembroke (Aymer de Valencia). This was 2 years before John's death and he was a member of
parilament at the time. This suggests to me that there was a previous connection to this manor possibly
through the Fitz Othos or the de Beauchamps.
There is not a lot of information on the geni.com website for either of the
Guy de Botetourts. A lot of the reference relates
to that on the John de Botetourt listing. I guess this is not surprising as it seems that he was the one
that was involved in dealings with Edward I.
I have split out the research from my Sir John page and attempted to disect here on this page.
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The Research
The following was taken from the geni.com page - the references in [] are not known.
Sir John Buteturte[1] alias Botetourte[2]
John Buteturte was born about 1267.
Marriage John Botetourte married Maud, the daughter of Thomas son of Otto and Beatrice the sister of
Simon de Bello Campo s
on of William de Bello Campo, and one of the coheirs of the barony of Bedford.[3]
John had children:
1.Thomas,[4] died before 28 July, 16 Edward II [1322],[5] married to Joan the sister of John de Somery;[6]
2.John;[7] [8] [9]
3.Otho;[7] [8] and
4.Robert;[7] [8]
The following "clips" reference multiple sources including the Calendar of the Charter Rolls (I have tried to add links
to the sources where I can).
On 14 February, 1290, at Westminster, John Botetourte was granted free warren in all his demesne lands of
Gastlingthorp de Beauchamp and Gosefeld, co Essex.[10] On the information of J. Buttetourte,
King Edward I granted free warren in all their demesne lands to William Revel on 3 June, 1299, at Dover for lands
in cos Warwick and Northampton,[11] and to Hugh le Despenser on 5 September 1300, at Rose Castle, for lands in cos
Wilts, Berks, Gloucester, and co Worcester.[12]
The following seems to contradict Thomas Wright in that Sir John was not
"made the governor of St. Braivels Castle" as a "reward for his military achievements.
(See the Belchamp Otten page - but he attributes it to Dugdale)
Squatting in St Briavell castle? On 12 April in 23 Edward I [1295], a writ of diem clauserunt extremum, was sent to
the sheriff of Gloucester with the order "to attach those who have presumed to occupy the lands &c(astle), of the
said Thomas [heir of Richard de Staunton] ..."; the resulting Inquisition taken at Gloucester found
Thomas de Staunton had held the castle of
St Briavell and he was keeper of the bailiwick of Staunton within the king's forest of Dene in person,
going on foot with
a groom under him, and that Sir John Botetourte occupied Thomas' tenements and received their issues from
the day of Thomas' death in 20 Edward I [1291/2] until the feast of the Ascension in 23 Edward I;
the return at the exchequer was endorsed John Botetourte ... was "in the king's war and therefore the
sheriff can do nothing about him."[2]
The inheritance of property in various parts of the country including Belchamp Walter as complex!!!!
His wife Maud inherits property Later on in 23 Edward I, a writ was issued regarding the manor of Wottone in Bedford, which Isabel,
late the wife of Simon de Bello Campo, had held in dower; Beatrice, John's mother-in-law and one of Simon's sister's, was deceased
so her heirs were entitled to a share, although the jury at the Inquisition in Bedford were unsure if Beatrice's heir should be
Maud (aged 26), her daughter by her first husband, Thomas, as their son Otto had survived his mother but was also deceased,
or her son William (aged 12) by her second husband Sir William de Montecanyso of Edwardestone; a Mandate under the privy seal
dated 1 February in 24 Edward I, ordered John de Langeton, chancellor, to take by attorney the fealty of John Botetute, who was
on the king's service in Gascony, husband of Maud kinswoman and coheir of Simon de Bello Campo, for her pourparty of the manor
of Wutton.[3]
Back to the Forest of Dean again,
Intermeddling with lands In 1296, Sir John de Buteturte keeper of the forest of Dene "intermeddled" with the lands of
Robert de Stallyng which were in the forest, so the escheator has not intermeddled nor executed the writ
dated 22 June 25 Edward I.[13]
25 Edward I is 1297
Property in Essex In 1297/1298 Sir John de Botetourte held 1/4 of a knight's fee in Tyllingham alias Camsyd in Essex,
of Richard son of John, and after Richard's death his property was partitioned between his heirs and the 1/4 knight's fee
held by John Butteturte was part of the share assigned to Richard de Burgo, earl of Ulster and heir of Avelina one of the
sisters of, Richard son of John.[14]
Maud (Botetourt) inherits Belchamp William in 1302 from her step-father William de Monte Caniso of
Edwardston.
30 Edward I is 1302
Maud inherits more property His wife Maud inherited more property when her stepfather, William de Monte Caniso of
Edwardston died before 14 May in 30 Edward I [1302], and Maud, aged 30, inherited the property he had been holding, by
the courtesy of England, of the inheritance of Beatrice de Bello Campo sometime his wife; Maud inherited property in
Dileik, Kerdynton and Ronhale in Bedford, Linselade in Buckingham, Belchamp William in Essex and Sheldesley Beauchamp
in Worcester; William had remained holding them when her mother Beatrice died seised of them in fee while her son
Otho was living, and Otho had lately died as well so they descended to his sister Maud, as next heir of Beatrice.[15]
At Stirling on 30 July, 1304. John Boteturte was granted free warren in all his demesne lands in Dylwyk, Kerdyngton, and
Woutton, co Bedford.[16]
Summoned to Parliament 1305 and so deemed to have become the first Lord Botetourt.
Property in Suffolk In 1307 when an Extent was taken at Framelingham in Suffolk of the property of Roger le Bygod earl of
Norfolk, John de Buttetourt held four knight's fees in Bradeleye, Suffolk.[17]
Before 4 Edward II [1310/1], John de Botitehourte and Maud his wife exchanged lands in Lynchelad' in Buckingham for other
lands in cos Bedford and Essex with William le Rous and Joan his wife.[18]
In 8 Edward II, John Botetourte
held Gestnyngthorp and Cokefeud in Essex and Suffolk for 1 knight's fee of the honour of Clare.[19]
I need to find out where this came from. Botetourt in the service of the King towards Scotland.
Allegations of corruption? In 1314, Sir John Buteturte had taken with him, in the king's service towards Scotland,
the better ships and men from Great Yarmouth, and neither he nor any other had taken money for omitting better men and ships
and electing less competent.[1]
The sources???
The references in [] may or may not match the above............
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Royal Ancestry by Douglas Richardson Vol. I. page 451 1.↑ 1.0 1.1 The Deputy Keeper of the Records,
Calendar of Inquisitions Micellaneous (Chancery) preserved in the Public Record Office, Vol II,
(London: His Majesty's Principal Secretary of
State for the Home Department, 1916), accessed 29 October 2014
https://archive.org/stream/ calendarofinqu02grea#page/52/ mode/2up pp.53.
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Abstract No 215. 2.↑ 2.0 2.1
The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem and other Analogous Documents
preserved in the Public Record Office, Vol III Edward I,
(London: His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department, 1912), accessed 3 November 2014,
https://archive.org/stream/cu31924011387812#page/n239/mode/2up pp.195.
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Abstract No 308 Thomas [son and] heir of Richard de Staunton and Thomas de Blekeney alias de Blakeneye. 3.
↑ 3.0 3.1
The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem and other Analogous Documents preserved in the
Public Record Office, Vol III Edward I, (London: His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department, 1912),
accessed 3 November 2014,
https://archive.org/stream/cu31924011387812#page/n233/mode/2up pp.188-9.
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Abstract No 290 Isabel late the wife of Simon de Bello Campo. 4.↑
4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 The Deputy Keeper of the Records,
Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem and other Analogous Documents preserved in the Public Record Office, Vol VI Edward II,
(Hereford: His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department, 1910), accessed 3 November 2014,
https://archive.org/stream/cu31924099427845#page/n405/mode/2up pp.367-8.
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Abstract No 587 John Botetourt. 5.↑ 5.0 5.1 The Deputy Keeper of the Records,
Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem
and other Analogous Documents preserved in the Public Record Office, Vol VI Edward II,
(Hereford: His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department, 1910), accessed 3 November 2014,
https://archive.org/stream/cu31924099427845#page/n281/mode/2up pp.242.
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Abstract No 412 Thomas Boteturt, Butetourte alias de Botetourte. 6.↑ The Deputy Keeper of the Records,
Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem and other Analogous Documents preserved in the Public Record Office,
Vol VI Edward II, (Hereford: His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department, 1910),
accessed 3 November 2014,
https://archive.org/stream/cu31924099427845#page/n293/mode/2up pp.255.
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Abstract No 428 John de Somery. 7.↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 The National Archives Website: Discovery: C 143/170/2,
Inquisitions taken as a result of applications to the Crown for licences to alienate land,
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7572111, 2 November 2014.
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8.↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3
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The National Archives Website: Discovery: C 143/181/8, Inquisitions taken as a result of applications to the
Crown for licences to alienate land,
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7572290, 2 November 2014. 9.↑ 9.0 9.1
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The National Archives Website: Discovery: C 143/183/11, Inquisitions taken as a result of applications to
the Crown for licences to alienate land.,
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7572338, 3 November 2014. 10.↑
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The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of the Charter Rolls preserved in the Public Record Office,
Henry III-Edward I 1257-1300 Vol II,
(London: Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department, 1906),
accessed 4 November 2014, https:// archive.org/stream/calendarofcharte02grea#page/ 342/ mode/2up pp.343. 11.↑
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The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of the Charter Rolls preserved in the Public Record Office,
Henry III-Edward I 1257-1300 Vol II, (London: Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department, 1906),
accessed 4 November 2014, https:// archive.org/stream/ calendarofcharte02grea#page/478/ mode/2up pp.478. 12.↑
Botetourte, Buttetourte, Butteturte, John
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The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of the Charter Rolls preserved in the Public Record Office,
Henry III-Edward I 1257-1300 Vol II,
(London: Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department, 1906),
accessed 4 November 2014, https:// archive.org/stream/ calendarofcharte02grea#page/489/mode/2up pp.489. 13.↑
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The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem and other Analogous Documents preserved in the
Public Record Office, Vol III Edward I, (London: His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department, 1912),
accessed 3 November 2014, https:// archive.org/stream/cu31924011387812 #page/n301/mode/2up pp.256.
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Abstract No 383 Robert de Stallyng alias de Stallinge. 14.↑
The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem
and other Analogous Documents preserved in the Public Record Office, Vol III Edward I,
(London: His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department, 1912), accessed 3 November 2014,
https:// archive.org/stream/ cu31924011387812#page/n327/mode/2up pp.282-7.
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Abstract No 422 Richard son of John.
John Botetourte: pp, 284 and 287; Richard de Burgo's relationship to Avelina: p.282. 15.↑
The Deputy Keeper of the Records,
Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem and other Analogous Documents preserved in the Public Record Office, Vol IV Edward I,
(London: His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department, 1913), accessed 3 November 2014,
https:// archive.org/stream/cu31924011387820 #page/n111/mode/2up pp.64.
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Abstract No 98 William de Monte Caniso of Edwardston. 16.↑
The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of the Charter Rolls
preserved in the Public Record Office, Edward I, Edward II 1300-1326 Vol III, (London: Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of
State for the Home Department, 1908), accessed 4 November 2014,
https://archive.org/stream/calendarofcharte03grea#page/46/mode/2up pp.46. 17.↑ The Deputy Keeper of the Records,
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Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem and other Analogous Documents preserved in the Public Record Office, Vol IV Edward I,
(London: His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department, 1913), accessed 3 November 2014,
https:// archive.org/stream/ cu31924011387820#page/n337/mode/2up pp.290.
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Abstract No 434 Roger le Bygod alias le Bigod, earl of Norfolk and marshal of England. 18.↑ The Deputy Keeper of the Records,
Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem and other Analogous Documents preserved in the Public Record Office, Vol V Edward II,
(London: His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department, 1908), accessed 3 November 2014,
https:// archive.org/stream/ cu31924011387838#page/n119/mode/2up pp.93. Abstract No 182 William le Rous. 19.↑
Background to this page
Having seen this page found by those making an Internet search I have decided to add
a bit more context.
I am getting more and more hits on my Botetourt page. Is there an interest in him or rather who was his father?
