Nielsen Hayden genealogy
Guy Botetourt

1. Guy Botetourt was born in in of Ellingham, Norfolk, England. Notes:
Living 1253, 1264.
Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Guy Botetourt
was born in in of Little Ellingham, Norfolk, England; died about 1317.
- 2. Guy Botetourt
Generation: 2
2. Guy Botetourt (1.Guy1) was born in in of Little Ellingham, Norfolk, England; died about 1317.
Other Events:
- Alternate death: Aft 1316
Notes:
Living 1274, 1316.
Family/Spouse: Ada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. John Botetourt
died on 25 Nov 1324.
Generation: 3
3. John Botetourt (2.Guy2, 1.Guy1) died on 25 Nov 1324.
Notes:
Or Buteturte; Boutecourte; Botecourt; Butecourt.
"In 1294 when the king faced the threat of French galleys raiding the south coast of England, he appointed two household knights, William de Leybourne and John Botetourt, as captain and sub-captain of the fleet. In the following year they were described as admirals--the first use of the term in England. In 1296 he commanded 94 ships taken from ports between Harwich and King's Lynn, the great majority from Yarmouth." [Royal Ancestry]
"He was summoned to Parliament from 13 July 1305 to 13 Sep. 1324, by writs directed Johanni Botetourt, whereby he may be held to have become Lord Botetourt." [Royal Ancestry]
"A distinguished soldier; Gov. of St. Briavel's Castle, co. Gloucester, 1291; Adm. for the Northern Seas 1294-97, and again 1315. He was one of the Barons who signed the letter to the Pope in 1301, and was sum. to Parl. from 13 July (1305) 33 Edw. I to 13 Sep. (1324) 18 Edw. II, by writs directed Johanni Botetourt, whereby he may be held to have become Lord Botetourt. Gov. of Framlingham Castle, 1314. He joined in the rebellion of Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, and fought at Boroughbridge, 16 Mar. 1321/2, for which he was fined £1,000, and was pardoned 8 Oct. 1322. He m., probably soon after 1 July 1285, when she was a minor, certainly before June 1292, Maud, sister and h. of Otes Fitz Thomas, being da. of Thomas Fitz Otes, of Mendelsham, Suffolk, by Betarice, 3rd da. and coh. of William de Beauchamp, feudal Lord of Bedford. He d. 25 Nov 1324. His widow was living 28 May 1329." [Complete Peerage II: 233-35]
He has been claimed by some (including CP volume XIV) as an illegitimate son of Edward I, a claim dismantled in F. N. Craig's 1988 "The Parentage of John Boutetourt" (citation details below). William Addams Reitwiesner commented on the history of this claim here.John married Maud fitz Thomas before Jun 1282. Maud (daughter of Thomas fitz Otes and Beatrice de Beauchamp) was born in 1269; died before 27 Nov 1328. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. Thomas Botetourt
was born in in of Upton, Norfolk, England; died before 28 Jul 1322.
- 5. Otes Botetourt
was born in in of Mendlesham, Suffolk, England; died on 11 Nov 1345.
- 6. Ada Botetourt
died before 31 May 1349.
- 7. Elizabeth Botetourt
died on 11 Apr 1384.
- 4. Thomas Botetourt
Generation: 4
4. Thomas Botetourt (3.John3, 2.Guy2, 1.Guy1) was born in in of Upton, Norfolk, England; died before 28 Jul 1322.
Other Events:
- Alternate birth: of Essex, England
- Alternate death: Aug 1322
Thomas married Joan de Somery before 1318. Joan (daughter of Roger de Somery and Agnes) died after 1325. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 8. Maud Botetort
died on 14 Sep 1391 in Shirland, Derbyshire, England.
- 9. John Botetourte
was born between 1317 and 1318 in of Weoley, Northfield, Worcestershire, England; died on 4 Apr 1386; was buried in Halesowen Abbey, Worcestershire, England.
5. Otes Botetourt (3.John3, 2.Guy2, 1.Guy1) was born in in of Mendlesham, Suffolk, England; died on 11 Nov 1345.
Notes:
Also called Otho.
Family/Spouse: Sibyl. Sibyl died after Nov 1345. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 10. John Botetourt
was born about 1332 in of Mendlesham, Suffolk, England; died before 15 Dec 1376.
- 10. John Botetourt
6. Ada Botetourt (3.John3, 2.Guy2, 1.Guy1) died before 31 May 1349.
Other Events:
- Alternate death: Abt 7 Jun 1349
Ada married John de Saint Philibert, Mayor of Bordeaux before 1322. John (son of Hugh de Saint Philibert and Alice de Blakenham) was born between 1292 and 1293; died before 12 Feb 1333. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 11. Margery de Saint Philibert
died before 1384.
7. Elizabeth Botetourt (3.John3, 2.Guy2, 1.Guy1) died on 11 Apr 1384.
Elizabeth married William le Latimer between 1323 and 1324. William (son of William le Latimer and Lucy de Thweng) was born about 1301 in of Scampston, Yorkshire, England; died before 2 Nov 1335. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 12. William le Latimer
was born on 24 Mar 1330 in Scampston, Yorkshire, England; died on 28 May 1381; was buried in Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, England.
Elizabeth married Robert de Ufford before 20 Aug 1337. Robert (son of Robert de Ufford and Margaret de Norwich) died before 19 Jun 1362. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
- 12. William le Latimer
Generation: 5
8. Maud Botetort (4.Thomas4, 3.John3, 2.Guy2, 1.Guy1) died on 14 Sep 1391 in Shirland, Derbyshire, England.
Maud married Reynold de Grey before 10 Jan 1328. Reynold (son of Henry de Grey) was born on 1 Nov 1311 in of Wilton, Herefordshire, England; died on 28 May 1370 in Shirland, Derbyshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 13. Henry de Grey
was born between 1340 and 1351 in of Wilton, Herefordshire, England; died on 22 Apr 1396.
- 13. Henry de Grey
9. John Botetourte (4.Thomas4, 3.John3, 2.Guy2, 1.Guy1) was born between 1317 and 1318 in of Weoley, Northfield, Worcestershire, England; died on 4 Apr 1386; was buried in Halesowen Abbey, Worcestershire, England.
Other Events:
- Alternate birth: 1318, of Upton, Norfolk, England
- Alternate birth: Abt 1318
- Alternate death: 1385
Notes:
"John (de Botetourt), Lord Bortetourt, grandson and h., being s. and h. of Thomas de B., by Joan (living 18 Jan. 1326/7), da. of Roger de Somery, sister (and coh. of the considerable estates) of John [Lord] Somery, which Thomas de B. was s. and h. ap. of the late Lord, and d. v.p., in 1322. He, who was aged 4 in Aug. 1322, and 7 in Dec. 1324, had livery of his lands (1341) 14 Edw. III, having had livery (though then a minor) of his mother's lands 16 July 1338. He distinguished himself in the French wars. He was sum. to Parl. from 25 Feb. (1342) 16 Edw. III to 3 Feb. (1385) 9 Ric. II. [...] He m., [...], before 31 May 1347, Joyce, da. of William Zouche, formerly Mortimer [Lord Zouche of Mortimer]. She was living 4 May 1372. [...] He d. 1385, and was bur. at Halesowen, when any Barony which may be held to have been cr. by writ, became dormant, but the right thereto, according to modern doctrine, would appear to have devolved, as under. Will, as Lord of Weologh, pr. 1386 at Lambeth." [Complete Peerage II:235, as corrected by Volume XIV.]
Even subsequent to the corrections in Volume XIV, CP is still mistaken in claiming (in passages replaced above by ellipses) that this John Botetourt had as his 1st wife Maud de Grey, daughter of John de Grey, 1st Lord Grey of Rotherfield. Details here.John married Joyce la Zouche before 31 May 1347. Joyce (daughter of William la Zouche and Alice de Tony) died after 4 May 1372. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 14. Joyce Botetourte
was born about 1348; died on 12 Aug 1420.
10. John Botetourt (5.Otes4, 3.John3, 2.Guy2, 1.Guy1) was born about 1332 in of Mendlesham, Suffolk, England; died before 15 Dec 1376.
Family/Spouse: Katherine de Weyland. Katherine (daughter of Robert de Weyland and Cecily de Baldock) died after Dec 1376. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 15. Joan Botetourt
died about 1417.
- 15. Joan Botetourt
11. Margery de Saint Philibert (6.Ada4, 3.John3, 2.Guy2, 1.Guy1) died before 1384.
Family/Spouse: Richard de Plaiz. Richard (son of Richard de Plaiz and Margaret) was born on 21 Sep 1323 in of Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire, England; died in Oct 1360 in Overseas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 16. John de Plaiz
was born before 14 Jan 1343; died on 2 Jun 1389.
- 16. John de Plaiz
12. William le Latimer (7.Elizabeth4, 3.John3, 2.Guy2, 1.Guy1) was born on 24 Mar 1330 in Scampston, Yorkshire, England; died on 28 May 1381; was buried in Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, England.
Notes:
At Crécy, in the first division. A close associate of John of Gaunt.
William married Elizabeth de Arundel before 10 Aug 1353. Elizabeth (daughter of Edmund Fitz Alan and Alice de Warenne) died on 11 Mar 1384. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 17. Elizabeth le Latimer
was born about 1357; died on 5 Nov 1395.
- 17. Elizabeth le Latimer
Generation: 6
13. Henry de Grey (8.Maud5, 4.Thomas4, 3.John3, 2.Guy2, 1.Guy1) was born between 1340 and 1351 in of Wilton, Herefordshire, England; died on 22 Apr 1396.
Notes:
He was summoned to Parliament 1 Dec 1376 by a writ directed Henrico de Grey de Shirlond, and from 4 Aug 1377 to 20 Nov 1394 by writs directed Henrico de Grey de Wilton.
Henry married Elizabeth Talbot about 4 May 1370. Elizabeth (daughter of Gilbert Talbot and Pernel le Boteler) died on 10 Jan 1402. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 18. Margaret Grey
died on 1 Jun 1454.
- 18. Margaret Grey
14. Joyce Botetourte (9.John5, 4.Thomas4, 3.John3, 2.Guy2, 1.Guy1) was born about 1348; died on 12 Aug 1420.
Other Events:
- Alternate death: 13 Aug 1420
Notes:
Shown in Ancestral Roots, lines 98, 216, and 230A, as born 1367/68 -- clearly impossible if, as shown in both AR and Royal Ancestry, her son Baldwin was born in 1368.
Her parents were married by the end of May 1347, so we're assuming that what Weis et al. meant was 1347/48.Joyce married Baldwin de Freville before 1368. Baldwin (son of Baldwin de Freville and Ida de Clinton) was born about 1349 in of Tamworth, Warwickshire, England; died on 30 Dec 1387. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 19. Baldwin de Freville
was born before 20 Nov 1368 in Weoley Castle, Northfield, Worcestershire, England; died on 4 Oct 1400.
Joyce married Adam de Peshale after 25 May 1388. Adam (son of Adam de Peshale and Joan de Eyton) died on 26 Oct 1419. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. Joan Botetourt (10.John5, 5.Otes4, 3.John3, 2.Guy2, 1.Guy1) died about 1417.
Other Events:
- Alternate death: Abt 1429
Notes:
Also called Jane, as usual.
Joan married John Knyvet before 1377. John (son of John Knyvet and Eleanor Basset) was born about 1358 in of Southwick, Northamptonshire, England; died on 4 Dec 1418 in Mendlesham, Suffolk, England; was buried in Mendlesham, Suffolk, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 20. John Knyvet
was born about 1394 in of Southwick, Northamptonshire, England; died on 9 Nov 1445.
16. John de Plaiz (11.Margery5, 6.Ada4, 3.John3, 2.Guy2, 1.Guy1) was born before 14 Jan 1343; died on 2 Jun 1389.
Other Events:
- Baptised: 14 Jan 1343, Chelsworth, Suffolk, England
- Alternate death: 1388
Notes:
He was with John of Gaunt in the march across France, 1373.
John married Joan de Stapleton before 4 Oct 1363. Joan (daughter of Miles de Stapleton and Joan de Ingham) died on 2 Sep 1385. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 21. Margaret de Plaiz
was born about 1367; died on 7 Aug 1391; was buried in Weeting, Norfolk, England.
17. Elizabeth le Latimer (12.William5, 7.Elizabeth4, 3.John3, 2.Guy2, 1.Guy1) was born about 1357; died on 5 Nov 1395.
Family/Spouse: John de Neville. John (son of Ralph de Neville and Alice de Audley) was born about 1330; died on 17 Oct 1388 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England; was buried in Durham Cathedral, Durham, Durham, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
Elizabeth married Robert de Willoughby before 9 Oct 1381. Robert (son of John de Willoughby and Cecily de Ufford) was born between 1348 and 1350 in of Eresby, Lincolnshire, England; died on 9 Aug 1396; was buried in Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Generation: 7
18. Margaret Grey (13.Henry6, 8.Maud5, 4.Thomas4, 3.John3, 2.Guy2, 1.Guy1) died on 1 Jun 1454.
Margaret married John Darcy after 9 Jul 1397. John (son of Philip Darcy and Elizabeth Gray) was born between 1376 and 1377 in of Knaith, Lincolnshire, England; died on 9 Dec 1411; was buried in Selby Abbey, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 23. Philip Darcy
was born about 1398 in of Knaith, Lincolnshire, England; died on 2 Aug 1418.
- 24. John Darcy
was born about 1404 in Temple Hurst, Yorkshire, England; died in 1454.
- 23. Philip Darcy
19. Baldwin de Freville (14.Joyce6, 9.John5, 4.Thomas4, 3.John3, 2.Guy2, 1.Guy1) was born before 20 Nov 1368 in Weoley Castle, Northfield, Worcestershire, England; died on 4 Oct 1400.
Other Events:
- Alternate birth: of Tamworth, Staffordshire, England
- Baptised: 20 Nov 1368, Northfield, Worcestershire, England
- Alternate death: 1401
Baldwin married Maud le Scrope before 1394. Maud (daughter of Stephen le Scrope and Margery Welles) died after 1418. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 25. Joyce Freville
died before 1418.
- 26. Elizabeth Freville
was born about 1394.
- 27. Margaret Freville
was born between 1400 and 1401; died on 8 Jan 1493.
20. John Knyvet (15.Joan6, 10.John5, 5.Otes4, 3.John3, 2.Guy2, 1.Guy1) was born about 1394 in of Southwick, Northamptonshire, England; died on 9 Nov 1445.
Other Events:
- Alternate birth: Between 1394 and 1395, of Mendlesham, Suffolk, England
Notes:
He was present at the siege of Harfleur, and also at Henry V's invasion of Normandy two years later. On two separate occasions he was captured and ransomed by the French, said ransoms forcing him to sell some of his property.
Knight of the shire for Northampton, 1421; sheriff of Northamptonshire 1427-28.John married Elizabeth Clifton before 1412. Elizabeth (daughter of Constantine de Clifton and Margaret Howard) was born about 1392; died before 8 Dec 1461. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 28. John Knyvet
was born in in of Buckenham, Norfolk, England; died on 1 Jan 1490.
- 29. Margaret Knyvet
was born about 1412; died before 12 May 1458.
21. Margaret de Plaiz (16.John6, 11.Margery5, 6.Ada4, 3.John3, 2.Guy2, 1.Guy1) was born about 1367; died on 7 Aug 1391; was buried in Weeting, Norfolk, England.
Other Events:
- Alternate death: 9 Aug 1391
- Alternate death: 14 Aug 1391
Margaret married John Howard after 22 Jun 1378. John (son of Robert Howard and Margaret de Scales) was born about 1365 in of Wiggenhall, Norfolk, England; died on 17 Nov 1436 in Jerusalem; was buried in Stoke by Nayland, Suffolk, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 30. John Howard
was born between 1385 and 1386 in of Battleswick, Essex, England; died between 4 Sep 1409 and 26 Oct 1410 in The Near East.
22. Elizabeth Neville (17.Elizabeth6, 12.William5, 7.Elizabeth4, 3.John3, 2.Guy2, 1.Guy1)
Elizabeth married Thomas Willoughby before 27 May 1396. Thomas (son of Robert de Willoughby and Margery la Zouche) was born in in of Boston, Lincolnshire, England; died before 20 Aug 1417. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 31. John Willoughby
was born about 1400 in of Kirton-in-Holand, Lincolnshire, England; died on 24 Feb 1437.
- 31. John Willoughby
Generation: 8
23. Philip Darcy (18.Margaret7, 13.Henry6, 8.Maud5, 4.Thomas4, 3.John3, 2.Guy2, 1.Guy1) was born about 1398 in of Knaith, Lincolnshire, England; died on 2 Aug 1418.
Philip married Eleanor Fitz Hugh before 28 Oct 1412. Eleanor (daughter of Henry Fitz Hugh and Elizabeth Grey) died on 30 Sep 1457. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 32. Elizabeth Darcy
was born about 1417; died before Nov 1461.
- 33. Margaret Darcy
was born on 1 Sep 1418 in Ravensworth, Yorkshire, England; died between 20 Mar 1469 and 20 Apr 1469.
- 32. Elizabeth Darcy
24. John Darcy (18.Margaret7, 13.Henry6, 8.Maud5, 4.Thomas4, 3.John3, 2.Guy2, 1.Guy1) was born about 1404 in Temple Hurst, Yorkshire, England; died in 1454.
Other Events:
- Alternate birth: Abt 1400
- Alternate death: 1458
Family/Spouse: Joan de Greystock. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 34. Richard Darcy
was born about 1425; died before 1 Jun 1454.
25. Joyce Freville (19.Baldwin7, 14.Joyce6, 9.John5, 4.Thomas4, 3.John3, 2.Guy2, 1.Guy1) died before 1418.
Family/Spouse: Roger Aston. Roger (son of Thomas de Aston and Elizabeth de Leigh) was born in in of Haywood in Colwich, Staffordshire, England; died in 1447. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 35. Robert Aston
was born about 1414 in of Haywood in Colwich, Staffordshire, England; died in 1464.
- 35. Robert Aston
26. Elizabeth Freville (19.Baldwin7, 14.Joyce6, 9.John5, 4.Thomas4, 3.John3, 2.Guy2, 1.Guy1) was born about 1394.
Elizabeth married Thomas Ferrers before 1418. Thomas (son of William Ferrers and Philippe Clifford) was born between 1392 and 1402 in of Hethe, Warwickshire, England; died on 6 Jan 1459. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 36. Henry Ferrers
was born in in of Peckham, Kent, England; died on 28 Dec 1499 in Chillesmore, Warwickshire, England.
- 36. Henry Ferrers
27. Margaret Freville (19.Baldwin7, 14.Joyce6, 9.John5, 4.Thomas4, 3.John3, 2.Guy2, 1.Guy1) was born between 1400 and 1401; died on 8 Jan 1493.
Margaret married Hugh Willoughby before 23 May 1418. Hugh (son of Edmund Willoughby and Isabel Annesley) was born about 1380 in of Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, England; died between 1448 and 1454; was buried in Willoughby On The Wolds, Nottinghamshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 37. Margery Willoughby
was born in in of Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, England; died on 14 Nov 1495.
- 38. Isabel Willoughby
died after 1470.
- 37. Margery Willoughby
28. John Knyvet (20.John7, 15.Joan6, 10.John5, 5.Otes4, 3.John3, 2.Guy2, 1.Guy1) was born in in of Buckenham, Norfolk, England; died on 1 Jan 1490.
Notes:
Justice of the peace for Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, and Norfolk.
Family/Spouse: Alice Lynne. Alice (daughter of William Lynne and Alice Stokes) died after Jan 1490. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 39. William Knyvet
was born between 1440 and 1441 in of Buckenham, Norfolk, England; died on 25 Nov 1515.
- 39. William Knyvet
29. Margaret Knyvet (20.John7, 15.Joan6, 10.John5, 5.Otes4, 3.John3, 2.Guy2, 1.Guy1) was born about 1412; died before 12 May 1458.
Margaret married Richard Chamberlain before 1436. Richard (son of Richard Chamberlain and Margaret Lovaine) was born between 1391 and 1392 in of Coates in Titchmarsh, Northamptonshire, England; died before 17 Mar 1439. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 40. Richard Chamberlain
was born between 1436 and 1439 in of Coates in Titchmarsh, Northamptonshire, England; died on 28 Aug 1496; was buried in Shirburn, Oxfordshire, England.
- 40. Richard Chamberlain
30. John Howard (21.Margaret7, 16.John6, 11.Margery5, 6.Ada4, 3.John3, 2.Guy2, 1.Guy1) was born between 1385 and 1386 in of Battleswick, Essex, England; died between 4 Sep 1409 and 26 Oct 1410 in The Near East.
John married Joan Walton before May 1406. Joan (daughter of John Walton and Margery Sutton) died before Jan 1425. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 41. Elizabeth Howard
was born about 1410; died about 28 Dec 1473; was buried in Austin Friars, London, England.
- 41. Elizabeth Howard
31. John Willoughby (22.Elizabeth7, 17.Elizabeth6, 12.William5, 7.Elizabeth4, 3.John3, 2.Guy2, 1.Guy1) was born about 1400 in of Kirton-in-Holand, Lincolnshire, England; died on 24 Feb 1437.
Family/Spouse: Jane Welby. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 42. John Willoughby
was born about 1422 in of Kirton-in-Holand, Lincolnshire, England; died between Dec 1475 and Aug 1477.
- 42. John Willoughby