Joan de Gerponville

Events

Date of Birth: unknown.

Place of Birth: unknown.

Date of Death: unknown.

Place of Death: unknown.

Relationships

Father: Sir Reginald de Gerponville.

This relationship is recorded in the inquisition post mortem of the Robert Burnell, bishop of Bath and Wells (and Lord Chancellor) and in the Register of Bishop Oliver Sutton. See Thomas Titley’s page and the Evidence section below.

Mother: Alice.

Alice is mentioned in a charter in 1251 (EYC 10:p. 78). See the Commentary section.

Spouse: Thomas de Titley.

This relationship is recorded in the inquisition post mortem of the Robert Burnell and in the Register of Bishop Oliver Sutton.

Children:

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)

Elen de Titley married Sir John de Chetwynd.

Evidence

from the Rolls and Register of Bishop Oliver Sutton:

(p. 56)

East Torrington (Esttirington’). R. Master Jordan of Ingham, ch., p. by Lady Joan de Jarpenville (Jarpenvill’) to the church of East Torrington vacant by the death of Peter of Wisbech (Wisebeche). Inst., Nettleham, September 18, 1284. Note that he had held the church in commendum sinc January 29, 1284.

(p. 164)

East Torrington (Tirington'). R. Philip of Tittenley clerk in minor orders, p. by Thomas of Tittenley to the church of East Torrington vacant by the death of Master Jordan of Ingham. Lady Ala of Torrington presented another candidate, but withdrew him by letters patent when it was proved by an inquisition held by the official of the Archdeacon of Lincoln, that the right to present belonged to Thomas in right of his wife Joan, daughter and heiress of Sir Reginald de Jarpenville. Philip was ordained d. and inst. at Wycombe on March 1, 1292, and had letters patent.

Vacante ecclesia de Esttirington' per mortem Magistri Jordani de Ingham ultimi rectoris ejusdem, Thomas de Titteneleye Philippum de Titteneleye clericum ex parte una, et domina Ala de Tyrirgton' quemdam alium clericum ex adverso ad eandem ecclesiam presentarunt, factisque inquisitionibus ad presentationes easdem per Officialem W. Archidiaconi Lincoln' per quas acceptum extitit presentationem ad dictam ecclesiam ad prefatum Thomam ratione Johanne filie et heredis domini Reginaldi de Jerkenvile ac uxoris ejusdem Thome pertinere, dicta domina Ala presentationem suam per suam patentem litteram revocavit, propter quod prefatus Philippus post obtentam aliquamdiu ipsius ecclesie custodiam kalendis Martii anno domini M.CC. nonagesimo primo apud Wycumb' in subdiaconatum ordinatus, ad dictam ecclesiam est admissus eisdem die, anno et loco, et rector canonice institutus in eadem. Jurataque Episcopo canonica obediencia in forma consueta, scriptum est dicto Officiali quod, etc, et habet litteram de institutione patentem.

Commentary

Joan’s father is attested as the daughter and heir of Reginald de Jarkenvill in Robert Burnell’s ipm. Sir Reginald de Gerponville and his wife Alice are attested in 1250s. Clay states that the same Sir Reginald de Gerponville witnessed a charter in about 1220, which suggests that this Reginald may have been the grandfather rather than father of Joan.

References

Calendar[s] of Inquisitions Post Mortem. [Public Record Office. Digital versions available at British History Online.]

“Extracts from the Plea Rolls” in Collections for a History of Staffordshire (William Salt Archaeological Society,Volume XII, (1891).

The Rolls and Register of Bishop Oliver Sutton 1280-1299 v. 1 (The Lincoln Record Society, 1948).