Sir Thomas Danyers (died 1349)
Sir Thomas captured the Chamberlain of France at the battle of Crecy in 1346.
Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Date of Death: 24 August 1349.
Place of Death: unknown.
The date is given in Thomas’s inquisition post mortem. Leycester gives an incorrect date of 26 Edw. III.
Relationships
Father: Sir Thomas Danyers.
Mother: Margaret de Tabley.
These relationships are given by Leycester (p. 364), citing deeds. The elder Thomas names his late son Thomas in his will (Irvine p. 199).
Spouse: Isabel Baggiley.
This relationship is given by Leycester (p. 364), citing deeds.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
Margaret Danyers (born about 1348 - died 24 June 1428) married (1) John de Radcliffe; married (2) John Savage; married (3) Piers Legh.
Evidence
from Leycester (p. 364):
III. Sir Thomas Danyers of Bradley Knight, Son and Heir of Thomas Danyers senior, married Isabel Daughter and Heir of William Baggiley by Clemence his Wife, Daughter and Co-heir to Sir Roger Chedle, alias Sir Roger Dutton of Chedle in Cheshire; which William was Son of Rafe Baggiley: Lib. C. fol. 245.b. & 150.l.
This Thomas Danyers died before his Father, to wit, 26 Edw. 3. leaving onely one Daughter and Heir, called Margaret, who had three Husbands. She carried away all her Mothers Lands, and had Clifton and other Lands in Chedle; of whom you may see more in Clifton: But his own Lands were setled on the Heirs-Males of the Danyers.
from the a calendar for the Feet of Fines for Cumberland:
21 Edward III [1347]
no. 261. Thomas Danyers, Kt., and Isabel his wife and Henry de Gropenhale, chaplain: the manor of Routhecliff.
22 Edward III [1348]
no. 263. Thomas Danyers, Kt., and Robert de Cohull of Bitham, Kt., and Cecelia his wife: the manor of Ayketon and land in Burgh-on-Sands.
from the Black Prince’s Register (vol. 1)
p. 50
1347. March 6. Before Calais.
Order to the prince’s bachelor, Sir Thomas Danyers, to come to the prince with all haste to Caleys according to his retainder, and to choose and bring with him at the prince’s cost 100 of the best archers he can find, so that he be with the prince on Palm Sunday next at latest. The chamberlain of Cestre has been ordered to clothe the said archers, and to pay him and them their wages for fourteen days, until their arrival with the prince.
1347. March 6. Westminster.
Order to the prince’s clerk, Master John de Brunham, the younger, to clothe the 100 archers who are to be brought to Caleys by Sir Thomas Daniers, and pay them their wages for fourteen days, to wit, to Sir Thomas 2s. a day and to each of the archers 6d. a day…
p. 53
1347. March 9. Westminster
Order to Sir Peter de Lacy, the prince’s clerk and general receiver, – on information from the prince’s bachelor, Sir Thomas Daniers, that there are due to him 10l. as arrears of his fee and a certain sum as arrears of his wages, but that he has no bill thereof in the wardrobe, – to pay Thomas 10l. in advance on his fee and wages, so that he may array himself and come quickly to the prince, as ordered, charging Sir William de Northwell, keeper of the wardrobe, therewith.
p. 63
1347. March 21. Westminster.
Order to the prince’s clerk, Master John de Brunham, the younger, chamberlain of Cestre,-- as he has refused to pay the wages of the esquires of Sir Thomas Danyers because no mention of such wages was made in the prince’s letter ordering him to pay Sir Thomas 2s. a day for his wages for fourteen days in coming to the prince,-- to pay Sir Thomas fourteen days’ wages for the two esquires of his retinue, as well as for the third esquire who is to be captain (centener) of the 100 archers who are to be brought to the prince by Sir Thomas, to wit, for each of them 12d. a day. He is also to pay Sir Thomas 10l. for arrears of his fee, receiving letters of acquittance thereof from Sir Peter de Lacy, the prince’s clerk and receiver.
Thomas’s inquisition post mortem (CIPM Edward III, file 95, no. 193):
Thomas Daniel.
Writ. 16 October, 23 Edward III.
Cumberland. Inq. taken at Carlisle on Saturday after the Purification, 24 Edward III.
Ayketon. The manor (extent given), including a close called ‘le Parke’ and at Burgh and Boursted, parcels of the said manor, 65a. land and 16a. meadow, and a fishery in the water of Eden, held of the king in chief by homage and by service of 17s. 1d. yearly for cornage and 18d. yearly for puture of the king’s bailiff, payable monthly.
Rouclif. The manor (extent given), including a fishery in the water of Eden, held jointly with Isabel his wife, now deceased, as of her inheritance, of Margaret late the wife of Ranulph de Dacre, by homage and service of 7s. 8 1/2d. yearly for cornage and suit at her court of Burgh every three weeks.
He held no other lands &c. in the county.
He died on the feast of St. Bartholomew last and his wife Isabel outlived him and afterwards died, on what day the jurors know not because she died outside the county. Margaret their daughter, aged three years and more, is their heir.
(no. 194):
Thomas Daniell or Danyers.
No writ.
Cumberland. Inq. taken at Carlisle on the eve of All Saints’, 23 Edward III.
Finding as in the last inquisition.
References
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