Thomas de Weever (died 1445)

Events

Date of Birth: about 1411.

Place of Birth: unknown.

Thomas was aged 24 and upwards at his father’s inquisition post mortem in 13 Henry VI (Ormerod 2:209).

Date of Death: 1445.

Place of Death: unknown.

The date is given by Earwaker (2:596).

Relationships

Father: Sir Edward de Weever.

This relationship is given by Ormerod (2:209-210) and by Earwaker (2:596).

Mother: Elizabeth.

This relationship is given by Ormerod (2:209-210).

Spouse: Elizabeth Fitton.

This relationship is given by Richards (p. 42).

Children:

Elizabeth Weever married (1) John Stanley; married (2) Sir John Done.

Evidence

From The Thirty-Seventh Annual Report of the Deputy Keeper of the Public Records. (London: 1876):

Weever-Wevir.

(pp. 775-777):

1434, Oct. 19. Thomas son of Edward de, Kt., writ of livery setting forth the finding of an inquistion, viz., that Edward de Wevere, Kt., died seized, in fee-tail, of the gift and feoffment of William le Couper and John de Farnhull, chaplains, of the manor of Wevere, held of the Earl of Chester by grand serjeanty, and of the yearly value of 12l.; of 1 bovate of land in Ryssheton, held of the Earl of Chester, in capite, by knight’s service, yearly value 2s.; of 2 messuages, 34 acres of land, 2 acres of meadow, 2 acres of wood, and 9d. rent, in Newton and Clyff, held of the Earl of Chester, in socage, yearly value 40s.; of 4 messuages, 1 toft, and 2s. 8d. rent, in Middlewich, held of the Earl of Chester in socage, yearly value 30s.; of a rent of 6s. 8d., in Manley, held of Thomas de Stanley in socage, as of his manor of Aldeford, and of 5s. rent in Barectespoole, held of James de Audeley, of Audeley; also of the gift and feoffment of John de Arderne, Kt., of 3 messuages, 100 acres of land, 10 acres of meadow, 20 acres of pasture, 20 acres of moor, and 20 acres of wood, in Netheralderlegh, held of Thomas de Stanley, as of his manor of Aldeford, by knight’s service, yearly value 8l.; of 8 messuages, 300 acres of land, 5 acres of meadow, 60 acres of wood in Overalderlegh, held of Henry, Archbishop of Canterbury, as of his manor of Halton, yearly value 10l.; of 5 messuages, 200 acres of land, 20 acres of meadow, and 6 acres of wood, called “Wodeley,” in the town of Bredbury, held in socage of Thomas de Stanley, Robert del Bothe, Kts, and William Chauntrell, as of their manor of Doneham-Mascy, yearly value 6l. 13s. 4d., and of 1 messuage, 8 acres of land, and 2 acres of meadow in Upton, of the gift and feoffment of Richard de Upton, and held of Robert del Dounes in socage, yearly value 5s.; that the said Edward died on the Sunday next after the Feast of St. Michael the Archangel “last past,” and that the said Thomas was his son and heir, and of the age of 24 years or more. [13 & 14 Hen. 6. m. 1 (3).]

1436. Aug. 10. Thomas de, Hamo Mascy, of Podynton, John Maistreson, of Wich-Malbank, and Philip de Shokelach, mainprise for Richard le Masecy keeping the peace towards Richard de Hokenhull. 914 & 15 Hen. 6. m 8 d. (5).]

1436, Aug. 13. Thomas de, John Savage, Kt., John Pygot, William de Legh, of Echeles, and Hugh de Wevere, to the King, recognizance for 200l. that the aforesaid Thomas and Thomas del Holt keep the peace towards Hugh Venables, of Kynderton, and Richard his brother, and Henry Abbot of Vale-Royal. [14 & 15 Hen. 6. m. 8 (6).]

1437-8, Jan. 7. Thomas de, Geoffrey de Werburton, Kt., John de Davenport, John de Assheley, and George de Wevere, to the King, recognizance for 200l. that the said Thomas keep the peace towards Richard de Venables. [16 & 17 Hen. 6 m. 6 d. (8).]

1437-8, Jan. 13. Thomas de, Geoffrey de Werburton, Kt., John de Davenport, Robert de Leycester, and Richard Mascy, of Podynton, to the King, recognizance for 200l. that the said Thomas keep the peace towards Richard de Venables. [16 & 17 Hen. 6 m. 2 d. (2).]

1442, May 12. Thomas de, appointment of, as steward of the town of Middlewich, for life. [20 & 21 Hen. 6. m. 6 (2).]

1442, May 12. Thomas, armiger, grant to, of the custody of William del Mere, an idiot. [20 & 21 Hen. 6. m. 7 (8).]

1442. Thomas de, collector of a subsidy.

1442. Thomas, grant to, of the custody of the lands &c. of William Mere.

1443, Sept. 11. Thomas de, armiger, lease to, of the office of chamberlain of Middlewich, for 6 years, at 12l. 3s. 4d. yearly; sureties, Robert del Bothe, K…… [21 & 22 Hen. 6. m. 5. d. (8).] [Record imperfect.]

1445, July 19. Thomas de, armiger, grant to, of the office of chamberlain of Middlewich, for life. [23 & 24 Hen. 6. m. 6 (6).]

(pp. 542):

1445-6, Feb. 4. Lease to John Savage, junior, of the office of chamberlain of, for 10 years, from the death of Thomas Wevere, late chamberlain; at 40s. yearly;... [23 & 24 Hen. 6. m. 6 d. (1).]

References

Earwaker, J. P. (John Parsons). East Cheshire, past and present, or, A history of the hundred of Macclesfield in the county Palatine of Chester - from original records. (London: Printed for the Author, 1878-1880).

Ormerod, George; Peter Leycester; William Smith; William Webb; and Thomas Helsby. The history of the county palatine and city of Chester: compiled from original evidences in public offices, the Harleian and Cottonian mss., parochial registers, private muniments, unpublished ms. collections of successive Cheshire antiquaries, and a personal survey of every township in the county, incorporated with a republication of King's Vale royal and Leycester's Cheshire antiquities. (London: G. Routledge, 1882).

Richards, Raymond. The Manor of Gawsworth (Manchester: E.J.Morten, 1974; first published 1957).

The Thirty-Seventh Annual Report of the Deputy Keeper of the Public Records. (London: 1876).