William de Colwick

Events 

Date of Birth: 25 April 1313.

Place of Birth: Nottingham.

The date and place are recorded in a proof of age for Henry, son of John de Notingham (CIPM v. 7, no. 694).

Date of Death: 23 October 1361.

Place of Death: unknown.

The date is recorded in William’s inquisition post mortem.

Relationships

Father: Sir John de Colwick.

This relationship is given by Thoroton (3:sub Colwick). It is recorded in John’s inquisition post mortem.

Mother: Joan de Staunton.

This relationship is given by Thoroton (3:sub Colwick). 

Spouse: Joan Pecche.

This relationship is given by Thoroton (3:sub Colwick). 

Children: 

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

Joan de Colwick (died December 1426) married Sir Richard Byron.

Thomas de Colwick (born 3 September 1360).

Evidence

from Throroton:

His said wife Joane was the daughter of John Peche, and born at Kilnutt [presumably Kinlet] in Shropshire… 

William’s inquisition post mortem (CIPM v. 11):

no. 51

Nottingham.  Writ  26 November  35 Edward III. [1361]

Inquisition taken 10 January  35 Edward III. [1361/2]

Colewyk. The manor (extent given, including a watermill, a fishery, and cheminage), with the advowson of the church, held jointly with Joan his wife, who survives, to them and the heirs of their bodies, by feoffment of William, parson of the church of Colewyk, and Stephen de la More. He held the manor of the king in chief, as of the honor of Peverel, by service of providing twelve arrow-heads at the king’s coming to Notyngham once yearly.

Ayleston. A messuage with curtilage, and half a virgate of land, held jointly as above, by feoffment as above, of William de Thorp by fealty.

He held no other lands &c. in the county.

He died on Saturday after St. Luke last. Thomas, his son by the said Joan, aged 2 years at the feast of St. Gregory next, is his heir.

References

A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 4 (1911).

Payling, Simon. “Byron, Sir John I (c. 1386 - c. 1451), of Clayton, Lancashire” in The History of Parliament: The House of Commons 1422-1461 (Linda Clark ed.) (University of Cambridge Press, 2020).

Thoroton’s History of Nottinghamshire: Volume 3, republished with large additions by John Throsby. (Nottingham, 1796).