Sir William Bonville, MP

1. William BONVILLE (Sir) (b. ABT 1330 - d. 14 Feb 1407/8) (m.1 Margaret Daumarle - m.2 Alice Cheddar)

Primary Sources

CP 25/1/45/69, number 193.
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County: Devon.
Place: Westminster.
Date: One week from St Michael, 21 Richard [II] [6 October 1397].
Parties: William Boneuyll', knight, and Margaret, his wife, querents, and Roger Wranne and Sarah, his wife, deforciants.
Property: 1 messuage and 1 acre of land in W[.]debury.
Action: Plea of covenant.
Agreement: Roger and Sarah have acknowledged the tenements to be the right of William, and have rendered them to them in the court, to hold to William and Margaret and the heirs of William, of the chief lords for ever.
Warranty: Warranty by Roger and Sarah for themselves and the heirs of Sarah.
For this: William and Margaret have given them 10 marks of silver.
Source: Abstracts of Feet of Fines

CP 25/1/45/71, number 43.
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County: Devon.
Place: Westminster.
Date: One week from St Michael, 5 Henry [IV] [6 October 1403].
Parties: William Boneville, knight, and Alice, his wife, querents, and Edward Courtenay, earl of Devon, and Maud, his wife, deforciants.
Property: 2 messuages, 120 acres of land, 17 acres of meadow, 4 acres of wood and 4 acres of alder in Whyteford'.
Action: Plea of covenant.
Agreement: The earl and Maud have granted to William and Alice the tenements and have rendered them to them in the court, to hold to William and Alice, of the earl and Maud and the heirs of the earl for the lives of William and Alice, rendering yearly to the earl and Maud and the heirs of the earl 34 shillings and 5 pence, to wit, 8 shillings and 7 pence and 1 farthing at each of Christmas, Easter, the Nativity of St John the Baptist and St Michael and doing suit at the court of the earl and Maud of Whyteford' twice a year, and doing to the chief lords all other services. And after the decease of William and Alice the tenements shall remain to William, son and heir of John Boneville, and the male heirs of his body, to hold of the earl and Maud and the heirs of the earl by the aforesaid service for ever. In default of such heirs, successive remainders (1) to Thomas, brother of the same William, son of John, and the male heirs of his body, (2) to [William], son of Thomas, son of William Boneville, knight, and the male heirs of his body, (3) to John, brother of the same William, son of Thomas, and the male heirs of his body, (4) to William, son of the aforesaid William Boneville, knight, and the male heirs of his body and (5) to the heirs of the body of the aforesaid William Boneville, knight. In default of such heirs the tenements shall revert to the earl and Maud and the heirs of the earl, quit of the heirs of William Boneville and Alice [etc], to hold of the chief lords for ever.
Warranty: Warranty by the earl and his heirs.
For this: William Boneville and Alice have given them [?]100 marks of silver.
Source: Abstracts of Feet of Fines

Will of William Bonville 1404
my body to be buried before the High Cross of the church of Newenham
to Alice my consort my mansion at Exeter for her life
to William my son 200 marks to assist him in getting married
to Thomas son of John Bonville £20 in money
to John son of Thomas Bonville to assist him in getting married 100 marks
to my daughter Dame Katharine Cobham £20
to my daughter Dame Elizabeth Carew, £20

Inquisition Post Mortem for William Bonevyll, knight, Writ 23 Feb. 1408.
mentions:
Margaret his [first] wife
Thomas their son, Thomas married Cecily, afterwards the wife of William Cheyny, they had a son William.
Richard their son, Richard died in the lifetime of his father.
William son of John Bonevyle and Thomas his brother
William son of William, knight
Katherine wife of John Wyke
Elizabeth wife of Thomas Carreu, knight
Alice his [second] wife
He died on 14 Feb. [1408] without heirs by Alice. William Bonevyle, son of John, his son, was his heir, and was aged 16 years and more on 30 Sept. [1407].

Family and Education

b.c.1332, s. and h. of Sir Nicholas Bonville of Shute by Joan, da. of Henry Champernowne†. m. (1) bef. 1365, Margaret (d. 25 May 1399), da. and coh. of Sir William d’Aumarle† of Woodbury, Devon, 5s. (1 d.v.p.) 3da.; (2) Alice (d. 27 Mar. 1426), wid. of John Fitzroger, Sir Edmund Clevedon†, Sir Ralph Carminowe* and Sir John Rodney*. Kntd. by 1372. d. 14 Feb. 1408.

Biography

History of Parliament Online

References

• http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/CHAMPERNOWNE.htm#Joan%20CHAMPERNOWNE1