Walter Devereux, MP

Confirmation of parentage of Sir Walter, son of Sir Walter Devereux of Bodenham, NOT Sir William:

There are many sources which have been published over many years which have conflated Sir Walter Devereux the father with Sir Walter Devereux the son. Three records exist which prove that this Sir Walter, who died in 1401 after the Battle of Bryn Glas, was the son of Sir Walter Devereux (ca. 1335-after 25 October 1382) and Maud rather than Sir William Devereux and Anne Barre.

(1) In a January, 1371 record in the Devereux Papers currently held at Longleat House, The National Archives of Great Britain Discovery (online) records the following:

"Notification by the Commissary General in the Archdeaconry of Brecknock of the annulment of the marriage of Walter, son of Sir Walter Devereux (Deveros), and Margaret, daughter of Walter Seys."

(2) In a 8 February 1382 record in the Calendar of the Patent Rolls for the reign of Richard II, it states the following:

"Commission to Nicholas de Audeley, John de Burley the elder, Richard de Burley, Walter Deveros, Roger Berde, Walter Deveros the younger and Simon de Brugge, sheriff of Hereford, to arrest William Solers, outlawed in that county for not appearing before the justices of the Bench to satisfy the King"

(3) In a 25 October 1382 record in the Calendar of the Close Rolls for the reign of Richard II, it states the following:

"Walter Devereux, knight, Walter his son, John Devereux knight, and John de Bureley knight to John de Crophulle knight. Recognisance for 400l., to be levied etc. in Heretfordshire."

(4) The History of Parliament Online confirms that Sir Walter was the father of Sir Walter Devereux, MP.

http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1386-1421/member/de...

The following history on the Devereux family is from various sources including

"Medieval English Ancestors of Robert Abell"

01. Sir Walter Devereux, of Bodenham, Weobley and Whitchurch in Herefordshire, died 25 June 1402. He married in 1383/4 Agnes Crophull, who married second John Parr of Kendal, and married third John Merbury, as his third wife. She was sole heiress of Weobley, and received Lyonshall late in life. She died 3 Feb. 1436. He was a commissioner from 1382, and Constable of Builth Castle in Radnorshire from 8 Feb. 1382 for about twelve years. From 9 Nov. 1385 he served many terms as justice of the peace in Herefordshire. He was a king's esquire in the expedition to Scotland in 1385. He received Weobley in 1386 on proff of age of his wife. Apparently he did not support King Richard II during the political crisis of 1387-1388, but he was knighted by 1391 and did go to Ireland with Richard II in Sept. 1394. He served as Sheriff of Herefordshire in 1401, the year he was a Member of Parliament. He was a member of Sir Edmund Mortimer's expedition to Radnorshire, and was wounded when the English were defeated by the Welsh at the battle of Pilleth on 22 June 1402, and died three days later on June 25, 1402. His wife Agnes Crophull was, by her second husband John Parr, the great-great-grandmother of Katherine Parr, the last wife of King Henry VIII.

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• 'Sir Walter Devereux, Sheriff of Herefordshire, Constable of Builth Castle1,2,3,4
• 'M, #21886, b. circa 1359, d. 20 June 1401
• Father Sir William Devereux, Seneschal of Limousin2,3 b. c 1330, d. 1376
• Mother Anne Barre b. c 1340, d. 1377
• ' Sir Walter Devereux, Sheriff of Herefordshire, Constable of Builth Castle was born circa 1359 at of Bodenham & Weobley, Herefordshire, England. He married Agnes Crophull, daughter of Sir Thomas de Crophull and Sibilla de la Bere, before 1 November 1382 at of Braunston, Cotesbach, Hemington in Lockington, & Newbold Verdun, Leicestershire, England; They had 4 son (Sir Walter, John, Richard, & Thomas) and 1 daughter (Elizabeth, wife of John Milborne, Esq; & Margaret).2,5,3,4 Sir Walter Devereux, Sheriff of Herefordshire, Constable of Builth Castle died on 25 June 1402, three days after the Battle of Pilleth, Knighton, Powys, Wales.2,3,4
• 'Family Agnes Crophull b. c 1372, d. 3 Feb 1436
• Children
  • Elizabeth Devereux b. c 1385, d. b 1397
  • Walter Devereux, Esq.+2,3 b. c 1387, d. 1420
  • Richard Devereux b. c 1389
  • John Devereux b. c 1391, d. a 1433
  • Margaret Devereux b. c 1395
  • Elizabeth Devereux+2,6,3,7 b. c 1397, d. 1475
  • Thomas Devereux b. c 1399
• Citations
• 1.[S6648] Unknown author, Ancestry of HRH Prince Charles by Gerald Paget, Vol. II, p. 425.
• 2.[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 249.
• 3.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. II, p. 2.
• 4.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 297-298.
• 5.[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 565.
• 6.[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 500.
• 7.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 146.
• From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p729.htm#i...
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Sir Walter Devereux, Sheriff of Herefordshire, Constable of Builth Castle1,2,3,4,5,6 M, #21886, b. circa 1359, d. 20 June 1401 Father Sir William Devereux, Seneschal of Limousin2,3 b. c 1330, d. 1376 Mother Anne Barre b. c 1330, d. 1377

    Sir Walter Devereux, Sheriff of Herefordshire, Constable of Builth Castle was born circa 1359 at of Bodenham, Herefordshire, England; He may be the son of Sir Walter Devereux of Bodenham instead.6 He married Agnes Crophull, daughter of Sir Thomas de Crophull and Sibilla de la Bere, before 1 November 1382 at of Braunston, Cotesbach, Hemington in Lockington, & Newbold Verdun, Leicestershire, England; They had 4 son (Sir Walter, John, Richard, & Thomas) and 2 daughters (Elizabeth, wife of John Milborne, Esq; & Margaret).2,7,3,4,5,6 Sir Walter Devereux, Sheriff of Herefordshire, Constable of Builth Castle died on 20 June 1401 at Battle of Pilleth, Knighton, Powys, Wales; He died 3 days after the battle (which occurred on the 17th of June).2,3,4,5,6 Family 	Agnes Crophull b. c 1372, d. 3 Feb 1436 Children	

Elizabeth Devereux b. c 1385, d. b 1397

   Walter Devereux, Esq.+2,3,6 b. c 1387, d. 1420

   Richard Devereux b. c 1389

   John Devereux b. c 1391, d. a 1433

   Margaret Devereux b. c 1395

   Elizabeth Devereux+2,8,3,9,10,6 b. c 1397, d. 1475

   Thomas Devereux b. c 1399

Citations

   [S6648] Unknown author, Ancestry of HRH Prince Charles by Gerald Paget, Vol. II, p. 425.

   [S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 249.

   [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. II, p. 2.

   [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 297-298.

   [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 304.

   [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. V, p. 248.

   [S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 565.

   [S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 500.

   [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 146.

   [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 86.

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Sir Walter Devereux, Sheriff of Herefordshire, Constable of Builth Castle was born circa 1359 at of Bodenham, Herefordshire, England."[1]

He may be the son of Sir Walter Devereux of Bodenham instead.[2]

He married Agnes Crophull, daughter of Sir Thomas de Crophull and Sibilla de la Bere, before 1 November 1382 at of Braunston, Cotesbach, Hemington in Lockington, & Newbold Verdun, Leicestershire, England; They had 4 son (Sir Walter, John, Richard, & Thomas) and 2 daughters (Elizabeth, wife of John Milborne, Esq; & Margaret).[3]

Sir Walter Devereux, Sheriff of Herefordshire, Constable of Builth Castle died on 20 June 1401 at Battle of Pilleth, Knighton, Powys, Wales; He died 3 days after the battle (which occurred on the 17th of June).[4]