Anselm de Gournay, Lord of Beverstone

Biography

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710. Robert de Gurnay. Writ, 22 April, 53 Hen. III. Anselm (Ancellus) his son, is his heir and of full age.

Wilts. Extent, Sunday after St. Augustine, 53 Hen. III.
Sernekote manor and advowson (extent given) held of the earl of Gloucester in chief for ½ knight's fee. Somerset. Extent, Sunday after St. Augustine, 53 Hen. III. Harpetre manor (extent given) held of the king in chief by service of ½ knight's fee. Barewe and Hyngelescombe manors (extents given) held, with other foreign fees pertaining thereto in cos. Somerset, Dorset and Wilts, of the earl of Gloucester in chief by service of 22½ knights' fees. Gloucester. Extent, Sunday before St. Barnabas, 53 Hen. III. (defective). Beverstane manor, including the site of the court outside the castle, with the advowson, and Weston and Halberton manors (extents given), held of the king in chief by service of 1 knight's fee. Oure and Puriton manors (extents given) held of the earl of Warwyk in chief by service of ½ knight's fee, and 1 sparrowhawk or 2s. for the manor of Puriton, which manor was delivered to the men of the town by Maurice de Gaunt, uncle of the said Robert, at fee farm for 10l., with all the issues excepting fisheries. Redwyk manor (extent given) held of the bishop of Worcester at fee farm for 10l. yearly. C. Hen. III. File 37. (3.)

(Concerning the alternative parentage showing on the MEDLANDS website as of 5 October 2015, see this discussion. The relevant document on the National Archives website has a misleading transcription, replacing "Reynald le fiz Pers e Johane sa femme" (relatives of Sybill de Vivonne) with "Reginald [de Gunney], father of Aunsel de Gunney; Joan [de Gunney], wife of Reginald de Gunney".)

Wife and children

Anselm had 3 sons:[3][4] [5][6]

1. John of East Harptree
2. Robert (lord of Overwere)
3. Thomas (lord of Inglishcombe and Farrington-Gurney, father of Thomas de Gourney "the Regicide").

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Origins

soc.gen.medieval John Watson, Apr 12, 2011, 5:54:38 PM “ Hawise, widow of Henry de Longchamp of Wilton”

Whether she was divorced, or whether Henry died, I don't know, but Hawise later turns up again in 1269 as the widow of Robert de Gurney [Gurnay / Gournay] of Beverstone, Gloucestershire. On 26 May 1269 William Ernaldi was granted the marriage of Hawise de Longo Campo, late the wife of Robert Curtenay [Gurnay], tenant in chief, or of any fine she may make with the king for the marriage or the forfeiture due if she marry without the licence of him or the said William [8]. On 15 June 1269 the king granted her reasonable dower from Robert's lands [9]. Hawise is given as the mother of Robert's heir Anselm in all pedigrees of the Gurney family, but this is not possible. Anselm was of full age in 1269, when the king granted him the lands of Robert his father [10], so was born before 1249. As can be seen above, Hawise was married to Morgan ap Hywel at this time.

Sources

• ↑ https://archive.org/stream/recordofhouseofg04gurn#page/n97/mode/2up
• ↑ http://www.finerollshenry3.org.uk/content/calendar/roll_066.html#it...
• ↑ Record of the House of Gurney https://archive.org/stream/recordofhouseofg04gurn#page/n97/mode/2up
• ↑ http://www.sanhs.org/Documents/147/Haines%20of%20SANHS-147.pdf
• ↑ Record of the House of Gurney https://archive.org/stream/recordofhouseofg04gurn#page/n17/mode/2up
• ↑ The House of Yvery https://archive.org/stream/agenealogicalhi00andegoog#page/n601/mode...
• "Royal Ancestry" Douglas Richardson, 2013, Vol. IV. p. 7
• A P Baggs, R J E Bush and Margaret Tomlinson, 'Parishes: Charlton Mackrell', in A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 3, ed. R W Dunning (London, 1974), pp. 95-110. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/som/vol3/pp95-110 [accessed 15 August 2020]. Charlton Mackrell, Lytes Cary. “ Maud married William son of John of Harptree (d. 1232) and was succeeded by her grandson Robert de Gournay, son of Thomas of Harptree. (fn. 163) Their descendant, Anselm de Gournay (d. 1286), was stated to hold the overlordship of Lytes Cary in 1284–5. (fn. 164)”