Hugh de Mortimer, Lord of Chelmhurst

Hugh de Mortimer Lord of Chelmhurst was born ABT 1233 in Wigmore, Herefordshire, England, and died BEF Jun 1273. He was the son of Ralph de Mortimer Lord Mortimer of Wigmore and Gwladus Ddu ferch Llywelyn "y Llygad Tywyllwch ".

family

He married

1. Agatha de Ferrers BEF 24 Jul 1255, daughter of William de Ferrers 5th Earl of Derby and Sibilla Marshal. She was born 1234 in Derbyshire, England, and died 22 May 1306.

Children

1. John de Mortimer dsp
2. Henry de Mortimer d 1327 married Constance

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Comments

Was Isolde de Audley their daughter? See

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jweber&id... & http://http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/gen-medieval/2...

biography

From http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/gen-medieval/2002-01/...

Gerald Paget's Baronage (388:1) gives the following information regarding Hugh de Mortimer, of Chelmarsh:

HUGH DE MORTIMER, youngest son of Ralph de Mortimer of Wigmore, by Gladys his wife, daughter of Llewellyn Prince of Wales.(Pat. 39 Hen. 3. p.2.m 6). He adhered to Henry III against the Barons, and having lost three good horses at the siege of Kenilworth Castle, had a grant of 40 marks to recompense him.(Rot.Fin.50 Hen. 3.m 1). Sheriff of Salop and Staffs 1272-3.(Rot. Pip.1 Edw.1).

He married shortly after 24th July 1255, Agatha de Ferrers, 6th daughter of William Earl of Derby, and one of the seven coheirs of her mother Sybil, sister and coheir of Walter Marshall Earl of Pembroke.(Pat.39 Hen. 3 p 2.m 6; Mon. Ang. I:727a a 20). By her he had issue,

I. HENRY, son and heir, born about 1266 (being 40 years of age at his mother's death).

II. HUGH, living 14th April 1300, when he was commissioned by his mother to sue for her purparty of the Marshal lands in Ireland.(Cl.28 Edw.I.m 101).

Hugh de Mortimer (husband of Agatha) died shortly before 23rd June 1273, when his kinsman Ralph son of Roger de Mortimer of Wigmore was appointed Sheriff of Salop and Staffs in his place (Rot.Fin.1 Edw.1.m 25). His widow who inherited a seventh of of fourth part of the large estates of the Marshals, including a sixth of Luton, Beds., a seventh of Sturminster-Marshal, Dorset, and lands in Wexford, Kildare and Kilkenny, died shortly before 12th June 1306.(Esch.34 Edw.I. no 38).

supporting data

http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLISH%20NOBILITY%20MEDIEVAL2.htm#...

Ralph [II] Mortimer & his wife had five children including

HUGH Mortimer of Chelmarsh (-before Jun 1273, bur Wigmore) a manuscript narrating the foundation of Wigmore Abbey names Rogerum de Mortuomari primogenitum, Petrum Johannem fratrem ordinis Minorum, domus sive conventus Salopi, et Hugonem dominum de Cheilmersh as the children of Radulphus and his wife Lewelinus princeps Gwladusam Duy filiam suam adding that Hugh was buried in medio capell beat Mari viriginis (in Wigmore abbey from the context)[330]. Sheriff of Shropshire and Staffordshire m (after 26 May 1250) AGATHA de Ferrers, daughter of WILLIAM de Ferrers Earl of Derby & his first wife Sibyl Marshal (-21 May 1306

Hugh and his wife had two children

i JOHN Mortimer The Chronicle of Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire names "Johannes de Mortimer" who died childless and "Henricus Mortymer" as the children of "Hugoni de Mortuomari domino de Chelmershe and his wife[336]

ii HENRY Mortimer (-Oct 1317) The Chronicle of Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire names "Johannes de Mortimer" who died childless and "Henricus Mortymer" as the children of "Hugoni de Mortuomari domino de Chelmershe and his wife (and records three generations of Henry descendants)[337] m CONSTANCE, daughter of --- (-after 1318) Their descendants are shown by Eyton[338]

• http://www.rpi.edu/~holmes/Hobbies/Genealogy/ps25/ps25_449.htm
  • References: [GENSERV],[AR7] Cokayne, G.E. "Mortimer of Richard's Castle" in "The Complete Peerage" Vol. IX, pp.262-263.
• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=aet-t&id=...