John de Meriet

John Meriet son of Nicholas Meriet and Elizabeth, born Abt. July 17, 1242 died 1285 married 1st Matilda, married 2nd Ela.

children of John and Ela

John Meriet 'dominus' born April 02, 1276

Ela married 2nd Roger Basset

Proceedings, Volumes 27-28 By Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society Pg.104

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Meriet of Meriet by B. W. Greenfield 1883 p.106. The Inquisition on his death was not taken till after John de Meriet, his son & heir, came of age: from which inquisition taken at Yvelcestre, on the oaths of Walter de Coker, Ralph Burnel, Gerard de Coker, Martin de Cocker, Ralp Albe, Elias de Cocker, Nicholas de Lopenford, Richard le Mey, John Duket, William le Cu, Robert Malreward, and Philip de Cnolle, we learn that this Nicholas de Meriet held one knight's fee of the King in chief in Meriet, Lopen and Stratton, Somerset & one knight's fee there of the Earl of Gloucester, all of the yearly value of 60 pounds, and that John de Meriet was his son & heir, of the age of 21 years on St Kenelm's day, 47 H. III (17 July 1262) [Inq. p.m. 47 H. III No. 7.]

p. 106 First wife Matilda, wife of John de Meriet: - In 1268, John de Meriet brought an action against Walter de Vernum and others, for unlawful and forcible seizure of his goods at Meriet to the value of 40 marks, and for the abduction and detention of Matilda, his wife. [Placita coram Rege, 52 H. III., rot. 10, Devon: Dodsw. MSS. 42, fols. 50 and 93.]

John de Meriet, son and heir of Nicholas de Meriet, was under age at the time of his father'd death, and his guardianship was committed to Prince Edward, the King's eldest son, who granted the same to Anketin de Martivall and Agnes his wife. P. 107. The King received this John de Meriet's homage, on learning by the Inq. p. m. of 47 H. III., No 7. that he had come to full age on St. Kenelm's day in that year (17 July 1263); and on 15 November, 1263, ordered the said Anketin and Agnes his wife, to cause full livery of seisin of all the lands of his inheritance to be made to him accordingly. [Fines Roll, 48 H. III., m. 6.]His birth therefore took place on or about 17th July 1242.

  On the death of John le Despenser, in 1275, this John de Meriet came into possession of, and did fealty for, two-third parts of the manor of Castle Carlton, co Lincolnshire [Originalia Roll, 3 E. I., rot. 20: printed Calendar], as cousin and next heir of Joan, daughter of Robert Le Lou, or Lupus, and late wife of this John le Despenser.  p. 108 John de Meriet died in the early part of the year 1285, the writ on his death, directed to Henry de Bray, the escheator on this side Trent, being dated 20 March, 13 E I (1284-5) p. 112 That John de Meriet was his son and nearest heir, but of whose age the jury was ignorant as he was not born in these parts; that the total annual value of the Manor of Castle Carlton was 70 pounds 13 shillings 7 3/4 pence [all manors together were over 146 pounds.