John of Somerville

JOHN OF SOMERVILLE

John of Somerville, here treated, is the eldest son of John of Somerville. The name of his mother has not been identified. He succeeded his father as lord of Wycchenore and Syrescote before 6 January 1289-90, when an inquisition post mortem found that he was next heir to his deceased father. Inquisitions Post Mortem. Vol II, Edw. I: number 368 on page 205

Evidence from Inquisitions Post Mortem

6 January 1289-90 [8 Edward I]: JOHN DE SOMERVILLE. Mandate from R. de Sandwico, the king's steward to the sheriff of Stafford, reciting writ of 6 Jan, 8 Edw, I. Stafford, Inq. (undated) ALREWAS. The manor, held of the king in chief, doing service of ¼ knight's fee and rendering 15l. yearly at the king's exchequer, and worth 4l. more yearly. WYCCHENORE AND SYRESCOTE. The manor (extent given) held of the honour of Tutteburi by service of 2 knights' fees of the fees of Mortain. TONSTALL AND NEUBOLD. viz.—a messuage, 2 carucates land, 42s. 10d. rent, 40s. of villeins' aid, and pleas and perquisites of courts, held of the honour of Totteburi by service of ¼ knight's fee. CURBORUD.. 1 virgate land held of the bishop of Coventre and Lych[feld] for two suits at the court of Lych[feld] yearly. JOHN HIS SON, aged 25 and more, is his next heir. Inquisitions Post Mortem. Vol II, Edw. I: number 368 on page 205

Secondary Source Evidence

Calendar of inquisitions post mortem and other analogous documents preserved in the Public Record Office /prepared under the superintendence of the Deputy Keeper of the Records. Vol II. Edw. I. (HMSO 1906. Kraus Reprint 1973), 705 pp. including index

Genealogy

1. Memorie of the Somervilles; being a history of the baronial house of Somerville. By James, eleventh Lord Somerville. Edited by Sir Walter Scott. In Two Volumes. Vol. I. (Archibald Constable and Co., Edinburgh, 1815), 495 pp.
2. Memorie of the Somervilles; being a history of the baronial house of Somerville. By James, eleventh Lord Somerville. Edited by Sir Walter Scott. In Two Volumes. Vol II. (Archibald Constable and Co., Edinburgh, 1815), 487 pp. plus Errata
3. Family Tree: John de Somervill