Margaret St. Quintin, heiress of Swinhoe

Biography

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Margaret de Saint Quintin

Margaret, only daughter and heiress of John de Saint Quintin by Elizabeth de Swinhoe was probably born about 1379. In 1381, Bishop Hatfield of Durham granted her wardship and marriage to William Playce his esquire. [14] As we have seen from the fine of 1378, her father John de Saint Quintin was holding the manor of East Brompton which was part of the bishop’s liberty of Northallertonshire. Whether William Playce sold the wardship we don’t know, but in 1391, Margaret’s wardship was in the hands of Sir Richard le Scrope of Bolton. By an indenture dated 13 August 1391, Sir Richard le Scrope of Bolton sold to John Conyers the wardship of the person and lands of Margaret, cousin and heir to Thomas Saint Quintin, knight, of Hornby, in Richmondshire, which pertains to him because of the minority of Margaret. John paid 200 marks to Richard for the wardship, so that he could hold her lands during her minority. He agreed that when she comes of age at fourteen years old he will do homage to Richard for the lands according to the right of the lord of Thornton Steward and if Margaret has issue with John or fails to have issue, John will do fealty to Richard. John will perform scutage for the lands and forinsec service. [15]

John Conyers and Margaret were married some time before 22 January 1398, when John Conyers, nobleman, and Margaret his wife, noble woman, of the diocese of York had a papal indulgence to have a portable altar. [16] John Conyers died before 25 April 1412, the date of his inquisition post mortem for Durham. [17] In 1412, Margaret, relict of John Conyers, was holding diverse lands in the liberty of Richmond. [18] Margaret was still living on 4 May 1435 when Thomas de Keleby, parson of the church of Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire was pardoned for not appearing before the justices to answer Margaret Conyers, lady of Hornby, Richmondshire, and Christopher Conyers, esquire, of Hornby, touching a plea of debt of £17 14s. 10d. [19]

'Parishes: Hornby', in A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 1, ed. William Page (London, 1914), pp. 313-320. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/yorks/north/vol1/pp313-320 [accessed 1 October 2023].

Thomas de Hornby was the chief tenant here in 1316 (fn. 21) and Robert de Hornby in 1327. (fn. 22) Four years later mills and tenements in Hornby were settled on Robert and his wife Christina and their issue, with contingent remainder to Thomas St. Quintin and his heirs. (fn. 23) In 1332 Christina, widow of Robert, and Thomas St. Quintin were holding jointly. (fn. 24) At her death the manor came into the sole possession of the family of St. Quintin, a younger branch of the St. Quintins of Harpham. (fn. 25) Thomas was succeeded by his nephew William, who had a son and heir John. (fn. 26) Anthony son of John died at the end of the 14th century, and left a daughter and heir Margaret, whose wardship and marriage belonged to Richard Lord Scrope. (fn. 27) He married Margaret St. Quintin to John Conyers, 'a servant of his own,' (fn. 28) who became the ancestor of the Conyers of Hornby. He was succeeded by a son and heir Christopher, who purchased more lands in Hornby. (fn. 29) Christopher was alive in 1459, (fn. 30) and was succeeded by his son John, (fn. 31) who became Sheriff of Yorkshire 'at the king's special request,' but received none of the accustomed issues and profits. As a reward he had a pardon of all offences committed by him and all accounts due to the king. (fn. 32)

Notes

John Conyers married his ward, Margaret St. Quintin, who in 1391 was a minor (less than 14 years old).

Margaret St. Quintin (b 1392, dau of Anthony St. Quintin of Hornby by Margaret Swynho)

Note:

The manor anciently belonged to the family of St. Quintin, whose ancestor had accompanied the Conqueror to England, and was rewarded with these lands. They erected a castle and resided here until the extinction of the direct male line, when the estate passed, by the marriage of the heiress, to a branch of the noble family of Conyers, one of whom, William Lord Conyers, rebuilt a large portion of the castle. About the close of the 16th century, the castle and estate were conveyed in the same manner to the Darcys, who assumed the additional surname of Conyers, and were created Earls of Holderness and Barons Conyers in 1644.

The Castle, the chief seat of His Grace the Duke of Leeds, occupies a commanding sitmaction in a spacious and beautiful park, covering about 700 acres. The style is a mixture of Gothic and late domestic Tudor. Some of the interior walls belong to the castle erected by the St. Quintin's shortly after the Conquest, but all the exterior portion was rebuilt and enlarged about the middle of last century. Each corner is flanked by a square tower, and in the centre of the intervening spaces is a five-sided bay or semi-turret, which relieves the baldness. Several of the rooms are remarkable for their spaciousness, and the rich and elegant style of the furnishing. There is a large collection of pictures, many of them by the great masters. The grounds are tastefully laid out, and from their elevated position, command varied and pleasing prospects of the rich vale of Bedale stretching as far as the Western Moors.

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Change Date: 14 Jun 2009 at 01:00:00

Marriage 1 John Conyers b: 1371 in Hornby Castle, Yorkshire, England

Children

1. Christopher Conyers b: 1383 in Hornby Castle, Yorkshire, England

Sources:

1. Title: Burke's Peerage and Gentry Publication: http://www.burkes-peerage.net/Welcome.aspx Page: Yarborough Family Page

John CONYERS
Born: 1392
Father: Robert CONYERS of Ormesby (Sir)
Mother: Joan De MELTON
Married: Margaret St. QUINTIN (b. Oct 1426) (dau. of Anthony St. Quintin)

Children:
1. Christopher CONYERS

References

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   3. http://www.medievalgenealogy.org.uk/fines/abstracts/CP_25_1_277_140...
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