Pauline de Allington

Pauline de Allington

• Birth: 1290 - Cambridgeshire, England
• Death: died after 20 Sep 1361
• Husband: John de Gras
• Daughter: Isabel de Gras

Pauline married Sir John le Gras Knight, son of John le Gras and Isabel le Aleman.734 (Sir John le Gras Knight died in England.)

notes

From http://cybergata.com/roots/8405.htm

• Background Information. 734

From a footnote in A History of the Parish of Barwick-in-Elmet, in the County of York, pg. 163:
Juliana de Lymbery, formerly wife of John de Lymbery, grants to Paulina de Gras, formerly wife of Sir John de Gras, Knight, a garden called Reberaysyerd in the vill of Ikelington next the messuage of Paulina with remainder to Ralph de Windesore, clerk, then to John de Winesore and Isabella, his wife. At Ikelington Feast of St. John ante port. Lat. 15 Edward III [6 May 1341). [G: MSS]

On this deed is endorsed in the hand of Richard Gascoigne "Conveys to Paulina and to the heires males of her body, etc and for want of such issues to etc. Now Paulina was a widowe and I do not finde that Grace left any sonne but only a duaghter called Isabell=Thomas Bourne miles, after maried to Sir Hugh Cliderhow neither finde I that Paulina was ever maried agayone for her will dated 36 Edward II shee calls herself Paulina Sir John Grace his wife, and I can shew he dyed before the 8 Edward III. Shee was an Alington in Cambridgeshire"

Paulina, lived to a considerable age. Her will is dated 20 Sep 1361. She left all her possessions to her daughter Isabella and Sir Hugh de Clitheroe, whom she appointed as executors.

The will of Paulina le Gras, from a Latin copy or abstract at Parlington, "Paulina Grace formerly wife of John de Grace, Knt.-She bequeaths her soul to God and the B.V.M. and her body to be buried before the high altar of S. Mary Magdalene of nuns of Ikelyngton; to the high alter of the parish of Ikelyngton a yellow 'couerlyt'; to the Vicar 40 pence; to the Chaplain 2 shillings; to each 'beneficiario; 12 pence; to the Bedeman 6 pence; to Thomas Alman 12 pence; to the Guild of Corpus Christi and entire vestment; to Margaret her maid six silver spoons; to Brother William Tyd a black robe; to Agnes Scley a tunic; and anything that remains of her goods she bequeaths to Sir Hugh Clitheroe and the lady Isabella her daughter whom she appoints her executors." Dated at ikelyngton in the Priory of the nuns, Monday in the vigil of S. Mattthew the Apostle 1361 (20 Sep) [G: MSS.]

"John de Retham son of Richer de Refham citizen of London grants to Sir John de Gras knt and Paulina his wife and heirs, etc. all the manor of Stamford Rivers, etc. in the county of Essex with the advowson of the Church of Stamford Rivers, and if they have no heirs of the body the manor etc shall remain to Walter Reginald Archbishop of Canterbury. Witnesses: Humprey de Waldene, John de Suttone of Theyden knts. At Stamford Rivers the Sunday in Feast of St. Giles the Abbot in the month of September 8 Ed. II. (i Sep 1314)

"John son of John de Rivers releases to Paulina formerly wife of John de Gras knight all right in the manor of Stamford Rivers, Westwode, Grenstede, Marden and Bollingworth which John de Refham citizen of London by his charter granted to John de Gras and Paulina his wife. Witnesses: - thomas Tracy, James de Welde, Milo de Mounteneye, John de Mounteneye. At Stamford Rivers, Wednesday in the Feast of St. Clement the Pope, 8 Edw. III (23 Nov 1334)

"Paulina, formerly wife of Sir John de Gras grants to Hugh de Clederowe and Isabella his wife all the lands tenements rents etc which she had of the gift of Ralph de Wyndesore clerk rector of the church of Hanslope lying in the vill and fields of Ikelington, if they die without heirs remained to Ralph de Wyndesore. At Ikelington, Friday after the Feast of St Martin the Bishop 29 Edward III." (13 Nov 1355)

~A History of the Parish of Barwick-in-Elmet, in the County of York, Clitheroe pedigree, p. 169

~A History of the Parish of Barwick-in-Elmet, in the County of York, pp. 165-169

Citations

• 734 F. S. Colman, M.A, A History of the Parish of Barwick-in-Elmet, the County of York, Chapter XIII, Titled "Potterton", pgs. 231- Published in Leeds, 1908, by the Thoresby Society, v.17., found on Google Books