Roger Stourton, Prior of Winton

Roger Stourton is not shewn in the old pedigree of 1509, or Harleian Manuscript 1074, nor by Edmondson. Hoare's copy of the College of Arms pedigree points to him as being prior of Winton, although Collins merely mentions him as third son and having died without issue. It is very possible, as we shew on page 64, there were two Rogers living at this time, both sons of Johns, and if so it is likely that the Roger Stourton, prior of Winton, was really son of John Stourton, whom we have found was son of Roger Stourton, Lord of Horningsham. Therefore we assume Roger Stourton, with whom we are now dealing, not to have been prior of Winton, and identify him as Roger Stourton, of Preston, who married Alice, daughter and one of the three coheirs of John de la Bere, who was Lord of Thornton, in Gillingham, Co. Dorset, by Alice, his wife, afterwards wife of John Winford, from whom John Stourton, of Preston, elder brother of our Roger Stourton, acquired Brimpton Manor, Church, and Chantry, as shewn under his name. In 5 Henry V., Roger Stourton, and Alice, his wife, convened to trustees and their heirs the reversion of a third part of the Manor and Advowson of Thornton, as also in 40 acres of land and 20 acres of pasture in Thornton, as well as in 60 acres of land, 12 acres of meadow, 40 acres of pasture, and £12 rent in Great and Little Kington and Weston, which John Wynford, and Alice, his wife, widow of John de la Bere, then held for the life of Alice Wynford, which premises after her death ought to revert to the said Roger Stourton, and Alice, his wife, with an ultimate remainder in favour of the heirs of Alice Stourton(*). The property was dealt with in thirds as John de la Bere, had by his wife, Alice de la Bere, afterwards wife of John Winford, three daughters and coheirs. Among the Wardour Castle deeds is a charter of 17th March, 34 Henry VI., wherein Alice Winford, therein called late wife of John Winford and sister of William Lambrooke(f), released the Manor and Advowson of Thornton, in the hundred of Gillingham, to William Carent, from whom it probably passed to his son, John Carent, and Margaret, his wife, and the heirs male of their bodies. The Carents mentioned as marrying with the Stourtons, were of Toomer, and William Carent of that place, married Margaret, sister of John, 1st Lord Stourton, and Katherine, 3rd wife and widow of John Stourton, of Preston, Roger Stourton's widow became wife of William Warre, presumably of the Hestercomb family, of which stock came Sir Richard Warre, knight, who married Jane, daughter of John, 1st Lord Stourton. We think there is no pretension whatever for assuming him to have been the same as Roger Stourton, Lord of Horningsham, who was living temp. Edward III. and Richard II., although his wife was Alice, like Roger Stourton, of Preston. It is presumed he died sine prole as stated by Collins and Hoare.

References

• Mowbray, Charles Botolph Joseph. History of the Noble House of Stourton, of Stourton, in the County of Wilts. Vol. 1. London: Privately printed, Elliot Stock, 1899. pp. 89-90