Roger de Somery, Baron Dudley

Alt Birth Year: 1200, 1201, 1205, 1230

Baron Roger Dudley de Somery - was born about 1208, lived in Dinas Powls, Wales and died before 26 Aug 1273 in Staffordshire, England . He was the son of Ralph de Somery and Margaret Fitzgilbert.

Baron Roger married Nicole d'Albiny about 1225 in Sussex, England. Nicole was born about 1210 in Arundel, Sussex, England. She was the daughter of William d'Albiny and Mabel de Meschines. She died in 1240 in Dudley Castle, Staffordshire, England .

 Then Baron Roger married Lady Annabilia Chaucombe about 1228 while living in Dudley, Worcester, England. Lady Annabilia was born about 1225, lived in Chacomb, Northamptonshire, England. She died after 1281 .

Baron Roger - There are various guesses as to the real Roger De Somery. This is the most likely, but he was only 11 when his daughter was born.

Children with Nicole d'Albiny (Quick Family Chart)

i. Roger de Somery was born on 24 Jun 1255 and died on 11 Oct 1291 . See #6. below.

ii. Margaret de Somery was born about 1229 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England and died on 18 Jun 1293 .

Margaret married Ralph Bassett about 1245 in Daudley, Worcestershire, England. Ralph was born in 1215 in Drayton, Staffordshire, England. He was the son of Ralph Bassett. He died on 4 Aug 1265 in Evesham, Worcestershire, England (slain) .

See de Centville family for children.

iii. Joan de Somery was born about 1232, lived in Ellesmere, Shropshire, England and died in 1282 in Knockin, Warwick, England .

Joan married John Le Strange. John was born about 1226, lived in Cheswardine, Shropshire, England. He was the son of John Le Strange and Lucy de Tregoz. He died in 1276 in Knockin, Warwick, England .

Roger de Somery1

M, #23521

Last Edited=22 Dec 2008

    Roger de Somery married Nicole d'Aubigny, daughter of William d'Aubigny, 3rd Earl of Arundel and Mabel of Chester.1

    Roger de Somery lived at Dudley, Worcestershire, England.2

Child of Roger de Somery and Nicole d'Aubigny

Margaret de Somery+ 2

Citations

[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 237. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 1.

Family Links

Spouses/Children:

1. Nicole D' AUBIGNY

Margaret DE SOMERY+

Cecilia DE SOMERY

Joan DE SOMERY+

Mabel DE SOMERY+

Maud DE SOMERY+

2. Lady Amabilia DE CHAUCOMBE

Roger II DE SOMERY Baron Dudley+

Roger I DE SOMERY Lord of Dudley & Dinas Powis 147,9472,9473,10430

Born: Between 1205 and 1211, Dinas, Cardigan, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Married (1): 1230, Sussex, England 147,7536,9472

Married (2): 1248, Dudley, Stafford, England

Died: Before 26 Aug 1273, Dudley Castle, Warwickshire, England 9472,9473

  Another name for Roger was Roger I DE SOMERI Lord Dudley. 

  Ancestral File Number: HNJK-HG. 

  General Notes:

Roger de Somery, d. on or bef. 26 Aug 1273, Lord Dudley, held Dinas Powis; m. (1) Nichole d'Augbigny; m. (2) in or bef. 1254, Amabilia de Chaucombe, d. c 1278, daughter & coheir of Sir Robert de Chaucombe and widow of Sir Gilbert de Segrave. [Ancestral Roots]

The Magna Charta Sureties states that Roger is the son of John de Somery and Hawise de Paynell. However Ancestral Roots has John and Hawise as grandparents with a generation "27a" (obviously a later addition to the original numbering for line 55) indicating Ralph de Somery and Margaret Marshal. I believe that Ancestral Roots has the latest and correct information.

ROGER DE SOMERY, uncle and heir. In 1229 he made an agreement with Maurice de Gant, granting to the latter Dudley and Sedgley for 7 years, and undertaking not to marry within that term without Maurice's consent. On 20 April 1230 he was granted protection. In 1233 his lands were seized because he had not come to be knighted; and in January 1233/4 he was appointed to remain at Shrewsbury to maintain order in those parts. On 11 July 1245 he was summoned to be at Chester with arms and horses; and on 30 July 1247 he had a grant of free warren at Chipping Campden, Gloucester, and Sedgley, Staffs. In 1251 he was in a commission; in May 1253 was going to Gascony; and on 3 November 1253 he was granted free warren at Clent. In December 1253 and January 1253/4 he was with the King. In July 1257 he was summoned to Chester to go to Wales with the King. In 1258 he was one of 12 elected to treat with the King's Council, and one of the 24 appointed by the barons. In 1260 he was summoned to London and later to Shrewsbury, and on 11 September 1261 to St. Albans. In 1262 he was to be warned for building a castle at Dudley without licence. On 23 December 1262 he was summoned to be at Worcester, and on 25 May 1263 to be at Hereford. On 10 August 1263 he was directed to deliver to Hamon Lestrange the cos. of Salop and Staffs; and on 17 October was summoned to Windsor. On 16 March 1263/4 he obtained licence to enclose his manor houses of Dudley, Staffs, and Weoley, Worcs, with a ditch and wall of stone, and fortify and crenellate them. On 30 January 1265/6 he was granted protection as going to the Marches on the King's service. In 1267 he was commissioned with others to hear complaints and to carry out the terms of the dictum of Kenilworth, and to complete the peace with Llewelin. In 1268 with Philip Basset and others he was elected by the Counties of Hereford, Salop, Staffs and Warwick, to act with the Council of the earls and barons; and was appointed as a commissioner to ordain the aid for a number of countics. In 1268 also he was appointed to settle affairs in the March; and on 28 April 1269 to hear contentions in Wales. On 12 February 1269/70 he was granted a market and a yearly fair at Newport (Pagnell), Bucks; on 16 October 1270 he was sent as envoy to Llewelin. In June 1271 he pronounced a sentence of excommunication against an official of Canterbury, which was subsequently cancelled by the Chancellor.

He married, 1stly, Nichole, daughter and one of the coheirs of William (DE AUBIGNY), EARL OF ARUNDEL, by Mabel, sister and heir of Ranulph, EARL OF CHESTER. He married, 2ndly, in or before 1254, Amabil, widow of Gilbert DE SEGRAVE, daughter and coheir of Robert DE CHAUCOMBE, of Chalcombe, Northants. He died on or before 26 August 1273. [Complete Peerage XII/1:112-3, XIV:586, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)] 147

  Marriage Information:

Roger married Nicole D' AUBIGNY, daughter of William D' AUBIGNY 3rd Earl of Arundel and Mabel LE MESCHINES of Chester, in 1230 in Sussex, England 147,7536,9472. (Nicole D' AUBIGNY was born in 1205 in Barrow On Soar, Leicester, England and died in 1240 in Dudley Castle, Worcestershire, England 9472.)

  Marriage Information:

Roger also married Lady Amabilia DE CHAUCOMBE, daughter of Sir Robert DE CHAUCOMBE and Julian, in 1248 in Dudley, Stafford, England. (Lady Amabilia DE CHAUCOMBE was born in 1210 in Chalcombe, Banbury, Northamptonshire, England, died in 1281 in Dudley Castle, Warwickshire, England 7535 and was buried in 1281 in Chacombe Priory, Northampton, England.)

ROGER DE SOMERY, uncle and heir. In 1229 he made an agreement with Maurice de Gant, granting to the latter Dudley and Sedgley for 7 years, and undertaking not to marry within that term without Maurice's consent. On 20 April 1230 he was granted protection. In 1233 his lands were seized because he had not come to be knighted; and in January 1233/4 he was appointed to remain at Shrewsbury to maintain order in those parts. On 11 July 1245 he was summoned to be at Chester with arms and horses; and on 30 July 1247 he had a grant of free warren at Chipping Campden, Gloucester, and Sedgley, Staffs. In 1251 he was in a commission; in May 1253 was going to Gascony; and on 3 November 1253 he was granted free warren at Clent. In December 1253 and January 1253/4 he was with the King. In July 1257 he was summoned to Chester to go to Wales with the King. In 1258 he was one of 12 elected to treat with the King's Council, and one of the 24 appointed by the barons. In 1260 he was summoned to London and later to Shrewsbury, and on 11 September 1261 to St. Albans. In 1262 he was to be warned for building a castle at Dudley without licence. On 23 December 1262 he was summoned to be at Worcester, and on 25 May 1263 to be at Hereford. On 10 August 1263 he was directed to deliver to Hamon Lestrange the cos. of Salop and Staffs; and on 17 October was summoned to Windsor. On 16 March 1263/4 he obtained licence to enclose his manor houses of Dudley, Staffs, and Weoley, Worcs, with a ditch and wall of stone, and fortify and crenellate them. On 30 January 1265/6 he was granted protection as going to the Marches on the King's service. In 1267 he was commissioned with others to hear complaints and to carry out the terms of the dictum of Kenilworth, and to complete the peace with Llewelyn. In 1268 with Philip Basset and others he was elected by the Counties of Hereford, Salop, Staffs and Warwick, to act with the Council of the earls and barons; and was appointed as a commissioner to ordain the aid for a number of countics. In 1268 also he was appointed to settle affairs in the March; and on 28 April 1269 to hear contentions in Wales. On 12 February 1269/70 he was granted a market and a yearly fair at Newport (Pagnell), Bucks; on 16 October 1270 he was sent as envoy to Llewelyn. In June 1271 he pronounced a sentence of excommunication against an official of Canterbury, which was subsequently cancelled by the Chancellor.

He married, 1stly, Nichole, daughter and one of the coheirs of William (DE AUBIGNY), EARL OF ARUNDEL, by Mabel, sister and heir of Ranulph, EARL OF CHESTER.

He married, 2ndly, in or before 1254, Amabil, widow of Gilbert DE SEGRAVE, daughter and coheir of Robert DE CHAUCOMBE, of Chalcombe, Northants. He died on or before 26 August 1273. [Complete Peerage XII/1:112-3, XIV:586, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]