Simon FitzWalter

Medlands: "English Lords D–K"

• "d) SIMON FitzWalter (-before 18 Jul 1218).
  • King John granted "unum mercatum apud Bareate" to "Simon filius Walteri" by charter dated 4 Sep 1199[217].
  • "Simon fil Walteri" made a fine for returning to the king’s support naming "Matillid filia sua…filius suus primogenitus…" among the hostages which were given, dated 1216[218].
  • Bracton records a claim, dated 1234, by "Walterus filius Symonis" against "Thomam comitem de Warewyc" which records that "Matillis de Boun antecessor ipsius Symonis" was "uxor Henrici de Oylly" by whom she had *" filium Henricum de Oylly" who died without heirs but had "sororem Margeriam" who was the mother of "Henricum…comitem de Warewyc et qui fuit pater ipsius Thome", and adds that "predicta Matillis" married secondly "Waltero filio Roberti avi istius Walteri" by whom she had "Symonem patrem ipsius Walteri"[219].
  • The date of his death is set by an order dated 18 Jul 1218 which records that "Robert fitz Walter, Simon’s brother…per the testament of his brother" had custody of "the land and heir of Walter of Carew"[220].
• m (1200 or after) as her second husband, SARAH, widow of THOMAS de Burgh, daughter of ---.
  • "Simon fil Walteri" paid a fine to marry "Sarra que fuit uxor Thome de Burgo" if she wishes and her property in Northamptonshire, dated 1200[221].
• Simon & his wife had two children:
  • i) WALTER FitzSimon (-after 1234). "Simon fil Walteri" made a fine for returning to the king’s support naming "Matillid filia sua…filius suus primogenitus…" among the hostages which were given, dated 1216[222]. It is not known whether "filius suus primogenitus" refers to Walter FitzSimon or another otherwise unrecorded son. Bracton records a claim, dated 1234, by "Walterus filius Symonis" against "Thomam comitem de Warewyc" which records that "Matillis de Boun antecessor ipsius Symonis" was "uxor Henrici de Oylly" by whom she had "filium Henricum de Oylly" who died without heirs but had "sororem Margeriam" who was the mother of "Henricum…comitem de Warewyc et qui fuit pater ipsius Thome", and adds that "predicta Matillis" married secondly "Waltero filio Roberti avi istius Walteri" by whom she had "Symonem patrem ipsius Walteri"[223].
  • ii) MATILDA (-after 1216). "Simon fil Walteri" made a fine for returning to the king’s support naming "Matillid filia sua…filius suus primogenitus…" among the hostages which were given, dated 1216[224].

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Complete Peerage, 2nd edition, Volume 5, page 493, footnote (b), under FitzWalter of Daventry.

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