Sir John Vele, Sheriff

See Peter Bartrum, https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000173426885972 (January 8, 2019; Anne Brannen, curator)

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SIR PETER (Petrus)VEALE(Veele), son of Robert le Veal and Hawisa, was a knight who flourished around 1276, and lived in 1311, the 4th year of the reign of Edward II. He held Manor of Charfield in 1315, the 9th year of the reign of Edward III, and he died in 1342/3, the 17th year of Edward III's reign. He married HAWISE (Hawissa,Hawis) in 1320/1. She was the daughter of SIR NICHOLAS KINGSTON (de Kyneston) of Tortworth, who flourished in 1303, died 1330/1, from whom Peter probably inherited Tortworth, County Gloucester, in 1336/7, the 11th year of th reign of Edward III.

SIR PETER VELE(le Veal), son of Sir Peter Veale and Hawise, was a knight. He married CECILIA (Cicely, Cisseley, Sisley) daughter of JOHN and EMMA DE MASSY (Meisy, Massey). Summoned to Parliment in 1342, the 16th year of the reign of Edward III; intayled his manors to male heirs: 1330 Huntingfield, 1349 Charfield; 1374/5 High Sheriff of Gloucestershire; 1378 served King Richard II. Sir Peter died in 1396, the 20th year of the reign of Richard II.

SIR PIERCE (Piers, Peter) LE VEAL (le Veel, Veale), son of Sir Peter Vele and Hawise, was a knight. He married CATHERINE (Katherine, Katheryn), heiress and daughter of SIR JOHN CLIVEDON ( Cleudon), who was born around 1287 and died around 1373. Sir John was of Charfield and of Aller, Somerset, by his second wife, EMMA. Pierce died before 1347, and Catherine married Thomas (8th Lord) Berkeley "the Ritch", who was born 1291 and died 27 October 1361. They were married 30 May 1347, and Catherine died 13 March 1385/6. She is buried in Berkeley Church, County Gloucester, alongside Thomas Berkeley.

THOMAS VEAL (VELE), son of Sir Pierce and Catherine le Veal, married HAWISE (Hawes) TORRINGTON. They had one son.

JOHN (Johannes)VELE (Veal), son of Thomas and Hawise Veal, married MARGARET, and he died in 1430, the 9th year of the reign of Henry VI, leaving one son.

SIR JOHN (Johannes) VEALE (VELE), son of John and Margaret Vele, was a knight. He was living 1430, the 9th year of the reign of Henry VI; he was High Sheriff of County Gloucester in 1452, the 31st year of the reign of Henry VI. He died in 1457, the 36th year of the reign of Henry VI and had to pass on Huntingford Manor under the inheritance laws. He married ALICE (Alicea, Eleanor) BROKESBIE (Brooksby) during the reign of Henry VI (1422-1460). They had the following children: Robert Veale (Veal), who married Elizabeth Pointz, the daughter of John Pointz,Esq. (died between 1467-1473); William Vele (Veale), born 1429; and John le Veel (who died around 1473/4).

WILLIAM VELE, second son of Sir John and Alice Veale, inherited Tortworth when aged 28 in 1457. He married SUSANNA VYELL (Vielle) of Uxell, born around 1429. She was a widow of _____ Weddel.

WILLIAM VEAL (Vele), son of William and Susan Vele, was of Over, Parish of Almondsbury, County Gloucester. He married MARGARET FETTIPLACE (Phetiplace), daughter of RICHARD PHETIPLACE (died in August 1503). Margaret's mother was FREDISWIDE KENTWODE of Maydencott, County Berkshire (previously County Oxford). Margaret Veal received lands in Basildon 28 March 1547; Margaret's will dated 1595 (perhaps a different Margaret). They had the following children: Edward Veal (Vele, Veele) of Over, who married Catherine Holloway, and they died in September of 1577 and 7 November 1575, respectively, both buried at St. Mary's Church, Almondsbury; William Vele of Acton, married Eleanora Goure; Peter Vele of Tenby, Pembrokshire, married Anne Langer (Lange); Jane, married John Lardge (Lange) of Stoke; Dorothy, married Richard Haynes of Southmede, Bristol; May (Mary), married Richard (or Robert) Bucknell.

WILLIAM VEAL II (Vele), the second son of William and Margaret Veal, married ELIANOR (Eleanora), daughter of John Gover (Goure, Ouer) of Wotton, County Gloucester. William and Elianor lived in Acton and had the following children: Nicholaus, married Margaret Bridges (Brydges) of Combe; Thomas, married Elizabeth; Dorothy, married Arthur Player; Anne; Catherine.

THOMAS VELE, second son of William and Elianor Veal of Acton, settled in the city of Gloucester. Thomas married ELIZABETH, who flourished between 1500-1550. They had the following children: William Veale of Ruawers (Ruorwars, Crawers), County Kent; John Vele of Longford, County Gloucester; Anne (Ann) Vele, married Walter Evdham (Eudham, Enaham); Thomas Vele, lived in London.

JOHN VELE, second son of Thomas and Elizabeth Vele, resided north of Gloucester City in Longford. He was born around 1582, and he married MATILDA (Mathilda, Maud), daughter of WILLIAM BEKETT (Becket, Beckett). They had the following children: John of Longford, born around 1616, married Alice Powell of Gloucester City; William; Thomas Vele (Veal).

THOMAS VELE (Veal), third son of John and Matilda Vele, married ELIZABETH, daughter of GRIMBALD HITCHINS (Greinbald). They had a son.

JOHN VEALE, son of Thomas and Elizabeth Vele, was born between 1590-95. He married ALICE MOORE, of unknown lineage or place. They had the following children: Jeremiah Veale, born around 1618 in County Gloucester or Suffolk; Thomas Veale.

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