Sir John V de Erleigh

Biography

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Sir John Erleigh1
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Sir John Erleigh was appointed Knight.1

Child of Sir John Erleigh

1. Alianora Erleigh+2

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John de Erleigh was the son and heir of John de Erleigh son of Philip de Erleigh.[1]

John was the brother of:

Roland de Erleigh;[1]

John married Elizabeth —.[1]

John and Elizabeth had children:

1. John, oldest son, aged 4 in 11 Edward III, married Margaret, daughter of Sir Guy de Brien, Knight of the Garter;[1]
2. Richard;[1]
3. Catherine, prioress of Buckland;[1]
4. Elizabeth, who was married to Sir John Stafford;[1]
5. Alice, who was married to Sir Nicholas Poines, knt;[1]

John de Erleigh died in 11 Edward III seized of the manors of Beckington, Somerton-Erle, Durston, Babcary, Michael's-Church, the manor and hundred of North-Petherton, and other lands in county Somerset.[1]

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John de Erlegh(V), the son of John(IV), was born about 1308 and inherited from his father [35,17EdII,n.62]. In the period 1324-1337, due to his residence in England, power of attorney in Ireland was granted to various individuals including Henry de Erlegh in 1336 [7,p.159]. In 1327 an order was issued from Nottingham to Arnold Power, the King's Steward of the county of Kilkenny, Ireland not to distrain John de Erlegh, knight, for homage or fealty of the lands he holds of the king in Ireland for he has done his homage [7,p.159]. In 1328 John(V) held the same properties as his father in Berkshire and Somerset with the addition of his land in Pury probably brought to him by his wife, Elizabeth [35,11EdIII,n.11]. However, before his death in 1337, John(V) granted the manor of Erley, Berkshire to Humphrey de la Rokele and his wife Maud for their lives [1,v.3,p.213]. He represented his father in Ireland in the 1320s, probably residing there [3,p.62]. On July 12, 1332 he was among those ordered to be with the king at Michaelmas at the place where the king intended to embark for Ireland. However this project was abandoned [7,p.159]. John(V) was Sheriff of Somerset in 1325, Sheriff of Somerset and Dorset in 1326 when he had the castle of Shireburne committed to his care [18] and M.P. for Somerset in the period 1329-1332. His name appears variously as John de Erle, Erleye, Erlegh and Erleghe in a number of commissions of the peace [7,p.159]. In 1327 he was appointed collector of 1/20th of the movables granted to the king by Parliament for defence against the Scots [18][7,p.159]. He witnessed several agreements at Wells Cathedral, Somerset during 1328-1337 [24,v.2]. In 1336 he made preparations for a visit to Ireland including granting power of attorney in England to Geoffrey de Wroxhale, parson of Beckington, and Robert de Somerton but whether he actually made the trip is not known [7,p.159].

He married Elizabeth and they had two sons, John(VI) and Richard, and three daughters [7,p.159]. One daughter, Catherine (or Katherine), became Prioress of Buckland Priory. A second, Elizabeth, married Sir John Stafford and a third, Alice, married Sir Nicholas Poines [7.p.159]. John(V) died in 1337; he was survived by his wife, Elizabeth [6,n.39][7,p.159][35,35EdIII].

Citations

1. http://www.thepeerage.com/p25027.htm#i250270
   1. [S35] BLG1965 volume 1, page 579. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S35]
   2. [S35] BLG1965. [S35]
2. https://www.ourfamtree.org/browse.php/John-Erleigh/f121013
3. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Erleigh-2 cites
   1. Rev John Collinson The History and Antiquities of the County of Somerset, Collected from Authentick Records and an Actual Survey made by the Late Mr Edmund Rack, 3 Volumes, (Bath: Printed by R Cruttwell, 1791), II:198-9, < Digital Image Archive.Org > accessed 20 October, 2018.
   2. Maclean, John. Historical and Genealogical Memoir of the Family of Poyntz (William Pollard, Exeter, 1886) Part 1, Page 27. < Archive.Org >

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A Story:
I used to live adjacent to Earley in Reading and worked at Reading University which had a campus in Earley called "White Knights". It never dawned on me that there may have been an actual "White Knight" and to discover that said Knight is my 18th Great Grandfather is just unbelievable!
Terry Jackson (Curator)