Oliver de Tracy, of Barnstaple

Oliver de Tracy married Eve FitzWarin, daughter of Fulk [II] FitzWarin and Hawise de Dinan.1 (Eve FitzWarin was born about 1179 and died after Jun 1222.)

Disputed origins

• seen as son of Henry de Tracy, lord of Barnstaple & Hawise NN
• seen as son of Gervase de Courtenay & Eva de Tracy, heiress of Wollacombe

[Previous curator note: Son of Henry de Tracy, Lord of Barnstaple and an unknown first wife, NOT the son of Cecily de Rumilly, who was his father's second wife.]

Biography

Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700, 8th Edition, 25:28.

http://cybergata.com/roots/3684.htm

Oliver de Tracy was possibly the grandson of William de Tracy, and son of William's daughter married to Gervase de Courtenay, who was probably closely related to Reginald de Courtenay. Gravase de Courtenay and his wife had two identifiable children, Hugh de Courtenay, who had control of his uncle Sir William de Tracy's barony of Bradninch, Devon, in the latter part of the 1190s, and William de Tracy. Besides these sons, there may have been a third son, Oliver de Tracy, father of Henry de Tracy. Olivers de Tracy's descendants differenced their Tracy arms with a label of azure which leabel is a remarkable feature of the Courtenay coat of arms. This heraldic evident suggests that Oliver was likely a son of Gervase de Courtenay and his wife (nee Tracy).

Oliver was likely the Oliver de Tracy who witnessed a charter dated about 1185-1191, granted by Hugh de Courtenay, Oliver de Tracy's brother. In 1199, Oliver was granted the manor of Bemridge, Devon, which he held of the honor of Barnstaple. In 1242/3, he was also holding the manor of Wollacombe, Devon, which fee he held oof the honor of Bradninch, Devon. 160

Oliver married Eve Fitz Warine, daughter of Fulk Fitz Warine and Hawise de Dinan. (Eve Fitz Warine was born about 1179 in Shropshire, England.)

Children:

• Sir Henry de Tracy, Knight. Married Maud de Braose, Heiress of Tavistock

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Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700, 8th Edition, 25:28

https://hammroots.com/getperson.php?personID=I57460&tree=Main

N. N. de Tracy (Called Eva in Devon & Cornwall N & Q xix 194-201 but this is perhaps an error for her niece, Eva or Emma de Tracy, who mar. Warin de Bassingbourne); m. say 1165, Gervase de Courtenay who was probably related to Reginald de Courtneay (138-25) as both families gave grants to Tor Abbey and Ford Abbey (the latter abbey having the Courtenay as its chief patron). Gervase de Courtenay and his wife had two identifiable children, Hugh de Courtenay (who had control of his uncle Sir William de Tracy's barony of Bradninch, Devon in the latter part of the 1190s) and William de Tracy (living 1198-1199). This 2nd son William de Tracy is perhaps identical with the William de Tracy who was holding the manor of Bradford Tracy, (East) Preweye and Ivedon, Devon, in 1242/43. Besides these two sons there may have been a third son, Oliver (No. 28 below), but the evidence does not prove or disprove it.

Olivers de Tracy's descendants differenced their Tracy arms with a label of azure which leabel is a remarkable feature of the Courtenay coat of arms. This heraldic evident suggests that Oliver was likely a son of Gervase de Courtenay and his wife (nee Tracy). [Douglas Richardson] 160

Oliver de Tracy, possibly s. of the above coouple, perhaps identical with the Oliver de Tracy who witnesses a charter dated about 1185-1191, granted by Hugh de Courtenay, who is mentioned above. In 1199 Oliver was granted the manor of Bremridge, Devon, which he held of the honour of Barnstaple. In 1242-3 he was also holding the manor of Wallacombe (later called Wollacombe Tracy), Devon, which fee he held of the honour of Bradninch, Devon. These two land holdings tend to suggest he was either closely related to the Tray Family whol held the honour of Branstaple or else that he was closely related to the Tracy family who held the honor of Bradninch. Circumstantial evidence woould lean toward the latter positiion as Oliver's descendants differenced their Tracy coat of arms with the label of azure which label is a remarkable feature of the Courtenay coat of arms. This heraldic evidence, such as it is, would suggest that Oliver was likely a son of Gervase de Courtneay and his wife (nee Tracy) above. (Devon & Cornwall N & Q, cit. xix 194-201; Calendar of Documents Preserved in France, ed. Round, I:194-195).

notes

Date of birth might specifically be 1166.

comments

Date and place of death have also been (erroneously?) reported to be 1210 at Bremridge Manor, Barnstaple, Devon, England.

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s/o Henry de Tracy & Hawise Unknown

Medlands:

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OLIVER de Tracy of Barnstaple (-after 1203). “Henricus de Traci…cum filio meo Olivero” donated property to Barnstaple Priory by charter 1146[136]. The Red Book of the Exchequer refers to "Oliver de Tracy xvii l x s" in Devonshire in [1167/68][137]. The Red Book of the Exchequer records enfeoffments in the duchy of Normandy in [1172], "Oliverus de Tracieio" with one knight "de vicecomitatu de Cerenciis" and four knights in his own service[138]. The 1176/77 Pipe Roll names "Oliverus de Traci…pro parte sua de honore de Berdestapl" in Devonshire[139]. The Red Book of the Exchequer, listing scutage payments in [1194/95], names "Olyver de Tracy" among those granted delay in payment "per brevia" in Devonshire[140]. The Feet of Fines records an agreement 28 Jan 1196 settling a claim by "Will de Breosa" against "Oliver de Traci" for "medietate honoris de Bordestapl", tracing the alienations made by "predicto Olivero vel Henrico patre suo"[141]. "…Will de Traceio, Oliv de Traceio" both paid rent on land in Normandy, dated 1198[142]. "Oliver de Traci" paid a fine for "heritanda baroñ Willi de Traci" in Devonshire, dated [1199/1200][143]. The Rotulus Cancellarii records "Oliverus de Traci" owing in Devonshire, dated [27 May 1201/26 May 1202][144]. "Lucia de Moon [%E2%80%A6terre de Moon]…Will de Traceio…versus Oliv de Traceio" all paid rent in "Ballia Constancien" in Normandy, dated 1203[145]. [m firstly ---. No primary source has yet been identified which confirms this supposed first marriage. However, if Eva was his known wife, and she had children by her first marriage who had not reached the age of majority by [1218/19] (see below), it is unlikely that she was the only wife of Oliver who was already old enough in 1146 to suscribe a charter with his father.] m [as her second husband, EVA, widow of THOMAS de London], daughter of [FULK FitzWarin [II] & his wife Hawise de Dinan] (-after [Jun] 1222). The Testa de Nevill includes a list of landholdings, dated 1219, which includes "Eva de Trascey" holding land "in Esgarestona…in hundredo de Launburn" in Berkshire and "Bovy" in Devonshire[146]. The parentage of Eva, and her relationship to the main Tracy family shown above, has not been traced. She could have been the widow of Oliver de Tracy. The king ordered the sheriff of Berkshire to "take into the king´s hands" the lands of "Fulk fitz Warin and Eva de Tracy and her sister on account of the son and heir of Thomas de London, who they detain from the king", dated to [1218/19][147]. This document suggests that Eva was closely related to Fulk FitzWarin [III], maybe his sister. Her first marriage is confirmed by an order to the sheriff of Devon to take "the daughter and heiress of Thomas of London [if] found in his bailiwick" and "if she has been abducted out of the bailiwick" to confiscate the lands of "Eva de Tracy her mother", dated to [1218/19][148]. "Eva de Tracy" paid a fine for "having a weekly market…at her manor of Bovey", dated 23 Oct 1219[149]. "William Crassus the first-born" paid a fine to marry "the daughter and heiress of Thomas de London", dated to [Dec] 1219[150]. "Eva de Tracy" made a fine for marrying "Hawise her daughter…without licence", dated [Jun] 1222[151]. Oliver & his [first] wife had one child:

(a) HENRY de Tracy

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William de Tracy b abt 1135, of Sudeley and Toddington, Gloucestershire, England. He md Hawise abt 1154. She was b abt 1140. Child of William de Tracy and Hawise was:

Oliver de Tracy b abt 1164, of Barnstaple, Devonshire, England, d 1210. He md Eve de Torrington [a] abt 1202, daughter of Matthew de Torrington. She was b abt 1180.

Children of Oliver de Tracy and Eve de Torrington were:

• Henry de Tracy b abt 1205.
• Eve de Tracy b abt 1208; md Warin de Bassingbourne bef 1228.

Notes

a. Eve, wife of Oliver de Tracy was probably the daughter of Matthew de Torrington. Eve's second marriage was to Thomas de London, and their daughter, Hawise de London, married Patrick de Chaworth.

Citations

• AR: 63A-29/30/31; SGM: Douglas Richardson.

References

• http://www.geneajourney.com/trcysud.html#top
• Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists who Came to America Before ... By Frederick Lewis Weis, Walter Lee Sheppard, William Ryland Beall, Kaleen E. Beall Page 72
• Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700, 8th Edition, 25:28 cites
  • (Book of Fees, pt. II, pp. 750 & 792; George Oliver, Monasticon Dioecesis Exoniensis, pp. 183, 187, 338, 346, 347; Devon & Cornwall N & Q xix 194-201; Calendar of Documents Preserved in France, ed. Round, I:194-195; Curia Regis Rolls, 12:440, 13:137-138, 247, 287, 364-385, 395). !Elizabeth Fitz Alan, d. 1425; m. (3) as his 4th wife, Sir Robert Goushill, of Hoveringham, Notts. (CP I 253, IV 205, IX 604; Banks I 415; DNB 54:75). Weis, Frederick Lewis, Ancestral Roots, Seventh Edition, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1992.
• https://buist-keatch.org/buist/goring/4859.html cites
• 1 Newsgroup: soc.genealogy.medieval, at groups - google.com, Douglas Richardson, 28 Jan 2005.
• 2 William Henry Turton, <i>The Plantagenet Ancestry</i> (1968), 133.
• 3 Frederick Lewis Weis, Walter Lee Sheppard, David Faris, <i>Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700: The Lineage of Alfred the Great, Charlemagne, Malcolm of Scotland, Robert the Strong, and Some of Their Descendants</i> (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1992), 63a-29.
• 4 Newsgroup: soc.genealogy.medieval, at groups - google.com, Henry Sutliff, 20 Sep 2002.
• 5 Charles Cawley, Medieval Lands
• “de Traci correction to Sanders, Keats-Rohan.” SGM, 8 March 2021.< GoogleGroups >