Sir William Langton, of Henllys, Llangenydd, and Gower

See Peter Bartrum, http://cadair.aber.ac.uk/dspace/bitstream/handle/2160/6166/BARRET%2... (December 19, 2016; Anne Brannen, curator) (link moved)

William Langton of Henllys, Llangenydd, Gower, Wales‏‎ #926‎, son of William Langton and N.N.‏.

'Our Royal Titled and Commoner Ancestors- 'https://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p4898.htm

1302 - https://archive.org/stream/archaeologiacam20moorgoog#page/n24/mode/... and this http://oystermouthcastle.wordpress.com/

Mentioned the same (without the date 1302 - though that seems reliable) and mentions early Langtons around 1099 - http://www.archive.org/stream/archaeologiacam20moorgoog/archaeologi....

Henllys Manor, Llanddewi, Glamorganshire, Wales.

Lord of the manors of Langrove and Henllys in the Gower.

Grant: 31 July, 1310, of the castle of Dynevor demesnes. But a prisoner escaped and he fell out of favor, the same year another Grant to Edmund Hakelut. In 1312, de Langeton was pardoned a fine of 100s. for the escape of Kadagan Velyn from the castle during his custody.

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=aet-t&id=...

http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Archive/Soc/soc.genealogy.medieval/...

'1306 - Gower, Vol. 53, 2002, The Barretts and the free chapel of Henllys '- http://welshjournals.llgc.org.uk/browse/viewpage/llgc-id:1272866/ll...

'Welsh Journals' - http://welshjournals.llgc.org.uk/browse/viewpage/llgc-id:1272866/ll...

http://www.risw.org/getfile.php?type=site_documents&id=Index%20W.H....

In 1287, three years after the King's visit, Rhys ap Meredith, in his quarrel with the Royal authority, took and burnt Swansea and Oystermouth. The latter resisted for some two weeks, compared with the one-day and three-day duration of former sieges. This gives some measure of the superiority of the new castle, and it seems likely that the walls of the keep still stood after the interior had been burnt out. Once more De Braos rebuilt his castle, and it was obviously the strongest of his Gower fortresses when he imprisoned Sir William Langton of Kilvrough there in 1305.

Married:

Eva de Breos‏‎ #2342‎, daughter of Lord William de Braose of Bramber and Gower, Wales and Alice de Multon‏. Children:

1. Jane Langton of Henllys, Gower, Wales‏‎ #2343‎ relationship with ‎Peter Barrett of Pendine, Carmarthenshire, Wales‎, Born ‎± 1332 - http://welshjournals.llgc.org.uk/browse/viewpage/llgc-id:1272866/ll...

In particular two reliable pedigrees demonstrate clearly how a branch of the Barrett family succeeded to the Gower manors held by William de Langton at the beginning of the fourteenth century. Our first pedigree, entitled "Baret", is by Isaac Hamon of Bishopston and dates to the close of the seventeenth century. This genealogy forms part of the 'I.H. Pedigrees,' a collection which illustrates Hamon's impressive knowledge of the pedigrees of a number of old Gower and South Wales families.9, Hamon's Barrett pedigree begins with Peter Barrett, Lord of Pendine, circa 1300. According to Hamon he was a direct descendant of Stephen Barrett who came into Wales with Gilbert Strongbow in 1110 and had the lordship of Pendine and other properties. Peter Barrett married Jane, the daughter and co-heiress of Sir William de Langton. A note in Hamon's pedigree states that "this was the last Sir William Langton" and that "by this marriage the Langton estates in Gower came to the Barretts". Following the marriage of Peter Barrett and Jane Langton, Hamon's pedigree goes on to list ten successive generations of Barretts who held the former Langton manors in Gower. The pedigree ends in the time of Elizabeth I with Jenet Barrett, who was the last of the Gower Barretts for reasons explained later in this article. Although this pedigree like many of Hamon's genealogies, lacks specific information on births and deaths, the internal references to Gruffydd ap Nicholas (d.1460) and Henry VI (d.1471) give the pedigree authenticity.

2. Emma "Burga Langton" Langton of Henllys, Gower, Wales‏‎ #2346‎ relationship with ‎Sir. William "Walter MANCEL, William Maunsell" Mansell of Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England Born ‎1290,

3. Lord Knight John "John de Langeton" Langton of The Gower, Wales‏‎ #4219‎ 1st relationship with ‎Alicia "Alice Voyl" Penrice of Penrice, Wales of Penrice‎, 2nd marriage with ‎Joanna Unknown‎, Born ‎before 1300, died ‎after 1335‎, at least 35 years 5 & 6 Nov 1326 - http://archive.org/stream/calendarofpatent05greait049_11_23f_228.1

The like of John de Langeton...in the land of Gower to purvey divers victuals for the kind in the towns of Swansea and elsewhere, and to arrest all ships both great and small found in that port and elsewhere in the said land, and to arry the victuals and other necessaries in the said ships for the maintenance of the king and his army.

6 Nov 1326: http://archive.org/stream/calendarofpatent05greaage/336/mode/2up/se...

Appointment, during the pleasure of John de Langeton to be steward of the land of Gower, in the king's hands for certain causes; and it is the king's will that, although other stewards thereof have only received 10l a year and hay and oats in adventu suo, he shall receive 20 marks a year and hay and oats as above. Writ de intendendo directed to the tenants of that land.

27 Jan 1331/3 http://welshjournals.llgc.org.uk/browse/viewpage/llgc-id:1277425/ll... No. 1767. 1331/2, January 27WRIT of Edward III to the sheriff of co. Hereford. The writ recites that at an assize-court held atHereford on Saturday next before the Feast of St. George the martyr in the year 1330, damages of one hundred pounds were awarded to Roger, son of Roger Ragoun, and Alice his wife, against John de Langeton', Joanna his wife, and Isabella his daughter, Robert de Shengelton', Hamo Turbelvill',Richard Scurlagge, William Helpeston', William le Hunte, Hugh Launtel', John ap Waltier, Davidap Waltier, Llewelyn ap Yevan, David ap Yevan, Robert Blakeneye, Walter Smyth, chaplain, WalterJoye, chaplain, David Scurlagg', John Dunwrenche, Walter Beneyt, Thomas Heyne, Richard Kyst(or Kyft), John Carnwarch'lan, and Thomas his son, Bartholomew le Lougharne, and John his son,William Kygour, Robert Kygour, Richard le Lange, Thomas Perkyn, John Dounharri, Daukynn'Yewyn, John le Sumnor, David Thleget, William Voghan ap Phelip' ap Howel, John le Noreys, and William his brother, Morgan Thloyd, Thomas ap Aram(?), Thomas de Avene, John de Avne(?),Llewelyn de Hunteley, John ap Wylym, Henry de Wolles, David ap Eneas, Griffin Keithlyn, Thomasap Eynon, John Kenewrek', William Theu, Maurice Quar de Kelvay, and John Kyst (or Kyft), by reason of their disseisin of the said Roger and Alice in respect of certain tenements in Swyneseye,Oystremouth', Penuedou, and Lougharne in Gower in Wales. Later the said Roger and Alice pointed out that ninety-one pounds six shillings and eight pence remained to be paid. Whereupon the King ordered the sheriff of Herefordshire to cite the said John de Langeton' and the others to appear before the King's Court on the fifteenth day after the Feast of St. Martin in the same year to give reason why the said sum should not be levied on their lands and chattels in the bailiwick of Hereford. But the said John de Langeton' and the others did not appear. Whereupon the court gave execution in favour of the said Roger and Alice concerning the said damages. But the said Roger, son of Roger Ragoun, died before execution could be carried out, and Alice his wife married Thomas de Sheynton'. The said Thomas and Alice then petitioned that a suitable remedy be provided for them. The King there-fore commands his sheriff of Herefordshire to cite the said John de Langeton' and all the others to appear before the King's Court three weeks after Easter-day to show reason why the said sum should not be levied from the lands and chattels of the said John de Langeton' and all the others within the bailiwick of Hereford, and to receive the findings of the court. Witness: G. le Scrop at Westminster.

Archaeologia Cambrensis - Third Series No. XLVII July 1866. Page 283: THE CASTLE AND FAMILY OF PENRICE. 283, lies in the fee of Landimor, between Burry Water and Bishopston Common. The limitations of the entail are minutely set forth. Failing heirs of the body of Robert and Isabel, the land goes to John de Pen res, son of Robert by Burga his former wife, and the heirs of his body ; remainder to Richard, brother of Robert; John, next brother of Richard ; remainder to Alicia de Langeton, sister ; remainder to Robert, son and heir of William de la Mare of Langenych by Katherine, sister of Alicia; remainder to Sibilla de Penres, another sister. The descent from Richard and those who follow is con- fined to heirs male, and the general remainder is to the right heirs of Robert, and the rest in succession. John de Langeton, a witness, is probably the husband of Alicia, and Robert Manxel, another witness, the representative of that family, then of Oxwich. 6. A charter by John de Horton and Joan his wife, dated Penres, 18 May, 2 Edward III (1328), granting to the lord Robert de Penres, Knight, and Isabella his wife, and the heirs of their bodies, 42 a. 1 r. 11 p. of arable land, meadow and waste, with its appurtenances in underwood, measured by the king's rod of twenty-four feet, and containing to the acre nine times thirty-two perches. Remainders to John Penres, son of Robert and Burga his former wife, and the heirs of his body; to Richard and his heirs male, to John, to the Lady Alicia de Langeton, to Robert son and heir of William de la Mare of Langenych by Katherine his wife, to the right heirs, etc., as before. Among the witnesses are John de Langeton, Robert de la Mare, Richard Manxel, and William de Penres. Sibil de Penres seems to have died between the dates of the two charters.

7. Charter by Gilbert de Turberville, lord of Landy- more, son of Pagan, and grandson of Gilbert de Turber-ville, dated Landymore, 27 April, 9 Ed. Ill (1335), granting to the lord Robert de Penres, Knight, and his heirs for ever, lands, etc., in Landymore Fee. Among the witnesses are the lord John de Langeton, Knight, Richard and William de Penres, and Robert de la Mare. 284 THE CASTLE AND FAMILY OF PENRICE.

8. A declaration in Norman French, in form of an indenture, between Robert de Penres, Chivaler, and Thomas d'Avene, dated 13 July, 14 Ed. Ill (1340), by which Six Robert has charge of a box of title-deeds and other papers belonging to the Avene family. All the above charters are in the collection of Mr. Francis of Swansea. The following is from the Margam papers, and was printed by Mr. Traherne, who observes that Sir John de Penres was living in 1394, and that his daughter and heir, Isabel, married Sir Hugh Mansel, Knight. The names of Sir John and Sir Hugh occur in a deed of 1367. Sir Robert, the "avus," was great- grandfather to Sir John de Penrees.

9. Donation of John de Penrees, lord of Oxenwych, 5 Oct., 7th R. II (1383), to John Horton and Margaret his wife, of a burgage place in Swansea, formerly the property of the Lord Robert de Penrees, his " avus." Of these nine charters five are here, by the courtesy of Mr. Francis, printed for the first time ; three are re- printed as possessing peculiar interest, and but little known ; and one is reserved to be printed in a future account of the family of Avan or Avene. Mr. Francis possesses, besides, some brief abstracts of deeds now lost, from which it appears that Richard de Penrees was seneschal of Gower in 1329 ; John de Penrees, Knight, witnessed a charter by John Morris in 1367-8, and William de Penrees one by � Symon in 1349-50. The nearest approach to a correct pedigree that has been constructed follows here. The authorities are the above charters, the Golden Grove Booh, C, and the Har- leian MSS.: i. John de Penrice of Pen rice, father of ii. Robert de Penrice, father of in. Sir Robert de Penrice, who married a daughter of Morgan, lord of Avan, and had�1, Robert; 2, Richard, second son, seneschal of Gower 1329, living 1335 ; 3, John de Penrice living 1327 ; 4, Alice, who married (John de)Langton, and was living 1327-8, as was John 1327, 1335 ; 5, Catherine, who died before 1327, having THE CASTLE A.ND FAMILY OF PENRICE. 285 married William de la Mare of Llangenydd in Gower, and had Robert de la Mare, living 1327, 1328 ; 6, Sibil de Penrice, who died single soon after 1327. iv. Sir Robert de Penrice of Penrice married, 1st, Burga, who died before 1327; and 2nd, Isabel, living and married 1327-8. Sir Robert de Penres and Sir John de Langeton, knights, witnessed a Mowbray charter at Oystermouth, 16 Aug. 1334; as did Richard de Penres, John de la Bere, Philip Scorlage, Rob. de la Mare, Richard Scorlage, Adam de la Bere, Robert and Richard Manxel. (CollT.andG.MM-) By Burga Sir Robert had v. Sir John de Penrice, lord of Oxwich and Penrice, living 1319, 1367, 1383, 1394. He probably married Joan daughter and heir of William de Braose of Llan-dymore, son of John, a younger brother of William de Braose, lord of Gower, who married Eva Mareschal. The estate in Llandremor, as it is now called, probably came in with this match. The manor is a very consider- able one, and contains the scanty ruins of a castle or fortified house, but not of very early date. Sir John and Joan had vi. Isabel de Penrice, heiress of Penrice, Oxwich, and Llandremor, married Sir Hugh Mansel, Knt., who was living in 1367-8. Many pedigrees give her an elder sister and coheir, Avena, who married John de la Mare, whence descended the De la Mares, and thence the Forsters of Aldermaston, Berks.

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http://welshjournals.llgc.org.uk/browse/viewpage/llgc-id:1272866/ll... 1305 and probably before. In this year there was a great lawsuit when "William de Langton of Kilvrough and others complained that William de Breos by and with force of arms came to the house of Langton at Kilvrough and carried him to the manor of de Breos at Oystermouth." In 1307 Sir William de Langton is described as Lord of Henllys, Langrove and Kellyhir. (Note the similar meaning of Langrove and Kellyhir.) By 1328 Gellyhir, Killonan and Bryngwasse were the possessions of Robert Penres and Isabel his wife from the grant of John de Horton and Joan his wife.

4. Burga Langton of The Gower, Wales‏‎ #25807‎ relationship with ‎Sir Robert Penrice of Penrice and Oxwich, The Gower, Wales‎ Died ‎before 1327 said to be William of Henlys daughter, heiress. Adopted child: reports woman Emma "Burga Langton" Langton of Henllys, Gower, Wales‏‎ #2346‎ relationship with ‎Sir. William "Walter MANCEL, William Maunsell" Mansell of Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England‎

2nd marriage

William Langton of Henllys, Llangenydd, Gower, Wales‏‎ #926‎, son of William Langton and N.N.‏.

Married:

Unknown Dawkin‏‎ #2348‎, daughter of Dawkin "little david Dawkins" Dawkin the smith and Unknown Unknown‏.

no marriage. had a base son. Child:

1. Dawkin Langton‏‎ #2349‎ relationship with ‎Unknown Unknown‎

This talks about the Dawkins who held the manor of Henlys, Gower and trace back to William Langton. They seem to have held it for a fair time and could be traced. We already have DNA that proves that they do indeed descend from William Langton, and that William Langton himself was originally from one of the Langton villages in Yorkshire. See the Langton DNA project. http://anws.llgc.org.uk/cgi-bin/anw/fulldesc_nofr?inst_id=34&coll_i...

and

http://www.ggat.org.uk/cadw/historic_landscape/gower/english/Gower_...

http://welshjournals.llgc.org.uk/browse/viewpage/llgc-id:1272866/ll...

Descent of Dawkin to Price and to Cameron Sir Wm. Langton = Eva, daughter of Lord William de Breos, Lord of Sweynsey, Lord of Langrove, and Gower. Henllys and Gellihir, temp. Edward II. Dawkin Langton, Robert Dawkin Langton, Walter Dawkin, Evan Dawkin, Thomas Dawkin, Hopkin Dawkin = Sisyl, heiress of Ifan ab Owen of Kellyhir. David Dawkin = daughter of Thomas William Jenkin of Glyn Nedd. Hopkin Dawkin = Elen, daughter of Gethyn ap Howel Melin of Gower. ob. 1554 Wm. Hopkin Dawkin = Margaret, daughter of Harry Barrett of Pendine. ob. 1564 Jenkin Dawkin of Gellihir ob. 1581 = Elizabeth, daughter of Wm. Jenkin ofBaglan by Eliz., daughter of Sir George Mathew