Genealogie Wylie » Sir John 1st Baron de Thorpe (± 1270-1324)

Persönliche Daten Sir John 1st Baron de Thorpe 

• Auch bekannt als John de /Thorp/.
• Er wurde geboren rund 1270 in Ashwellthorpe, Depwade, Norfolk, England.Quelle 1
• Er ist verstorben zwischen 15 und 16. Mai 1324.Quelle 1
• Ein Kind von Robert FitzJohn de Thorpe und Maud de Eyre
• Diese Information wurde zuletzt aktualisiert am 27. März 2023.

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BARONY OF THORPE (I)

JOHN DE THORPE, son and heir, born circa 1270, was staying in Scotland onthe King's service, June 1291, and going with Robert de Tybotot toGascony in 1294, where he remained till after January 1296/7. With hisbrother George he fought at Falkirk, 22 July 1298. He was summoned forservice against the Scots in 1301 and often between 1309 and 1323, toserve in Gascony in 1310 and to cross the seas in 1314. Intheadministration of Norfolk and Suffolk he played an active part, beingordered to hasten the departure of ships for Berwick from the ports ofthe East Coast, 1301, and to aid in purveyance for the army and in thecollection of a subsidy, 1301-02; Knight of the shire for Norfolk, 1305;an assessor of the subsidies, 1305-18, and a Commr. to conduct taxationenquiries, 1314; Commr. to supervise vagabonds in Norfolk and Suffolk,1305, and de walliis etfossatis and to make peace between Great andLittle Yarmouth, 13o6.(a) When Roger (Bigod), Earl of Norfolk, d. jp. in13o6, John was recognised by the Crown as Keeper of Framlingham Castleand of Roger's lands. He continued in this office until Dec. 1312, whenhe was ordered to surrender the castle and estates to Thomas ofBrotherton, Edward II's brother, who was created Earl of Norfolk, 16December 1312. Being appointed a Justice of Trailbaston for Norfolk andSuffolk, 18 February 1306/7, he was summoned, among Justices and others,to Parliament, 26 August 1307, and was further summoned (among the Lords)from 4 March (1308/9) to 10 October 1325 (the last writ, as also those of13 September 1324 and 6 May 1325, having issued, in error, after hisdeath), by writs directed Johanni de Thorpe, whereby he is held to havebecome LORD THORPE. Until 1323 he was active in judicial duties, being ajustice of assize in 1312, 1319 and 1320, and a justice to consider casesof forestalment in Norfolk and Suffolk, 1315; one of the guardians of thecoast between Ipswich and King's Lynn, 1316, and of the coast of Norfolkand Suffolk against a feared Flemish attack, 1322; Sheriff of Norfolk andSuffolk and Keeper of Norwich Castle, 7 June-12 July 1320. He wasordered, 12 November 1321, not to attend the meeting of the Good Peerswhich had been convened by Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, at Doncaster, wassummoned to aid the King with horses and arms and to assemble the forcesof the Crown in Norfolk and Suffolk, and again to join the King atCoventry, February 1321/2; but he had joined the rebels, being captured,perhaps at Boroughbridge on 16 March 1321/2; however, on 14 Junefollowing he was released from jail on surety.

He married, 1stly, Agnes (b), who died 17 May ?, and 2ndly, between 14January 1297/8 (when she had dower) and Michaelmas 1301, Alice, widow ofWilliam DE MORTIMER, of Attleborough, who died 12 November 1297. Johndied 15 or 16 May 1324. Alice survived him and died 5 December, before1346. [Complete Peerage XII/1:718-20, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]

(b) Agnes is mentioned in the Thorpe Cartulary, and was probably themother of Robert, who seems to have been born circa 1294. Her parentageis unknown.

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