Ancestral Trails 2016 » Hugh Grysetaille CORBET (1186-????)

Données personnelles Hugh Grysetaille CORBET 

• Il est né en l'an 1186 dans Pontesbury, Atcham, Shropshire.
• Un enfant de ROBERT CORBET et EMMA PANTOLPH

Famille de Hugh Grysetaille CORBET

Notes par Hugh Grysetaille CORBET

"Hugh seems to have been known chiefly by his soubriquet Grysetaille, a corruption of Grosse-taille, witnessing to his commanding stature. He seems to have always passed by that name; the habit was quite after the Norman mind, which loved soubriquets......the soubriquet may also have been encouraged, to distinguish this Hugh from his Uncle Hugh, the Baron's brother, who witnesses the Charter granting Wentnor Mill to the Abbey of Buildwas in 1198, and who was rector of Worthyn in 1245. Hugh Grysetaille is mentioned in connection with Pontesburie in the year 1236 when he is chosen by his cousin (one of the FitzHerberts) as her lawsuit between the latter family and the Baron of Caus. It may be rememebered that the Baron's father, Simon, held the large Manor of Pontesburie, so it fails not unnaturally that we should find his grandson established there.

Hugh is next heard of at Winsley or Winslega, a Vill lying a few miles from Pontesburie and belonging to the Corbet Manor of WestburyL it had been given to Shrewsbury Abbey by Roger FitzCorbet. The Abbey still had rights there, and had evidently often placed various owners under them on the land. Eyton relates "Roger son of Roger de Winslega concedes to the Abbey of Shrewsbury all which John Clerk formerly gave to Sibil de Westbury for her service; also in half a virgate which Hugh Grysetay held there. Witnesses Nicholas Fitz-Hamon, Thomas surnamed le Botyler and Richard de Mamerfend". This latter died in 1259. In 1251 Thomas de Estun and Sibil his wife have a Writ of disseizin against Hugh Grysetaye concerning a tenement in Winsleg.

We shall now find Hugh given his right name. In the Assize Roll of 1272 we find "William de Wynlegh and Agnes his wife recovered from Robert son of Hugh Corbet, a messuage and a half a virgate in Wynslegh as the right of Agnes" Winslega or Winsley was parochially a member of Westbury. This establishes the fact that Hugh Grysetaye and Hugh Corbet are one and the same person.

There is still one more little bit of evidence. One Richard Purcel perished in a fray with the men of Thomas Corbet the Baron about 1266......The widow Matilda or Muriella sued the victors, alleging the murder of her husband and the capture of about fifty head of cattle, etc. The attacking party are mentioned as Adam de Worthin, Alan Corbet, Madoc de Beechfield, Ralph Sturry, and about sixty others, and Richard Purcel lost his life. The King later pardoned them all at the instance of Thomas Corbet "as concerned the King's peace"...........and recorded that Peter Corbet, Robert Corbet, Hugh Grysetaye had got an acquittal as far as the King's peace was concerned, and for the robbery in the Assize Roll of 1292, it is shown that the cattle were taken while trespassing in a meadow and garden belonging to the Baron of Caus. Eyton remarks in a note that in the Document Robert Corbet is mention as "filius" and he cannot reconcile that with the fact that neither Thomas nor Peter Corbet his son is known to have had a son "Robert".
source:https://ia801405.us.archive.org/31/items/familyofcorbetit02corb/familyofcorbetit02corb.pdf

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