John FitzGeoffrey, Lord of Shere

1205 - 1258  (~ 53 years)

• Name	John FitzGeoffrey
  Suffix	Lord of Shere
  Born	ca 1205	Surrey, England
  Gender	Male
  Died	23 Nov 1258	Norfolk, England
  Buried	Shouldham Priory Shouldham, Norfolk, England
  	Grave location: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=69772937
  Notes	Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Fitzgeoffrey He was the son of Geoffrey Fitz Peter, 1st Earl of Essex and Aveline de Clare, daughter of Roger de Clare, 2nd Earl of Hertford and his wife Maud de Saint-Hilaire. He was appointed Justiciar of Ireland, serving from 1245 to 1255. He was not entitled to succeed his half-brother as Earl of Essex in 1227, the Earldom having devolved from his father's first wife. He was the second husband of Isabel Bigod, daughter of Hugh Bigod, 3rd Earl of Norfolk and his wife Maud Marshal of Pembroke. They had six children, one being Maud who married William de Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick. The children took the FitzJohn surname ("fitz" mean "son of"). 1. John FitzJohn of Shere (?-1275). Married Margary, daughter of Philip Basset of Wycombe. 2. Richard FitzJohn of Shere (?-1297). Lord FitzJohn 1290. 3. Maud FitzJohn (?-16/18 April 1301). Married firstly to Gerard de Furnivalle, Lord of Hallamshire (?-1261). Married secondly to William de Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick, son of William de Beauchamp of Elmley, Worcestershire and his wife Isabel Mauduit. 3. Isabel. Married Robert de Vespont, Lord of Westmoreland (?-1264). 4. Aveline (1229?1274). Married Walter de Burgh, Earl of Ulster (1230?1271). Had chilftrn, including Richard de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster who in turn married Margaret de Burgh, by whom he had ten children. 5. Joan (?-4 April 1303). Married Theobald le Botiller. Had children, from whom descend the Butler Earls of Ormond.
  Person ID	I36208	Master File
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2016

  
  

  Father	Geoffrey FitzPiers, Earl of Essex,   b. ca 1162, Essex, England ,   d. 14 Oct 1213, Essex, England  (Age ~ 51 years)
  Mother	Aveline de Clare, Countess of Essex,   b. ca 1178,   d. 1225, Norfolk, England  (Age ~ 47 years)
  Family ID	F14953	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Isabel Bigod,   b. ca 1210, Norfolk, England ,   d. ca 1250, Norfolk, England  (Age ~ 40 years)
  Children	1. Maude Fitzjohn, Countess of Warwick,   b. ca 1238, Surrey, England ,   d. 16/18 April 1301, Worcestershire, England  (Age ~ 63 years)
  Last Modified	29 Sep 2016
  Family ID	F14935	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart