Wlliam de Montagu, I

Notes:

"A Chronicle of the Kings of England by Sir Richard Baker, Knight." London, 1660.

But little is known with regard to this William Montacute except he was an only son, that he took care of the estate left him by his father, and died leaving it entire to an only son.

Wlliam married . Unknown [Group Sheet]

Notes:

"A Chronicle of the Kings of England by Sir Richard Baker, Knight." London, 1660.

It is recorded of him, that in the second year of Henry II. (1156) he paid £20 into the King's exchequer for the ancient pleas; and 7th of Henry II. (1161) upon the collection of the scutage then levied, he paid 20 marks for the Knight's fees (a yard land Of 40 acres paid two shillings and sixpence tax) which he at that time held, soon after which he died, leaving issue his son Drue, who was called "Drogo Juvenis" ? or Young Drue.

Richard married . Unknown [Group Sheet]

Notes:

"A Chronicle of the Kings of England by Sir Richard Baker, Knight." London, 1660.

Upon the assessment of the aid for marrying the King's daughter, 12th Henry II. (1167) certified his Knight's fees to be in number-nine, a half and a third part of the old feosment and one of the new (640 acres made a Knight's fee).

He married Aliva, daughter. of Alan Basset, baron of Wiccomb in County of Buckingham. After his death she married second, Richard, son of Gilbert Talbot, ancestor to the Earls of Shrewsbury.

His eldest son, also named Drue, died during his father's lifetime.

Drue married Aliva Bassett. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

"A Chronicle of the Kings of England by Sir Richard Baker, Knight." London, 1660.

He succeeded to the barony, and in the sixth year of Richard I. (1196) paid £6-1s-6d for his estates in the County of Somerset as scutage for the King's ransom.

He was sheriff of Dorsetshire and Somersetshire in the sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth years of King John (1205-1209); which fully proves his importance at that time, when none but persons of the greatest rank and property were admitted to that office. For the first of these years he had under him Osbert, the clerk, his deputy.

Being one of the great barons of that reign who stood up for the liberties of their country, and being found (7th John) in arms with the rebellious barons against the King, he was stripped of all his lands in Counties of Somerset and Dorset, which were seized by the King and given to Ralph de Ralegh. He died 18th of King John (1218). He married Isabel, daughter. of ____ and left an only son and heir who succeeded to the estate.

William married Isabel. [Group Sheet]