Drue de Montagu

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]

Notes:

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

He recovered all of the lands which his father had lost. But in the '7th of Henry III. (1233) he also had his lands, distrained by Virtue of the King's precept for omitting to repair to Court at the feast of Whitsuntide, there to receive the dignity of Knighthood, as was required by law. But the next year on doing his homage be was by the Sheriff of Somerset and Dorset reinstated in his possessions,. He died 31st of Henry III. (1247) leaving issue William his son and heir.

William married . Unknown [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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

William had summons to attend the King into Gascony, against Alphonse 10th, King of Castile, who had usurped the province. The 4'st of Henry III, he was summoned to be with the King at Chester on the feast day of St. Peter, well furnished with horse and arms, thence to march against Llewellin ap Griffith prince of Wales. 42d of Henry III. He had a similar citation. By Berta his wife he left issue his son and heir, Simon.

William married Berta. [Group Sheet]