Tuesday, August 29, 2017

d'Ingham Family

First Generation
 
1.  Oliver d'Ingham1 was born in 1278 in Ellesmere, Shropshire, England.1 He died in 1344 at the age of 66 in Chester, Cheshire, England.1 Three different years of birth have turned up for Oliver d'Ingham, 1278, 1286 and 1287. His birth place has been given as Igham, Norfolk and Ellesmere Castle in Shropshire..

As Oliver's father was Sir John d'Ingham, it is likely that Ingham was his birth place. Oliver's mother is recorded variously as Margery, Maraya and Marcy. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir William la Louche and Maud Lovell.

He inherited lands in Hampshire, Wiltshire, Suffolk and Norfolk from Sir John in 1310. Ingham was summoned to serve in Scotland in 1310 and 1314. He was made Governor of Ellesmere Castle in Shropshire in 1320 and Justice of Chester, Cheshire in 1322. That same year, he supported the King against Thomas, Earl of Lancaster and attended the King in an expedition to Scotland.

Ingham was released from prison in 1324, after serving time for his involvement in the civil wars of Edward II. The release was to allow him to serve as Marshall of the Army under Edmund of Woodstock, Earl of Kent, in the Duchy of Aquitaine in the War of Saint Sardos against the French. Oliver was appointed advisor to Edmund, Earl of Kent, in Gascony.

In 1325, he was appointed seneschal of Gascony. Sir Oliver returned to England in 1327 as a Commissioner of Regency during the minority of Edward III. He was called to Parliament in 1328 and was appointed Chief Justice of Chester.

Ingham was sent to the Tower of London in 1330 after he was suspected of plotting against the King with Roger de Mortimer. Neither man was charged.
He received a full pardon from Edward III.

In 1331, Ingham was made Justiciar of Chester. The next year he was again named as seneschal of Gascony and held that office until 1337. Oliver's headquarters was at Bordeaux. During the early stages of the Hundred Years War, Ingham received little troop or financial support from England. He had to rely on a mercenary army. His forces were able to hold off an attack on Bordeaux in 1339. Oliver returned to England in 1342 to gather troops for Edward III's campaign in Brittany and returned to Gascony. He was recalled from Gascony in 1343.

On 29 January 1344, Oliver d'Ingham died at Ingham and was buried in the Holy Trinity Church in Ingham. Elizabeth died at Wiltshire in 1350.

[Other sources: Wikipedia: Oliver Ingham and Find A Grave: Oliver Ingham]
Oliver d'Ingham and Elizabeth Zouche1 were married in England.1 Elizabeth Zouche1 was born in 1282 in England.1 She died in 1350 at the age of 68 in Wiltshire, England.1
 
Oliver d'Ingham and Elizabeth Zouche had the following child:
 
2 i. Joan d'Ingham, born ca 1319, Ingham, Norfolk, England; married Sir Miles Stapylton/Stapleton, 30 Nov 1350, Ingham, Norfolk, England; died 12 Dec 1365, Ingham, Norfolk, England.
 
 
Second Generation
 
2.  Joan d'Ingham2 (Oliver-1) was born circa 1319 in Ingham, Norfolk, England.2 She died on 12 Dec 1365 at the age of 46 in Ingham, Norfolk, England.2 She was buried after 12 Dec 1365 in Ingham Priory, Norfolk, England.2
Joan d'Ingham and Sir Miles Stapylton/Stapleton23 were married on 30 Nov 1350 in Ingham, Norfolk, England.23 Sir Miles Stapylton/Stapleton24, son of Gilbert Stapylton/Stapleton and Matilda/Agnes Fitz Alan, died in Dec 1364 in prob Ingham, Norfolk, England.3 He was buried on 4 Dec 1364 in Ingham Priory, Norfolk, England.23 He was born c1318/9 in Bedale, Yorkshire North Riding, England.23 Son of Gilbert Stapleton and Matilda [Agnes] FitzAlan, Sir Miles Stapleton was one of the founders of the "Order of the Garter" along with King Edward III in 1344.

Sir Miles gained fame as a warrior in service to Edward III during the wars against the French beginning in Brittany in 1342.  He also served at Crecy and Calais. Miles obtained chief credit on the first day of a famous Windsor jousting tournament on 19 January 1344 and the foundation of a round table in June the following year. Stapleton was the 17th on the list of the first Knights of the Order of the Gater and occupied the 9th stall in St. George's Chapel on the King's side. [Sources differ on whether the order was founded in 1344 or 1348.] In 1354, he was one of the magnates who signed a proclamation referring the disputes between England and France to the pope.

Stapleton took part in the raid of Lancaster toward Paris in 1356. King Edward III sent him as a messenger to meet with Philip of Navarre in January 1358. Miles served as a negotiator of the treaty of Bretigny in 1360. He was sent to France in 1364 to support John de Monfort's canditure for the Breton succession. That September, Miles took part in the Battle of Auray. He died in December, reportedly from wounds received at Auray. He was buried in the church at Ingham.

Sir Miles married twice. By his first wife, name unknown, had a son John [d. 1355]. His second wife was Joan de Ingham, widow of Roger Lestrange. They married in 1350 and had Miles and Joan.
 
Miles Stapylton/Stapleton and Joan d'Ingham had the following child:
 
3 i. Sir Miles Stapylton/Stapleton, born 23 Jun 1357, Bedale, Yorkshire, England; married Ela Ufford, bef 1379, Norfolk, England; died 10 Apr 1419, Ingham, Norfolk, England.
 
  
Sources:
1. Bond0007, "Lord Oliver de Ingham & Elizabeth la Zouche," , Many Mini Biographies, 20 December 2011 (http://www.teachergenealogist007.com/2011/12/g25-30422630ii.html : accessed 29 August 2017), Bio on Oliver Ingham.
        2. George Beltz, "Miles Stapleton 1319-1364," database, The Medieval Combat Society, The Medieval Combat Society (www.themcs.org/characters/Miles%20Stapleton.htm: accessed 20 August 2017), Stapleton Family; citing Memorials of the Most Noble Order of the Garter from Its Foundation to the Present Time, 1841.
        3. Thomas Frederick Tout, "Stapleton, Miles de [d. 1364] [DNB00]," article, Wikisource, Wikisource (https://en.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=Stapleton_Miles_de_(d.1364)_()DNB00 : accessed 15 August 2017), Miles de Stapleton; citing prior publication in Dictionary of National Biography, Vol. 54 [1885-1900] (2011).
        4. Leslie Stephens & Sidney Lee, "Miles Stapleton [Died 1314]," article, Encyclopedia Britannica, Britannica Biographies (www.britannica.com/bios/lords/mstapleton.html : accessed 20 August 2017), Miles Stapleton; Dictionary of National Biography [1891

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