Part 2. The children of William Revell of Newbold ... - Rotherham Web

In the 1398 Fine Rolls Geoffrey d’Edmescote is recorded as a tax collector for Warwick, 207 and a writ dated January 30 th 1401 /
2 describes ‘Geoffrey, lord of Emscote’ as a debtor of John Cooke of Lilbourne, Northamptonshire, and John Bukmore of
Lackworth. 208
An ‘Ancient Deed’ dated December 12 th 1402, as follows, establishes that Joan Revell has been widowed:
‘Northampton A 9851. Counterpart of demise for nine years from Michaelmas last at 8 marks rent, by Joan late the wife of
Geoffrey Reynald of Buckeby, widow, to John Bryce, John Smith, John Clyfton, and John Reynald of Buckeby, of the site of her
manor in Buckeby , formerly William Ryvell’s, with the demesne lands, &c except the hall, chambers and kitchen, with the
‘shepons’ and a ‘bay’ at the end of ‘le hayhuse’ next the hall for a stable, and except a close called ‘Lady Yard’ and a grove
called ‘Armeley’ and the garden of the manor with a close between the hall and ‘le shephous’ and except the rents of tenants,
free and bond, the land called ‘Bordlond,’ with ‘les frisses’ on Roulehille, court, fines, etc. Buckeby, 12 December, 8 Henry IV.
Seals’. 209
The identity of ‘John Reynald of Buckeby’ is uncertain, but possibly a son, brother or brother-in-law. That Joan Revell had a
son Richard Revell is defined in a document dated 1408 as follows: 210
‘A. 6614. Confirmation by Richard son and heir of Joan, daughter of William Ryvell, of a grant by Richard Southard and John
Happesford, of Coventre, merchants, Thomas Ryvell of Edmescote, and John Everdon of Coventre, 'hosyer,' to William
Attilburgh of Coventre, for his life, of the manor of Buckeby, the reversion of which, in fee, belongs to the said Richard son of
Joan. 28 May, 9 Henry IV. Seal, broken’.
Joan de Edmunscote née Revell married secondly William Attilburgh of Coventry (a hosier) at some date between 1402 and
1411. William Attilburgh was Coroner in 1395 / 6 and Mayor of Coventry in 1406 and 1407. 211
An article in ‘The Ancestor’ records: 212
‘An agreement of 1420 is found both in French (A. 8470) and in Latin (A. 10408) with slight variations. Attention
may be directed to it, because in the English version the latter Richard Ryvell, the prospective bridegroom, is described as
‘son-in-law’ of William Attilbrough, the mayor of Coventry ; the abstract of the French one (to which we are referred) styles him
‘stepson’ (fitz en ley). This is obviously a point of some importance to genealogists, and we think that ‘stepson’ would be right
in both cases, for Richard is expressly referred to as son of Joan, William's wife’.
In 1411 Joan’s son Richard is named as her heir, but as discussed above this is not absolute proof of her death. A William
Attilburgh was granted land on ‘Erlstreit’ in 1421 and in 1424 a William Attilburgh and a Johanna Attilburgh were taxed 6s-8d
and 3s-4d, respectively, on land in ‘Erll Strete’. 213 Althogh she would have been at least 70 this might well be Joan the
daughter of William of Bukby and her second husband. In 1428 Richard inherited property that once belonged to William
Attilburgh. 214
Richard Ryvell of Coventry, Son of Geoffrey de Edmundscote and Joan Revell, and Grandson of
William of Bukkeby, Extant 1386–1407–1455–1460
Deciphering this Richard Ryvell’s parentage has proven rather complicated because of his father adopting his mother’s maiden
name. Richard Ryvell’s father had died by 1402, 215 and his mother had remarried by 1411. In 1407 Richard Revell married
Margery, the daughter of Robert Huggeford and Joyce his wife, 216, 217 establishing that he was born no later than ca 1386. His
seal dated 1408 is described as ‘Ermine, on a bend three roundels’. 218
BHOL states, ‘William Rivel left a daughter Joan who married Geoffrey de Edmundescote, also called Reynolds, and their son
Richard took his mother's name of Rivel and in 1408 conveyed the manor [Edmescote]to Robert Hugford [son of John] and
219, 220, 221
Joyce his wife, whose daughter Margery Richard married’. This marriage was celebrated ‘en tut haste possible’ and it
207 Fine Rolls page 266 http://archive.org/stream/calendaroffinero11greauoft#page/266/mode/2up
208 C 241/190/79 http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/browser.asp?CATLN=3&CATID=2240&POSCATLN=7&POSCATID=72000*-
5106904&j=1
209 A. 9851. https://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=64413
210 A. 6614. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=64381
211‘Coventry - Records of Early English Drama’
212 "The Ancestor; a quarterly review of county and family history, heraldry and antiquities"
http://www.archive.org/stream/ancestorquarterl06londuoft/ancestorquarterl06londuoft_djvu.txt
213 ‘The Coventry Leet Book’ http://www.archive.org/stream/coventryleetboo00unkngoog#page/n57/mode/1up
214 A. 10827 https://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=64431
215 A. 9851. https://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=64413
216 A. 8470 http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=64399
217 A.10408 http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=64419
218 Mediaeval Seals http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/adsdata/arch-787-1/dissemination/pdf/BAJ055_PDFs/BAJ055_A03_tremlett.pdf
219 A History of County Warwick Volume 6 http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=57119
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