General Notes

Ralph (II) de Cromwell; summoned for military service under Edward I inWales 1276-March 1282/3. [Burke's Peerage]

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RALPH DE CROMWELL, son and heir of Ralph DE CROMWELL, of Cromwell, Notts,West Hallam, co. Derby, &C. He was with the King, in the Army of Wales,10 Edw. I, and was summoned for Military Service from 12 December 1276 to14 March 1282/,3, and to attend the King at Shrewsbury,28 June 1283, bywrits directed Radulfo de Crumwell, Crumbwell, or Crumbewell.

He married, 1stly, Mazere or Macerie, 2nd daughter and in her issuecoheir of Philip MARMION, of Scrivelsby, co. Lincoln, Tamworth, co.Warwick, &c., by his 1st wife, Joan, 2nd daughter and coheir of Hugh DEKILPEK, of Kilpeck, co. Hereford. She died s.p.m (g). He married, 2ndly,before 26 January 1270/1, Margaret, widow of Ralph BASSET, of Drayton,co. Stafford (slain at Evesham, 4 August 1265), 1st daughter of Roger DESOMERY, of Dudley, co. Worcester, by his 1st wife (to whom she wascoheir), Nicole, 3rd daughter and eventmaclly coheir of William(D'AUBIGNY), EARL OF ARUNDEL. He died shortly before 15 September 1289(i). His widow took the veil between 5 March and 18 June 1293. [CompletePeerage III:551, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]

(g) Her only child, Joan, m. Alexander de Friville. They were ancestorsof the Frevilles of Tamworth.

(i) Writ of diem cl. ext., 18 Sep 1289. There is no Inq.p.m. extant. Hisson and heir, Ralph, d. shortly before 2 Mar 1298/9, leaving a son andheir Ralph, aged 7. John de Cromwell, probably a younger son, wassummoned 1308.