1rst Earl of Suffolk, 2nd Baron d'Ufford Robert Ufford III 
Robert was born on August 9th, 1298 in Middleton,Norforlk,England.1 Robert's father was 1rst Baron d'Ufford, Sir Knight Robert Ufford II and his mother was Cecily de Valoines. His paternal grandparents were Robert Peyton Ufford and Mary de Saye; his maternal grandparents are Robert de Valoines II and Eve de Criketot. He had a brother and two sisters, named Ralph, Alice and Eve. He was the oldest of the four children. He died at the age of 71 on November 4th, 1369 in Campsey Priory,Suffolk,England. He was buried in November 1369 in Campsey Priory,Suffolk,England.2 2 General Notes
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ID: I76328
Name: Robert III De Ufford
Given Name: Robert III De
Surname: Ufford
NSFX: Kg, 1St Earl Of Suffolk 1 2 3 4
Title: Kg, 1St Earl Of Suffolk
Sex: M
Birth: 9 Aug 1298 in Thurston, Stow, Suffolk, England 3
Death: 4 Nov 1369 in Campsey Priory, Suffolk, England 3
Change Date: 6 Sep 2003 at 09:16
Note:
Suffolk, other creations: It was not till March 1336/7 that there was another Earl of Suffolk [after Ralph de Gael, Earl of Norfolk, Suffolk, and Cambridge]. This time the grantee was Robert de Ufford, later also a Knight of the Garter. He was one of Edward III's leading associates in the early phases of the Hundred Years War. His son William de Ufford, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, was also made a KG. [Burke's Peerage, p. 2761]
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Robert de Ufford, 1st Earl of Suffolk, and Margaret, daughter of Sir Walter de Norwich. [Ancestral Roots]
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BARONY OF UFFORD (II)
EARLDOM OF SUFFOLK (III, 1)
ROBERT (DE UFFORD), LORD UFFORD, 2nd but 1st surviving son and heir of Robert (DE UFFORD), 1st LORD UFFORD [1309], by Cecily, daughter and coheir of Robert DE VALOIGNES, was born 9 August 1298. On 19 May 1318 he was given seisin of his father's lands, the King having taken his homage though under age. In 1317 his marriage had been granted to Walter de Norwich, the Treasurer. In March 1324 he was going beyond seas with Edmund, Earl of Kent. On 16 August 1325 he was given seisin of his mother's lands, the King respiting his homage until his return from Gascony. In 1326 he was in commissions to survey the ports and select ships, and thenceforward was in many commissions until his death. On 10 May 1329 he was about to go overseas with the King; and on 26 May 1329 is recorded as having done homage and fealty. On 1 May 1330 he had a grant for life of the castle and town of Orford, and on 28 November was present at the delivery of the great seal by the chancellor to the King. In December 1336 he was appointed keeper of the forest this side Trent, and so remained until 13 October 1335. On 24 January 1330/1, he was granted specific lands in fulfilment of a grant, made with the assent of Parliament, of £200 in land for good service in arresting Mortimer at Nottingham. On 27 January 1331/2 he was summoned to Parliament by writ directed Roberto de Ufford, and so until 29 November 1336. On 3 April 1335 he obtained a grant to himself and his heirs of free warren in various manors in Norfolk. On 16 March 1336/7 he was created EARL OF SUFFOLK, with the usual grant of £20 per annum from the farm or revenues of Suffolk; on 17 March the King granted him further 1000 marks in land and rents; and on 18 March made him yet further grants. On 4 October 1337 he was about to set out overseas on the King's service, and he took part in the landing and in the combat at Cadsand in November. He was at that time captain and admiral of the fleet northwards from the Thames, a post which he held for some years. In June 1338 he was with the King at Antwerp, and was a party to a treaty with the chief men of Flanders; and in the same month was appointed with others to treat with the King of France; and again in December 1338. On 15 November 1339 he was appointed to treat with Lewis, Count of Flanders. After the King's return to England, he remained with the Earl of Salisbury in garrison at Ypres, but they were ambushed in an attempt on Lille and captured, taken to Lille and thence to Paris. He was again in England on 13 January 1340/1, and on 16 June following was going beyond seas. On 20 August 1342 he was about to set out with 51 men-at-arms and 50 archers on horses. In August 1343 he was one of the envoys appointed to treat with the Pope. From 1344 to 1347 he was constantly in France, having with him a banneret, 36 knights, 58 esquires, and 63 archers, performing numerous duties, landing with the King as Marshal of the army in 1346, serving in the Prince's division at Crécy, and before Calais with the King in 1347. On 20 October 1346 he was granted, for good service, a general pardon, and a pardon for offences while he was steward of the household. K.G. about 1349. On 20 March 1349/50 he was one of those appointed to treat for peace with the French. In November 1351 he was again going beyond seas, and in 1355 to Gascony with the Prince of Wales. In June 1356 he was at Bordeaux with the Prince of Wales, as joint marshal of the host with the Earl of Warwick, intending to cross the Loire into Normandy, and was at the battle of Poitiers on 19 September. In August 1359 he was going beyond seas with the King. On 8 February 1361/2 he was appointed with others to treat with the Count of Flanders, and on 1 February 1363 was present at the confirmation of the treaty between the King and Peter, King of Castile and Leon. In July 1369 he was with the Duke of Lancaster at Calais.
He married, on or before 21 October 1329, Margaret, widow of Thomas (DE CAILLY), LORD CAILLY, daughter of Walter DE NORWICH, and sister to John DE NORWICH, 1st Lord norwich, to whose grandson John DE NORWICH, 2nd LORD NORWICH, her issue ultimately became heirs. She died 2 April 1368. He died 4 November 1369. Will dated 29 June 1368, directing burial in Campsey Priory and giving inter alia to his son William the sword which the King gave him with the name of Earl. [Complete Peerage XII/1:429-32, XIV:602, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]
Father: Robert II 1St Baron D' Ufford b: 11 Jun 1279 in Thurston, Suffolk, England
Mother: Cecily De Valoines b: 1281 in Ixworth & Walsham, Suffolk, England
Marriage 1 Margaret De Norwich b: Abt 1300 in Mettingham Castle, Suffolk, England
Married: Abt 1320 in 2ND Husband 1St Wife 5
Event: Alt. Marriage Alt. Marriage Bef 21 Oct 1329 6
Change Date: 6 Sep 2003
Children
Catherine De Ufford b: Abt 1322 in Thurston, Stow, Suffolk, England
Joan De Ufford b: Abt 1326 in Thurston, Stow, Suffolk, England
Robert De Ufford b: Abt 1329 in Thurston, Stow, Suffolk, England
William De Ufford b: Abt 1345
Cecily De Ufford b: Abt 1331 in Thurston, Stow, Suffolk, England
Margaret De Ufford b: Abt 1333 in Eresby, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England
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Title: Complete Peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the United Kingdom, by G. E Cokayne, Sutton Publishing Ltd, 2000
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"Robert (de Ufford), 1st Earl of Suffolk" (CP XI-502)
"Robert (de Ufford), Lord Ufford, 2nd but 1st surv. s. and h. ofRobert (de Ufford), 1st Lord Ufford (1309), by Cecily, da. and coh. ofRobert de Valoignes, was b. 9 Aug. 1298. On 19 May 1318 he was givenseisin of his father's lands, the King having taken his homage thoughunder age. In 1317 his marriage had been granted to Walter deNorwich, the Treasurer. In Mar. 1324 he was going beyond seas withEdmund, Earl of Kent. On 16 Aug. 1325 he was given seisin of hismother's lands, the King respiting his homage until he return fromGascony. . . . On 24 Jan. 1330/1, he was granted specific lands infulfilment of a grant, made with the assent of Parl., of L200 in landfor good service in arresting Mortimer at Nottingham. . . . On 16Mar. 1336/7 he was cr. EARL OF SUFFOLK . . . . He m., on or before 21Oct. 1329, Margaret, widow of Thomas (de Cailly), Lord Cailly, da. ofWalter de Norwich, and sister to John de Norwich, to whose grandsonJohn her issue ultimately became heirs. She d. 2 Apr 1368. He d. 4Nov. 1369. . . ." (CP XII/1-429-32)
Source: Norfolk, England: Parish and Probate Records
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Norfolk: Norwich - 1. Index to Wills, Consistory Court of Norwich, 1370-1550 2. Wills among the Norwich Enrolled Deeds, 1286-1508
Marriages
Wills Proved in the Consistory Court of Norwich and now Preserved in the District Probate Registry at Norwich
1370 to 1550
County: Norfolk
Country: England
1375 Ufford, Edmund de, Campesse, brother of Robert of Ufford, late Count of Suff. 93 Heydon
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Norfolk: Norwich - 1. Index to Wills, Consistory Court of Norwich, 1370-1550 2. Wills among the Norwich Enrolled Deeds, 1286-1508
Marriages
Wills Proved in the Consistory Court of Norwich and now Preserved in the District Probate Registry at Norwich
1370 to 1550
County: Norfolk
Country: England
1389 Ufford, Robert de, - 117 Harsyk
Source: Suffolk, England: Parish and Probate Records
Suffolk: Shotley - Parish Records (A General Record of the Parish)
Shotley Taxpayers.
Part 2. Chapter 4. The Visdelou Family.
5. The Visdelous of Norfolk and Suffolk, 1085--1387.
County: Suffolk
Country: England
16 Aug 1343. Release by Thomas Visdelou knight to Sir Robert de Ufford, earl of Suffolk, Sir Peter dil Ty knight, William de Culfo clerk, and
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Suffolk: Shotley - Parish Records (A General Record of the Parish)
Shotley Taxpayers.
Part 2. Chapter 4. The Visdelou Family.
5. The Visdelous of Norfolk and Suffolk, 1085--1387.
County: Suffolk
Country: England
01 Oct 1337. Protection until Easter is granted for Robert de Ufford, earl of Suffolk, who is going beyond seas on the king's service, and for those going with him. These are twenty-four in number, a
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Suffolk: Shotley - Parish Records (A General Record of the Parish)
Shotley Taxpayers.
Part 2. Chapter 4. The Visdelou Family.
5. The Visdelous of Norfolk and Suffolk, 1085--1387.
County: Suffolk
Country: England
20 Jun 1345. Protection is granted for Robert de Ufford, earl of Suffolk, for Sir Thomas Visdelou and 13 others in his company. (Rymer 3, p. 1, 49.) The earl of Suffolk
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.1203 in Peyton Hall,Ramshold,Suffolk,England
- b.~ 1235 in Peyton Hall,Ramshold,Suffolk,England d.<09 Sep 1298 in Ufford,Suffolk,England
- b.1214 in England
- b.11 Jun 1279 in Ufford,Thurston,Suffolk,England d.<09 Sep 1316
- b.~ 1135 d.May 1214
- b.~ 1152 d.14 Aug 1230
- b.Between 1112-40
- b.Between 1181-1225 d.Bef 12 FEB 1271/1272
- b.1125
- b.~ 1165 in Newtimber,Sussex
- b.Between 1118-1141
- b.1249 d.> 1279
- b.09 Aug 1298 in Middleton,Norforlk,England d.04 Nov 1369 in Campsey Priory,Suffolk,England
- b.~ 1190
- b.1247 in Ixworth and Walsham,Suffolk,England
- b.~ 1190
- b.1284 in Thurston,Suffolk,England d.16 Jul 1325 in Thurston,Stow,Suffolk,England
- b.~ 1190
- b.1240 in Ousden,Suffolk,England
- b.~ 1190
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Robert and Margaret were married in a religious ceremony on October 13th, 1329 in England.3 They had two sons and four daughters, named Robert, William, Catherine, Joan, Cecily and Margaret.
Family Notes
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Children
Catherine Ufford
Catherine was born in 1322 in Thurston,Stow,Suffolk,England.2 She died in England.2
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