General Notes

John Beke, 1st and last Lord (Baron) Beke, so created 24 June 1295 by writ of summons to Parliament, of Eresby; born by 1230; dspms 1303-04, when any barony created by the write of summons must be deemed by later doctrine to have fallen into abeyance between his daughter.  [Burke's Peerage]

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John Beke, d. c 1303/4, Lord of Eresby, co. Lincoln, son of Walter Beke, Lord of Eresby, and Eve, niece of Walter de Grey, Archbishop of York. [Magna Charta Sureties]

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John Beke, son and heir of Walter Beke of Eresby, co. Lincoln, by Eve, niece of Walter de Grey, Archbishop of York, b. bef. 1230, had 1275-76 lic. to crenellate his manor house of Eresby, and was summoned to Parliament, 24 June, 1 Oct, and 2 Nov 1295 and 26 Aug 1296, by writs directed Johanni Bek, whereby he may be held to have become Lord Beke.  By his will dated 18 July 1301, he directs his burial to be in the Abbey of Kirkstede.  He dspms. 1303-4, when any Barony created by the writ of 1295 would be held, by modern doctrine, to have fallen into abeyance (e).

(e) His only son and heir apparent, Walter Beke, was living 1 Aug 1301, but dvp. and sp. soon after.  The coheirs were his (ie. John's) daughters (1) Alice, who m. Sir William Willoughby, and was mother of Robert Willoughby, of Eresby, summoned to Parliament 26 July 1313.  Her representative Robert (Bertie), Earl of Lindsey, temp. James II and Anne, as also his grandson, Peregrine, Duke of Ancaster, temp. George II, styled themselves respectively (inter alia) "Baron of Willoughby, Beke et Eresby" (2) Margaret, or Milisent, who m. Richard Harcourt of Stanton Harcourt, Oxon, her representative soon devolving on the family of Astley of Pateshull, co. Stafford, and (3) Mary, who d. unmarried.