Henry de Hastings , of Ashill, Sir 
Henry de was born about 1235 in Ashill, Swaffham, Norfolk, England. Henry de's father was Henry de Hastings , of Ashill, Sir and his mother was Ada de Huntingdon. His paternal grandparents were William de Hastings , of Ashill and Margaret Bigod; his maternal grandparents were David Earl of Huntingdon and Maud of Chester. He had a brother and two sisters, named John de, Maud de and Hillary (Hillaria) de. He was the oldest of the four children. He had a half-brother named William de.General Notes
Sir Henry de Hastinges, of Ashill; one of the commanders under Simon de Montfort at Battle of Lewes 1264, Constable of Winchester Castle 1265, wounded and captured at Battle of Evesham 1265; married Joan, sister and coheir of Sir George de Cauntelo through whom the early Lords Hastingses became feudal Lord of Bergavenny (Abergavenny). [Burke's Peerage]
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SIR HENRY DE HASTINGES, of Ashill, Norfolk, son and heir of Sir Henry DE HASTINGES, of the same (who died shortly before 9 August 1250), by Ada, sister and coheir of John the Scot, 10th Earl of Huntingdon, 3rd daughter of David of Scotland, 9th Earl of Huntingdon. On 10 May 1256 the King took his homage, and he had livery of his, faiher's lands. He was one of the leaders of the baronial army at the battle of Lewes, 14 May 1264: he was knighted by Simon de Montfort before that battle. He was one of those prohibited, 16 February 1264/5, from taking part in the tournament at Dunstaple, and ordered to attend a Council on the morrow of Ash Wednesday [19 February] following. On 3 June 1265 he was appointed Constable of the castle at Winchester, during pleasure, in succession to Humphrey de Bohun. At the battle of Evesham, 4 August 1265, he was wounded and taken prisoner. On 18 January and 18 February 1265/6, when he was still in prison, the King granted to his wife, Joan, for the maintenance of herself and her children, her husband's lands in Blunham, Beds, Nailstone and Burbage, co. Leicester, Fillongley, co. Warwick, and elsewhere. With John de la Warre he defended Kenilworth Castle during the siege by the King, from 27 June till its surrender on the Feast of St. Lucy [13 December] 1266. By the Dictum of Kenilworth his lands were subjected to the penalty of 7 years' purchase. He was summoned for Military Service from 1 August 1260 to 25 May 1263, and to Parliament 24 December 1264, by writs directed Henrico de Hasting.
He married Joan, sister and coheir of Sir George DE CANTELOU, Lord of Abergavenny, and daughter of Sir William DE CANTELOU, of Calne, Wilts, and Aston Cantlow, co. Warwick, by Eve, 3rd daughter and coheir of Sir William DE BRAIOSE, Lord of Totnes, Brecknock and Abergavenny. He died shortly before 5 March 1268/9. His widow died before June 1271. [Complete Peerage VI:345-6, XIV:372, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 1165 in Ashill, Swaffham, Norfolk, England
- b.~ 1197 in Ashill, Swaffham, Norfolk, England d.<09 Aug 1250 in Blunham, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, England
- b.~ 1183 in Norfolk, England d.1237
- b.~ 1235 in Ashill, Swaffham, Norfolk, England d.BEF 5 MAR 1268/69
- b.1144 in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England d.17 Jun 1219
- b.~ 1200 in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England d.>02 Nov 1241
- b.1171 in Chester, Cheshire, England d.6 JAN 1232/33
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Children
John 1st Baron de Hastings , of Abergavenny
John 1st Baron de was born on May 6th, 1262 in Allesley, Warwickshire, England. He died in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales.
Lora de Hastings
Lora de was born about 1268 in Ashill, Swaffham, Norfolk, England. She died before July 2nd, 1339 in Chipping Warden, Banbury, Northamptonshire, England.
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