General Notes

BARONY OF MARMION (II)

JOHN MARMION, LORD MARMION, son and heir, was born circa 1292. In October 1313 the name of John Marmyon the younger occurs among those of the adherents of Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, who were pardoned for the death of Piers de Gavaston. As John Marmion le fiz he was summoned for military service against the Scots in 1314, and again, as John Marmion, in 1322 and 1323. In August 1322 he had protection for going with the Earl of Richmond to Scotland; and in October he was appointed a commissioner of array for the North Riding. In February 1324/5 he was summoned to pass into Guienne under the command of the Earl Warenne. He was summoned to Parliament 3 December 1326, by writ directed Johanni Marmyoun. In September 1327 he was named on a commission of oyer and terminer for Yorkshire; and in the same year, with Maud his wife, he made a settlement in special tail male of the manors of Tanfield and Carthorpe. In May 1329 he had a protection for three years on going on pilgrimage to the Holy Land. In October 1331 he complained that while he was under the King's protection certain persons broke his park at Tanfield, hunted there and carried away his deer. In July 1332 he was ordered to choose 20 archers for the King's expedition to Ireland.

He married Maud, who is said to have been a daughter of Thomas, LORD FURNIVALLE (j). He is said to have died 30 April 1335.  [Complete Peerage VIII:520-1, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]

(j) In 1343 as widow of John Marmyoun, chivaler, she caused a settlement to be made of the manors of West Tanfield, East Tanfield, Carthorpe, Manfield, and Brough, and other specified property, including the advowsons of West Tanfield and Wath, of the hospital of St. Giles by Brompton Bridge, and the chantries of West Tanfield, Little Langton, and Wath; to hold to Maud and the heirs male of her body; remainder to John de Grey of Rotherfield and Avice his wife and to John Maryon son of the said John and Alice, and the heirs of the bodies of the said John de Grey and Avice; remainder to the heirs of Avice's body; remainder to John Bernak and Joan his wife, and the heirs of Joan's body; remainder to Avice's right heirs.  In 1346 she is described as 'Domina de Marmion'; and in 1348 she had licence to crenellate the manor of West Tanfield.  Her name was commemorated in "the three chauntereys called Mawde Marmeon in the parysshe church of Tanfield".  On 20 Feb 1361/2 John of Gaunt granted a licence in mortmain for the grant of land in the manors of West Tanfield and Carthorpe to certain chaplains to celebrate in the church of West Tanfield for the good of his soul and the souls of John Marmyon and Maude his wife.