John le Marshal , of Rockley, Sir 
John le was born about 1144 in Rockley, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England. John le's father was John "The Marshal" FitzGilbert , of Rockley and his mother was Sibyl de Salisbury. His paternal grandparents were Gilbert le Gilbert , of Winterbourne/, of Winterbourne, King's Marshal and Miss de Venuz; his maternal grandparents were Walter of Salisbury , Sheriff of Wiltshire and Sibyl de Chaworth. He had a brother and two sisters, named William, Maud and Margaret. He was the oldest of the four children. He died in (dsp legit). He was buried in Bradenstoke Priory, Gloucestershire, England.General Notes
John the Marshal, brother (of the half-blood) and heir [of Gilbert FitzJohn, eldest son by 1st wife Aline, dsp. before Michaelmas 1166 at Salisbury], being 3rd but 1st surviving son of John FitzGilbert, and 1st son by his 2nd wife. He was b. probably in 1144 or 1145. In 1165 he succeeded to a part of his father's lands, and in 1166 he succeeded to his half-brother's lands, with the office of Master Marshal. In 1170 he was with the Young King Henry at Winchester. In 1171-1172 he was sent to Ireland in charge of treasure amounting to 333.6.8 marks. At the Coronation of Richard I, 3 Sep 1189, he carried the Gold Spurs. He was appointed custodian and receiver of all escheats in England, and he was in constant attendance upon the King up to June 1190. He was Sheriff of Yorkshire 1189-90 and of Sussex 1191-93, in which county he held Bosham at farm of the King. In 1192 he was acting as a judge in cos. Oxford and Berks.
He m. Joan, daughter of Adam de Port, Lord of Basing, by his 1st wife, Mabel de Orval. He dsp. in Mar 1194, and was buried at Bradenstoke. His wife survived him and m. 2ndly, Richard de Rivers; she was living in 1204, but dead in 1213. The office then passed to John's brother, William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke. [Complete Peerage X:Appendix G:96-97]
Note: Even though the above says "dsp", CP indicates he probably had an illegitimate son by Alice.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 1045 in Normandy, France d.> 1086 in Cheddar, Axbridge, Somerset, England
- b.~ 1067 in Cheddar, Axbridge, Somerset, England d.< 1130 in Winterbourne Monkton, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
- b.< 1109 in Winterbourne Monkton, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England d.<29 Sep 1165 in Rockley, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
- b.~ 0995 in Venoix near Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France d.> 1050
- b.~ 1020 in Venoix near Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France d.< 1070
- b.< 1049 in Venoix near Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France d.> 1086 in East Worldham, Hampshire, England
- b.~ 1022 in France
- b.~ 1086 in Venoix near Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France
- b.~ 1144 in Rockley, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England d.MAR 1193/94 in (dsp legit)
- b.1019 in Rosmar, Normandy, France
- b.1033 in Rosmar, Normandy, France
- b.1060 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England d.1130 in Bradenstoke, Wiltshire, England
- b.~ 1038 in France
- b.1100 in Chitterne, Wiltshire, England d.1147 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
- b.~ 1019 in England
- b.~ 1045 in Crick, Monmouthshire, Wales
- b.1070 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
- b.~ 1127 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England d.03 Jun
- b.~ 1000 in St Symphoro, Lamans, Maine, France
- b.1025 in St Symphoro, Le Mans, Maine, France
- b.~ 1052 in Chaworth, Nottinghamshire, England d.> 1133 in Kempsford, Gloucestershire, England
- b.1100 in Kempsford, Gloucestershire, England d.1147 in Near The Choir, Braenstoke, Wiltshire, England
- b.~ 1015 in Hesdin, Pas-de-Calais, France
- b.~ 1038 in Hesdin, Pas-de-Calais, France d.> 1091 in Toddingham, Bedfordshire, England
- b.~ 1065 in Toddingham, Bedfordshire, England d.> 1133
- b.~ 1040 in Normandy, France
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