General Notes

Roger de Somery, d. on or bef. 26 Aug 1273, Lord Dudley, held DinasPowis; m. (1) Nichole d'Augbigny; m. (2) in or bef. 1254, Amabilia deChaucombe, d. c 1278, daughter & coheir of Sir Robert de Chaucombe andwidow of Sir Gilbert de Segrave.  [Ancestral Roots]

The Magna Charta Sureties states that Roger is the son of John de Someryand Hawise de Paynell.  However Ancestral Roots has John and Hawise asgrandparents with a generation "27a" (obviously a later addition to theoriginal numbering for line 55) indicating Ralph de Somery and MargaretMarshal.  I believe that Ancestral Roots has the latest and correctinformation.

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ROGER DE SOMERY, uncle and heir. In 1229 he made an agreement withMaurice de Gant, granting to the latter Dudley and Sedgley for 7 years,and undertaking not to marry within that term without Maurice's consent.On 20 April 1230 he was granted protection. In 1233 his lands were seizedbecause he had not come to be knighted; and in January 1233/4 he wasappointed to remain at Shrewsbury to maintain order in those parts. On 11July 1245 he was summoned to be at Chester with arms and horses; and on30 July 1247 he had a grant of free warren at Chipping Campden,Gloucester, and Sedgley, Staffs. In 1251 he was in a commission; in May1253 was going to Gascony; and on 3 November 1253 he was granted freewarren at Clent. In December 1253 and January 1253/4 he was with theKing. In July 1257 he was summoned to Chester to go to Wales with theKing. In 1258 he was one of 12 elected to treat with the King's Council,and one of the 24 appointed by the barons. In 1260 he was summoned toLondon and later to Shrewsbury, and on 11 September 1261 to St. Albans.In 1262 he was to be warned for building a castle at Dudley withoutlicence. On 23 December 1262 he was summoned to be at Worcester, and on25 May 1263 to be at Hereford. On 10 August 1263 he was directed todeliver to Hamon Lestrange the cos. of Salop and Staffs; and on 17October was summoned to Windsor. On 16 March 1263/4 he obtained licenceto enclose his manor houses of Dudley, Staffs, and Weoley, Worcs, with aditch and wall of stone, and fortify and crenellate them. On 30 January1265/6 he was granted protection as going to the Marches on the King'sservice. In 1267 he was commissioned with others to hear complaints andto carry out the terms of the dictum of Kenilworth, and to complete thepeace with Llewelin. In 1268 with Philip Basset and others he was electedby the Counties of Hereford, Salop, Staffs and Warwick, to act with theCouncil of the earls and barons; and was appointed as a commissioner toordain the aid for a number of countics. In 1268 also he was appointed tosettle affairs in the March; and on 28 April 1269 to hear contentions inWales. On 12 February 1269/70 he was granted a market and a yearly fairat Newport (Pagnell), Bucks; on 16 October 1270 he was sent as envoy toLlewelin. In June 1271 he pronounced a sentence of excommunicationagainst an official of Canterbury, which was subsequently cancelled bythe Chancellor.

He married, 1stly, Nichole, daughter and one of the coheirs of William(DE AUBIGNY), EARL OF ARUNDEL, by Mabel, sister and heir of Ranulph, EARLOF CHESTER. He married, 2ndly, in or before 1254, Amabil, widow ofGilbert DE SEGRAVE, daughter and coheir of Robert DE CHAUCOMBE, ofChalcombe, Northants. He died on or before 26 August 1273.  [CompletePeerage XII/1:112-3, XIV:586, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]