General Notes

Roger la Zusche who, for his fidelity to King John, had a grant from thatmonarch of the manors of Petersfield and Maple Durham, co. Southampton,part of the lands of Geffrey de Mandeville, one of the rebellious baronsthen in arms. In the next reign he was sheriff of Devonshire and hadfurther grants from the crown. By Margaret, his wife, he had issue, Alan,his successor, and William, who left an only dau., Joice, who m. RobertMortimer, of Richard's Castle, and had issue, Hugh Mortimer, summoned toparliament as Lord Mortimer, of Richard's Castle; and William Mortimer,who assumed the surname of Zouche, and was summoned to parliament as LordZouche, of Mortimer. He was s. by his elder son, Sir Alan la Zouche. [SirBernard Burke, Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages, Burke'sPeerage, Ltd., London, 1883, p. 598, Zouche, Baron Zouche, of Ashby, co.Leicester]

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Ancestral Roots, p. 43, younger son (of Alan Ceoche of La Coche), heir tobrother William 1199, sheriff of Devonshire 1228-31, a witness to HenryIII's confirmation of the Magna Carta, d. shortly before 14 May 1238.Browning, p. 308, lists him as son of Roger, son of Alain IV, Viscount deRohan, Count of Brittany and Mabilla, dau. of Raoul II, Lord of Fourgeres.

Roger la Zouche [elder brother William dsp 1199], of Ashby-de-la-Zouche,Leics; served in Poitou, possibly under Geoffrey (died 1205), anillegitimate son of King John who held the homour of Perche and led anexpedition of mercenaries to France in 1205, and again in 1214, thoughunder some other leader; served in Ireland 1210; took an oath to upholdthe baronial enforcement of Magna Carta 1215 but witnessed a charterissued by John 1216, hence had presumably switched support to the King bythen; benefited from substantial land grants in Cambs, Devon, Hants andNorfolk at John's and Henry III's hands; Sheriff of Devon 1228-31; awitness to Henry III's confirmation of Magna Carta Jan 1236/7; marriedMargaret (died in or after 1220 or even as late as 1232 or after) anddied by 14 May 1238. [Burke's Peerage]

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Roger la Zusche who, for his fidelity to King John, had a grant from thatmonarch of the manors of Petersfield and Maple Durham, co. Southampton,part of the lands of Geffrey de Mandeville, one of the rebellious baronsthen in arms. In the next reign he was sheriff of Devonshire and hadfurther grants from the crown. By Margaret, his wife, he had issue, Alan,his successor, and William, who left an only dau., Joice, who m. RobertMortimer, of Richard's Castle, and had issue, Hugh Mortimer, summoned toparliament as Lord Mortimer, of Richard's Castle; and William Mortimer,who assumed the surname of Zouche, and was summoned to parliament as LordZouche, of Mortimer. He was s. by his elder son, Sir Alan la Zouche. [SirBernard Burke, Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages, Burke'sPeerage, Ltd., London, 1883, p. 598, Zouche, Baron Zouche, of Ashby, co.Leicester]

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Ancestral Roots, p. 43, younger son (of Alan Ceoche of La Coche), heir tobrother William 1199, sheriff of Devonshire 1228-31, a witness to HenryIII's confirmation of the Magna Carta, d. shortly before 14 May 1238.Browning, p. 308, lists him as son of Roger, son of Alain IV, Viscount deRohan, Count of Brittany and Mabilla, dau. of Raoul II, Lord of Fourgeres.
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