General Notes

From "Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society", Vol I,Colchester, pp 251-273, The History of the Barrington Family
@www.southfrm.demon.co.uk/Genealogy/Barr.html:

Sir Nicholas de Barenton, on his father's death, succeeded to his estatesand office: by virtue of which last he appears to have summoned to hisforest court all the Regarders, Verderers and Agistors of the forest ofEssex. He and his uncle Warin were witnesses to Richard de Montfichet'sendowment of the Priory of Tremhall in the parish of StansteadMontfichet. This Priory was founded by Gilbert de Montfichet, but his sonRichard was its great benefactor, endowing it largely with lands andcontributing greatly to the expense of the buildings. It was dedicated toSt James, and possessed property in Stanstead, Takeley, Little Clactonand Birchanger, with the advowson of the church of Stanstead, and, at onetime, of that of Takeley also. Sir Warin de Barentone was buried atTremhall, as were several others of the barringtons. It was the buryingplace also of the Montfichets and some of the De Veres. The Montfichetfamily became extinct in the male line in the reign of King Henry theThird and Camden says, "The Barrington family are greatly enriched by theestates of the Montfichets which fell to them."
   Sir Nicholas de Barenton was married twice, first to Mary daughter ofJohn Boville, by whom he had not any issue, and secondly to Joan daughterof Sir Ralph Montoft, by whom he had several sons, of whom the names ofNicholas, Humphrey, Hugh, Richard and Geoffrey, are found, and will bementioned hereafter. He had also five daughters, Margaret, wife of Sirjames Umpharaville, Isabella, wife of John de Sidneia, Agatha, Cicely andJoyce. Nicholas his eldest son, married Agnes daughter of Sir WilliamChetwynd, and had three sons, Nicholas, John and George, and one daughterIsabella, who married Ralph de Coggeshall. Nicholas died before hisfather in the reign of King Henry the Third, having made his will inwriting and

"thereby comended his soul to God and his body to be buried in TriplowChurch, and gave to the lady Agnes his wife one cart and all his hoggesand sheep, and the moveable utensils of his house and all the corn on thelands of William Mulciter, and all his land that he had in the town ofTriplow which he had by purchase or gift. Item, to Sir Hount the vicarfive marks. To his sone John six marks. To William Gernon forthshillings. Item, to a certain chapel at Wiliabere one mark, and twentysheep there being. Item, twenty shillings to satisfy the wages of hisservants detained. Item, to Humphrey his brother a horse, and heconstituted Sir Nicholas his father, Humphrey his brother, the lady Agneshis wife, Sir John de Mickelfield, and Simon de Ashwell, his executors todispose of all his goods moveable and immoveable for the health of hissoul."

   (This will is still in existence, but is nearly illegible. It hasapparently been wetted with some mixture to shew the fading ink moreclearly, but the liquid applied has itself become black, and has thusalmost obliterated what it meant to clear.)
   Some rather curious parts of this will are not named in the MS.account of it copied above. It begins--

"In the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost. This is the will ofNicholas de barenton which he made in the night next after the feast ofSt. Botolph, before midnight, in te presence of Sir Adam the vicar ofTriplow, William Gernon, the lady Agnes wife of the said Nicholas,Geoffrey the clerk, and John the said Nicholas' servant. First he leaveshis soul to God, the Blessed Mary and all Saints, his body to be buriedat Tremhall, and to the Church at Triplow his best horse, and his bestox, and, for a wax candle to burn before the alter there, four quartersof barley and his bed, and to the altar of St. Nicholas at Tremhall threequarters of wheat and three quarters of draget."

It then goes on with the legacies as before stated. The MS. names Triplowas the place where his body is to be buried. The will says Tremhal


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From "Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society", Vol I,Colchester, pp 251-273, The History of the Barrington Family
@www.southfrm.demon.co.uk/Genealogy/Barr.html:

Sir Nicholas de Barenton, on his father's death, succeeded to his estatesand office: by virtue of which last he appears to have summoned to hisforest court all the Regarders, Verderers and Agistors of the forest ofEssex. He and his uncle Warin were witnesses to Richard de Montfichet'sendowment of the Priory of Tremhall in the parish of StansteadMontfichet. This Priory was founded by Gilbert de Montfichet, but his sonRichard was its great benefactor, endowing it largely with lands andcontributing greatly to the expense of the buildings. It was dedicated toSt James, and possessed property in Stanstead, Takeley, Little Clactonand Birchanger, with the advowson of the church of Stanstead, and, at onetime, of that of Takeley also. Sir Warin de Barentone was buried atTremhall, as were several others of the barringtons. It was the buryingplace also of the Montfichets and some of the De Veres. The Montfichetfamily became extinct in the male line in the reign of King Henry theThird and Camden says, "The Barrington family are greatly enriched by theestates of the Montfichets which fell to them."
   Sir Nicholas de Barenton was married twice, first to Mary daughter ofJohn Boville, by whom he had not any issue, and secondly to Joan daughterof Sir Ralph Montoft, by whom he had several sons, of whom the names ofNicholas, Humphrey, Hugh, Richard and Geoffrey, are found, and will bementioned hereafter. He had also five daughters, Margaret, wife of Sirjames Umpharaville, Isabella, wife of John de Sidneia, Agatha, Cicely andJoyce. Nicholas his eldest son, married Agnes daughter of Sir WilliamChetwynd, and had three sons, Nicholas, John and George, and one daughterIsabella, who married Ralph de Coggeshall. Nicholas died before hisfather in the reign of King Henry the Third, having made his will inwriting and

"thereby comended his soul to God and his body to be buried in TriplowChurch, and gave to the lady Agnes his wife one cart and all his hoggesand sheep, and the moveable utensils of his house and all the corn on thelands of William Mulciter, and all his land that he had in the town ofTriplow which he had by purchase or gift. Item, to Sir Hount the vicarfive marks. To his sone John six marks. To William Gernon forthshillings. Item, to a certain chapel at Wiliabere one mark, and twentysheep there being. Item, twenty shillings to satisfy the wages of hisservants detained. Item, to Humphrey his brother a horse, and heconstituted Sir Nicholas his father, Humphrey his brother, the lady Agneshis wife, Sir John de Mickelfield, and Simon de Ashwell, his executors todispose of all his goods moveable and immoveable for the health of hissoul."

   (This will is still in existence, but is nearly illegible. It hasapparently been wetted with some mixture to shew the fading ink moreclearly, but the liquid applied has itself become black, and has thusalmost obliterated what it meant to clear.)
   Some rather curious parts of this will are not named in the MS.account of it copied above. It begins--

"In the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost. This is the will ofNicholas de barenton which he made in the night next after the feast ofSt. Botolph, before midnight, in te presence of Sir Adam the vicar ofTriplow, William Gernon, the lady Agnes wife of the said Nicholas,Geoffrey the clerk, and John the said Nicholas' servant. First he leaveshis soul to God, the Blessed Mary and all Saints, his body to be buriedat Tremhall, and to the Church at Triplow his best horse, and his bestox, and, for a wax candle to burn before the alter there, four quartersof barley and his bed, and to the altar of St. Nicholas at Tremhall threequarters of wheat and three quarters of draget."

It then goes on with the legacies as before stated. The MS. names Triplowas the place where his body is to be buried. The will says Tremhal


this is for your use,please do not copy it to any data base used to make money. i am glad to share it with you robert lord