General Notes

REFN: 12687AN
2nd Lord Ros of Helmsley & Baron of Hamlake
Son and heir
He was also lord of Werke, Trusbut & Belvoir
Research of Bill Marshall
The Marshall Family. Marshall, Bill, Rootsweb's WorldConnect, World Wide W
eb: Available: [Online]: (http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi
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RESEARCH NOTES:
2nd Lord ROS of Helmsley [Ref: Weis AR7 #89]
3rd Lord Roos, Baron Roos of Helmsley, Sheriff of York [Ref: Holloway
WENTWORTH p23]
Baron Ros of Helmsley [Ref: Weis AR7 #54]
1317-1340 Member of Parliment [Ref: Weis AR7 #89] [Baker reports 1316-1342
]
1316-1335 served in Scotland [Ref: Weis AR7 #89]
1326: Sheriff of Yorkshire [Ref: Weis AR7 #89]
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Cokayne's Complete Peerage in Dave's Database.
Dave's Database. Utzinger, Dave, Rootsweb's WorldConnect, World Wide We
b: Available: [Online]: (http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?
db=utzing) [30 August 2002].
BARONY OF ROS
II. 2. WILLIAM (DE ROS), LORD ROS, son and heir, had a writ for live
ry of his inheritance, 20 August 1316. He seems to have been in occupati
on of Wark Castle in August 1310, and was summoned to the Archbishop's cou
ncils, 1314 and 1315, with his father. Admitted a banneret of the King's h
ousehold, 2 November 1315, summoned for service in Scotland, 1316-19, 132
2, 1323, 1327 and 1335. In December 1316 he undertook to defend Wark, a
nd to join the Warden of the March with more men. He was summoned to Parli
ament 20 November 1317 till 21 February 1339/40. In January 1317/18, as jo
int commander, he received the surrender of Knaresborough. He remained loy
al in 1321-22, during the Earl of Lancaster's rebellion. In July 1324 joi
nt Warden of the Yorkshire coast; in December summoned for service in pers
on in Gascony. By Prince Edward's government appointed Sheriff of Yorks, N
ovember 1326; one of the two Barons, representative of their order, who we
nt to Kenilworth in January 1326/7 to announce his deposition to Edward I
I; a member of the Council of Regency, February 1326/7. In November 132
7, a commissioner (described as "our cousin") to negotiate with the Sco
ts for peace, and the like with France in February 1329/30. In 1334 he ent
ertained the King at Helmsley. During the King's absence in Flanders, 1337
-38, one of the commissioners to preserve the peace of the country. In Ju
ne 1339, one of the guarantors of the treaty for the marriage of Prince Ed
ward to Margaret of Brabant; in September 1340, one of the captains appoin
ted to keep Edward Balliol informed of the intentions of the English Parli
ament; in November 1341 he took part in the defence of Newcastle against t
he Scots. In November and December 1342 he was ordered to send men to t
he King in Brittany, in December to come in person. He married (befo
re 25 November 1316) Margery, eldest of the 4 daughters of Bartholomew (
DE BADLESMERE), 1st LORD BADLESMERE, aged 32 in 1338, when she became cohe
ir to her brother, Giles, 2nd LORD BADLESMERE. He died 3 February 1342/
3, and was buried at Kirkham. The marriage of his widow was granted, Mar
ch 1342/3, to Robert de Ferrers, and dower assigned to her in April. She m
arried, 2ndly (royal licence, 6 March 1350/1, to marry whom she would of t
he King's allegiance), Sir Thomas DE ARUNDEL, who was killed, apparentl
y, in a disturbance at Cockfield, Suffolk. She afterwards married, 3rdl
y, presumably as his 3rd wife, Sir John AVENEL, the King's Lieutenant in B
rittany, 1353-55, from whom she was suing for a divorce in April 135
5. He d. in Brittany circa 1 August 1359. She died shortly before 22 Octob
er 1363. [CP 11:98-9], , ,
?  Text: -Braunston, Vol. I, pp. 269-270
?  Text: -Braunston, Vol. I, pp. 269-270
?  Text: -Braunston, Vol. I, pp. 269-270