Richard Scrope 
Richard was born in 1327 in Bolton, Wensleydale, Yorkshire, England. Richard's father was Henry Le Scrope and his mother was Margaret De Ros. His paternal grandfather was William Le Scrope and his paternal grandmother is Constance De Gille De Newsom; his maternal grandparents are William II De Ros and Maud De Vaux. He had two brothers named William and Stephen. He was the youngest of the three children. He died at the age of 76 on May 30th, 1403 in Bolton, Wensleydale, Yorkshire, England. He was buried in St Agatha Abbey, Easby, Yorkshire, England.General Notes
REFN: 12584AN
1st Baron Scrope of Bolton; Chancellor of the Exchequerer
3rd son
1st wife Blanche De La Pole - Foster shows William and Roger by her
2nd wife Mary Montfort - Foster shows Stephen, Richard, John, Isabella a
nd Nicholas by her.
Possibly a marriage to Miss Spenser
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
?db=wtm) [11 October 2002].
RESEARCH NOTES:
1st Baron Scrope, of Bolton [Ref: Foster Yorkshire v2 SCROPE]
served in the wars of France and Scotland, temp. Edward 3 and Richard 2,
and was at the battles of Cressy 20 August 1346, and at Nevile's Cross, wh
ere
he was knighted 17 October following, at the siege of Calais 1347, at the
battles of Espagnols-sur-Mere 1350, Berwick 1356, and Najara 1367. [Ref:
Foster Yorkshire v2 SCROPE, CP XI p539]
1364: Member of Parliament for co York [Ref: Foster Yorkshire v2 SCROP
E, CP XI
p540]
1371-1402: summoned to Parliament as a baron from 8 January 44 Edward 3,
1371, to 14 August, 3 Henry 4, 1402. [Ref: Foster Yorkshire v2 SCROP
E, CP XI
p540]
Mar 27 1371: Lord Treasurer [Ref: Foster Yorkshire v2 SCROPE, CP XI p540]
1378: steward of the king's household, 1 Richard 2 1378 [Ref: Foster Yorks
hire
v2 SCROPE]
Steward of the King's Household Aug 4 1377 through Oct 29 1378 [Ref: CP XI
p540]
Oct 29 1378-Jul 2 1379: Chancellor of England [Ref: Foster Yorkshire v2
SCROPE, CP XI p540]
Dec 4 1381-Jul 11 1382: Chancellor of England again [Ref: Foster Yorkshi
re v2
SCROPE, CP XI p540]
1384: at capture of Edinburg [Ref: Foster Yorkshire v2 SCROPE]
1384: with John of Gaunt at Edinburg [Ref: CP XI p540]
1385: joined King Richard's expedition against Scotland; it was there the
Scrope and Grosvenor controversy arose, in which he was the appellant from
1386 to 1389. [Ref: Foster Yorkshire v2 SCROPE]
controversy was over right of bearin arms "Azure, a bend gold" which was
decided in his favor by the Constable (Thomas, Duke of Gloucester) May 12
1389. judgement confirmed by the King May 27 1390 [Ref: CP XI p540]
Lord warden of the marches against Scotland, etc. He converted the Manor
House of Bolton into a castle, founded twelve additional canonries in the
monastery parish church of Bolton collegiate [Ref: Foster Yorkshire v2 SCR
OPE]
will dated at Pishiobury, co Herts, Aug 2 1400. proved May 31 1403 [Ref:
Foster Yorkshire v2 SCROPE, CP XI p541]
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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 SCROPE
I. 1. RICHARD LE SCROPE, of Bolton,[f] in Wensleydale, co. York, brother a
nd heir, was born about 1327; fought at the battles of Crécy, 26 August 13
46, and Neville's Cross, where he was knighted on the field, 17 October fo
llowing; at the siege of Calais, 1346-47; the sea-fight off Winchilsea (Es
pagnols sur Mer), 29 August 1350; in France, November 1355; at the recaptu
re of Berwick, January 1355/6; and the siege of Paris, November 1359 to Ap
ril 1360. He was Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer co. York, 3 July 1352 a
nd 15 November 1364; Justice to keep the Statute of Labourers, co. York, N
orth Riding, 2 July 1354; on the Commission of the Peace, co. York, Nor
th Riding, 20 March 1360/1, West Riding, 15 November 1364; Commission
er to keep the peace and hear trespasses against the Statutes of Labourer
s, &c., 20 November1362; M.P. for co. York, 20 January 1364/5. He was in t
he retinue of John of Gaunt in the Black Prince's Spanish campaign, bei
ng present at the battle of Najera, 3 April 1367; Commissioner to provi
de 250 archers in co. York to accompany John of Gaunt to Aquitaine, 15 Apr
il 1369, and served with him in the raid through Ponthieu to the Seine, Au
gust-November following. He was summoned to Parl
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 1248 in Bracewell, Yorkshire, England d.01 Feb 1312 in Bolton & Bracewell, Wensley, Yorkshire, England
- b.< 1270 in Bolton & Bracewell, Wensley, Yorkshire, England d.07 Sep 1336 in Bolton, Yorkshire, England
- b.~ 1249 in Newsham-upon-Tyne, Yorkshire North Riding, England
- b.1327 in Bolton, Wensleydale, Yorkshire, England d.30 May 1403 in Bolton, Wensleydale, Yorkshire, England
- b.1177 in Holderness, Yorkshire, England d.<23 Dec 1226
- b.~ 1195 in Helmsley, Holderness, Yorkshire, England
- b.~ 1170 in Scotland
- b.~ 1220 in England d.17 May 1285
- b.~ 1180 in Blewleveny Castle, Blaen Llyfni, Brecknockshire, Wales d.01 Jun 1235 in England
- b.~ 1200 in Blaen Lltfni & Bwich y, Brecknock, Wales d.> 1266
- b.~ 1245 in Hamlake Manor, Helmsley, Yorkshire, England
- b.~ 1140 in Belvoir, Lincolnshire, England d.01 May 1236 in Offington, England
- b.~ 1170 in Belvoir Castle, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England d.1285
- b.1171 in Prudhoe, Northumberland, England d.~ 1235 in Bolam, England
- b.1230 in Belvoir Castle, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England d.15 Jun 1301 in Newstead, England
- b.~ 1150 in Coombe Biset, Wiltshire, England d.<11 Dec 1213 in Coombe Biset, Wiltshire, England
- b.1190 in Coombe Biset, Wiltshire, England d.~ 1292
- b.1158 in Holton Castle, Skipton, Yorkshire, England d.< 1199
- b.~ 1298 in Kendal, Yorkshire, England d.17 Oct 1357 in Great Musgrave, Westmorelandshire, England
- b.~ 1150 in Pentney, Norfolk, England d.> 1190
- b.~ 1170 in Catterlen, England d.~ 1235
- b.~ 1215 in England d.~ 1288
- b.~ 1151 in England
- b.~ 1174 in Pentney, Norfolk, England
- b.~ 1152 in Heddingdon, Oxfordshire, England
- b.~ 1254 in Steresby, Yorkshire, England
- b.1176 in England
- b.~ 1202 in England d.< 1261
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Children
William Scrope
William was born about 1350 in Bolton, Wensleydale, Yorkshire, England. He died on July 29th, 1399.
Roger Scrope
Roger was born about 1355 in Bolton, Yorkshire, England. He died on December 1st, 1403 in Bolton, Yorkshire, England. He was buried in Easby Near Richmond, Yorkshire, England.
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