Peerage Record – 79

     Ralph de Fay married Beatrice de Turnham, daughter of Stephen de Turnham, before 1223.¹ He died circa 1223.²

     Hugh de Playz married Beatrice de Turnham, daughter of Stephen de Turnham, after 1234.¹ He died in 1244.²

     John (II) de Neville was the son of Hugh (I) de Neville and Joan de Cornhill.¹ He married Hawise de Courtenay, daughter of Sir Robert de Courtenay.¹ He died before 8 June 1246 at Wethersfield, Essex, England^G.^1,2
     In 1234 he was fined to have the bailiwick of the King’s Forest in Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire and Huntingdonshire for life.² He held the office of Chief Forester and Justice of the entire royal forest throughout all of England on 21 October 1235.^1,2 In 1240 he was one of the notables who sailed with Richard, Earl of Cornwall, for Palestine from Marseilles.² After his return to England, he was so rapacious and opporesive in his execution of his offices, that he only excaped prison with a heavy fine.²

     Hawise de Courtenay was the daughter of Sir Robert de Courtenay.¹ She married, firstly, John (II) de Neville, son of Hugh (I) de Neville and Joan de Cornhill.¹ She married, secondly, Sir John de Gatesden between 1246 and 1254.² She died on 8 April 1269.³
     Her married name became de Neville.¹ From after 1246, her married name became de Gatesden.²

     Sir Robert de Courtenay lived at Okehampton, Devon, England^G.¹

     John (III) de Neville was the son of John (II) de Neville and Hawise de Courtenay.¹ He married, secondly, Margaret (?)¹ He died before 20 May 1282.¹
     He fought in the siege of Kenilworth in 1265, where he was also captured by the future King Edward I.¹ In 1266 he was pardoned.¹ He held the office of Constable of the Tower of London from 1272 to 1273.¹

     Margaret (?) married John (III) de Neville, son of John (II) de Neville and Hawise de Courtenay.¹ She married Sir John Giffard, 1st Lord Giffard after 1282.² She died between February 1338 and December 1338.³
     From after 1282, her married name became Giffard.²

     Sir Hugh de Neville, 1st Lord Neville was born on 23 August 1276 at Little Hallingbury, Essex, England^G.^1,2 He was the son of John (III) de Neville and Margaret (?)¹ He was baptised on 24 August 1276 at Little Hallingbury, Essex, England^G.² He married, firstly, Eleanor de Weyland, daughter of Thomas de Weyland and Margery (?), circa 1290.¹ He married, secondly, Ida FitzWalter, daughter of Robert fitz Walter, 1st Lord FitzWalter and Alianore de Ferrers, circa 1309.¹ He died before 27 May 1335.¹
     On 10 May 1298 he had writs for livery, after doing homage.² He fought in the campaign against the Scots in 1300, under King Edward I.² He fought in the Scottish Wars of King Edward I and Edward II between 1300 and 1319.¹ He was appointed Knight on 26 August 1300.^1,2 He fought in the campaign against the Scots in 1311.² He was created 1st Lord Neville, of Essex [England] on 19 December 1311.¹ In May 1313 he was going in the King’s service beyond seas.² He fought in the Battle of Bannockburn on 24 June 1314.² He fought in the campaign against the Scots in 1319, under King Edward II.² He was a joint commissioner and inspector of arrays in counties Essex, Hertforshire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Sussex between 1324 and 1326.²

     Eleanor de Weyland is the daughter of Thomas de Weyland and Margery (?)^1,2 She married Sir Hugh de Neville, 1st Lord Neville, son of John (III) de Neville and Margaret (?), circa 1290.¹

     Thomas de Weyland held the office of Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas.¹