ID: I44378
Name: Ralph ROCHFORD 1 2
Sex: M
Birth: ABT 1225 in Fenn in Boston, Lincolnshire, England
Death: AFT 1282
Marriage 1
Joan le BRETON b: ABT 1230 in Lincolnshire, England
Children
 Nichola Rochford b: ABT 1255 in Fenn in Boston, Lincolnshire, England John ROCHFORD b: ABT 1260 in Fenn in Boston, Lincolnshire, England
Sources:
- Author: By Arthur Roland Maddison, Arthur Staunton Larken
Title: Lincolnshire Pedigrees
Publication: Name: Published 1904;
Page: 820
- Author: A R (Arthur Roland) Maddison, WO Massingberd, E. Mansel Sympson
Title: Lincolnshire Notes and Queries
Publication: Name: 1893;
Page: 141
Text: 84. ROCHEFORD FAMILY (Vol. III., p. 121).?The mention in the abstracts of original records (Feet of Fines, Divers Counties), which Mr. W. Boyd is so kindly giving us in Lines. N. y ^., of some members of the Rocheford Family, leads me to think that the following documents may be of interest to your readers, as containing good proof of three generations of that family:? " Assize roll, Lincoln, 9 Edw. I. (1282), 3 >i " Ralph de Rocheford demands against William de Braytoft 2 messuages in Boston as his right, and into which William has not had entry unless through Nichola de Braytoft, to whom Hugh le Breton and Joan his wife demised them, who held them as the dower of Joan of the grant of Ralph de Rocheford formerly her husband, grandfather of the aforesaid Ralph whose heir he is. " William comes and defends his right, and says that Ralph the grandfather of the aforesaid Ralph gave one of the messuages to the said Nichola by his charter, and the aforesaid Joan in her widowhood gave to the same Nichola the other messuage by her charter, and he produces the charters and demands judgment. And Ralph says that notwithstanding any charter Ralph his grandfather was always seised of that tenement, &c. And that Ralph his grandfather died seised of that messuage, and that after his death Earl Brittain seized that messuage with other lands of the said Ralph into his hands. And afterwards the Earl assigned the messuage to Joan in dower, who afterwards assigned it to the said Nichola. An agreement is made. Ralph gives half a mark for licence." Nichola, daughter of Ralph de Rocheford, the grandfather, had married Henry, father of William de Braytoft. A charter now at Gunby Hall proves that the father of Ralph de Rocheford, the plaintiff in the above suit, was John de Rocheford. It also gives an interesting, and, I believe, rare instance of a grant of a villein apart from a manor as a marriage portion. " Let it be known to all you who see or hear this present writing that I John son of Ralph Rocheford of Fenne Witnesses?John Bee, Hugh Breton, Alexander de Poynton, Alan son of Robert, Richard att Cross, Alexander the clerk of Boston, and others." Fenne have given, granted, and by this my charter confirmed to Henry de Braytoft in free marriage with Nichola my sister Richard son of Adlicia my bond tenant with all his sequel and all his chattels to him that is and his heirs of him proceeding. And I the aforesaid John and my heirs will warrant and in all things defend the aforesaid Richard the bond tenant against all men for ever. W.M.
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