Robert
Conyers
Born about in Durham, England
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of John Conyers
and Elizabeth (Aton) Conyers
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Isabel (Pert) Conyers
— married
before 1420 in England
Descendants 
Died
at about age 60
in England
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Biography
Birth and Parents
Robert was the son of John Conyers and Elizabeth de Aton.[1] He was said to be 25 at his father's death in 1396, pointing to a birth date of about 1371. He may have been born in County Durham, where his father had lands.[2][3][4]
Marriage and Children
Robert married Isabel Pert, daughter of William Pert and Joan le Scrope.[1][2][3][4][5] They had the following children, all named in his Will:[6]
- Christopher[1][2][3]
- Joan, who married Philip Dymoke[2][3]
- Elizabeth[2][3]
- Isabel, who married Thomas Clervaux[2][3]
- Margaret[2][3]
- Katherine[2][3]
- Cecily[2][3]
- Beatrice[2][3]
Lands
Robert held lands in County Durham and Yorkshire (including Sockburn which straddled Durham and Yorkshire[7]). His marriage brought him property in Lincolnshire.[2][3]
Offices Held
Robert was Sheriff of County Durham from 1401 to 1406.[2][3][8] He is recorded as escheator in County Durham in 1404.[9]
Death
Robert died on 25 or 26 April 1431. He was buried at Sockburn, County Durham. His wife pre-deceased him.[2][3] His son Christopher was a minor at his death, and custody of his lands was granted on 12 July 1431 to Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland, and John Middleton.[10]
His will, dated 18 April 1431,[4] was proved on 18 May 1431.[2][3][6]
Research Notes
Death Date
The Harleian Society edition of Yorkshire Visitations wrongly gives Robert's death date as 22 April 1437.[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Charles Best Norcliffe (ed.). The Visitations of Yorkshire in the years 1563 and 1564, Harleian Society, 1881, p. 71, Internet Archive
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham, 2nd edition (Salt Lake City: the author, 2011), Vo. IV, pp. 146-147, SURTEES 10, Google Books
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City: the author, 2013), Vol. V, pp. 95-96, SURTEES 14
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Robert Surtees, 'Parish of Sockburn', in The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham: Volume 3, Stockton and Darlington Wards (London, 1823), pp. 243-251, Britiush Hisrtirty Online, accessed 12 December 2022
- ↑ N Harris Nicolas. The Controversy between Sir Richard Scrope and Sir Robert Grosvenor, Vol. II, 1832, p. 109, Internet Archive
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Wills and Inventories illustrative of the History, Manners, Language, Statistics &c of the Northern Counties of England, Part I, Surtees Society, 1835, pp. 80-82, Internet Archive
- ↑ 'Parishes: Sockburn', in A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 1, ed. William Page (London, 1914), pp. 449-454, Britiush History Online, accessed 12 December 2022
- ↑ List of Sheriffs for England and Wales, HMSO, 1898 (Kraus Reprint Corporation, 1963), p. 42A, Internet Archive
- ↑ Calendar of the Patent Rolls, Henry IV, A.D. 1401-1405, HMSO, p. 459, Internet Archive
- ↑ Calendar of the Patent Rolls, Henry VI, A.D. 1429-1436, HMSO, 1907, p. 123, Internet Archive
Acknowledgements
Magna Carta Project
- This profile was re-reviewed for the Magna Carta Project by Michael Cayley on 12 December 2022.
- Robert Conyers appears in Magna Carta Ancestry in a Richardson-documented trail from Gateway Ancestor Henry Corbin to Magna Carta Surety Barons Hugh le Bigod and Roger le Bigod (vol. I, pages 533-535 CORBIN) and also connects to project-approved trails to Gilbert de Clare, Richard de Clare, John de Lacy, and Saher de Quincy. These trails were previously badged to other Gateways and were later connected to Corbin. The trails are set out in the Magna Carta Trails on the Gateway's profile.
- Robert Conyers appears in Magna Carta Ancestry in a Richardson-documented trail from Gateway Ancestor Joseph Bolles to Magna Carta Surety Barons Hugh le Bigod and Roger le Bigod (vol. I, pages 247-249 BOLLES). This trail was badged in December 2022 and is set out in the Magna Carta Trails section of Thomas Bolles' profile.
- See Base Camp for more information about identified Magna Carta trails and their status. See the project's glossary for project-specific terms, such as a "badged trail".
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Mentioned are Robert Conyers, his wife, Isabel Pert and their children.
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Dorothy is NOT recognized as a daughter of Robert Conyers and Isabel Pert by Richardson.