Philippe (Neville) Dacre (abt. 1390 - bef. 1458)

Born about 1390 in England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Dacre — married before 20 Jul 1399 in England [uncertain]

Descendants

Died before 5 Jan 1458 before about age 68 in England [uncertain]

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Biography

Birth and Parents

Philippe Neville was the third daughter of Ralph Neville, K.G., 1st Earl of Westmoreland, and Margaret Stafford.^[1][2][3] Her birthplace is unknown and her birth date is estimated based on her husband's birth date.

Marriage and Children

Philippe married Thomas Dacre, Knt., 6th Lord Dacre of Gilsland (or Gillesland),^[4] son and heir of Sir William Dacre, 5th Lord Dacre of Gilsland, and Joan de Douglas, before 20 July 1399.^[1][3]

Her husband was born at Naworth Castle, Cumberland, 27 October 1387,^[1] making him age 12 or younger at the time of marriage. This is a reminder that marriages were often arranged as matters of economic and political alliance between families well before the children were of age.

They had eight sons and two daughters:

• John, Knt., living 1439, dead by c. 1454^[1] (not named in Magna Carta Ancestry)
• Thomas, Knt., predeceased his father, married Elizabeth Bowet and had issue,^[1] Joan, who was suo jure Baroness Dacre^[3]
• Randolph, Knt., 1st Lord Dacre (of Gilsland/[of the North]),^[1] died without issue 29 March 1461 at the Battle of Towton, married Eleanor FitzHugh; was attainted [posthumously?] with brother Humphrey in 1461/2 (reversed in 1472/3)^[5]
• Humphrey, Knt., 2nd Lord Dacre (of Gilsland/[of the North]), died 30 May 1485, married Mabel Parr and had issue;^[1] including Thomas, 3rd Lord Dacre; was attainted with brother Thomas in 1461/2 (reversed in 1472/3)^[5]
• Ralph^[1]
• Richard^[1]
• George^[1]
• John (again)^[1]
• Joan or Jane, married Thomas Clifford, 8th Lord Clifford,^[1] and had issue; Joan died before May 1453^[6]
• Margaret, wife of John le Scrope;^[1] she survived her husband, who died without issue 18 September 1452^[7]

Inheritance

Philippe was a legatee in the 1440 will of her father.^[1]

Death

Philippe Neville was living 8 July 1453 but predeceased her husband, who died 5 January 1458.^[1][3]

Research Notes

Disputed Child

Elizabeth Dacre was disconnected as a child of Philippe and Thomas as no proof has been found for the connection.

Gateway Ancestors

Philippe and Thomas are ancestors of the following Gateway Ancestors: Charles Barnes; William Bladen; George and Nehemiah Blakiston; Elizabeth and John Harleston; Hannah, Samuel and Sarah Levis; Thomas Lunsford; Agnes Mackworth; Anne, Elizabeth and John Mansfield; Richard More; Joseph and Mary Need; Philip and Thomas Nelson; Robert Peyton.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14} Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. (Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2013), vol. II, pages 372-374, DACRE 14, Philippe Neville.
2. ↑ Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. 2nd edition. (Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2011), vol. II, pages 16-17, DACRE 9, Philippe Neville.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Cokayne, George Edward and Vicary Gibbs ed. Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Vol. IV: Dacre - Dysart, 2nd edition. (London, 1916). Archive.org, pages 7-8: D Acre of Gilsland.
4. ↑ Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, page 236, NEVILLE 13.iv.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Cokayne. Complete Peerage, Vol. IV: Dacre - Dysart, 2nd edition. (London, 1916). Archive.org, page 18: D Acre of the North.
6. ↑ Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, pages 246-247, CLIFFORD 15, Thomas Clifford.
7. ↑ Cokayne, The Complete Peerage, Vol. XI: Rickerton to Sisonby, 2nd edition. (London, 1949). FamilySearch pages 568- 569: Scrope.
8. ↑ Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Ed,, Vol. III, pages 246-248 NEVILLE 8.iv (fn. 169).

See also:

• Weis, Frederick Lewis. The Magna Charta Sureties, 1215. (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999). Online at Ancestry.com, page 11, Line 8A.
• Faris, David. Plantagenet Ancestry of 17th Century Colonists, (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1996). Online at Ancestry.com, page 176.
• Baines, Edward. The History of the County Palatine and Duchy of Lancaster. (London, 1893) Vol. 5, Page 2.
• Barrett-Lennard, Thomas. An Account of the Families of Lennard and Barrett. (London: Spottiswoode & Co. Ltd., 1908), Page 180
• The visitation of Yorkshire in the years 1563 and 1564 by Flower, William, ca. 1498-1588; Norcliffe, Charles Best; Harleian Society Page 84: Dacre

Acknowledgements

Magna Carta Project

This profile was re-reviewed for the Magna Carta Project 21 Mar 2021 by Thiessen-117.

Philippe (Neville) Dacre appears in a trail from the Levis/Need Gateway Ancestors (Samuel Levis, Hannah (Levis) Blunston, Sarah (Levis) Bradshaw, Mary Need and Joseph Need) to Magna Carta Surety Baron John Fitz Robert. This trail was developed as part of the Samuel Levis trail to the Bigods by John Sigh and was badged in February 2020 by Michael Cayley. The trails can be seen in the Magna Carta Trails sections in the profiles of Samuel Levis and Mary Need.

Philippe (Neville) Dacre is in a trail badged by the Magna Carta Project in September 2015 from Gateway Ancestor Robert Peyton to Magna Carta Surety Barons Hugh le Bigod, Roger le Bigod and John FitzRobert. These trails are set out in the Magna Carta Trails section of the Gateway's 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".