Roger (Leybourne) de Leybourne (abt. 1215 - 1271)

Born about 1215 in Leybourne, Malling, Kent, England

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Died 5 Nov 1271 at about age 56 in England [uncertain]

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Biography

Roger was the son of Roger Leybourne and Eleanor Turnham.^{[1] [2]}

"From his father the younger Roger inherited seven knights' fees in Kent and Oxfordshire held from Margery de Revières, heir of Warin fitz Gerold. This was supplemented by his mother's share of the Thornham inheritance. He was also heir to debts owed by his father both to Jewish moneylenders and to the crown. Roger remained liable for the latter until 1253, when the debt was cancelled by Henry III while Roger was in Gascony in the king's service. " (Ref: ODNB)

He fought in the Battle of Lewes in 1264. Soon after this battle, Roger Leyburne was paid 100 poinds by the abbot of the Petervorough Monaster.^[3]

He was made Sheriff of Kent on more than one occasion.^[4]

He was keeper of the forest north of Trent until 1265.^[5]

He marrried firstly, a woman whose name is not recorded.^[6] They had issue:

1. William^[6]
2. Roger^[7]

He married secondly, before Sep 1267, Eleanor,dau. of Wiliam de Ferrers, Earl of Derby as her third husband. ^{[2] [6] [8]}

Roger died 5 Nov 1271^{[2] [6]}

• Some claim he died before 7 Nov 1271^[9] and others claim he was still living in the middle of Oct 1271^[6] narrowing his death to a three week window.

Research Notes

Some pedigrees show Desiderata as a daughter of this Roger, however recent research by Douglas Richardson appears to confirm that she was the daughter of William Leybourne and Juliana Sandwich. ^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ Cokayne, George Edward, "The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom", London: St. Catherine Press, 1929, Ed. 2 Vol VII, Archive.org, p.631.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Richardson, Douglas, "Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families", Salt Lake City: the author, 2013 Vol. IV, p. 447 ROGER DE QUINCY #7.
3. ↑ Dugdale, William. ""Monasticon Anglicanum: A HIstory of the Abbies and Other Monasteries, Hospitals, Frieries, and Cathedral and Collegiate Churches with their Dependencies in England and Wales; also of All Such Scotch, Irish, and French Monasteris as Were in any Manner Connected with Religious Houses in England", London: James Bohn, 1846, Vol. I, Archive.org, p. 356.
4. ↑ Cokayne, George Edward, "The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom", London: St. Catherine Press, 1929, Ed. 2 Vol VII, Archive.org, p.633.
5. ↑ Cokayne, George Edward, "The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom", London: St. Catherine Press, 1929, Ed. 2 Vol VII, Archive.org, p. 372.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4} Cokayne, George Edward, "The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom", London: St. Catherine Press, 1929, Ed. 2 Vol VII, Archive.org, p.634.
7. ↑ Richardson, Douglas, "Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families", Salt Lake City: the author, 2013 Vol. II, p 240.
8. ↑ Richardson, Douglas, "Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families", Salt Lake City: the author, 2013 Vol. III, p. 656; 10 GEOFFREY DE LUCY.
9. ↑ Lee, Sidney, ed,"Dictionary of National Biography", London: Smith Elder & Co., 1903, Vol. XXXIII, Archive.org, p. 210.
10. ↑ Richardson, Douglas. "Update on Desiderata de Lucy," (2014) soc.genealogy.medieval.

See also:

• Magna Carta Ancestry 2011 2nd ed. Vol. III p. 413

• Wikipedia: Roger de Leybourne