Isabella was born about 1260. It is postulated that she was the daughter of Richard de Pauncefoot and his wife Isabella (daughter of Maud le Daneys and Robert Grimbald). She appears to have married first, Robert de Hereford, then John de Offord, and then Peter le Mareschall.
" In 1279 Sir John de Offord and Isabella, his wife, held the manor and advowson of Robert de Brus, (fn. 23) Isabella being probably one of the coheirs of Ella de Bolevill, possibly Isabella formerly the wife of Richard Pauncefot. In 1306 all the parties combined in conveying the manor to Walter de Langton, Bishop of Coventry, and conveyances were made to him by Robert son of Roger de Hereford, Roger de Hereford and Isabella widow of Robert de Hereford. (fn. 24) [1]
"And at p 319 et seq, sub Offord Cluny: "John de Offord and Isabel his wife, 1305 (Cal. Pat. Rolls 1301-7, p 313; she was apparently identical with Isabella late the wife of Robert de Hereford - Cal. Close 1302-7, p 346)". We know from elsewhere, eg VCH Hunts sub Paxton, VCH Beds sub Wrestlingworth, that Robert de Hereford was of age by 1341 [recte 1241?], and dead by 1271, leaving a minor son, Roger. It therefore seems that Robert de Hereford married Isabella, who married secondly Sir John de Offord (ff 1279-1305) and possibly thirdly Peter le Mareschall in 1315. Given that the 1261 claim refers to "Robert de Hereford" and to "Richard Pauncefoot and Isabella his wife", presumably indicating that all three were then alive, it is difficult to say whether Robert de Hereford married Isabella after Richard Pauncefoot's death, giving her four husbands in all, or whether two Isabellas, one le Daneys and the other her daughter, are to be postulated here, as suggested by VCH. Perhaps we are to read this that William le Daney's daughter Isabella married Richard Pauncefoot, and had a daughter Isabella married in turn to Robert de Hereford, John de Offord and Peter le Mareschall." [2]
Both Isabel and Peter le Mareschal were still both alive in 15 Edward II (1321/2) according to the i.p.m. of Edmund Everard. [3][4]
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