This is an incredible find. My 11th great grandfather was Sir Henry Skipwith, 1st Bart. of Prestwold, Leicestershire and the estate came into the family by purchase of his father Sir William Skipwith from his half sister Lady Mary Digby (nee Nele) who inherited with her half sister Eleanor Nele, wife of Henry Hall of Gretford, after their childless brother Thomas Nele's death, I believe, in 1672? I have this information in my files, but not remembering off the top of my head. Mary and Thomas were the children of Francis Nele, lord of the manor of Prestwold, by his second wife Jane Hall (also Sir William Skipwith's mother by her second marriage to Sir Henry Skipwith). From records I have on the Nele family, Prestwold had been in that family for centuries so I am guessing that the Neles descend somehow from Thomas of Prestwald as indicated in Robert's message below. Can anyone else elaborate on this? Steve Riggan > Date: Wed, 11 May 2016 13:54:05 -0700 > Subject: Re: A 2nd wife of Thomas Le Despenser found ?? > To: gen-medieval@rootsweb.com > From: gen-medieval@rootsweb.com > > In regards to history of the church of Cossington, we know the Hugh Despenser who died in 1238, was the Patron of the Church, and his son or brother William Despenser was the parson. > > I think it cannot be overlooked any longer that Hugh Despenser II also presents Thomas de Prestwald, from the same family I have long suspected previous to even seeing this record of being closely related to the Despenser's male line. > > "Thomas de Prestewalde is presented to the church of > Cusinton by Hugh, son of Hugh Despenser, letters of the king > having been received containing that the said Hugh in the king's > court before the justices had recovered seisin of the advowson of > the said church against Hugh, earl of Arundel, W. earl Ferrers, > the abbot of St. Severus, Roger de Sumervill and William de > Meisham by an assize of last presentation (A.D. 1239)". > > Thomas de Prestwald is the brother of Hugh de Prestwald / > Berges. > > I will provide the details for any of those interested in the line: > > Aschetill (Dispensator) alias "Aschetill of the Castle" De hiis habet Aschetillis de Castello -ii- bovatas pro . pg. 218 THE BURTON ABBEY TWELFTH CENTURY SURVEYS. He was(b. bef. 1072 d. between 1120-1126) held 2 bovates at Church-Stretton, Staffordshire in 1114, and 2 bovates at Waterfala, Staff., found in the later parts of the 2nd survey of the Burton Abbey's chartulary (1114 -1116 and 1118-1120). Also Held land at Pegsden from Ramsey Abbey in 1114 and in Coventry of the Earl of Chester. > > Hugh,son of Anschetil (Haschat), who accounted for his father's land in 1130 at Coventry (Pipe Roll, 31 Henr. I, p. 59) His brother Ivo de Alspathe was the Constable of the Honour of Skipton, and appears so in charters of [Cecily de Rumilly, the mother of Ranulf, who would later become the Earl of Chester, and who promotes Ivo to Constable of Coventry]. > > Hugh de Berges m. sister of Thurstan of Quineborough > Hugo de Berges', made a gift of 3 carucates to Garendon abbey in Burton on the Wolds, later confirmed by his son Ansketil together with his (Ansketil's) uncles Thurstan de Queniborough and Radulf[2]. This gift occurred in 1133 (year of the foundation of Garendon) or later. > In 11 Henry II (1166) Thomas Despenser was amerced a fine for trespass with his kin "Hugh de Berc"(Berges) > Hugh de Prestwald alias Hugh de Berges fls. 1176 > > Anketil de Berges, alias Anketil de Prestwald, held the advowson of the church of Prestwald. > > The name Berges probably stems from Wet-Berges, part of which lies in Barrow, Leisc. It is also corrupted to Berwes, as Hugh de Berges is also found as Hugh de Berwes in deeds. > > > Note: Ivo's de Alspathe's brother [William, son of Anschetil] is also noted in the charters of Cecily de Rumilly. > > Robert > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GEN-MEDIEVAL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message