'BZmisc07'
Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Bonville (Bonvile) of Chewton, Bonville of Ivybridge, Bonville (Bonvile) of Shute, Bermingham of Bermingham, Berners of West Horsley

Sir William de Bonvile or Bonville of Shute, Sheriff of Somerset and Dorset (d 1408-9)
1. John de Bonville (dvp)
  m. Elizabeth, lady of Chewton (dau of John FitzRoger of Chewton)
A. Sir William Bonville of Chewton of Shute, 1st Lord of Chewton (b 30.08.1393, d 18.02.1460/1)
  m1. Margaret Grey (a 05.1426, dau of Reginald de Grey, 3rd Lord of Ruthyn)
  BE1883 reports that Margaret was Margaret Meriet but TCP suggests that such reports are probably mistaken yet does not identify her other than as Margaret. She is identified as a Grey of Ruthyn by various web sites.
  i. William Bonville (dvp Wakefield 31.12.1460)
  m. (by 1442) Elizabeth Harrington (dau of William Harrington, 5th Lord)
  a. William Bonville, 'Lord Harrington' (d Wakefield 31.12.1460)
  m. Katherine Nevill (dau of Richard Nevill, Earl of Salisbury)
(1) Cecily Bonville (b c1461, d before 02.06.1530)
  m1. (before 04.1475) Sir Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset (d 10.04.1501)
  m2. Henry Stafford, Earl of Wiltshire (dsp 06.03.1523)
  ii. Margaret Bonville assumed to be of this marriage
  m. Sir William Courtenay of Powderham Castle, Sheriff of Devon (d 1485)
  iii. Philippa Bonville assumed to be of this marriage, possibly a generation earlier ?
  m. William Granville of Stow (d c1450)
  iii. Elizabeth Bonville (d 14.02.1490/1) probably of this generation
  m. Sir William Tailboys of Kyme (b c1415, d c26.05.1464)
m2. (before 10.1427) Elizabeth Courtenay (dsp 18.10.1471, dau of Edward Courtenay, 3rd Earl of Devon)
  p. Isabella Kirkeby name kindly brought to our attention by a site visitor (FR, 12.09.07)
  The following comes from Visitation (Cornwall, 1620, Rous) which reports that a "base son of Will'm Lord Bonvile" was ...
  iv. John Bonvile possibly of this generation
  Visitation (Cornwall, 1620, Rous) provides the descent from John 's daughter Katherine. We presume that this was the John, natural son of a Lord Bonville who, according to BHO (Magna Britannie, vol 6, Devonshire, Parishes: Eggesford-Exbourne), gave John the manor of Ivybridge who later passed it to his own natural son ...
  a. John Bonville of Ivybridge, Devon
  The following connection was kindly brought to our attention by a site visitor (DS, 20.09.09).
m. Edith Bluett (dau of Nicholas Bluett or Blewett (by Joan Fitzjames) son of Walter by Joan, dau of John St. Maure by Elizabeth Brooke)
  (1) Humphrey Bonville of Ivybridge
  m. Joanna Wynslade
  (A) Edmund Bonville of Parva Modbury (younger son)
  m. Jane Tregion
  (i) Richard (sb John?) Bonville of Modbury
(a) Agnes Bonville, heiress of Ivybridge
  m. (c1580) Hugh Croker
  b. Katherine Bonvile
  m. Nicholas Kirkham of Marsh (son of Nicholas of Blackdoune by Johanna, dau of John Wrey of Marsh)
  (1) Margaret Kirkham
  m. John Barnhouse of Marsh (son (by Jane, dau of John Pope of Canton) of John, son of Edward Barnhouse of Kingston by Johanna, dau of John Brightrixton)
  (A) Nicholas Barnhouse (dsp)
  (B) Grace Barnhouse
  m. Thomas Southcott
  B. John Bonvile probably of this generation
  m. Joane Wibbery (dau of John Wibbery by Leva, dau of John de Gorges)
  i. Anne Bonvile (heir)
  m. Philip Coplestone of Coplestone
  C. Isabel Bonvile probably of this generation
  m. Richard Champernowne of Modbury
2. Elizabeth Bonville probably of this generation
  m. Thomas (or John) Carew of Carew and Mulsford (d 1431)

 

 

We are investigating the possibility of a connection between this family and that shown in Bermingham1.
Peter de Bermingham (a 1165)
1. William de Bermingham (d Evesham 04.08.1265)
  m. Isabel de Astley (dau of Sir Thomas de Astley)
  A. William de Bermingham (a 1295)
i. William de Bermingham the first mentioned by TCP (Bermingham)
  m. Maud
  a. William de Bermingham, Baron (a 1327)
  (1) Fulk de Bermingham (a 1360)
  m. Joan
  (A) Sir John de Bermingham (dsp before 1393)
  m. (before 03.07.1356) Elizabeth de la Plaunche (b c1347, dsp after 01.09.1423, dau of William de la Plaunche of Haversham by Elizabeth, dau of Sir Roger Hillary of Bescot)
  (B) Sir Thomas de Bermingham
  TCP identifies Sir Thomas's wife just as Isabel Whitacre. Thanks to a site visitor (OWC, 28.01.08) for reporting that 'A History of the County of Warwick' (Vol 4, 1947) identifies her as ...
  m. Isabel Whitacre (dau of John de Whitacre by Amice, dau of Sir Robert Marmion by Isabel)
  (i) Elizabeth de Bermingham
  m. Thomas de la Roche of Castle Bromwich

 

 

Thanks to a site visitor (OWC, 08.09.08) for drawing the following to our attention.
Ralph de Berners (d 1297)
m. Christina de Windsor (d before 1325, dau of Hugh de Windsor of West Horsley)
1. Edmund de Berners (dvm by 1317)
  A. John de Berners of West Horsley, Surrey (d 1361)
  m. (c1332) Elizabeth
  i. ?? de Berners (dvp)
  a. Sir James de Berners of West Horsley (d 1388)
  m. Anne (d 1403, m2. John Bryan)
  (1) Richard Berners of West Horsley
  m. Philippa Dalynridge (probably niece (not dau) of Sir Edward Dalynridge, m2. Thomas Leukenore)
  (A) Margery Berners (d 18.12.1475)
  m1. John Fereby of West Horsley (d 1441)
  m2. John Bourchier of West Horsley, 1st Lord Berners (d 16.05.1474)

Main sources:
(1) For Bonville (uploaded 08.02.04) : BE1883 (Bonvile), TCP (Bonville)
(2) For Bermingham (uploaded by 08.02.07) : BE1883 (Bermingham), TCP (Bermingham)
(3) For Berners (uploaded 12.09.08) : VCH (Surrey, vol 3, West Horsley)
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