Rosie Bevan wrote on soc.gen.med on 22. Dec 2004:

From: rbevan@paradise.net.nz (Rosie Bevan)
Newsgroups: soc.genealogy.medieval
Subject: The identity of Denise, wife of Thomas Brocket d.1435
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 08:40:53 +0000 (UTC)

[Incl two amends by Rosie later that day]

From time to time posts appear asking questions about the identity of
Joan/Dionise Neville/Fauconberg, wife of Thomas Brocket from Glover's
pedigree of the Brocket family (e.g. see Paul Reed's post of May 7 1999
under the thread "William Neville (Earl of Kent)" explaining the
problem of her identification).

In March 2002 at the prompting of Odd Otteson, I struck up a
correspondence with Dr Adrian Brockett of Darlington, co. Durham, who
had made the discovery that Denise was neither a Neville or a
Fauconberge, but was in fact daughter and heir of William Sampson of
Appleton, Yorkshire, by whom the manor, later known as Brocket's Hall
in Appleton, came into the Brocket family.  Adrian's findings were
summarised on Ray Madsen's web site.
http://www.wheathampstead.net/brockett/

The text of this deed is now posted on Adrian's well-sourced Brockett
web site at http://www.brockett.info/

"1 Oct 1458: Release by Thomas Broket Esq, son and heir of Thomas
Broket and Dionisia, his wife, daughter of William Sampson, late of
Appulton, Esq. to Robert Stillyngton, clerk, of all right in the lands,
etc., in Nether Acastre, which Styllington has had of his grant and
feoffment"  [Brown W (ed) (1907) Yorkshire Deeds, YASRS, vol 39, p.5].

Although Adrian's focus is primarily the Brocket family, I was able to
pass on to him some information about the Sampsons and Folyfaits
ancestral to this line, which he has developed and posted on his
website.  Anyone descended from the Brockets of Wheathampstead or the
Hesilriges of Noseley will find the web site and discussion of Glover's
pedigree of particular interest
http://www.brockett.info/Hertfordshire/Glover.htm.  Perhaps Glover
noting the arms of Fauconberg and Neville on Thomas and Denise's tomb
drew the the wrong conclusion about her identity. There is indication
that Denise had both Fauconberg and Neville descents albeit by cadet
lines, (Fauconberg of Appleton and Neville of Hornby) and she may have
also been their heraldic heiress, though presumably the arms would have
been differenced.

Additional notes about the Sampson line are given below.

The origins of the Sampsons of York may lie with Sampson of Allerton,
Yorkshire who held half a fee of Henry de Lascy in 1166. With his wife
Ragenild and son William, Sampson gave Kirkstall priory two carucates
of land in West Allerton around 1160-1170. Adam son of William Sampson
son of Sampson of Allerton occurs in 1188 [EYC III, p.311-313] and may
be the same person as Adam Sampson who with his son Walter and daughter
Denise gave land in Pudsey (which is three miles east of Allerton) to
Kirkstall priory [Mon.Ang. v.5, p.549].

Tying the Sampson generations together is the following source kindly
provided by Adrian [William Brown (ed) (1897) Yorkshire Lay Subsidy
1301, YASRS, vol 21, p.119 footnote 1.].

In the British Museum (Add. MSS no. 28, 780) there is a brief pedigree
of the descent from Alan Sampson to Denise. "Memorandum quod Alanus
Sampson, Civis Ebor., obiit A.D. millesimo cc'mo septuagesimo tercio,
Johane Sampson, Ch'r, filio suo ete herede, tunc plene etatis
existente, viz., anno regni Regis Edwardi primi pos. conquestum secundo
per estimacionemt Idem Johannes Sampson, Ch'r, obiit A.D. M'mo ccc'mo
x'mo, Henrico Sampson, filio suo et herede, tunc plene etatis
existente, viz, anno regni Regis Edwardi secundi post conquestum
quarto. Idem Henricus Sampson obiit intestatus, anno regni Regis
Edwardi tercii  post conquestam xxxj'mo (1357), ut dicitur, Johanne
Sampson, filio suo et herede, tunc plene etatis existente. Idem
Johannes Sampson, filius Henrici, obiit in festo Decollationis S.
Johannis Baptiste (Aug. 29th), A.D. millesimo ccc'mo sexagesimo nono,
viz, anno regni Regis E. tercii xliij'cio, Willelmo Sampson, filio suo
et herede, patre Dionisie que nunc est, infra!
  etatem existente."

1. Alan Sampson ('Alanus filius Sampsonis') d.1273, Moneyer of York
1242, bailiff  of York 1253-4 [Red Book of the Exchequer, p.1078 ;
William Brown (ed.) 'Yorkshire Lay Subsidy, 1301. (YASRS, vol 21)
p.119]

2. Sir John Sampson, mayor of York in 1279, 1281-83, 1285, 1299 and
1300, Commissioner of gaol delivery 1286, attorney of Archbishop of
York in 1291, Constable of Scarborough Castle 1292-97. Summoned to
serve against the Scots in 1296 having £40 lands in Yorkshire. Owed £25
in fees and £60 compensation for lost horses and equipment at Stirling
which was eventually paid to him in 1304. Knight of the Shire in 1300
and 1301. The same year he was appointed Constable of Scarborough for
life for £10 p.a. but had to relinquish the post in 1308 for £20
[Knights of Edward I, v.3, p.206]. In an undated charter Richard son of
Philip Fauconberg granted to Sir John Sampson of York and Mary his
wife, his manor called Southwood in Appleton in Ainsty [Kirkby's
Inquest, p.218].  Curiously he also seems to be the same  who gave his
manor of Southwood to the priory of Appleton in 1301 in a charter
witnessed by Sir John Sampson. Richard de Fauconberge had also given
the nuns two parts of his manor of "Suboys' in 1265 [Monasticon
Anglicanum, v.5 p.653]. Mary was John Sampson's wife prior to an
inquisition instigated by the heirs of Gilbert Skipton to John and
Mary's right in a messuage in Appleton in 1299 [William Brown (ed.),
Yorkshire Inquisitions, vol. 3, p.113]. On 6th Sept 1309 Sir John was
was given licence to have an oratory within his manor of Appleton and
died in 1310, having had four sons - John who died without issue during
his father's lifetime, Henry son and heir, Thomas a canon at York
d.1349, and William living 1348 when he bought a messuage in York from
Robert de Reygate. Sir John also had a daughter Constance, wife of Sir
John Sutton [CP XII/1574].

3. Henry Sampson d.1357. Recorded in 1316 holding land in Appleton
[Feudal Aids, v.6, p.189].

4. John Sampson d. 1369 "Johannes Sampson, filius et haeres Henrici
Sampson, by will dated "apud Appelton, in manerio meo," August 29th,
1369 desires to be buried within the conventual church of St John the
Evangelist at Nun Appleton. He left a son Robert, and a widow "Emmeria"
[Kirkby's Inquest, p.218]. Emma was daughter of Alan Folyfait of
Badsworth, Yorks. and his wife Euphemia, as given by a 1424 plea over
the manor of Badsworth.

4. William Sampson d.1393. Details about William, (including his will)
are given on Adrian's site at
http://www.brockett.info/yorkshire/Sampson.htm#William

5. Denise Sampson d. 1437 wife of Thomas Brocket d.1435
http://www.brockett.info/yorkshire/Sampson.htm#Dionisia
The plea over Badsworth gives valuable information about Denise's
ancestry. The manor descended from Ilbert de Reinville fl 1090 into the
Longvillers family by marriage between Agnes Reinville great
grand-daughter of Ilbert, and Eudo de Longvillers. From thence it
passed to Margaret Longvillers, daughter and heir of Sir John de
Longvillers, wife of Geoffrey de Neville of Hornby d.1285 [EYC III, p.
248-250; CP IX 487].  Robert de Neville of Hornby was still in
possession of the advowson of Badsworth in 1346 when he settled it and
others by fine on Sir William Scot and Alice his wife [W. Pailey
Baildon (ed.) (1910) Feet of Fines for the County of York from
1327-1347. YASRS, vol.42, p.188], but by 1312 the manor of Badsworth
itself had passed into the hands of Roger Folyfait presumably by
marriage.

The descent of the manor of Badsworth as far as it is known is given below.

1. Ilbert de Reinville fl 1090 [EYC III pp.248-250]

2. Adam de Reinville       [EYC III pp.248-250]
    
3. Hervey de Reinville       [EYC III pp.248-250]

4. Eudes de Longvillers, seneschal of Robert de Lascy [EYC III
pp.304/5] who married Agnes, daughter of Hervey de Reinville of
Badsworth

5. Sir Eudes de Longvilliers, d.1229 [EYC III 318]=Clemence de Malherbe
d.1246

6. Sir John de Longvilliers d. 1254 [William Brown (1892), Yorkshire
Inquisitions, v. 1, p.40]

7. Sir John de Longvilliers=Elena da. of Sir Robert Deiville and Denise
FitzWilliam (Elena married secondly Sir William Montgomery of Cubley,
Derbs. who presented to Badsworth church in right of his wife [W.Brown
(ed) (1904), Register of Archbishop Walter Giffard, (Surtees Society
Publication 109), p.101])

8. Margaret de Longvillers d.1319=1267 Geoffrey de Neville d.1285, ?yr
brother of Robert de Neville of Raby d. 1282.

From here the descent of the manor is not known. Geoffrey and Margaret
had five sons John, Robert, Geoffrey, Edmund and William, and one known
daughter, Margaret.

The following gives a possible Fauconberg descent for Mary, wife of Sir
John Sampson

1. Osbern de Arches d.c. 1115 gave 3 carucates in Appleton to St Mary's
York [EYC I, pp. 418-419; DP 314]

2. Agnes de Arches of Catfoss who was married three times and had
children by all three husbands 1.Herbert de St Quintin, 2. Robert de
Fauconberg, 3. William Foliot [EYC v.III p.53,54; Mon.Angl. v.4,
p.185]. Her brother William de Arches gave her land in Appleton, two
carucates of which were given to Nunkeeling priory which she founded.
Her daughter Alice St Quintin founded the nunnery at Appleton. By her
second husband Agnes had

3. Peter de Fauconberg who was given tenancy of the 3 carucates in
Appleton, donated by his grandfather, between 1145-65 by Savary, abbot
of St Mary's York. By his wife Beatrice he is known to have had three
sons William Walter and Stephen. Another son, Philip, possibly by a
later wife, appears in the chronicles of Melsa [EYC v.III, pp.47-48;
EYC v.I, pp.418-420]. Chronologically there may be an intervening
generation or two before:

4. Philip de Fauconberg of Colton and Appleton, Yorks. Possibly the
same as the Philip Fauconberg whose wife was Cecily de Scotney, one of
the three daughters and coheirs of William Scotney of Cumberworth,
Lincs. [DD 706] mentioned in the Close Rolls in 1234 when the sheriff
of Lincolnshire was ordered to divide William's lands between the heirs
and give his widow, Matilda, her dower. (Cecily's elder sister
Frethesant was married to Walter de Fauconberg (unlikely to have been
Sir Walter of Rise and Withernwick) [CCR  1231-1234 p.407].  Frethesant
died in 1258 when William son of Hugh Willoughby was her heir to the
town of Cumberworth, Thorp manor and half a knight's fee in 'Folettby'
[CIPM I no.442; CP XII/2 p.656 n.(d)])

5. Richard de Fauconberg whose heir was probably Mary, wife of Sir John
Sampson. The exact relationship is not known.

Adrian is to be congratulated on an excellent web site.

Merry Christmas, everyone, and a healthy and productive 2005!

Cheers

Rosie
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