Le Bel family from Frensham Manor Surrey, England- NEW DATA ADDED 12/17/13:
NEW FINDINGS--
Normans conquered England, joined the Crusades, conquered
Ireland, then migrated to St. Croix. Ancestor George Beale was among them.
Name changes: le Bel > le Beel > Bele > Beale
1)- William the Conqueror (1028-1087) and others from Normandy conquered
England in 1066. His group included de Lacy, de Clare, de Warenne and Hussey
members.
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2)- The le Bel family had Norman ancestors.
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3)- Crusaders captured Jerusalem in 1099, led by a French knight. Knight Templars/Crusaders
included de Lacy, Hussey, De Warenne, and Geoffrey Le Bel's father.
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4)- Westmeath Ireland was occupied in 1171 by French-Normans that included
de Lacy, Tuite, Nugent, and Hussey members.
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5)- The French-Normans occupied the MAPLEDURHAM, Hampshire, England property,
including possible ancestor Richard le Bel (prior 1272)--group included
de Clare, Hussey and le Bel members.
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6)- Knights of Malta (order of St John of Jerusalem) owned St Croix 1661-1665.
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7)- ca 1750 St. Croix was inhabited by ex-Normans from Westmeath, Ireland, these
inluded Tuite, Nugent and Hussey members. Ancestor George Beale (d. 1769)
worked as a manager of the St Croix plantation owned by Nicholas Tuite (or his
son-in-law John Bradshaw).
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DETAILS CONCERNING FINDINGS ABOVE:
1)- Normans with William the Conqueror:
A)- Walter de Lacy (family from Normandy) invaded England with William the Conqueror----p.46,
58, 59, 60
"Hugh de Lacy: The De Lacys (see the "Lacy" pedigree) came
from Normandy with William the Conqueror, and were earls of Lincoln in England.
Hugh de Lacy came to Ireland with King Henry the Second, A.D. 1171, and obtained
from that monarch a grant of the whole kingdom of Meath."---p. 46
"de Lacy (Laci, Lacie, Lascy, Lacey) is the surname of an old Norman
noble family which originated from Lassy, Calvados. The family took a major
role in the Norman conquest of England and the later Norman invasion of Ireland.
The name is first recorded for Hugh de Lacy (1020–1049). His sons, Walter
and Ilbert, left Normandy and travelled to England with William the Conqueror,
playing a major role in the battle of Hastings. The awards of land by the Conqueror
to the de Lacy sons led to two distinct branches of the family: the northern
branch, centred on Blackburnshire and west Yorkshire was held by Ilbert's descendants;
the southern branch of Marcher Lords, centred on Herefordshire and Shropshire,
was held by Walter's descendants." --p.60, 59, 58
B)- The de Clare family from Normandy accompanied William the Conqueror--p.
194
"The de Clare family of Norman lords were associated with the Welsh
Marches, Suffolk, Surrey, Kent (especially Tonbridge) and Ireland. They were
descended from Richard fitz Gilbert, who accompanied William the Conqueror into
England during the Norman conquest of England. In the paternal line they were
illegitimate descendants of the House of Normandy, through one of Richard I,
Duke of Normandy's sons."---p. 194
C)- "William Hussey, believed to be a son of Hugh Hussey, was born
about 1030 in Normandy. It is presumed that he accompanied William the Conqueror
in his invasion of England and participated in the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
"--p.147
D)- "William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey, Seigneur de Varennes (†
1088), was a Norman nobleman who was created Earl of Surrey under William II
'Rufus'. He was one of the few who was documented to have been with William
the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. At the Domesday Survey he held
extensive lands in thirteen counties including the Rape of Lewes in Sussex (now
East Sussex)."---p. 200
(NORMANS INCLUDE: DE LACY, DE CLARE, HUSSEY AND DE WARENNE)
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2)- The le Bel family had Norman ancestors (if I am correct that Richard
Le Bel is the son of Hamelin le Bel, who was the son of Geoffrey le Bel).
Hamelin le Bel's mother was Matilda, granddaughter of William the Conqueror.--p.
242
Evidence to suggest a royal connection:
A)- le Bel same name as father of Henry II (son of Geoffrey Le Bel), and great
grandfather of Henry III ( great grandson of Geoffrey le Bel)
B)- Henry II's justicular aide assisted Richard Le Bel swap land
C)- Richard le Bel lived on Henry III's land (Mapledurham)
D)- James le Bel granted coat of arms in Henry III's reign
E)- James le Bel lived near Henry III (Westminster) and Henry II's half brother
Hamelin (Surrey)
F)- James le Bel a Knight
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3)- Crusaders captured Jerusalem in 1099.
A)- Crusader Fulk of Anjou was King of Jerusalem 1131-1143--p. 197. He was the
father of Geoffrey le Bel 1113-1151, whose sons were Henry II 1133-1189
(King of England 1154-1189)--p.242, 265, and Hamelin 1137-1202 (Earl of Surrey)
who married Isabelle de Warenne--p. 192.(LATTER POSSIBLE PARENTS OF RICHARD
LE BEL)
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B)- "It is also said in this account that in 1158 or 1159 Gilbert
de Lacy resigned his lands to his eldest son Robert [who was succeeded by
his younger brother Hugh in 1162] and joined the Knights Templar, travelling
first to France and then to Jerusalem which he reached in 1161 or 1162. He became
preceptor of the Templars in ‘the county of Tripoli’, and in 1163
he is said to have been among the leaders of a Crusader army resisting Nur-ad-Din."---p.
170
(SON HUGH DE LACY CAPTURES IRELAND)
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C)- William de Warenne--"He was one of the nobles that, along
with his second cousin, Louis VII of France, took crusading vows at Vezelay
in 1146, and he accompanied the initial army of the Second Crusade the next
year.[5] He was killed at the Battle of Mount Cadmus while the crusader army
was marching across Anatolia (modern-day Turkey) on their way to the Holy Land.[6]"--p.
202
(HIS DAUGHTER ISABEL MARRIED HAMELIN LE BEL)--p. 198
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D)- Henry Hussey---"When King Richard I [the Lionhearted] came
to power in 1189, he immediately organized the Third Crusade to wrest the Holy
Land from the infidels. Henry Hussey, in spite of his advanced age and
probably to make a good impression upon the new king, joined the expedition.
Before he left he deeded the rent from a mill at Littleton, Wiltshire to Dureford
Abbey, according to "History of Wiltshire."
The army sailed by sea in the fall of 1190 with a plan to winter on the island
of Sicily in the Mediterranean. Henry Hussey died about 1191 in the Holy Land,
either in battle or because of the hardships of the crusade, according to "Complete
Peerage."---p. 146
(HENRY HUSSEY FOUNDED ABBEY OF DURFORD. LINKED TO RICHARD LE BEL)
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E)- During the time of the Crusades--"The Abbey of Our Lady of Mount Zion,
often referred to by modern authors as the Abbey of Sion or Order of Sion,
was a small mediaeval monastic order which, according to a papal bull of the
12th century, had abbeys on Mount Zion in Jerusalem, on Mount Carmel, in Southern
Italy (Calabria), and in France.
The French scholar Emmanuel Rey discovered the historical references to the
Abbey of Our Lady of Mount Zion and published his findings in 1888.[1]
In Jerusalem, the Abbey's church was on Mount Zion, where it had been built
on the ruins of an earlier Byzantine church, Hagia (Holy) Zion. The Abbey existed
there for 200 years, one of many such small groups in Jerusalem during the city's
occupation by the Crusaders. In the early 13th century, the Abbey's church was
destroyed during a Muslim raid, and the monks moved to Sicily."---p. 201
(WE NOTE THE TUITE PLANTION ON ST. CROIX WAS NAMED SION HILL. Ancestor
Beale managed this plantation.)
(Priory of Sion featured in THE DA VINCI CODE by Dan Brown)
4)- Westmeath Ireland
1171--"KING Henry the Second, having granted to Hugh de Lacy,*
for the service of fifty Knights, the Kingdom of Meath, De Lacy divided that
ancient Kingdom amongst his various chiefs, who were commonly denominated
De Lacy's barons;
7. Hugh de Hose(Hussey) obtained Dees or the barony of "Deece,"
in Meath.
11. Gilbert de Nugent obtained Delvin; and his descendants were barons
of Delvin, and earls of Westmeath.
12. Richard Tuite obtained large grants in Westmeath and Longford; his
descendants received the title of barons of Moyashell, in Westmeath.
13. Robert de Lacy received Rathwire in Westmeath, of which his descendants
were barons."--p.47
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"Richard Tuite came to Ireland with Strongbow in 1170 from
Normandy (Hanks and Hodges cited Burke's Peerage as their reference source),
and that the Irish "Tuite" surname also derived from the Norman "de
Tuit"."--p.48
1170--"Risteárd de Tiúit (anglicised as Richard Tuite)
(ob. 1210) was a member of Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke's Irish
invasion force, and Lord Chief Justice of Ireland. His part in the original
invasion is acknowledged in The Song of Dermot and the Earl, which recorded
his grant of land in the western part of Meath (present-day Westmeath and Longford)
under the authority of Hugh de Lacy in Trim."---p. 71
(note--"Strongbow" was Richard de Clare)
only after eversham--montford had disseised the Kentish knight Sir Robert
de Tuyt of lands in strap cause he was on kings side at battle of lewes---my
notes p. 166
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The grandson of William Hussey born normandy in 1030 was most likely Hugh
Hussey (who went to ireland), born 1115, brother of Henry Hussey of Harting,
Hants.---p. 143, 147
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Sir Gilbert de Nugent---"Clonyn Castle also known as Delvin
Castle, is situated in Delvin, County Westmeath some 18 km from Mullingar, in
Ireland along the N52. The first castle (now in ruin) is believed to have been
built in 1181 by Hugh de Lacy the Norman, Lord of Meath for his brother-in-law,
Sir Gilbert de Nugent. Sir Gilbert De Nugent originally from Nogent-le-Rotrou
area France, came to Ireland with Hugh de Lacy in 1171. Gilbert settled
on some land in Delvin and was granted the title Baron of Delvin."---p.
180
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Robert de Lacy----married to Hamelin le Bel's daughter "ISABEL
de Warenne (-before 30 Nov 1234). A manuscript history of the Lacy family names
“Isabella” as wife of “Robertus Lacy”, adding that they
were childless[1205]. The 1194/95 Pipe Roll records "Ysabel que fuit uxor
Roberti de Laci" owing in Yorkshire "pro habenda dota sua de terra
eiusdem Roberti"[1206]. The Testa de Nevill includes a writ of King John
dated 1212 which records that "Gileberti de Aquila" married "comes
Warennie…sorore sua" whose dowry was "villa de Westcot…hundredum
de Wudetun" in Surrey[1207]. m firstly ROBERT de Lacy, son of HENRY de
Lacy & his wife Aubreye de Vesci (-21 Aug 1193, bur Kirkstall Abbey). m
secondly ([1196]) GILBERT de Laigle Lord of Pevensey, son of --- (-1231)"---p.
57, 58, 47
( If my theory is correct, ISABEL IS RICHARD LE BEL's sister)
( IRELAND NORMANS INCLUDE DE LACY, TUITE, NUGENT AND HUSSEY)
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5)- MAPLEDURHAM, Hampshire, England---
"DITCHAM (Dicham, xiii cent.; Dycheham, xvi cent.) was probably included
under the heading of Mapledurham in the Domesday Book, as in subsequent
grants the land of 'Dicham' is described as being situated in the manor of Mapledurham.
(fn. 119) In the reign of Henry III Henry Hoese or Hussey, lord of the neighbouring
manor of Harting (co. Sussex), received from Richard de Ditcham a grant
of all his land of Ditcham, and about the same time gained possession of a tenement
in Ditcham formerly held by Richard le Bel. After acquiring this property
he granted it in free alms to the abbot and convent of Dureford, (fn. 120) and
his grant was confirmed by Richard le Bel himself in 1272. (fn. 121)"----dna14-p.
216 (RICHARD LE BEL OWNER PRIOR 1272)
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"WESTON (Westeton and Westreton xiii cent.; Westynton xiv cent.) is
a tithing in the parish of Buriton and seems to have been, to some extent, co-extensive
with the manor of West Mapledurham."--p. 215
"There was also a free tenement in the tithing of Weston which in origin
was of the lands of the Normans and not of the honour of Gloucester,
as was ascertained by an inquisition taken in the reign of Henry III. (fn. 84)"
--p.215
"In the reign of Edward III Richard le Beel and Joan his wife
acquired in fee from Margaret the daughter of John de Radyng the moiety of a
messuage, 60 acres of land, 4 acres of meadow, and £1 17s. 10½d.
rent in Weston without licence. On her husband's death Joan paid to the king
a fine of £3, and obtained licence to retain the premises. (fn. 95) Richard
le Beel died in 1346, seised of a messuage, 60 acres of arable land, 4 acres
of meadow, £1 17s. 10d. rent from free men and villeins, and pleas and
perquisites of court worth 6d. per annum in Weston in the manor of Mapledurham.
(fn. 96) It has been shown that he had acquired a moiety of the premises
from Margaret de Radyng. He probably held the other moiety in right of his wife
Joan. (fn. 97) In the inquisition it was stated that Richard held the
premises of the king in chief by the service of attending the view of frankpledge
twice a year at Mapledurham."--p.215,214 (RICHARD LE BEEL OWNER
CA 1340)
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"The reign of Henry II. would seem to be the time
of general settlement in this neighbourhood. The
terraces of Nursted, of Petersfield, were now for the
first time tilled by the monks. Philip(sic) le Bel endowed
Durford with Ditcham.f The lowlands of Liss were
also pastured by another convent, but Selborne Priory
was only founded in the reign of King John.
And now the sturdy little borough of Petersfield
drew its first breath. The charter of Hawisa, Countess
" Henricus Hosatus secundus," as he is termed in the charter
of Bp. Seyffridd, almost in royal style.
f Ricardus le Bel of Peteresfeld. Grant to Church of Durford
of all his land, " De Dicham in Manerio de Mapuldreham,"
Charter of Durford, f. 89."---p. 8 (RICARDUS LE BEL OWNER UNTIL
1272)
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"20 BASINGSTOKE. " The following is a list of the Vicars of Basingstoke,
instituted to the Vicarage on the presentation of the Prior and Convent of Selborne,
with the precise date of their institution if extant : SiMONj named as Vicar
in 1244 in the ordination or composition drawn up by Bishop William de Raleigh.
* Sir Peteb occurs in 1250 as its Vicar, and Richard le Bel, in 1277 —
a member of a well-known family of that name, located at Frensham, in Surrey."---dna
13- p. 25 (RICHARD LE BEL MOVES TO NEARBY BASINGSTOKE, HANTS)
More data on Mapledurham--
"Strongbow's" cousin Richard de Clare, 3rd Earl of Hertford,
owned Mapledurham ca 1248--p. 75, 73
Henry III gave WESTON (part of Mapledurham) to the Convent of Durford, Sussex--p.215
Convent of Durford set up on Hussey land--p.45
Henry Hussey of Harting founded Durford Abbey in 1169--p.185, 70, 146,
143
Walter Hussey married Agnes, daughter of Hugh de Lacy (see De Lacy's barons
in Ireland #4 above)--p.185, 70
(MAPLEDURHAM OWNED BY LE BEL, DE CLARE, AND HUSSEY)
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6)-KNIGHTS OF MALTA OWNED ST. CROIX
"Ten years later the Governor of St. Kitts, De Poincy, bought St. Croix
as his private estate and later deeded it to the Knights of Malta. The
Knight of Malta were not true knights in the medieval sense but were a religious
group also known as the Order of St. John of Jerusalem. The Order fared
poorly and in general were considered to be rich young aristocrats who knew
little about colonization. In 1665, the French West Indian company bought the
island from the Knights. At last, St. Croix had proper management under its
new Governor DuBois and flourished. In short time the island had 90 plantations.
Crops included tobacco, cotton, sugar cane and indigo. After DuBois? death,
bad administration, drought and sickness ended what advances had been made.
From 1695 to 1733, St. Croix was considered abandoned."---p.203
Interesting discoveries:
Ref Order of St. John of Jerusalem:
"OSJ The Americas Priory Investiture - April 24-26, 2014... Members,
guests, and international OSJ dignitaries gather for The Americas Priory’s
2014 Solemn Ceremony of Investiture and related events, hosted by the OSJ Commandery
of The West Indies in Christiansted, St. Croix, USVI." ---p.
212
Ref French Governor Du Bois of St. Croix:
"Geoffroy du Bois, chevalier, vivant sous le regne de
Guillaume-le-Conquerant, fut un de ceux qui passerent avec ce prince
a la conquete du royaume d'Angleterre, l'an 1066. il epousa (married) Sidione
de Tesson, dont il eut."
"Jean du Bois, 1st du nom, chevalier, fut un de ceux qui
furent avec Robert, surnomme' Courte-Heuse, duc de Normandie, a la conquete
de Jerusalem, ou il fit des prodiges de valeur l'an 1095. On ne sait quel fut
le nom de de son epouse, dont il eut."--p.215
"1657- Chevalier de la Mothe sent by de Poincy with supplies for relief
of inhabitants. Some 200 rebellious French colonists put de Mothe in chains
and sailed off in his ship, presumably to Brazil. Two years later, the new Governor,
Chevalier du Bois, sent to restore order."---p. 214
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7)- St Croix tax records---p. 141
1751---Richard Tuit buys SION HILL plantation Queens Qtr
1751---Nicolay Tuit buys SION FARM plantation Queens Qtr
1765-1768---ancestor George Beale --manager SION HILL plantation Queens
Qtr
1751--Thomas Houssey--Prince Quarter
1786---Thomas Hussey--SION HILL, Queens Qtr
1773--Christopher Nugent --East End Qtr
1781--Pieter Nugent with Robert Tuite
1775 thru 1797--John Beale (son of George) worked at SION HILL plantation.
(ST. CROIX PLANTERS INCLUDED TUITE, HUSSEY, NUGENT AND BEALE)
Le Bel family from Frensham Manor Surrey, England- NEW DATA FOUND 10/17/13:
MY THEORY---James Le Bel was the offspring of Geoffrey le Bel (1113-1151),
ancestor of the Plantagenet kings of England.
Here are my latest findings:
1)- Geoffrey le Bel’s son Henry II (1133-1189) was King of England 1154-1189,
his son John (1166-1216) was King 1199-1216, his son was Henry III (1207-1272),
King of England 1216-1272.
Henry III (1207-1272) was the great grandson of Geoffrey le Bel.
2)- Geoffrey Le Bel’s son Hamelin (1137-1202) was Earl of Surrey, England,
having married Isabella de Warenne, countess of Surrey.
Their son was William de Warenne (1179-1289), his son was John de Warenne (1231-1304-
7th Earl of Surrey).
John de Warenne (1231-1304) was the great grandson of Geoffrey le Bel.
John de Warenne (1231-1304), was a knight who was one of the key military
commanders that helped Henry III win a key battle (Eversham in 1265) that solidified
Henry III’s reign as King of England (1216-1272). (325)
3)- Geoffrey le Bel’s son John (1166-1216) was King 1199-1216. John's wife
was Isabella of Angouleme, their son was Henry III. After King John's
death, Isabella married Hugh X de Lusignan. They 9 children, among them Aymer
de Lusignan (1222-1260), Bishop of Winchester, Alice de Lusignan
who married John de Warenne (1231-1304), Guy de Lusignan and William
de Valence. All of these children were 1/2 brothers or sisters to Henry
III, as they shared the same mother. (356)
Aymer de Lusignan (1222-1260) and brothers Guy and William came to England
in 1247.Henry III received his half brother Aymer with great joy. Henry
forced the Bishops of Winchester to elect Aymer in 1250. Aymer was Bishop
elect of Winchester 1250 until 1260. (340)
In 1258, one of the ringleaders of the revolution John
Fitz Geoffrey (the other leader being Simon Montfort) was attacked at John's
estate Shere in Surrey by Aymer's (Bishop elect of Winchester) men, who killed
one of John's men. When John complained to the King, Henry III wouldnt hear
him. (344-345) ---SEE 5 BELOW---
Later that year, Parliament set up a committee of 24 for redress of the grievances
of the barons. Aymer and his brothers Guy and William were
among the 12 nominated by King Henry III. They refused to support the provisions
for reform. The feelings against Aymer were very strong. (345).
Guy and William fled to Aymer's castle in Winchester. The
barons attacked, and all three brothers had to leave the country. The brother's
property were seized. Aymer and his brothers were blockaded in Boulogne as Montfort
turned the French against them.In 1260 the Pope (not willing to listen to the
barons) consecrated Aymer as Bishop of Winchester in Rome. Aymer was
on his way back to England, but died in Paris in 1260. (339)
William de Valence was one of the key commanders (along with John
de Warenne) who fought with Henry III and son Edward at Lewes in 1264 and
Evesham in 1265 (where Montfort was defeated). (325)
4)- Richard Le Bel lived at Manor WESTON, Hampshire (part of Manor MAPLEDURHAM)---this
property was lands of the Normans and not in the honour of Gloucester, as per
inquisition (1236) taken in the reign of Henry III. In 1233, Henry
III took WESTON from its previous owner and gave it to his servant to hold
during the King’s pleasure. In the inquisition it was stated that Richard
held the premises of the king in chief by the service of attending the view
of frankpledge twice a year at Mapledurham.
Richard le Bel lived at Manor DITCHAM (part of Manor MAPLEDURHAM) in
1272.
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=41935 ( 215, 214)
Richard le Bel rented/owned WESTON in 1275. (item 6 Le Bel list)
Richard le Bel vicar of Basingstoke, Hants in 1277, was a member of the
le Bel family of Frensham, Surrey. (item 8 le bel list)
Henry de Montfort held an assize in WESTON against Richard le Bel
who had a tenement at WESTON in 1276. (193)
5)- James le Bel
James le Bel bought Frensham Manor in 1241 (item 2 le Bel list)
James le Bel of Fermesham AND Westminster, co. Midd., he was granted
shield of arms during time of Henry III (1216-1272). (item 3 le Bel list)
King Henry III lived at the Palace of Westminster, co. Midd. (305)
thus James le Bel lived in same neighborhood as King Henry III.
James le Beel was Constable of Farnham, Surrey in 1249 (item 4 le bel
list)
James le Bel in 1258 was first on a list of 50 men
of Aymer Bishop elect of Winchester. The men were ordered by the Bishop to conduct
an assault at the church and Manor of SCHYRE (SHERE). An appeal was issued,
King Henry III ordered guardians of the bishopric to make peace with the appellants,
saving the King fines, http://sdrc.lib.uiowa.edu/patentrolls/h3v5/body/Henry3vol5page0002.pdf
(341, 247) --SEE THREE ABOVE---
James le Bel held 1/2 a Knights fee in Manor of Farnham in 1300. (item
10 le Bel list, + 316) Bishop of Winchester Pontissara (1282-1304) states some
lands held by Knight’s service—lands in military tenancy in Surrey
included—James le Bel—1/2 knights fee. (327 + 316)
6)-Other
Simon de Montfort, Earl of Gloucester, is in a tug of war with Henry III
as Montfort tries to call up 3 knights from each county to join Parliament
and oust the king. Montfort wins in the battle of Lewes in 1264 and captures
the king's son Edward. Parliament meets in 1264 and early 1265. Royalist barons
and France were against Montfort. Edward escapes jail. In the key battle of
Eversham in 1265 Henry III is victorious and Montfort is killed. John
de Warenne (married to King's half sister) and William de Valence
(King's half brother) were two of the key commanders that won the battle for
Henry III and defeated Montfort. (329, 325)
Le Bel family from Frensham Manor Surrey, England- DATA ADDED 9/15/13:
1)- Richard Le Bel great nephew of Ralph of Fermesham (between 1189 and
1204).
dna#13--res.p.6, PD p. 26
http://books.google.com/books?id=uWhIAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA739&lpg=PA739&dq=richard+le+bel+great+nephew+of+ralph+de+fermesham&source=bl&ots=e0RrmbsdVm&sig=s2B1AFbTGqShEs9S2bXs9mhyFes&hl=en&sa=X&ei=V0kvUvWsGKHA4AOP3IDIDw&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=richard%20le%20bel%20great%20nephew%20of%20ralph%20de%20fermesham&f=false
2)- James le Bel bought Frensham Manor in 1241.
dna#14 res p. 153
http://books.google.com/books?id=Z-n5pKm3wRgC&pg=PA132&lpg=PA132&dq=frensham+beale+bought+by+james+le+bel+in+1241&source=bl&ots=HIlxgUfLAt&sig=iyByqCPlCOV0Vu3PbJXVm1jUzZs&hl=en&sa=X&ei=-0svUtTEKsXB4AONmYC4Dw&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=frensham%20beale%20bought%20by%20james%20le%20bel%20in%201241&f=false
3)- James le Bel de Fermesham, of Westminster, co. Midd.--- shield
of arms---three roses
dna#13 PD p. 31, 29
Birch- Catalogue of Seals-vol II p. 488---[Harl.ch.45 H.39] Temp
Henry III---1216-1272
4)- James le Beel constable of Farnham--(data from the Bishops of Winchester-
1249)
dna#14--res. p. 294
http://archive.org/stream/p2surreyarchaeol38surr/p2surreyarchaeol38surr_djvu.txt
5)- Richard le Bel rented/owned Ditcham, Hampshire (part of the Manor
Mapledurham) in 1272.
dna#14-- res. p. 216
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=41935
6)- Richard le Bel rented/owned Weston (part of Mapledurham) in
1275.
dna#13--res. p. 25
http://books.google.co.vi/books?id=8JcbV309c5UC&pg=PA318&lpg=PA318&dq=%22+richard+le+bel+%22+surrey&source=bl&ots=kunGLYOUa5&sig=RqSsqg0-PyMpAaVgC17C0PmMors&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ytFVUfkGlN7gA8LegKgE&sqi=2&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22%20richard%20le%20bel%20%22%20surrey&f=false
7)- William the Conqueror acquired Manor Mapledurham and gave
it to his wife Maud. When she died in 1083 , the property passed down through
the family for many years.
dna#14-- res. p. 218
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=41935
8)- Richard Le Bel, vicar of Basingstoke, Hants in 1277-- "a member
of a well-known family of that name, located at Frensham, in Surrey."
dna#13--res. p. 25
http://archive.org/stream/calendarofcharte02selbiala/calendarofcharte02selbiala_djvu.txt
9)- Frensham was a sub manor of Farnham during the medieval period and was held
from the bishops of Winchester by the le Bel family.The le Bels gave
their name to Bealeswood which appears in 1285 as 'le boys Gemes le
beel' - the wood of the le Bels.
dna#14--res. p. 153
http://dockenfieldpc.org.uk/newsletter/pdf/DNL%20220%20July%2010.pdf
10)- James le Bel held 1/2 a knights fee in Manor of Farnham in 1300.
dna#13 PD Vict His of Sur p 609
http://books.google.com/books?id=9rvcMESLXx4C&pg=PA610-IA1&lpg=PA610-IA1&dq=victoria's+history+%22james+le+bel%22&source=bl&ots=qOEzPN-Rcw&sig=OarAe2X205Bk2B0qFAwtHbEjakA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=9lIvUqeDOYXK4APjloDQDw&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=victoria's%20history%20%22james%20le%20bel%22&f=false
11)- Jacobus le Bel on a list of Knights fees
dna#13 PD p.13
Register of John de Pontissara, Bishop of Winchester 1284-1304,
p. 594
12)- James le Bel in Fermesham possibly appears on a list of Knights
Templars.
dna#13 res p. 21
http://archive.org/stream/pedesfiniumorfin00greauoft/pedesfiniumorfin00greauoft_djvu.txt
13)- James le Bel of Fermesham in Chertsey (1313)
dna#14 res. p.153
http://soc.genealogy.medieval.narkive.com/kDsNzL2V/montfichet-arms-intrepretation
14)- John le Beel, son of James le Beel of Fermesham (1316)
dna#14 res. p. 294
http://www.archive.org/stream/pedesfiniumorfin00greaiala/pedesfiniumorfin00greaiala_djvu.txt
15)- John Bel- licence to hear service at his manor of Frensham (1326)
dna#13 res. p. 5, PD Vict His of Sur p 609
http://books.google.com/books?id=9rvcMESLXx4C&pg=PA610-IA1&lpg=PA610-IA1&dq=John+Beel+licence+to+hear+service+at+his+manor+of+Frensham&source=bl&ots=qOEzPP-Ydv&sig=XhEHBzj-HchzLfLCneNIMW-LucY&hl=en&sa=X&ei=26MvUsqTLK-24AO05oDADw&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=John%20Beel%20licence%20to%20hear%20service%20at%20his%20manor%20of%20Frensham&f=false
16)- John le Beel of Fermesham (1337)
dna#14 res. p. 294
http://www.archive.org/stream/pedesfiniumorfin00greaiala/pedesfiniumorfin00greaiala_djvu.txt
17)- Richard le Beel and wife Joan rent/own Weston (part of Manor
Mapledurham) ca 1340. Richard died 1346.
" There was also a free tenement in the tithing of Weston which
in origin was of the lands of the Normans and not of the honour of Gloucester,
as was ascertained by an inquisition taken in the reign of Henry III. (fn. 84)
This tenement was held by Robert de St. Remy in the reign of Richard I."
" In the inquisition it was stated that Richard le Beel held the
premises of the king in chief by the service of attending the view of frankpledge
twice a year at Mapledurham."
dna#14--res. pp. 214-215
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=41935
18)- Richard Bele of Frensham Manor, wife Alice (1493)
dna#13 res. p. 39
http://www.surreyarchives.org.uk/CalmView/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=G123%2f1%2f1%2f1%2f1&pos=3
19)- Robert Bele (mercer) on London Subsidy roll, St Christophers le
Stocks, Broad St Ward in 1541.
dna#14 res. p. 159
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=36102
20)- Will of Robert Bele (mercer) London dated 1548---names wife, brother
John (grocer), sons Robert and William.
[son Robert is Robert Beale 1541-1601]
dna#13--res. p. 2, PD p. 16
belewill.pdf in dropbox from London researcher
21)- Robert Bele secretary to the embassy of Sir Francis Walsingham at
Paris 1571, clerk of Privy Council, died 1601.
dna#14--res. p. 159
http://books.google.com/books?id=-IdMAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA366&lpg=PA366&dq=%22+robert+bele+%22++london&source=bl&ots=5E5s58YRZp&sig=Dv4irZFkG-dsnHTMu51Qujmi0h4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=bJ79UbXmM9ev4AOQ-oH4Ag&ved=0CEEQ6AEwBzgK#v=onepage&q=%22%20robert%20bele%20%22%20%20london&f=false
22)- Robert Bele's Pamphlet dated December 3, 1571 seeks to discredit
Mary Queen of Scots in order to help Elizabeth.
dna#14--res. p. 159
http://books.google.com/books?id=0A8KFf0xfNoC&pg=PA254&lpg=PA254&dq=%22+robert+bele+%22++london&source=bl&ots=F7AYrMWnYT&sig=Y3vcxiUQjnsf2j53maaaj_pY-jc&hl=en&sa=X&ei=bJ79UbXmM9ev4AOQ-oH4Ag&ved=0CCkQ6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q=%22%20robert%20bele%20%22%20%20london&f=false
23) Robert Bele later changed name to Robert Beale
DATA ON WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR and GEOFFRY LE BEL (ancestor of the Plantagenet Kings of England)
William the Conqueror
1028-1087 (king 1066-1087)
son
Henry I
1068-1135 (king 1100-1135)
dau
Matilda who married
Geoffrey le Bel
1113-1151
their son
Henry II
1133-1189 (king 1154-1189)
son
John
1166-1216 (king 1154-1189)
son
Henry III
1207-1272 (king 1216-1272)
son
Edward I
1239-1307 (king 1272-1307)
son
Edward II
1284-1327 (king 1307-1327)
son
Edward III
1312-1377 (king 1327-1377)
The last Plantagenet King (Richard III descended from Geoffry le Bel) was dug up in a parking lot recently. His Y Chromosome DNA is being computed.
DNA data on our particular Beale family (George Beale d. STX 1769) states:
" Looking back many thousands of
years, we know that you belong to Haplogroup I, which is European. And
your I2a1 (I-M26) branch is from the westernmost part of Europe, and
has been there for well over 5,000 years (scientists have found I-M26
skeletons from 5,000 years ago in southern France)."