Sir John DE WELLES

Male 1352 - 1421  (69 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Sir John DE WELLES was born on 20 Apr 1352 in Conisholme, Lincolnshire, England (son of John DE WELLES and Maud DE ROS); died on 26 Aug 1421.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Fact: 5th Lord Welles

    Notes:

    Name:
    John De Welles, Knt., 5th Lord Welles, of Gainsby, son of John de Welles, 3rd Lord Welles, by Maud, daughter, probably, of William de Ros, 2nd Lord Ros of Helmesley. He was born at Conisholme, co. Lincoln, on 20 Apr 1352. He was summoned to Parliament from 20 Jan 1375-6 by writs directed "Johanni de Welle". He was frequently abroard or serving in the French wars. In May 1390 he and Sir David Lindsay, aftrwards 1st Earl of Crawford, performed a notable feat of arms on London Bridge to prove "the chivalry and valiant deeds of Englishmen", in which Welles was unhorsed at the third course. Alianor may have been living in 1399.

    John married Eleanor DE MOWBRAY in May 1368. Eleanor (daughter of John DE MOWBRAY, III and Elizabeth DE SEGRAVE) was born before 25 Mar 1364; died after 1399. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Eudes DE WELLES died before 26 Jul 1417.
    2. Eleanor DE WELLES was born about 1386; died after 07 Nov 1458.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John DE WELLES was born in 1333 in Lincolnshire, England (son of Baron Adam DE WELLES and Margaret ?); died on 11 Oct 1361.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Fact: 4th Lord Welles
    • Birth: 23 Aug 1334, Bonthorphe, Lincolnshire

    John married Maud DE ROS. Maud (daughter of Lord William DE ROS and Margery DE BADLESMERE) died on 09 Dec 1388. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Maud DE ROS (daughter of Lord William DE ROS and Margery DE BADLESMERE); died on 09 Dec 1388.
    Children:
    1. Anne DE WELLES died after 1396.
    2. 1. Sir John DE WELLES was born on 20 Apr 1352 in Conisholme, Lincolnshire, England; died on 26 Aug 1421.
    3. Margery DE WELLES


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Baron Adam DE WELLES was born in 1304 (son of Adam DE WELLES and Joanne ?); died in 1345.

    Notes:

    Excerpt from "Welles Family":

    1333 Was in the wars of Scotland
    1335 A Knight
    1342, 1343 Charged with ten men at Arms and ten Archers, for the King's service in France
    1332 to 1344 Summoned to Parliament

    He departed this life 19th Edward III (1345), being then seized of two parts of the Mannour of Ellington, in County Northumberland; also of the Mannour of Faxton, in County Northampton; Cumberworth and Brunthorp, in County Lincoln.

    Adam married Margaret ?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Margaret ?
    Children:
    1. 2. John DE WELLES was born in 1333 in Lincolnshire, England; died on 11 Oct 1361.
    2. Elizabeth DE WELLES died after 24 Feb 1344/5.

  3. 6.  Lord William DE ROS (son of William DE ROS and Maud DE VAUX); died on 3 Feb 1342/3.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As: 2nd Lord Ros of Helmsley
    • Fact 1: 1326, Sheriff of Yorkshire
    • Fact: 1316-1335, Served in Scotland
    • Fact: 1317-1340, Member of Parliament

    William married Margery DE BADLESMERE before 25 Nov 1326. Margery (daughter of Bartholomew DE BADLESMERE and Margaret DE CLARE) was born in 1306 in Castle, Badlesmere, Kent, England; died on 18 Oct 1363 in Helmsley, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Margery DE BADLESMERE was born in 1306 in Castle, Badlesmere, Kent, England (daughter of Bartholomew DE BADLESMERE and Margaret DE CLARE); died on 18 Oct 1363 in Helmsley, Yorkshire, England.
    Children:
    1. 3. Maud DE ROS died on 09 Dec 1388.
    2. William DE ROS was born about 1326; died before 03 Dec 1352.
    3. Alice DE ROS died before 4 Jul 1344.
    4. Thomas DE ROS, Knt. was born on 13 Jan 1336/7 in Stoke Albany, co. Northampton; died on 8 Jun 1384 in Uffington, co. Lincoln.
    5. Elizabeth DE ROS died after 16 May 1380.