Hugh de COURTENAY / Margaret de BOHUN

      /--John de  COURTENAY 
   /--Hugh de  COURTENAY 
   |  \--Isabel de  VERE 
/--Hugh de  COURTENAY 
|  |  /--Hugh Le  DESPENSER 
|  \--Eleanor Le  DESPENSER 
|     \--Aline Aliva  BASSETT 
|--Hugh de  COURTENAY 
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\--Agnes  ST JOHN 
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   \--Alice  FITZPIERS 
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      /--Humphrey VI de  BOHUN 
   /--Humphrey VII de  BOHUN 
   |  \--Eleanor de  BRAOSE 
/--Humphrey de de  BOHUN 
|  |  /--Enguerrand Ingelram de  FIENNES 
|  \--Maud de  FIENNES 
|     \--Isabel de  CONDE 
|--Margaret de  BOHUN 
|     /-- HENRY III 
|  /--Longshanks  EDWARD I 
|  |  \-- ELEANOR 
\--Elizabeth  PLANTAGENET 
   |  /-- HENRY III 
   \--Eleanor  CASTILE 
      \--Joana de  DAMPMARTIN 

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[786] !Our Noble & Gentle Families of Royal Descent Together with Their Paternal Ancestry by Joseph Foster p 827 1886 Edition:

This individual has the following other parents in the Ancestral File:
Humphrey /DE BOHUN/ (AFN:HK9F-DG) and Princess /ELIZABETH/ (AFN:HK9F-FM) !of Devon, England.

per Ances of Pres

per Marlyn Lewis

[1632] his individual has the following other parents in the Ancestral File:
Hugh S /DE COURTENAY/ (AFN:FLGK-1M) and Margaret /DE BOHUN/ (AFN:FLGK-2S)

per Ances of Pres

[1633] !Our Noble & Gentle Families of Royal Descent Together with Their Paternal Ancestry by Joseph Foster p 721 1887 Edition: of Powderham Castle, Devon, which was his mother's marriage portion, served the the wars of Edward III and Richard II, knighted by "the black prince" the day before the battle of Havaret in Spain, with his brothers, Hugh and Peter, lord lieutenant of Ireland, steward of the stannaries, knight of the sire Devon, imprisoned for a short time in the Tower;

per Marlyn Lewis
Lord Lt. of Ireland

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Edward GUNTON / Mrs Edward GUNTON

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/--Thomas  PALGRAVE 
|  |  /--John  GLEMHAM 
|  \--Annie  GLEMHAM 
|     \--Eleanor  BRANDON 
|--Edward  GUNTON 
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Walter STRICKLAND / Anes HAMERTON

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[3205] The Strickland Family

Sizergh, the name of the Strickland family home, is of Scandinavian origin, and originates from the Scandinavian occupation of England in the 9th and 10th Centuries. Along with a large gift of other lands, Sizergh was granted by Henry II about 1170-80 to Gervase d'Eyncourt (Deincourt), a cadet of the great baronial family of that name in Lincolnshire. These possessions continued in the d'Eyncourt family for several generations until Elizabeth, great-granddaughter of Gervase, became the sole heiress, and conveyed them all in marriage to her husband, Sir William Strickland in 1239. From that time, this has been the residence of the Strickland family.

In earlier times, the family was known as "de Castlecarrock," and they were descended from the Norman family of Vaux (or de Vallibus), and therefore allied to the family of Gilles. In 1179, Walter de Castlecarrock married, moved to the manor of Great Strickland in north Westmoreland acquired through his wife, and assumed the name "de Strikeland." The name meant "the pastureland of young cattle." This Walter was later knighted and was the great-grandfather of the Sir William mentioned above.

Family members have been found in Parliament in almost every generation until the end of the 17th Century. They have also been involved in other parts of Government, including the military, up to the present time.

Walter Strickland, born 5 Apr. 1516, died 8 March 1569, was the eldest son and heir of Sir Walter Strickland and Katherine Neville. His marital affairs are not entirely clear. On 8 March 1535, while under age, he was contracted to marry Margaret Hamerton, daughter of Sir Stephen Hamerton, but there is no record of the marriage ever taking place, and it is said that Margaret took her own life a few days before the expected marriage. In records of 1537, Walter is mentioned as having a wife, Agnes. It is entirely possible that Agnes is the same as Ann, a younger daughter of Sir Stephen Hamerton, and she may also be the mother of Ellen, since Ellen and John named their first child Ann. Whatever the name and identity of the mother, Walter recognized Ellen as his "natural daughter" and made provision for her in his will. Ellen also apparently lived with her father in Sizergh Castle. Walter married ca. 1560/1, Alice (Tempest) Place, widow of Christopher Place, Yorkshire. After Walter's death, Alice married Sir Thomas Boynton.

It was during the time that Walter and Alice (Tempest) Strickland lived in the castle that all the Elizabethan part was built and paneling installed. Alice remained at Sizergh Castle after the death of Walter and her marriage to Sir Thomas Boynton to look after the young Strickland children. Being a lady of great taste, she was responsible for much of the paneling and other 16th Century ornamentation. After Sir Thomas Boynton's death, Alice moved to Yorkshire and here the marriage of Ellen to John Carleton took place. Alice also made provision in her will for Ellen Strickland, daughter of her deceased husband, Walter.

Sizergh castle still stands and is in good condition. It was given in 1950 to the National Trust and is open for tours. The present Strickland family lives in one wing of the castle. She was born circa 1557 in England.19 She died after 1622 in England.

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