Also, Watkins asserted that 1343 as his birth date and that he was married to Isabella Hampton, but this would appear to be incorrect. Tony Ingham states that his birth year was 1327.
One report says that he came from his father's second marriage.
He probably did not marry Joan Everingham in 1348, but their future marriage was apparently "arranged" in this year . . .
"Fine 1348, quinzaine of Hilary: Querents : Richard Baskerville and Joan, d. of Adam de Everingham by John of Stretton their guardian. Deforciant: Sir Richard Baskerville, Kt. Subject: manor of Combe Baskerville. Disposal: settlement on the querents and the heirs of their bodies. Consideration: a rose at the nativity of St John Baptist and 100 marks of silver."
Another report of the same . . .
By a Fine dated the quinzaine of Hilary 1348/9 a Sir Richard Baskervillle settled the manor of Combe Baskerville on Richard Baskervillle and his wife, Joan Everingham, and the heirs of their bodies, at an annual rent of a rose at the Nativity of St John Baptist, with remainder to Sir Richard and his heirs, in return for 100 marks of silver.
A John de Stretton is named as the guardian of the querents, which suggests that Richard was still an infant at the date of the Fine. The Fine does not state any relationship between the Baskerville parties, but the annual rent of a rose suggests one, and the 100 marks may have been provided by Adam de Everingham as a dowry, paid to the bridegroom's father in return for the settlement of the manor of Combe as a home for the young couple
He seems to have been the Sir Richard who was in France during the campaign which led up to the battle of Poitiers during the Hundred Years War (this was in 1356)
In 1373 Richard de Baskerville was the incumbent (rector) at St Mary Magdalene church at Eardisley and a notation in the church reads "obtains special permission to have divine service celebrated in oratorio infra castrrum de erdesleye". I understand that "the helmets of the Baskerville knights are in the side chapel of the parish chutrch, now used as a vestry"
He died in 1374 according to Inquisition Post Mortems C135/236/13 and C136/8/7 |
