Emma de Mobberley

Emma (living 1366), daughter and coheir of William de Modburlegh

{Robert le Grosvenor} married ____, one of the seven daughters of William de Mobberley, of Mobberly in Cheshire, Esq. by his second wife, Maud, daughter and heir of Robert Downes, of Chorley, juxta Werford.

Robert le Grosvenor, of Rudheath, afterwards of Hulme, did homage in 1328. He died before 1342, and was buried at Great Budworth. Sometime before 1323, he married Emma, daughter and coheir of William de Modburlegh, by his wife Maud, daughter and heir of Roberts Downes. She was living as late as 1366, and brought to her husband lands in Chorlegh and Weford. They had two sons, Ralph and Robert.

~The Bulkeley Genealogy, p. 7

Robert le Grosvenor of Holme, son and heir, was under age 21 Edw. I in which year the abbot defended his right to the wardship of the said Robert, against Richard de Lostock, who claimed the same in consenquence of the lands in Allostock, having be granded to the Grosvenors by Gralam de Lostock. In 34 Edw. I, Robert occurs with his first wife Margery, who appears to have been a Vernon of Shipbrooke. His second wife was Emma, daughter of William de Mobberly, coheiress to her mother, Maud, daughter and heiress of Robert Downes of Chorley.

George Ormerod's The History of County Palatine and City of Chester, Vol III, p. 146

Conflicting data

http://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/gg/grosvenor1.php

VisitC1' shows Robert (buried in Budworth) & Emma as father of Ralph, father of the Robert who m. dau of Sir John Daniell, but then does not clearly connect to the next generation. 'VisitC2' & 'VisitW1' show the Robert (buried in Budworth) who m. Emma Modburley as father of 2 sons - Ralph & Robert. 'VisitW1' shows Ralph as son not of Emma but of Alice (who m2. William Sketton) and as father of another Ralph father of Robert of Budworth father of Warin of Budworth who had issue. Collins, 'VisitC2' & 'VisitW1' show (the other son), Robert, as m. Emma, dau of Warin Mainwaring of Pever, by whom he was father of Maud/Matilda (m1. John Hatton, m2. Ralph Vernon, not mentioned by Collins) and the following Ralph.

• a. Robert le Grosvenor of Hulme, Sheriff of Cheshire (d 1328) m. Margery
  • (1) Robert le Grosvenor of Rudheath, later of Hulme (d by 1342) m. (by 1323) Emma de Modburlegh (dau of William de Modburlegh by Maud Downes)
    • (A) Ralph le Grosvenor of Hulme (d by 1356)
    • (B) Robert le Grosvenor

References

• http://cybergata.com/roots/7817.htm
• Collins's peerage of England; Volume 5 By Arthur Collins, Sir Egerton Brydges page 243
• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jweber&id...

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