Sir Piers FitzHerbert, Lord of Brecknock & Sheriff of Yorkshire

Please see Darrell Wolcott: The Herbert Family Pedigree; http://www.ancientwalesstudies.org/id40.html. (Steven Ferry, April 21, 2020.)

Peter Fitz-Herbert, Baron of Barnstable in Devonshire, the honor of which he obtained from King John with fifteen knight's fees, part of the lands of William de Braose, and he was made Governor of Pickering Castle in Yorkshire, and Sheriff of that county by the same monarch. This Peter was one of the barons named in Magna Carta and, by his signature, fourth in rank amongst the barons. He m. first, Alice, dau. of Robert Fitz Roger, a great baron in Northumberland, Lord of Warkworth and Clavering, and sister of John, to whom Edward I gave the surname of Clavering, Lord of Callaly in Northumberland. By this lady he had a son and heir, Reginald Fitz Peter. He m. secondly, Isabel, dau. and coheir of William de Braose, and widow of David Llewellin, Prince of Wales, and by the alliance acquired the lordships and castle of Blenlevenny and Talgarth in the county of Brecknock, with other possessions in Wales. He fortified his castle of Blenlevenny, and, dying in 1235, was s. by his son, ReginaldFitzPeter, Lord of Blenlevenny, [John Burke, History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. IV, R. Bentley,London, 1834, p. 728, Jones, of Llanarth]

Piers FITZHERBERT (-1235) [Pedigree]

Son of Herbert FITZHERBERT (-1204) and Lucy of Hereford (-1220)
r. Blaen Llyfni, Wales
d. 1 Jun 1235
d. BEF 6 Jun 1235; bur. Reading, Eng.
Married first Alice de WARKWORTH (-1225)
Children:

1. Lucy FITZPIERS (-1266) m. Sir William de ROS (1193-1264)
2. Herbert FITZPETER Sheriff of Hampshire (-1248)
3. Sir Reginald (Rynold) FitzPiers (-1286) m(1) Alice (-1264)

Married second Isabel de FERRERS (1166-1252)
Married third Sibyl de DINHAM

References:

1. "Ancestral roots of certain American colonists who cam to America before 1700", Frederick Lewis Weis, 1992, seventh edition. The earlier editions were called: "Ancestral roots of sixty colonists who came to New England 1623-1650"
2. "The Complete Peerage", Cokayne.
3. "Ancestors of Deacon Edward Converse".
4. "Plantagenet Ancestry", Turton.
5. "Burke's Peerage, 1938".
6. "Presidents GEDCOM File", Otto-G. Richter, Brian Tompsett.
7. "Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England 1623-1650", Weis, Editions 1-6. The latest edition (7) of this book is titled: "Ancestral roots of certain American colonists who came to America before 1700" by Weis, 1992, 7th edition. Information which has been checked in the latest edition usually has the reference key "AR7", while information from earlier editions (1-6) will have the reference key "Weis1".
8. "Some Early English Pedigrees", Vernon M. Norr.

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Piers FitzHerbert1

M, #368871 -- Last Edited=13 Jun 2009-- Piers FitzHerbert gained the title of Lord of the Honour of Brecknock [England by writ].1 Child of Piers FitzHerbert: Lucy FitzPiers+ 1

Citation: Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 1107.

Piers was also called Lord of Blaen Llynfi county Brecknock; and also called Peter.
A settlement for the marriage Piers FitzHerbert, Lord Blaen Llynfi, and Alice de Warkworth was made on 28 November 1203.
Piers was "seen" in 1204.
He was was present in support of King John at the signing of the Magna Carta on 15 June 1215 at Runnymede, between Windsor and Staines, in Surrey.
Piers inherited, through his mother, a 1/3 interest in the barony of Miles Fitz Walter of Gloucester in 1219.
He married Isabel de Ferrers, daughter of William I, 3rd Earl of Derby, and Goda de Tosny, before 1225.
Piers died before 6 June 1235.

See "My Lines" ( http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cousin/html/p391.htm#i7189 ) from Compiler: R. B. Stewart, Evans, GA ( http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cousin/html/index.htm )

enWikipedia (edited 22 Mar 2022) Peter FitzHerbert

Peter FitzHerbert, also known as Piers FitzHerbert, (died 1235) Lord of Blenlevenny, was a 13th-century nobleman and Sheriff of Yorkshire. FitzHerbert was one of the Counsellors named in Magna Carta in 1215. He was the son of Herbert FitzHerbert and Lucy of Hereford.

Life
FitzHerbert was the son of Herbert FitzHerbert and Lucy of Hereford, daughter of Miles of Gloucester, 1st Earl of Hereford and Sibyl de Neufmarché.[1] FitzHerbert gained the title of Lord of the Honour of Brecknock and was made Governor of Pickering Castle, Yorkshire and the Sheriff of Yorkshire by King John of England. FitzHerbert is listed as one of the Counsellors named in Magna Carta in 1215. He inherited, through his mother, a third interest in the barony of Miles Fitz Walter of Gloucester in 1219. FitzHerbert's castles of Blenlevenny and Castell Dinas were sacked by Prince Llywelyn ab Iorwerth and Richard Marshal, 3rd Earl of Pembroke in October 1233. He died in 1235 and was buried at Reading Abbey, Yorkshire.

Marriage and issue

FitzHerbert married Alice, the daughter of Robert fitzRoger,[2] Lord of Warkworth and Clavering and Margaret de >1. Chesney, they had the following issue:

Herbert FitzPiers (died 1248), succeeded by his brother Reginald.

2. Reginald FitzPiers, married firstly Alice, daughter and heir of William de Standford, had issue and married Joan, widow of Ingram de Percy, daughter and heir of William de Fortibus and Maud de Ferrers, had further issue.
3. Lucy FitzPiers, married William de Ros of Helmsley, had issue.

He married secondly, Isabel, the widow of Roger Mortimer of Wigmore, the daughter of Walchelin de Ferriers of Oakham. They had no issue.

Citations
1. Cokayne, v. 5, p. 465.
2. Mosley, v1, p. 1107.

FindAGrave Piers “Peter” FitzHerbert

Birth: 1163, Wales
Death: 1 Jun 1235 (aged 71–72), England
Burial: Reading Abbey Ruins, Reading, Berkshire, England

"Peter FitzHerbert, Baron of Barnstable in Devonshire, the honor of which he obtained from King John with fifteen knight's fees, part of the lands of William de Braose, and he was made Governor of Pickering Castle in Yorkshire, and Sheriff of that county by the same monarch. This Peter was one of the barons named in Magna Carta and, by his signature, fourth in rank amongst the barons. He married first, Alice, daughter of Robert FitzRoger, a great baron in Northumberland, Lord of Warkworth and Clavering, and sister of John, to whom Edward I gave the surname of Clavering, Lord of Callaly in Northumberland. By this lady he had a son and heir, Reginald FitzPeter. He married secondly, Isabel, daughter and coheir of William de Braose, and widow of David Llewellin, Prince of Wales, and by the alliance acquired the lordships and castle of Blenlevenny and Talgarth in the county of Brecknock, with other possessions in Wales. He fortified his castle of Blenlevenny, and, dying in 1235, was suceeded by his son, Reginald FitzPeter, Lord of Blenlevenny." (Burke's A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. IV, 1838 edition, p. 728)

from Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700, 8th Edition, 89:28, 262:29, 246D:28, 261:32, 262:29.
Piers Fitz Herbert, son and heir to his father Herbert Fitz Herbert and mother Lucy of Hereford, was seen in 1204 >and died sometime before 6 Jun 1235.
He was buried at Reading. Through his mother, he was heir to one-third interest in the barony of Miles of Gloucester, Earl of Hereford.
Piers married Alice Fitz Robert de Warkworth, daughter of Robert Fitz Roger, second baron of Warksworth and sister of John Fitz Robert.
Piers married, as his second wife, Isabella de Ferrières, widow of Roger de Mortimer and daughter of Walkelin de Ferrières, seigneur of Ferrières-Saint-Hilaire and lord of Oakham, county of Rutland. Faher of
Lucy Fitz Piers who married Sir William de Ros; Sir Reynold Fitz Piers, Knight; and Herbert Fitz Piers

Citing Reading Abbey Ruins, Reading, Berkshire, England

"When King Edward II began his rule, the childless John Fitz-Reginald, heir of Peter Fitz-Herbert, granted the reversion of all his lands (including the Lordship of Blaenllynfi) to the king." (Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Volume 7, Edward III, File 14, entry 177.)