Sir Thomas Corbet, 5th Baron of Caus

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17 Oct. 1222 Westminster. Shropshire.
To the sheriff of Shropshire. Thomas Corbet, son and heir of Robert Corbet, has made fine with the king by £100 for his relief of the lands that Robert held of the king in chief and which fall to Thomas by hereditary right, and the king has thus taken his homage and fealty. Order that, having accepted security from Thomas for rendering the aforesaid £100 to the king, he is to cause him to have full seisin without delay of his aforesaid lands with their appurtenances in his bailiwick. Witness H. etc. By the same.
Source: Henry III Fine Rolls Project

The manor of Charleton, Devon
According to an Inquest of 1276 (4 Ed. I. No. 165), Reginald de Valletorta gave £20 worth of lands at Charleton, Devon, with his sister Isabel in free marriage to Thomas Corbet, who gave the same to William Pipard, father of Thomas Pipard with his daughter Katherine in free marriage. William Pipard died seised of Charleton in 1267 (Inq. 51 Hen. III. No. 650), and was succeeded by his son, Thomas Pipard, who died seised of it in 1283 (Inq. 11 Ed. I. No. 470). In 1300 William, son of Thomas Pipard, died seised of it and was succeeded by his uncle John Pipard. (Inq. 28 Ed. I. No. 598). In 1365 Margery, widow of William Pipard, died seised of it (Inq. 38 Ed. III. No. 597) ; in 1376 Margaret, wife of Warin de Lisle, died seised of it (Inq. 49 Ed. III. No. 151) ; and in 1383 Warin de Lisle, died seised of it (Inq. 6 Ric. II. No. 807). Taken from "Report & Transactions of the Devonshire Association Vol 43" with alterations & additions.

Charleton continued down through Berkeley, Beauchamp, Talbot and Grey descendants until 1519 when Elizabeth Grey, Viscountess Lisle, wife of Henry Courtenay 1st Marquess of Exeter died without children. Elizabeth was succeeded by her aunt, another Elizabeth Grey, who married 1st Edmund Dudley and 2nd Arthur Plantagenet (Letters and Papers Hen. VIII Vol. 3 No. 220). In 1531/2 Elizabeth's grandson John Dudley, knight, later 1st Duke of Northumberland sold the manor in fee farm (sale of the freehold subject to a fixed annual payment) to Henry Courtenay, Marquess of Exeter (Ancient Deeds 23 Hen.VIII; Letters and Papers Henry VIII Vol. 5 No. 897 & Vol. 13 Part 2 No. 990). In 1538 the Marquess of Exeter was attained for high treason and all his estates were forfeited to the crown. Arthur Plantagenet, Lord Lisle wrote to Cromwell begging to have possession of Charleton and other manors during his life if the Marquess of Exeter was found guilty (Letters and Papers Hen. VIII Vol. 13 Part 2 No. 990). Courtenay was found guilty, however, in 1540 Lord Lisle was also arrested for treason. He languished in the Tower of London for two years until the king decided to release him. Upon receiving the news he suffered a heart attack and died two days later. In 1553 Charleton was granted to William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke (Cal. Patent Rolls. Vol. 5 1547-1553. p. 169) and in 1561 he sold it to John Peter of Exeter, merchant for £1200 (Bargain and Sale 69/M/2/46). Researched by Charlene Newport

Thomas Corbet was the Sheriff of Shropshire in 1249.

• Son of Robert Corbet (d. 1222)
• married Isabel de Vautort (Valletort), widow of Alan de Dunstanville

Children:

• Piers (Peter) m (1) Joan de Mortimer, (2) Alice ???
• Alice m. Robert de Stafford
• Emma m. Brian de Brampton

http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLISHNOBILITYMEDIEVAL3.htm

THOMAS Corbet (-before 2 Nov 1274). Henry III King of England ordered that "castrum de Caos", confiscated from "Robertus [Corbet]", be restored to him after "Thomas filius suus" swore homage to the king dated [Nov] 1217[1548]. Henry III King of England ordered "…Robertus Corbet vel Thomas filius suus…" to enquire into the state of the forests "de comitatu Salopie" dated [Jul] 1219[1549]. "Thomas Corbet, son and heir of Robert Corbet" made a fine for "his relief of the lands that Robert held of the king in chief" in Shropshire, dated 17 Oct 1222[1550]. "Thomas Corbet" was granted "the forest of Teynfrestanes", granted by King Richard to "Robert Corbet his father", dated 10 Jan 1236[1551]. m ([1225/28]) as her second husband, ISABEL de Vautort, widow of ALAN de Dunstanville, daughter of ROGER de Vautort of Harberton, Devon & his wife ---. Thomas & his wife had three children:

i) PIERS Corbet (-1300 before 13 Aug). He was summoned to parliament in 1295 whereby he is held to have become Lord Corbet. m firstly (-1253 or before) JOAN de Mortimer, daughter of ROGER de Mortimer & his wife Gwladus of Wales. m secondly ALICE, daughter of --- (-after 1315). Piers & his first wife had two children:

(a) THOMAS Corbet (-1295). m JOAN Plugenet, daughter of ALAN Plugenet & his wife ---.

(b) PIERS Corbet ([1269/70]-before 29 Jan 1322). m (before 17 Aug 1302) as her first husband, BEATRICE de Beauchamp, daughter of JOHN de Beauchamp of Hatch, Somerset & his wife Cecily de Vivonne (-before Oct 1347). She married secondly John de Leyburn Lord Leyburn.

Piers & his second wife had one child:

(c) JOHN Corbet (25 Mar 1298-before 1347).

ii) ALICE Corbet . m as his first wife, ROBERT de Stafford, son of HERVEY Bagot de Stafford & his wife Pernell de Ferrers (-before 4 Jun 1261).

iii) EMMA Corbet . m Sir BRIAN de Brampton, son of ---.

From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corbet_family

Feudal barons of Caus and their descendants
In the Domesday Book of 1086, Roger FitzCorbet and his brother Robert were listed as some of the most important tenants-in-chief of the king and also of the powerful Marcher Lord Roger, Earl of Shrewsbury[4][5] Roger is generally believed to have been the first feudal baron of Caus in Shropshire, which was a barony within the marcher lordship of Roger de Montgomerie (died 1094). He was succeeded after 1121 by his son Robert FitzCorbet (d. pre-1155). He was succeeded by Roger FitzCorbet, who himself was succeeded by Robert (died 1222), who left a son Thomas who died in 1274. There followed his son and heir Peter Corbet (died 1300) who left a son Peter Corbet (died 1322), who died childless. The barony then passed to his half-brother John. Although the family soon died out in the senior line, when the barony was lost, cadet branches spread out and thrived.

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Thomas de Corbet was born. Thomas married Isabel de Valletort and had a child: Alice de Corbet.

Thomas De Corbet is my 26th great grandfather.

Hmmm! Thomas Corbet is my 22nd Great Grandfather - M. Burnett (of Leys)