William de Montgomery

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• Background Information: Montgomery of Cubley. Part 1. ¹⁹³
From: "Rosie Bevan" <rbevan@paradise.net.nz>
Subject: Montgomery of Cubley. Part 1
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 12:47:27 +1300

The Montgomerys of Cubley were a prominent Derbyshire family which prospered under the Ferrers family, and later the House of Lancaster, by reason of their land tenure. They had considerable landed interests in Staffordshire, as well as Derbyshire and Northamptonshire. Established in Cubley at Domesday, the male line of the Montgomery family failed in 1517.

A study of the family last year between Mardi Carter, MichaelAnne Guido and myself, in connection with the identity of Matilda Montgomery wife of Thomas Clarell, revealed much in the way of conflicting and confusing information, mainly from secondary sources. As there has never been a comprehensive study made of the family, I decided to spend some time with primary sources to see whether it was possible to reach a more reliable framework. While the following study has its gaps, hopefully it will provide a reliable basis for further work.

My thanks to Mardi and MichaelAnne for all their input.

Rosie

MONTGOMERY OF CUBLEY. Arms of Montgomery, 13th century - Erm.,on a bordure, gu., twelve horseshoes, arg. ; 14th century and later Or, an eagle displayed, Azure.

1.Traditional pedigrees state that RALPH, the ancestor of the Montgomery family, was holding Cubley, Snelston, Derbyshire and four hides in Ecton, Northamptonshire of Henry de Ferrers in 1086 [VCH Northants v.4 p.123]. Keats-Rohan specifically identifies him as a Montgomery but there is no indication whether descent followed male or female succession [K.Keats-Rohan, Domesday Descendants, p.598]

"In Cobelei, Siward had two carucates of land taxable. Land for two ploughs.
Now in lordship two ploughs. Four villagers, and four smallholders, and one
slave, have one plough. There is a priest and a church, and one mill, 12d
and eight acres of meadow. Woodland pasture one mile long and one mile
broad. Value in king Edward's time 100s. now 40 s. Ralph holds it." [Phillip
Morgan (ed.), Domesday Book : Derbyshire, (Phillimore 1978), p.275a]

William married.