Isabel de Harcla

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• Background Information: From GEN-MEDIEVAL-L Archives. ¹⁹³
From: <pajunkin@bellsouth.net>
Subject: Re: Sir Michael de Harcla of Hartley in Westmorland
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 13:42:02 -0400

I have a bit of information on the Harcla (Hartley) family since the name is often found in association with the Viponts. ?Richard le Franceis, son of Gilbert, son of Philip [correction, should be Adam], who in 1257 had a grant of free warren in Westmoreland and Cumberland, who was the son of John le Fraunceys to whom Robert de Vipont had confirmed the whole of Mauld?s Meaburn, married a daughter of Michael de Harcla. In 1278, the king seised the lands of Michael de Harcla until it shall appear by what right and title Richard le Fraunceis son and heir of Gilbert le Fraunceis married the daughter of Michael de Harcla, being then the king?s ward.? The History and Antiquities of the Counties of Westmoreland and Cumberland Joseph Nicholson and Richard Burns.

• Background Information. ²⁰⁷
The first connection of the ancient family of Vernon in Derbyshire was by the marriage of Richard, a younger son of one of the Barons of Shipbrooke, in Cheshire, with a coheiress of the Avenells, of Nether Haddon. This Richard [had a son named Robert who] died without male issue, leaving a daughter and heiress, married to Gilbert le Francis, whose son Richard took the name Vernon, settled at Haddon-hall, and was a common ancestor of the Vernons of Haddon, Stokeasy, Hodnet, Sudbury, &c, Richard, son of Gilbert le Francis, married a daughter of Michael de Harcla, and die in the year 1322 at age 65.

~Magna Britannia, p. liii

Isabel married Sir Richard de Vernon Knight, son of Sir Gilbert le Franceys Knight and Hawise de Vernon.¹⁹³ (Sir Richard de Vernon Knight was born in Nether Haddon, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England ²⁰⁷ and died in Nether Haddon, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England ²⁰⁷.)