Medieval Whitney Timeline
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Early
| Year | Miscellaneous | Knighted | Members of Parliament | Sheriffs in Hereford | Patron of Pencombe or Whitney | Incumbent in Pencombe or Whitney | WRG Lineage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| s1045 | 01 Turstin (s1045-a1086) born | ||||||
| s1075 | 02 Eustace (s1075-a1100) born | ||||||
| a1086 | 01 Turstin (s1045-a1086) died | ||||||
| say 1100? | Eustachius Filius Turstani Flandrensis granted land to St. Peter's Church12 | ||||||
| a1100 | 02 Eustace (s1075-a1100) died |
13th Century
| Year | Miscellaneous | Knighted | Members of Parliament | Sheriffs in Hereford | Patron of Pencombe or Whitney | Incumbent in Pencombe or Whitney | WRG Lineage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| s1225 | 08 Robert de Whitney (s1225-?) born | ||||||
| 1242 | Robert de Whitney listed in Testa de Nevill8 | ||||||
| 1252 | John de Wytteneye overseer of the King's Castle at Bristol, 125221 | ||||||
| s1256 | 09 Eustace de Whitney (s1256-?) born | ||||||
| 1270 | Eustachio de Whyteneye, militibus served as a witness18 | ||||||
| 1272 | John de Witteneye killed in the town of Hereford20 | ||||||
| 1277 | Eustachii de Wynteneye, militis18 (also Eustacius de Whitney1) | ||||||
| c1280 (1263-84) | Eustace de Wytteneye, Knight, confirmed land granted by his ancestors to St. Peter's Church12 | ||||||
| 1280 | '----- de Whitney1 | Roger de Whitney.1 | |||||
| c1287 | 10 Eustace de Whitney (c1287-c1352) born | ||||||
| 1288 | Sir Eustace de Wyteneie, Knight19 | ||||||
| 1299 | Eustace de Whitney, Lord of Whitney17 |
14th Century
| Year | Miscellaneous | Knighted | Members of Parliament | Sheriffs in Hereford | Patron of Pencombe or Whitney | Incumbent in Pencombe or Whitney | WRG Lineage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1301 | Eustace de Whitney, summoned to fight the Scots17 | ||||||
| 1301 | Eustace de Wyteneye entered into an agreement regarding his marriage to Elizabeth, dau of Sir Alexander de Frevylle and lady Joan de Friville22 | ||||||
| 1303 | Court of the lord of Whiteneye held at Pencumbe Friday before the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist 31 Edward I [21 June 1303]24 | ||||||
| 1304 | Court of the lord of Whiteneye held at Pencumbe Tuesday on the vigil of Saint Vincent 32 Edward I [21 January 1304]24 | ||||||
| 1304 | Court of Whyteneye held at Pencumbe Saint Peter ad Cathedram 32 Edward I [22 February 1304]24 | ||||||
| 1304 | Court of the lord of Wyteneye held Tuesday on the feast of Saint Peter and Saint Marcellinus in the year aforesaid the 32nd [9 June 1304]24 | ||||||
| 1304 | "Eustace de Witney" and "Alexander de Frevile, knight" were listed as debtors of Walter de la Barre, citizen and merchant of Hereford., and Sibyl, his wife for the sum of 26m. 11s. 6d. (C 241/45/200) | ||||||
| 1305 | Court of Eustace de Whyteneye held at Pencombe Thursday after St John before the Latin Gate 33 Edward I [13 May 1305]24 | ||||||
| 1305 | Court the translation of Eustache of Wyteneye held at Penkumbe Tuesday after Saint Thomas the Martyr 33 Edward I [13 July 1305]24 | ||||||
| 25 Mar 1305 | John de Wytteneye, a monk at Westminster Abbey, imprisoned in 1303, was released26 | ||||||
| c1305 (1301-1306) | 09 Eustace de Whitney (s1256-?) probably died | ||||||
| 1306 | Eustacius de Whiteneye1, 2, 17 | ||||||
| 1307 | Eustace de Whitney1 | ||||||
| 1313 | Eustace de Whitney | ||||||
| 28 Jun 1314 | John de Wytteney summoned to a council at Westminster27 | ||||||
| 5 Mar 1316 | Eustace de Whitney certified Lord of Pencombe, Little Cowarn, and Whitney28 | ||||||
| 1318 | 11 Robert de Whitney (1318-c1380) born | ||||||
| 1333 | Eustace de Whitney, lord of Whitney made a grant6 | ||||||
| 1339 | Sir Eustace de Whitney, granted free warren17 | ||||||
| 1342 | W. D. de Witenie.1 | ||||||
| 1345 | Eustace de Whitney17 | Thomas de Whitney17 | |||||
| 1348 | 12 Robert Whitney (1348-1402) born | ||||||
| 1349 | Eustace de Whitney17 | ||||||
| 1351 | Sir Eustace de Whitney | ||||||
| 1352 | Eustace de Whitney | ||||||
| c1352 | 10 Eustace de Whitney (c1287-c1352) died | ||||||
| 1353 | Robert de Whitney1 | Baldwin de Whitney.1 | |||||
| 1356 | Baldwin de Whitney23 | ||||||
| 1357 | Baldwin de Whitney1 | ||||||
| 1358 | Eustace de Whiteney1 | ||||||
| 1358 | Robert de Whitney buys Boughrood & Eton17 | ||||||
| 1361 | Eustace de Wyteneye late lord of Penconbe , Court of Penconbe Tuesday on the feast of Saint Margaret the Virgin 35 Edward III [20 July 1361] | ||||||
| 1368 | Sir Robert de Whitney went to Milan; Baldwin de Whitney acted in his absence17 | ||||||
| 1369 | Attachments of the bailiff of the lord Baldewyn de Wyteneye of desmesne farms as appears in the estreats handed over to the bailiff 20d, 12 April 43 Edward III [1369]24 | ||||||
| ca. 1370 | Robert de Wyteney, son and heir of Sir Eustace de Wytneye, Kt. granted land to his brother John de Wytneye7 | ||||||
| 1373 | Sir Robert de Whitney17 | ||||||
| 1375 | Robert Whitteney1 | ||||||
| 1377 | Robert Whitney1 | ||||||
| 1378 | Robert Whitteney, knt.1 | ||||||
| c1379 | 13 Robert Whitney (c1379-1441) born | ||||||
| c1380 | 11 Robert de Whitney (1318-c1380) died | ||||||
| 1380 | Robert Whitteney, knt.1 | ||||||
| 1383 | Sir Robert Whitney delivered Castle of Cherbourg17 | ||||||
| 1388 | Sir Robert Whitney negotiated treaty in Flanders17 | ||||||
| 1394 | Sir Robert Whitney, Marshal of the King's Household17 | ||||||
| 1395 | Robert Whitteney1 | ||||||
| 1399 | Sir Robert Whitney, joined forces of Duke of Hereford17 |
15th Century
| Year | Miscellaneous | Knighted | Members of Parliament | Sheriffs in Hereford | Patron of Pencombe or Whitney | Incumbent in Pencombe or Whitney | WRG Lineage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1402 | 12 Robert Whitney (1348-1402) died | ||||||
| 1404 | Sir Robert Whitney granted Castles and Lordships of Clifford and Glasbury | ||||||
| 1410 | 14 Eustace Whitney (1410-c1468) born | ||||||
| 1413 | Robert Whitney1 | ||||||
| 1415 | Eustace Whitney fought at Agincourt17 | ||||||
| 1417 | Robert Whitteney knt.1 | ||||||
| 1419 | Robert Whitney, knt.1 | ||||||
| 1422 | Sir Robert Whitney, Captain of Vire17 | ||||||
| 1422 | Robert Whitteney knt.1 | Robert Whitney, knt.1 | |||||
| 1424/5 | Sir Robert Whitney, lord of Whitney mentioned9 | ||||||
| 1425 | Sir Robert Whitney, Kt. mentioned15 | ||||||
| 1426 | Sir Robert Whitney, Kt. mentioned16 | ||||||
| 1428 | Robert Whitney, knt.1, 17 | ||||||
| 1429 | Pencombe Court of Robert Whiteneye knight, 21 July 7 Henry VI [1429]24 | Robert Whitney, knt.1 | |||||
| 1435 | Robert Whitney, knt.1 | ||||||
| c1436 | 15 Robert Whitney (c1436-a1492) born | ||||||
| 1441 | 13 Robert Whitney (c1379-1441) died | ||||||
| 1454 | Eustace Whitney mentioned in a royal commission17 | ||||||
| 1461 | Eustace Whitney1 | ||||||
| 1464 | Robert Whitney1 | ||||||
| s1466 | 16 James Whitney (s1466-1500) born | ||||||
| 1467 | Eustace Whitney17 | ||||||
| c1468 | 14 Eustace Whitney (1410-c1468) died | ||||||
| 1470 | Eustace de Whyteney and wife Elizabeth of the Manor of Whytney and Roger de Whyteney, parson of the Church of Pencombe mentioned10 | ||||||
| 1474 | Robert Whyteney, esq., lord of Whyteney mentioned11 | ||||||
| a1474 | 15 Robert Whitney (c1436-a1492) died. NOTE: He must have died about 1493/4. | ||||||
| 1467 | Robert Whitney17 | ||||||
| 1479 | Robert Whitney17 | Sir Robert Whitney17 | |||||
| 1492 | Robert Whitney, esq., mentioned14 | ||||||
| 1492 | The distinguished Master Robert Whitney esquire and James son of said Robert, Weobley 13 April 149225 | ||||||
| 1494 | Robart Whitteney, esquire of Whitteney. E: Elizabeth his relict and James his son, Weobley 6 October 149425 |
16th Century
| Year | Miscellaneous | Knighted | Members of Parliament | Sheriffs in Hereford | Patron of Pencombe or Whitney | Incumbent in Pencombe or Whitney | WRG Lineage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1500 | 16 James Whitney (s1466-1500) died | ||||||
| 1505 | Sir Robert Whitney17 | ||||||
| 1521 | Court of Elizabeth, relict of Robert Whitney, 6 Feb 12 Henry VIII 1521/224 | ||||||
| 1539 | Robert Whitney1 | ||||||
| 1544 | Robert Whitney, minor son of Sir Robert, dec.17 | ||||||
| 1552 | View of Frankpledge "Cum Curia Magna" and "Recogn" of Robert Whitnaye esq., 17 May 6 Ed VI 155224 | ||||||
| 1553 | Robert Whitney3 | ||||||
| 1558 | Robert Whitney, knt.1 | James Whitney, knt.1 & Eustace Whitney1 | |||||
| 1560 | Sir Robert Whitney17 | ||||||
| 1567 | Robert Whitney, knt.1 | ||||||
| 1570 | James Whitney4 | ||||||
| 1574 | Eustace Whitney, Esq.17 | ||||||
| 159- | James Whitney, knt.1 | ||||||
| 1615 | Deeds relating to manor and advowson of Pencombe. This was conveyed to Sir Thomas Coningesby in 1615 by Sir Robert Whitney.24 | ||||||
| 1617 | Sir Robert Whitney5 | ||||||
| 1625 | Robert Whitney, knt.1 |
Sources
1Archive:The First Known Use of Whitney as a Surname, p. ix & x.
2Archive:The Ancestry of John Whitney, pp. 50 & 216
3Archive:The Ancestry of John Whitney, pp. xiii, 3, & 116
4Archive:The Ancestry of John Whitney, pp. xiii, 3, 116, & 165
5Archive:The Ancestry of John Whitney, pp. xiii, 3, & 216
8Archive:The Ancestry of John Whitney, Chapter VIII, Part 1, p. 217
12Archive:The Ancestry of John Whitney, Chapter I, Part 1, p. 14
13Archive:The Ancestry of John Whitney, Chapter VIII, Part 1, p. 217
18Archive:The Register of Thomas de Cantilupe, Bishop of Hereford
19Archive:A Roll of the Household Expenses of Richard de Swinfield, Bishop of Hereford
20Archive:The Ancestry of John Whitney, Chapter II, p. 44
21Archive:The Ancestry of John Whitney, Chapter II, p. 41
22Archive:Episcopal Registers, Diocese of Worcester: Register of Bishop Godfrey Giffard
23Rev. Francis Tebbs Havergal, Fasti Herefordensis (1869), page 82
24Pencombe Manor Documents
25Calendar of probate and administration acts 1407-1541 and abstracts of wills 1541-1581 in the court books of the Bishop of Hereford
26Archive:The Ancestry of John Whitney, Chapter III, p. 52.
27Archive:The Ancestry of John Whitney, Chapter III, p. 53.
28Archive:The Ancestry of John Whitney, Chapter III, p. 54.
