Richard [III] Engaine

  General Notes:

RICHARD [III] Engaine (-Apr 1208). The Liber niger monasterii S. Petri de Burgo records "Ricardus Engaine ii hidæ in Hamtonascira...i milite..." among the "Descriptio militum de abbatia de Burgo", marginal notes reading "iste fuit filius Viel et pater Ricardi qui modo est". The Rotuli de Dominabus of 1185 records "Margareta Engaine", that she was "in donatione Domini Regis intra hos viii annos", that she had married "Galfridus Brito", her land in "hundredum de Wilebroc" in Northamptonshire, and also in "Cleile hundredum", the entry for the latter recording that she was "L annorum…filia Ricardi filii Ursi" and naming her heir "Ricardus Engaine". "Ricardus Engayne" confirmed the foundation of "ecclesia sanctæ Mariæ de Castro-Hymel" and listed various donations, including the donation of "Richardi patris mei", for the souls of "meæ et uxoris meæ Sarræ", by undated charter witnessed by "…Vitale Engaine, --- Engaine…Galfrido Engaine, Roberto Engaine…". A manuscript concerning the history of Fineshade priory, Northamptonshire, dated 1376, records its foundation by "Ricardus Engaine senior…dominus de Blatherwick", adding that he died "IX Kal Mai" 1208.

m SARAH de Chesney, daughter of WILLIAM de Chesney of Horsford and Colne, Essex & his wife --- (-before Apr 1222). A manuscript concerning the history of Fineshade priory, Northamptonshire, dated 1376, records that its founder "Ricardus Engaine senior…dominus de Blatherwick" married "Saram filiam comitis Oxenford". Lady of Colne. "Ricardus Engayne" confirmed the foundation of "ecclesia sanctæ Mariæ de Castro-Hymel" and listed various donations, including the donation of "Richardi patris mei", for the souls of "meæ et uxoris meæ Sarræ", by undated charter witnessed by "…Vitale Engaine, --- Engaine…Galfrido Engaine, Roberto Engaine…".

Richard [III] & his wife had two children: Richard and Vitalis.

Richard married Sarah de Chesney, daughter of William de Chesney of Horsford & Colne and Aubreye de Poynings. (Sarah de Chesney was born about 1170 and died before Apr 1222 ¹.)