Agnes

  General Notes:

Agnes Hussey had as temporary assignment of dower August 27, 1290 Standen Hussey manor, according to "History of Berkshire." She was afterwards dowered in Tidworth manor, Wiltshire; Moreton manor, Berkshire; Missenden manor, Buckinghamshire and 1/3 of Freefolk manor, Hampshire, having renounced her rights in Harting manor and other manors. She had license June 6, 1300 to marry Piers de Brewes, "if she would."

Apparently Sir Piers de Brewes was the father of Sir Thomas de Brewes who was summoned to Parliament in 1348. In 1307 Piers de Brewes was shown as holding North Tidworth manor "holding in the right of Agnes Husee, his wife" in an inquisition taken at Upavene, Wiltshire. She received an order May 3, 1324 to "replevy to her, her woods of Shottewode and Heywode in Savernake Forest, taken for trespass." Agnes Hussey de Brewes continued to live April 8, 1326 when she "had respite of scutage on lands held in dower" in Buckinghamshire.

[Gowen Research Foundation - Hussey Manuscripts]

  Events

• Inquisition: Post mortem, 27 Aug 1290. ⁴ 780. Henry Huse alias. Heuse.

Writ to the escheator to deliver to Agnes late the wife of the said Henry the manor of Staundene to be held in tenencia until the king shall have assigned her dower, 27 Aug. 18 Edw. I.

Agreement between Henry, son and heir of Sir Henry Heuse, deceased, and Lady Agnes Heuse late the wife of the said Sir Henry, Saturday after the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin, 18 Edw. I.

Whereas the said Agnes ought to be dowered at the king's mandate by the escheator of the lands which were of the said Sir Henry her husband, the said Henry son of Sir Henry has granted to the said Agnes for life as dower the manors of Staunden, co. Wilts and Berks, Todeworth, co. Wilts, Morton, co. Berks, and Messinden, co. Bucks, and a third part of the manor of Frifolk, co. Southampton, which Anne sometime the wife of Nicholas Syfrewast held for life; and the said Agnes has remitted and quit-claimed all her right by reason of dower or gavelkind in the manors of Herting, co. Sussex, Stormue, Dene, Chikeshill and Chiltisden, co. Kent, and two parts of the manor of Frifork; and all the said manors which she shall hold in dower shall revert to the said Henry and his heirs after her death, as fully as she received them.

E. Inq. p.m. File 1. (7.)

• Inquisition: Post mortem, 18 May 1312. ² 322. PETER DE BREWOSA.

Writ to the escheator to assign dower to Agnes late the wife of the said Peter, 18 May, 5 Edw. II.

E. Inq. P.M. File 7. (11.)

Agnes married Henry Hussey, son of Matthew Hussey and Agnes de Sanford.¹ (Henry Hussey was born on 1 Aug 1240 ¹ and died on 23 Jul 1290 ⁴.)

Agnes next married Peter de Braose of Tetbury, Gloucestershire, son of William de Braose 1st Baron Braose and Mary de Ros, after 6 Jun 1300.^{2 3} (Peter de Braose of Tetbury, Gloucestershire was born before 1 Jan 1273 ⁵ and died before 7 Feb 1312 ^{2 3}.)