Mabel

  Events

• Manorial Estate: Scotgrove Manor, Ash, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15, GB. ³ SCOTGROVE was very antiently the estate of a family named Torpel, and was once accounted a manor. In the reign of king Henry III. William de Faukeham held this estate of Mabilla, widow of John [Roger?] de Torpel, who had granted it to him and his heirs, in frank fee, to hold by the service of the fourth part of a knight's see; which service and grant was afterwards confirmed by that king, under his seal.

• Inquisition, 21 Oct 1276. ² 178. Mabel de Torpel, alias Torpel.

Writ, 21 Oct. 4 Edw. I.

Kent. Inq. Thursday after All Saints, 4 Edw. I.

Esshe. The manor (extent given), held of the heirs of William de Mobray by service of ¼ knight's fee in Esshe, and suit at the king's hundred (court) at Akstane, and it owes 24s. yearly for guard of the castle of Rochester; and the heir of Roger de Mobray of whom the above is held in chief is in the king's wardship, wherefore the king has the wardship of the above.

John de Cameys, aged 27 and more, is her next heir.

C. Edw. I. File 13. (15.)

Mabel married Roger de Torpel, son of Roger de Torpel and Asceline de Wateville. (Roger de Torpel died in 1229.)