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Death9 Feb 1436
BurialWeobley
GeneralSole heir of g-f. She and Walter given Newbold Verdon, Leics by g-f.
Notes for Agnes Crophull
m. (1) Walter Devereux, (2) John Parr, (3) John Membury (for all of these see below)

The following documents were of the research by Michael Miller:

From SGM
Robert Ros de Werke married Margaret, sister and co-heir of
the great Yorkshire baron, Peter de Brus of Skelton. She
inherited from her mother, Helewise of Lancaster, the castle
and honour of Kendall, which she gave to her son William.
From him it descended to his grandson, who dying spm
32 Ed.  III., left an infant daughter, afterwards married
to Sir William Parr, ancestress of the Parrs of Kendall,
[and thus of Queen Catherine.]

FROM VCH Kirkby in Kendale

1390 Inquest taken at Kirkeby in Kendale, 20 December, 14
Richard II (1390) before Walter de Stirkland, the escheator,
by the oath of John de Stirkland, John de Burgh, Robert de
Dokwra, William Dauney, Richard Cayrous, John de Layburn,
William Gernett, Robert Tomlinson, John Nicolson of
Helsyngton, Robert Warde, Robert de Levens and Richard
Gilpin, who say that Thomas de Roos, chivaler, died seised
in fee tail to him and his issue of a 4th part of the manor
of Kirkeby in Kendale with the members, held of the king in
chief by the service of the 4th part of a knight's fee,
worth £40 yearly. [Here follow the names and tenements of
the freeholders, who held of the said Thomas, which will be
found under the various townships in Kendale].
The said Thomas [de Roos, chivaler], died seised in form
abovesaid of the advowson of the hospital of St. Leonard
by Kyrkeby in Kendale, which is extended yearly to 40s.
He died 30 November last and Elizabeth wife of William del
Parr, knight, is kinswoman and next heir, namely daughter
of John de Roos, son of the said Thomas de Roos, and she is
aged 25 years and upwards, which same William del Parr and
Elizabeth have issue; Chan. Inq. p.m., 14 Ric. II, n. 41.

1404 Inquest taken at Kirkeby in Kendale on Thursday before
St. Luke the Evangelist 6 Henry IV (16 October 1404), by the
oath of Walter de Stirkland, chivaler, Richard Roos,
Richard Duckett, Robert de Burgh, William de Levens,
Richard Cairous, Richard Gilpin, Robert de Dockwra,
Adam Warriner, Thomas Lyster, John del Chambre and Robert
del Briggs, who say that William de Parr, chivaler, in
right of Elizabeth his wife, deceased, kinswoman and heir
of Thomas de Roos, chivaler, and daughter of John de Roos,
son of the same Thomas, died seised of a 4th part of the
manor of Kirkeby in Kendale with the members held of the
king in chief by the service of the 4th part of a knight's
fee, worth £40 yearly. [Here follow the names of the free
holders].

The same William (de Parr) died seised of the advowson of
the hospital of St. Leonard by Kirkeby in Kendale, which
is extended to 40s. yearly. John de Par, son of the said
William and Elizabeth his wife, aged 22 years, is his next
heir; Rawlinson MS., B. 438, ff. 67 d, 69 d; CIpm 6 HIV, 37;
9 HVI,38.
1407 Inquest taken at Kirkby in Kendale on Saturday in the
feast of St. Faith the Virgin, 9 Henry IV (6 October, 1407),
by the oath of Thomas son of Walter de Stirkeland, Richard
de Bellingham, Richard Roose, John de Layburn, John de
Redman, William Gernett, Richard Piersson, Richard Cairous,
John del Chambre, Richard Gilpin, John Cairous and Robert
de Dockwra, younger, who say that John de Parr died seised
of a 4th part of the manor of Kirkby in Kendale with the
members, held of the king in chief by the service of the
4th part of a knight's fee, worth £40 yearly. [Here follow
particulars of the freeholders and the names of those who
held burgages in Kirkby in Kendale, which exactly correspond
with those of 1404].

Assignment of dower to Agnes, who was the wife of John de Par,
deceased, who held of the king in chief, made on the 13th
day of January, 10 Henry IV [1409] by Robert de Louther,
escheator, in the presence of Richard Rose, attorney (?),
Thomas de Beauford, chivaler, the said Agnes and Thomas
Brounflete, chivaler, treasurer of the king's household,
to whom the king committed the wardship of 2 parts of all
the lands and tenements which were of the said John de Par
until the lawful age of his heir and also in the presence
of John Colynson, Richard Cayrous, William Garnet and others
, of all the lands and tenements of the said John de Par.
First they assigned to the said Agnes the manor of Grenrigg
in the town of Helsyngton; also a park now called Briddespark
in the said town (sic) by all the metes and bounds whereby
it is now inclosed; also certain parcels of meadows, lands,
woods and wastes there called Haverbrek, Layrefeld,
Brademedowe, Warenner-close, Aynome and le Hagg now enclosed
with Aynome; a tenement in Kyrkeby in Kendale in the tenure
of John Bakster at will; also certain lands and pastures
called Wormehowe, Wrightlandez and les Knottys in the said
town; also the water corn-mill of Patton with the suits
and services thereto belonging; certain parcels of land and
waste called "Intakez" in Helsyngton, Stirkelandketill and
Kirkeby in Kendale in the tenures of Robert Johnson
Margoteson, William Brewehous, Adam Thomson, Richard
Johnkynson, William Malkynson, Thomas del Scarthe, Emma de
Halbank, Richard Ayltee, Agnes de Cartmell, William Swynhird
, Thomas Staple, John Bunnyng, John del Watre, Roger Ayltee,
Adam Tilson of Croke, William Hird, Peter Fole, Tillote Hird,
William Whayntrell. Thomas Sawer, Thomas Hogeson, Adam
Pyndpye, Richard Uttyngson, William de Leek, Henry Dogeson,
William Leke, junior, Thomas Wylkynson, Richard Bateman,
William de Brokbank, John Swynhird and William de Fournes
of Borray, at will; also the rents and services of Thomas
Dawenay, Richard Cayrous, Robert Pierson, John Roose and
Thomas de Burgh, by the name of the third part of the rents
and services of all the free tenants of the borough of
Kyrkeby in Kendale, who held of the said John de Parre in
that town; also the rents and services of John de Lancastre
of Brampton and William de Lancastre of Hertsopp, for their
lands in Strikeland Roger; the rents and services of Ellen
who was the wife of William Whaplote and John Helton of
Helton, for their lands in Little Stirkeland; the rents and
services of Adam de Bourebank for his lands in Barton; the
rents and services of John de Burgh, son of Richard Burgh,
for his lands in Stirkeland Ketill, by the name of the third
part of the rents and services of all the free tenants, who
held of the said John de Par as of his manors of Kyrkeby in
Kendale, Stirkeland Ketill and Helsyngton; also the third
part of the rents and profits of the fourth part of the
market, fairs and toll of Kyrkeby in Kendale; the third
part of the rents and profits of the water-corn-mill of
Kirkeby situate next the great park there, with the third
part of a tenement next the said mill, now demised with it;
also the third part of all the wastes, pastures and woods
which were the inheritance of the said John Par in le Hay,
Hoton, Mounjoy, Threlcropp, Seuer, Bryntwodd and Kyrkebybergh
in Helsyngton, Stirkeland Ketill and Kyrkeby in Kendale;
and of the profits of the court of Kyrkeby; also a tower
called Troutebektour within the Castle of Kyrkeby, a granary
next the said tower, the moiety of the stable within [the
said castle] which extends towards the south, the third part
of the profit of the dovecote within the said Castle, with
free ingress and egress to the said tower; also of a barn
next the said Castle on the [side] towards the east; of a
cowhouse there towards the east; of a kiln (ustrina) towards
the east; also of a forge in Kyrkeby; also sufficient wood
in the great park next the Castle to repair and build all
the houses, enclosures of the park called Briddespark and
the said mills; CIpm 10 Henry IV, n. 69.

1431 Licence for John Merbury, esquire, and Agnes his wife
to surrender the one third of a fourth part of the manor
of Kyrkeby Kendale, which they hold in chief as her dower
of the heritage of Thomas del Par, esquire, son and heir
of John del Par, sometime her husband, to the said Thomas
and his heirs, he to render therefor 40 marks yearly
during her life. Licence also to the said Thomas, after
seisin had, to grant the said third and the remaining
two-thirds of the said fourth part, except one acre of
land which is reserved that he may be the king's tenant,
to Richard Garresdale, clerk, William Troutebek, esquire,
Thomas Horneby, chaplain, Robert Garnet, John del Mire
and Richard Cleybergh, (fn. 8) and their heirs; and for
them after seisin had to grant the same two-thirds, except
the said acre of land, and except 39 messuages,500 a.land,
55 a. meadow and 3300 a. moor, to the said Thomas del Par
and Alice his wife and the heirs of his body, on condition
that should she ever sue out a writ of dower and appear
thereto, concerning the said third part of the said
messuages, land, meadow and moor, that then the abovenamed
feoffees may re-enter in the said two-thirds,except as above
excepted, and hold them for her life; should the said Thomas
die without heir of his body the said two-thirds, except as
above excepted, after the death of the said Alice, shall
remain to his right heirs; CPR 431, p. 144.

Inquest taken at Kyrkeby Kendale, 10 April 14 Henry VI (1436),
before William Thornburgh, escheator, by the oath of the
jurors who say that: Agnes, who was the wife of John Parr,
esquire, deceased, held at her death of John Robinson a
moiety of an acre of land in Stirkland Kettill by knight's
service, worth 4d. yearly. She held in dower of the
inheritance of Thomas Parr, knight, son and heir of the
same John Par, her husband, a third of a fourth part of
the manor of Kirkby in Kendall of the king by the service
of a fourth part of a knights' fee, the reversion after
her death belonging to the said Thomas Par, who is aged
28 years and upwards. There are in the said third part
of a fourth part 18 messuages, each worth 6s. 8d. yearly;
200 a. of land, each worth 2d. yearly; 28 a. meadow, each
worth 10d. yearly; 1000 a. moor, each worth Ωd. yearly.
Agnes died on Friday next after the Purification last
(9 February, 1436). Walter Deverous is her kinsman and
next heir, viz. son of Walter Deverous, knight, son of
the same Agnes, aged 24 years; C.Ipm.14 Hen. VI, n. 9.
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In 2014 Carol McDonald reported that Agnes and Walter also had a daughter Anne who m. Rosser Hen of Brewardine and had issue.
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