Notes for Sir Edward Warren, Sr.: Sir Edward de Warrenn, natural son of John born 1316-1323 Poynton died 1367-1368 married Cicely de Eton 1342 daughter of Sir Nicholas de Eton + Joan de Stockport. In 1332 she divorced her first husband Sir John Arderne
Sir Edward Warrenn was the Last Earl of Warrene & Surrey Knighted by Joan de stockport At the siege of Calais 1347
THE POYNTON WARRENS ALL BEAR THE BLUE & GOLD CHECK OF THE WARRENS ON THEIR HERLADRY. Warren/Eton, Townsend, Port, Stafford, winington, Bulkely, BOOTH
In previous posts in the archives, several people enquired about the paternity of Sir Edward de Warenne (born ca. 1316/23, d. c. 1367/8), reputedlly the ancestor of the Warren family of Poynton, Cheshire. I studied the matter this past week and found conclusive evidence which resolved the matter.
The available sources show that John de Warenne, 8th Earl of Surrey (died 1347) had a mistress, Maud de Nerford, by whom he had several illegitimate children, including sons, John and Thomas. In his will dated 1347, he specifically names a son, Edward, who people have claimed was the ancestor of the Warren family of Poynton.
That Edward is indeed the son of John, 8th Earl and Maud de Nerford, as well as the ancestor of the Poynton family is proved by several records. In 1323, Blomefield reports that Sir Ralph de Skeyton conveyed the reversion of the manors of Booton and Skeyton, Norfolk to Maud de Nerford and her sons, Ralph and Edward. Maud subsequently received a release from Sir Ralph de Skeyton's sister and heir, Alice Hauteyn, in 1345. Maud died soon afterwards as she was reported to be deceased later that year. At this point, the manors of Booton and Skeyton, Norfolk fell to her son, Edward de Warenne, in accordance with the settlement of 1323. The same year, Edward's father, the Earl, wrote to the Chancellor saying that Edward, then a knight, was ready to go abroad with the king and requested that Edward holding lands in Norfolk be released for a demand for furnishing a man-at-arms. Edward continued to hold Booton and Skeyton and they subsequently were held by his male heirs, the Warren family of Poynton. Edward was still living in 1365, but presumably died in or about 1367/8, when his younger sons, William and Edward, released all their right in the manor of Booton. Edward married Cecily de Eton, the daughter of Nicholas de Eton, of Rotley, co. Warwick, by Joan, daughter and heiress of Robert de Stockport, of Poynton, Cheshire. The Warren arms (with a canton for Nerford) quartered with the arms of Eton and Stockport were formerly found in the church window at Booton, Norfolk. On the death of an Eton cousin about 1370, Edward and Cecily's son, John, became heir to the Eton and Stockport estates, including Poynton, Cheshire. The Warenne (or Warren) family was thereafter seated at Poynton.
More About Sir Edward Warren, Sr.: Burial: Unknown, Generation 11.
More About Sir Edward Warren, Sr. and Cicely de Eton: Marriage: 1342, 3 Children.
Children of Sir Edward Warren, Sr. and Cicely de Eton are:
+Sir John de Wareyn, Kt, b. 1345, Poynton Cheshire, England Lord of Poynton & Stokeport2441, d. 1387, Boton, Norfolk, England died 10Ric2=1387 Baron of Stokeporte2442.
Sir Edward Warren, Sr. (b. Bet. 1316 - 1323, d. Bet. 1367 - 1368)
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