Family of Geoffrey de MORA

Husband:	Geoffrey de MORA ( -aft1272)
Wife:	(unknown)
Children:	Adam de MORA (bef1300-aft1332)
	John de MORA of Onesacre ( -aft1342)

Husband: Geoffrey de MORA

Name:	Geoffrey de MORA
Sex:	Male
Father:	Ralph de MORA ( - )
Mother:	-
Birth
Death	aft 1272

Child 1: Adam de MORA

Name:	Adam de MORA
Sex:	Male
Spouse:	Breda ( - )
Civil (1)	1260 (est) (age -41--40 (!))	witnessed feoffment of land in Ughill 1
Birth	bef 1300
Civil (2)	11 Apr 1307 (age 6-7)	witness to bond of inheritance between James and John de Midhope; Sheffield, Yorkshire, England 2
Civil (3)	24 Jun 1309 (age 8-9)	witness to quitclaim; Sheffield, Yorkshire, England 3
Death	aft 1332 (age 31-32)

Child 2: John de MORA of Onesacre

Name:	John de MORA of Onesacre
Sex:	Male
Residence	1316	Onesacre, Sheffield, England
Civil	1316	witness to confirmation of grant; Bradfield, Sheffield, England 4
Death	aft 1342

Note on Husband: Geoffrey de MORA

The record below seems contemporary with a similar record for Geoffrey's son Adam. This record also includes a reference to another Adam, son of Roger de Mora, who may be a brother to Geoffrey.

 

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/A2A/records.aspx?cat=207-md244&cid=2-10#2-10

Feoffment of land in Ughill wood MD244/40 n.d. medieval

These documents are held at Yorkshire Archaeological Society

 

Contents:

Ralph of Ughill, John son of John of Ughill and Henry son of Adam of Ughill to Thomas son of William de Bosco

Witnesses - Elias de Midhopp, Adam son of Galfridus de Mora, John de Witeley, William de Witelee, Wm. son of Ervine, Adam son of Roger de Mora, Richard Rivell, Adam de Sheffield et al

 

Bibliography: Printed in Yorkshire Archaeological Society Record Series vol. 120

Sources

1

"Yorkshire Archaeological Society Record Series" (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk). MD244/40. Text From Source: Feoffment of land in Ughill wood MD244/40 n.d. medieval Contents: Ralph of Ughill, John son of John of Ughill and Henry son of Adam of Ughill to Thomas son of William de Bosco Witnesses - Elias de Midhopp, Adam son of Galfridus de Mora, John de Witeley, William de Witelee, Wm. son of Ervine, Adam son of Roger de Mora, Richard Rivell, Adam de Sheffield et al http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/A2A/records.aspx?cat=207-md244&cid=2-10#2-10

2

Spencer-Stanhope Family of Horsforth, West Riding of Yorkshire, "Spencer Stanhope manuscripts" (West Yorkshire Archive Service, Bradford; Catalogue ref. SpSt/4/11/128/1). SpSt/4/11/86/2 11 Apr 1307. Text From Source: Agreement SpSt/4/11/86/2 11 Apr 1307 Language: Latin Contents: Between James son of Elias de Midehope, of the one part, and John his son, of the other part; who is bound to him upon a Bond upon Statute Merchant at Westminster for £100; if James dies before Lady Dionisia, widow of Sir Elias de Midhope, who holds for her life, lands and tenements in Midhope, Over Midhope, Langsett, Swyndene, Horderne and Billecleve; or if after the death of Lady D., John is enfeoffed by James, of these lands, for James' life, then James will make no claim for the Bond. Witnesses: Adam de la More, Ralf del Halle, John son of Alsus, Richard de Billecleve, John of the same, and others. Seal: missing, on tag. Endorsed: 35 Ed 2. 195.

3	T. Walter Hall, "Descriptive Catalogue of Charters, Copy Court Rolls and Deeds Forming Part of the Wheat Collection" (J. W. Northend, 1920).

4

Ibid. http://history.youle.info/fh_material/Wheat_collection.txt. Text From Source: 1316 Sunday next after the feast of Saint Dunstan the bishop (19th May?) Charter (Lat), dated at Bradefeld, confirming a grant from Robert le Rous of Onesacre to John his son; of all that messuage, with the outbuildings land and tenements, at le Spouthous and Haslaigh in the territory of Onesacre in Bradfeld; with all their appurtenances; he granted and also gave to him the aforesaid John three plots of arable land meadow pasture and wood, with all their several appurtenances, lying in the same-territory of Onesacre; of which same plots of land, one was called le Longland, at the cast end of the same Longland towards le Coumbbrok; and the third plot called le Nether Eshor, to the west end of Haslaigh; to have and to hold to him and t~e heirs of his body lawfully begotten of him (Robert) and his heirs, free, wholly, well and in peace, for ever; paying annually to him, during all his life, twenty shillings at two annual terms; to wit, at the feasts of Pentecost and Saint Martin in winter, by equal portions; and after his (Robert's) death, to his heirs three shillings, at the same terms; by equal portions, for all secular services and demands. Witnesses: John de Brightomlegh, Peter de Ughtibrigg, William, son of William de Morton, John Moor (de Mora) of Onesacre, John his son. Vellum: one skin 101 X 31, seal missing. (Wheat)