Individual Details
Sir Knight John fitz-Geoffrey Sheriff of Yorkshire, Lord of Shere and Justiciar of Ireland
(1205 - 23 Nov 1258)
See EDP FitzJohnJohn was a man of great wealth and position, who was appoi nted Justice of England, and at the coronation of King John, June 26, 119 9, was girt with the sword, as Earl of Essex, and then served at the King 's table. John Fitz-Goeffrey, on the death of his half-brother Willi am in 1227, paid a fine to the King of 300 marks for those lands which we re his father's and did by inheritance rightly belong to him, and where of this last Earl William died seized. In the 18th of Henry III, this Jo hn was constituted Sheriff of Yorkshire, and in the same reign was admitt ed one of the Privy Council, and the same year was one of those sent to t he Pope to prohibit his attempting anything therein prejudicial to the int erests of the King and kingdom. In eight years afterwards John Fitz-Goeffr ey was one of the commissioners sent from King Henry III, with Roger Big od and others, to the Council at Lyons, in order to complain of the gre at exactions made upon the realm by the Holy See; the next year he was con stituted Justice of Ireland, where for his services he received a grant fr om the crown of the Isles of Thomond.John was a man of great wealth and position, who was appointed Justice of
England, and at the coronation of King John, June 26, 1199, was girt wi
the sword, as Earl of Essex, and then served at the King's table). John
Fitz-Goeffrey, on the death of his half-brother William in 1227, paid a
fine to the Kingof 300 marks for those lands which were his father's and
did by inheritance rightly belong to him, and whereof this last Earl
William died seized. In the18th of Henry III, this John was constituted
Sheriff of Yorkshire, and in the same reign was admitted one of the Pri
Council, and the same year was oneof those sent to the Pope to prohibit
his attempting anything therein prejudicial to the interests of the King
and kingdom. In eight years afterwards John Fitz-Goeffrey was one of the
commissioners sent from King Henry III, with Roger Bigod and others, to
the Council at Lyons, in order to complain of the great exactions made
upon the realm by the Holy See; the next year he was constituted Justice
of Ireland, where for his services he received a grant from the crown of
the Isles of Thomond.John was a man of great wealth and position, who was appointed Justice of
England, and at the coronation of King John, June 26, 1199, was girt wi
the sword, as Earl of Essex, and then served at the King's table). John
Fitz-Goeffrey, on the death of his half-brother William in 1227, paid a
fine to the Kingof 300 marks for those lands which were his father's and
did by inheritance rightly belong to him, and whereof this last Earl
William died seized. In the18th of Henry III, this John was constituted
Sheriff of Yorkshire, and in the same reign was admitted one of the Pri
Council, and the same year was oneof those sent to the Pope to prohibit
his attempting anything therein prejudicial to the interests of the King
and kingdom. In eight years afterwards John Fitz-Goeffrey was one of the
commissioners sent from King Henry III, with Roger Bigod and others, to
the Council at Lyons, in order to complain of the great exactions made
upon the realm by the Holy See; the next year he was constituted Justice
of Ireland, where for his services he received a grant from the crown of
the Isles of Thomond.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 5 JAN 1998.
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This is the ancestry of the Wiley and Dorr families of Maine. It was begun by Leonore Dorr and Keneth Wiley. it is a legay of their love of family
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This is the ancestry of the Wiley and Dorr families of Maine. It was begun by Leonore Dorr and Keneth Wiley. it is a legay of their love of family
England, and at the coronation of King John, June 26, 1199, was girt wi
the sword, as Earl of Essex, and then served at the King's table). John
Fitz-Goeffrey, on the death of his half-brother William in 1227, paid a
fine to the Kingof 300 marks for those lands which were his father's and
did by inheritance rightly belong to him, and whereof this last Earl
William died seized. In the18th of Henry III, this John was constituted
Sheriff of Yorkshire, and in the same reign was admitted one of the Pri
Council, and the same year was oneof those sent to the Pope to prohibit
his attempting anything therein prejudicial to the interests of the King
and kingdom. In eight years afterwards John Fitz-Goeffrey was one of the
commissioners sent from King Henry III, with Roger Bigod and others, to
the Council at Lyons, in order to complain of the great exactions made
upon the realm by the Holy See; the next year he was constituted Justice
of Ireland, where for his services he received a grant from the crown of
the Isles of Thomond.John was a man of great wealth and position, who was appointed Justice of
England, and at the coronation of King John, June 26, 1199, was girt wi
the sword, as Earl of Essex, and then served at the King's table). John
Fitz-Goeffrey, on the death of his half-brother William in 1227, paid a
fine to the Kingof 300 marks for those lands which were his father's and
did by inheritance rightly belong to him, and whereof this last Earl
William died seized. In the18th of Henry III, this John was constituted
Sheriff of Yorkshire, and in the same reign was admitted one of the Pri
Council, and the same year was oneof those sent to the Pope to prohibit
his attempting anything therein prejudicial to the interests of the King
and kingdom. In eight years afterwards John Fitz-Goeffrey was one of the
commissioners sent from King Henry III, with Roger Bigod and others, to
the Council at Lyons, in order to complain of the great exactions made
upon the realm by the Holy See; the next year he was constituted Justice
of Ireland, where for his services he received a grant from the crown of
the Isles of Thomond.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 5 JAN 1998.
From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 5 JAN 1998.
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NAME John /Fitz Geoffrey/ GIVN John
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NAME John /Fitz Geoffrey/ SURN Fitz Geoffrey
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CHAN DATE 3 Feb 2001
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CHAN DATE 3 Feb 2001 TIME 11:38
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CHAN DATE 14 Nov 2001
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CHAN DATE 14 Nov 2001 TIME 20:55
This is the ancestry of the Wiley and Dorr families of Maine. It was begun by Leonore Dorr and Keneth Wiley. it is a legay of their love of family
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This is the ancestry of the Wiley and Dorr families of Maine. It was begun by Leonore Dorr and Keneth Wiley. it is a legay of their love of family
Events
| Birth | 1205 | Shere Farmbridge, Essex, England | |||
| Marriage | 12 Apr 1234 | Lady Isabel le Bigod of Norfolk Countess of Shere | |||
| Burial | 1258 | Shouldham Priory Downham, Norfolkshire, England | |||
| Death | 23 Nov 1258 | Farmbridge, Essex, England |  |
Families
| Spouse | Lady Isabel le Bigod of Norfolk Countess of Shere (1212 - ) |
| Child | Isabella fitz-Geoffery (fitz-John) ( - ) |
| Child | Joan fitz-John ( - ) |
| Child | Sir Knight Richard 1st fitz-John Lord (1244 - ) |
| Child | Avelina fitz-John ( - 1274) |
| Child | Birtha (Maud) Fitzjohn fitz-Geoffrey ( - ) |
| Father | Geoffrey fitz-Piers Regent Justiciar Sheriff of Northampton Essex & Hartford, IV Earl of Essex ( - 1213) |
| Mother | Eveline de Clare ( - ) |
| Sibling | Cecily fitz-Piers (1220 - ) |
| Sibling | Hawice fitz-Geoffrey ( - ) |
Endnotes
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