384 BOTETOURT. BOTETOURT. 1. John- he Botetourt, whose Parentage is un- B.ri'ony by known ( a ) being a cBattngnished soldier was made Admiral of the writ. Jfjee* (1201) and Governor of fit. Briavels Castle eo. Gloue. (1291) by T ,r. n - Edward 1. He was one of the Lords who signed the letter to the Pope 1. loU.L). 1301 and was sum. to Pari as a Baron (LORD BOTETOURT) 19 June (1305) 33 Ed. I. to 13 Sep. (132-1) 18 Ed. II. Governor of Framlinn'ham Castle, 1314. He m, Maud, widow of 'William DK Moxciiessi, sister and h °of Otho I'll/. Thomas being da. Of Thomas Fit* Otho or Oates, of Mendlesham, Suffolk by Beatrix, da. of William dk Bic.U'ciU.Mi', feudal Lord of Bedford. He« 1324. jj 1324. :?. Josrs (de Botetourt), Lord Botetociit, grandson and h. being s. and h. of Thomas de B. by Joanna da. of Roger de Somf.iu litter (and co-heir of the considerable estates) of John, LoiUJ SoMEltl DBDuDt.EY, which Thomas de B. was s. and h. ap. of the late Lord and d. v. p. in 1 3-22. He had livery ~- 1,; - Voids ('3411 14 Ed. Ill- He distinguished himself in the French wars. He w' sum to Pari! « a B«on from 86 Eel, (1342) 10 Ed. III. to 3 Eel, (133:,) 0 l!i' II ' b ) He Jll firstly Matilda da. of John (of. GREY), 1st LORD GtlBY DE RjTHniFin.D. He m. secondly Joyce, da. of William (ZoCOHB, formerly Moiitimf.ii) 1 oitD ZOCCHB OF Moivnum. He left issue by both wives. He d. 13S5, and was bur. at Halesowen, when the Barony became dormnnt, but the right thereto, according to the modern theory, would appear to have devolved, as under. III. 1385, 8- J04»f» apparently, mo jfaw, Baroness Botetovrt, but who never appears to have been so styled, grandaughtcr and h., being to da. and h. of John de Botetourt by Maud da. of John (de Guf.y) 1 lflfi 2nd Loud GbbK tat Kothkufield, which John de B. was s. and h. ap. ' (by his 2nd wife) of the late Lord and d. v. p. 13G9. She »:. as his 2nd wife. Hugh (BfiiNEU.) 2nd Loud Buunei.i, who d. s.p.m. in 1421. She herself d s.p and before him 1 Jan. (140;'/«) 7 Hen. IV. when the Barony fell into aheyattee among her three aunts, or their representatives, and so continued for upward of three centuries and ahalf.( c ) IV 1764 4- Xorborxe Berkeley of Sloku Gilford, co. Gloue. to only s. aud h. of John Byrnes Berkeley, of the same, by Elizabeth, 1770 Dow. ViSCorsTiss BEBEFOBB, 'la. and co-heir of Walter XuitiioiiNF, of Cahie, Wilts, sur. his father 13 Dec. 1730. Groom of the Bed- chamber, 1703. Having proved himself co-heir (h. to one-third) of this Barony,( c ) it was terminated in his favour and he was sum. to Pari, as LoliD In "Segar" his Father is said to have been "John Botetourt of others say William tie Botetourt, of Mudhani, temp. John, who was son of Sir Geffrey de B. of Weley, co. Worcester. (l>) There is proof in the rolls of Pail, ol his having sat. IW Tabular pedigree shewing the descent of those coheirs in whose favour the Barony of Botetourt has been confirmed, from John (Botetourt), Lord Botetourt. I. John de Botetourt, .sum. as Lord Botetourt, 130."), d. 1324.=p I ■ 1 Thomas de B. s. and h. ap., d. v.p. 1322 =j= If. John, Bord Botetourte, grandson and h., d. 13S5=f . , 1 1 1 j [one third.] | [one third.] | [one third.] John do B. s. Alice, m. John Joyce, TO. Htly Sir Catherine, to. Mau- and h.an.,(f. v.p. Kvriol of Eynes- Baldwin Frevile, who rice Berkeley of 13Cy _' ford, Kent. ti. 1388. Shem.2iully Stoke Gilford, co. =j= Sir Adam de Peshall, Glouc. who(U3Gl. ^ who d. s.p. She d. = B