Ada Basset

Sir John Giffard of Chillington in Brewood Knight c1240-a1310

Son of Peter Giffard of Chillington in Brewood c1190 m c1220 Avice [? Hastang dau of Eutrop Hastang of Chebsey c1150-.... QV]

m Ada [? Bassett dau of Ralph Bassett "1st Baron Basset of Sapcote c1214-c1282 QV] d c1307-10

She was not the daughter of Sir Ralph Basset, of Sapcote & Elizabeth Basset

chn:

• John Giffard b c1280 below
• Peter Giffard b c1285; m Ela Knight; d 1325: He (knighted); (keeper of Mortimer's Castle and Chirk, Denbigh)
• (of age but not yet a knight) 1272
• (as brother and heir, lord of Chillington and Walton) *1285

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page 83 of Transactions of the Shropshire Archaeological and Natural History Society "Notes on Albrighton, near Shifnal"

• I. Peter Giffard had a grant of Chillington from Peter Corbizon, who calls him his wife's nephew. His son,
• II. Peter fitz Giffard, was of Chillington, co. Stafford, 1231, and by his wife Avice had issue
  • 1. Sir Hugh, married Sibilla, but ob. s.p.; 2. Peter; 3. Walter; 4. Sir John.
• III. Sir John succeeded his brother, and died 1314, leaving by Ada his wife
  • 1. Sir John, of whom presently; 2. Sir Peter, who had lands from his mother in Gunston, and was custodian of Chirk Castle 15 Edward II. He left a son Robert.

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From https://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/gg/giffard02.php (subscription to view)

Giffard02 links to: Lead / Letter Families covered: Giffard of Black Ladies, Giffard (Gifford) of Chillington, Gifford of Water Eyton

We now follow BLG1952

• A. Peter Giffard of Chillington m. Avice Hastang (dau of Eutrop Hastang)
  • iii. Sir John Giffard of Chillington d c1310 m. Ada (probably dau of Basset of Sapcote)
    • a. Sir John Giffard of Chillington d c1344 m. ?? (probably dau of Chandos of Derbyshire)

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• http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/giffard/1/
• page 89 of Collections for a History of Staffordshire, Volume 5
• http://www.multiwords.de/genealogy/giffard02.htm