Primary Sources

Proof of age for Giles Daubeney brother and heir of John Daubeney son and heir of Giles Daubeney, Knight.

Giles the brother named in the writ is aged 21 years and more and was born at Kempston and baptized in the church of All Saints there on 20 Oct. 1393.

Inquisitions Post Mortem for Giles Daubeney, knight, Writ. 15 January 1446.

He died on 11 January 1446. William Daubeney is his son and next heir, aged 22 and more. Joan, daughter of Giles and Mary, is the next heir of Mary as to the premises held by curtesy. She is aged 5 and more.

Biography

Giles Daubeney, 6th Baron Daubeney From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The undifferenced arms of Daubeney which appears on the effigy of Sir Giles Daubeney. Giles Daubeney, 6th Baron Daubeney (1393–1445/46) was an English knight, and a county sheriff. His effigy can be seen today in South Petherton, Somerset, England.

Daubeney was the second son of Sir Giles Daubeney and Margaret (who was the daughter of Sir John Beauchamp 1349-1408). He was born in Kempston, Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire; and was baptised there on 25 October 1395. He inherited his title in 1409 on the death of John Daubeney, the fifth Baron.

During the years between 1418–1421 he served in the French wars. He was a Knight of the Shire for Somerset in 1424/25 and 1429; and was also High Sheriff of Somerset and Dorset from January 1425 to December 1426 and was High Sheriff of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire in 1431/32.

Daubeney's first wife was Joan, third daughter of Sir Philip Darcy, Lord Darcy (in Knaith, Lincolnshire). Following her death, Daubeney married, sometime before 18 May 1436, Mary, eldest daughter and co-heir of Simon Lake of Cotham, Nottinghamshire. Mary died on 17 February 1442/1443 and was buried in South Petherton, Somerset. Daubeney then took for his third wife a woman named Alice. On 11 January 1445/46, at the age of 50, he died at Barrington, Somerset. His wife re-married after his death; and died on 26 or 27 March 1455.

Effigy

Effigy of Sir Giles Daubeney and one of his three wives. Church of St Peter and St Paul, in South Petherton, Somerset.

The brass effigies of Daubeney and his first wife Joan can be seen in the Church of St Peter and St Paul, in South Petherton, Somerset. The effigies consist of two figures, two inscribed plates and two heraldic shields. The effigy of Daubney measures 123.8 centimetres (48.7 in) high; that of Joan measures 120.7 cm (47.5 in) high. The foot inscriptions are made up of two plates; the first measuring 40.6 cm (16.0 in) x 7 cm (2.8 in); the second measuring 54.3 cm (21.4 in) x 7 cm (2.8 in). Each heraldic shield is 12.7 cm (5.0 in) x 15.5 cm (6.1 in).

The inscription is made in Latin and consists of four lines; with two lines on each plate. The inscription and a translation is as follows:

Sis testis xpe qd' non iacet lapis iste Bear witness, O Christ, that this stone does not lie here Corpus ut ornetur set spiritus memoretur To honor the body, but in order to be mindful of the soul. Quisquis eris qui transieris sta perlege plora Whoever you are who will pass by, stand, read, and weep. Sum qd' eris fueram qz qd' es pro me p'cor ora I am what you will be, was what you are. I beseech you, pray for me.

The four heraldic shields, emblazoned with coats of arms, are located on either side of the finials. All but on one of these are heavily restored. The shields are emblazoned as followes:

1. The arms of Daubeney: Gules, four fusils conjoined in fess argent. (pictured top within this article) 2 and 3. The arms of Daubeney impaling quarterly, first and fourth quarters, the arms of Darcy: azure, three cinquefoils between six cross-crosslets argent; second and third quarters, the arms of Meinell: azure, three bars gemel Or, a chief Or. 4. The arms of Darcy (now not distinguishable) quartering the arms of Meinell.

Issue

Sir Giles Daubeney and Joan Darcy
William Daubeney, Baron Daubeney (1424–1460)

Ancestors

Sir Giles Daubeney (d. 1445/46)

• son of Sir Giles Daubeney (d. 1403) and Margaret (daugh of Sir John Beauchamp)
• son of Sir Giles Daubeney (d. 1386) and Alianore (d. 1400) [dau of Sir Henry de Wilington & Isabel (dau of Sir John de Walesbreu)
• son of Sir Ralph Daubeney (b 1304/05) and Alice (dau of William de Montagu, 2nd Baron Montagu)

Other Sources

Collectanea topographica et genealogica (1834)

• No. XIV.
• Sir Giles Daubeney. = Dame Jane, dau. of Philip Lord Darcy.; ch: William (m. Alice Stourton) Daubeney; = Dame Alice Daubeney.; ch: Avice (m. John Flynt & John Lisle) Daubeney; = Mary, dau. of . . . . Leke.; ch: Dame Jane (m. Sir Robert Markham), . . . . Daubeney.
  • William Daubeney. = Alice, dau. of Jenkin Stourton. (m2. Robt. Hill); ch: Giles (m. Eliz Arundell), Alianor (m. Simon Blount & Rd. Newton), James (m. Elizab. Painsfoot) Daubeney.
  • Avice, first wed. to John Flynt, after to John Lisle.; ch: Tho., Mary Lisle.
  • Dame Jane, wedded to Sir Robert Markham.; ch: Dame Margaret (m. Sir Harry Willoughby), . . . . Markham.
    • Giles Lord Daubeney [so created March, 1486]. = Eliz dau. of Sir John Arundell.; ch: Henry (Earl of Bridgewater), Cecily (Lady Fitzwarine) Daubeney.
    • Alianor, first wed. to Simon Blount,; ch: . . . (m.John Husee) Blount; aft. to Rd. Newton, Esq. for the King's Body.; ch: dau. of Richard Newton.
    • James Daubeney, wed. Elizab. dau. and heir of Robert Painsfoot.; ch: Giles, Elizabeth, . . . . Daubeney.
      • . . . . wedd. to John Husee, son and heir of the Lord Husse, Chief Justice.
      • Dau. of Richard Newton.