Walter Devereux of Bodenham and Bromwich
| Walter Devereux of Bodenham and Bromwich | |
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| Born | circa 1221 |
| Died | 1292 |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah de Offini |
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Walter Devereux
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| Father | John Devereux of Bodenham and Decies |
Walter Devereux of Bodenham and Bromwich was an Anglo-Norman knight and sheriff of Herefordshire living during the reigns of Henry III of England and Edward I of England. The Devereux were a prominent family along the Welsh Marches during the thirteenth century, and integral to the control of this region during the Second Barons' War.
Walter Devereux was born about 1221, the son of Sir John Devereux of Bodenham (Herefordshire) and Decies (Ireland). His father was a key member of the retinue of Richard Marshal, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, and as a result of Henry III's conflict with the earl, John Devereux lost his estates in Ireland. Walter Devereux was placed as a hostage with Hugh de Kilpeck in 1233 and 1234 to insure his father’s good behavior, and eventually inherited his father's lands in Bodenham.
Walter Devereux was in the service of the king helping to protect the Welsh Marches during the 1240s. On 29 September 1245 following the death of his father, he was granted respite from the demand of payment by Hamo of Hereford (a Jewish money lender) of a debt of 12½ marks owed by his father, John Devereux.
About 1242 there is a reference to a release by Robert de Wilmeston, son of Roger de Chandos (Probably Lord of Snodhill), to the monks of Dore of all the land upon the Godway (Blakemere) in Hereford, which the said monks held from Walter’s father, Sir John Devereux. The land extended from the upper part of the Wadel (a tributary of the river Lugg) to the boundaries of Malfeld (in Peterchurch). This charter was witnessed by Walter Devereux. Devereux also witnessed another later charter of Roger de Wilmeston, son of Roger de Chandos, and his wife, Isabel, which gave to Dore all his land between the Wadel and Isaac's land, and adjacent to the land of the said monks belonging to the grange of Godway. Walter Devereux gave a confirmation of these gifts of land in his fee to the abbey on 6 December 1251.
In 1253 Walter Devereux was granted protection while overseas with the king in Gascony. Henry III arrived in Gascony in August 1253, and would remain there until a treaty was signed with Alphonso X in April 1254. Walter may have been injured during this expedition as on 26 July 1256 Walter Devereux is granted an exemption for life from being put on assizes, juries or recognitions, and from being made sheriff etc. against his will.
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