Son and heir to Robert FitzRoger and Margaret de la Zouche. Grandson of Roger FitzJohn de Balliol and Isabel of Dunbar, Alan la Zouche and Helen de Quincy. Great grandson of Magna Carta Baron John FitzRobert.
Husband of Hawise de Tibetot, the daughter of Robert de Tibetot of Nettlestead, Suffolk and Eve Chaworth, daughter of Patrick. They married by contract dated 11 Sept 1277 and had one daughter, Eve, who would marry Sir Thomas de Ufford.
Sir John was summoned to serve against the Scots in 1299, summoned to Parliament 16 July 1299 to 20 Nov 1331 as Johanni de Clavering where upon he became Lord Clavering. In 1310 he granted fishing rights in his river at Blythburgh to the canons of Blythburgh, Suffolk. John fought at Bannockburn where he was taken prisoner June 1314.
In 1311 Sir John obtained the king's licence to arrange for the reversion of his castle of Warkworth, the manors of Eure, Newburn and Corbridge upon his death, that of his wife and in default of no male issue, collectively worth £700, in return for the life interest in other manors in the value of £400. Sir John also gave the manor at Whalton to Sir Geoffrey le Scrope the same year. He then settled the manors of Clavering and Blythburgh on his brother, Edmund for life, and then to his sister's son, Ralph de Neville and his heirs, and his manors of Aynho and Horsford and his life interest in Newburn to his sister's husband, Ranulph de Neville.
in 1320, Sir John was ordered to furnish his castle at Wark, Northumberland, with men-at-arms and everything required as a defense against the Scots. In 1324, he was granted a market and fair at Aynho and Blythburgh. Sir John was granted the town of Corbridge for life sans rent payments.
Sir John died at Aynhoe, Northampton, England, without any sons and was buried in the choir at Langley Abbey. Hawise died 18 Feb 1345.
Son and heir to Robert FitzRoger and Margaret de la Zouche. Grandson of Roger FitzJohn de Balliol and Isabel of Dunbar, Alan la Zouche and Helen de Quincy. Great grandson of Magna Carta Baron John FitzRobert.
Husband of Hawise de Tibetot, the daughter of Robert de Tibetot of Nettlestead, Suffolk and Eve Chaworth, daughter of Patrick. They married by contract dated 11 Sept 1277 and had one daughter, Eve, who would marry Sir Thomas de Ufford.
Sir John was summoned to serve against the Scots in 1299, summoned to Parliament 16 July 1299 to 20 Nov 1331 as Johanni de Clavering where upon he became Lord Clavering. In 1310 he granted fishing rights in his river at Blythburgh to the canons of Blythburgh, Suffolk. John fought at Bannockburn where he was taken prisoner June 1314.
In 1311 Sir John obtained the king's licence to arrange for the reversion of his castle of Warkworth, the manors of Eure, Newburn and Corbridge upon his death, that of his wife and in default of no male issue, collectively worth £700, in return for the life interest in other manors in the value of £400. Sir John also gave the manor at Whalton to Sir Geoffrey le Scrope the same year. He then settled the manors of Clavering and Blythburgh on his brother, Edmund for life, and then to his sister's son, Ralph de Neville and his heirs, and his manors of Aynho and Horsford and his life interest in Newburn to his sister's husband, Ranulph de Neville.
in 1320, Sir John was ordered to furnish his castle at Wark, Northumberland, with men-at-arms and everything required as a defense against the Scots. In 1324, he was granted a market and fair at Aynho and Blythburgh. Sir John was granted the town of Corbridge for life sans rent payments.
Sir John died at Aynhoe, Northampton, England, without any sons and was buried in the choir at Langley Abbey. Hawise died 18 Feb 1345.
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