ROGER DE NORTHWODE
Roger de Northwode, b 26 Mar 1307,one of the most interesting of our early
ancestors, son of Sir John and Agnes de Northwode. The Norwood family
was very prominent and held in high regard. Lady Idonia de Leyburne
de Say, widow of Geoffrey de Say, wanted to make sure that her dau Juliana
de Say md Roger de Northwode; Idonia gained control of Roger's guardianship
and the marriage took place before he was 14 years of age. He was
a father about the time he was 14 years old. It is through the marriage
of Roger de Northwode and Juliana de Say that their descendants claim descent
from an earlier Geoffrey de Saye, who was a Magna Charta Baron. Geoffrey
de Saye, 11th Magna Charta Surety was b ca 1155, son of Geoffrey de Saye
I. It was a Geoffrey de Saye, three generations later, who md Idonia
de Layburn, and heiress of the Bigood family who brought the estate of
Knoll, Kent into the de Saye family. Knoll house is one of the show
places of England at the present day. The de Leyburn family was an
outstanding and well-connected family. Thomas de Leyburn, brother
of Idonia de Leyburn de Say, md Alice de Toni, dau of Ralph de Toni and
Lady Alice de Bohun. After the death of Sir Thomas de Leyburn, his
widow, Lady Alice de Toni Leyburn, md Guy Beauchamp, 2nd Earl of Warwick,
as his second wife. Sir Geoffrey de Say, son of Lady Idonia de Leyburn
de Say, md Maud de Beauchamp, dau of Guy de Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick,
by his first wife. Juliana de Say de Northwode d 20 Feb 1329.
In all, Roger de Northwode md five times. Each marriage was a very
profitable one. Roger de Northwode received his inheritance on 26
Apr 1327. In 1334 he was sent to Scotland. He held several
public offices and on 3 Apr 1360, he was summoned to Parliament by Edward
III. After Juliana's death, Roger md Elizabeth, widow of Richard
Foliot, and dau of John de Segrave on 25 Jun 1331. She d 11 Dec 1335
at Canterbury and is buried in Sheppey. His third marriage was to
Margaret, widow of Sir Nicholas Halgton. Lady Margaret and her husband,
Sir Nicholas, had two daughters; Beatrice md Sir Ralph St. Leger and Margaret
md Sir Roger de Northwode, son of Lord Roger de Northwode and his first
wife, Juliana de Say. These two marriages have caused confusion of
the two Margarets and the two Rogers. Lady Margaret, wife of Lord
Roger de Norwode, died after an accident on 31 Dec 1340. She was
watching persons digging into a fox hole to get a fox. The dirt caved
in on her and she was buried. It took some time to rescue her.
She did not die then but later died of injuries that she had received.
Soon after Easter in 1342, Lord Northwode md a fouth wife, Joan, widow
of Thomas de Faversham. Joan d May 1356. On 1 Aug 1356 Lord
Northwode md for the fifth time to Agnes, dau of Robert de Stone of Dartforth
and widow of Sir John de Cobham. Lord Roger de Northwode d 5 Nov
1361.
Children of Lord Roger and Juliana de Northwode
I. John de Northwode
II. Roger de Northwode, b ca 1323, d by 1373, md Margaret, dau
of Nicholas Halgton
III. Geoffrey de Northwode, b ca 1325, d by 1361, no heirs
IV. Agnes de Northwode,b ca 1327, d by 1361, no heirs
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