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Family
 William Denys 1) 2)Notes: The Gloucestershire visitation identifies William's wife as Margaret Corbet (daughter of Walter Corbet). That identification is incorrect - Margaret Corbet was Gilbert Denys's first wife. Even the identification of William as Gilbert's father is somewhat unclear and unsupported by any yet observed primary evidence. Married/ Related to: N.N. Child: 1. Gilbert Denys, Knight 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 2)Born ± 1350 Glamorgan, Wales Died 24 Mar 1421/22, approximately 71 years 5) 6) 7) Election: Elected twice as MP for Gloucestershire between 1390 and 1395 7) Notes: Gilbert's first marriage was to Robert Corbet from whom he inherited the manors of Siston and Alveston, with which the Denys family would be subsequently associated. | |||
Sources
1) Source: The History of Parliament Tentative.. External Linkhttp://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1386-1421/member/denys-sir-gilbert-1422. Reference: Denys, Sir Gilbert (d.1422), of Siston, Glos. (Unreliable evidence or estimated data)
2) Source: The visitation of the county of Gloucester, taken in the year 1623 Dennis. Reference: 49-51 (Questionable reliability of evidence)
3) Source: Monuments See "Walter Dennys" for discussion on the armorials present on the monument.. Reference: 1505 Funerary Brass; Olveston Church (Data from direct source)
4) Source: Court of Chancery: Six Clerks Office: Early Proceedings, Richard II to Philip and Mary Short title: Denys v Dalden."Maurice Denys, esquire, son of Gilbert Denys, knight. v.John Dalden, clerk, feoffee to uses.: Manors of Siston (Syston) andAlston, and manor and lordship of Lawrenny.: Gloucester, Pembroke.1386-1486". Reference: C 1/38/7 (Data from direct source)
5) Source: Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Escheators' Files, Inquisitions Post Mortem, Series I, Henry III to Richard III "MARGARET WIDOW OF GILBERT DENYS, KNIGHT""The escheator of Gloucestershire ordered to take her oath not to marry without royal licence and then to assign dower from the lands taken into the king’s hand owing to the death of her husband Gilbert Denys, knight and the minority of his son and heir Maurice Denys his son and heir. "Dated:12 July 1422. External Link
http://www.inquisitionspostmortem.ac.uk/view/inquisition/21-933A/. Reference: E 149/126/5. King's College London, 2014. | Mapping the Medieval Countryside [online]. Available at http://www.inquisitionspostmortem.ac.uk/view/inquisition/21-933A/ (Data from direct source)
6) Source: Chancery: Inquisitions Post Mortem, Series I, Henry V "Denys, Gilbert, kt: Glos""He died on 24 March 1422. Maurice Denys is his son and next heir, aged 14 years and more."Dated: 1 May 1422. External Link
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6523933. Reference: C 138/63/27. King's College London, 2014. | Mapping the Medieval Countryside [online]. Available at http://www.inquisitionspostmortem.ac.uk/view/inquisition/21-933/ (Data from direct source)
7) Source: The History of Parliament . External Link
http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1386-1421/member/denys-sir-gilbert-1422. Reference: Denys, Sir Gilbert (d.1422), of Siston, Glos. (Questionable reliability of evidence)