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From: Dcrdcr4< >
Subject: Tony-Bohun marriage
Date: 29 Jan 1999 06:15:04 GMT
To whom it may concern:
It appears to be patently clear that Alice de Bohun, wife of Roger V de Tony,
was the mother of his son and heir, Ralph VII de Tony. Fortunately, in this
instance, this issue is not terribly complicated. There are a series of Tony
charters which have been published in the book, Beauchamp Cartulary, by Emma
Mason in the Pipe Roll series. I can provide the exact citation for this
source later if you wish. Among the charters in this collection is the
marriage settlement whereby Alice de Bohun was given property in marriage as
her maritagium. As a general rule, when a woman died without issue, such
property reverted to her family. In this case, Alice apparently had issue as
the property specified as her maritagium remained in the Tony family hands.
Ms. Mason also includes another charter by which Roger V de Tony exchanged his
wife's maritagium for property which his widowed mother, Pernel (de Lacy) (de
Tony) de St. Omer held in dower. I can't imagine Roger exchanging his wife's
maritagium for his mother's dower, unless in fact his wife, Alice de Bohun, had
died leaving surviving issue.
So, yes, the marriage occured and yes, it bore issue. That it bore issue is
also seen from the fact that following Roger V de Tony's death, the custody of
his young son, Ralph VII, was granted to Humphrey de Bohun, who would have been
the child's grandfather.
I believe these facts are compelling, persuasive and I think conclusive.
All for now. Douglas Richardson
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