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Name: Sir John GIFFARD Le BOEF
Sex: M
Birth: Abt 1235 ^b
Death: Abt 1300 ^d

Parents:

Father:
Sir Osbern GIFFARD Birth: 4 Death: Abt 17 Oct 1237

Mother:

Isabel BOCLAND Death: Before 8 Jul 1242

Family:
Children:

Sir John GIFFARD Le BOEF Birth: Abt 1267 Death: After 30 Mar 1328

Bibliography

Moriarty, G Andrews, The Gifford-Sargent Ancestral Line, NEHGR v74-75 (Jul 1920-Jul 1921), v74 pp231-7, 267-83, v75 pp57-63, 129-42, 226-35. Available at http://americanancestors.org/databases/new-england-historical-and-genealogical-register/image Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Moriarty Gifford p[0-9]*].
Moriarty, G Andrews, The Origin of the De GReys of Oxfordshire, NEHGR v76 (Oct 1922) pp295-301. Available at http://americanancestors.org/databases/new-england-historical-and-genealogical-register/image Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Moriarty Grey p[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information

date:: abt 1235 [Ref: Moriarty Gifford p63],
parents:: [Ref: Moriarty Gifford p63, Moriarty Grey p301]

Sources for death Information

date:: prob abt 1300 [Ref: Moriarty Gifford p129]

Sources with Information about marriage to unknown

child:: [Ref: Moriarty Gifford p130]

Research Notes:
Knt, of Twyford, co Bucks [Ref: Moriarty Gifford p129]

That Sir John Gifford Ie Boef of Twyford, co. Bucks, Knight was probably a son of Osbert and Isabel (de Bokland) Gifford of the Brimsfield family is shown by a pardon for Geoffrey de Arcubus for the death of Hugh Ruffus, at the instance of John Gifford, son of Osbert Giffard, 10 Jan. 1266 (Calendar of Patent Rolls, Henry Ill, 1258-1266, p. 522). The John Gifford of this record can be no other than the son of the Osbert who died about 1237, as the latter's son Osbert, born in 1233 or 1234, could not have had a son John who was born early enough to be the John mentioned in the pardon, and Osbert, son of Richard Giffard the Justiciary), left no issue, an his sisters were his heirs. Moreover, John Gifford Ie Boef came from Devonshire, and he (and his son after him) held Accott in Devonshire and Astwell in Northamptonshire adversely to John Gifford, son of the second Osbert. Astwell at one time was held by the second Osbert.
(The contributor of this article, who has spent the winter in England, writes that he has discovered a fine of John Giffard le Boef of Twyford, in the time of Edward I. in which the said John is called "son of Osbert Gifford," so that the pedigree is now conclusively proved back to the Conquest. Therefore on p. 59 of the present volume of the REGISTER, line 9, the word probable should be deleted.---EDITOR.) [Ref: Moriarty Gifford p129]

He was enfeoffed of two parts of a knight's fee in Twyford, by Robert FitzNicholas, steward of Henry III, prior to 1272. On 12 Mar 1276 he was mentioned as of Twyford in the Close Rolls, and in 1277, as John Giffard le Boef, he petitioned that the service Ralph Pipard should be performed in West Wales [Parliamentary Writs, vol 1, p 632]. In 1282 the said John Giffard was performing in Wales the service due from John Giffard of Brimsfield (ib.). In 1284 he was summoned by a writ of quo warranto to show his right of frank pledge in Twyford, when he pleaded the feoffment by Robert FitzNicholas and called upon Robert's nephew, Ralph Pipard, to warrant, but was adjudged to be in mercy. Pipard sought in 1289-90 that he be restored [Parliamentary Rolls, vol 1]. In the Feudal Aid of 1284-1286 John Giffard le Boef held 15 1/2 virgates of land in Charndon, co. Bucks, of the king, and 40 librates in Twyford of Ralph Pipard [Feudal Aids, vol 1, p 181]. On 3 May 1296 he was knight of the shire for co. Bucks, in a Parliament at Westminster--one of the earliest Parliaments [Parliamentary Writs, vol 1, p 632].
In the roll of arms, in the time of Edward I, known as the Planche Roll, the arms of John Giffard le Boef of Twyford are given as Gules, three lions passant in pale argent, and a label for difference. These are the arms of the Brimsfield Giffards with the mark of cadency. In the roll of arms printed with the parliamentary writs the arms of Sir John Giffard le Boef of Twyford are set down as "Sire Johann Gyffard le Boef De goules a III lions passant de argent e un label de azur." [Ref: Moriarty Gifford p129]

Pedigree of Sir John GIFFARD Le BOEF
                                     /-----Osbern GIFFARD, Baron Of Elston
                            /-----Elis I GIFFARD, Baron Of Elston
                           |         \-----Hadvise
                   /-----Sir Elis II GIFFARD, Baron Of Elston
                  |         \-----Ala
          /-----Sir Ellis III GIFFARD, Baron Of Elston
         |        |                           /-----Pons
         |        |                  /-----Pons
         |        |         /-----Richard Fitz PONS, Baron Of Clifford
         |         \-----Berta
         |                 |                           /-----(Unk) De PITRES
         |                 |                  /-----Roger De PITRES
         |                 |         /-----Walter FITZ ROGER
         |                 |        |         \-----Adeliza
         |                  \-----Maud Of Gloucester
         |                          |         /-----Dru De BALLON
         |                           \-----Berthe De BALLON
/-----Sir Osbern GIFFARD
|        |                                    /-----Eadnoth The Constable
|        |                           /-----Harding
|        |                  /-----Robert FITZHARDING, Lord Of Berkeley
|        |         /-----Maurice FITZROBERT FITZHARDING, Baron Of Berkele
|        |        |        |         /-----Sir Estmond
|        |        |         \-----Eve
|        |        |                  \-----Godiva
|         \-----Maud
|                 |                                             /-----(Unk) De BERKELEY
|                 |                                    /-----Roger De BERKELEY, Baron Of Dursley
|                 |                           /-----(Unk) De BERKELEY
|                 |                          |         \-----Rissa
|                 |                  /-----William De BERKELEY
|                 |         /-----Roger De BERKELEY, Baron Of Dursley
|                  \-----Alice De BERKELEY
Sir John GIFFARD Le BOEF
|                  /-----Guy De BOCLAND
|         /-----Sir Alan De BOCLAND
\-----Isabel BOCLAND
         |                                             /-----Meurdrac
         |                                    /-----Robert FITZ MEURDRAC
         |                           /-----Ralph MURDAC
         |                  /-----Ralph MURDAC
         |         /-----Ralph MURDAC
         |        |        |                  /-----Ralph De CHESNEY
         |        |        |         /-----Roger De CHESNEY
         |        |         \-----Beatrice De CHESNEY
         |        |                 |         /-----Ralph De LANGTOT
         |        |                  \-----Alice De LANGTOT
          \-----Alice MURDAC
                  |                                    /-----Ansquetil De GRAYE
                  |                           /-----Richard De GREY
                  |                  /-----Anchitel De GREY
                  |         /-----John De GRAYE
                   \-----Eva De GREY

Descendants of Sir John GIFFARD Le BOEF

1. Sir John GIFFARD Le BOEF m.

2+ Sir John GIFFARD Le BOEF m. Alexandra De GARDINIS

2nd generation

2. Sir John GIFFARD Le BOEF m. Alexandra De GARDINIS

m. Alexandra De GARDINIS father: Sir Thomas De GARDINIS

3 Sir Edmund GIFFARD Le BOEF

4+ Sir John GIFFARD m1. Lucy De MORTEYN m2. Alice De MONTFORT

3rd generation

4. Sir John GIFFARD m1. Lucy De MORTEYN m2. Alice De MONTFORT

m. Lucy De MORTEYN father: Sir John De MORTEYN mother: Joan De ROTHWELL

5 Richard GIFFARD m. Joan

6 John GIFFARD