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Birth:          ABT 1325 Coatham Stob, Durham, England
Death:          BEF 18 Nov 1390 Ormesby, Yorkshire, England

Notes
www.tudorplace.com.ar/CONYERS1.htm
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The following is copied from a post to SGM, 13 Mar 1999, by Gee Gee Hughes:

The information came from an article in "The Colonial Genealogist", by Robert Joseph 
Cuffman, MA, FAS/he, FSO, Associate Editor, entitled "The Yorkshire Background of 
the Boyntons of Rowley", reprinted by the Augustan Society 1988. 

"Sir Robert Conyers - Lord of Ormsby, holding also Coatham in Durham - b. 1325 d. 
1392 (Vist. of Yorks 1563-4 70 ft.; VCH Durham 3:301); married (1) Joan de Melton, 
niece of William de Melton, Archbishop of York 1317-40. (Vist. of Yorks 1563-4 70 ft.; 
Walker, Yorks. Peds. 2:285), thus d/o Henry de Melton. He married (2) Juliana Percy, 
d/o and heiress of John Percy, Lord of Ormsby, of the line of Percy of Kildale, who 
died without male issue and was sometimes given "William" (VCH Yorks NR 2:278; 
VCH Durham 3:301; Visit. of Yorks 1563-4 70 ft.) . He married (3) Aline de la Ley d. 
1408, Lady of Dalden, d. 1408, by whom he had an only child, heiress to her mother, 
the Joan Conyers who married Sir Robert Bowes, Knight Banneret." 
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John Conyers (son of Sir Robert Conyers and 1st. wife Joan de Melton) married 
Margaret St. Quinton, living Oct 1426 d/o Sir Anthony St. Quinton (Vist. of Yorks. 
1563-4 70 ft., 74 & ft.). "He was no doubt the 'John Conyers' who, with Sir Robert 
Conyers (his son) and Sir Thomas Boynton, settled Tanton Manor on William Percy of 
Castle Leavington in 1397 (VCH Yorks NR 2:307)" 
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Christopher Conyers (son of John Conyers and Margaret St. Quinton) Lord of Hornsby 
1427, living 1459 (VCH Yorks NR 1:401) m. 1st. Ellen Roleston, d. 6 Aug 1444. 
Married 2nd. Margaret Wadeley (d/o Robert) (Vist. of Yorks. 1563-4 74 & ft.). "He was 
doubtless the 'Christopher Conyers' who with John Conyers of Ormsby and Christopher 
Boynton, was a trustee of Tanton Manor in 1434 (VCH Yorks NR 2:307) and who with 
those trustees settled Castle Leavington on Sir William Bowes, along with other 
trustees that year. (VCH Yorks NR 2:360)." Two of his sons were, Sir John Conyers of 
Hornby d. 1490, Sheriff of Yorkshire who m. Margery, dau. and coheir of Philip, Lord 
Darcy and Meynell and Robert Conyers, heir of Hornby, married Margaret, dau. and 
coheir of Rowland Darcy of Hinton, Leicestershire.

Parents
CONYERS Robert (ABT 1305 - AFT 1338)
MELTON Johanna (ABT 1310 - )

Siblings
CONYERS Robert (ABT 1325 - BEF 18 Nov 1390)

Marriage To PERCY Juliana (ABT 1334 - )
    m.  

Notes

Parents
DE PERCY John (ABT 1304 - )
DE COLVILLE Elizabeth (ABT 1311 - )

Children by PERCY Juliana ABT 1334 - 
CONYERS John (ABT 1360 - 6 Jul 1438)

Marriage To DE COLLEY Aline (Alianna) (ABT 1335 - BEF 28 Jul 1408)
    m.  

Notes

Parents
DE COLLEY Roger (ABT 1305 - AFT 1343)
ESSHE Maud (ABT 1308 - AFT 1336)

Children by DE COLLEY Aline (Alianna) ABT 1335 - BEF 28 Jul 1408
CONYERS Joan (ABT 1372 - 7 Nov 1438)

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