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Birth:          ABT 1159 Burton-on-the-Wolds, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England
Death:          ABT 1207 Arnesby, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, England

Notes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_le_Despenser_I
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_de_Segrave
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jweber&id=I03162
The following is excerpted from a post to SGM, 31 Dec 2003, by John Ravilious:

1.1.1.1.2 Thomas le Despenser

Death: ca 1207
of Burton on the Wolds, co. Leics.

'dispensator' of the Earl of Chester (possibly in succession to his uncle Geoffrey)

'Thoma dispensatore', witness together with Elias, 'his brother' of the gift of Ivo de 
Alspath, 'ca. 1160', of a virgate of land to Monks Kirby (PRO, Meriden (Alspath) 
[DR10/524].
See text from PRO, below. 

'Thoma dispensator'; or 'dispensarius'; [also 'Toma';], witness to numerous charters of 
302-3, 313, 316, 321, 334, 341, in G. Barraclough)'

acquired Arnesby and Loughborough, co. Leics. on the death of his brother Elias:
' The successor of Ellis was Thomas Despenser, who was amerced 1 mark in 1166 for 
a default in Leicestershire. This Thomas was amerced 40s. in 1176 for forest trespass 
in Leicestershire.... he was presumably the donor to [Garendon] abbey of 10 bovates 
in Burton on the Wolds, Leics., of the fee of Asketil de Berges,...' [ Farrer, HKF II:58, 
citing Pipe Roll 12 Hen II, p. 70; 22 Hen II, p. 185; and Cal. Chart. Rolls iv. 475]

~ the grant of land in Burton on the Wolds, co. Leics. to Garendon abbey reads:
'the grant of the same Asketil of the gift of Thomas Dispensator of ten bovates of land 
in his fee, in the same town' - CCR IV:475[8] Thomas obviously held his lands (or at 
least these 10 bovates) in Burton of Ansketil de Berges (elsewhere Ansketil de 
Prestwold); these may have been either inheritance from his mother, or devised by his 
father, but were evidently therefore held of his elder brother.

' Honors and Knights' Fees ii:58 etseq. gives Ellis Despenser enfeoffed of 
Loughbourough by Hugh de Beauchamp after 1158. Ellis succeeded by Thomas, living 
1166. This Thomas donated 10 bovates in Burton on the Wolds, Leics. of the fee of 
ASKETIL de Berges.' (the cite by Farrer references CCR IV:475)

'Thomas Dispensator gave to Stephen de Segrave with Roese his daughter in free 
marriage a rent of 2s in Burton', to them and the heirs of their bodies' (CP Vol IV, p. 
259n)

'Thomas Despenser', witness to charter of Ranulf, Earl of Chester to the burgesses of 
Coventry, ca. 1199-1204 (this is included in Barraclough, Charters]

Refs: grant to St. Nicholas, ca. 1160 
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Records Office: Gregory of Stivichall [DR10/468 - 
DR10/970], Warwickshire -Meriden (Alspath)

ref. DR10/524
date: c. 1160
'Gift from Ivo de Aellespat to the monks of St. Nicholas of Kirkebi [Monks Kirby] of a 
virgate of land in Aellespet which belonged to Godwin and his heirs, to hold in free 
alms for the soul of the said Ivo, his ancestors and successors, and for the deeds 
committed by the said Ivo on the lands of St. Nicholas during the civil war.

Witnesses: Thomas steward (dispensatore), Elias, his brother, Richard cornmonger 
(frumentino), Robert, his son, Gilbert, son of Pichot, Roger, his son, Nigel de 
Amundavilla, Thomas de Bikenhulla, William Brittone, Roger reeve (preposito), William 
reeve (preposito), Adam, son of Godwin.’
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~parentage [now discounted as unlikely] previously theorized for Thomas le 
Despenser indicated in Eynsham cartulary (reference from Monasticon Anglicanum, 
provided by Douglas Richardson): 'Vol. 3, pg. 25 Charter for Thomas filius Hugonis 
Dispensatoris. No date. Mentions land which his father ("pater") formerly held of 
Waukelin Harang his uncle ("avunculo"). '

This evidently is another family, based in Oxfordshire. The charter of Thomas 'filius 
Hugonis' of a virgate of land to Eynsham abbey is dated [1213-28] by Salter (49:149)

Children: Thomas (-<1218)
Sir Hugh (-<1238)
Rohese
Henry (->1213)
Robert (->1215)
Geoffrey (-1251)

Parents
DE BERGES [DE PRESTWOLD] Hugh (ABT 1129 - )
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Siblings
LE DESPENCER Thomas (ABT 1159 - ABT 1207)

Marriage To DE FOIX Rohese (ABT 1165 - )
    m.  

Notes

Parents
DE FOIX Roger-Bernard I ("the Fat") (ABT 1130 - Nov 1188)
TRENCAVEL Cecily (ABT 1132 - AFT 1188)

Children by DE FOIX Rohese ABT 1165 - 
LE DESPENCER Rohesia (ABT 1185 - )
LE DESPENCER Hugh (ABT 1197 - 23 Feb 1238)

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