KILPEC Joan

1226 -

• Name	KILPEC Joan
  Birth	1226	England
  Gender	Female
  Death	Tamworth Castle, Warwickshire, England
  Notes	Joan Kilpeck was the younger daughter and coheir of Hugh of Kilpeck.[1] Hugh's younger daughter was aged 17 in 28 Henry III,[2] which was 28 October 1243-27 October 1244, so she was born 1226-7. Joan was the sister of Isabella Kilpeck.[1] Joan was married to Phillip Marmion before 7 February, 1244.[1] Joan's heirs were her three daughters.[3] An Extent was made in 28 Henry III (28 October 1243-27 October 1244) of Hugh de Kylpek's land in co Gloucester, and the panel, which included Richard Marmihun and Ralph Walens', said that Hugh held property in Parva ....., and he had daughters, the younger of whom was aged 17 years, and he held that land by serjeanty of ..... of Kilpek.[2] On 7 February, 1244, the king, Henry III of England, had taken the homage of Phillip Marmion, who had taken to wife Joan, the younger daughter and the other heiress of Hugh of Kilpeck, for the rightful share which fell to her of the lands formerly of the aforesaid Hugh her father, and the king committed the share of the aforesaid lands falling to Isabella, the first-born daughter and other heiress of the same Hugh, to W. de Cantilupe to keep until Isabella had come to the king and done what she ought to do for it. The sheriff of Herefordshire was ordered to cause the said land to be partitioned by the oath of trustworthy men, to cause the rightful part falling to Joan to be assigned to Phillip and Joan, his wife, and to cause them to have full seisin thereof, having accepted security from them that they will answer the king for the relief due to the king for this, saving esnecy to the aforementioned Isabella, and to cause him to have full seisin of the share falling to the same.[1] Research Notes The following was provided by Carol (O'Brien) McDonald: The Kilpeck family, a distaff line of the Whitney family of Herefordshire, was one of those families that has gone largely unnoticed by the historians. Joan Kilpeck [c1227-<1282] was the younger daughter and coheir of Hugh Kilpeck [>1192-1244], married Philip Marmion [died 1291] as his first wife. Could find no information on Hugh’s origins other than he held lands in chief by serjeanty being the forester of Kilpeck in co. Hereford. Hugh was a minor in 1212 when William Cantilupe was the custodian of his lands, but had attained his majority by 1219. [Book of Fees, page 101, Calendar Patent Rolls HIII] However, whilst searching for a record for the parentage of Walter I Cantilupe in the Pipe Rolls, came across the name of Kilpeck immediately under the name of Cantilupe. We have now have four earlier generations prior to Hugh Kilpeck, the father of Joan, from the introduction written by Round, in which is written: In Herefordshire Henry de 'Kilpeed' (i.e. Kilpeck), who was fined 100 marcs 'pro foresta,' was himself the keeper of the forest, being identical with the Henry 'filius Hugonis forestarii ' of the previous page (p. 53), whose father, as Hugh ' filius Willelmi forestarii,' had made his return in 1166. The roll of the previous year (p. 42) records his succession to his father. [Pipe Roll 23HII, page xxvi ] As Hugh was a minor in 1212, the time frame is consistent with Henry being the grandfather of Hugh. The father of Hugh is likely to have been John Kilpec , as an entry that I had previously missed reads, Willelmus de Cantilupo tenet de garela hered' Johannis de Kylpec feudum j. militis et dimidii. [Book of Fees, pages 100, 101] John Kilpeck was living 1200 but deceased 1204 when his widow Juliana was assigned her dower. [Rotuli de Oblatis et Finibus, pages 78, 233 ] “Great Roll of the Pipe for the 23rd year of the reign of King Henry the Second: A.D. 1176/7:” Published by the Pipe Roll Society. Introduction by J. H. Round. [Book of Fees pages 100, 101] 1212. Hereford - Willelmus de Cantilupo tenet de garela hered' Johannis de Kylpec feudum j. militis et dimidii. De seriantis - Willelmus de Cantilupo tenet medietatem de Bradeford' de garda heredis [f.n. 4 - 326 reads Johannis] de Kilpec per seriantiam forinsecam et aliam medietatem tenent monachi de Radinges de dono Rogeri comitis Herefordie in puram elemosynam. [Rotuli de Oblatis et Finibus 2J, page 78, 6J, page 233] 1200. Hereford’ – Jon’s de Kilpeal ---------------- de forester. 1204. Hereford’ – Julia’ que fuit uxor Johis de Kilpac -------------- et assignet’ Rokesleia et LFerna -----------------. Et mandatii est Willo de Cantilupo. Sources ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Calendar of the Fine Rolls of the Reign of Henry III [CFR] 1243–4, ed. P. Dryburgh and B. Hartland, technical ed. A. Ciula and J.M. Vieira, Henry III Fine Rolls Project's website, no 91, (https://finerollshenry3.org.uk/content/calendar/roll_041.html#it091_009 : accessed 4 November, 2018). ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sidney J Madge, ed, Abstracts of Inquisitiones Post Mortem for Gloucestershire, Returned Into the Court of Chancery During the Plantagenet Period. Part IV. 20 Henry III. to 29 Edward I. 1236-1300, (Germany: Kraus reprint, 1968, of The Index Library, XXX,1903), 4, Digital Image Internet Archive (https://archive.org/stream/abstractsofglouc00grea#page/4/mode/2up). The original document is damaged. ↑ Sanders, English Baronies, p.74
  Person ID	I60151	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	KILPEC Hugh,   b. Abt 1192, Shropshire, England d. 1244, Kilpek Castle, Herefordshire, England (Age 52 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	UNKNOWN Egidia,   b. 1193, England
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F26701	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	MARMION Philip,   b. Abt 1210, Tamworth Castle, Warwickshire, England d. 05 Dec 1291, England (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	Bef 04 Feb 1244
  Children	1. MARMION Mazera,   b. Abt 1245, Tamworth Castle, Staffordshire, England d. Bef 26 Jan 1271, England (Age < 26 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F26700	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026