Martin de la See

Sir Martin de la See of Barmston, East Riding of Yorkshire[1][2] (1420 – 15 December 1494), was an English nobleman.

Sir Martin de la See
Born1420
England
Died15 December 1494
NationalityEnglish
Spouse(s)Margaret Spencer
Elizabeth Wentworth
ChildrenMargaret de la See
Joan de la See
Elizabeth de la See
Parent(s)Brian de la See
Maud Monceaux

Biography

Martin de la See was son of Brian de la See and wife Maud Monceaux, daughter and heiress of John Monceaux.[3]

When Edward IV of England landed at Ravenspur in March 1471 he led local resistance. Knighted on 24 July 1482 by Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland following the siege of Edrington Castle, Scotland, he would serve as commissioner of the peace for the East Riding of Yorkshire for a decade, from 1484 to 1494.[4]

Martin died between 20 November and 15 December 1494 and was buried in the choir in All Hallows, Barmston, East Riding of Yorkshire, with effigy.[5][6]

Marriages and issue

He married firstly Margaret Spencer, daughter and heiress of Christopher Spencer, by whom they had one son Christopher de la See, who died in his father's lifetime, and one daughter, Margaret de la See, who later married Sir Henry Boynton of Acklam, North Riding of Yorkshire.[7]

He married secondly Elizabeth Wentworth, daughter of Sir Philip Wentworth of Nettlestead, Suffolk, and wife Mary Clifford, daughter of John Clifford, 7th Baron de Clifford and wife Elizabeth Percy, by whom he had two daughters,[8] Joan de la See, married to Sir Piers Hildyard of Winestead, Yorkshire, son of Robert Hildyard and wife Elizabeth Hastings, and Elizabeth de la See, married to Roger Kelke of Barnetby le Wold, Lincolnshire, son of Sir Roger Kelke and wife Eleanor Ingelbert.

He married for the third time, before 20 November 1494, Margery.

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References
  1. "In the Memory of Sir Martin de la See, Knt who died in the Year 1494". © 2017 Trustees of the British Museum. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  2. "Full text of "The coats of arms of the nobility and gentry of Yorkshire-"". Archive.org. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  3. Harvey & et al 1930, pp. 78–79.
  4. Richardson, Douglas, Plantagenet Ancestry, Baltimore Md., 2004, p. 380. ISBN 0-8063-1750-7
  5. Testamenta Eboracensia 4 (Surtees Soc. 53) (1869): 100–101.
  6. "Warriors wear armor". Boyntons.us. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  7. "Full text of "An account of the Boynton family and the family seat of Burton Agnes"". Archive.org. 5 September 1912. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  8. W. Harvey et al. Vis. of the North 3 (Surtees Soc. 144) (1930): 78–79.
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