Thurstan de Montfort

  Information about this person:

• Background Information. ¹⁴¹
Thurstan, son and heir of Henry de Montfort, was a minor when he succeeded his father in or before 1199. In 1205 the King took his homage and gave him his land on condition that he demised it for two years to William de Cauntelo. In the summer of 1206 he was abroad in the King's service. In 1210 he was serving the King in Ireland; and in 1214 he was excused the scutage of Poitou, because he fought himself. He appears to have joined in the rebellion against John, and in March 1215/6 had letters of safe conduct on coming to the King. He died before 21 Nov, and possibly before 23 Jul, 1216.

~ Cokayne's Complete Peerage, 2nd Edition, Vol.IX , (Montfort), pp. 122-123

• Background Information. ¹⁰⁶³
Geoffrey Murdac had a daughter, Juliana, who married Thurstan de Montfort, to whom she brought Great Ayton and other lands in Yorkshire in dower, so that in 1166 Thurstan held 3¾ kinght's fees of Roger de Mowbray [Red Bk., 420], besides what he held of Robert de Meinil II.. Thurstan had issue, Robert and Henry, the last named being a father of another Thurstan. In Michaelmis term, 1209(?), this Thurstan demanded a moiety of the town of Langton (E.R.) against Eustace de Vescy as his right and inheritance, taking vestures thereof to the vaule of 100s. and more, to Juliana his daughter, who held that land as her reasonable share which belonged to her, and from Juliana to Robert her son, and from Robert to Henry, brother of the said Robert and father of the said Thurstan, and from him to Thurstan [R. de Fin., 346].

~Early Yorkshire Charters, Vol. II, p. 358

Thurstan married Mademoiselle de Cantelou, daughter of William de Cantelou Steward to the Household of King John and Mesceline de Braci.