Margaret de Redmayne

  Noted events in her life were:

• Background Information. ^775,898
The manor of Yeland Redmaye was the result of a partition of Yealand made probably by William de Lancaster I in the time of Henry II. The moiety of Silverdale was granted to Cartmel Priory by Henry de Redmayne, son of Norman de Yeland, and Silverdale was likely part of the original grant. To Norman de Yealand, the same William granted Levens in Westmorland. Until a later a Adam de Remayne moves back, the family is mainly connected with Westmorland.

Henry, son of Norman de Yeland a.k.a Norman de Redmayne, gave land near Hilderstone to Cockersand Abbey about 1200, and was succeeded by a son Sir Matthew, who in 1242 held part of Yealand of William de Lancaster III, and in 1246-8 acted as Sheriff of Lancashire. Henry son of Norman de Redmayne had succeeded to his part of Levens by 1188.

Sir Matthew's son Henry, who in 1267 obtained a grant of free warren in his demesne lands of Levens, Yealand and Trenterne, followed Sir Matthew. Henry had a son Sir Matthew, whose son Adam received Yealand and in 1327 and obtained a grant of free warren in his demesne of Yealand Redmayne. This is the Adam who returned from Westmorland, and took up residence in Yeland Redmayne.

Adam de Redmayne had a son name John, who died without male issue, yet had two sisters, Elizabeth and Margaret, and between them, the manor was divided. The former married Roger de Croft of Durslet in Dalton, and her share descended to the Lawrences of Yealand. Margaret married John Boteler of Marton in the Fylde, and her daughter Ellen carried this part of the manor to Nicholas de Croft of Dalton with their marriage in 1388/9.

~VCH: The History of Lancaster, Vol. VII "Township of Redmayne," pp. 175-177

~The Redmans of Levens and Harewood, p. 51, names Margaret and Elizabeth as daughters of Adam. He quote's John' s inquisition post mortem [MS. Dods. 108, f. 114]., jurors found that John, son of Adam de Redmayne, held the day of he died two-thirds of the manor of Yealand Redman, together with a reversion of the other third part on the death of his mother Elena, and that John died on the 4th day of April last, and that Margaret, aged sixteen, one of his sisters, and Elizabeth, aged fifteen, wife of Roger de Croft.

Margaret married John Boteler of Marton, son of Richard Boteler and Unknown. (John Boteler of Marton died after 1385 in Lancashire, England ⁹¹³.)