Maurice le Boteler

  Noted events in his life were:

• Background Information: The Barons Boteler of Oversely and Wemme. ¹³⁹⁶
Barons by Tenure:

Ralph le Boteler, called "Radulphu Pincerna de Legrecestria," being Butler to Robert Earl of Leicester ; settled at Oversley, Warwickshire, living at the time of Henry I.

Robert le Boteler, son and heir living 1225 in the time of John.

Ralph le Boteler; linving in 1225 and during the time of Henry III.

Maurice le Boteler, son and heir living in 1245 during the time Henry III

Ralph le Boteler, son and hier, married Maud, daughter and heir of William Pantulf, Baron of Wemme, Shropshire, ob. ante 1277

William le Boteler, son and heir, living in time of Edward I, ob. 1283.

Barons by Writ:

William le Boteler, followed after his two older brothers, John and Gawine died s.p. William was summoned to parliment from 10 Mar 1308-10 Oct 1334.

William le Boteler, son ahd heir, ob. 1361

William le Boteler, son and heir, summoned to Parl. 23 Feb 1368 to 6 Apr 1369. Ob. 1369. His sole daughter and heir, Elizabeth, married first Robert Ferrers, Sir John Say and lastly Thomas Molinton.

~The Historic Peerage of England, pp. 65-66

• Background Information. ¹³⁹⁷
Maurice le Boteler, son of Ralph, was one of the justices of assize for the county of Warwick, in the 13th and 16th of Henry III, and a commissioner for assessing and collecting the fourteenth part of all men's moveable goods, according to the form and order then appointed. This feudal lord filled the office of justice of assizes for the same shire, a second and third time, and was repeatedly justice for the gaol delivery at Warwickshire in the same King's reign. Maurice was the father of Ralph le Boteler wh married Maud, daughter and heiress of William Pantulf.

~Burke's A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire, Fourth Edition, p. 70