Nicholas II Malmayns

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• Background Information. ¹⁰⁴⁰
Nicholas II Malmains and his wife Agnes fined with Ralph de la Haye and Isabel his wife concerning land in Pevensey in 1252 [Fee of Fines, Sussex, 7:4 no. 523]. Isabel was the daughter of Agnes and her first husband William Montague. In 1249, Agnes was already married to Nicholas Malmains when she gave land of her inheritance in Hertfield, Sussex, and the adjoing Cuden, Kent, to the Prior of Michelham to remain to Agnes and Nicholas for their lives. Hamo, son of Hamo de Valoynes put in his claim [Sussex Feet of Fines, 2:137, no. 506]. This seems to be the only clue to a family connection for Agnes.

In 1243, Nicholas probably was of age, for he witnessed a deed of John Gatesden [Catalogue of Ancient Deeds, 1:159, no. A.1416] In 1242/3, the heirs of Nicholas Malmains held land in Burton [Book of Fees, 2:937], which suggests that Nicholas II was not yet of age. In 1240, Nicholas I was dead; his wife Beatrice survived [Calendar of Close Rolls: Hen, III, F:257]. In that year John Plessey was granted custody of the lands and heirs of Nicholas Malmains [Record Commission, Excerpta e Rotuli Finium, 1:333]. John's son Robert married Ela, daughter of Nicholas I [Hutchins, County of Dorset, 3:301].

~New England Historical & Genealogical Registry, Vol. 140, p. 222-223

Nicholas married Agnes.¹⁰⁴⁰