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William Bourchier (1407–1470) '' jure uxoris'' 9th Baron FitzWarin, was an English nobleman. He was summoned to Parliament in 1448 as Baron FitzWarin in right of his wife Thomasine Hankford.
He was the second son of 
Bourchier married twice, firstly to Thomasine Hankford, one of the three daughters and co-heiresses of Sir Richard Hankford (c. 1397 – 1431). Thomasine's mother was Elizabeth FitzWarin, 8th Baroness FitzWarin (c. 1404 – c. 1427), sister and heiress of Fulk FitzWarin, 7th Baron FitzWarin (1406–1420),
The Antient Sepulchral Effigies and Monumental and Memorial Sculpture of Devon
Exeter, 1877, pp.84-6 William and Thomasine's bodies were later interred under the altar flooring.
Bourchier Family
1407 births 1470 deaths FitzWarin, William Bourchier, 9th Baron Bourchier family
William Bourchier (1407–1470) '' jure uxoris'' 9th Baron FitzWarin, was an English nobleman. He was summoned to Parliament in 1448 as Baron FitzWarin in right of his wife Thomasine Hankford.
He was the second son of William Bourchier, 1st Count of Eu
William Bourchier, 1st Count of Eu (137428 May 1420), was an English knight created by King Henry V 1st Count of Eu, in Normandy.
Origins
He was born in 1374, the son of Sir William Bourchier (d.1375), (the younger son of Robert Bourchier, 1st ...
(c. 1374 – 1420) by his wife Anne of Gloucester, Countess of Stafford.Vivian, p.106 His elder brother was Henry Bourchier, 1st Earl of Essex (1404 – 4 April 1483).
Bourchier married twice, firstly to Thomasine Hankford, one of the three daughters and co-heiresses of Sir Richard Hankford (c. 1397 – 1431). Thomasine's mother was Elizabeth FitzWarin, 8th Baroness FitzWarin (c. 1404 – c. 1427), sister and heiress of Fulk FitzWarin, 7th Baron FitzWarin (1406–1420), feudal baron of Bampton
The feudal barony of Bampton was one of eight feudal baronies in Devonshire which existed during the mediaeval era, and had its ''caput'' at Bampton Castle within the manor of Bampton.
Descent
Domesday Book
The Domesday Book of 1086 lists ' ...
, in Devon. Their children included son and heir Fulk Bourchier, 10th Baron FitzWarin (died 1480) and Blanche Bourchier (died 4 January 1483), who married Philip Beaumont (1432–1473), of Shirwell, Devon. Her stone effigy survives in Shirwell Church.
William's second marriage was in 1448 to Catherine de Affeton (died 1467), daughter and heiress of John de Affeton of Affeton, Devon, and widow of Hugh Stucley of Affeton, Sheriff of Devon
The High Sheriff of Devon is the Queen's representative for the County of Devon, a territory known as his/her bailiwick. Selected from three nominated people, they hold the office for one year. They have judicial, ceremonial and administrative f ...
.
Both William Bourchier and his wife Thomasine were buried in Bampton Church. Dugdale quoted the will of his son Fulk Bourchier who bequeathed his body to be buried in the chapel of the Blessed Virgin at Bampton, near the grave of his mother, Lady Thomasine, and he willed that marble stones with inscriptions should be placed on his own grave and that of his father, Lord William, and his mother, Lady Thomasine.Rogers, W.H. HamiltonThe Antient Sepulchral Effigies and Monumental and Memorial Sculpture of Devon
Exeter, 1877, pp.84-6 William and Thomasine's bodies were later interred under the altar flooring.
References
Sources
* Cherry, Bridget & Pevsner, Nikolaus, ''The Buildings of England: Devon''. Yale University Press, 2004. {{ISBN, 978-0-300-09596-8 *Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895.External links
Bourchier Family
1407 births 1470 deaths FitzWarin, William Bourchier, 9th Baron Bourchier family