Dear Newsgroup ~
C.P. 9 (1936): 407-408 (sub Multon) states that Sir Thomas Multon, Lord
Multon, died in 1313 or 1314. Yet, curiously, the online Gazateer of
Markets and Fairs to 1516 indicates that Thomas Multon and his wife,
Margery, were granted two yearly fairs at his manor of Ashill, Somerset
in 1317 (see below). Ashill, Somerset was part of the inheritance of
Thomas Multon's great-grandmother, Maud (de Vaux) de Multon, who
herself was granted a weekly market and an annual fair at Ashill in
1277.
The record below indicates that Thomas Multon's wife's name was
Margery, and that both Thomas and Margery were living in 1317. This
information comes from the published Calendar of Charter Rolls.
Complete Peerage states that Thomas Multon's wife "has been given the
name of Margaret," but gives no source for this statement. Whatever
the case, I find that the given names, Margaret and Margery, were
completely interchangeable in this period.
It is difficult to explain the stated death date of Thomas Multon in
1313 or 1314, unless he has been confused with another individual of
the same name. This matter deserves further study.
For interest's sake, below is a list of the colonial American
immigrants who descend from Sir Thomas de Multon and his wife, Margery:
l. William Bladen.
2. George & Nehemiah Blakiston.
3. Elizabeth & John Harleston.
4. Hannah, Samuel & Sarah Levis.
5. Thomas Lunsford.
6. Agnes Mackworth.
7. Richard More.
8. Joseph & Mary Need.
9. Philip & Thomas Nelson.
10. Robert Peyton.
Best always, Douglas Richardson, Salt Lake City, Utah
GAZETTEER OF MARKETS AND FAIRS TO 1516
SOMERSET
ASHILL 3321 1173. 1334 Subsidy £18.
M (Charter) Wed; gr 6 Feb 1277, by K Edw I to Maud de Multon and her
heirs. To be held at the manor (CChR, 1257-1300, p. 202). Market
granted by K Edw II to Thomas de Moleton and Margery his wife on 14 Mar
1317 (CChR, 1300-26, p. 335).
F (Charter) vfm, Assumption (15 Aug); gr 6 Feb 1277, by K Edw I to
Maud de Multon (CChR, 1257-1300, p. 202). To be held at the manor.
F (Charter) vfm, Simon and Jude (28 Oct); gr 14 Mar 1317, by K Edw II
to Thomas de Moleton and Margery his wife (CChR, 1300-26, p. 335). To
be held at the manor.
F (Charter) vfm, Annunciation (25 Mar); gr 14 Mar 1317, by K Edw II to
Thomas de Moleton and Margery his wife (CChR, 1300-26, p. 335). To be
held at the manor.
C.P. Addition: Multon
Moderator: MOD_nyhetsgrupper
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Chris Phillips
Re: C.P. Addition: Multon
Douglas Richardson wrote:
<<
C.P. 9 (1936): 407-408 (sub Multon) states that Sir Thomas Multon, Lord
Multon, died in 1313 or 1314. Yet, curiously, the online Gazateer of
Markets and Fairs to 1516 indicates that Thomas Multon and his wife,
Margery, were granted two yearly fairs at his manor of Ashill, Somerset
in 1317 (see below). Ashill, Somerset was part of the inheritance of
Thomas Multon's great-grandmother, Maud (de Vaux) de Multon, who
herself was granted a weekly market and an annual fair at Ashill in
1277.
The record below indicates that Thomas Multon's wife's name was
Margery, and that both Thomas and Margery were living in 1317. This
information comes from the published Calendar of Charter Rolls.
Complete Peerage states that Thomas Multon's wife "has been given the
name of Margaret," but gives no source for this statement. Whatever
the case, I find that the given names, Margaret and Margery, were
completely interchangeable in this period.
It is difficult to explain the stated death date of Thomas Multon in
1313 or 1314, unless he has been confused with another individual of
the same name. This matter deserves further study.
The Thomas de Multon who had a grant of a market and two fairs at Ashill,
Somerset, and free warren there and at Sevenhampton, Somerset, and Pinhoe,
Devon,14 March 1316/7 [Cal. Charter Rolls 1300-1326, p. 335], must have been
a different man from the Thomas de Multon of Gilsland who died before 14
January 1313/4, leaving as his heir his daughter Margaret [Cal IPM vol. 5,
no 452 (pp. 252, 253)].
According to Polwhele's History of Devonshire (vol. 2, pp. 185, 186), the
Thomas de Multon who had a grant of free warren was succeeded by a son Sir
John, who in turn left a daughter Maud/Matilda, married to Sir John
Stretch/Streche. Quoting Sir W. Pole, he adds that Thomas's wife was
Margery, one of the sisters of Sir William Hereward, and one of the heirs of
Joan, wife of Sir Maurice Barkley.
I wasn't able to confirm the Multon part of this from contemporary sources
today, but it's partly confirmed by the inquisitions post mortem of John
Strecche, knight [Cal IPM vol. 16, nos 1027, 1028], according to which he
died 6 August 1390 , leaving by his first wife Maud two daughters and
coheirs Elizabeth, wife of Thomas Beauchamp, 24 and more, and Cecily, wife
of Thomas Bonevyle, 19 and more. He held by courtesy after the death of
Maud, Pinhoe, Devon, (held of the earl of Devon) and also Ashill and
Sevenhampton, Somerset (held of lord de Dacre).
As Ashill and Sevenhampton came from the Vaux family, and ended up being
held of the lord Dacre (the heirs of Multon of Gilsland), presumably this
branch were descended from a younger son of one of the Multons of Gilsland.
Chris Phillips
<<
C.P. 9 (1936): 407-408 (sub Multon) states that Sir Thomas Multon, Lord
Multon, died in 1313 or 1314. Yet, curiously, the online Gazateer of
Markets and Fairs to 1516 indicates that Thomas Multon and his wife,
Margery, were granted two yearly fairs at his manor of Ashill, Somerset
in 1317 (see below). Ashill, Somerset was part of the inheritance of
Thomas Multon's great-grandmother, Maud (de Vaux) de Multon, who
herself was granted a weekly market and an annual fair at Ashill in
1277.
The record below indicates that Thomas Multon's wife's name was
Margery, and that both Thomas and Margery were living in 1317. This
information comes from the published Calendar of Charter Rolls.
Complete Peerage states that Thomas Multon's wife "has been given the
name of Margaret," but gives no source for this statement. Whatever
the case, I find that the given names, Margaret and Margery, were
completely interchangeable in this period.
It is difficult to explain the stated death date of Thomas Multon in
1313 or 1314, unless he has been confused with another individual of
the same name. This matter deserves further study.
The Thomas de Multon who had a grant of a market and two fairs at Ashill,
Somerset, and free warren there and at Sevenhampton, Somerset, and Pinhoe,
Devon,14 March 1316/7 [Cal. Charter Rolls 1300-1326, p. 335], must have been
a different man from the Thomas de Multon of Gilsland who died before 14
January 1313/4, leaving as his heir his daughter Margaret [Cal IPM vol. 5,
no 452 (pp. 252, 253)].
According to Polwhele's History of Devonshire (vol. 2, pp. 185, 186), the
Thomas de Multon who had a grant of free warren was succeeded by a son Sir
John, who in turn left a daughter Maud/Matilda, married to Sir John
Stretch/Streche. Quoting Sir W. Pole, he adds that Thomas's wife was
Margery, one of the sisters of Sir William Hereward, and one of the heirs of
Joan, wife of Sir Maurice Barkley.
I wasn't able to confirm the Multon part of this from contemporary sources
today, but it's partly confirmed by the inquisitions post mortem of John
Strecche, knight [Cal IPM vol. 16, nos 1027, 1028], according to which he
died 6 August 1390 , leaving by his first wife Maud two daughters and
coheirs Elizabeth, wife of Thomas Beauchamp, 24 and more, and Cecily, wife
of Thomas Bonevyle, 19 and more. He held by courtesy after the death of
Maud, Pinhoe, Devon, (held of the earl of Devon) and also Ashill and
Sevenhampton, Somerset (held of lord de Dacre).
As Ashill and Sevenhampton came from the Vaux family, and ended up being
held of the lord Dacre (the heirs of Multon of Gilsland), presumably this
branch were descended from a younger son of one of the Multons of Gilsland.
Chris Phillips
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Douglas Richardson
Re: C.P. Addition: Multon
Dear Chris ~
Thomas de Multon, of Ashill, Somerset (living 1317) appears to have
been a different individual than the Thomas de Multon, Lord Multon, who
died in 1313/4. The two men were closely related to one another,
however, although the exact connection is not fully confirmed. VCH
Somerset 4 (1978): 199 indicates that James de Multon, 4th son of Maud
(de Vaux) de Multon, was the possessor of Seavington, Somerset (one of
the Vaux estates) from 1283 to 1303. It states that James de Multon
died by 1316, when the manor of Seavington was settled by his brother
[sic], Thomas, on his own sons, John, Thomas, and James respectively.
I presume that the Thomas de Multon who made the settlement in 1316 is
the same Thomas de Multon who was granted two fairs at Ashill, Somerset
in 1316. If so, that Thomas can not have been James de Multon's
brother, Thomas, as James' brother of that name had been dead since
1295. Nor, can it be James de Multon's nephew or great-nephew, also
named Thomas de Multon, as they too were dead in 1316. Instead, it
seems likely to me that the Thomas de Multon who held Ashill in 1316
was James de Multon's own son.
VCH Somerset 3 (1974): 239 gives an even more garbled pedigree in its
account of the Vaux-Multon holding at East Stoke (in Stoke sub Hamdon),
Somerset. It states that Maud de Vaux, wife of Thomas de Multon, was
followed in her title there by John de Multon c. 1317. John de Multon
was almost certainly Maud de Vaux's great-grandson, so several
generations are missing in this account. It then states the manor of
East Stoke passed to John de Multon's granddaughter, Margaret (wife of
Sir John Streche). Actually, the manor passed to his daughter, Maud,
wife of Sir John Streche, as indicated by VCH Somerset 4 and by a
Multon pedigree found in Vivian's Visitations of the County of Devon,
pg. 171.
Thomas de Multon (d. 1271), m. c. 1235/6 Maud de Vaux (d. 1293)
______________________I____________
I I I
Thomas de Multon Aline de James de Multon, 4th son
(d 1293) Multon of Ashill, Somerset
I =William (liv. 1303, dead by 1316)
I de Brewes I
I I
Thomas de Multon Thomas de Multon, of Ashill, Somerset
d. 1295 liv. 1317, m. Margery Harward
=Isabel I
I ___________I____________
I I I I
Thomas de Multon John de Thomas James
d. 1313-4 Multon de Multon de Multon
Lord Multon b. say 1295 liv. 1316 liv. 1316
I d. 1363
I I
Margaret de Multon Maud de Multon
dau. & heiress dau. & heiress
= Ranulph de Dacre =John Streche (d. 1390)
Thomas de Multon, of Ashill, Somerset (living 1317) appears to have
been a different individual than the Thomas de Multon, Lord Multon, who
died in 1313/4. The two men were closely related to one another,
however, although the exact connection is not fully confirmed. VCH
Somerset 4 (1978): 199 indicates that James de Multon, 4th son of Maud
(de Vaux) de Multon, was the possessor of Seavington, Somerset (one of
the Vaux estates) from 1283 to 1303. It states that James de Multon
died by 1316, when the manor of Seavington was settled by his brother
[sic], Thomas, on his own sons, John, Thomas, and James respectively.
I presume that the Thomas de Multon who made the settlement in 1316 is
the same Thomas de Multon who was granted two fairs at Ashill, Somerset
in 1316. If so, that Thomas can not have been James de Multon's
brother, Thomas, as James' brother of that name had been dead since
1295. Nor, can it be James de Multon's nephew or great-nephew, also
named Thomas de Multon, as they too were dead in 1316. Instead, it
seems likely to me that the Thomas de Multon who held Ashill in 1316
was James de Multon's own son.
VCH Somerset 3 (1974): 239 gives an even more garbled pedigree in its
account of the Vaux-Multon holding at East Stoke (in Stoke sub Hamdon),
Somerset. It states that Maud de Vaux, wife of Thomas de Multon, was
followed in her title there by John de Multon c. 1317. John de Multon
was almost certainly Maud de Vaux's great-grandson, so several
generations are missing in this account. It then states the manor of
East Stoke passed to John de Multon's granddaughter, Margaret (wife of
Sir John Streche). Actually, the manor passed to his daughter, Maud,
wife of Sir John Streche, as indicated by VCH Somerset 4 and by a
Multon pedigree found in Vivian's Visitations of the County of Devon,
pg. 171.
Thomas de Multon (d. 1271), m. c. 1235/6 Maud de Vaux (d. 1293)
______________________I____________
I I I
Thomas de Multon Aline de James de Multon, 4th son
(d 1293) Multon of Ashill, Somerset
I =William (liv. 1303, dead by 1316)
I de Brewes I
I I
Thomas de Multon Thomas de Multon, of Ashill, Somerset
d. 1295 liv. 1317, m. Margery Harward
=Isabel I
I ___________I____________
I I I I
Thomas de Multon John de Thomas James
d. 1313-4 Multon de Multon de Multon
Lord Multon b. say 1295 liv. 1316 liv. 1316
I d. 1363
I I
Margaret de Multon Maud de Multon
dau. & heiress dau. & heiress
= Ranulph de Dacre =John Streche (d. 1390)
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Douglas Richardson
Re: C.P. Addition: Multon
Dear Chris, etc. ~
It appears that Thomas de Multon, of Ashill, Somerset (living 1317) was
a different individual than the Thomas de Multon, Lord Multon, who died
in 1313/4. The two men were closely related to one another,
however, although the exact connection is not fully confirmed.
VCH Somerset 4 (1978): 199 indicates that James de Multon, 4th son of
Maud
(de Vaux) de Multon, was the possessor of Seavington, Somerset (one of
the Vaux family estates) from 1283 to 1303. It states that James de
Multon
died by 1316, when the manor of Seavington was settled by his brother,
Thomas, on his own sons, John, Thomas, and James respectively. I
presume that the Thomas de Multon who made the settlement in 1316 is
the same Thomas de Multon who was granted two fairs at Ashill, Somerset
(another Vaux property) in 1316. If so, that Thomas can not have been
James de Multon's brother, Thomas, as James' brother, Thomas, had been
dead since 1295. Nor, can the Thomas living in 1316/17 be James de
Multon's nephew or great-nephew, also named Thomas de Multon, as they
too were dead before 1316. Instead, it seems likely to me that the
Thomas de Multon who held Ashill in 1317 was James de Multon's own son.
VCH Somerset 3 (1974): 239 gives an even more garbled pedigree in its
account of the Vaux-Multon holding at East Stoke (in Stoke sub Hamdon),
Somerset (yet another Vaux estate). It states that Maud de Vaux, wife
of Thomas de Multon, was followed in her title there by John de Multon
c. 1317. John de Multon was almost certainly Maud de Vaux's
great-grandson, so several generations are missing in this account. It
states that the manor of East Stoke passed to John de Multon's
granddaughter, Margaret (wife of Sir John Streche). Actually, the manor
passed to his daughter, Maud, wife of Sir John Streche, as indicated by
VCH Somerset 4 and by a Multon pedigree found in Vivian's Visitations
of the County of Devon, pg. 171. From there, the manor passed by
descent to the Cheyne family and thence by inheritance to Lords
Willoughby of Brook.
Below is a synopsis of the Vaux-Multon pedigree, as best as I
understand it. The link between James de Multon (Gen. 2) and Thomas de
Multon (Gen. 3) is not proven, but is highly probable.
1. Hubert de Vaux, living 1235/6, died by 1240, m. Aline (-----). She
married (2nd) c. 1240 Geoffrey de Say, of Rickling, Essex.
2. Thomas de Multon (d. 1271), m. c. 1235/6 Maud de Vaux (d. 1293)
3. James de Multon, 4th son, of Seavington, Somerset, liv. 1303, dead
by 1316.
4. Thomas de Multon, of Ashill and Seavington, Somerset, liv. 1317, m.
Margery Harward, living 1317. They had sons, John, Thomas, and James.
5. John de Multon, of East Stoke and Seavington, Somerset, b. say 1295,
d. 1363
6. Maud de Multon, daughter & heiress, m. John Streche, Knt. (d. 1390)
7. Cecily Streche, d. 1430, m. (1) Thomas Bonville; (2nd) William
Cheyney, of Brooke (in Westbury), Wiltshire (d. 1420)
VCH Somerset 4 (1978): 199 reveals that Maud de Vaux's father, Hubert
de Vaux, was living in 1236, citing Somerset Record Society 6: 367 as
its source (which I have not seen). VCH Somerset 3 (1974): 239 gives
the date as 1235, and cites the same source. If so, then Hubert de
Vaux's widow, Aline, evidently did not marry her 2nd husband, Geoffrey
de Say, until c. 1240, when she first appears in lawsuits with
Geoffrey. If Hubert de Vaux was living in 1235-6, it would explain the
Suffolk fine dated 1235/6 which I've already posted in which a Hubert
de Vaux setled lands on Thomas de Multon and Maud his wife. The Hubert
de Vaux who made the settlement in 1235/6 would apparently be Maud's
own father.
For interest's sake, the following is a list of the colonial American
immigrants who descend from Cecily (Streche) (Bonville) Cheyne, the
heiress of the Somerset branch of the Multon family discussed above:
l. Elizabeth Bosvile.
2. George, Giles & Robert Brent.
3. Thomas Wingfield.
Best always, Douglas Richardson (royalancestry@msn.com)
Website: http://www.royalancestry.net
It appears that Thomas de Multon, of Ashill, Somerset (living 1317) was
a different individual than the Thomas de Multon, Lord Multon, who died
in 1313/4. The two men were closely related to one another,
however, although the exact connection is not fully confirmed.
VCH Somerset 4 (1978): 199 indicates that James de Multon, 4th son of
Maud
(de Vaux) de Multon, was the possessor of Seavington, Somerset (one of
the Vaux family estates) from 1283 to 1303. It states that James de
Multon
died by 1316, when the manor of Seavington was settled by his brother,
Thomas, on his own sons, John, Thomas, and James respectively. I
presume that the Thomas de Multon who made the settlement in 1316 is
the same Thomas de Multon who was granted two fairs at Ashill, Somerset
(another Vaux property) in 1316. If so, that Thomas can not have been
James de Multon's brother, Thomas, as James' brother, Thomas, had been
dead since 1295. Nor, can the Thomas living in 1316/17 be James de
Multon's nephew or great-nephew, also named Thomas de Multon, as they
too were dead before 1316. Instead, it seems likely to me that the
Thomas de Multon who held Ashill in 1317 was James de Multon's own son.
VCH Somerset 3 (1974): 239 gives an even more garbled pedigree in its
account of the Vaux-Multon holding at East Stoke (in Stoke sub Hamdon),
Somerset (yet another Vaux estate). It states that Maud de Vaux, wife
of Thomas de Multon, was followed in her title there by John de Multon
c. 1317. John de Multon was almost certainly Maud de Vaux's
great-grandson, so several generations are missing in this account. It
states that the manor of East Stoke passed to John de Multon's
granddaughter, Margaret (wife of Sir John Streche). Actually, the manor
passed to his daughter, Maud, wife of Sir John Streche, as indicated by
VCH Somerset 4 and by a Multon pedigree found in Vivian's Visitations
of the County of Devon, pg. 171. From there, the manor passed by
descent to the Cheyne family and thence by inheritance to Lords
Willoughby of Brook.
Below is a synopsis of the Vaux-Multon pedigree, as best as I
understand it. The link between James de Multon (Gen. 2) and Thomas de
Multon (Gen. 3) is not proven, but is highly probable.
1. Hubert de Vaux, living 1235/6, died by 1240, m. Aline (-----). She
married (2nd) c. 1240 Geoffrey de Say, of Rickling, Essex.
2. Thomas de Multon (d. 1271), m. c. 1235/6 Maud de Vaux (d. 1293)
3. James de Multon, 4th son, of Seavington, Somerset, liv. 1303, dead
by 1316.
4. Thomas de Multon, of Ashill and Seavington, Somerset, liv. 1317, m.
Margery Harward, living 1317. They had sons, John, Thomas, and James.
5. John de Multon, of East Stoke and Seavington, Somerset, b. say 1295,
d. 1363
6. Maud de Multon, daughter & heiress, m. John Streche, Knt. (d. 1390)
7. Cecily Streche, d. 1430, m. (1) Thomas Bonville; (2nd) William
Cheyney, of Brooke (in Westbury), Wiltshire (d. 1420)
VCH Somerset 4 (1978): 199 reveals that Maud de Vaux's father, Hubert
de Vaux, was living in 1236, citing Somerset Record Society 6: 367 as
its source (which I have not seen). VCH Somerset 3 (1974): 239 gives
the date as 1235, and cites the same source. If so, then Hubert de
Vaux's widow, Aline, evidently did not marry her 2nd husband, Geoffrey
de Say, until c. 1240, when she first appears in lawsuits with
Geoffrey. If Hubert de Vaux was living in 1235-6, it would explain the
Suffolk fine dated 1235/6 which I've already posted in which a Hubert
de Vaux setled lands on Thomas de Multon and Maud his wife. The Hubert
de Vaux who made the settlement in 1235/6 would apparently be Maud's
own father.
For interest's sake, the following is a list of the colonial American
immigrants who descend from Cecily (Streche) (Bonville) Cheyne, the
heiress of the Somerset branch of the Multon family discussed above:
l. Elizabeth Bosvile.
2. George, Giles & Robert Brent.
3. Thomas Wingfield.
Best always, Douglas Richardson (royalancestry@msn.com)
Website: http://www.royalancestry.net
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Robert O'Connor
Re: C.P. Addition: Multon
"Douglas Richardson" <royalancestry@msn.com> wrote in message
news:1102824976.908221.17640@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
As my wife descends from Cecily Streche I would be very interested, if you
would be so kind as to post them, to see the details of the descents that
you mention as leading to the immigrants to America that you listed.
With thanks
Robert O'Connor
news:1102824976.908221.17640@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
Dear Chris, etc. ~
snip
For interest's sake, the following is a list of the colonial American
immigrants who descend from Cecily (Streche) (Bonville) Cheyne, the
heiress of the Somerset branch of the Multon family discussed above:
l. Elizabeth Bosvile.
2. George, Giles & Robert Brent.
3. Thomas Wingfield.
Best always, Douglas Richardson (royalancestry@msn.com)
Website: http://www.royalancestry.net
As my wife descends from Cecily Streche I would be very interested, if you
would be so kind as to post them, to see the details of the descents that
you mention as leading to the immigrants to America that you listed.
With thanks
Robert O'Connor
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Chris Phillips
Re: C.P. Addition: Multon
Douglas Richardson wrote:
The suggested date for John de Multon seems rather too early, as John
Streche's inquisition post mortem shows Cecily was born c. 1371 and her
sister Elizabeth c. 1366.
Also, I wonder if it's possible that the VCH article has made a different
kind of mistake from the one you suggest. It depends a bit whether the 1316
reference actually describes Thomas as the brother of a deceased James, but
if so, has VCH simply jumped to the conclusion that this James is the same
as the son of Maud de Vaux. If so, perhaps the deceased James of 1316 could
be a descendant of Maud's son James. (If he was the _son_ of Maud's son
James, this would amount to the same thing you are suggesting, but maybe
there are other possibilities?)
Chris Phillips
VCH Somerset 4 (1978): 199 indicates that James de Multon, 4th son of
Maud
(de Vaux) de Multon, was the possessor of Seavington, Somerset (one of
the Vaux family estates) from 1283 to 1303. It states that James de
Multon
died by 1316, when the manor of Seavington was settled by his brother,
Thomas, on his own sons, John, Thomas, and James respectively. I
presume that the Thomas de Multon who made the settlement in 1316 is
the same Thomas de Multon who was granted two fairs at Ashill, Somerset
(another Vaux property) in 1316. If so, that Thomas can not have been
James de Multon's brother, Thomas, as James' brother, Thomas, had been
dead since 1295. Nor, can the Thomas living in 1316/17 be James de
Multon's nephew or great-nephew, also named Thomas de Multon, as they
too were dead before 1316. Instead, it seems likely to me that the
Thomas de Multon who held Ashill in 1317 was James de Multon's own son.
....
Below is a synopsis of the Vaux-Multon pedigree, as best as I
understand it. The link between James de Multon (Gen. 2) and Thomas de
Multon (Gen. 3) is not proven, but is highly probable.
1. Hubert de Vaux, living 1235/6, died by 1240, m. Aline (-----). She
married (2nd) c. 1240 Geoffrey de Say, of Rickling, Essex.
2. Thomas de Multon (d. 1271), m. c. 1235/6 Maud de Vaux (d. 1293)
3. James de Multon, 4th son, of Seavington, Somerset, liv. 1303, dead
by 1316.
4. Thomas de Multon, of Ashill and Seavington, Somerset, liv. 1317, m.
Margery Harward, living 1317. They had sons, John, Thomas, and James.
5. John de Multon, of East Stoke and Seavington, Somerset, b. say 1295,
d. 1363
6. Maud de Multon, daughter & heiress, m. John Streche, Knt. (d. 1390)
7. Cecily Streche, d. 1430, m. (1) Thomas Bonville; (2nd) William
Cheyney, of Brooke (in Westbury), Wiltshire (d. 1420)
The suggested date for John de Multon seems rather too early, as John
Streche's inquisition post mortem shows Cecily was born c. 1371 and her
sister Elizabeth c. 1366.
Also, I wonder if it's possible that the VCH article has made a different
kind of mistake from the one you suggest. It depends a bit whether the 1316
reference actually describes Thomas as the brother of a deceased James, but
if so, has VCH simply jumped to the conclusion that this James is the same
as the son of Maud de Vaux. If so, perhaps the deceased James of 1316 could
be a descendant of Maud's son James. (If he was the _son_ of Maud's son
James, this would amount to the same thing you are suggesting, but maybe
there are other possibilities?)
Chris Phillips