The Bonkil (or de Bonkil) family, ancestors of Stewart of Da

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John P. Ravilious

The Bonkil (or de Bonkil) family, ancestors of Stewart of Da

Legg inn av John P. Ravilious » 31 jan 2007 23:43:33

Wednesday, 31 January, 2007


Hello All,

Recently, an attempt to trace the connections of Christiana, wife
of
Sir Alexander de Bonkil and (incorrectly presumed) mother of Margaret
(Bonkil) (Stewart) de Brechin failed to add to the known ancestry of
Margaret. However, some success has been met with concerning the
Bonkil
ancestry itself.

The antiquarian John Denton of Cardew, in his manuscript
concerning
the gentry and nobility of Cumberland (ca. 1610), wrote the following
concerning the Bonkill, or Bonekil, family of Uldale and Gilcrux,
Cumberland:

' ULDALE.
....
This mannor (being parcel of the barony of Allerdale),
together with the mannor of Gilcrouse, was given by Waltheof
the son of Earl Gospatrick, unto Adam the son of Lyolf
brother of Phorme the son of Lyolf baron of Greystoke, from
which Adam they descended by a daughter to the Bonekhills,
who granted forth Gillcrouse to a younger brother Robert
Bonekill: And the sons of the said Robert, Thomas Bonekill
and Walter, gave away their inheritance in Gilcrouse to
the abbey of Caldre, which Ranulph Bonekill Knt., then Lord
Paramont both of Ulndale and Gilcruse, confirmed to the
abbot. Sir Ranulph had issue Alexander, who had issue
Adam, who gave Awerthwait parcel of his mannor of Ulndale
to the priors of Carlisle. The said Adam had issue
another Alexander Bonekill whose daughter and heir first
married to John Stewart kinsman of the King of Scots,
and afterwards to David Bregham a Scottish knight of
great valour, and by him transferred the inheritance
to the family of the Breghams. This David Bregham
was a companion of W'm Walleys that was executed for
treason at London, committed against Edw. Ist by
resisting that king's attempt for the superior
Lordship of Scotland,....
David Bregham thereby forfeited his estate to
Anthony Lord Lucy, then Lord of Allerdale. ' [1]

Only one element of the foregoing account has been found to be
in error: as the ancestor of the Greystoke family was Forne fitz
Sigulf, the alleged connection with Adam fitz Liulf does not bear
out. The statement concerning John Stewart and the King of Scots
is an anachronism, as he was not near related to the then King of
Scots (his great-nephew would be King Robert II). The account as
given above has otherwise been found to be substantially correct.

The recorded descent from Adam fitz Liulf is in fact missing
one generation of names - that of his daughter, and her husband
(NN de Bonkil, or Bonekil). Minus these individuals, adequate
documentation has been found to reconstruct the pedigree from
Adam fitz Liulf to Sir Alexander de Bonkil (d. 1300) and his
daughter and heiress, Margaret (wife of Sir John le Stewart, and
of Sir David de Brechin). This pedigree will be presented in the
next post of this thread.

Cheers,

John *




NOTES

[1] John Denton of Cardew, An Accompt of the Most Considerable
Estates and Families in the County of Cumberland (Kendal:
T. Wilson, 1887), Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian
and Archaeological Society Tract Series No. 2, pp. 48-49.


* John P. Ravilious

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