Ralph de Cromwell [a] b abt 1238, of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, England, d bef 18 Sep 1289. He md:
[1] Mazera Marmion [b] abt 1262, daughter of Philip Marmion, Lord of Tamworth, and Joan de Kilpeck. She was b abt 1245, of Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire, England, d bef abt 1269/70.
Only child of Ralph de Cromwell and Mazere Marmion was:
Joan de Cromwell b abt 1264, of Cromwell, Nottinghamshire, England. She md Sir Alexander de Freville abt 1277, son of Sir Baldwin de Freville and Maud Giffard.
Child of Ralph de Cromwell and Margaret de Somery was:
Sir Ralph de Cromwell b abt 1273, of Cromwell, Nottinghamshire, and West Hallam, Derbyshire, England, d bef 2 Mar 1298/99. The identity of his wife is undetermined.
Child of Ralph de Cromwell was:
Sir Ralph de Cromwell b abt 1292/93, of Cromwell, Nottinghamshire, and West Hallam, Derbyshire, England, d 1335. He md Joan de la Mare abt 1310. She was b abt 1297, d 1328.
Child of Ralph de Cromwell and Joan de la Mare was:
Sir Ralph de Cromwell b abt 1314, of Cromwell, Nottinghamshire, and West Hallam, Derbyshire, England, d bef 28 Oct 1364. He md Anice Bellers abt 1332, daughter of Roger de Bellers [d]. She was b abt 1316.
Child of Ralph de Cromwell and Anice Bellers was:
Child of Ralph Cromwell and Maud Bernake was:
Elizabeth Cromwell b abt 1358, of Tattershall, Lincolnshire, England, d 1393/94. She md Sir John de Clifton abt 1371, son of Constantine de Clifton and Katherine de la Pole.
NOTES:
a. Son and heir of Ralph de Cromwell, of Cromwell, Nottinghamshire, West Hallam, Derbyshire, etc., he son and heir of Ralph, son and heir of Hugh, son and heir of Haldane, temp. Henry II. He was with the King in the Army of Wales, and summoned for military service 12 Dec 1276 to 28 Jun 1283.
b. She was the second daughter and coheir (in her issue) of Philip Marmion of Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire, and Tamworth, Warwickshire. She died s.p.m., her only child being Joan, wife of Alexander de Freville; they became the ancestors of the Frevilles of Tamworth.
c. Second wife, she survived Ralph, and in 1293 took the veil.
d. Edward II's notorious chief baron of the Exchequer.
e. By his marriage to Maud Bernake he acquired the estate of Tattershall, livery being granted to them 18 Mar 1366/67. He was summoned to Parliament from 28 Dec 1375 to 6 Nov 1397, whereby he became Lord Cromwell. A Banneret, he was retained by the King in the event of an invasion.
CP Vol III[551-552]; AR Line 55[29], Line 210[31-35], Line 218[32-33].
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