Roger II de Merlay, Baron of Morpeth
- Born: Est 1175, Morpeth, Northumberland, England
- Married (1):
- Married (2): Before Nov 1226
- Died: Shortly before 12 Apr 1239
 Orthographic variation: DE MERLEY
General Notes:
24/25 x great-grandfather
Research Notes:
Roger II married twice. As the inquisition taken after the death of Margery, daughter of Richard de Umfreville, his second wife, and "late the wife of John de Lexinton," states that she "died without heir of her body," Roger II's sons must therefore have been from Roger's first marriage. 1
William de Vescy, Roger de Merlay, Ada his wife, and
Ranulf his son, and Alicia his mother, were benefactors to Brinkburn. 2
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... Roger, the 6th of Richard I, gave twenty marks to be excused attending the king in that expedition which he then made into Normandy. In the contentions between king John and his rebellious barons, he was one who took up arms on their behalf, for which his castle of Morpeth was seized, and all his lands; but the 2d of Henry III. he made his peace, and returned to his obedience; after when, the 23d of Henry III. he departed this life, and was buried with his ancestors at Newminster juxta Morpeth, in com. Northumb... 3
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Order to the sheriff of Northumberland to place in respite the demand he makes from Roger Bertram and Roger de Merlay for the arrears of the fifteenth collected in his county, until 15 days from Michaelmas in the eleventh year, having accepted security that they will then send to the Exchequer any of their men, who are to have the power to satisfy the king for the aforesaid arrears.
Calendar of Fine Rolls, 11 Hen. III, 355
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Order to the sheriff of Northumberland to place in respite the demand he makes from Roger Bertram and Roger de Merlay for the arrears of the fifteenth collected in his county, until 15 days from Michaelmas in the eleventh year, having accepted security that they will then send to the Exchequer any of their men, who are to have the power to satisfy the king for the aforesaid arrears.
Calendar of Fine Rolls, 14 Hen. III, 277
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The king has taken the homage of Roger de Merlay, son and heir of Roger de Merlay , for the lands which the aforesaid Roger held of the king in chief. Order to Roger of Essex to take security from the same Roger for rendering £100 to the king for his relief, namely £25 at Trinity in the twenty-third year, £25 at Michaelmas in the same year, £25 at Hilary in the twenty-fourth year, and £25 at the Close of Easter in the same year, and to cause him to have seisin of the lands of which the same Roger was seised in his demesne as of fee on the day he died.
Calendar of Fine Rolls, 23 Hen. III, 138
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Inspeximus and confirmation of a chirograph made between Roger de Merlay and John de Lessinton, whereby the said Roger grants to the said John that, if Margery wife of the said John, late the wife of Roger de Merlay father of the said Roger, shall die during the life of the said John, the said John shall hold for life the manors of Ulcham, Benton, and Killingworth with the advowson of the church of Benton, the knights' fees and other appurtenances, all which he holds as the dower of the said Margery, saving however to the said Roger and his heirs their custom of hunting in the chaces pertaining to the manor of Ulcham, according to an agreement between the said Roger and the said Margery made during her widowhood ; and for this grant the said John has quit-claimed to the said Roger the mill of Ulcham, which he formerly had of the gift of the said Roger, provided that if the said John do not survive the said Margery the said mill shall remain to the said Margery with her dower for life, and upon her death shall return to the said Roger and his heirs; moreover if the said Roger and Margery shall die in the lifetime of Isabel, wife of the said Roger, if dower be due to the said Isabel, she shall have dower of the manors of Ulcham, Benton and Killingworth as of the other lands after the death of the said John, just as she would have had after the death of Margery if this grant had not been made ; and on the death of the said John all the said lands shall revert to the said Roger and his heirs. Witnesses, Hugh de Morewic, Roger son of Ralph, Odonel son of Ralph, John de Eslinton, Simon de Horsle, Walter de Bevercot, Robert de Cressewell, John de Plessetis, Henry Gateganc, clerk, Thomas de Oggel, John de Craucestre, John de Neuton, and Walter de Fenton.
Calendar of the Charter Rolls, 35 Hen. III, m. 5
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Grant to the prior and convent of Brinkeburn of the gift of Roger de Merlay, the second, confirmed by Roger de Merlay, the third, all the land on the south of Coket, as it was enclosed on the day of the gift ; and common pasture in the wood of the said Roger the third for forty cows with their young (sequela) of two years and ten sows with their young of two years both in summer and winter ; and dead wood in the said wood south of Coket, as much as two horses can carry daily all the year round.
Calendar of the Charter Rolls, 37 Hen. III, m. 11, (Pt. 1, m. 16)
Marriage Information:
Roger married Ada ingen Donnchada, daughter of Donnchad Mac Donnchada, Earl of Fife, and Ela. (Ada ingen Donnchada died before 1226.)
Marriage Information:
Roger also married Margery de Umfreville, daughter of Richard de Umfreville, before Nov 1226. (Margery de Umfreville died shortly before 22 Feb 1292.)
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