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- He was probably first married in or shortly before May, 1334, as the following deed has all the appearance of being a settlement made soon after marriage.
1334, May 23. - Nicholas Warde, Parson of the church of Giselay, grants in special tail to Simon (son of Sir John Warde) and Maude his wife, all the land, etc., which Nicholas had of the gift of Sir Simon Warde, his brother, in Neubi, except the tenements held in dower by Alice, widow of Sir Simon; also £ ~j, lis. lod. of land, meadow and rent in Givendale. Remainder to Sir John Warde and his heirs. Witnesses : Sir Robert Coniers, Sir Henry de Hertelington, Sir Andrew de Merkinyfeld, knights, and others.
1352, November 19. - Sir Simon Ward owed 4;. yearly rent to St. Mary Magdalen's Hospital, Ripon, for a tenement at Newby.
1367, Michaelmas Term.- -Simon son of John Warde, chivaler, claimed two messuages and lands in Neuby-on-Yore from Joan widow of Thomas Raynson of Skelton. The property had been given by Simon son of William Warde to Simon, his son, and the heirs of his body; Simon, the son, died without heir of his body, and it therefore reverted to Simon, the father; from him it descended to John Warde, as son and heir, and from him to the plaintiff, as son and heir.
1373, June 19. - -John Warde, son and heir [apparent] of Simon Warde, knight, released, to Sir Simon and Lady Joan his wife, for their lives, certain lands and tenements in Neuby-on-Youre.
Date: Two weeks from Easter, 6 Richard [II] [5 April 1383].
Parties: Simon Warde, knight, and Joan, his wife, querents, and Robert Erle of Rouclyf' (Roecliffe in Aldborough) and Alice, his wife, deforciants.
Property: 5 messuages and 6 bovates of land in Nuby sup[er] Yore (Newby by Ripon).
Action: Plea of covenant.
Agreement: Robert and Alice have acknowledged the tenements to be the right of Joan, as those which Simon and Joan have of their gift, and have remised and quit claimed them from themselves and the heirs of Alice to Simon and Joan and the heirs of Joan for ever.
For this: Simon and Joan have given them 20 marks of silver.
Sir Simon was dead in Michaelmas Term, 1385. Whitaker says that he died in 1383, and by his will directed his body to be buried at Esholt Priory.
Of his two wives, Maude and Joan I have no further information.
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Abt 1315 - Abt 1383 (68 years)