Margaret de Somery

✓ Margaret, 'da. of Roger de Somery, of Dudley, co. Worcester, by his 1st wife (to whom she was da. and coh.), Nicole, da. and eventually coh. of William (d'Aubigny), Earl of Arundel'; wife of Ralph Basset of Drayton (killed at Evesham 1265) and mother of Ralph, 1st Lord Basset of Drayton: CP II 'Basset of Drayton' p.1. She enfeoffed her son Ralph of Drayton Basset, Colston Basset and Pattingham 'in free widowhood' on 5 Mar 1292/3 before taking the habit of religion (CP II p.2 n.(e), Close Roll 21 Edw. I). Her father is already in this tree as Roger de Somery IV (I101233), whose 2nd wife Amabil de Chaucombe is the mother of our Somery line - RING 27 Oct 2026. Source: Complete Peerage 2nd ed. vol. II (1912), 'Basset of Drayton' pp.1-4 and notes (archive.org completepeerageo02coka), read 27 Oct 2026. [DIRECT ANCESTOR OF THE COMPILER: flag added 27 Oct 2026 by walking the tree from Aynsley, so that this marker is reliable and can be searched.]