John de Erlegh(VII), son and heir of John(VI), succeeded his father in 1372. John(VII) married Isabel, daughter of Sir John Pavely [18][9,v.6,n.505] [11,v.2,p.199]. They had only one child, a daughter, Margaret [18]. In 1402 John(VII) held land in the hundred of Chippenham, Wiltshire [26,v.5,p.220]. He died in 1409 [7]. In 1412 his widow Isabel held the manors of Babcary, Beckington and Pury, Somerset [9,v.6,n.505]. In 1431 she is also noted as holding certain lands and tenements in Beckington by service of 1 fm. [9,p.425]. Isabel died in 1443.
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Earl, Earll, Earls, Earle, Earles Surname Family History
The first spelling of the Earle Family surname began as “Herlei” or “Erleigh” and has varied widely over the last few centuries
