NameMary Darce
Birthbef 1296, Shipbrook, Cheshire, England
Spouses
Birthbef 1251, Shipbrook, Cheshire, England
Notes for Ralph (Spouse 1)
86Sir Ralph de Vernoun kt, baron of Shipbrook
Succeeded the barony 16 Edw 1 (1287) by grants from his father and sister. Survived to the age of 150 years, [levied a fine 19 Edw 2 (1325)]. He added three garbs to the fesse, and was called Old sur Ralphe [or "Sir Ralph the Old"].
Married Mary, daughter of ....., Lord of Dacre of the North
Motto: Vernon Semper Viret ("Vernon is always green")
Intended as a pun in "ver non semper viret" or "the grass is not always green").
Inscription at Vernon in Normandy : "Cy Repose Guillaume de Vernon Digne de nom Prince et Gubernatuar. De ce liru ici dont la pris son surnam par droit canon"