Genealogical history of Ivy of Maidenhead 

This ancient family of Celts derive their surname from a small fishing town and harbour of Saint Ives in Cornwall, founded in the fifth century by the Irish woman Martyr Saint Hya or Iya - who accompanied Saint Piran on his missionary journey.   This village at the time of the Domesday is shewn as but a small Chapelry Of Lelant an unimportant member of the distant manor of Ludgvan. 

Of the few Christian inhabitants, adjacent to the chapelry - tempus Ed. III (A.D. 1004) some adopted the style “de Ives” or “de Ivese” and as was the custom in those days of little learning, the variation, in the spelling of the name, was not a consequence and in fact, was frequently a device used for the differentiating between father & son or families of the same blood.  Consequently, the name is encountered in many forms of which the more common are IVES, IVESE, IVEYS, IVEZ, IVIE IVIES, IVEASE, IVERS. 

The legend of the present family derives from the early attachment to Hampshire where from the time of the conquest until the early XIV century their ancestors were seated. 

Hugh de IVEZ & the Lands of Minstead

Minstead (XI cent.);  Minstead (XV  cent.)

The parish of Minstead including Canterton,  London Minstead, and Alum Green (formerly extra-parochial) contains 13 acres of land covered with water and 10,321 acres of land of which 399 acres arable 1253 are permanent grass, 2832 Woodland exclusive of The New Forest.   Two streams known as the Fleet Water and Bartley Water, flow through the parish in the South Easterly direction in Canterton Glen upwards of a mile from Minstead is Rufus Stone, marking the site of the oak tree from which the arrow fatal to William Rufus is said to have a glanced.  Near this Glenn is Stony Cross one of the highest parts of The New Forest from which may be seen Romsey Abbey. 

Before the conquest, Minstead assessed at 3 1/2 hide was held by a certain Goderic Malf whose son in 1066 were holding half a hide; the remaining three hides had been taken into The New Forest a house at Winchester worth 12 d yearly was attached to the Manor. 

By deduction from the facts, stated below the name IVEZ was alternately for that of Minstead in the Xll & early XIII Centuries and yet was also the name of a fee held by special serjeanty by the descendants of the sons of Godric Malf, including lands in Minstead,  Bisterne (in Ringwood) and Totton.  These three Manors were from the first closely associated they were held by Godric Malf before the conquest by his sons in 1085 and follow the same descent in later years so it is reasonable to suppose they were also associated in the 12th century period yet Minstead under that name does not appear from the 11th to the 13th century period however in 1186 to 87 it is written that talich was due to the king from IVEZ, but a storm piston and Turlington Totton which belong to hear that of a rendered by the man of piston and tighten period the portion of huge EVA had a deadly by that time passed through there and that air was Andrew De IVEZ  who at the time of the test that Neville was holding one Burgate of land in Totton and was identical with the And Rudy Minstead who was also at this time according to an undated charter granting out adjoining land to get the testwood.  

At the time of the Testa De Nevill, Reginald de Bettesthorne  who also evidently held the portion in Totton that had belonged to Robert son of Ulf and Maud de IVEZ were holding jointly in IVEZ. (Minstead) a Carucate of land for the service of one man armed with a halberd for 40 days in England and for finding the king whenever he should stay at IVEZ,  straw for his horse. 

Martin de IVEZ widow of Hugh and mother of Andrew was holding her moiety in dower but evidently died before 1248–9 in which year Andrew de IVEZ or Minstead as he was alternately called was said to hold jointly with John the Bettesthorne (then a minor) son and heir of Reginald and Maud, half a hide in Testwood, Eling & Bisterne by serjeanty.  On the death of Andrew, in the same year,  this property was described as “………lande a mill in “IVEZE” held for half the above serjeanty……”.  His son and heir, William already 30 years old, succeeded to this property; the other half remained with John the Bettesthorne son of Reginald And Maud. 

William de IVEZ is called upon to serve the king in the following terms William to eat a son and air of And Rudy EV deceased who have land at Evers hence 27 September 12 49 ING summoned to serve against the Welsh he will serve in person with a horse Faberge helmet and Lance 15th September 12 77 having 430 140 in lands in Hampshire summoned to serve against the Scots 24th of June 1300–1 bracket p.W.) qualified for knighthood in 12 55–6, see record of nights of Edward one John the bed is Thorne and William to EV were said to be holding their land conjointly by the aforementioned surgeon tree while and 12 79–80 they were given as something lands of John the Bella Thorne and William Demense dead at the same date William – as William de Minstead was granting out neighbouring lands in Totton and Testwood. 

From this time onwards the use of the name Yves as is substituted by that of Minstead Bella Thorne and Minstead continue to hold side-by-side their respective halves of the fee

This in 1272, settlement was made on John the Baptist Dawn and Margaret is wife of one massage, 1050 acres of land 1000 acres of wood 3S.5D rent in Minstead, the Edwinson of Minstead church and land and rent in Totton et cetera representing the better store moiety. 

And 1316 Walter Deborah Stone son of Margaret and John was holding Munstead conjointly with Julian a widow of William of rivers who represented the Minstead interest she was the widow of John them instead who was the son of William IV of form instead referred HEATHER to before her second marriage to William do rivers she was succeeded by Thomas de Minstead eldest son of her first marriage Thomas died and 1361.