Background
James Audley was the son and heir of Nicholas Audley, 1st Baron Audley (1289–1316) by his wife Joan FitzMartin (died February 1320 / 1 August 1322), daughter of William I FitzMartin (d1324), feudal baron of Barnstaple, Devon. She was in her issue (ie posthumously) the eventual sole heiress of her brother William II FitzMartin (d1326) to the feudal barony of Barnstaple.
