4194506.
Sir John Beauchamp & 4194507. Joan Bridport
2/1/1327, Edward III succeeded Edward II
as King of England.
~1330, John born in Lillesdon, Someset,
England, s/o 8389012. Sir Hugh de Beauchamp & 8389013. Idonea
de Lisle. (S) Magna Carta Surities, Weis, 1999, P186.
~1345, Joan born White Lackington, co.
Somerset, England, d/o §§John
Brydport. (S) Magna Carta Surities, Weis, 1999,
P186.
By 1346, John’s father died.
1348, The Black Death entered the west countryside
of England [likely entering through Bristol].
1358, Elizabeth daughter and heir of
Simon de Fourneaux came to Stoke under Hamedon on Sunday next before St. Thomas
the Apostle … and there did homage and fealty to Sir John de Beauchamp, in the
presence of John de Beauchamp of Lyllesdon, knight, Thomas Folyot, … (S) 2
Registers Formerly Belonging to the Family of Beauchamp, 1920, P96.
5/24/1359, Enrollment of deed … John
Devereus and Joan his wife … Somerset … Witnesses … Sir John Beauchamp of Lillesdon,
Sir John Meriet, knights, … (S) CCRs.
1/1361, IPM of John de Bello Campo of
Somerset, knight. Wilts: … He died on 7 October last. Cecily his sister, aged
40 years and more, and John Merezet, son of Eleanor his other sister, aged 15
years and more, are his heirs … Dorset: … Gatemerston. A fourth part of a
knight’s fee, held by John de Beauchamp of Lillesdon; … (S) CIsPM.
1362, Sir John Beauchamp of Lillesdon
presented to Bruton priory. (S) Hist. of the Co. of Somerset, V3, 1974.
11/25/1362, John de Bello Campo, lord of
Lillesdon, knight, quitclaim to Master Stephen de Penpel, dean of Wells, all
lordship, rents … tenements of la Hele … held by Hugh atte Hele, … (S) Cal. of
Manu’s of the Dean and Chapter of Wells, V1, 1907, Fol.336.
1363, John Beauchamp, knight, lord of
Lillesdon. (S) North Curry, Olivey, 1901, P113.
1364, John de Clyvedon, John Beauchamp de
Lillesdon, knights; Matthew de Clyvedon, … witnesses to a document of the abbey
of Atheleney. (S) 2 Cartularies of … Muchelney and Athelney, 1899, P132.
1365, At Westminster in the morrow of the
Purification, between John de Bello Campo of Lyllesdon, chivaler, querent ; and
Richard Frye and Agatha his wife deforciants ; for a messuage, a dovecote, and 15
acres of land in Wyghtlakyngton. … ; for this John gave Richard and Agatha one
hundred marcs of silver. (S) Feet of Fines, Somerset, 1902, P61.
2/10/1367, Commission of array in the
county of Somerset: The earl of Salisbury, William Botreux, John de Beauchamp
of Lillesdon, … (S) CPRs.
2/24/1370, John de Beauchamp de Lillesdon
a representative of Somerset in
parliament. (S) Notes & Queries, 1907, P472.
4/27/1371, The sheriff of Somerset to
warn John Beauchamp of Lillesdon, knight of the shire, … ceasing every excuse
to be in person at Winchester … to inform the king and council touching … sum
of £50,000 … for the furtherance of the war with France … (S) CCRs.
3/29/1371, John Beauchamp of Lillesdon to
be paid £8 12s. for 43 days at parliament at
Westminster representing Somerset. (S) CCRs.
6/17/1371, John Beauchamp of Lillesdon to
be paid 52s. for 13 days at parliament at Westminster
representing Somerset. (S) CCRs.
2/7/1373, John de Bello Campo, lord of
Lillesdon, to John le Leche of Wandestre: close called Leyntemerssh: for lives
of sd.J.L.,wife Edith and son Will. (S) UKNA.
6/17/1373, Charter of Richard de Clyvedon
… Witnesses: John Beauchamp of Lillesdon, John Streche, John Lorty, John
Burton, William atte Water. (S) CCRs.
4/14/1374, Grant and quitclaim by Thomas
Payn and Richard Craddok to Margery atte Sloo, her heirs and assigns, of the
lands, tenements, rents, services and reversions which they had in Hountham by
feoffment of William Blake. Witnesses: John de Beauchamp, John Lorty
knights, …
1376-77, John Beauchamp of Lillesdon,
John Lorty of Swelle, knights; witnesses to a document of the abbey of
Atheleney. (S) 2 Cartularies of … Muchelney and Athelney, 1899, P132.
6/21/1377, Richard II succeeded Edward
III as King of England.
1381-82, At Westminster … John de
Beauchamp chivaler and Joan his wife querents … in Knolle, … a moiety of the
manors of Lillesdon and Chafcombe. (S)
Somerset Fines, P112.
1382-83, John de Beauchamp of Lillesdon,
knight, Matthew de Clyvedon, and Elias Spelly to grant land in their manor of
Stathe to the abbot and convent of Athelney in exchange for common of pasture
there, retaining other parts of the said manor. Somers. (S) UKNA, C 143/401/5.
1/29/1384, , Commission of peace and of
oyer and terminer to William de Monte Acuto, earl of Salisbury, James de
Audele, Guy de Bryen, Matthew de Gornay, Robert Bealknap, Thomas de Hungerford,
John de Bello Campo of Lillesdon, … county of Somerset. (S) CPRs.
6/26/1385, Commission of peace and of
oyer and terminer to William de Monte Acuto, earl of Salisbury, … John de Bello
Campo of Lillesdon, … county of Somerset, pursuant to the statutes of
Winchester … (S) CPRs.
Joan and John died.
(S) Somerset Record Society, V15, 1900,
P143. (S) History of Parliament, British Political Society. (S) Manuscripts of the Dean & Chapter of
Wells, V1, 1907.
Family notes:
·
There are many persons named John Beauchamp
contemporary with this John in Somerset; e.g. Johannes de Bello Campo de
Gorden, Johannes de Bello Campo de Marisco, Johannes de Beauchamp de Dunden;
John de Beauchamp of Hatch, and John de Beauchamp – brother of the Earl.
Children of John and Joan:
i.
John de Beauchamp, born ~1364 in Lillesdon, Somerset, England.
3/26/1386, Wanstrow lease for 3 lives: John
Beauchamp of Lillesdon,knt., and … tenement … (S) UKNA.
1386, Between John Beauchamp of
Lillesdon, knight, and Joan his wife Querents; and Peter atte Mull, parson …
Chafcombe … deforciants; 3 messuages, … in Stathe, Saltmore and Lillesdon … and
if John son of said John and Joan die without such heirs then to remain to
Thomas his brother and his heirs male … (S) Feet of Fines, V17, 1902, P130.
1388-89, Indenture dated at Hampton Vaus
[Somerset], … between John Strecch, lord of Hampton Vaus, knight, of the one
part and Nicholas Bolour and Agnes his wife … Witnesses:—John de Beauchamp of
Lyllesdon, John Meryet, and John Lorty, knights, … (S) Ancient Deeds, V6, 1915,
P297.
1396, John living.
ii.
Sir Thomas Beauchamp, born ~1367 in Lillesdon, Somerset, England.
Bef. 1390, Thomas 1st married
Elizabeth, d/o Sir John Stretch.
1399, Henry of Bolingbroke [future Henry
VI] knighted Thomas.
10/13/1399, Henry IV succeeded Richard II
as King of England.
11/16/1399, Thomas granted jointly
with Sir Walter Hungerford £200 from the estates of Margaret, late
duchess of Norfolk, ‘in recompense of their great expense in the King’s service
after his last advent into England’.
3/1401, Thomas secured a grant for life
of 6 bucks and 6 does each year from Neroche forest.
3/1404, Thomas a tax Collector for
Somerset.
9/1405, Thomas a commissioner to raise
royal loans in Somerset.
2/18/1407, The constable of the Tower of
London was instructed to take Thomas into custody. [subsequently released.]
12/1407, Thomas a commissioner of inquiry
in Somerset into extortion by the King’s ministers.
2/1410, Thomas a commissioner of inquiry
in Dorset into trespasses.
1412, The Bishop of Bath and Wells placed
an interdict on certain parishes in Somerset on the grounds that they or their
incumbents had admitted an unlicensed preacher [John Bacon, a lollard] to give
sermons in their churches one of which at this time under Sir Thomas’s control.
12/1412, Thomas, king’s knight, granted a
licence to enclose and empark 250 acres of land in ‘le Shawe’ within his manor
of Ashill.
1/1414, The lollards participated in the uprising
at St. Giles’ Fields.
By 1/23/1414, Thomas, complicit with the
lollards, arrested and being kept in irons at the Tower.
2/8/1414, Richard Whittington, a wealth
London merchant, stood surety for Thomas of 1,000 marks that he would be a
‘true prisoner’ and would make no attempt to escape. He was no longer kept in
chains, but allowed to ‘go at large within the Tower’.
9/13/1414, Thomas released on giving
security to present himself for trial on receipt of orders.
10/26/1414, Thomas and conspirator Thomas
Booke acquitted of all charges.
7/11/1419, Thomas ousting the widow of
William Beauchamp [a relative – possibly a brother, recently deceased], entered
the lands by force, cut down corn, collected rents and stole livestock and
other goods worth £100. He acted similarly at Chaffcombe, where William had
held a moiety of the manor.
8/20/1419, Thomas ‘in warlike array’
seizing property there which belonged to John Denbaud, esquire, who was then
abroad serving as constable of Cherbourg. [Thomas claimed that he had been
acting in the interests of William’s son and heir, John, who was also overseas,
alleging that Denbaud had illegally enclosed part of the Beauchamp holding.]
11/1419, Thomas a commissioner to raise
royal loans in Somerset.
12/1419, Sir Thomas Beauchamp at the head
of a list in Somerset of knights and esquires of the county were best able to
defend the realm.
Bef. 1422, Thomas married Eleanor, d/o
Rober Silveyn of South Bardon.
10/1427, Thomas and 3 of his tenants were
forced to purge themselves before Bishop Lacy of Exeter of the crime of forging
and publishing fictitious charters in order to oust the owners of two Somerset
manors.
5/1428, Thomas a commissioner into
concealed crown income.
3/1431, Thomas a commissioner to raise
royal loans in Dorset.
7/1443, Thomas a commissioner into
insurrection.
2/2/1444, Thomas died; his son John had
predeceased him; his heir was his grand daughter Alice, the wife of John Speke.
iii.
Agnes Beauchamp (2097253), born ~1375 in Lillesdon, Somerset, England.
