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Thomas St. John

Thomas St. John

Male 1280 - 1360  (80 years)Deceased    Has 243 ancestors and 2 descendants in this family tree.


  • Name Thomas St. John 
    Birth abt. 1280  Lageham, Surrey, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Residence Feb 20, 1302  Fethard, Tipperary, Ireland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 22 years)  
    http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C9107742 
    Possessions Jan 31, 1312 (Age 32 years) 
    Reference: C 241/77/63
    Description:
    Debtor: William Bonefaunt of Reading {Rading}, of Berks.
    Creditor: Thomas, the son of Sir John de St. John of Lageham [unidentified]
    Amount: 66s. 8d.
    Before whom: Philip de Worminghall, Mayor of Oxford; Thomas de la Haye Clerk.
    When taken: 08/11/1310
    First term: 29/09/1311
    Last term: 29/09/1311
    Writ to: Sheriff of Berks
    Sent by: William de Bicester, Mayor of Oxford; Thomas de la Haye, Clerk.
    Endorsement: a' Berk'.
    Date: 1312 Jan 31
    Held by: The National Archives, Kew
    Legal status: Public Record
    Language: Latin 
    Death abt. 1360  Lageham, Surrey, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Fact Nov 30, 1360  Westminster, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)  
    Indenture made between Nicholas de Loveyne knight and Simon son of Walter de Wodeham of Surrey, being a defeasance of the foregoing recognisance, upon condition that Sir Nicholas and his heirs give to Simon the ward and marriage of an heir female whose heritage shall not exceed the value of 20 marks a year, whensoever such ward shall next fall of right to Sir Nicholas by reason of his lordship, in case Simon be then living and will demand the said heir and take her to wife; that Sir Nicholas and his heirs shall in their lodging find Simon food, drink and clothing during his life as a servant in the estate of gentleman for the time he shall be there in person or in their service elsewhere in suitable manner as shall be found for one of his best esquires being, dwelling and serving therein, the children of Sir Nicholas and of his heirs excepted, for his service to be done in manner following. Grant by Simon that he will well and truly serve Sir Nicholas and his heirs all his life to his power and knowledge in the office of esquire in their lodging and elsewhere in England at their pleasure, doing their commandments at their costs in all things permissible and honourable to be done by an esquire; he will sue at their costs against any other persons whatsoever at their pleasure to recover all lands, rents and services, of the possession whereof he and they are ousted, if it shall seem to them that the same may be by him recovered by the law, and will not release his right therein to any man without their assent, and whensoever the same shall be recovered, he will grant them to Sir Nicholas and his heirs, who has the remainder of the heritage of Sir John de Lagham (sic), by all such assurance as their counsel shall appoint; he will cause Sir Nicholas to have true letters of any bishop and notarial instruments testifying that the mother of the said Simon was the legitimate daughter (fille mulier) begotten between Thomas Seint John and his wife; and if he fail in the service aforesaid, provided it be not by sickness, by engagement in his own business from which he may no wise be excused, or other reasonable cause, or if he fail to sue as aforesaid upon warning of Sir Nicholas, make a release or other estate without the assent of Sir Nicholas, or fail to assure an estate to Sir Nicholas, or to cause him to have such letter or instrument touching the person of his mother as aforesaid, the recognisance shall be void. Dated Southwerk, 1 December 34 Edward III. French.
    Memorandum of acknowledgment by the parties, 1 December.

    https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/edw3/vol11/pp138-145 
    Generation 09 
    Siblings 8 Siblings 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    CHLCA Phylogenetic Ancestral Tree   (62 x Great Grandfather) 
    Aline Basset  (Great Grandmother) 
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    Person ID I10611  St. John Origin and Ancestry DNA Database | St. John Generation One - Raoul de Sancto Johanne
    Last Modified May 28, 2023 

    Father 1st Baron of Lageham John III St. John, Knight, of Lageham & Instow,   b. abt. 1260, Instow, Devon, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jun 27, 1316, Instow, Devon, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)
    Other Partners: Beatrice de Broy, St. John (wife or daughter that married a de Gyse?)  
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Isabella de Courtenay, St. John,   b. abt. 1260   d. aft. 1325 (Age 66 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage abt. 1273  England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage fact ERROR  Boxgrove Priory, Boxgrove, Chichester, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    A manuscript recording the founding of Boxgrove Priory, Sussex names "Isabellam filiam nobilis viri Hugonis de Cortenay" as the wife of “Johannes secundus [de sancto Johanne]”

    ERROR CORRECTION: The wife of John St. John of Halnaker married Isabella the eldest daughter of King Edward I. 
    Marriage fact 1273  Devon, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    The Fundationis et Fundatorum Historia of Forde Abbey names “Isabellam domini Johannis de St John uxorem, Avelinam domini Johannis Gifford militis uxorem, necnon Egelinam Roberti de Scales uxorem, et Margaretam Johannis de Mulis…uxorem” as the four daughters of “Hugonem de Courtnay primum” & his wife.  
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    Family ID F4352  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Children 
    +1. Margaret St. John,   b. abt. 1300   d. aft. 1360 (Age 61 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    Family ID F4860  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified Jul 18, 2015 

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  • Reference  St. John, Suzanne. "Thomas St. John". The St. John Genealogy Project. https://stjohngenealogy.com/getperson.php?personID=I10611&tree=OSA0001 (accessed March 29, 2024).

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