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Henry de Port-St. John, of Broughton, Northampton & Fonmon, Glamorgan

Male 1232 - 1312  (81 years)Deceased    Has 329 ancestors and one descendant in this family tree.


  • Name Henry de Port-St. John 
    Suffix of Broughton, Northampton & Fonmon, Glamorgan 
    Birth abt. 1232  Basing, Hampshire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Fact 1264  Broughton, Northampton, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Other lands held of the honor of Huntingdon were those in the possession of the Daubeny family; William Daubeny died seised of land in Boughton c. 1 264,^' and in 1282 this holding was said to amount to 32virgates.

    Note: It went to William de Port-St. John, then his son Henry. 
    Fact 1265  Boughton, Spelhoe, Northampton, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    C. 1914. Release by William, son of Henry de Sancto Johanne, of Boketon, to the master and brethren of the hospital of Holy Trinity without Northampton, of all his right in lands in Boketon (Boughton), which Agnes de Dodeford formerly had of the gift of the late Ralph, rector of the church of Bokinton, in consideration of receiving two loaves of white bread a week from the said hospital and one loaf of squires' bread (panem ad armigerum). Witnesses:—Sir Roger de Hakilton, knight, Sir William de Sadinton, burgess of Leicester, and others (named). [c. A.D. 1265.]  
    Fact 1265  Boughton, Spelhoe, Northampton, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    C. 1915. Release by William, son of Henry de Sancto Johanne, of Boketon, to the master and brethren of the hospital of Holy Trinity without Northampton, of all his right in three loaves of bread which he received weekly from the said hospital in consideration of his release of land in Boketon (Boughton). St. Katherine's day, A.D. 1265.  
    Fact 1216-1312  Fonmon Castle (Welsh: Castell Ffwl-y-mwn) , East Aberthaw, Glamorgan, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location 
    British National Library as part of the “St. John Evidence” (Lansdowne MS 860 A, beginning at folio 348b) where on folio 349a there is a transcript of a deed in Latin from Richard Abell of Fonmon, acting in the capacity as a trustee, to Henry de St. John, son of William de St. John.  
    Death aft. 1312  Fonmon Castle (Welsh: Castell Ffwl-y-mwn) , East Aberthaw, Glamorgan, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Siblings 2 Siblings 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    CHLCA Phylogenetic Ancestral Tree   (40 x Great Grandfather) 
    Alice Stanford  (Great Grandmother) 
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    Association Richard Abell, of Fonmon (Relationship: Richard Abell managed estate for Henry son of William) 
    Person ID SSH0016  St. John Origin and Ancestry DNA Database
    Last Modified Feb 11, 2024 

    Father William de Port-St. John, Fonmon (heir of Wm ap Hopkin de Cantilupe/Nereberd & Mabel Umfreville),   b. 1194-1208   d. 1290-1296 (Age 88 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Isabella Martin,   b. 1194-1208 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 1232  Sussex, England,UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage . . . come now to William de St. John of Fourment, a younger son to Robert de St. John of Basing; which William had Faurmont in appenage, and lived Temp. Ed. I [1272-1307] about which time, to one of this name, I find Isabel was his Wife, who was Daughter and Coheir to William Combmartin . . . ."
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    Family ID F4353  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Marriage fact 1265  Boughton, Spelhoe, Northampton, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    C. 1914. Release by William, son of Henry de Sancto Johanne, of Boketon, to the master and brethren of the hospital of Holy Trinity without Northampton, of all his right in lands in Boketon (Boughton), which Agnes de Dodeford formerly had of the gift of the late Ralph, rector of the church of Bokinton, in consideration of receiving two loaves of white bread a week from the said hospital and one loaf of squires' bread (panem ad armigerum). Witnesses:—Sir Roger de Hakilton, knight, Sir William de Sadinton, burgess of Leicester, and others (named). [c. A.D. 1265.] 
    Marriage fact 1265  Boughton, Spelhoe, Northampton, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    C. 1915. Release by William, son of Henry de Sancto Johanne, of Boketon, to the master and brethren of the hospital of Holy Trinity without Northampton, of all his right in three loaves of bread which he received weekly from the said hospital in consideration of his release of land in Boketon (Boughton). St. Katherine's day, A.D. 1265. 
    Children 
    +1. William de Port-St. John, d.s.p., of Boketon, Northampton & Fonmon reverted to descendants of his brother John?,   b. abt. 1247, Basing, Hampshire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. bef. 1346, Fonmon Castle (Welsh: Castell Ffwl-y-mwn) , East Aberthaw, Glamorgan, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 98 years)  [Father: Birth]
    Family ID F6006  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified Jan 30, 2024 

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  • Reference  St. John, Suzanne. "Henry de Port-St. John, of Broughton, Northampton & Fonmon, Glamorgan". The St. John Genealogy Project. https://stjohngenealogy.com/getperson.php?personID=SSH0016&tree=OSA0001 (accessed March 28, 2024).

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