John (Beauchamp) de Beauchamp (1274 - 1337)

Born 25 Jul 1274 in England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Joan (Chenduit) de Beauchamp — married before 1301 in England [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 1 Jan 1337 at age 62 in England

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Biography

John de Beauchamp, Knt., son and heir of Sir John de Beauchamp by his wife Cecily de Vivonne, was born 25 July 1274.^[1][2][3] He came of age in 1295 and had seizin of his father's lands on 17 September 1295.^[3]

Sir John was continually employed in the Scottish wars and was summoned to attend the king in Salisbury on 26 January 1296/7.^[1][2][3] He fought at the Battle of Falkirk on 22 July 1298, and was present at the siege of Caerlaverock Castle in 1300.^[1][2] He was summoned to Parliament by writs dated 1299-1336 directed to Johanni de Bello Campo de Somerset, during this time he became Lord Beauchamp.^[1][3] He was knighted with the Prince of Wales on 22 May 1306.^[3]

A record of 4 October 1304 records John been authorised to found a chantry chapel at Stoke under Hamdon, Somerset for prayers for members of his family, naming specifically his father John, his wife Joan, his brother Robert, and his sisters Eleanor and Beatrice.^[4][5] Another record, dated the kalends of August 1308 or 1309, refers back to this authorisation, and states that "part of their [the chantry priests] duties being to pray for the souls of John, father of John de Bellocampo, Robert his brother, Cicely his mother, and John his son".^[6]

In 1321, he succeeded to the vast estates of his mother.^[3] On 20 August 1321 he was pardoned for all felonies committed while in pursuit of the Despensers.^[1][2]

John held lands in Hatch Beauchamp, Compton Dundon, and Stoke-under-Hamdon, Somerset and Beauchamps, Surrey, etc.^[1] He was Governor of Bridgewater Castle in 1325.^[1][3]

Marriage and Children

Sir John married, in or before 1301, Joan _______, said to be a daughter of the Chenduit family.^[1][2][3] They had two sons and at least one daughter:

• William,^[1][2] died in his father's lifetime^[7]
• John,^[2] 2nd Lord Beauchamp of Somerset, probably the son John mentioned in the 4 October 1304 record described in the Research Notes, indicating birth before then; died 19 May 1343, married Margaret de Saint John and had issue.^[1] He was 2nd son and heir.^[3]
• Joan,^[2] married John de Cobham, 2nd Lord Cobham^[1][7]

Death

Sir John de Beauchamp died 1 January 1336/7,^[2][8] his wife, Joan, having predeceased him on 9 February 1327.^[1] John's only surviving son, John, was his heir.^[7] Inquisitions Post Mortem were held in 10 Edward III (25 January 1336 - 24 January 1337), with his son John, aged 30 and more, being found to be his heir.^[9]

Research Notes

Children

Suggestion that John had daughters Eleanor and Beatrice

Douglas Richardson^[1][2] follows the revised edition of Cokayne's Complete Peerage^[3] in suggesting that John's children included daughters called Eleanor and Beatrice. The Complete Peerage says that they were living on 4 October 1304. This appears to be a misreading of the authorisation of that date for John to found a chantry chapel: this named Eleanor and Beatrice as his sisters.^[5]

Previously-shown son Thomas

Thomas Beauchamp was removed as a child of John and Joan as Thomas is not named by Richardson as one of their sons and no other source information was provided.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12} Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. 2nd edition. Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2011, vol. III, pages 105-106, MALET 5, John de Beauchamp.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9} Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2013, vol. IV, pages 611-614, SEYMOUR 10, 11, 12.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9} Cokayne, George Edward and Vicary Gibbs ed. Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Vol. II: Bass - Canning, 2nd edition (London, 1912). Archive.org, pages 48-49.
4. ↑ John Collinson. The History and Antiquities of the County of Somerset, Vol. III, R Cruttwell (Bath, Somerset), 1791, pp. 316-318, Internet Archive (full transcription in Latin in a footnote, summary in English in the main text)
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} John Batten. The Barony of Bauchamp of Somerset, in 'Proceedings of the Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society', Vol.XXXVI, 1890, pp. 36-37, Internet Archive
6. ↑ 'Regesta 56: 1308-1309', in Calendar of Papal Registers Relating To Great Britain and Ireland: Volume 2, 1305-1342, ed. W H Bliss (London, 1895), pp. 49-65, British History Online, accessed 31 December 2023
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} John Batten, "The Barony of Beauchamp of Somerset", p. 40, Internet Archive
8. ↑ Cokayne, George Edward and Vicary Gibbs ed. Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Vol. IV: Dacre - Dysart, 2nd edition. (London, 1916). Archive.org page 199: DERBY.
9. ↑ J E E S Sharp, E. G. Atkinson and J J O'Reilly, 'Inquisitions Post Mortem, Edward III, File 47', in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Volume 8, Edward III (London, 1913), pp. 14-25, British History Online, accessed 31 December 2023

See also:

• Sanders, Ivor John. English Baronies: A Study of Their Origin and Descent, 1086-1327. (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1960), page 51.
• The Caerlaverock Poem (presented as a roll of arms), c. 1300.
• The Stirling Roll of Arms, c. 1304.

Acknowledgements

Magna Carta Project

This profile was re-reviewed and approved for the Magna Carta Project ~ Thiessen-117 00:04, 24 March 2020 (UTC).

John (Beauchamp) de Beauchamp appears in trails badged by the Magna Carta Project from Magna Carta Surety Baron William Malet, to the following Gateway Ancestors:

• William Clopton: badged 2022, see the trail HERE.
• Anna Cordray (MCA II:459-460 IREMONGER): badged in 2015. This trail is set forth HERE.
• William Farrar: trail badged Nov 2022. This trail is set out HERE.
• Henry Fleete: developed in 2015 and badged in April 2020. See the trail HERE.
• Iremonger Gateways (Martha, William and Francis) (MCA II:459-460 IREMONGER): badged in 2015. The trail is set forth HERE.
• Henry Isham: trail badged Nov 2022. See the trail HERE.
• Kempe Gateways (Richard, Edward, Edmund and Matthew): badged 2022. Trail can be viewed HERE.
• Randolph Gateways (William and Henry): badged in 2015, needs re-review. See the trail HERE.
• Rodney Gateways (William and John) (MCA III:96-114 MALET): trail is outlined HERE.
• Dorothea Scott: badged in 2020. See the trail HERE.
• Wyatt Gateways (Hawte and Francis) (MCA IV:375-376 WYATT): badged in 2015, re-reviewed Apr 2020. See the trail HERE.

See Base Camp for more information about identified Magna Carta trails and their status. See the project's glossary for project-specific terms, such as a "badged trail".