Alexander
Clifford
Born in Bobbing, Kent, England
Ancestors 
Son of Lewis Clifford
and Anne (Moleyns) Clifford
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Margaret (Culpeper) Clifford
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Lewis Clifford
Died
at age 64
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Jun 2014
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Contents |
Biography
Birth
Death
- Died: 1494.
- Will dated 3 Spetember 1494 and proved in 1494. [3]
- Will: of Alexander Clyfford, of Bobbing, Esq.
- Dated 3 Spetember 1494 and proved in 1494.
- Names:
- - To be buried beside his wife Margaret in the church at Bobbing.
- - Son Lewis my eldest son, Christopher my second son, Humphrey, Sampson, Thomas and Richard Clyfford my younger sons.
- - Elizabeth, wife of William Laycroft, my sister
- - John Clyfford my uncle
- - Property my manor of Bobbing, my manor of Sutton Valence, my manor or tenement called Ilstede, my manor of Shorne, several other parcels of land.
- - Order of remainders Lewis my son, heirs male of Lewis, John Clyfford my uncle, Lewis Blewet (who is this?), John St. Leger (who is this?), Nicholas Colepepper (who is this? brother-in-law?)
- Inquisition Post Mortem: of Alexander Clyfford [4]
- Inquisition held 10 October 10 Henry VII
- Manor of Shorne
- Manor of Sutton Valence
- Manor of Traeis
- He died 10 September 1494.
- Heir general his son Lewis age 41 and more; co-heirs by the ancient custom of the County of Kent son Christopher age 39 and more, son Humphrey age 37 and more, son Sampson age 30 and more, son Thomas aged 23, and son Richard aged 21 and more. (It is extremely unusual to get the names and ages of younger sons from an IPM
Sources
- ↑ Great Britain, Claire Noble ed. Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem, Vol. 25, 16-20 Henry VI, 1437-1442. (London, 2010).
- ↑ Mapping the Medieval Countryside: English Inquisitions Post Mortem website. IPM of William Clyfford, d. 1438. C 139/86/31.
- ↑ Nicolas, Sir Nicholas Harris. Testamenta Vetusta: Being Illustrations from Wills, of Manners ..., Volume 2 (London, 1826):418-419. Books.google.com LINK
- ↑ Great Britain, Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem and Other Analogous Documents preserved in the Public Record Office (H.M. Stationery Office, London, 1898) Henry VII., Vol. 1, Page 427
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It also lists him as the grandfather of Nicholas, not the father. Nicholas's father was Lewis Clifford, son of Alexander. This Lewis Clifford was born about 1460 and he married Mildred Bourne about 1455.