Sir
John
Dawnay
aka of Madford
Born in Ingoldsby, Lincolnshire, , England
Ancestors 
Son of Nicholas Dawnay
and Joan Langton
Brother of
Thomas Dawnay Esq. [half]
Husband of
Sibella (Treverbin) Auney
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Emmeline (Dawney) Courtenay
Died
at about age 44
in Lincolnshire, , England
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Biography
Inquisitions Post Mortem
John Dauney or Daunee, knight (chivaler)
- Writ, 18 August, 20 Edward III. [1346] [1]
- SOMERSET. Inq. taken at Somerton on Thursday the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, 20 Edward III. (defaced).
- He died on Sunday next after St. Lawrence last. Emma his daughter, aged 18 years and more, is his next heir.
- Writ, 18 August, 20 Edward III.
- CORNWALL. Inq. taken at Lostwithiel, 8 November, 20 Edward III.
- He died on Sunday next before the feast of St. Laurence, 20 Edward III. Emelyna his daughter, aged 18 years and more, is his next heir.
- Writ, 18 August, 20 Edward III.
- DEVON. Inq. Friday after St. Denis, 20 Edward III.
- He died on 3 August, 20 Edward III. Heir as last above, aged 16 years and more.
- Writ of plenius certiorari to the escheator in Somerset concerning the tenure of the abovesaid manors of Modeford Terry and Hyneton, 30 October, 20 Edward III.
- SOMERSET. Inq. taken at Somerton on Thursday after St. Martin, 20 Edward III.
- Writ of plenius certiorari to the escheator in Devon, because the king understands that the said John held divers lands &c. in the county, whereof no mention is made in the abovesaid inquisition, 15 November, 20 Edward III.
- DEVON. Inq. taken at Modbury on Monday after St. Katherine, 20 Edward III.
- He died on Sunday before the feast of St. Laurence, 20 Edward III. Heir as last above, aged 19 years and more.
- Writ of certiorari de feodis &c. 7 May, 21 Edward III.
- DEVON. Inq. taken at Modbury on Monday before the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, 21 Edward III.
- Writ of certiorari de feodis &c. 7 May, 21 Edward III.
- CORNWALL [and DEVON]. Extent made at Lostwythyel 30 May, 21 Edward III.
John Dauney, knight
- Writ to the escheator to take the oath of Sibyl, late the wife of John Dauney, not to marry without the king’s licence, and to cause her dower to be assigned to her out of the lands &c. of her late husband, 28 February, 21 Edward III. [2]
- CORNWALL. Assignment of dower to the said Sibyl, made at Schevyok and Anton, Monday the morrow of the Annunciation, 21 Edward III.
- DEVON. Assignment of dower to the said Sibyl, made at Cornuwode, Saturday after the Annunciation, 21 Edward III.
- Similar writ to the escheator in Somerset, 28 February, 21 Edward III.
- SOMERSET. Assignment of dower to the said Sibyl, made at Modeford Terry and Hyneton, Saturday the eve of the Annunciation, 21 Edward III.
Sources
- ↑ J. E. E. S. Sharp, E. G. Atkinson and J. J. O'Reilly. "Inquisitions Post Mortem, Edward III, File 81," in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Volume 8, Edward III, (London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1913), 469-488. British History Online, accessed May 24, 2017, [1].
- ↑ J. E. E. S. Sharp, E. G. Atkinson, J. J. O'Reilly and G. J. Morris. "Inquisitions Post Mortem, Edward III, File 88," in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Volume 9, Edward III, (London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1916), 66-79. British History Online, accessed May 24, 2017, [2].
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CAUTION – There was another John de Alneto living in the same time frame. A John de Alneto was appointed as one of three commissioners of array in 1316 at a time when John son of Nicholas was aged about 14 years old. This John de Alneto was a younger brother of Nicholas de Alneto.
[Calendar Fine Rolls EII] 23 February 1324 Westminster. John Dauney has given security by oath etc. And has found as mainpernors Nicholas Dauney, John Triagu, knights of the county of Cornwall, and 4 others, each of whom has mainprised for his good behaviour under a penalty of 200/ and that he, according to his estate, will equip himself suitably with armour, so that he will be ready to gone on the king's service to the parts of the duchy of Aquitaine and elsewhere according to the king's ordinance.
[Calendar Fine Rolls EIII] 10 February 1333 Pontefract. Power to Henry le Gulden, escheator in the counties of Cornwall, Devon, Somerset and Dorset, to whom the king made order as above, to take the fealty of John Dauney and deliver to him a messuage and carucate of land in Leyth late of Nicholas his father.
[CIPM EIII V8] No. 280. Thomas de Monte Hermerii. Writ of certiorari de fepdos 22 August 14EIII. Inquisition of Extent for the counties of Devon and Cornwall taken 20 September 14EIII. Cornwall – The manor of Legh held by John Dauny for 1 knight's fee.
[Feudal Aids V1, page 411] 1346. Devon - De Willelmo Spek et Johanne Daune pro sexta decima parte un. f. m. in Boc Bruer, tenta de honore de Lance veton i. c. quam Nicholaus Daune et Willelmus Spek quondam tenuerunt.
In the survey of Devon of 1346, William Spek and John Dawney were holding a sixth part of Boc Bruer [not indexed] of the honour of Lancaster, Nicholas Dawney and William Spek prior tenants. [Survey undertaken in either 1303 or 1316.]
[CIPM EIII V8] No. 648. John Dauney, knight [chivaler]. Writ 18 August 20 EIII [1346]. Inquest for county of Somerset taken at Somerton on Thursay the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross 20EIII. The manor of Modeford Terry held of the king in chief by knight's service and the manor of Hyneton held of James de Audele by knight's service as of his manor of Blakedon. He died on Sunday next after St Lawrence [10 August] last. Emma his daughter aged 18 years [born c1328] and more is his next heir. Inquest of lands held in the county of Cornwall taken at Lostwithiel 8 November 20EIII. Inquest for the lands held in the county of Devon, Friday after St Denis, 20EI. He died on 3 August 20EIII. Further inquests held at Somerton, Modbury, and extent of lands held in Cornwall and Devon May 21EIII. The manor of Arwuthol in Cornwall held to him and the heirs male of his body, with successive remainders to Richard, son of Alice late the wife of John Daumarle, and the heirs male of his body, to Thomas son of Isabel de Kilgath and the heirs male of his body, to William Daunee and the heirs male of his body, to John brother of Nicholas Dauney and the heirs male of his body, and to the right heirs of the said John Daunee. One acre of land Cornwish held of the said inheritance by JOHN DAUNEE, THE UNCLE, for his life. The manor of Cornewoda with the advowson of the church held of Andrew de Medestede to him and the heirs male of his body, with remainder to Richard, son of Alice the wife of John Daumarle, and the heirs male of his body, as is contained in a fine levied in the king's court at Westminster on the quinzaine of Holy Trinity 19EIII.