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John Whelnetham Knt (1276 - abt. 1342)

Sir John Whelnetham Knt aka de Whelnetham
Born in Great Whelnetham, Suffolk, Englandmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
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Husband of — married 1309 in Suffolk, Englandmap
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Died about at about age 66 in Great Whelnetham, Suffolk, Englandmap
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John Whelnetham Knt was born in Suffolk, England.

Sir John de Whelnetham, Knt., was born 1276, Whelnetham, Suffolk, England, he died between 1341 and March 1346. Sir John was buried at Great Whelnetham, Suffolk, England.[1][2]

Sir John was the son of Sir Edmund de Whelnetham (died bef 1297), and Sibil "Unknown". Sir John's mother may have married second a man with the surname of "Thweng."[1] Edmunds step-father was Sir Walter de Berneham "Bernham", Knt, born about 1231, the Manor of Alpheton was passed from him to John and John's heirs.[3] John married Alice "Unknown" by 1309, [4]they were the parents of three, possibly four daughters.[1]Their daughter Margery inherited the Manor of Alpheton, in Suffolk, England.[1][5]

Children

  1. Margery de Whelnetham, died 1384, married three times: 1) John de Cockfield, 2) Sir John de Brokesborne, 3) Sir John de Sutton, Sr.[3]
  2. Mary de Whelnetham, (died before 1373) married Michael de Bures (died before 1373), the son of Sir Robert de Bures of Acton Hall.[6]
  3. Amy "Amicia" de Whelnetham, married Thomas de Scales "de Schalers"[7]
  4. Possibly a daughter named, Matlida, a nun Prioress of Wykes, died 1370[1]

Time-Line

In 1297, Benedict of Blakeham, age 21, had people testify about when he was born, one of the witnesses, Sir Walter de Berneham, Knt, age 60, stated that he had married "the mother of Edmund de Whelnetham and that Edmund had a son John born "a quarter of a year after Benedict" and that John was of full age and had "livery of his lands."[3]
From 1297 to 1341, Sir John can be found in Suffolk records.[1]
In 1302 (Fine #11, p.279) John and Edmund de Hoo granted a messuage in Little Whelnetham to Simon de Hoo and his wife Matilda. [the deHoo family appears to have been related to John][1]
There was a connection to the Manor of Kirkehall-Moynes and the deWhelnetham family.[1]
1311/2 (5 Edward II) He took possession of the manor of Alpheton and two parts of the manor of Great Whelnetham. Alice is mentioned as his wife. [Fines #13, 14, p. 280][4][3]
20 February 1314, He was granted protection, because he was going with Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester on the King's Service of Queen Isabella.[Patent Rolls] On the same date, King Edward II signed a document in the case of Christina de Moese. John and his two brothers, Henry and Robert, had been part of a group that had destroyed and stolen her possessions, threw her into a pit, and stomped on her. (Patent Rolls)
26 November 1314, John is the complainant against Christina, late the wife of John Carbonel, saying he was the one assaulted at Melford.[1]
In December 1314/5, he signs as a Knight. (Suff. Arch. Proc. x, 343)
20 July 1318, the King grants him and his heirs free warren in all their lands in Great and Little Whelnetham, Bradfeld, Stanefeld and Alpheton. [Charter Rolls][1]
M.P. in 1319-22 and 1340-1341[1]
Went to Gascony in company of Robert de Mohaut[1]
He represented Suffolk as a conservator of the peace, off and on from 1320. He also served as an assessor and collector for Suffolk.[1]
1323, He along with two other men were commissioned to array 700 footman. 1324, appointed for Suffolk to get the Knights, esquires ready for service in Gascony against the King of France. 1330, appointed to array the Knights and other men capable of bearing arms in Suffolk.[1]
16 September 1330, he was exempted for life from being put on assizes, juries or recognizances, and from appointment as mayor, sheriff, coroner, or other minister of the king, against his will. Yet, on the same day, he was placed on the commission of peace in Suffolk again.[1]
1332 [Fine #16, p.282] John's wife Alice is mentioned, associated with her in the transfer of some land at Alpheton.[1]
1334, commissioned with regard to inquisition post mortem of John Carbonel.[1]
1339, he witnesses a deed (Suff. Arch. Inst. Proc. x256)
1346: Alice was already a widow. "Alice, the widow of John Whelnetham, holds the Whelnethan they neglect. f. m. in the case of the abbot of St. Edmund in the same village, which is of the same John formerly held the abbot of the Whelnetham"[8]
39 Edward III (1366), The Bishop of London, granted 40 days pardon, for all who prayed for the souls of: Sir John de Whelnetham, Knt, Alice his wife, Sir John de Brokesborne, John de Cockfield, & Others.[9]

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 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 Whelnetham, Great, Eng. (Parish); S. H. A. H. (Sydenham Henry Augustus Hervey), b. 1846, ed; Whelnetham, Little, Eng. (Parish), Great Whelnetham parish registers, 1561 to 1850. Little Whelnetham parish register, 1557 to 1850, 1910, p. 325-339, https://archive.org/details/greatwhelnethamp15whel/page/324
  2. ↑ Parish of Alpheton, Wikipedia contributors, "Alpheton," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alpheton&oldid=999326183 (accessed January 13, 2021).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Copinger, Walter Arthur, Copinger, Harold Bernard, The Manors of Suffolk: The hundreds of Babergh and Blackbourn, T.F. Unwin, 1905 -p. 14 BERNHAM
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Rye, Walter, A Calendar of the Feet of Fines for Suffolk, p. 124, 125 #2 & #22, JOHN & ALICE de Whelnetham
  5. ↑ Blomefield, Francis, An Essay Towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk: Launditch. Loddon. Mitford. Smethdon. Taverham, W. Miller, 1809 - Norfolk, p. 62 Whelnetham
  6. ↑ Todd, Charles Burr, A General History of the Burr Family: With a Genealogical Record from 1193 to 1891, p. XXVI, BURES
  7. ↑ 'Parishes: Reed', in A History of the County of Hertford: Volume 3, ed. William Page (London, 1912), pp. 247-253. British History Online.
  8. ↑ Inquisitions and Assessments Relating to Feudal Aids: Stafford to Worcester, p. 69, p. 74, ALICE WHELNETHAM
  9. ↑ Page, Augustine, A Topographical and Genealogical History of the County of Suffolk: Compiled from Authentic Records, F. Pawsey, 1847, p. 751 Bishop of London




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