Richard Baynard (abt. 1371 - 1433)

Born about 1371 in Essex, England

Ancestors

Husband of Joyce (Vyne) Baynard — married after 1405 in England

Husband of Grace (Burgoyne) Baynard — married 1420 in Cambridgeshire, England

Descendants

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Biography

The family can be traced further back:^[1]

Before 1276 one of the Gernons granted the mesne tenancy of Great Birch to a member of the Baynard family, lords of Messing Hall and Harborough manors in Messing. (E.R.O., D/DR M1.) John Baynard died in possession of the manor in 1344, and was succeeded in turn by his son John (d. 1349), John's son Thomas (d. 1375), Thomas's son Richard (d. 1433) whose second wife was Grace, widow of John Peyton, who held the manor of the king in chief. (Cal. Inq. p.m. ix, p. 144; xiv, pp. 92-3; P.R.O., C 139/63, no. 21; Cal. Close, 1419-22, 223; Morant, Essex, ii. 176.) When Richard and Grace Baynard were lord and lady of both Great Birch and the Messing manors they administered those manors and Easthorpe together. (E.R.O., D/DH X29-30, 34.) They were followed by Richard's son Richard Baynard (d. 1473) whose heir was his daughter Grace, wife of Thomas Langley. Grace died in 1509 and was succeeded by her son from her second marriage, John Daniell (d. 1556) and then by his son Edmund Daniell (d. 1570) who held Birch as of Easthorpe manor. (Morant, Essex, ii. 176; P.R.O., C 140/46, no. 57; C 142/109, nos. 22, 25; C 142/157, no. 64; Cal. Inq. p.m. Hen. VII, iii, p. 315.)

Apparently a son of Thomas and also a step-son of John Hende who married his widowed mother? See the Close Rolls 1404:^[2]

Richard Baynarde, son and heir of Thomas Baynarde of Messynge, to Edward duke of York and earl of Cantebrigge, William Marny, John Howarde knights, John de Boys, William Bygood, William Rookwode, William Clopton, William Hanyfelde, John Ewelle esquire, William Radyswelle, Robert Warener of London, William Tasseburgh parson of Reylegh, Roger Rye of Kent and John Sotelle clerk, their heirs and assigns. Charter with warranty of the manor of Messynge with appurtenances in Messynge, Inneworth, Great Bryche, Little Bryche, Copforde, Esthorp, Teye atte Staple, Ferynge, Wethirmonforde, Donylonde, Maneweden and Todenham co. Suffolk, all lands, rents and services in Great Bryche, Little Bryche, Copforde, Esthorp and Teye aforesaid called 'Brychehalle' and the 'Castelle,' and the manor of St. Lawrence in the hundred of Denge, all formerly held by John Hende citizen of London and Katherine his wife, late the wife of Thomas Baynarde, for her life by feoffment of John Rokewode, Ralph de Tendrynge, Nicholas Breton, John Teye, John Maylonde parson of 'Buryschepyng,' Simon atte Fen and John Clerke of Esthorp to the said Thomas Baynard and Katherine (now wife of John Hende) and to the heirs and assigns of Thomas Baynarde, reciting a charter indented, dated Messynge 14 April 19 Richard II, whereby the said John Hende and Katherine granted the same to the said Richard Baynarde and his assigns during the life of the said Katherine, rendering 44l. a year. Witnesses: Richard Holbeche, William Heynes, John Thrustelforde, Thomas atte Holte, Richard Chalkhille clerk, Nicholas Breton, John Boloyne, Henry Stampe, John de Doune, John Butte of Staple. Dated Messynge, 1 April 4 Henry IV.

Also see the IPM for what appears to be this Thomas, with widow Katherine and heir Richard:^[3]

THOMAS BAYNARD.

Writ, 16 October, 49 Edward III.

ESSEX. Inq. taken at Branketre, Wednesday before SS. Simon and Jude, 49 Edward III.

Little Reynes. A messuage, 60a. arable, 2a. meadow, 4a. pasture, 20a. wood, and 9s. rents of assise of free tenants, held of the king in chief by service of a fourth part of a knight’s fee, and now held by Thomas Howelot for a term of years by demise of the deceased.

Messingg, [Inneworth], Great Briche, Little Briche, Coppeford, Estthorp, and Teye. Manors of Messingg, Brichenehall, and Le Castel, with their appurtenances in the above towns, and also 40a. land in the towns of Messingg, [Wethermondeford] (fn. 2) and Feringg formerly of Walter de Todenham, held jointly with Katharine his wife, who survives, by gift of John de Rokwode, Ralph de Tendryngge, Nicholas Berton, John Teye, John Maylond, rector of the church of Bureschepingge, Simon atte Feen, and John Clerk of Estthorp to him and the said Katharine for their lives, with successive remainders to Isabel, his mother, for life, to John, Robert, Thomas and Richard, his sons, in fee tail, and to his right heirs. The manor of Messing is held of the king, as of the honor of Reymes, by service of one knight’s fee; those of Brichenehall and Le Castel of John Gernon by service of a clove at Christmas; and the 40a. land of John Sutton, by service of one ‘wardpeny’ at Hokeday.

He died on 8 October last. Richard Baynard, his son, aged 4 years at the Purification last, is his heir.

C. Edw. III. File 242. (8.)

E. Inq. P.M. File 38. (13.)

Also this memorandum, names 3 wives with Grace as the last:^[4]

Robert Warener of London and Roger Rye of Kent to Richard Baynarde of Messynge esquire and Grace his wife for their lives and the life of the longest liver, with remainder to John Martyn of Kent one of the justices of the Common Bench, William Coggeshale knight, Maurice Bruyn knight, Lewis John, John Tyrell esquires, Robert Darcy of Maldoun, William Rookwode of Acton, John Burgoyne of Drayton, Thomas Campes, Walter Gawtroun, John Bederenden, both of London, Thomas Martell esquire, Richard Wakkefelde esquire, Robert Wrytele, John Simond of Toppisfelde, Richard fitz Nichol of Halstede, John Beche of Colchestre, John Ewell esquire, Roger Bacheham (sic) esquire, John Marlere and Henry Stampe the younger, their heirs and assigns, to perform the last will of Richard Baynarde. Charter indented of demise of the manors of Messynge, 'Brychehalle' and 'le Castelle,' and of all lands, rents and services in Messynge, Inneworth, Ferynge, Great Bryche, Little Bryche and Copforde called Suttons, Goteres and Nevardes, and all other their lands etc. in those towns, all which the grantors, with John de Boys of Tolleshunte Tregoz and William Tasseburgh parson of Reylegh both now deceased, William Hanyfelde, John Ewelle and Walter Gawtroun yet living, had by feoffment of Richard Baynarde, and the said William Hanyfelde, John Ewelle and Walter have made a release of their estate therein; and condition that the said Grace, if her husband shall die in her life time, shall all her life find a chaplain taking a salary to celebrate at the altar of St. Mary in the church of Messynge for the souls of the said Richard, of Thomas Baynarde and Katherine his father and mother, of Joan and Joan his wives, John Sandherst and Cicely his wife, and of all the faithful departed. Witnesses: Robert de Teye, Geoffrey Rokelle, Robert Weston esquires, Matthew Sayer, John Boleyne the elder, John Thrustelforde, Richard Boleyne. Dated Messynge, 14 February 9 Henry V.

And when Richard died:^[5]

To the escheator in Essex. Order to take the fealty of Grace late the wife of Richard Baynarde, and to give her seisin of the manor of Messynge, but to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with the manors of 'Brychehalle' and 'le Castelle,' delivering to her any issues thereof taken; as it is found by inquisition, taken before the escheator, that at his death Richard Baynarde held those manors jointly with her for their lives by demise of Robert Warener of London and Roger Rye of Kent made without licence of the king, with remainder to John Martyn of Kent one of the justices of the Common Bench, William Coggeshale, Maurice Bruyn knights, Lewis John esquire, John Tyrell, Robert Darcy of Maldoun, William Rookwode of Acton, John Burgoyne of Drayton, Thomas Campes, Walter Gawtroun, John Bederenden, both of London, Thomas Martell, Richard Wakefelde esquires, Robert Wrytele, John Symonde of Toppisfelde, Richard Fitz Nichol of Halstede, John Beche of Colchestre, John Ewelle, Roger Racheham, both esquires, John Marlere and Henry Stampe the younger, their heirs and assigns, that the manor of Messynge is held of the king by knight service as of the honour of Reymes, and the other manors of others than the king, and that the manor of Messynge is taken into the king's hand by reason of his death and of the said trespass; and for a fine paid in the hanaper the king has pardoned that trespass.

One of the earlier wives, one of the Joans, appears to have been the daughter and heir of Cecily Canyng of Wheathamstead in Hertfordshire.^[6]

Grace appears to have been married previously to John Peyton of Easthorpe.^[7]

John Hende made major land transactions with William Bourgchier in 1416.^[8]

Sources

Footnotes

1. ↑ 'Birch: Manors', in A History of the County of Essex: Volume 10, Lexden Hundred (Part) Including Dedham, Earls Colne and Wivenhoe, ed. Janet Cooper (London, 2001), pp. 44-46. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/essex/vol10/pp44-46 [accessed 3 August 2016].
2. ↑ 'Close Rolls, Henry IV: January 1404', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry IV: Volume 2, 1402-1405, ed. A E Stamp (London, 1929), pp. 294-298. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/hen4/vol2/pp294-298 [accessed 3 August 2016].
3. ↑ A. E. Stamp, J. B. W. Chapman, Cyril Flower, M. C. B. Dawes and L. C. Hector, 'Inquisitions Post Mortem, Edward III, File 242', in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Volume 14, Edward III (London, 1952), pp. 89-99. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol14/pp89-99 [accessed 3 August 2016].
4. ↑ 'Close Rolls, Henry V: February 1422', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry V: Volume 2, 1419-1422, ed. A E Stamp (London, 1932), pp. 221-226. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/hen5/vol2/pp221-226 [accessed 3 August 2016].
5. ↑ 'Close Rolls, Henry VI: 1434', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry VI: Volume 2, 1429-1435, ed. A E Stamp (London, 1933), pp. 273-285. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/hen6/vol2/pp273-285 [accessed 3 August 2016].
6. ↑ 'Wheathampstead with Harpenden: Manors', in A History of the County of Hertford: Volume 2, ed. William Page (London, 1908), pp. 297-309. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/herts/vol2/pp297-309 [accessed 3 August 2016].
7. ↑ 'Easthorpe: Manors and other estates', in A History of the County of Essex: Volume 10, Lexden Hundred (Part) Including Dedham, Earls Colne and Wivenhoe, ed. Janet Cooper (London, 2001), pp. 200-202. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/essex/vol10/pp200-202 [accessed 3 August 2016].
8. ↑ 'Close Rolls, Henry V: November 1416', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry V: Volume 1, 1413-1419, ed. A E Stamp (London, 1929), pp. 370-374. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/hen5/vol1/pp370-374 [accessed 3 August 2016].

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