John (Bohun) de Bohun (1301 - 1367)

Born 14 Nov 1301 in Todham, Easebourne, Sussex, England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Isabel (Tregoz) de Bohun — married before 1326 in England

Husband of Cicely (Filliol) de Bohun — married before 6 Nov 1342 in England

Descendants

Died 5 Dec 1367 at age 66 in England [uncertain]

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Biography

John de Bohun, Knt., of Midhurst, etc., son and heir of James de Bohun (or Boun, Bowne) and Joan de Brewes, was born 14 November 1301 at Todham in Easebourne, Sussex.^[1][2]

He proved his age, did homage and had livery of his lands in England and Ireland on 20 May 1323.^[2] In July 1346 he was in the retinue of the Earl of Arundel and accompanied the King in his French campaign,^[1] returning to England by 14 May 1347.^[2]

John married first, before 1326, to Isabel, possibly the daughter of Sir Henry de Tregoz of Goring, Sussex.^[1][2] They had two sons and three daughters:

• Edward,^[1] died before 1367^[2]
• John,^[1] died before 1367^[2]
• Joan, wife of John de Lisle of Gatcombe, Hampshire^[1]
• Elizabeth, wife of Sir Henry Hussey^[1]
• Margaret^[1]

He married second, before 6 November 1342, to Cicely Filoll (or Filiol, Filliol), daughter of Sir John Filoll and his second wife, Margery.^[1][2] They had one son:

• John, Knt., 1st surviving son, born 6 January 1362/3, died 25 January 1432/3, married first to Alice ____ and second to Anne Halsham^[1][2]

John was summoned to three councils by writs directed to Johanni de Bohun de Midhurst, from 10 October 1359^[1] to 10 February 1361/2, "whereby he may be held to have become Lord Bohun, but none of his descendants were ever summoned to Parliament in respect of this Barony".^[2]

John died on 5 December 1367^[1] at age 66.^[2] His heir was his son John, by his wife Cecily, who was "aged 5 and more" at his father's death.^[3] His widow, Cecily, died 9 or 13 August 1381.^[1][2]

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. I, pages 322-323, BREWES #7, John de Bohun.
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10} 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). Online at Archive.org, vol. II, page 200.
3. ↑ IPM 127 in C. Edw III File 192 (13), E. Inq. P.M. File 26 (7) . Online at Archive.org, pages 100-105 #127.

• Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham. Salt Lake City: the author, 2013. Vol. IV, pages 82-83 MIDHURST 7. See also WikiTree's source page for Royal Ancestry.
• Richardson, Douglas. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham. 2nd edition. Salt Lake City: the author, 2011. See also WikiTree's source page for Magna Carta Ancestry.

See also:

• Benolte, Thomas; Philipot, John; & Owen, George. The Visitations of the County of Sussex: 1530 and 1633-4. London: The Harleian Society, 1905. Vol LIII, p 95, Owen 1.

Magna Carta Project

John (Bohun) de Bohun appears in a trail from Gateway Ancestor Elizabeth Covert to Magna Carta Surety Baron Richard de Clare that was developed in 2018 and was reviewed, approved and badged on 27 March 2020. The trail is outlined in the Magna Carta Trails section of the Gateway's profile.

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".