Joan (Champernoun) Bonville (abt. 1299 - abt. 1340)

[Ancient Deeds] A. 8921. Release by Nicholas de Bolevyle, knight; reciting that Sir Henry de Champernoun (Campo Arnulphi) father of his wife Joan, before her marriage enfeoffed her, among other things, of the rent and service of Master Reginald de Champernon for the manor of Clistwyke, with the reversion of the said manor, but the said Reginald neglected to attorn to her; release by Nicholas of his right, by reason of his said wife, in the said services and reversion to William son and heir of the said Sir Henry. Witnesses:— Sir Stephen de Haccomb, Sir Otho de Bodrigan, Sir John de Carmynou, and Sir Robert de Beaupel, knights. Tywardraith, Friday after the Purification, 3 Edward III. [1]

[Cornwall Feet of Fines] (480.) No.14. At Westminster, on the 25 May 1324. Before-------------, justices, ----------. Between Henry de Campo Arnulphi & Joan his wife, claimant, by ---------- in Joan's place, and Hugh de Campo Arnulphi, deforciant, as to the manor of Tywardrayth. Plea of covenant was summoned. Henry acknowledged the manor to be the right of Hugh, as by gift of Henry. For this Hugh granted to Henry & Joan the said manor & gave it up to them at the Court. To have & to hold to Henry & Joan & the heirs of their bodies of the King & his heirs by the services which to the said manor belong for ever. Should Henry & Joan die without heir of their bodies, then the manor shall revert in its entirety to the right heirs of Henry. To hold as aforesaid for ever. This concord was made by precept of the King. [2]

[1] 'Deeds: A.8701 - A.8800', in A Descriptive Catalogue of Ancient Deeds: Volume 4, ed. H C Maxwell Lyte (London, 1902), pp. 348-361. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ancient-deeds/vol4/pp348-361

[2] “Feet of Fines” [relative to the] Counties of Cornwall and Devon. Published by the Devon & Cornwall Record Society. Cornwall Feet of Fines, Volume I. 1195-1377. Edited by Joseph Hambley Rowe, published 1914.

[Calendar Inquisition Post Mortem HVI V24] No. 462. John Herle, knight. Commission 26 January addressed to William Carent, esquire, and William Paulet of Melcomber. Order to inquire as diem clausit extremum [CPR 1429-36, page 527]. Cornwall – Inquisition taken at Launceston 5 March 1436 before William Paulet of Melcombe. Henry de Bodrugan, knight, was lately seised of the following in demesne as of fee which he gave to Henry de Campo Arnulphi and Joan, Henry's daughter, in free marriage, to them and the heirs of their bodies, by virtue of which they were seised in demesne as of fee tail. Hendersick and Merrifield. True annual value 53s 4d. William de Bodrugan, sometime archdeacon of Cornwall, was lately seised of the following in demesne as of fee, which he gave to Henry de Campo Arnulphi and Joan, daughter of Henry de Bodrugan, knight, his nephew in free marriage, to them and the heirs of their bodies, by virtue of which they were seised in demesne as of fee tail. Tredrym, true annual value 20s. By fine levied in the king's court on the morrow of Ascension 1324 between Henry de Camp Arnulphi and Joan his wife, querants and Hugh de Camp Arnulphi, deforciant, Henry recognised the following manor to belong by right to Hugh, as that which he had by grant of Henry, which Hugh gave to Henry and Joan and the heirs of their bodies to hold from the king by due service. This full appears in Edward II's licence for this concord, given by letters patent [CPR 1321-24, page 362], and confirmed by letters patent of Richard II, shown to the jurors. By virtue of this fine Henry and Joan were seised of the manor in demesne as of fee tail. Tywardreath, the manor, true annual value 50/. Henry de Campo Arnulphi and Joan his wife had issue, William and Joan, and they died seised of the above manor of Tywardreath, along with the lands and tenements, etc., in Hendersick, Merrifield and Tredrym, by form of the grants. After their deaths the manor and lands, etc., descended to William as their son and heir. William had issue, Katherine and Elizabeth, to whom the manor and land, etc., descended as his daughters and heirs, by form of the grants. Afterwards, Katherine died without an heir of her body and her moiety descended to Elizabeth as her sister and heir. Elizabeth had issue, Margaret, and afterwards died seised in demesne as of fee tail, by form of the grants. The manor and lands, etc., descended to Margaret as daughter and heir of Elizabeth. Margaret afterwards had issue, name John Herle, knight, named in the commission. Margaret died seised in demesne as of fee tail, by form of the grants, and after her death, the manor and lands, etc., descended to John Herle as her son and heir in demesne as of fee tail, by form of the grants, and he died thus seised of the lands, etc., without an heir of his body. After his death, the lands, etc., descended , by form of the aforesaid grants, to William Bonevyle, knight, still living, as kin and heir of John Herle, viz., son of John, son of William, son of Joan, sister of William, the father of Katherine and Elizabeth, mother of Margaret, mother of John Herle. This inquisition was delivered to Chancery on the 5 March 1436.