Alice (Rokesley) St John (abt. 1365)

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Biography

Alice was born about 1365. She was the daughter of Richard Rokesley, son of Robert, son of Sir John Rokesley. See the i.p.m. of her son, William. ^[1]

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1. ↑ 959. WILLIAM SEYNT JOHN. Inquisition, virtute officii, 13 July, 15 Henry VII. John de Rokesle, knight, was seised in fee of the under-mentioned manor, and granted it by charter to Robert de Rokesle, his son, to hold to him and the heirs of his body. Robert died seised of the manor in fee tail, and after his death the manor descended to Richard, his son and heir. Richard died seised of the manor in fee tail, and after his death the manor descended to Alice, his daughter and heir, who married a certain Edward Seynt John. Edward and Alice were seised of the manor in fee tail, in right of the said Alice, and had issue William Seynt John. Alice survived her husband, and died sole seised of the manor in form aforesaid. After her death the manor descended to the said William as her son and heir, and he entered and was seised thereof in fee tail. He died 4 November, 18 Henry VI. Elizabeth Massy, widow, aged 71 years and more, is his daughter and heir. Edward Mille and Edmund Mille, late of the parish of Lenham, co. Kent, intruded into the manor and took the issues and profits thereof from the time of the death of the said William until the taking of this inquisition. KENT. Manor of Shelve, worth 100s., held of the king in chief by service of a third part of a knight’s fee. Endorsed:—Execucio fit sicut continetur in Memorandis de anno xvj. regis nunc, videlicet, inter Recorda de termino Sancti Michaelis rotulo —, exparte rememoratoris thesaurarii.