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s. of John Byconnell (d.c.1440), of Bickenhall, Som. by his w. Joan; HMC Wells, iii. 360. yr. bro. of William Byconnell (d.1448), chancellor of Wells cathedral. Som. Med. Wills, 1501-30 (Som. Rec. Soc. xix), 347-52. educ. M. Temple, adm. bef. 1498. J.H. Baker, Men of Ct. (Selden Soc. supp. ser. xviii), i. 414. m. (1) bef. Nov. 1448, Joan; (2) by Apr. 1488, Som. Med. Wills (Som. Rec. Soc. xvi), 274-5. Elizabeth (d. 30 June 1504), da. of Sir Richard Chokke (d.1483), j.c.p., wid. of John Seymour (d.1485), of Beckington, Som.; CIPM Hen. VII, i. 464, 537. s.p. Kntd. between 25 Aug. and 4 Oct. 1485. W.C. Metalfe, Bk. of Knights, 11; Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 23; W. Dugdale, Monasticon, viii. 1510.
Offices Held

Attestor, parlty. elections, Som. and Dorset 1460.

Controller of the great custom, London 21 Mar. 1455–21 Oct. 1456. CPR, 1452–61, pp. 239, 328.

Escheator, Devon and Cornw. 4 Nov. 1456–7.

Commr. of inquiry, Som. Apr. 1459 (felonies committed against prior of Montacute and his servants), Dec. 1464 (Hungerford estates), Cornw., Devon, Dorset, Som. Apr. 1465 (estates of the late earls of Devon and Wiltshire), Wilts. June 1473 (post mortem on Philip Beaumont†), Devon, Som. July 1474 (concealments), Dorset, Som. Aug. 1474 (smuggling), Mar., Apr. 1478 (estates late of George, duke of Clarence), July 1479 (estates late of John Mone* and William Godmanston), Cornw., Devon, Dorset, Som. Sept. 1479 (estates late of Fulk, Lord Fitzwaryn), Devon, Som. June 1483 (piracy), Som. Dec. 1483 (treasons, insurrections), Dorset Aug. 1486 (concealments), Som. May 1492 (lands late of John Seymour), Cornw., Devon, Dorset, Hants, Som., Wilts. Nov. 1492, Nov. 1493, May 1494 (concealments), Dorset, Som. July 1494 (lands late of Elizabeth Chokke); to take musters, Dartmouth Mar. 1460, Weymouth June 1475; of array, Som. June 1470, May, Dec. 1484; gaol delivery, Ilchester Oct. 1476 (q.), May 1480 (q.), July 1481 (q.), C66/539, m. 24d; 545, m. 20d; 548, m. 6d. Dorchester, Ilchester Sept. 1487, Bristol, Dorchester Sept. 1491, Ilchester Nov. 1497, Dec. 1498; to assess subsidies Apr. 1483, Feb. 1484; raise and muster archers for the expedition to Brittany, Som. Dec. 1488.

Steward, estates formerly of Sir Matthew Gournay, Dorset, Som. 4 Mar. 1461–d. CPR, 1461–7, p. 23; 1494–1509, p. 349.

Chief steward of estates of William Zouche*, Lord Zouche, Devon 10 Oct. 1465-aft. Nov. 1489. C140/30/53; CIPM Hen. VII, i. 536.

J.p.q. Devon 18 Feb. 1468 – Nov. 1470, j.p. Som. 5 Jan. 1479 – Apr. 1483, q. Apr. – Dec. 1483, 26 Feb. 1484 – d., Dorset 3 May 1497 – d.

Sheriff, Som. and Dorset 9 Nov. 1472 – 5 Nov. 1473.

Bailiff, hundred of Stanborough, Devon, for Margaret, Lady Hungerford and Botreaux, by May 1477. KB9/345/82.

Commr. of inquiry (q.) by appointment of Edward, prince of Wales, as duke of Cornw., Devon Feb. 1478 (tenure of lands on Dartmoor). E41/378/1, m. 3.

Parlimentarian
BYCONNELL, John (d.1501), of Bynlegh in Harberton, Devon and South Perrott, Dorset and North Perrott, Som.
Main residences: Bynlegh in Harberton, Devon; South Perrott, Dorset; North Perrott, Som.
Biconnell, Biconyll, Bigneld, Bignell, Byconyll, Bygonell, Bykenhulle
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L.S.C.
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Commons 1422-1461
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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Religion
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