CURSON, John (c.1394-1455/6), of Kedleston, Derbys.

Family and Education

b. c. 1394, s. and h. of John Curson† (d.1405) There is some confusion as to the exact date of his death. His inq. post mortem gives 24 May 1405, but he is described as dead in a signet letter of the previous 8 May: Cal. Signet Letters ed. Kirby, no. 374. of Kedleston by his w. Joan (fl.1425). m. (1) by Aug. 1411, Margaret (b. aft. 1391), da. of Sir Nicholas Montgomery† (d.1435) of Cubley, Derbys., by Joan, da. of Sir Nicholas Longford (d.1401) of Withington, Lancs., and Longford, Derbys.; In The Commons 1386-1421, ii. 718 and iii. 761, Margaret is wrongly identified as the sister of Sir Nicholas (d.1435). On chronological grounds there can be no doubt she was his da. (2) Joan, da. of Sir John Bagot† (d.c.1437) of Blithfield, Staffs. by Beatrice, da. of Sir Anketin Mallory of Kirkby Mallory, Leics.; (3) aft. Jan. 1440, CHES3/40, 18 Hen. VI, no. 6. Cecily (d.1484), da. of Randle Mainwaring (d.1456) of Peover, Cheshire, by Margery, da. of Hugh Venables of Kinderton, Cheshire; wid. of Thomas Fouleshurst*; 7s. 10da. This is the number of children depicted on his tomb: J.C. Cox, Notes on Churches Derbys. iii. 178-9. Presumably he had children by all three wives. Dist. 1430, 1439.

Offices Held

Attestor, parlty. elections, Derbys. 1411, 1414 (Nov.), 1425, 1426, 1430, 1449 (Nov.), 1450, 1453.

Receiver-general of John, Lord Grey of Codnor, by June 1426; chief steward of Elizabeth, wid. of Richard, Lord Grey of Codnor, by Sept. 1431-aft. Sept. 1432. SC6/1295/2/3; Nottingham Univ. Lib., Middleton mss, Mi M 137/6.

Escheator, Notts. and Derbys. 5 Nov. 1430–1, 7 Nov. 1435–6, 4 Nov. 1440–1.

Commr. to assess subsidy, Derbys. Apr. 1431, Aug. 1450; distribute allowance on tax Jan. 1436, Apr. 1440, Mar. 1442, June 1445, July 1446; treat for loans Mar. 1439, Nov. 1440, Mar., May, Aug. 1442, May 1455; PPC, vi. 243. take an assize of novel disseisin Oct. 1440 (Sir Henry Pierrepont* v. John Kemp, abp. of York, and others for the manors of South Wingfield and Tibshelf); C260/144/18/29; C66/448, m. 28d. treat for speedy payment of fifteenth and tenth Feb. 1441; of inquiry, Notts., Derbys. Feb. 1448 (concealments); gaol delivery, Nottingham Apr. 1448. C66/465, m. 6d.

J.p. Derbys. 8 June 1431 – July 1437, 4 Dec. 1437 – d.

Sheriff, Notts. and Derbys. 8 Nov. 1436–7.

Keeper of duchy of Lancaster park of Shottle in Duffield Frith, Derbys. 27 May-8 Nov. 1439. DL42/18, ff. 115v, 142v.

Parlimentarian

CURSON, John (c.1394-1455/6), of Kedleston, Derbys.

Main residence: Kedleston, Derbys.

Author

S.J.P.

Volume

Commons 1422-1461

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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