GRANTFORD, Babylon (d.1476), of Winchelsea and Rye, Suss.

Family and Education

m. prob. 1443/4, Agnes, wid. of Thomas Horsham of Horsham, Kent, and London and of William Fynch*.

Offices Held

Attestor, parlty. election, Suss. 1449 (Feb.).

Cinque Ports’ bailiff to Yarmouth Sept.-Nov. 1449. Ibid. f. 11; White and Black Bks. of Cinque Ports (Kent Rec. Ser. xix), 26; Cott. Julius BIV, f. 73v.

Dep. bailiff, Rye by Nov. 1450; E159/235, recorda Trin. rot. 59d. jurat Aug. 1456–63; Rye acct. bk. 60/2, ff. 51, 56, 62, 69v, 81, 89v, 97v. mayor 1463 – 67, 1474–5. Ibid. f. 105; White and Black Bks. 49–56, 68, 69; HMC 5th Rep. 493; Cat. Rye Recs. ed. Dell, deed 136/198.

King’s bailiff, Rye by Apr. 1459–15 July 1461; White and Black Bks. 40; Rye acct. bk. 60/2, f. 64. jt. (with John Grantford) 12 July 1466 – 1 July 1474.

Commr. of inquiry, Kent, Suss. July 1461 (piracy).

Parlimentarian

GRANTFORD, Babylon (d.1476), of Winchelsea and Rye, Suss.

Main residences: Winchelsea; Rye, Suss.

Graumford, Graunford, Graunteford, Grauntford, Grauntfort, Grauntsort

Author

L.S.C.

Volume

Commons 1422-1461

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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