Family and Education
s. and h. of John Michelgrove alias Fauconer (b.c.1367) of Michelgrove by Joan (c.1377-1439), C139/91/18. 3rd da. and coh. of Richard Wheghelton (d.1383) of Broadbridge in Bosham, Suss., sis. and coh. of Elizabeth Wheghelton (d.1387), CIPM, xvi. 73, 481. and kinswoman and coh. of John Taverner (d.1414) of Kingsham near Chichester. m. ?(1) a kinswoman of William Sydney* of Kingsham, 1s.; (2) by Feb. 1447, Agnes; CCR, 1441-7, pp. 473-4. (3) by Hil. 1454, Joan (fl.1465), ? da. and h. of Simon Best of Winterbourne Bassett by Agnes, da. of John Malwyn of Etchilhampton, Wilts., wid. of John Erneley*. CP40/772, rot. 28; 808, rot. 354d. Her son, another John Erneley, named her among his executors in 1465: PCC 10 Godyn (PROB11/5, f. 78v).
Offices Held
Attestor, parlty. elections, Suss. 1432, 1435, 1447, 1449 (Feb.), 1449 (Nov.), 1453.
Commr. to distribute tax allowances, Suss. June 1445, July 1446; of inquiry, July 1457 (liberties of the bp. of Chichester), Sept. 1457 (escapes from bp.’s gaol), Feb. 1458 (nuncupative will of John Fust*);
Rec.-gen. estates of Syon abbey in Suss. Mich. 1447–58.
Main residences: Falconhurst, Kent; Michelgrove in Clapham, Suss.
Fauconer, Mochegrove, Muchelgrove, Mychelgrove
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Commons 1422-1461
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Oxford 1644
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