MOUNTFORT, Sir William | HoP Development Site

Family and Education

b. c.1375, 2nd s. and event. h. of Sir Baldwin Mountfort (d.1386) of Coleshill by Margaret, da. of John, Lord Clinton (d.1398) of Maxstoke castle, Warws.; bro. and h. of John Mountfort (d.c.1394). m. prob. by 1407, Margaret (1386-bef. Apr. 1417), posthumous da. and h. of Sir John Pecche† (d.1386) of Hampton in Arden by his w. Katherine (fl.1411), 6s. 2da.; (2) bef. Oct. 1422, Joan (fl.1463), KB27/853, rot. 25d. da. of William Alderwich of Aldridge, Staffs., wid. of William Brokesby† (d.1416) of Shoby, Leics., 1s. Edmund*. Kntd. c. 1417.

Offices Held

Attestor, parlty. election, Warws. 1413 (May).

Commr. Glos., Leics., Warws., Worcs., Gloucester, Warwick, Worcester Jan. 1412 – Dec. 1451; to treat for premature payment of taxation, Warws. Feb. 1441; CPR, 1436–41, p. 536. for loans June 1446; C47/7/6/13. of gaol delivery, Warwick Mar. 1449, Jan. 1451, Sept. 1452. JUST3/68/22, m. 7; C66/472, m. 18d; 476, m. 23d.

Steward, household of Richard Beauchamp, earl of Warwick, in Normandy by Mich. 1417-aft. Mich. 1418.

J.p. Warws. 12 Feb. 1422 – Feb. 1439, 7 Apr. 1444 – d.

Dep. sheriff, Worcs. by appointment of Richard, earl of Warwick 29 Nov. 1423 – 12 Nov. 1424, by appointment of the guardians of Henry Beauchamp, earl of Warwick 10 Nov. 1440 – 4 Nov. 1441.

Sheriff, Warws. and Leics. 26 Nov. 1431 – 5 Nov. 1432, 4 Nov. 1441 – 6 Nov. 1442, 3 Dec. 1450 – 8 Nov. 1451.

Capt. of Honfleur, Normandy by 3 Jan. 1438-bef. 4 Apr. 1439; lt. under Richard, earl of Warwick by 4–30 Apr. 1439. A.E. Curry, ‘Military Organization in Lancastrian Normandy’ (Council for National Academic Awards Ph.D. thesis, 1985), ii. p. xci.

Parlimentarian

MOUNTFORT, Sir William

Main residence: Coleshill, Warws.

Author

S.J.P.

Volume

Commons 1422-1461

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

No

Addresses

Religion