PENYCOKE, John (d.1461), of Byfleet and Weybridge, Surr.

Family and Education

?s. of Adam Penycoke (d.1432), yeoman of the Crown. m. bef. Nov. 1438, Joan (fl.1461), da. of Richard Parker† (fl.1444), of Great Waltham, Essex, The Commons 1386-1421, iv. 13-14. 2s. ?1da. In 1453 Penycoke and his wife made a settlement on Thomas Wintershall, s. and h. of Robert Wintershall*, and his wife Joan of property in the Surr. parish of Worplesdon, which was entailed on the couple and their issue: CP25(1)/232/74/8. Perhaps Joan was their da.

Offices Held

Attestor, parlty. election, Surr. 1442.

Page of the Chamber by Feb. 1421 – aft.Nov. 1424; groom of the same by May 1426, of the robes by Oct. 1426; yeoman of the robes 26 May 1430 – Mar. 1448; esquire for the King’s body 23 Mar. 1448–31 Aug. 1460. E361/6, rot. 45d.

Jt. amobyr and raglaw of Ardudwy, Merion. by May 1430 – 5 Feb. 1435.

Collector of revenues from duchy of Cornw. manor of Byfleet Mich. 1434–5.

Jt. parker (with his father-in-law) of Byfleet 26 Nov. 1436-c.1445; Parker was still living in Dec. 1444: E159/221, brevia Trin. rot. 7. parker c. 1445 – d.; of duchy of Lancaster park of Abchild, Essex by Nov. 1438–?, duchy park at Gringley, Notts. 24 Nov. 1439–?d.; DL42/18, f. 133v. jt. parker of Shilbotell, Northumb. 6 Feb. 1445 – d.

Searcher of nets on R. Thames between Cirencester and Staines by Nov. 1438 – Nov. 1443; jt. with John Norris* 7 Nov. 1443–?d. E159/220 recorda, Hil. rot. 1.

Escheator, Surr. and Suss. 5 Nov. 1439 – 4 Nov. 1440, Lincs. 4 Nov. 1447 – 6 Nov. 1448.

Tronager and pesager, Kingston-upon-Hull 31 May 1440 – 1 Aug. 1460.

Surveyor of game in Wedgnock park, Warws. 15 June 1446 – ?

Parker of Knepp, Suss. by appointment of John Mowbray, duke of Norfolk, by July 1447–?1461. L.E. Moye, ‘Estates and Finances of the Mowbray Fam.’ (Duke Univ. Ph.D. thesis, 1985), 177, 440; CPR, 1446–52, p. 38.

Sheriff, Oxon. and Berks. 9 Nov. 1448 – 20 Dec. 1449, Surr. and Suss. 20 Dec. 1449 – 3 Dec. 1450.

Commr. to distribute tax allowances, Surr. Aug. 1449, June 1453; of kiddles, R. Thames from Abingdon to Windsor, Berks., Bucks., Oxon. Apr. 1452; to assign archers, Surr. Dec. 1457; of array, Mdx. c. Apr. 1460.

J.p. Surr. 29 June 1452 – Jan. 1459.

Verger or usher of the company of the Garter, Windsor castle 28 Apr. 1459–?d. On 2 July 1458 he was granted the office in reversion, to fall in on the death of Robert Manfeld*. The latter died bef. Apr. 1459: CPR, 1452–61, pp. 432, 484.

Parlimentarian

PENYCOKE, John (d.1461), of Byfleet and Weybridge, Surr.

Main residences: Byfleet; Weybridge, Surr.

Penycock, Penycok, Penycokke, Penycooke

Author

L.S.C.

Volume

Commons 1422-1461

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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