STOURTON, John I (d.1438), of Preston Plucknett, Som.

Family and Education

yr. s. of John Stourton of Stourton, Wilts. by his 2nd w. Alice (d.1407); half-bro. of William Stourton† (d.1413) of Stourton; uncle of John Stourton II*. m. (1) bef. 1403, Joan (c.1376-1406), da. and h. of William Banaster (d.1395) of East Lydford, Som., wid. of Robert Affeton, 1da.; (2) bef. Apr. 1411, Thomasina; Som. Archs., Helyar mss, DD\WHh/960-1. (3) bef. 1416, Alice Denys or Peny, 1da.; (4) bef. 1430, Katherine (d. 20 Mar. 1473), da. of Thomas Payne of ‘Paynshay’, Devon, by Margery, da. and h. of Peter Yeovilton of Speckington, Som., 1da. Dist. Som. 1430.

Offices Held

Attestor, parlty. elections, Som. 1407, 1410, 1414 (Apr.), 1421 (May), 1425, 1431, 1437.

Commr. Devon, Dorset, Glos., Hants, Kent, Som., Surr., Suss., Wilts. Nov. 1401 – Jan. 1436; to take assizes of novel disseisin, Som. Apr. 1423, Nov. 1436, July 1437; C66/410, m. 31d; 440, mm. 9d, 31d. of gaol delivery, Ilchester Apr. 1423, Jan. 1426, July 1429, May 1430 (q.), May 1431 (q.), May 1433, Sept. 1434, Aug. 1435 (q.), Aug. 1436, May 1437, Wells Jan. 1424, Feb. 1430 (q.), Bath Feb. 1424, Oct. 1431 (q.); C66/409, m. 16d; 413, m. 33d; 419, m. 21d; 424, m. 6d; 427, mm. 23d, 32d; 430, m. 9d; 431, m. 29d; 437, mm. 4d, 28d; 438, m. 4d; 440, m. 21d. to treat for loans, Dorset, Som., Wilts. Mar. 1430, Dorset, Som. Mar. 1431.

J.p.q. Som. 16 Feb. 1405–7, 18 Nov. 1408 – May 1410, 16 Jan. 1414 – d.

Escheator, Som. and Dorset 30 Nov. 1417 – 4 Nov. 1418.

Bailiff of the liberties of the bp. of Bath and Wells by Mar. 1423; JUST1/1536, rots. 11d, 12. guardian of the temporalities 27 Oct. 1424 – 12 May 1425; steward of the estates of the bpric. by Aug. 1436 – d.; keeper and surveyor of the bp.’s parks at Westbury, Evercreech and Claverton, Som. 23 Aug. 1436 – d.

Sheriff, Som. and Dorset 26 Nov. 1431 – 5 Nov. 1432.

Parlimentarian

STOURTON, John I (d.1438), of Preston Plucknett, Som.

Main residence: Preston Plucknett, Som.

Author

L.S.C.

Volume

Commons 1422-1461

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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