Family and Education
?s. of Alexander Besford by his w. Joan. m. (1) ? a coh. of Lench of (Rous) Lench, Worcs.,He was not the Alexander Besford who married Margaret, sister of Thomas Hodyngton* of Huddington, Worcs., for after her husband’s death and before 1390 she married John Morant (father of Thomas Morant*): CP25(1)289/56/210. Margaret Hodyngton may, however, have been the shire knight’s stepmother. 1da.; (2) bef. July 1386, Beatrice (d.1403/4), wid. of Thomas Bassingbourne† of Hoddesdonbury in Broxbourne, Herts. and Manuden, Essex, 2da.
Offices Held
Commr. to take custody of two royal wards, Glos. June 1373; put down rebellion, Worcs. Dec. 1382; of arrest, Glos. Feb. 1386; array, Worcs. Mar. 1392, Dec. 1399.
Alnager, Worcs. 1 Mar. 1377-Feb. 1379.
J.p. Worcs. 20 Dec. 1382-c.1383, 27 Apr. 1386 – July 1389, 14 Mar. 1393-June 1394.
Steward of the liberties of Westminster abbey, western parts prob. by May 1383-c.1400.
Verderer, Feckenham forest, Worcs. bef. June 1393.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Besford, Worcs.
Befford, Besseford, Refford
Volume
Commons 1386-1421
Web Title
BESFORD, Alexander (-d. c.1400)
Will
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Oxford 1644
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