Family and Education
b. aft. 1343, yr. s. of Sir John Cobham (d.1361) of Randall and Hever; bro. of Sir Thomas. m. ?(1) bef. 1363, Juliana, wid. of James Lapyn (d.1359) of Reculver and Sittingbourne, Kent;CIPM, xi. 508. (2) c.1375, Joan (d.1393), da. of Sir John d’Oyley (d.c.1363) of Ronton, Staffs. by Margaret, da. of Thomas, 2nd Lord Tregoz of Goring, Suss., sis. and h. of Sir Thomas d’Oyley of Ronton and wid. of Sir Thomas Lewknor (d.1375) of Broadhurst, Suss., 1s. d.v.p. 1da.; (3) bef. June 1398, Margaret.
Offices Held
Tax collector, Suss. Dec. 1380, Surr. Dec. 1384.
Commr. of array, Suss. Apr. 1385, Mar. 1392; inquiry Jan. 1386 (lands of Wilmington priory), Feb. 1393 (homicide), Mar. 1393 (concealments).
?Lt. to Thomas, duke of Gloucester as constable of Eng. bef. Jan. 1392.
J.p. Surr. 12 Nov. 1397 – d.
Parlimentarian
Main residences: Hever, Kent; Devon.
Volume
Commons 1386-1421
Web Title
COBHAM, John (-d.1399)
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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