SKYDEMORE, John (d.1434/5), of Kentchurch, Herefs.

Family and Education

poss. s. of Sir John Skydemore of Kentchurch by Alice, da. of Sir Walter Bredwardine of Bredwardine, Herefs. m. 1395, Alice, da. of Owen Glendower, soi-disant prince of Wales, 1s. John, 1da. Kntd. by Oct. 1405.Herefs. RO B56/1, ff. 43, 109-10; J.H. Matthews, Herefs. ii. 12; CPR, 1429-36, p. 286; RP, IV. 440-1; DL42/18, f. 71.

Offices Held

Commr. of arrest, Herefs. Aug. 1386, Sept. 1393, Oct. 1397; to seize the confiscated lands of the Lords Appellant of 1388, west Midlands, Herefs. Oct. 1397; of inquiry, Glos., Mon. July 1398 (goods of Thomas, duke of Gloucester), Herefs. Jan. 1414 (lollards), July 1429 (Henry Oldcastle’s right to Almeley); to resist Welsh rebels and relieve Abergavenny May 1401; raise royal loans, Herefs. Mar. 1430, Mar. 1431.

Dep. steward, Brecon 1393 – 94; steward, Kidwelly 30 May 1401 – 20 July 1415, 14 June 1423 – 12 Aug. 1433, Cantrefmawr, Card. Mich. 1407-Feb. 1418, Cantrefselyf by 1431.R.A. Griffiths, Principality of Wales, i. 139–41, 281.

Constable of Goodrich castle Sept. 1396-aft. 1413, Carreg Cennen castle, Carm. 20 Oct. 1401 – aft.July 1403, Grosmont castle c.1404-aft. 1422, Carmarthen castle 22 Apr. 1405 – 8 Aug. 1433, Dryslwyn castle, Carm. 5 May-Mich. 1429.Ibid. 139, 201, 265.

Forester of Glyncothi and Pennant, Carm. Mich. 1407–18 May 1415.Ibid. 397.

Sheriff, Herefs. 5 Feb. – 4 Nov. 1409, 5 Nov. 1430 – 26 Nov. 1431, Carm. 13 Feb. 1424-c.1426.Ibid. 271.

Walstottus of Widigada and Elfed 24 June 1411–8 Aug. 1433.Ibid. 411.

J.p. Herefs. 16 Nov. 1413–16, 20 July 1424-Jan. 1433.

Steward and constable of Monmouth and the Three Castles 2 Aug. 1425–12 Aug. 1433.DL42/18, f. 199.

Dep. justiciar, S. Wales 29 Apr. 1431-c. Aug. 1433.Griffiths, 139.

Parlimentarian

SKYDEMORE, Sir John

Main residence: Kentchurch, Herefs.

Scudamore, Skidmor, Skydmore

Notes

It is at times difficult to distinguish him from several contemporaries of the same name, and this situation is not helped by the conflicting family pedigrees (Herefs. RO, B56/1, ff. 43, 53, 96, 109-10). The MP was clearly not John Skydemore of Kilpeck, though their careers are difficult to separate. The latter was active in Herefs. in the reign of Edw. III and Ric. II, and escheator of Herefs. and Glos. 1389-90 and of Herefs. from Jan. 1399 until his death in the following June. He d.s.p. (CFR, viii. 74; ix. 356; x. 194; CPR, 1388-92, p. 217; 1396-9, p. 382; CCR, 1392-6, p. 4; E199/18/22; DL28/4/4). He is also distinct from John Skydemore of La Ferne in Bodenham, Herefs., who d. intestate in 1418, when the MP was granted his goods: Reg. Lacy (Canterbury and York Soc. xxi), 44. John, s. of Philip Skydemore of Holme Lacy, Herefs., who was constable of Bishop’s castle, Salop, in 1418, was probably Sir John’s nephew (SC8/186/9292; Reg. Lacy, 26-27; Herefs. RO, B56/1, f. 53). Finally, he is not to be confused (as in HP ed. Wedgwood 1439-1509, Biogs. 753-4) with his son John, the Member for Herefs. in 1445 and 1449.

Author

C.K.

Volume

Commons 1386-1421

Web Title

SKYDEMORE, John (-d.1434/5)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

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