Submitted by legacy on
Family and Education
yr. s. of John Stourton of Stourton, Wilts. by his 2nd w. Alice (d.1407); half-bro. of William. 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. 1416, Alice Denys or Peny, 1da.; (3) 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.C136/86/6; C139/90/6; C140/44/30. The account given by C.J.B. Stourton (Hist. Noble House of Stourton, i. 80-89) is not correct in every respect.
Offices Held

Commr. of inquiry, Som. Nov. 1401 (counterfeiting), Dec. 1406 (Engleby property), Dec. 1407 (extortion by royal officers), Dorset Mar. 1410 (trespass), Devon Apr. 1410 (market at Forde), Som., Wilts. Apr. 1413 (St. Loe estates), Som., Dorset Jan. 1414 (lollards), Feb. 1419, Glos., Wilts., Som. July, Nov. 1422 (concealments), Som., Dorset, Hants, Wilts., Surr., Suss., Kent Feb. 1423 (Arundel estates), Som. Aug. 1426 (necromancy, q.); to determine an appeal from the constable’s ct. Nov. 1403; of weirs, Som. Feb. 1404; oyer and terminer Feb. 1410; sewers Apr. 1417, Nov. 1423; array Apr. 1418, June 1421; to raise royal loans Nov.; distribute a tax allowance Jan. 1436.

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

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

Guardian of the temporalities, Bath and Wells 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.Reg. Stafford (Som. Rec. Soc. xxxii), 197.

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

Parlimentarian
STOURTON, John I
Main residence: Preston Plucknett, Som.
Notes

The return for 1419 (C219/12/3) describes him as ‘miles’, but this would appear to be an error: he was usually called ‘gentleman’ or ‘esquire’.

Author
L.S.W.
Volume
Commons 1386-1421
Web Title

STOURTON, John I (-d.1438)

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