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PEDEWELL, John, of Wells, Som.

Family and Education
?s. of William Pedewell of Wells. m. Agnes, 2s.Wells City Chs. (Som. Rec. Soc. xliv), 125, 141; Wells town Clerk’s office, convoc. bk. 1378-1450, f. 163.
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Keeper of the streets (vicorum), Wells Mich. 1391–3; rent collector 1409 – 11; constable of the peace 1413 – 14, 1419 – 20; master 1422–3.Convoc. bk. ff. 95, 103, 179, 186, 200, 211, 235.

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Main residence: Wells, Som.
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Commons 1386-1421
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PEDEWELL, John

Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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PECKHAM, James (d.1400), of Yaldham in Wrotham and Hadlow, Kent.

Family and Education
s. and h. of John Peckham of Yaldham by his w. Ellen. m. (1) Margery; (2) bef. Dec. 1376, Laura, da. and h. of Sir Thomas Morant of Morant’s Court in Chevening, wid. of Sir Thomas Couen of Ightham, at least 4s. (at least 2 d.v.p.) 2da.; 1s. illegit.
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Commr. of arrest, Kent June 1373, Dec. 1385; array Mar. 1380, Mar., May, July 1381, Jan., Apr. 1385, May 1386, Mar. 1392; to make a survey for the defence of the coast Oct. 1380, Feb. 1381; compel the rebel tenants of the abp. of Canterbury’s manor of Otford to perform their customary services Aug. 1381; put down revolt Sept., Dec. 1381, Mar., Dec. 1382; of inquiry Oct. 1381 (names of the principal insurgents); to examine Rochester bridge Sept. 1393; of sewers Dec. 1393.

[Poll tax collector, Kent Mar. 1377.]Subsequently replaced: CFR, viii. 386.

J.p. lathes of Aylesford and Sutton at Hone and the lowy of Tonbridge, Kent 1 Apr. 1378-c.1379, Kent 20 Dec. 1382-July 1389.

Tax surveyor, Kent Aug. 1379, Mar. 1381; collector Nov. 1382.

Sheriff, Kent 5 Nov. 1379 – 18 Oct. 1380, 1 Dec. 1388–15 Nov. 1389.

Main residences: Yaldham in Wrotham; Hadlow, Kent.
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Commons 1386-1421
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PECKHAM, James (-d.1400)

Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
No
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PECKBRIDGE, Sir John, of Spalding, Lincs. and Stanford Rivers, Essex.

Family and Education
m. (1) prob. by Mar. 1370, Margaret (d.1387), sis. of Sir Nicholas Lovein (d.1375), of Penshurst, Kent, wid. of William Poultney (d.1367) of London and Poultney, Leics.; (2) by Aug. 1392, Joan (1368-1401), da. and h. of Robert Washingley (d.1392), of Washingley, Hunts. by his w. Joan (d.1426), at least 1s. Kntd. by Nov. 1362.C136/79/34; C137/30/9; CCR, 1354-60, p. 114; 1360-4, p. 436; 1369-74, p. 183; 1409-13, p. 201; VCH Hunts. iii. 228; CIPM, xii. no. 162; xiv. no. 172; Yr. Bk. 1388-9 ed. Deiser, 192.
Offices Held

Commr. of array, Essex Oct. 1366, Mdx. Sept. 1386; to collect a subsidy, Mdx. June 1371.

Assessor of a tax, Mdx. Aug. 1379.

Main residences: Spalding, Lincs.; Stanford Rivers, Essex.
Pecbreg, Pekbrig, Pekkebrugg(e)
Author
Volume
Commons 1386-1421
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PECKBRIDGE, Sir John

Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
No
Addresses
Religion
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