Family and Education
b. by 1488, s. of John Chamond of Launcells by Agnes, da. of Thomas Worth of Washfield, Devon. educ. I. Temple. m. by 1504, Margaret, da. of Thomas Tregavethan of Tregavethan, Cornw., 1s.; (2) by 1509, Anne or Jane (d.1552), da. of Sir Thomas Grenville of Stowe in Kilkhampton, Cornw., wid. of Sir John Arundell of Trerice in Newlyn, Cornw., 1s. Richard. Kntd. aft. 3 Nov. 1529.Date of birth estimated from first reference. Vis. Cornw. (Harl. Soc. xi), 40; Vis. Cornw. ed. Vivian, 84; A. Gibson, Early Tours in Devon and Cornw., 12 CIPM Hen. VII, iii. 857; LP Hen. VIII, iv. v.
Offices Held
J.p. Cornw., Devon 1509 – d.; commr. array Cornw. 1511, subsidy 1512, 1514, 1515, 1523, 1524, assessionable manors 1521, 1532, tenths of spiritualities 1535; esquire of the body in 1512; mayor, Launceston, Cornw. 1522 – 23; sheriff, Cornw. 1528 – 29, 1536 – 37, 1543 – d., Devon 1529 – 30, 1538 – 39; chief steward, Bodmin priory, Launceston priory by 1535; custos rot. Cornw. by 1544.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Launcells, Cornw.
Volume
Commons 1509-1558
Web Title
CHAMOND, Sir John (by 1488-1544)
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Oxford 1644
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