LEY, alias KEMPTHORN, John I (by 1509-65/66), of Tonacombe, nr. Morwenstow, Cornw.

Family and Education

b. by 1509, s. of John Ley of Kempthorne in Clawton, Devon; prob. bro. of William Ley aliasKempthorn . m. by 1533, Thomasin, da. and h. of Robert Jordan of Tonacombe, 4s. inc. John II 3da.Date of birth estimated from first reference. Vis. Cornw. ed. Vivian, 288.

Offices Held

Bailiff, Treworgy 1530 – d., Porthea Prior 1535 – d., Trewosell 1537 – d.; under steward, Fentigran, Fowey, Grediowe, St. Austell, Trenant and Tywardreath 1531 – d., Launceston priory by 1535, Bonealva and Bucklewarren, Carnedon Prior, Climsland Prior, Halland in Trewosell 1537 – d.; reeve, Eastway 1546 – 47, 1556 – 57, 1562 – 63, Stratton 1546 – 47, 1548 – 49, Bradford 1548–9.Duchy Cornw. RO, 124, mm. 16, 16v, 19v; 125, m. 20; 130, m. 37; 131, m. 34v; 135, m. 42; 224, m. 6; 225, mm. 3, 3v; Val. Eccles. ii. 403.

Parlimentarian

LEY, alias KEMPTHORN, John I (by 1509-65/66), of Tonacombe, nr. Morwenstow, Cornw.

Main residence: Tonacombe, nr. Morwenstow, Cornw.

KEMPTHORN

Author

J.J.G.

Volume

Commons 1509-1558

Web Title

LEY, John I (by 1509-65/66)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

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