MOUNTSTEVEN (MONSTEPHEN, MOUNTSTEVING), John (c.1520-84), of Peterborough, Paston, Northants. and London.

Family and Education

b. c. 1520, s. of John Mountsteven of Collumpton, Devon by Joan, da. of Thomas Powle. m. (1) Alice, prob. da. of John Chambers or Chambre of Peterborough; (2) by 1560, Eleanor, da. of Henry Digby of Ravenstone, Leics., at least 1s.Aged 30 ‘or somewhat more’ in November 1553, St.Ch. 3/5/62; first reference suggests that he was older. Northants. Rec. Soc. xiii, p. xl and n; C/1037/34-36; Bridges, Northants. ii. 535.

Offices Held

Principal registrar of bp. of Peterborough July 1544–69; high steward of dean and chapter’s lands 1551 – 53; bailiff, Nassaburgh hundred from 1554; registrar of dean and chapter 1563 – 69; j.p. Peterborough liberty in 1564; escheator, Northants. 1574–5.Northants. Rec. Soc. xiii, pp. lx-lxiii, lxvii, lxx; Peterborough cath. lib., Dean Courthorpe’s reg. ff. 3, 25a, 106; Cam. Misc. ix(3), 36.

Parlimentarian

MOUNTSTEVEN (MONSTEPHEN, MOUNTSTEVING), John (c.1520-84), of Peterborough, Paston, Northants. and London.

Main residences: Peterborough; Paston, Northants.; London.

Author

S.M.T.

Volume

Commons 1509-1558

Web Title

MOUNTSTEVEN (MONSTEPHEN, MOUNTSTEVING), John (c.1520-84)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

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