Nielsen Hayden genealogy
Henry de Cobham
Abt 1260 - 1339 (~ 79 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
Generation: 5
Generation: 6
1. Henry de Cobham was born about 1260 in of Cobham, Kent, England (son of John de Cobham and Joan de Septvans); died on 25 Aug 1339 in Hatch Beauchamp, Taunton, Somerset, England; was buried in Stoke-under-Hamden, Somerset, England. Notes:
"[H]ad livery of his father's lands 10 May 1300, being then aged 40, in which year (as again 1311-15) he was in the expedition to Scotland; Constable of Rochester, for life, 1303/4; as 'Henry de Cobham junior' he was Constable of Dover Castle, and Warden of the Cinque Ports, 1315-16. He was summoned to Parliament from 8 January 1312/3, to 22 January 1335/6, by writs directed Henrico de Cobham, whereby he is held to have become Lord Cobham. He sided with Edward II against the rebellious Barons, and presided at Canterbury at the arraignment of Lord Badlesmere as a traitor in 1322. Governor of Tonbridge Castle, 1324." [Complete Peerage]
Henry married Maud de Morville before 30 Jun 1285. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- John de Cobham was born in of Cobham, Kent, England; died on 25 Feb 1355; was buried in Cobham, Kent, England.
2. John de Cobham was born about 1229 in of Cobham, Kent, England (son of John de Cobham and Maud Fitz Benedict); died before 30 Mar 1300; was buried in Cobham, Kent, England. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate birth: Abt 1240
Notes:
He was sheriff of Kent in 1258-61. He fought for Simon de Montfort at the siege of Rochester castle in 1264. He was Justice Itinerant and of the Common Pleas, 1267-68 and 1270-71; Justice of the King's bench, 1271; Justice itinerant in Middlesex, 1273-74; and Serjeant-at-Law, Justice itinerant in Middlesex, Justice of the King's Bench, and a Baron of the Exchequer, 1275. He was constable of the castle and city of Rochester for life, 1279-80. According to Carl Boyer (citation details below), three weeks before he died he was summoned to Parliament at Westminster.
John married Joan de Septvans about 1258. Joan (daughter of Robert de Septvans and Isabel) was born about 1245; died before 1298; was buried in Cobham, Kent, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Joan de Septvans was born about 1245 (daughter of Robert de Septvans and Isabel); died before 1298; was buried in Cobham, Kent, England. Children:
- John Cobham was born in of Blackborough, Devon, England; died before 27 Dec 1335.
- 1. Henry de Cobham was born about 1260 in of Cobham, Kent, England; died on 25 Aug 1339 in Hatch Beauchamp, Taunton, Somerset, England; was buried in Stoke-under-Hamden, Somerset, England.
Generation: 3
4. John de Cobham was born in of Cobham, Kent, England (son of Henry de Cobham); died in 1251. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate death: Bef 8 Apr 1257
Notes:
Keeper of Rochester castle 1236-41. Sheriff (or perhaps under-sheriff) of Kent, 1241-42. Justice of the Common Pleas 1243-50.
Charles Fitch-Northen (citation details below) calls him only "of the next generation," suggesting that Fitch-Northen considers it unproved that this John de Cobham was a son of Henry de Cobham.John married Maud Fitz Benedict. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Maud Fitz Benedict (daughter of Warine Fitz Benedict). Children:
- 2. John de Cobham was born about 1229 in of Cobham, Kent, England; died before 30 Mar 1300; was buried in Cobham, Kent, England.
6. Robert de Septvans was born about 1209 (son of Robert de Septvans and Maud); died before 20 Jan 1253. Robert married Isabel. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Isabel Children:
- 3. Joan de Septvans was born about 1245; died before 1298; was buried in Cobham, Kent, England.
Generation: 4
8. Henry de Cobham was born in of Cobham, Kent, England (son of Serlo de Cobham); died between 1225 and 1226. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate death: Aft 28 Oct 1227
- Alternate death: Bef 22 Jan 1233
Notes:
Lieutenant of Dover Castle. Several times justice of assize in Kent. Joined the barons against John.
"[I]t is said that he was present at the siege of Acre in 1191. Of this fact, perhaps, the crest of the Saracen's head, which was borne equally by both of the families who descended from him, was a memento." ["The Lords of Cobham, Their Monuments, and the Church," citation details below.]Children:
- 4. John de Cobham was born in of Cobham, Kent, England; died in 1251.
10. Warine Fitz Benedict Children:
12. Robert de Septvans was born in of Aldington, Kent, England (son of Robert de Septvans); died about 1249; was buried in Lydd, Kent, England. Robert married Maud. Maud died after 1252. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Maud died after 1252. Children:
- 6. Robert de Septvans was born about 1209; died before 20 Jan 1253.
Generation: 5
16. Serlo de Cobham was born in of Cobham, Kent, England. Children:
- 8. Henry de Cobham was born in of Cobham, Kent, England; died between 1225 and 1226.
24. Robert de Septvans was born in 1173 (son of Robert de Septvans and Emma fitz Helto); died before 1217. Children:
- 12. Robert de Septvans was born in of Aldington, Kent, England; died about 1249; was buried in Lydd, Kent, England.
Generation: 6
48. Robert de Septvans was born in of Aldington, Kent, England; died before 1181. Robert married Emma fitz Helto. Emma (daughter of Helto fitz Richard) died before 1188. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
49. Emma fitz Helto (daughter of Helto fitz Richard); died before 1188. Children:
- 24. Robert de Septvans was born in 1173; died before 1217.