Nielsen Hayden genealogy
Steven Popham

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Name Steven Popham Born Abt 1393 of West Dean in West Tytherley, Hampshire, England [1]
Gender Male Alternate birth Abt 1396 of Popham, Hampshire, England [2]
Died 12 Nov 1444 [2] Alternate death 14 Nov 1444 [1] Person ID I18970 Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of JTS Last Modified 31 Dec 2017
Father Henry Popham, b. Abt 1339, of Popham, Hampshire, England , d. 17 Jun 1418 (Age ~ 79 years)
Mother Joan, d. Bef 1402 Married Bef 1380 [1] Family ID F11768 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Beatrice Bohun, d. Aft 5 Feb 1446 Children + 1. Elizabeth Popham, b. Abt 1439, d. Aft 1483 (Age ~ 45 years) Last Modified 10 Nov 2017 Family ID F11767 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Knight of the shire for Hampshire in 1420, 1423, 1425, 1431, and 1442. Sheriff of Hampshire 1427-28, 1440-41. Sheriff of Wiltshire 1434-35.
Served under Edward, Duke of York, at Agincourt, where he was probably knighted.
"In 1442 he endorsed a proposal in Parliament for systematic patrols to deal with piracy, and shortly afterwards was chosen to serve as chief commander of a force of 565 men which policed the Channel. He was a shipowner, and one of his vessels, the Cokke William, was requisitioned for the passage of Margaret of Anjou's entourage to Southampton." [Royal Ancestry]
- Knight of the shire for Hampshire in 1420, 1423, 1425, 1431, and 1442. Sheriff of Hampshire 1427-28, 1440-41. Sheriff of Wiltshire 1434-35.
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