Nielsen Hayden genealogy
John Stourton

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Name John Stourton Born of Preston Plucknett, Somerset, England [1, 2, 3]
Gender Male Died 16 Dec 1438 [1, 2] Alternate death Jan 1439 [4] Siblings
1 sibling Person ID I21749 Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of LDN, Ancestor of TWK Last Modified 26 Aug 2020
Father John Stourton, b. of Stourton, Wiltshire, England Mother Alice, d. 1407 Married Bef Mar 1374 [1] Family ID F9800 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Alice Denys, d. Bef 1430 Married Bef 1416 [1, 2] Children + 1. Joan Stourton, b. 1418, d. 21 Apr 1472 (Age 54 years) Last Modified 28 Dec 2018 Family ID F12835 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Katherine Payne, d. 20 Mar 1473 Married Bef 1430 [2] Children + 1. Alice Stourton, b. Abt 1432 Last Modified 1 Jan 2019 Family ID F13426 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Knight of the shire for Somerset in 1419, 1420, 1421, 1423, 1426, 1429, and 1435. Sheriff of Somerset and Dorset, 1431-32.
Royal commission to seek out Lollards in Somerset and Dorset, 1414. "As steward of the estates of the diocesan bishop he was to enjoy influence over a wide area in the county, and his other dealings, particularly with the cathedral at Wells and the priory at Stavordale, indicate a man of firm orthodox views." [History of Parliament]
- Knight of the shire for Somerset in 1419, 1420, 1421, 1423, 1426, 1429, and 1435. Sheriff of Somerset and Dorset, 1431-32.
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Sources - [S1526] The Ancestry of Dorothea Poyntz, Wife of Reverend John Owsley, Generations 1-15, Fourth Preliminary Edition, by Ronny O. Bodine and Bro. Thomas Spalding, Jr. 2013.
- [S47] The History of Parliament. Some citations point to entries from the printed volumes not yet added to the online site.
- [S142] Royal Ancestry by Douglas Richardson. Kimball G. Everingham, editor. 2013.
- [S2665] Brandon Fradd, "A New Royal Ancestry for Christopher Batt." The American Genealogist 79:85, Jan 2004.
- [S1526] The Ancestry of Dorothea Poyntz, Wife of Reverend John Owsley, Generations 1-15, Fourth Preliminary Edition, by Ronny O. Bodine and Bro. Thomas Spalding, Jr. 2013.