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]
  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

  
  

• 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]

  
  

• 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.