John Pelham

- 1429

• Name	John Pelham
  Gender	Male
  Alternate death	12 Jan 1429  [1]
  Death	12 Feb 1429  [2, 3]
  Burial	Cistercian Abbey, Robertsbridge, Sussex, England   [3]
  Person ID	I24001	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of DDB
  Last Modified	11 May 2019

  
  

  Father	Thomas Pelham,   b. of Warbleton, Sussex, England d. Abt 1390
  Mother	Agnes Gensing
  Family ID	F14413	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	[Unknown mistress of John Pelham]
  Children	+ 1. John Pelham,   b. of Laughton, Sussex, England d. Aft 2 Jan 1471
  Family ID	F14403	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 May 2019

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret Grey,   b. 25 Sep 1363   d. 1390 (Age 26 years)
  Marriage	Abt Sep 1387  [2]
  Family ID	F14416	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 May 2019

  
  

  Family 3	Joan Bramshott   d. 1439
  Marriage	Bef May 1400  [2]
  Family ID	F14415	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 May 2019

  
  

• Notes

  Treasurer of England under Henry IV. Sheriff of Surrey and Sussex, 8 Nov 1401 to 29 Nov 1402. Member of Henry IV's council, 1404 to 1406. Ambassador to France 10 Jul 1414 to 3 Oct 1414. One of the five executors of Henry IV's will. Member of Henry V's council in England, 1417 to 1422. Knight of the shire for Sussex, 1399, 1401, Jan 1404, Oct 1404, 1406, 1407, 1422, and 1427. As constable of the duchy of Lancaster castle of Pevensey, he was host to a number of eminent political prisoners over the years. In 1405 he received into custody Edward, duke of York, imprisoned after the discovery of his knowledge of the Mortimer plot. Pelham and Edward became friends, and Edward entrusted him with personal letters to the king. Later, in 1415, James I of Scotland was entrusted to Pelham's keeping for over a year.

  
  

• Sources

  [S49] Genealogics by Leo Van de Pas, continued by Ian Fettes and Leslie Mahler. [S47] The History of Parliament. Some citations point to entries from the printed volumes not yet added to the online site. [S76] The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press, 2004-ongoing.