Sir John de Bohun, II, Lord of Midhurst

• Sir John Bohun1,2,3,4,5,6
• M, #68985, b. 6 January 1363, d. 25 January 1433
• Father Sir John Bohun, 1st Lord Bohun1,2,7,8 b. 14 Nov 1301, d. 5 Dec 1367
• Mother Cecily Filliol1,2,7,8 b. c 1324, d. 9 Aug 1381
• Sir John Bohun married Alice; They had 2 sons (Sir Humphrey; & Hugh) and 1 daughter (Beatrice, wife of Sir Stephen Popham). His 1st marriage.9,10,3,11,4,5,6 Sir John Bohun was born on 6 January 1363 at Cowdray, Sussex, England.1,2,3,11,5 He married Anne Halsham, daughter of Sir John Halsham and Maud Mauley, before 25 October 1429.3,11,5 Sir John Bohun died on 25 January 1433 at age 70; Buried at Easebourne Priory, Sussex, England, age 70.1,2,11,5
• Family 1 Alice d. bt 14 Dec 1419 - 25 Oct 1429
• Children
  • Beatrice Bohun+12,4,5,6 b. c 1411, d. a 5 Feb 1446
  • Sir Humphrey Bohun, Sheriff of Essex & Hertfordshire+2,1,12,11,5 b. 6 May 1418, d. bt 2 Nov 1468 - 6 Nov 1468
• Family 2 Anne Halsham d. a 1486
• Citations
• 1.[S11588] Some Early English Pedigrees, by Vernon M. Norr, p. 32.
• 2.[S11568] The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, by George Edward Cokayne, Vol. II, p. 201.
• 3.[S11569] Europaische Stammtafeln, by Wilhelm Karl, Prinz zu Isenburg, Vol. III, Tafel 666.
• 4.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 381.
• 5.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 83-84.
• 6.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 403.
• 7.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 322-323.
• 8.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 82-83.
• 9.[S11568] The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, by George Edward Cokayne, Vol. II, p. 201.
• 10.[S11588] Some Early English Pedigrees, by Vernon M. Norr, p. 32.
• 11.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 323-324.
• 12.[S11569] Europaische Stammtafeln, by Wilhelm Karl, Prinz zu Isenburg, Vol. III, Tafel 688.
• From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p2295.htm#... ____________________________
• Sir John de Bohun1
• M, #137456, b. 6 January 1362/63, d. 25 January 1432/33
• Last Edited=30 Jan 2005
• Sir John de Bohun was born on 6 January 1362/63.1 He was the son of Sir John de Bohun, 1st Lord Bohun and Cicely Filliol.1 He married, firstly, Alice (?) before 1419.1 He married, secondly, Anne Halsham, daughter of John Halsham and Maud Mawley, before 25 October 1429.1 He died on 25 January 1432/33 at age 70.1 He was buried at Easebourne Priory, England.1
• He succeeded to the title of 2nd Lord Bohun [E., 1359] on 5 December 1367, by writ, although he was never summoned to Parliament.1 On 2 February 1383/84 he had livery of his inheritance.1 He lived at Midhurst, Sussex, England.1
• Child of Sir John de Bohun and Alice (?)
  • 1.Sir Humphrey Bohun+1 b. 6 May 1418, d. bt 2 Nov 1468 - 6 Nov 1468
• Citations
• 1.[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 201. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
• From: http://www.thepeerage.com/p13746.htm#i137456 _______________________________
• John De BOHUN of Midhurst (Sir)
• Born: 6 Jan 1361/62, Bradninch, Devonshire, England
• Died: 25 Jan 1431/32
• Notes: was never called to Parliament in recognition of his Barony.
• Father: John De BOHUN (1º B. Bohun of Midhurst)
• Mother: Cecily FILLIOL
• Married 1: Alice ?
• Children:
  • 1. Beatrice De BOHUN
• Married 2: Anne HALSHAM (dau. of John Halsham and Maud Mawle)
• Children:
  • 2. John De BOHUN of Midhurst (Sir)
• From: http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/BOHUN.htm#John De BOHUN of Midhurst (Sir)2 __________________________________
• Sir John Bohun
• Birth: unknown, England
• Death: Jan. 25, 1433, England
• Knight of Midhurst, Sussex. First surviving son of Sir John Bohun and his second wife, Cecily Filoll, daughter of Sir John.
• John married an Anne and had a son Sir Humphrey and one daughter, Beatrice.
• Secondly, he married Anne Halsham, the daughter and heiress of John Halsham of West Grinstead and Applesham, Sussex.
• Sir John died 25 Jan 1433 and was buried next to his first wife at Easebourne Priory. His widow married Sir Robert Ros of More End, Northamptonshire, Keeper of Rockingham Castle.
• Burial: Easebourne Priory, Easebourne, Chichester District, West Sussex, England
• Find A Grave Memorial# 107887818
• From: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=bohun&GSfn=jo... ___________________________________
• A genealogical history of the dormant, abeyant, forfeited, and extinct ... By Sir Bernard Burke
• http://books.google.com/books?id=1ysWkXKSrpIC&pg=PA58&lpg=PA58&dq=J...
• Pg.58
• ENGHILER DE BOHUN, temp. WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR, was father of SAVARIC DE BOHUN, temp. HENRY I., who had two sons, Savaric, who d. s. p., and JELDEWIN DE BOHUN, whose son,
• FRANCO DE BOHUN (1st RICHARD I.), Lord of Midhurst Ford, Clemping, and Rushington, was father of
• JOHN DE BOHUN, who m. Sibel, dau. of William Ferrars, 2nd Earl of Derby, and d. 12th of EDWARD I., having had two sons and a dau.,
  • I. John d. s. p.
  • II. JAMES, of whom presently.
  • I. Elizabeth, m. to Sir John Lesley, and had two daus. and co-heirs,
    • 1 Elizabeth, m. to John Bramshott, and had issue, Thomas.
    • 2 Eva, m. to Sir John Barford, and was mother of a dau. and heir,
      • Elinor, m. to Thomas Cooke, of Wreckham, and was mother of Richard Cooke, of Rushington, ancestor of the COOKES, of Westburton and Goring. Their descendant, Sir John Cooke had a dau. and heir,
        • Elizabeth, m. to John Covert, of Sullington, in 1558.
• The 2nd son,
• JAMES DE BOHUN (4th EDWARD I.), m. Joan, dau., and co-heir of William de Braose, Lord of Bramber, and was father of
• JOHN DE BOHUN, who was summoned to parliament as Baron of Midhurst, 1364 (37th EDWARD III.) "This is he (say Dugdale) who for his great services in Flanders, and elsewhere beyond sea, in 14th EDWARD III. (when the king first laid claim to the crown of France), as also in that famous expedition into France, 19th EDWARD III. (shortly after which, the king obtained that glorious victory at Cressy, whereof our historians make ample mention), became afterwards one of the BARONS of the realm, being summoned to sit in parliament, in 37th, 38th, and 39th of that king's reign." By his 1st wife, Isabel, he had a dau. Joan, m. to John de Lisle de Gatcombe, in the Isle of Wight, and by his 2nd wife Cicely, dau. and heir of John Filliol, he had a son John. His lordship d. 41st EDWARD III., his son,
• JOHN DE BOHUN (7th RICHARD II.) had two sons, JOHN and Humphrey (Sir), of Midhurst, who d. s. p. 1468. The eldest son,
• JOHN DE BOHUN (10th HENRY VI., 1432), left two daus. and co-heirs, .... ___________________________________
• Sussex archaeological collections relating to the history and ..., Volume 20 By Sussex Archaeological Society Pg.11-12
• http://books.google.com/books?id=9DcGAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA12&lpg=PA12&dq=A...
• Pg.11
• After the entire estate had been remitted to the Bohuns, Franco's grandson John died without children, and was succeeded by his brother James, who married the heiress of Wm. de Braose, of Bramber. Their only child was the most distinguished of the family, fighting at Cressy, in 1346, endowing the Benedictine Nunnery of Easebourne, and dying
• Pg.12
• in 1367, after having been summoned to Parliament, from 1363 to 1366, as Lord Bohun of Midhurst. His second wife, Cecilia, was another heiress, and she brought the good estates of the Filiols, of Essex. Their only child, another John, lived for 57 years after his father's death.
• This John seems to have been a troublesome person, for among the Bills in Chancery, perferred to Thomas Arundel, Archbishop of York, whilst Chancellor (15 to 20 Rich. II.) is one from the Burgesses of Midhurst, praying that he might find fresh securities in L40, to keep the peace, the sureties already given, viz., John Bramshote and William Tailard, not having tenements of that value.
• When he died, he left Midhurst for his feoffees (men of note in Sussex) to grant to his widow Anne, which they did on 4th January, 1440 [18 Hen. VI.]
• Know all (39) present and future that we, Hugh Halsham, knt., (40) John Lyndesfeld, clerk, William Ryman, (41) Walter Vere, Richard Wakehurst, (42) William Sydeney, John Lelye, and Walter Urry, (43) feoffees of Sir John Bohun, knight, lately dead, to perform his last will and testament, have given, and by these our charter, have confirmed to Anne, late wife of the said John Bohun, all these our manors of Cowdray, Midhurst, Eseborne, and Farnehurst, with all members, &c., to hold to her for her life.
• That he married late in life is clear, for his eldest son, Humphrey, was only 14 when his father died. This Humphrey died about 50 years old, for his will was made on 2nd Nov., 1468, and proved ten days after. .... etc. ______________________________
• MAUNSER, Michael, of Midhurst,, Suss.
• Offices Held
  • Tax collector, Suss. Sept. 1431.
• Biography
• Maunser came from a local family, one of whose number, Roger, had been assessed at Midhurst for the poll tax of 1379. He himself served as a juror at two coroners’ inquests held there in January 1402, then indicting the lord of the borough, Sir John Bohun, together with his servants, for the murder of William Baggele*. Bohun’s men took their revenge a month later by lying in wait to ambush Maunser and John Ive II*, a fellow juror, but they apparently escaped.1
• Maunser witnessed a deed at Midhurst in March 1422 on behalf of Thomas Westlond*. Another close associate was Michael Baggele* (son of the man murdered in 1401): together, in 1428, they acted as trustees of properties at Midhurst, West Dean, and Easebourne, which were then settled on John atte Wode and his wife; and they both attested the enfeoffment made by Sir John Bohun and his wife, Anne, of their manors of Midhurst and Easebourne in September 1430. Evidently, they were now reconciled to Sir John. Maunser was a member of the jury which at Midhurst in October 1431 gave evidence to the escheator about the landed possessions of Thomas Baggele, Michael’s brother, who had been burnt at the stake as a convicted heretic earlier that year. He and Michael were among the eight leading burgesses of Midhurst who, in April 1432, reached an agreement with Sir John Bohun whereby the town’s liberties were confirmed and enlarged.2
• From: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1386-1421/member/ma... __________________________
• Midhurst
• Midhurst, situated 12 miles due north of Chichester, was scarcely more than a village. Returns made for the tenths granted by Parliament in 1332 listed no more than 32 taxpayers, of whom only one was assessed to pay 13s.4d., one 6s.8d. and all the rest less. Fifty-eight persons (20 of them women) contributed to the poll tax of 1379, and on that occasion just two paid 1s., most of the rest being charged the basic sum of 4d. Despite its size, Midhurst enjoyed borough status from quite early times. In 1279, for example, it was said to have been a free borough from time beyond memory. Certainly, a market had been established there by the early 13th century, the burgesses enjoyed the freedom of devising by will all tenements in the borough (at least by 1400), and in the 15th century a common seal was in use.1
• The manor of Midhurst had been held by the family of de Bohun since the mid 12th century, and lordship of the borough had descended with it to Sir John Bohun (1363-1433), who held sway throughout our period. Midhurst was at the core of Sir John’s estates, providing him with revenues of at least £40 a year, and it was perhaps for this reason that he engaged in frequent disputes with the burgesses over their respective rights to jurisdiction and its profits—contentions which sometimes led to violence. Bohun was required to find sureties for keeping the peace towards the burgesses on more than one occasion, but his continued oppression of the local people eventually, in December 1401, provoked a concerted uprising by some 70 men from the town and neighbouring countryside, which ended with the deaths of William Baggele, the former MP, and a servant of his. Sir John and his henchmen were indicted for homicide, although in the event it was the leading townsmen who were brought to justice in the King’s bench and fined for assaulting their lord.2 This rift was patched up by arbitration in 1403, albeit only temporarily. By a settlement reached on 10 May that year, it was agreed that Bohun’s steward might hold a court every three weeks, there receiving all the tenurial profits and incidents (rents, dues for alienations, wastes and escheats) which fell to Bohun as a manorial lord, together with any amercements imposed on Sir John’s own servants. All amercements charged on others, whether inhabitants of Midhurst or strangers, were to be handed over to the burgesses. Every midsummer the latter were to elect two bailiffs to serve the processes and collect the issues of this court’s jurisdiction, one bailiff being responsible to Bohun and the other to the burgesses themselves. Similarly, they were to choose two tasters for the assize of ale (of whom again one was answerable to the lord, the other to the community). In addition, the burgesses were permitted to hold two law days, at the quindenes of Michaelmas and Easter, and a court called ‘gilden mercatory’ for all servile customs and payments. Furthermore, the steward of their law day might preside over the court of piepowder for the fair on St. Mary Magdalen’s day (22 July), which pertained to Bohun. For these concessions the inhabitants of Midhurst were required to pay a farm of 26s.8d. a year. Bohun conceded that after the following Candlemas he would no longer be entitled to the ‘stannings’ of the frank tenure of the burgesses. Nevertheless, renewed differences between lord and townsmen subsequently reached such a pitch that the latter were obliged to obtain orders from Chancery to have Bohun bound over in £40 to keep the peace towards them; but he put up men of straw as his mainpernors, and went on to threaten the local people with his vengeance so vigorously that, hardly daring to leave their homes or town, they were driven to ask for far heavier securities of £1,000. It was not until 1432, the last year of Bohun’s long life, that he agreed, by mediation of his son-in-law, Sir Stephen Popham*, and others, to forgo the tolls of the town market and the profits of the law days in return for an annual payment of 40s.3
• .... etc.
• From: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1386-1421/constitue... ________________________

alternate dates: b.1/6/1362 d.1/25/1433

son of John de Bohun (1º B. Bohun of Midhurst) and Cecily Filliol

Sir John de Bohun resided in Rockingham Castle, Northampshire, England.

Married twice: Alice ??? (mother of Beatrice) and Anne Halsham (mother of John).

Baron of Midhurst. He was never called to Parliament in recognition of his Barony.

Easebourne Priory. Built for ten Augustinian canonesses, it was founded before 1238 by the de Bohun family who were from St. Ann’s Hill in nearby Midhurst.

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• 'Bohun2'
• Enghiler de Bohun (a temp William the Conqueror who r. 1066-1087)
  • 1. Savaric de Bohun (a temp King Henry I who r. 1100-1135)
    • A. Savaric de Bohun (dsp)
      • B. Jeldewin de Bohun
        • i. Frank (Francis) or Franco de Bohun, lord of Midhurst Ford and Rushington or Rustington (d 14.09.1273)
        • BE1883 suggests that Franco was alive in 1st Richard I (ie. 1189) but, if so, he must have been very young at that time. BE1883 also reports that it was his son John who married Sibel Ferrers (daughter of William, 2nd Earl of Derby - as reported on a supplementary page for 'Ferrers1', BE1883 appears to have confused the various Earls of Derby). TCP shows that Sibyl was John's mother.
        • m(1). Sibyl Ferrers (dau of William Ferrers, Earl of Derby)
          • a. Sir John de Bohun of Midhurst and Rustington (b c1247, d 28.09.1284)
          • m. Joan (b 12.1256, d before 23.03.1327/8, dau of Bartholomew de la Chapelle of Waltham)
            • (1) John de Bohun of Midhurst (b 02.06.1275, dsp after 06.04.1295)
            • (2) James de Bohun of Midhurst and Ballymadden (b 03.02.1280/1, d before 30.05.1306)
            • m. Joan de Brewes (d before 23.06.1324, dau of Sir William de Brewes of Bramber and Gower)
              • (A) Sir John de Bohun, Lord of Midhurst (b 14.11.1301, d 05.12.1367)
              • m1. (before 1326) Isabel (perhaps dau of Sir Henry de Tregoz of Goring)
                • (i) Edward de Bohun (dvpsp 01.1361/2)
                • m. Philippe de Brian (dau of Sir Guy de Brian)
                • (ii) Joan de Bohun
                • m. John de Lisle of Gatcombe (dsp 1369)
              • m2. (before 06.11.1342) Cicely Filliol (d 08.1381, dau of Sir John Filliol of Kelvedon, etc)
                • (iii) Sir John de Bohun of Midhurst (b 06.01.1362/3, d 25.01.1432/3)
                • m1. Alice (a 12.1419)
                • (1) Neither Sir John nor any of his successors were called to Parliament and so were not known as Lords in their time.
                • (2) BE1883 reports that Sir John had 2 sons - John (his successor who was father of John whose heirs were his 2 daughters) and Sir Humphrey (who dsp). We follow TCP which suggests that he had just one son ...
                  • (a) Sir Humphrey Bohun of Midhurst, Sheriff of Essex and Hertfordshire (b 06.05.1418, d 11.1468)
                  • m. Margaret Estfield (d before 15.03.1445/6, dau of Sir William Estfield, Mayor of London)
                    • ((1)) John Bohun of Midhurst (d before 26.04.1494)
                    • m. (before 25.06.1467) Anne Arderne (dau of Sir Piers Arderne of Latton)
                      • ((A)) Mary Bohun
                      • m. Sir David Owen of Easebourn
                      • ((B)) Ursula Bohun
                      • m. Sir Robert Southwell (dsp)
                • m2. (before 25.10.1429) Anne Halsham (dau of John Halsham of West Grinstead and Applesham)
            • (3) Elizabeth de Bohun
            • m. Sir John Lesley = John Lisle of Gatcombe
        • The following comes from Visitation (Sussex, 1530+1633-4, Cooke-Covert).
          • b. James Bohun
            • (1) John Bohun
          • c. Cicely Bohun
          • m. William de Altaripa
• Main source(s): BE1883 (Bohun of Midhurst) with some support/input from TCP (Bohun)
• From: Stirnet.com
• http://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/bb4fz/bohun2.php ______________________________
• Links
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_peers_1360%E2%80%931369

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He was never called to Parliament in recognition of his Barony

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