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23 or 24 Dec 1484. Elizabeth, abbess of the convent of Syon, Middlesex, demised to him the Manor of Charleton in Steyning, Sussex, for seven years with the tithe of the parsonage, noting that his father William Pellett had hled the same lease.

1498-99, Richard Covert & Elizabeth his wife and Robert Derknold and Joan his wife sole three messuages and seven acres in Steyning to William Pelet and Robert Pelet.

William wrote his will on 4 May 1503 and it was proved 23 Sep 1503. Mentioned wife Joan, sons Thomas, Richard, William, John, and James; daughters Joan, Lettice, and Margaret. He held lands in eleven Sussex parishes and was to be buried in the Church of the Holy Trinity in Steyning. The widow Joan, late the wife of William Pellett, entered undated bills of complaint in Chancery against John Tanner of Washington, Sussex and his wife Joan for witholding from her deeds relating to a mese and 40 acres in Findon, Sussex, bequeathed to her by her husband. The Tanners disputed the claim, stating they had no knowledge of any right that William Pellett might have claimed.

The children as listed may not be in birth order. It was customary to list daughters after the sons, regardless of their birth order. It is not certain Joan was his only wife.

Death	Bet 4 May 1503 and 23 Sep 1503	Steyning, Sussex, England
Marriage		Joan [Pellett]

Spouse	Joan [Pellett] ( - 1503)
Child	?Robert Pellett ( - 1503)
Child	Thomas Pellett ( - 1523)
Child	Richard Pellett ( - 1532)
Child	William Pellett ( - 1507)
Child	John Pellett ( - )
Child	James Pellett ( - 1556)
Child	Joan Pellett ( - )
Child	Lettice Pellett ( - )
Child	Margaret Pellett ( - )