Individual Details
John St John
(Aft 1360 - Abt 26 Dec 1424)
== Biography ==
:"[[St_John-135|St. John]] belonged to an old and distinguished family which had lived at Fonmon for many generations. His grandfather, [[St_John-134|Sir Oliver]], also held estates in Somerset and Devon, some, but not all, of which eventually came into his hands. On the old man���s death, in August 1374, a local jury found that his only son, [[St_John-623|John]], had ‘died abroad’, evidently without heirs, and as a result [[Saint_John-97|Henry St. John]], [[St_John-134|Sir Oliver]]’s younger brother (who may well have played a less than creditable part in the inquiry), seized hold of the manor of East Luccombe. At some point over the next seven years, [[St_John-623|John]]’s widow, [[Bere-42|Elizabeth]], appealed to the King on behalf of their young son, the subject of this biography, whom she claimed had thus been wrongfully deprived of his inheritance. In February 1381, two justices were appointed to investigate the boy’s parentage, and it was no doubt on their advice that Richard II awarded temporary custody of the disputed estates to Thomas Mowbray, earl of Nottingham." The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1386-1421, ed. J.S. Roskell, L. Clark, C. Rawcliffe., 1993 [http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1386-1421/member/st-john-sir-john-1360-1424]
:"He died on 26 Dec. 1424, having but recently acquired an interest in certain estates in the Northamptonshire villages of Shutlanger and Stoke Bruern, and was succeeded by his son, [[St_John-246|Sir Oliver]], who was then at least 26 years old. The John St. John of Paulerspury who accompanied Henry V to France in April 1422 may also have been his son, since both he and [[St_John-246|Sir Oliver]] later appeared together as witnesses to a conveyance of the manor of Llanfair in Glamorgan."
=== Family and Education ===:"b. aft. 1360, Salisbury, Wilts. s. and h. of [[St_John-623|Sir John St. John]] (d. bef. Aug. 1373) of Fonmon and East Luccombe, Som. by [[Bere-42|Elizabeth]], da. and coh. of [[Turberville-67|Agnes de la Bere]] of Watertown and Coity, Glam. m. by Easter 1395, [[Paveley-3|Isabel]], wid. of [[Paveley-26|Sir John Pavley]] (d. by Aug. 1394) of Paulerspury, at least 1s. 2da. Kntd. by 14 Feb. 1388."
Sir John St. John of Ffonman in Com. Glamorgan, Knight who married Elizabeth. He was the father of Sir Oliver St. John of Bletneshoe in com. Bedfordshire. Knight, sonne and heire. Oliver married Margaret, daughter of John Beaufford Duke of Somerset 2 husband. Frederick Augustus Blayden, Ed. St. John of Bletsoe; The Visitations of Bedfordshire, 1566, 1582, 1634. London, 1884. Pages 52-55https://archive.org/stream/visitationsofbed1921harv#page/n23/mode/2up. Accessed Dec 16, 2015.
=== Offices Held ===
Sheriff of Glamorganshire
== Notes ==
It appears his father should be a John, son of Oliver, but his mother is right.
:"[[St_John-135|John St. John]], a boy under age who was brought forward as claimant of the estates by [[Bere-42|Elizabeth St John]], but was said to be supposititious or illegitimate." The parish of Selworthy in the county of Somerset, some notes on its history, p 348 [https://archive.org/stream/parishofselworth00hanc#page/n348/mode/1up] Note: mother Elizabeth ended up winning for her son, John, who did end up inheriting his father's lands.
John appears to have held the property of an underage Thomas, son of John, de la Bere, likely related through his mother.
:"He died on 24 Sept. 1403. Thomas his son and heir is aged 9 years. John Seint Johan, knight, has held and taken the profits, title unknown." J. L. Kirby. "Inquisitions Post Mortem, Henry IV, Entries 700-751," in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Volume 19, Henry IV, (London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1992), 251-269. British History Online, accessed May 11, 2017, [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol19/pp251-269].
== Sources ==
:"[[St_John-135|St. John]] belonged to an old and distinguished family which had lived at Fonmon for many generations. His grandfather, [[St_John-134|Sir Oliver]], also held estates in Somerset and Devon, some, but not all, of which eventually came into his hands. On the old man���s death, in August 1374, a local jury found that his only son, [[St_John-623|John]], had ‘died abroad’, evidently without heirs, and as a result [[Saint_John-97|Henry St. John]], [[St_John-134|Sir Oliver]]’s younger brother (who may well have played a less than creditable part in the inquiry), seized hold of the manor of East Luccombe. At some point over the next seven years, [[St_John-623|John]]’s widow, [[Bere-42|Elizabeth]], appealed to the King on behalf of their young son, the subject of this biography, whom she claimed had thus been wrongfully deprived of his inheritance. In February 1381, two justices were appointed to investigate the boy’s parentage, and it was no doubt on their advice that Richard II awarded temporary custody of the disputed estates to Thomas Mowbray, earl of Nottingham." The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1386-1421, ed. J.S. Roskell, L. Clark, C. Rawcliffe., 1993 [http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1386-1421/member/st-john-sir-john-1360-1424]
:"He died on 26 Dec. 1424, having but recently acquired an interest in certain estates in the Northamptonshire villages of Shutlanger and Stoke Bruern, and was succeeded by his son, [[St_John-246|Sir Oliver]], who was then at least 26 years old. The John St. John of Paulerspury who accompanied Henry V to France in April 1422 may also have been his son, since both he and [[St_John-246|Sir Oliver]] later appeared together as witnesses to a conveyance of the manor of Llanfair in Glamorgan."
=== Family and Education ===:"b. aft. 1360, Salisbury, Wilts. s. and h. of [[St_John-623|Sir John St. John]] (d. bef. Aug. 1373) of Fonmon and East Luccombe, Som. by [[Bere-42|Elizabeth]], da. and coh. of [[Turberville-67|Agnes de la Bere]] of Watertown and Coity, Glam. m. by Easter 1395, [[Paveley-3|Isabel]], wid. of [[Paveley-26|Sir John Pavley]] (d. by Aug. 1394) of Paulerspury, at least 1s. 2da. Kntd. by 14 Feb. 1388."
Sir John St. John of Ffonman in Com. Glamorgan, Knight who married Elizabeth. He was the father of Sir Oliver St. John of Bletneshoe in com. Bedfordshire. Knight, sonne and heire. Oliver married Margaret, daughter of John Beaufford Duke of Somerset 2 husband. Frederick Augustus Blayden, Ed. St. John of Bletsoe; The Visitations of Bedfordshire, 1566, 1582, 1634. London, 1884. Pages 52-55https://archive.org/stream/visitationsofbed1921harv#page/n23/mode/2up. Accessed Dec 16, 2015.
=== Offices Held ===
Sheriff of Glamorganshire
== Notes ==
It appears his father should be a John, son of Oliver, but his mother is right.
:"[[St_John-135|John St. John]], a boy under age who was brought forward as claimant of the estates by [[Bere-42|Elizabeth St John]], but was said to be supposititious or illegitimate." The parish of Selworthy in the county of Somerset, some notes on its history, p 348 [https://archive.org/stream/parishofselworth00hanc#page/n348/mode/1up] Note: mother Elizabeth ended up winning for her son, John, who did end up inheriting his father's lands.
John appears to have held the property of an underage Thomas, son of John, de la Bere, likely related through his mother.
:"He died on 24 Sept. 1403. Thomas his son and heir is aged 9 years. John Seint Johan, knight, has held and taken the profits, title unknown." J. L. Kirby. "Inquisitions Post Mortem, Henry IV, Entries 700-751," in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Volume 19, Henry IV, (London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1992), 251-269. British History Online, accessed May 11, 2017, [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol19/pp251-269].
== Sources ==
Events
| Birth | Aft 1360 | Faumont, Glamorganshire, Wales | |||
| Death | Abt 26 Dec 1424 | Faumont, Glamorgan, Wales | |||
| Marriage | Elizabeth Paulet | ||||
| Reference No | 3885861 | ||||
| Reference No | 3956531 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth Paulet (1387 - ) |
| Child | Oliver St John (1400 - 1440) |
| Father | John St John ( - 1373) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Bere (1345 - ) |