 1505 - 1576 (~ 71 years)
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| Name |
St. John, John |
| Born |
1504-1505 |
Of Wiltshire, England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Buried |
5 Apr 1576 |
Lydiard Tregoze, Wiltshire, England |
| Person ID |
I00208 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
16 Jun 2015 |
| Father |
St. John, Sir John, b. Abt 1473, Of Lydiard Tregoze, Wiltshire, England , d. 1 Sep 1512, Fontarabia, Guipauzcoa, Spain (Age ~ 39 years) |
| Mother |
Iwardby, LADY Jane, b. Abt 1485, Of Great Purley, Berkshire, England , d. 5 Sep 1553, Of Purley, Berkshire, England (Age ~ 68 years) |
| Married |
Abt 1498 |
England |
| Family ID |
F00118 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Carew, Lady Margaret, b. Abt 1508, Of Beddington, Surrey, England , d. Abt 1534, Lydiard Tregoze, Wiltshire, England (Age ~ 26 years) |
| Married |
Abt 1525 |
England |
| Children |
| + | 1. St. John, Nicholas, b. Abt 1523, Of Wiltshire, England , bur. 8 Nov 1589, Lydiard Tregoze, Wiltshire, England (Age ~ 66 years) |
| | 2. St. John, John, b. Abt 1534, Of Hatfield, Essex, England , d. Aft 1594 (Age ~ 61 years) |
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| Family ID |
F00114 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 2 |
Whethill, Elizabeth, b. Abt 1500, Of Normandy, France , d. Bef 1574, Of Lydiard Tregoze, Wiltshire, England (Age ~ 74 years) |
| Married |
10 Nov 1535 |
England |
| Children |
| + | 1. St. John, William Thomas, c. 1 Aug 1538, Farley, Hampshire, England , bur. 18 Apr 1609, Farley Chamberlayne, Hampshire, England (Age ~ 70 years) |
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| Family ID |
F00115 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- Apparently a ward to Sir Richard Carew, then married his daughter.
Born: 1504/5
Died: 5 Apr 1576
Father: John St. JOHN (Sir)
Mother: Joan INWARDBY
Married 1: Margaret CAREW
Children:
1. Nicholas St. JOHN of Lydiard Tregoze
Married 2: Elizabeth WHETHILL Nov 1535
Children:
2. William St. JOHN of Farley Chamberlayne
3. John St. JOHN of Bincknoll
(See History of Parliament Online)
Born ABT 1505, first son of John St. John of Lydiard Tregoz by Joan, dau. and heiress of Sir John Iwardby of Farley Chamberlayne. Married first, by 1526, Margaret, dau. of Sir Richard Carew of Beddington, Surr.; and secondly, by Nov 1535, Elizabeth, dau. of Sir Richard Whethill of Calais. Suc. family 1 Sep 1512. Esquire of the body extraordinary by 1533; J.P. Wilts. 1554-d.; sheriff 1555-6, 1572-3; commr. sewers, Berks., Hants, Wilts. 1564, 1568, oyer and terminer, western circuit 1564.
When John St. John was about seven years old his father died while serving at Fuenterrabia, Spain. He inheritated his fathers lands and later inherited, from his mother, who was still alive in 1549, manors in Hampshire and Surrey. Sir Richard Carew acquired the wardship of the young St. John, who by 1526 was married to one of Carew's daughters.
He was elected to Parliament in 1529. In 1533 St. John acted as a servitor at the coronation of Anne Boleyn.
In 1535 St. John married, as his second wife, a daughter of Sir Richard Whethill. In in a grant of Jul 1545 St John is described as of Farley Chamberlayne, a property of his mother's whereas in a settlement which he had made of his property in the previous month he is described as of Ewell, where his mother held the manor of Fitznells. His inclusion on the Wiltshire commission of the peace in 1554 seems to imply that he had finally settled at Lydiard Tregoz.
In 1545 St. John purchased the manor of Littleton for his son Nicholas. The tenants of Littleton quarrelled with the two St. Johns over the rents and dues of the manor, and in Edward VI's reign they brought suits in the courts of Star Chamber and requests. They alleged that the St. Johns had forcibly entered the property and done at least £500 worth of damage, a charge denied by the elder St. John who claimed that he and his son had distrained legally for rent on 6 Dec 1550 or 1551, Nicholas St. John for his part explained how his father had acquired two of the lessees shares in the manor. In 1548 Nicholas obtained a writ of partition from Chancery which was unsuccessfully challenged by the tenants in common pleas. The outcome of these suits is not known, but John St. John was able to bequeath the property to his son William.
St John made his will on 24 Apr 1574. Besides Littleton, William was to have the manor and advowson of Farley Chamberlayne, some household furnishings and 400 wether sheep. The youngest son, John, received the manor of Bincknoll, Wiltshire, and all the cattle, crops, and household stuff at Littleton unless his brothers paid him a stipulated amount for them. By a codicil of 2 Dec 1575 William and John also received gifts of plate, bedding, a chain of gold and four horses. Nicholas, the heir, was appointed sole executor and had the residue of all the goods. St. John died on 5 Apr 1576 and probate was granted the 9th Nov following.
Will of John Seynt John or Seyntiohn otherwise Saint John of Lydiard Tregoze, Wiltshire 09 November 1576 PROB 11/58
Wiltshire Memorial Inscription Index:
Day: 5 Month: Apr Year: 1576 Age: Forenames: John Surname: ST JOHN Place: Lydiard Tregoze County: Wiltshire Country: England Reference: 105649 Notes: Esq Lord of Lydiard Tregoze husb of 1) Margaret 2) Elizabeth
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