Rochford, John 1a

Birth Name Rochford, John
Gender male
Age at Death unknown

Narrative

ALICE HASTINGS, married about 1375 JOHN ROCHFORD, Knt., of Boston,co. Lincoln, medieval writer, Knight of the Shire for Lincolnshire and for Cambridgeshire, Alderman of the Corpus Christi guild, Boston,Steward of the duchy of Lancaster honour of Bolingbroke, co. Lincoln,constable of the Bishop of Ely's castle of Wisbech, co. Cambridge, Boston, younger son of Saier de Rochford, Knt., of Fenn (in Boston), Sheriff and Escheator of Lincolnshire, Knight of the Shire for Lincolnshire, Keeper of the King of France at Somerton Castle, co.Lincoln, by his 2nd wife, Joan, daughter of Roger Hillary, Knt., Chief Justice of the Commons Pleas, of Bescot (in Walsall) and Fisherwick,
Note: co. Stafford and Stretton, co. Warwick. He was born say 1350. They had four daughters, Joan (wife of Robert Roos), Alice (wife of WilliamGibthorpe, Knt.), ____ (wife of John Holbeach, Knt.) and Margaret. He received a good education in England, and afterwards studied in France and Italy. In 1405 he was summoned to meet King Henry IV at Coventry,and accompanied him on his expedition to Wales. Towards the end of his life, he compiled digests of and indexes to various well knownchronicles. SIR JOHN ROCHFORD died 13 Dec. 1410, leaving will dated 20 Oct. 1410, proved 14 Dec. 1410, requesting burial at Barling Abbey, co. Lincoln, next to his late wife, Alice.

 

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1350 Boston, Lincolnshire, England   2
Death        

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father de Rochford, Saier13201350
Mother Hillary, Joan1327
         Rochford, John 1350

Families

Family of Rochford, John and de Hastings, Alice
Unknown Partner de Hastings, Alice ( * 1352 + ... )
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Rochford, Margaretabout 1380after 1443-02-10

Source References

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        ID: I9626
        Name: @John Rochford
        Sex: M
        Birth: ABT 1350 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England
        Note: ALICE HASTINGS, married about 1375 JOHN ROCHFORD, Knt., of Boston,co. Lincoln, medieval writer, Knight of the Shire for Lincolnshire and
        Note:
        for Cambridgeshire, Alderman of the Corpus Christi guild, Boston,Steward of the duchy of Lancaster honour of Bolingbroke, co. Lincoln,constable of the Bishop of Ely's castle of Wisbech, co. Cambridge,Boston, younger son of Saier de Rochford,
        Knt., of Fenn (in Boston),
        Note:
        Sheriff and Escheator of Lincolnshire, Knight of the Shire for Lincolnshire, Keeper of the King of France at Somerton Castle, co.Lincoln, by his 2nd wife, Joan, daughter of Roger Hillary, Knt., Chief Justice of the Commons Pleas, of Bescot (in
        Walsall) and Fisherwick,
        Note: co. Stafford and Stretton, co. Warwick. He was born say 1350. They had four daughters, Joan (wife of Robert Roos), Alice (wife of WilliamGibthorpe, Knt.), ____ (wife of John Holbeach, Knt.) and Margaret. He
        Note: received a good education in England, and afterwards studied in France and Italy. In 1405 he was summoned to meet King Henry IV at Coventry,and accompanied him on his expedition to Wales. Towards the end of his
        Note: life, he compiled digests of and indexes to various well knownchronicles. SIR JOHN ROCHFORD died 13 Dec. 1410, leaving will dated 20 Oct. 1410, proved 14 Dec. 1410, requesting burial at Barling Abbey,
        Note: co. Lincoln, next to his late wife, Alice.
        Note:
        Note: References:
        Note:
        F. Blomefield Top. Hist. of the County of Norfolk 4 (1775): 712. S.Erdeswick A Survey of Staffordshire (1820), pp. 338-339. DNB 17(1897): 74 (biog. of John de Rochford). Canon A.R. Maddison Lincolnshire Pedigrees (H.S.P., vol. 52) (1904), pg.
        829 (Rochford
        Note: pedigree). VCH Warwick 5 (1949): 154. Lincoln Record Society 58(1963): 211-213 (will of Sir John de Rochford). VCH Stafford 17(1976): 171. VCH Stafford 14 (1990): 241. Roskell 4 (1992): 219-221
        Note: (errs in stating that John Rochford was not the son of Joan Hillary).
        Note:
        Note: posted by Douglas Richardson
        Note: Newsgroups: soc.genealogy.medieval
        Note: Date: 2002-07-22 09:10:41 PST
        Change Date: 27 JUN 2005

        Father: @Saier de Rochford b: ABT 1320 in Fenn in Boston, Lincolnshire, England
        Mother: @Joan Hillary b: ABT 1327 in Bescot, Staffordshire, England

        Marriage 1 @*Alice de Hastings b: ABT 1352 in Gressenhall, Norfolk, England
        Children
        @*Margaret Rochford b: ABT 1380 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England

         

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