Person:Richard Champernon (2)
Sir Richard Champernon, of Modbury
b.29 Jun 1344 Wincanton, Somerset, England
d.Aft 1394 England
Parents and Siblings
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m. Abt 1344
  1. Sir Richard Champernon, of Modbury1344 - Aft 1394
  2. Cicely ChampernowneAbt 1347 -
  3. Henry ChampernowneAbt 1349 -
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Sir Richard Champernon, of Modbury1344 - Aft 1394
  • W.  Alice AstleyAbt 1344 -
m. Abt 1381
  1. Alexander ChampernonAbt 1356 - 1441
Spouse and Children
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m. Abt 1391
  1. Hugh ChampernowneAbt 1390 -
  2. Richard ChampernonAbt 1392 - 1418
  3. John ChampernonAbt 1394 - Aft 1435
  4. Margaret Champernon
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Facts and Events
Name Sir Richard Champernon, of Modbury
Gender Male
Birth? 29 Jun 1344 Wincanton, Somerset, EnglandSuddon Manor
Marriage Abt 1381 to Alice Astley
Marriage Abt 1391 to Katherine Daubeney
Death? Aft 1394 England
Alt Death? Bef 3 Apr 1419 Modbury, Devon, England
Reference Number 859K-DX (Ancestral File)

Sir RICHARD CHAMPERNOUN. According to a inquisition of proof of age made at Jevelchestre on 6 Aug 1366, he was born 29 June 1344 at the manor of Suddon, Somersetshire and baptised in the church of Wyncaulton. On the occasion of his baptism, his great-grandfather, Sir Richard Lovel, gave a celebration (CIPM, 7: 91). On 27 Nov 1368 he was appointed Sheriff of Devonshire in succession to his father (Cal. Fine Rolls, 1356-68, p. 392). In Nov 1377 he paid homage and fealty to the King for the manor of Ashton Rowhant, Oxfordshire (Cal. Close Rolls, 1377-81, p. 22). As a knight he was appointed assessor of a tax in Devonshire, 27 May 1379 (Cal. Fine Rolls, 1377-83, p. 142 and was again appointed Sheriff for a one-year term on 1 Nov 1381 (ibid., p. 270) and 18 Jan 1387 (Cal. Fine Rolls, 1383-91, p. 152). In 1395 he was holding Stokkinchurche Manor, Oxfordshire (CIPM, 7: no. 476).

In 1393 and 1394 Richard Chambernon, Kt. and Catherine, his wife, received indents from the Catholic Church to make confessions, obtain a portable alter and celebrate mass. (Cal. of State Papers, vol. 4, 1362-1404: Entries Relating to Great Britain and Ireland, pp. 483, 489, 494, 497, 498).

As Lord of Portelmouth, one of the Rohant manors, he presented to the church there in Jan 1383/4, Sept 1399 and May 1405 (Brantscombe, p. 86; Stafford, p. 195); as Lord of Dodbrook, another Rohant manor, he presented to the church there in Mar 1383/4, Mar 1403, June 1405, Nov 1409, and Nov 1410 (Brantyngham, p. 87, Stafford, p. 163-4); as Lord of Modbury, he presented to Modbury Priory in March 1398/9, Feb 1406/7 and Jan 1415/6 (Stafford, p. 188); and as Lord of Bridford, he presented there to the church in Sept 1399 (Stafford, p. 150). On 14 July 1402, Richard Chambernon, "chivaler," was appointed a commissioner of array for Devon (Cal. Patent Rolls, 1401-5, p. 114). On 1 Jan 1412, he and others granted 40 acres in Wodelegh to the parson of Wodelegh in exchange for 40 acres in the same town (Cal. Patent Rolls, 1408-13, p. 368).

His will of 26 Feb 1418/9 was proved 3 Apr 1419, naming his wife Katherine and sons Richard and John. He requested burial in the parish church of Dodbrooke by the side of his wife Katherine (Stafford, p. 422-3).

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