STONOR, John, Sir

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Biography
Notables Project
John Stonor is Notable.

John was the son of Oxfordshire freeholder Richard Stonor and Margaret Harnhull[1] [2]

Property

He was connected with the manor of Stonor, a hamlet of Pyrton near Dorchester, Oxfordshire.[3]

He evidently purchased the tenancy of Watlington manor in 1313 for 10 marks from two sisters, Alice and Maud, wife of William of the Chamber, who were perhaps the daughters of William and Maud de la Ho. [4]

1314 He acquired free warren over demesne lands in Bromsden as well as in Bix Gibwyn and Bix Brand, and the estate was certainly in Stonor hands by 1334, when it was called a 'manor'. [5]

Some time before 1315 John acquired the manor of Condicote in Gloucestershire, in which year he was granted freewarren there.[6]

Some time before 1315 Sir Peter de Dutton (Warburton), granted him (John Stonor of Stonor, the Lord Chief Justice) the manor of Pishill, at a yearly rent of 40s.[7]

1315 Grant by Robert de . . ., to John de Stonore and Adam de Stonore his brother, of all the lands and tenements which [he] had by demise of William Box. Witnesses: William de Oterhampton, and others (named). London, Wednesday after All Saints, 9 Edward II. Seal of arms. Portion of document only.[8]

1324 Demise by Thomas Larchier, prior of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem in England, and his council, to Sir John de Stonore, knight, and Master Adam his brother (fratri suo) of their manors of Werpesgrave and Esingdon for ten years at a yearly rent of ISl. Merwe, 6 August, 18 Edward II. Seal of arms, damaged (3 quarrels.)[9]

Career

1311 called to the Common Bench as a Serjeant-at-law [1]

1315 made a King's Serjeant [1]

1320-29 Justice of the Common Bench [1]

1329 Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer and then Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, a position that he held on three separate occasions until his death in 1354[10][11]

Although most of his time as a justice was at Westminster, he also served in York between 1327\endash 1329 and 1334\endash 1336. [1]

On 6 Feb 1325, Sir John de Stonor, knight, Arnold Gulielmi de Byarn William de Weston, and Peter de Galiciano were appointed proctors to treat for the espousal of Eleanor daughter of Edward II with Alfonso Castilla, King of Spain . This fell through due to the dowry. [12] [13]

Family

He married, before 1317, Maud (possibly Matilda) FitzLewis (daughter of Lord Lisle, though may be confusion with Edmund his grandson),- who survived him. They had five or six sons [12][14]

John, William, and Adam, sons of John de Stonor, are mentioned in 1354
Henry and Edmund were parties with their father to a suit about messuages at Brightwell and Sotwell, Berks, in 1342
Robert Stonor, who was a canon of Wells in 1347 and Rector of Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, in 1354, was possibly another son.

Death

In 1349 Sir John Stonor obtained a Licence to establish a Dwelling for 6-Chaplains to celebrate in Stonor Chapel, Pyrton, which was then probably re-Built or Enlarged. [15] [2]

He was described by the prior of Christchurch, Canterbury as Prudent, well-known and beloved amongst the great [16]

He died before 31 Aug 1354 (IPM dates are 12, 24 and 31 Aug) and was buried in Dorchester Abbey where there is the effigy of a judge (probably him) bearing his arms. [6][17]

He held lands in nine counties, in which he was succeeded by his son John.
Sources

? 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Wikipedia contributors, "John Stonor (judge)," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Stonor_(judge)&oldid=1156437271 (accessed October 14, 2023).
? 2.0 2.1 "Parishes: Pyrton," in A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 8, Lewknor and Pyrton Hundreds, ed. Mary D Lobel (London: Victoria County History, 1964), 138-178. British History Online, accessed October 14, 2023, http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/oxon/vol8/pp138-178.
? Wikisource contributors, "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900/Stonor, John de," Wikisource , https://en.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=Dictionary_of_National_Biography,_1885-1900/Stonor,_John_de&oldid=10757962 (accessed October 14, 2023).
? 'Parishes: Watlington', in A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 8, Lewknor and Pyrton Hundreds, ed. Mary D Lobel (London, 1964), pp. 210-252. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/oxon/vol8/pp210-252 [accessed 15 October 2023].
? "Rural Parishes: Bix," in A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 16, ed. Simon Townley (Woodbridge, Suffolk: Boydell & Brewer for the Institute of Historical Research, 2011), 196-230. British History Online, accessed October 15, 2023, http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/oxon/vol16/pp196-230.
? 6.0 6.1 British History online: Condicote
? 'Parishes: Pishill', in A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 8, Lewknor and Pyrton Hundreds, ed. Mary D Lobel (London, 1964), pp. 131-138. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/oxon/vol8/pp131-138 [accessed 14 October 2023].
? A descriptive catalogue of ancient deeds in the Public Record Office by Great Britain. Public Record Office Vol 3 Page 341
? A descriptive catalogue of ancient deeds in the Public Record Office by Great Britain. Public Record Office [https://archive.org/details/descriptivecatal06greauoft/descriptivecatal06greauoft/page/310/mode/1up Vol 6 Page 310 C6183
? Wikipedia contributors, "Chief Baron of the Exchequer," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chief_Baron_of_the_Exchequer&oldid=1147888847 (accessed October 14, 2023).
? Wikipedia contributors, "Chief Justice of the Common Pleas," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chief_Justice_of_the_Common_Pleas&oldid=1160559792 (accessed October 14, 2023).
? 12.0 12.1 The Stonor Letters and Papers Vol. 1 by Royal Historical Society (Great Britain); Camden third series Publication date (1900-63)Vol 1 Page xi ff, Introduction
? Wikipedia contributors, "Eleanor of Woodstock," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eleanor_of_Woodstock&oldid=1165499912 (accessed October 15, 2023).
? Visitation of Oxfordshire Page 143: Stonor
? Aston Rowant & Chilterns Spring Line Villages
? Greater Medieval Houses of England and Wales, 1300\endash 1500: Volume 3, Southern England By Anthony Emery · 2006 Page 165ff
? Wikipedia contributors, "Dorchester Abbey," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dorchester_Abbey&oldid=1177955768 (accessed October 14, 2023).

John married Unknown.