John lived in Catsfield, Sussex.
Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Date of Death: between 1508 and 1519.
Place of Death: unknown.
Relationships
Father: William Neston.
Mother: unknown.
See the Commentary section.
Spouse: Agnes.
This relationship is inferred from information cited below. Agnes remarried William Toky.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
Robert Aneston. Robert possibly married Margery and left a 1541 will.
James Aneston (died between 1550 and 1554) married Alice Watts.
Richard Aneston.
William Aneston.
Evidence
from the descriptions of the contents of the Ashburnham family archive in the National Archives catalogue:
Grant ASH/4501/132 3 Nov 1487
Contents:
By JOHN BENEVER of Hastynges junr., and ROBERT BARNET of Westefeld at the request of JOHN JAKELYNE and ANNE his wife, to JOHN ESTON of land and tenements called Telton in Cattisfeld, containing 20 ac., which with other lands, &c, along with RICHARD Jakelyne and William Marten decd., they had by feoffment of William Eston; And appointment of Thomas Eston as attorney to deliver seisin of the premises
No witnesses.. 2 seals
Quitclaim ASH/4501/133 6 Nov 1487
Contents:
By JOHN JAKELYNE and ANNE his wife to JOHN ESTONE, of lands and tenements called Telton in Cattisfeld, containing 20 ac., which the said John Estone lately had at the request of them the said John Jakelyne and Anne his wife by grant of John Benver junr. and Robert Barnett
Grant ASH/4501/134 20 Nov 1490
Contents:
By JOHN BOKELOND to WILLIAM ESTONE and JOHN ESTONE his son, of 16 ac. of land in Hoo called Morespichys, 8 ac. thereof lying to a lane, S., the waterlode, W., land of Thos. Cowper, N. and E.; the other 8 ac. lying to land called Chapmans, S. and W., to the wall of Morespichys, N. and the waterlode, E. Also appointment of John Kneller as attorney to give seisin. No witnesses. Remains of seal
Quit-claim ASH/4501/135 20 May 1491
Contents:
By THOMAS A BROKE, son of Geoffrey a Broke, late of Hoo, to WILLIAM ESTONE and JOHN ESTONE of and in 16 ac. of land in Hoo called Morespichys, lying separately in two parcels, which were lately granted by John Bokelond to the said William and John his son. Seal
Grant ASH/4501/141 3 Jan 1505
Contents:
By JOHN A NESTON of Potmans, to RICHARD A BROKE, JOHN FRANKWELL and ROBERT A NESTON, son of the said John, of a barn and lands called Uppertelton and Wodewell in Cattysfeld, lands called Morespyches in Hoo and lands in Chilley in the marsh of Pevynses. Also appointment of JOHN KETE to give seisin. Portion of seal
Quitclaim ASH/4501/145 12 Dec 1508
Contents:
By ROBERT ESTONE, one of the sons of William Estone late of Nenfeld, decd., and WILLIAM WREKE to JOHN ESTONE, another of the sons of the said William Estone, of and in lands called Telton, Sprotts major and Sprottes minor and Hamedys Haugh in Cattysfeld; also a tenement and lands called Potmans in the same parish, which premises the said John had by bequest of William his father. Remains of two seals
Grant ASH/4501/146 20 Dec 1508
Contents:
By ROBERT ESTONE of Nenfeld to JOHN ESTONE his brother, of a yearly rent of 4s. issuing from 32 ac. of wood ground called Southwode in Cattysfeld, which land he had by bequest of William his father, and which rent the said William Estone gave by his Will to the said John
Seal
Grant ASH/4501/147 20 Dec 1508
Contents:
By JOHN ESTONE, son of Thomas Estone late of Nenfelde decd., to JOHN ESTONE, senr., his uncle, of a yearly rent of 8d. issuing out of 3 ac. of meadow in Cattysfeld, lying to the stream running from Potmans to Kyngfeld bregge, S., land called Langster, N.W., and land called Breggers, E. No witnesses
Quitclaim ASH/4501/152 30 Jan 1513
Contents:
By WILLIAM TAYLOR of Hastyng and ALAN KANE to JOHN ANESTON of Cattesfeld of and in 6 ac. of land and wood called Mellese in Cattesfeld, lying to the highway from Battle to Bernhorn, W., land called Somerlesewysshe, N.E. and Fraunceslond, S.W
Grant ASH/4501/161 29 Nov 1519
Contents:
By JOHN YELDYNG, gent., one of the lords of the manor of Cattysfeld, to JAMES ESTONE, son and heir of John Estone late of Potmans decd., of a piece of land containing 24 perches in Cattysfeld lying to land of John Clement, E., the high street from Battle to Bernhorne, S., a garden and land of the said James of his tenement of Potmans, W. and N. Rent 1d
Witnesses:- John Kete, Robert Averey, Thos. Bourder
Quitclaim ASH/4501/172 5 Sep 1527
Contents:
By AGNES TOKY, widow, late the wife of JOHN A NESTON late of Cattisfeld decd., to JAMES A NESTON, son of the said John and Agnes, of and in lands and tenements, rents, services in Cattisfeld and Nenfeld which sometime were of the said John A Neston, excepting and reserving lands &c. called Great Telton in Cattisfeld
Witnesses:- John Yeldyng, gent., Ric. A Broke, John Ket, sen
Quitclaim (indented) ASH/4501/173 6 Sep 1527
Contents:
By JOHN YELDYNG, gent., to JAMES ESTONE of and in the fifth part of a tenement called Potmans in Cattysfeld, held of the said J.Y. as of his manor of Cattysfeld by fealty, rent of 12d and court suit, saving to the said J.Y. the rent and services mentioned
Witnesses:- John Wylegose, John Kete, sen., Richard A Broke
Remains of seal
In the 1524-5 Subsidy Rolls for the Hundred of Nendfeld (p. 142), these names are grouped:
William Toly….. 30 [pounds]
Wardes in the custody of the same William … L[ands] 1 13 4
Jamys A Neston… P[rofits] 1 [pound]
Thomas A [Neston?] .. W[ages] 1 4 0
Presumably, it should read “William Toky”.
Commentary
John’s parentage
John’s descendants were in possession of lands in Catsfield called “Potsmans”, “Telton”, “Great Sprotts”, and “Little Sprotts”.
In 1508, there was a grant by Robert Estone, one of the sons of the late William Estone late of Nenfield, to John Estone, another of William’s sons, of Telton, Sprotts major and minor, and Hamedys Haugh in Catsfiield and also of a tenement and lands called Potsmans there, which John had by bequest of William his father.
References
Cornwall, Julian. The Lay Subsidy Rolls for the County of Sussex 1524-1525. (Sussex Record Society, 1956).