Sir John Blount

Events

Date of Birth: after 1345.

Place of Birth: unknown.

Date of Death: 4 April 1425.

Place of Death: unknown.

The date is given in John’s inquisition post mortems.

Relationships

Father: Sir John Blount of Sodington.

This relationship is given by the VCH of Worcester (4:sub Mamble), by Woodger and by Murphy (p. 12).

Mother: Iseult Mountjoy.

This relationship is given by Murphy (p. 12). Woodger states that this relationship is probable, but the doubt is based on a supposed second marriage that in fact never took place.

Spouse: Juliana (?Foulhurst).

This relationship is given by Woodger.

Spouse: Isabella Cornwall. Married about April 1383.

This relationship is given by Woodger.

Children (by Juliana):

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)

John Blount (born about 1384 - died before 1425)

Children (by Isabella):

John Blount (about 1396 - 2 May 1443) married Alice de Bere.

Evidence

from Croke (Appendix, No. XV) A Catalogue of deeds, and extracts of deeds, and other documents, preserved in the Harleian Manuscript, No. 6079, page 130. It has the name of Henry Lilly, Rouge Rose, and seems to have been written by him.

16. Elionor de Lancastre, Countess d'Arundel, et de Surrie. Saschetes nous avoir rescoux de Nicholas Fitzherbert, Jardien de terres notre cheir cousin Jantkin (John) Blount, 11 merkes de starling des issues des ses dites terres. Donne au Chastell de Reigate, 15 Feb. 38 Edw. III. 1364. Seal, quarterly, first and fourth, a lion rampant, second and third, cheeky.

2. John Blount, son of John Blount, of Sodington, releases to Walter Blount, Knight, his brother, all right ini the lands which he had by the gift of Henry de Kniveton. Dated at Tuttesburie, in the 48th year of Edward the Third, 1374. No seal.

22. Indenture between John Blount, of Sodington, and John Prince, of Wynley. Lease of lands in Winley, which descended to John Blount, after the death of his brother Richard. 49th of Edward III. 1375.

20. Sir Walter Blount releases to John Blount of Sodington, his brother, all his right in lands in Denston, Quexhull, Ethalaston, and Watfall. Dated at Denston, on Friday, the vigil of Saint Bartholomew, 5th of Richard II. 1381.

13. Feoffement. Note. “The Lord Verdon’s landes conveyed away to the Blounts “of Kinlet.”

Brian de Cornwall de Kinlet, miles. Johannes Blount de Sodniton, is bound to him, in a statute merchant, in 200 marks, upon condition of being void, if Sir John should settle upon Isabella, the daughter of Brian, and wife of John, his lands in Ratterley, Fenton, Kilward, Bydulfe, Ramesore, Denston, Glaston, Wyshall, and Waterfall, in Staffordshire. Dated at Shrewsbury, the 6th year of Richard the II. 1382.

23. Indenture between John Blount the elder, and Dame Johan Fouleshurst. John Blount, his son, to marry Isabella, daughter of Johan; who was to pay 20 marks, and 40 livres, upon the espousals. John to enfeoft John, his son, and Isabella, with the manor of Uttekeshather (Uttoxeter) or Uteskefather, appelle Blountes Place, except the park called Blountes Park. 10th of Henry IV. 1408.

27. Inquisitio post mortem, upon the death of John Blount. Found that Isabella his wife died before him, and that John Blount then living, and of 30 years of age, was their son and heir. 3d of Henry VI. 1424.

28. Inquisition on the death of John Blount, 4th of Henry VI. 1425. Found that he was seized of the manors of Sodington, Momale, and Timberlake, and a messuage &c. called le Orchard, in Wordesley in the parish of Rok, &c. that by his charter dated at Sodington, the 23d of January, the 4th of Henry V. he gave the said manors to William Blount, his son, Henry Lyggon, Robert Harker, and William Walkesback, by virtue of which the said William, &c. were seized in the lifetime of John Blount, and were then seized. That Sodington and Mamele are worth ten pounds, and that they and Timberlake are held of Richard, Earl of Warwick.

That John died that year, and his heir is John Blount, son of John, son of the said John Blount, and of 14 years of age.

from Croke (Appendix, No. XVIII) A Catalogue of copies, and extracts, of ancient deeds, formerly belonging to Lord Mountjoy, preserved by Dugdale in his Manuscripts, volume 39, folio 47 et seq.

22. Omnibus Christi fidelibus ad quos presens scriptum pervenerit, Johannes Blount de Soddington salutem in Domino. Noveritis me remisisse, &c. Johanni de Knivton de Bradeley totum jus, &c. in omnibus terris et in Morneshall et in prato vocato Money Meadow in feodo de Underwood que Walterus Blount et Johannes Fawconer milites, tenentur in comuni. Dat. Anno 8 Richardi (II^di? 1384.) Sigillum Johannis Blount de Sodington. 3 leopards' heads, &c.

Note. This deed proveth directly that Blount of Sodington is descended from Montjoy by reason the lands mentioned be the Lord Montjoy's land. Ashmole.

Croke’s note:

That is, were Sir Ralph Montjoy's lands, here called Lord Montjoy, as appears by No. 15. It proves therefore that Sodington is descended from Isolda the daughter and heiress of Thomas Montjoy. The title of Lord Montjoy was not created till long after the date of this deed in 1465. This is confirmed by Sodington's bearing the Moutjoy arms, viz. gules, 3 escutcheons, or, and agrees with Bigland's pedigrees, and that annexed to the Harleian deeds, No. 6079, page 130. Yet much of the Montjoy property went in the Lord Mountjoy family. See 12 — 20. and the Inquis. P. M. of the first Lord Mountjoy.

from the Calendar of Patent Rolls:

1356. July 9. Westminster.

Licence, for 10l. to be paid to the king by John son of John de Blount of Sodyngton, for John de Crophull, ‘chivaler,’ and Margery, his wife, to grant that a messuage, two bovates and 80 acres of land, 20 acres of meadow, 20 acres of pasture, 80 acres of moor and 9l. 13s. 4d. of rent, in Baltederleye, Fenton Culvard, Rommessore and Bidolf, held in chief, which the said John de Blount of Sodyngton holds for life of the inheritance of the said Margery, with reversion to her and her heirs, shall remain to the said John son of John and his heirs.

And the 10l. have been paid in the hanaper.

from the Calendar of Close Rolls:

1358. June 6. Westminster.

To Henry de Prestwode, escheator in the county of Stafford. Order to cause John son of John de Blount of Sodynton to have seisin of one messuage, 2 bovates of land, 80 acres of moor and 119s. 9d. rent in Baltederleye, 41s. 1d. rent in Fenton, 13s. 4d. rent in Bydulf and 19s. 2d. rent in Romesore taken into the king’s hand by his father’s death, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that John the father at his death held the premises for his life, with remainder to John the son and his heirs by the king’s licence, and that the messuage, land, moor and rents aforesaid are held in chief as parcel of the barony of Alveton, and for 20s. which John the son has paid in the hanaper of chancery, the king has given him respite, he being now under age it is said, for his homage for those tenements until he come of age.

References

Croke, Sir Alexander. The Genealogical History of the Croke Family, Originally Named Le Blount. (1823).

A History of the County of Worcester (Victoria County History) Volume 4 (1924).

Mapping the Medieval Countryside [website]: E-CIPM 22-397: John Blount, Chevalier

Mapping the Medieval Countryside [website]: E-CIPM 20-188: Alice widow of Richard Stury, Knight

Murphy, Beverley Anne. The Life and Political Significance of Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond, 1525-1535. (PhD Thesis, Bangor, 1997).

Woodger, L.S. “Blount, John II (aft. 1345-1425), of Sodington, Worcs.” in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1386-1421 (1993).