Sir John Culpepper purchased the manor of Wigsell from Simon de Etchingham in 1348. He succeeded to Bayhall on the death of his elder brother, Walter. (Attree, p. 54).
Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Date of Death: unknown.
The date 30 August 1414 is given by Fleming, but this seems to be a confusion with another Sir John Culpepper.
Relationships
Father: Sir Thomas Culpepper (executed at Winchelsea in 1321).
This relationship is given by Attree (p. 54) and the 1592 Visitation of Kent (Bannerman p. 91).
Mother: Margery.
This relationship is given by Attree (p. 51) and the 1592 Visitation of Kent (Bannerman p. 91). Attree gives evidence to show that Margery was probably of the Bayhall family.
Spouse: Elizabeth Hardreshull.
This relationship is given by Fleming, by Attree (p. 54) and by the 1592 Visitation of Kent (Bannerman, p. 91).
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
Sir Thomas Culpepper married (1) Eleanor Green; married (2) Joyce.
Evidence
A fine (from Salzmann, no.2076)
22 Edward III.
2076. John son of (Sir) Thomas Colepeper, Knight, v. Simon de Hechynghamme and Alice his wife; manor of Wyggeselle and 4 messuages, 400 acres of land, 50 acres of meadow, 300 acres of wood, 60s. rent in Salherst, Westefelde, Pesemersshe and Setlescombe; the premises, including homage and services of the Master of the Hospital of St. Bartholomew of la Rye and his successors, James de Echynghamme, Knight, John Cressy, John Alard and Simon Brabon and their heirs, to John for 200 marks. (File 62. No. 30.)
References
Attree, F.W.T., and Booker, J.H.L. “The Sussex Colepepers. Part I.” in Sussex Archaeological Collections (Lewes: Sussex Archaeological Society, 1904), Volume XLVII, pages 47 to 81.
Bannerman, Bruce (ed.). The Visitation of Kent taken in the Year 1592. (Harleian Society, 1924).
Blaauw, W.H., “Wakehurst, Slaugham, and Gravetye,” in Sussex Archaeological Collections (London: Sussex Archaeological Society, 1858) Volume X, pages 151-167.
Fleming, Peter. ‘Culpeper family (per. c.1400–c.1540)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, (Oxford University Press, 2004) [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/52784, accessed 24 April 2014]
Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas, and Louis Francis Salzmann. An abstract of feet of fines relating to the county of Sussex. (Lewes, England: Sussex Record Society, 1903, 1908, 1916).
Wrottesley, George. Pedigrees from the plea rolls: collected from the pleadings in the various courts of law A.D. 1200 to 1500, from the original rolls in the Public Records Office. (London, 1905).