Sir Thomas Culpepper (died 1321)

Sir Thomas Culpepper, in return for his service against the Scots, received a pardon for breaking the park of the Prior of Christ Church, Canterbury, at Westwell, and the park of the Prior of Michelham, in 29 Edward I (1300-1301). He was Governor of Winchelsea, and was executed there in 1321 for taking the side of the Earl of Lancaster against Edward II (Attree p. 52).

Events

Date of Birth: unknown.

Place of Birth: unknown.

Date of Death: 1321.

Place of Death: Winchelsea, Sussex, England.

Attree (p. 52) gives the date and place.

Relationships

Father: Sir Thomas Culpepper.

This relationship is given by Attree (p. 49).

Mother: unknown.

Spouse: 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.

Children:

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

Walter Culpepper (born 2 February 1304/5) married (1) Elizabeth; married (2) Alice.

Sir John Culpepper married Elizabeth Hardreshull.

Richard Culpepper.

Evidence

An abstract of Sir Thomas’s inquisition post mortem (CIPM 1 Edward III no. 62)

Thomas Colepeper.

Writ, 20 February, 1 Edward III.

Kent. Inq. 25 February, 1 Edward III.

Pepyngberi, Thonebregge, Teudele and Capele. Tenements called ‘le Bayhalle,’ Dodyngebery, Chaledecote and Whetstede (extents given), including two messuages, 405a. arable, two water-mills, &c. held in gavelkind, as pertaining to the tenement called ‘le Bayhalle,’ of Clarice, daughter and one of the heirs of Rodland de Okstede, Elizabeth de Burgh, John de Mereworth, Walter de Chitecroft, and divers other lords, by service of 2s. 10d. yearly.

Walter his son, aged 22 years on the feast of the Purification last, is his next heir.

C. Edw. III. File 4. (3.)

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.

Calendar of Inquisitions Post-mortem and Other Analogous Documents Preserved in the Public Record Office Volume VII, Edward III (London: H.M. Stationery Office, 1909).