Thomas Champernoun

• Preferred Name: Thomas Champernoun
  
• Alternate Name: Thomas de Champernowne
  
• Alternate Name: Thomas Champernowne
  
• Gender: M
  
• Title (Nobility): with note: Description: Lord of Modbury
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: KNIGHT with note: Title
  
• Death: AFT 1387
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: Lord of Modbury in Modbury, Devon, England at LATI: N0.35 LONG: E3.8833 with note: Place
  
• Occupation: Sheriff of Devonshire
  
• FSID: GSYN-Y7G
  
• Birth: 1314 in Modbury, Devonshire, England at LATI: N0.349 LONG: E3.8912
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  Biography
  Birth
  Sir Thomas Champernowne was the son and heir of Richard Champernon and Elizabeth Valletort.
  
  Marriage
  He married Eleanor (Rohaut) Champernoun, daughter and heiress of Sir Roger de Rohant of Aston Rohant (today Aston Rowant) in Oxfordshire. She was dead by April 1369 when her husband quit-claimed his rights to her inheritance in favor of their son Richard.
  
  As is recorded in the Register of John de Grandisson, Bishop of Exeter from 1327 to his death in 1369, Sir Thomas Champernowne exercised his right of presentation to Modbury Priory on 6 April 1361/2, appointing as Prior Philip de Ffurnariis, following the death of Prior Robert de Curceyo.
  
  Ronny Bodine's 1999 Research
  
  THOMAS CHAMPERNOUN, Esq. As Lord of Modbury, he presented to Modbury Priory in June 1345, June 1349, April 1350/1, March 1361/2 and June 1375; as Lord of Bridford he presented there to the church in June 1349 and Jan 1358/9. Collector of the 10th and 15th for Devonshire, 1 Aug 1357-15 Sept 1357; appointed Sheriff of Devonshire 20 Nov 1362 and 26 Nov 1367 serving a one year term in each instance. In Apr 1369, he quit-claimed his rights to the Rohant lands in Worthington, Leicestershire; Estcoton, by Gildesburgh, Northamptonshire; and Combe Real and Portesmouth, Devonshire to his son, Richard.
  
  Appointed escheator for Devonshire, 15 June 1369, serving until 16 Feb 1371. In that capacity, he was appointed on 20 Nov 1369 to guard the temporalities of the Bishop of Exeter, now void, and in the King's hands; appointed collector of the 10th and 15th, 6 Dec 1373 and again 14 Nov 1374; writ of supersedeas issued May 1379 in favor of Thomas Chambernoun, Esq. for a demand for his homage which he has done; exempted for life from assizes, juries, etc., by letters patent of 9 Nov 1378; appointed collector of a tax in Cornwall. The last reference to him occurred on 12 Nov 1387 when he was serving on commission of road inquiry in Devonshire.
  
  Children:
  1.) Sir Richard Champernoun, m 1) Alice Astley, 2) Katherine Daubeney.
  
  2.) Edmund Champernoun.
  
  3.) Cecily Champernoun.
  
  Death
  Richard died some time not on record, but after 12 Nov. 1387.

• m. ABT 1334 in Insworke, Cornwall, England

1. Cicely Champernon, b. ABT 1330 in Modbury, Devon, England     d. 1363 in Slane, County Meath, Ireland
2. Levita Champernoun, b. 1335 in Bere Ferrers with Bere Alston, Devon, England     d. 1384 in Somme, Picardie, France
3. Richard Champernoun, b. 29 JUN 1344 in Modbury, Devon, England     d. BEF 3 APR 1419 in Modbury, Devon, England