John de Cobham

• Preferred Name: John de Cobham^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}
  
• Alternate Name: John COBHAM Baron Cobham
  
• Gender: M
  
• Burial: AFT 25 FEB 1355 in St Mary Magdalene New Churchyard, Cobham, Kent, England at LATI: N1.3903 LONG: E0.4005 with note: Find a grave #103325530 plot is located "in the wall by the door under the rood"
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: 2nd Baron Cobham1339
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: Sir
  
• Birth: AFT 1290 in Cobham, Kent, England at LATI: N1.3907 LONG: E0.4001
  
• FSID: LTYM-F3B
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: 25 NOV 1350 in Kent, England with note: Description: 2nd Lord Cobham
  
• Death: 25 FEB 1355 in Cobham, Kent, England at LATI: N1.3907 LONG: E0.4001
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  John de Cobham, 2nd Baron Cobham (died 1355) was an English nobleman.[1] He was the second baron of the family of Cobhams of Cobham. [1].
  
  He was the eldest son and heir of Henry de Cobham, 1st Baron Cobham.
  
  In 1320 he became Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports and constable of Dover Castle, succeeding his father in both positions. In 1334 he was appointed, along with his father, constable of Rochester Castle. The following year he was made Admiral for the region west of the Thames. After 1350, he served in Parliament for districts in Kent. He died in 1355.
  He married Joan of Beauchamp, daughter of John Lord Beauchamp; after her death, he married one Agnes Stone of Dartford.
  
  References
  1. Richardson, Douglas. Magna Carta Ancestry. Baltimore, MD: GPC, 2005. 902.
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  Found at Find a Grave memorial # 103325530
  
  2nd Lord Cobham, of Cobham, Kent. Knight of the Shire of Kent.
  
  Son and heir of Henry de Cobham, 1st Lord Cobham and Maud, daughter of Eudes de Morville.
  
  Husband of Joan de Beauchamp, daughter of Sir John de Beauchamp and Joan, father of Sir John and Joan, who married Philip le Despenser.
  
  Secondly, he married Agnes Stone, daughter of Richard of Dartford, Kent.
  
  John became to Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports and the Constable of Dover Castle in 1320, replacing his father in both positions. John was knighted before 1327. He and his father were appointed Constable of Rochester Castle in 1334, then John became Admiral for West of Thames in 1335. Summoned to Parliament in 1350 as Johanni de Cobham for the regions of Kent, and died in 25 Feb 1355.
  
  Birthdate is approximate.
  
  Sir Cobham is said to be buried at Greyfriars, London, making this a cenotaph, but a final determination is yet to be made.
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  Foundation for Medieval Genealogy JOHN de Cobham (-25 Feb 1355, bur Cobham). Lord Cobham. m firstly (1314) JOAN Beauchamp, daughter of JOHN Beauchamp Lord Beauchamp of Somerset & his wife Joan --- (-after 1343). m secondly AGNES Stone, daughter of RICHARD Stone of Dartford, Kent & his wife ---. John & his first wife had three children:
  
  (a) JOHN de Cobham (-10 Jan 1408, bur Grey Friars London). He succeeded his father as Lord Cobham. m ([1332/33]) MARGARET de Courtenay, daughter of HUGH de Courtenay Earl of Devon & his wife Margaret de Bohun (-after 28 Jan 1391, bur Cobham). A manuscript which narrates the descents of the founders of Lanthony Abbey names (in order) “Hugo et Margareta de Courtenay, Elizabeth, Thomas, Edwardus, Johannes, Alianore, Caterina, Guenevera, Willielmus, Humfredus, Johannes et Isabella” as the children of “domino Hugoni de Cortney…comitem de Devonschire” and his wife Margaret[1231]. The Fundationis et Fundatorum Historia of Forde Abbey names ”Hugonem…quartum…Thomam, Edwardum, Johannem, Margaretam, Elizabetham, Catherinam” as the children of “Hugonem tertium” and his wife[1232]. The will of "Margaret de Courtney Countess of Devon", dated 28 Jan 1391, bequeathed property to “Margaret the daughter of my son Philip...William my son Archbishop of Canterbury...my daughter Cobham...my daughter Lutterell...my daughter Engaine...my son the Earl of Devon...my son Philip...my daughter Lady Ann Courtney...my son Peter...Joan my daughter...”[1233]. John & his wife had one child:
  
  (1) JOAN de Cobham (-1388). m (contract 21 Oct 1362) JOHN de la Pole of Chrishall, Essex, son of WILLIAM de la Pole of Castle Ashby & his wife Margaret Peverel.
  
  (b) THOMAS de Cobham (-after 13 Jan 1367, bur Cobham St Mary Magdalen). The will of "Thomas de Cobham", dated 13 Jan 1367, chose burial “in the parish church of St Mary Magdalen at Cobham”, bequeathed property to “my brother John de Cobham Knt Lord Cobham...my brother Reginald de Cobham parson of Coulinge...Julian my wife”[1234]. m JULIANA, daughter of --- (-after 13 Jan 1367). The will of "Thomas de Cobham", dated 13 Jan 1367, chose burial “in the parish church of St Mary Magdalen at Cobham”, bequeathed property to “my brother John de Cobham Knt Lord Cobham...my brother Reginald de Cobham parson of Coulinge...Julian my wife”[1235].
  
  (c) REGINALD de Cobham (-after 13 Jan 1367). The will of "Thomas de Cobham", dated 13 Jan 1367, chose burial “in the parish church of St Mary Magdalen at Cobham”, bequeathed property to “my brother John de Cobham Knt Lord Cobham...my brother Reginald de Cobham parson of Coulinge...Julian my wife”[1236].
  
  John & his second wife had children:
  
  b) REGINALD de Cobham of Orkesden & Eynsford, Kent . m JOAN d’Evere, daughter of WILLIAM d’Evere & his wife ---. Reginald & his wife had children:
  
  i) REGINALD de Cobham (-7 Oct 1361, bur Lingfield). He was summoned to Parliament from 1347 whereby he is held to have become Lord Cobham (of Sterborough). m JOAN de Berkeley, daughter of THOMAS de Berkeley Lord Berkeley & his first wife Margaret de Mortimer of the Earls of March (-2 Oct 1369, bur Southwark St Mary Overhere). The will of "Joan de Cobham of Starburghe", dated 13 Aug 1369, chose burial “in the churchyard of St Mary Overhere in Southwark”, bequeathed property to “Henry Grey and Dame Joan his wife and to that Joane my daughter, to Joane daughter to that Joane” and a conditional bequest to “Reginald my son” relating to property “sold...to my husband in the presence of the Lord Berkley my father”[1237]. Reynold & his wife had children:
  
  (a) REGINALD de Cobham (1348-6 Jul 1403, bur Lingfield). Lord Cobham (of Sterborough). The will of "Joan de Cobham of Starburghe", dated 13 Aug 1369, chose burial “in the churchyard of St Mary Overhere in Southwark”, bequeathed property to “Henry Grey and Dame Joan his wife and to that Joane my daughter, to Joane daughter to that Joane” and a conditional bequest to “Reginald my son” relating to property “sold...to my husband in the presence of the Lord Berkley my father”[1238].
  
  (b) JOAN de Cobham . The will of "Joan de Cobham of Starburghe", dated 13 Aug 1369, chose burial “in the churchyard of St Mary Overhere in Southwark”, bequeathed property to “Henry Grey and Dame Joan his wife and to that Joane my daughter, to Joane daughter to that Joane” and a conditional bequest to “Reginald my son” relating to property “sold...to my husband in the presence of the Lord Berkley my father”[1239]. m HENRY de Grey, son of JOHN de Grey Lord Grey (of Codnor) & his second wife Alice de Lisle (-after 1371).
  
  John de Cobham bio (According to Wiki)
  John de Cobham, 2nd Baron Cobham (died 1355) was an English nobleman.[1] He was the second baron of the family of Cobhams of Cobham. He married Joan of Beauchamp, daughter of John Lord Beauchamp; afte
  
  === !Plantagenet Ancestry of Seventeenth-Cen ===
  !Plantagenet Ancestry of Seventeenth-Century Colonists. The Descent from the Later Plantagenet Kings of England, Henry III, Edward I, Edward II, and Edward III, of Emigrants from England and Wales to the North American Colonies before 1701 by David Faris First Edition
  
  === !21-3-344 (#2); !He was the Constable of ===
  !21-3-344 (#2); !He was the Constable of Rochester; !He was the Admiral of the Fleet from the Tams westward in 1335; !He was knighted before 1326/7; !M.P. for Kent 1326/7, 1330, 1332, 1335, 1335/6 and 1336/7; !He was established Constable of Rochester jointly with his father for their lives in 1334; !Sum. to a council 12 Sept and 12 Nov 1342; !Sum to parl. from 24 Nov 1350 to 15 Mar 1355; !By writs directed "Johanni de Cobham"; !Banneret, 1354;
  
  === !SOURCE: Ancestral Roots 7th Ed. 74A-33. ===
  !SOURCE: Ancestral Roots 7th Ed. 74A-33.
  
  === My PAF Notes ===
  from thepeerage.com, 7/2009L
  Sir John de Cobham, 2nd Lord Cobham (of Kent)1
  M, #19816, b. before 1304, d. 24 February 1354/55
  Sir John de Cobham, 2nd Lord Cobham (of Kent)|b. b 1304\nd. 24 Feb 1354/55|p1982.htm#i19816|Henry de Cobham, 1st Lord Cobham (of Kent)|b. c 1260\nd. 25 Aug 1339|p1983.htm#i19821|Maud de Moreville||p1983.htm#i19822|John de Cobham|d. b 30 Mar 1300|p24417.htm#i244165|Joan de Septvans||p24417.htm#i244170|Eudes de Moreville||p1983.htm#i19823||||
  Last Edited=25 Oct 2007
  Sir John de Cobham, 2nd Lord Cobham (of Kent) was born before 1304. He was the son of Henry de Cobham, 1st Lord Cobham (of Kent) and Maud de Moreville .1,2 He married, secondly, Agnes Stone , daughter of Richard Stone .2 He married, firstly, Joan Beauchamp, daughter of Sir John Beauchamp, 1st Lord Beauchamp (of Somerset) and Joan Chenduit , in 1314.2 He died on 24 February 1354/55.2 He was buried at Cobham Church, Cobham, Kent, England .2
  Sir John de Cobham, 2nd Lord Cobham (of Kent) was invested as a Knight before 1326/27.2 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Kent in 1326/27.2 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Kent in 1330.2 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Kent in 1332.2 He held the office of Constable of Rochester in 1334, jointly with his father.2 He gained the rank of Admiral of the Fleet in 1335 in the service of the from Thames westward.2 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Kent between 1335 and 1337.2 He succeeded to the title of 2nd Lord Cobham [E., 1313] on 25 November 1350.1 He was invested as a Knight Banneret in 1354 with an annuity of 100 marks.2
  Child of Sir John de Cobham, 2nd Lord Cobham (of Kent) and Joan Beauchamp
  John Cobham, 3rd Lord Cobham (of Kent) + d. 10 Jan 1407/81
  Citations
  [S21 ] L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 77. Hereinafter cited as The New Extinct Peerage.
  [S6 ] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 344. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  
  === M E Sorley: The Sorley Pedigrees P. 43 ===
  M E Sorley: The Sorley Pedigrees P. 43

• m. 1314

1. John Cobham, b. ABT 1327 in Kent, England     d. 10 JAN 1408 in Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire, England

1. Title: John de Cobham, 2nd Baron Cobham of Kent, Wikipedia
   Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_de_Cobham,_2nd_Baron_Cobham_(of_Kent);
   Note: John de Cobham, 2nd Baron Cobham (died 1355) lord of the Manor of Cobham, Kent, was an English nobleman. He was the eldest son and heir of Henry de Cobham, 1st Baron Cobham. In 1320 he became Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports and constable of Dover Castle, succeeding his father in both positions. In 1334 he was appointed, along with his father, constable of Rochester Castle. He married Joan of Beauchamp, daughter of John Lord Beauchamp; after her death, he married one Agnes Stone of Dartford. He died in 1355. He is said to have been buried at Greyfriars, London. There also is what may then be a cenotaph to him at St Mary Magdalene Church, Cobham.
   
2. Title: John de Cobham, 2nd Lord Cobham (1301-1355), Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors
   Author: Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors Citations: 1. [S3569] Unknown author, The Complete Peerage, by Cokayne, Vol. III, p. 344; Burke's Peerage, 1938, p. 611; Some Early English Pedigrees, by Vernon M. Norr, p. 21; Wallop Family, p. 214. [S15] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, p. 902. [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 106. [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 233. [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. IV, p. 375-376. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 214. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 611. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. V, p. 403. [S11568] The Complete Peerage, by Cokayne, Vol. III, p. 344. [S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 775.
   Publication: Name: https://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p425.htm#i12751;
   Note: Sir John de Cobham, 2nd Lord Cobham was born circa 1301 at of Cobham & Cowling, Kent, England. He married Joan de Beauchamp, daughter of Sir John de Beauchamp, 1st Lord Hacche, Governor of Bridgwater Castle and Joan Chenduit, in 1314; They had 1 son (Sir John, 3rd Lord Cobham) & 1 daughter (Joan, wife of Sir Philip le Despenser). Sir John de Cobham, 2nd Lord Cobham married Agnes Stone, daughter of Richard Stone, after 1343. Sir John de Cobham, 2nd Lord Cobham died on 25 February 1355; Buried in the church of the Grey Friars, London. Family Joan de Beauchamp b. c 1305, d. a 1343 Children Joan de Cobham b. c 1317, d. c 15 May 1357 Sir John de Cobham, 3rd Lord Cobham b. c 1327, d. 10 Jan 1408
   
3. Title: John de Cobham (1304-1355), The Peerage
   Author: The Peerage Citations [S21] L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 77. Hereinafter cited as The New Extinct Peerage. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 344. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage. [S130] Wikipedia, online http;//www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.
   Publication: Name: http://www.thepeerage.com/p1982.htm#i19816;
   Note: John de Cobham, 2nd Lord Cobham (of Kent) was born before 1304. He was the son of Henry de Cobham, 1st Lord Cobham (of Kent) and Maud de Moreville. He married, secondly, Agnes Stone, daughter of Richard Stone. He married, firstly, Joan Beauchamp, daughter of John Beauchamp, 1st Lord Beauchamp (of Somerset) and Joan Chenduit, in 1314. He died on 24 February 1354/55. He was buried at Cobham Church, Cobham, Kent, EnglandG. He was appointed Knight before 1326/27. He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Kent in 1326/27. He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Kent in 1330. He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Kent in 1332. He held the office of Constable of Rochester in 1334, jointly with his father. He gained the rank of Admiral of the Fleet in 1335 in the from Thames westward. He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Kent between 1335 and 1337. He succeeded as the 2nd Lord Cobham, Kent [E., 1313] on 25 November 1350. He was appointed Knight Banneret in 1354 with an annuity of 100 marks. Children of John de Cobham, 2nd Lord Cobham (of Kent) and Joan Beauchamp John Cobham, 3rd Lord Cobham (of Kent) d. 10 Jan 1407/8 Joan Cobham
   
4. Title: John Cobham (1290-1355), "Find A Grave Index"
   Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVLG-F2DH : 13 December 2015), John Cobham, 1355; Burial, Cobham, Gravesham Borough, Kent, England, St Mary Magdalene New Churchyard; citing record ID 103325530, Find a Gra
   Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLG-F2DH;
   Note: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103325530/john-cobham Sir John Cobham BIRTH 1290 Cobham, Gravesham Borough, Kent, England DEATH 25 Feb 1355 (aged 64–65) Cobham, Gravesham Borough, Kent, England BURIAL St. Mary Magdalene New Churchyard Cobham, Gravesham Borough, Kent, England PLOT "in the wall by the door under the rood" MEMORIAL ID 103325530 Son and heir of Henry de Cobham, 1st Lord Cobham and Maud, daughter of Eudes de Morville. Husband of Joan de Beauchamp, daughter of Sir John de Beauchamp and Joan. Secondly, he married Agnes Stone, daughter of Richard of Dartford, Kent. John became to Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports and the Constable of Dover Castle in 1320, replacing his father in both positions. John was knighted before 1327. He and his father were appointed Constable of Rochester Castle in 1334, then John became Admiral for West of Thames in 1335. Summoned to Parliament in 1350 as Johanni de Cobham for the regions of Kent.