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Sir Reginald Cobham 1382-1446 3rd Baron Sterborough lies beside second wife Anne Bardolf ++

Reginald was the son of Reynold de Cobham 2nd Baron Sterborough www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/748860258/ and Eleanor Maltravers.

He m1 Eleanor www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/748149859/ daughter of Sir Thomas Culpepper 1428 and Alianore Green

Children

1. Eleanor d1454 m Humphrey Plantagenet 2nd Duke of Gloucester son of Henry Bolingbroke Henry IV and Mary de Bohun (accused of witchcraft . divorced)

2. Elizabeth m1 Richard 7th Baron Knockin, son of John le Strange 6th Baron and Maud de Mohun.m2 Sir Roger Kynaston of Hordley (son John m Jacquette www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/8435157731/ sister of Queen Elizabeth Woodville)

3.. Reynald 4th Baron dsp m Elizabeth daughter of Sir Arnold Savage & Joan Etchingham flic.kr/p/2SKYk8

4. Thomas 5th Baron Sterborough 1471 m1 Elizabeth daughter of Sir John Chideock 1450 & Alianore FitzWarin m2: Anne daughter of Humphrey de Stafford 6th Earl of Stafford, Duke of Buckingham 1460 & Lady Anne Neville www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/50672u

(Thomas died without legitimate issue succeeded by his daughter, Anne de jure 6th Baroness Cobham who m Edward Burgh, 2nd Baron Burgh

 

++Second wife Anne d1454 widow of Sir William Clifford was the daughter of Thomas Bardolf 5th Baron Bardolf 1408 & Amice de Cromwell. was the widow of Sir William Clifford d1418 son of Roger de Clifford, Lord Clifford 1389 by Maud de Beauchamp

Her sister Joan who m William Phelps 6th Lord Bardolf is at Dennington www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/9461069432/

 

Reginald was the rebuilder of Lingfield Church which he made collegiate in 1431. In his will he requested his monument before the altar .

Reginald was the rebuilder of Lingfield Church which he made collegiate in 1431. In his will he requested "to be buried in the collegiate church of St Peter of Lyngefeld before the high altar where a monument of alabaster is to be constructed anew according to the discretion and ordination of my executors"

"To the fabric of the mother church of Winchester 20s. To the high altar of Wyngfeld 100s. I leave 100s. between poor tenants of Oxsted, Billesershe, Hexshed, Edenbregge, Cowden and Chidynstone. I leave for books, copes, vestments and other ornaments for my college of Lyngfeld.

Executors my dearly loved son Thomas Cobham, Knight, John Ardern, Wm. Gagnesford, Sir John Swetecok, Master of the College of St. Peter of Lyngfeld, John Bayhall, Richard Hendyman and Sir Richard Howlet, chaplain and my very dear consort Anna supervisor. Rents to the value of £200 I leave to my executors to dispose for my soul.

Codicil made 14 August 1446, certain legacies of me Reginald Cobham Knight Lord of Starburgh. I leave to Dame Anne my consort all hustilments, utensils etc. of the hall, parlure, pantry, kitchen and chamber in the castle of Starburgh, except Jewels vessels of silver, silver gilt or gold. Nevertheless I leave the same Dame Anne half of all the cups, masers, salts etc. My executors to permit her to occupy all necessaries of my chapel within my castle and afterwards to remain to John Swetcok now Master of the College of St. Peter of Lingfeld by me lately constructed and founded and to the chaplains of the same College. I leave to Richard Howlet, chaplain, 20 marcs and £20 between my servants. My feoffees in 38s. yearly rent out of certain lands &c called Morehall and Pakeneslond in parishes of Lyngefeld and Est Grenested in Surrey and Sussex." - The Collegiate Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Lingfield, Surrey

 

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