E-CIPM 24-724: THOMASIA AND ANNE, DAUGHTERS OF WILLIAM HANKEFORD, KNIGHT

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THOMASIA AND ANNE, DAUGHTERS OF WILLIAM HANKEFORD, KNIGHT

Writ Head

724 Writ de partitione. ‡ 15 August 1437. [Wymbyssh].

Regarding messuages, lands, etc., in Devon and Cornwall in the king’s hand owing to the death of Richard Hankeford, knight , and the minority of Thomasia, Anne and Elizabeth his daughters and next heirs, the messuage, etc., in Milton Damerel being held in chief, the messuages, etc., in Exeter held of the king in free burgage and the rest held of others [see CIPM, xxiii, nos. 577–8, inquisitions taken in 1431]. It was found by another inquisition before William Wadham, lately escheator , that Elizabeth, lately a minor in the king’s wardship, is now deceased, and Thomasia and Anne are her sisters and next heirs. William Bourghchier , Thomasia’s husband, recently proved Thomasia’s majority [720], and the king has taken his fealty. Order to divide the messuages, lands, etc., into two equal parts, in the presence of William and Thomasia and the next friends of Anne, or their attorneys. William and Thomasia are to have full seisin of Thomasia's purparty without delay, and Anne’s purparty is to be kept in the king’s hand [CClR 1435–41, p. 95].

Inquisition Head

DEVON AND CORNWALL. Partition of lands [no place or date given]. [Gille].

Holdings

Division of the following into two equal parts, in the presence of William Bourghchier and Thomasia his wife and William Blenche and John Aps next friends of Anne. Anne’s purparty kept in the king’s hand. Devon. Milton Damarel, a messuage, a watermill, a carucate of land and 20 a. wood, held of the king in chief. William and Thomasia’s share, in Thomasia's purparty, and Anne’s share each being a moiety of the messuage, watermill, land and wood. Exeter, 2 messuages and two gardens in the city, held of the king in chief in free burgage. William and Thomasia’s share, in her purparty, being the messuage and garden now held by Robert Norton of Exeter. Anne’s share being the messuage and garden lately held by John Dabernon . Roborough, 2 a. land, with the advowson of the church belonging to this land. William and Thomasia’s share, in her purparty, and Anne’s share each being a moiety of the land and presentation to the advowson every second time. North Tawton, a messuage and 9 a. land, with the advowson of the church. William and Thomasia’s share, in Thomasia's purparty, and Anne’s share each being a moiety of the messuage and land, and presentation to the advowson every second time. Cornwall. Menheniot, an English a. land, with presentation to the advowson of the church every third time. William and Thomasia’s share and Anne’s share each being a moiety of the land and presentation. Knowle, a messuage, a Cornish a. land and 5 a. wood. William and Thomasia’s share, in Thomasia's purparty, and Anne’s share each being a moiety of the messuage, land and wood. Trethevy, a messuage and a Cornish a. land. William and Thomasia’s share, in Thomasia's purparty, and Anne’s share each being a moiety of the messuage and land.

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C 139/84/75 mm.1–2

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  • Wymbyssh(Writ Clerk)

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