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Sir Knight John de Dinham II

Birth
Devon, England
Death
7 Jan 1383 (aged 64–65)
Devon, England
Burial
Hartland, Torridge District, Devon, England Add to Map
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John De Dinham (or DYNHAM), Knight, of Hartland and Harpford, Devon, Cardinham, Cornwall, Buckland Dinham and Corton Dinham, Somerset, etc., son and heir, born about 1318 (aged 14 in 1332).

He had livery of his father's lands 12 May 1340. He presented to the church of Corton Dinham, Somerset in 1344. In 1346 he quitclaimed lands in Whyteleigh (in Hartford) to his cousin, Oliver de Dinham.

He married before 27 March 1357 (date of charter) Muriel De Courtenay, daughter of Thomas de Courtenay, Knight, of Woodhuish and Dunterton, Devon, and Wootton Courtenay and Cricket Malherbie, Somerset, by Muriel, daughter of John de Moels, Knight, 4th Lord Moels.

They had one son, John, Knight, and one daughter, Joan.

His wife, Muriel, died before 12 August 1369, and was buried at Hartland Abbey, Devon. Sir John De Dinham died 7 January 1382/3, being murdered by robbers.

Information from Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 2nd Edition, page 85.
John De Dinham (or DYNHAM), Knight, of Hartland and Harpford, Devon, Cardinham, Cornwall, Buckland Dinham and Corton Dinham, Somerset, etc., son and heir, born about 1318 (aged 14 in 1332).

He had livery of his father's lands 12 May 1340. He presented to the church of Corton Dinham, Somerset in 1344. In 1346 he quitclaimed lands in Whyteleigh (in Hartford) to his cousin, Oliver de Dinham.

He married before 27 March 1357 (date of charter) Muriel De Courtenay, daughter of Thomas de Courtenay, Knight, of Woodhuish and Dunterton, Devon, and Wootton Courtenay and Cricket Malherbie, Somerset, by Muriel, daughter of John de Moels, Knight, 4th Lord Moels.

They had one son, John, Knight, and one daughter, Joan.

His wife, Muriel, died before 12 August 1369, and was buried at Hartland Abbey, Devon. Sir John De Dinham died 7 January 1382/3, being murdered by robbers.

Information from Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 2nd Edition, page 85.


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