John Guildford (died 1493)
Sir John Guildford (1430–1493) (alias Guilford, Guldeford, etc.) of Halden in the parish of Rolvenden, Kent, was Comptroller of the Household to Edward IV.[1]
Origin
His grandmother was Joan Halden, daughter and heiress of John Halden of Halden in Rolvenden.[2]
Marriages
He married firstly Alice Waller,[3] by whom he had progeny including:
- Sir Richard Guildford (c. 1450 – 1506), KG, a courtier who held important positions at the court of King Henry VII, including the office of Master of the Ordnance.
Licenses to crenellate
He obtained royal licenses to crenellate as follows:[4]
- 1487 Oct 6, John Guldeford, knight, Brockle, parish of Crambroke (Brockley)
- 1487 Oct 6, John Guldeford, knight, Halden, parish of Rolvenden (Halden)
- 1487 Oct 6, John Guldeford, knight, Hertrigge, parish of Ebney (Hawridge)
- 1487 Oct 6, John Guldeford, knight, Tenterden, parish of Tenterden (Tenterden);
His son obtained the following licenses to crenellate on the same date:
See also
References
- Cunningham, Sean (2004). "Guildford, Sir Richard (c.1450–1506)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press
- Willement
- Cunningham
- Davis, Philip (2006–2007), "English Licences to Crenellate: 1199–1567" (PDF), The Castle Studies Group Journal, 20: 226–245
- i.e. the settlement around the now demolished church of St Leonard, immediately north-west of New Winchelsea. 'Higham, ("Iham" or "Ihomme"), an old name of Winchelsea' - E. Ekwall, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names, 4th edition (Clarendon Press, Oxford 1960), p. 238.
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