Robert Prentice

Robert held 35 acres in the Manor of Palgrave which was owned by the Abbey of Bury St Edmunds. He died after 1342

Robert Prentice, b. c. 1280-1300, the earliest proved ancestor, was recorded in the manorial court rolls of Palgrave in Suffolk, almost on the Norfolk border. Palgrave lies about 20 miles east, and somewhat north, of Bury St. Edmonds.

It is probable that Robert Prentice is the younger son of John Prentice, the Elder, a Merchant of Bury St. Edmunds who was recorded there in 1319 whn he was tried for plotting to kill Richard de Foxon, the King's Clerk. Robert held 35 acres in the manor of Palgrave (owned by the Abbey of Bury St. Edmunds) in 1328 and he died some date after 1342. Children:

• John Prentice. He is almost certainly Robert's elder son and one who was a freehold tenent in nearby Walsham le Willows in 1351. Either he, or his son, was in a court case in Bury St. Edmunds in 1384 when he was summond to pay a levy. Children:
  • John Prentice.
  • Amicia Prentice. She was living in Langham nearby in 1381 when she and her servant, Agnes, had to pay 2s. in the Poll Tax.
• Robert Prentice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .