Sir James de Etchingham

James inherited the Lordship from his uncle Simon. James had a Seal that has the Echyngham court of arms impaled with the arms of Dakeney. Joan , his wife is not doubt a Dakeney or Dakeni, but who are her parents. In 1330 , James succeeded his Uncle Simon . Evidently his own father Richard was deceased too . He brought an action in trespass against the Prior of Christchurch in 1333, appointed a commissioner to oversee the banks near Romney Marsh in 1339-48. served in the French wars in the retinue of the Earl of Huntington 1348. James was in no hurry to be knighted and asked for respite in 1342 and 1344, but in 1346, he received Knighthood before leaving with the Earl of Huntington for France. It paid better to be a Knight.

He had Etchingham, and other manors in Sussex of Queen Philippa byn service of 3 knights fee of the barony of Hastings. also held 1/4 part of 1 knights fee in Hempstead in parish of Brenendere, co Kent. He died Sat before the feast of St. Bartholomew 23 Ed III Aug 1349. He also held land in Glotynhamme Sussex of Sir Thomas Hoo, Knight. the guardian of his son would be either Queen Philippa or Sir Thomas de Hoo.

The manor of Glottenheim that had belonged to Robert de Etchingham via wife Petronella Andrews came to James in about 1331 being granted to him for a household with a new wife, Joan. James later moved to Etchingham when he inherited.

James de Echyngham, Knight and Joan, his wife of the other the said James acknowledged the manor of Hempsted with its appurtenances , one messuage, 103 acres of land , 88 s, *d of rent, the rent of twelve larks and twenty herrings in Lyde and Promhelle. Holowest and Demescherehe co Kent to be the right of the said John for which acknowledgement the latter re granted the premises to the said James and Joan in fee tail. by the forfeiture of Robert Bealknap, knight, who acquired the premises, as is alleged of William Echyngham, son and heir of the said James and Joan, the same were INTER ALIA taken into the king's hand and William Echyngham son and heir of the aforesaid William, claims the premises by Virtue of the said fine, but the king understands that the said Robert held divers lands and tenements in the county which were not parcel thereof at the time of levying the fine

28 Edward 111 Mar 23 WestminsterCmittmentRobert Grote of the keeping of the manor of Melcourt Co

Buckingham, late of James de Echyngham, who held it of the king as the heir of John de Wolverton, tenant in chief, the kings' ward, by knight service, to hold the keeping during the nonage of the heir of the said James, with the issues from the time of the death of the father, without rendering anything for the same

Notes for JOAN DAKENEY:

The shield of James Echyngham has his arms impaled with one that looks like one in Foster" Joan Dabeni". Joan is married and still has a guardian according to Nigel Saul in his book " Scenes of Provincial Life" Knightly family of Sussex 1986. The shield has been identified as probably belonging to Baldwin Daubeney or Dakeny. Need to find more. The shield is blue with gold cross and lions rampant and listed in Fosters Heraldry. Nigel Saul who wrote the book "Scene from provincial Life' says a member of the college of Arms identified the impaled shield as Dakeney.