John de Olney, II

Originally John Barker of Olney, merchant, he took the name "de Olney" after his purchase of the manor of Weston in Olney, Buckinghamshire, circa 1363. Apparently he also applied it retroactively to his ancestors.

The Nowers were lords of Gayhurst (q.v.), with which this manor descended (fn. 37) to the last John de Nowers, against whom John Barker of Olney, merchant, obtained judgement in 1361 for the recovery of £20. (fn. 38) The sequel is probably to be found in the transfer of the manor two years later to Barker for the yearly rent of 8 marks, (fn. 39) which rent was quitclaimed to him in the following year by John de Nowers. (fn. 40) John Barker of Olney, who appears to be identical with John de Olney, described in 1371 as 'marchaunt' of Weston, (fn. 41) in 1375 obtained permission for himself and his wife Denise to have a portable altar and to choose their confessor. (fn. 42) John Olney had died before 1396, (fn. 43) and had been succeeded by his son John.... http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=62622

Abt 1393

   year 1393 from: Noblemen and Gentlemen, in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland, by J.P. Neale, Second Series, Vol II., page unnumbered. First page of chapter, "Weston Underwood, Buckinghamshire; The Seat of Sir George Throckmorton, Bart"

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   Year 1395 from: History and Topography of Buckinghamshire comprising an Epitome of the Early History of Great Britain, by John Joseph Sheahan, 1862

Buried Weston Underwood, Buckinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location

   Burien in the chancel of the church which he built from: Noblemen and Gentlemen, in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland, by J.P. Neale, Second Series, Vol II., page unnumbered. First page of chapter, "Weston Underwood, Buckinghamshire; The Seat of Sir George Throckmorton, Bart"

Person ID I14526 Halhed Genealogy Last Modified 13 Mar 2011

Father Sir John de Olney, d. 1325 Mother Maud de Haversham, b. Abt 1272-1273, d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F5571 Group Sheet

Family Dionysia Adderbury, d. Yes, date unknown Children

	1. John de Olney,   d. Yes, date unknown