Sir Richard Champernon, Knight and Sheriff of Devonshire

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Richard Champernowne

Also Known As: "Lord of Modbury"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Suddon Manor, Wincanton, Somerset, England (United Kingdom)
Death: before January 20, 1419
Modbury, Devon, England (United Kingdom)
Place of Burial: Kingsbridge, Devonshire, England, UK
Immediate Family:

Son of Sir Thomas Champernowne, Knight and Lady Eleanor Champernowne, Heiress of Ashton and Woodleigh
Husband of Alice Champernown and Katherine Champernown
Father of Otho Champernowne, of Modbury; Joan de Courtenay; Alexander Champernowne, Esq.; Hugh Champernowne; Sir Richard Champernowne, Kt. and 2 others
Brother of Oliver De Champernoun; Cicely Fleming and Henry Champernowne

Occupation: Sheriff of Devonshire
Managed by: James Fred Patin, Jr.
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About Sir Richard Champernon, Knight and Sheriff of Devonshire

  • 'Sir Richard Champernoun, Sheriff of Devonshire1,2
  • 'M, b. 29 June 1344, d. 20 January 1419
  • Father Sir Thomas Champernoun2 d. bt 1363 - 1367
  • Mother Eleanor Rohaut2 d. b 1369
  • ' Sir Richard Champernoun, Sheriff of Devonshire was born on 29 June 1344 at Suddon Manor, Suddon, Somersetshire, England; Baptized at Wincanton.2 He married Alice de Astley, daughter of Sir Thomas Astley, 3rd Lord Astley and Elizabeth Beauchamp, circa 25 April 1369; They had 1 son (Alexander) and 1 daughter (Joan).2 Sir Richard Champernoun, Sheriff of Devonshire married Katherine Daubeney, daughter of Sir Giles Daubeney, Sheriff of Bedford & Buckingham and Alianore de Wylyngton, before 13 August 1394; They had 3 sons (Richard, John, & Hugh) and 2 daughters (Margaret & Elizabeth).2 Sir Richard Champernoun, Sheriff of Devonshire died on 20 January 1419 at of Modbury, Dodbrook, & Portlemouth, Devonshire, England, at age 74; Requested burial at Dodbrook, Devonshire, beside his wife, Katherine.2
  • 'Family 1 Katherine Daubeney
  • Children ◦Margaret Champernon+2
    • ◦John Champernon+ d. a 1445
    • ◦Sir Richard Champernon+ b. c 1392, d. 20 Jan 1420
  • 'Family 2 Alice de Astley d. b 13 Aug 1394
  • Children
    • ◦Joan Champernoun+2,3 b. c 1376, d. 1419
    • ◦Alexander Champernoun, Esq.+2 b. c 1382, d. 30 Jun 1441
  • Citations
  • 1.[S8718] Unknown author, Ancestral Roots of 60 Colonists, by F. L. Weis, p. 59; The Ancestry of Dorothea Poyntz, by Ronny O. Bodine, p. 59, OFHS Newsletter, December 1995, p. 86.
  • 2.[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 196-197.
  • 3.[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 257.
  • http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p929.htm#i...
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  • 'Richard CHAMPERNOWNE of Modbury (Sir)
  • 'Born: ABT 1340, Modbury, Devonshire, England
  • 'Died: AFT 1394
  • Father: Thomas CHAMPERNOWNE of Modbury (Sir Knight)
  • Mother: Eleanor ROHART
  • 'Married 1: Alice ASHLEY
  • Children:
    • 1. Alexander CHAMPERNOWNE of Beer Ferrers (Sir Knight)
  • 'Married 2: Catherine DAUBENEY
  • Children:
    • 2. Richard CHAMPERNOWNE of Modbury (Sir)
    • 3. John CHAMPERNOWNE
    • 4. Hugh CHAMPERNOWNE
    • 5. Margaret CHAMPERNOWNE
  • http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/CHAMPERNOWNE.htm#Richard CHAMPERNOWNE of Modbury (Sir)1

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Sir Richard Champernoun
BIRTH 29 Jun 1344
Sutton Bingham, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
DEATH 1419 (aged 74–75)
Kingsbridge, South Hams District, Devon, England
BURIAL
St Thomas of Canterbury Churchyard
Kingsbridge, South Hams District, Devon, England
MEMORIAL ID 108845116

Knight of Modbury, Dodbrook in Kingsbridge and Porltemouth, Devon, of Aston Rowant, Oxfordshire. Sheriff of Devonshire.

Son and heir to Sir Thomas Champernoun and Eleanor Rohaut, daughter of Sir Roger. Born at Suddon, Somerset, baptized at Wincanton.

Husband of Alice de Astley, daughter of Lord Astley, Sir Thomas and Elizabeth de Beauchamp. They were married about 25 Apr 1369 and had two children; Alexander and Joan, who would marry John Courtenay.

Secondly, husband of Katherine de Daubeney, daughter of Sir Giles and Eleanor Wilington. They were married before 13 Aug 1394 and had three sons and two daughter; Richard, John and Hugh, Margaret (wife of Robert Hill) and Elizabeth.

In 1386, Sir Richard was appointed by the Bishop of Exeter to determine and record the borders of Devon and Cornwall, which were under dispute.

Family Members
Spouse
Katherine Daubeney Champernoun

Children
Alexander Champernoun
1382–1441

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Sir Richard Champernon, Knight and Sheriff of Devonshire's Timeline

1344
June 29, 1344
Suddon Manor, Wincanton, Somerset, England (United Kingdom)
1369
1369
Beer Ferrers, Devon, England (United Kingdom)
1380
1380
1383
1383
Bere Ferrers, Tavistock, Devon, England
1390
1390
Modbury, Devonshire, England
1392
1392
Probably Modbury, Devon, England
1394
January 1, 1394
Insworth, Devonshire, England (United Kingdom)
1396
1396
Modbury, Devon, England (United Kingdom)