William Pound, of Beaumonds

• Son of William Pounde of Drayton and Edburga Troyes

A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 3 Parishes: Farlington

After the death of Hugh le Despenser in 1327, and the forfeiture of his lands, the king granted the manor of Farlington, worth 20 a year, (fn. 12) to Alice late wife of Edmund earl of Arundel, for the support of herself and her children until other provision was made for her. (fn. 13) Alice only held the manor for a short time, for by 1330 it had come into the king's hands, and was granted to John Montgomerie and his wife Rose for life. (fn. 14) On the death of John Montgomerie in 1347, (fn. 15) the manor passed, in the next year, to the prior and convent of Southwick (fn. 16) in accordance with a grant made to them in 1346 in consideration of the losses which they had sustained through the invasion of the king's enemies. (fn. 17) The manor remained in the possession of the prior and convent until the Dissolution, (fn. 18) when it was granted, in 1540, to William Pound of Beaumonds, (fn. 19) whose father William, son of Sir John Pound and Elizabeth Holt, had held lands in Farlington of the prior and convent of Southwick, and had left the same to his younger son on his death in 1525. (fn. 20) William died seised of the manor in 1558, and was succeeded by his son Thomas, then aged twenty. (fn. 21)

In 1663 the Pounds were still holding the manor, for in that year Henry Pound conveyed it to John Wolfe, (fn. 22) and again in 1684 to Nathaniel Hunt, (fn. 23) evidently as settlements. Henry Pound must have sold the manor about 1684 to Thomas Smith, and it remained in his family until 1769, when it was sold by the trustees to Peter Taylor. (fn. 24) In 1815 the manor was sold by the trustees of the Taylor's estates to Lord Keith by a private Act of Parliament. (fn. 25) Lord Keith sold the estate to Mr. John Walker in 1818, from whose trustees it was purchased by Mr. John Deverell in 1857. (fn. 26) At Mr. John Deverell's death in 1880 the manor passed to his son, Mr. William Deverell, the present owner. (fn. 27) At the time of the Dissolution 10s. was returned for the farm of a fishing in the manor of Farlington. (fn. 28)

In 1316 Thomas de Sandford and John Beaumond were holding lands in Drayton in Farlington (fn. 29); and the lands of the latter may possibly have been the tithing of BEAUMONDS (Bemonds, Bermonds) reputed a manor in the sixteenth century.

There seems to be no separate record, however, of the property until the year 1511, when Elizabeth Pound died seised of part of the manor of Beaumonds in 1511, being succeeded by her son and heir William, then aged thirty-seven. (fn. 30) From this date the descent of Beaumonds follows that of the manor of Farlington (q.v.).

Until the beginning of the fourteenth century the descent of the manor of CREUQUER (Creuker xiv cent.) is the same as that of the manor of Farlington (q.v.). Upon the death of John de Berewyk in 1312, and the failure of Roger Husee to claim his inheritance, (fn. 31) the manor returned to John de Gimises, and being forfeited for his felony (fn. 32) was granted in 1217 to Hugh le Despenser for life, (fn. 33) and after this date it again followed the descent of the manor of Farlington (q.v.).

The earliest mention of DRAYTON (Dreton xiv cent.) in Farlington seems to be in the year 1250, when Henry III gave a moiety of the land there to Roger de Merlay (fn. 34); and between 1250 and 1271 he seems to have given the remaining lands to Richard de Sandford. (fn. 35) Roger de Merlay apparently gave his share in the lands which only amounted to four acres to Ralph atte Brigge from whom they passed to Henry Wade by fine. (fn. 36)

Richard de Sandford died seised of twelve acres of land in Drayton in 1289 of the gift of the king, and the lands passed to his son and heir Thomas. (fn. 37) Henry Wade (fn. 38) granted his share in Drayton also to Thomas de Sandford in 1303 by fine (fn. 39); so that Thomas became possessed of the whole estate. Thomas de Sandford still held Drayton in 1316 (fn. 40); and died seised of lands and rent there in 1327. (fn. 41)

Licence was granted to Richard de Sandford, son of Thomas, in 1327 to enfeoff Laurence de Pageham of two messuages, lands, and rent in Drayton; and in the same year Richard died in possession of lands in Drayton. (fn. 42) Laurence de Pageham held the eighth part of a knight's fee in Drayton in 1346, (fn. 43) and died in 1361 seised of Drayton, for the first time described as a manor, which he held by the service of finding a man in time of war to guard the east gate of the castle of Portchester for fifteen days. Drayton passed to his grandson and heir John, then aged only six months. (fn. 44) John Pageham died in possession in 1389 and was succeeded by his son John who was only two years old. (fn. 45) This John died in 1399 a minor in the king's wardship; his heir was his brother William who was twenty-one in 1411. (fn. 46)

William Pageham held Drayton at the time of his death in 1322, when he left a son Philip aged six, (fn. 47) who died seised of the manor held of the king in 1442. His heir was Geoffrey Borrard his cousin, son of Parnel daughter of Laurence Pageham. (fn. 48)

Between 1442 and 1476 Geoffrey Borrard or his heirs must have conveyed the manor of Drayton to the Pounds, for Thomas Pound died seised of it in 1476, leaving a son and heir John, aged thirty. (fn. 49) Drayton was still in the hands of the Pounds in 1542, for in that year Anthony Pound the grandson of John Pound (fn. 50) conveyed it to William Wayte. (fn. 51) Anthony evidently gave the manor to his daughter Honora on her marriage with Henry earl of Sussex (fn. 52); and in 1593 Henry Radcliffe died seised of the manor, which he held jointly with his wife, leaving a son Robert, aged twenty. (fn. 53) Robert earl of Sussex conveyed it to Richard Garth in 1592, in whose family it remained for about forty years. (fn. 54) Robert Garth, Richard's son, died seised of it in 1613, his brother George being his heir. (fn. 55) Richard, probably the son of George Garth, was in possession of Drayton in 1629 (fn. 56); and died seised of the manor leaving a son George by his wife Dorothy; and by his wife Beatrice, who survived him, two sons, Thomas and William. (fn. 57) The later descent of Drayton seems to be the same as that of the manor of Farlington (q.v.).

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