EARLY BELKNAPS: HISTORIES and DOCUMENTS
Sir Hamon Belknap (about 1380-1429)
Gathered here is the most comprehensive public repository of materials on the life of Sir Hamon Belknap, son of Sir Robert Belknap who served as Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas in England during the 14th Century.
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Biographies and Related Materials
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Calendar of Patent Rolls: Henry V				http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/patentrolls/
▪	CPR, Henry V, vol. 1, p. 263	10 Jul 1414		http://sdrc.lib.uiowa.edu/patentrolls/h5v1/body/Henry5vol1page0263.pdf
▪	CPR, Henry V, vol. 2, p. 199	28 Apr 1418		http://sdrc.lib.uiowa.edu/patentrolls/h5v2/body/Henry5vol2page0199.pdf
▪	CPR, Henry V, vol. 2, p. 212	5 Mar 1419		http://sdrc.lib.uiowa.edu/patentrolls/h5v2/body/Henry5vol2page0212.pdf
Calendar of Patent Rolls: Henry VI				http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/patentrolls/
▪	CPR, Henry VI, vol. 1, p. 300	16 May 1425		http://sdrc.lib.uiowa.edu/patentrolls/h6v1/body/Henry6vol1page0300.pdf
▪	CPR, Henry VI, vol. 1, p. 302	16 May 1425		http://sdrc.lib.uiowa.edu/patentrolls/h6v1/body/Henry6vol1page0302.pdf
▪	CPR, Henry VI, vol. 2, p. 332	16 Feb 1434		http://sdrc.lib.uiowa.edu/patentrolls/h6v2/body/Henry6vol2page0332.pdf
Calendar of Close Rolls: Henry V
▪	CCR, Henry V, vol. __, p. 430: Mentions Thomas Stonore, Hamon Belknap	7 Sep 1417
Calendar of Close Rolls: Henry VI
▪	CCR, Henry VI, vol. 1, p. 42: Mentions Thomas and Alice Stonore, Hamon Belknap	14 Nov 1422		http://www.belnapfamily.org/CCR_Henry_VI_v1_p042.pdf
▪	CCR, Henry VI, vol. 1, p. 441: Mentions Joan wife of Hamon and son John	8 Jul 1429		http://www.belnapfamily.org/CCR_Henry_VI_v1_p441.pdf
▪	CCR, Henry VI, vol. __, p. 269: John Belknap, proof of age	6 Dec 1433
▪	CCR, Henry VI, vol. __, p. 315: John, son and heir of Hamon Belknap	29 Jun 1434
Calendar of Fine Rolls: Henry V
▪	CFR, Henry V, vol. __, p. 79: Mentions death of Juliana Belknap; sons Thomas, John, Hamon Belknap	18 Oct 1414
Calendar of Fine Rolls: Henry VI
▪	CFR, Henry VI, vol. 15, p. 236	22 Jan 1429		http://www.belnapfamily.org/CFR_v15_Henry_VI_p235-236.pdf
▪	CFR, Henry VI, vol. 15, p. 258	16 Feb 1429		http://www.belnapfamily.org/CFR_v15_Henry_VI_p258.pdf
▪	CFR, Henry VI, vol. 16, p. 33: Hamon Belknap, son John	1 Mar 1431		http://www.belnapfamily.org/CFR_v16_Henry_VI_p033.pdf
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions (UK National Archives)
▪	Petition of Hamo Bealknap	1414	SC 8/23/1136	http://www.belnapfamily.org/SC_8-23-1136.pdf
			summary	http://www.belnapfamily.org/SC_8-23-1136.htm
▪	Petition of Henry Fouldon and Margaret Fouldon, his wife	about 1421	SC 8/24/1167	http://www.belnapfamily.org/SC_8-24-1167.pdf
			summary	http://www.belnapfamily.org/SC_8-24-1167.htm
▪	Petition of Hamo Bealknap (Belknap), son and heir of Robert Bealknap, knight	1425-1426	SC 8/25/1206	http://www.belnapfamily.org/SC_8-25-1206_part_1.pdf
			part 2	http://www.belnapfamily.org/SC_8-25-1206_part_2.pdf
			summary	http://www.belnapfamily.org/SC_8-25-1206_summary.htm
Chancery Records (UK National Archives)
	Chancery: Ancient Deeds, Series C
▪	Conveyance by Thomas Chaucer, John Golafre, and Hamo Belknap, lords of the manor of Ermyngton, to Richard Fortescu and Agnes his wife, in tail, of land [at Ermyngton], between Holecombeslad and the highway leading from Saneford to Prutastoneslond, in consideration of their renouncing a claim of the said Agnes to common in gross in the said manor, on the west side of a ditch called 'la Yalthadych', and releasing all their right in the said manor: Devon. Note: paper draft	3 Henry VI Michaelmas	C 146/3015
	Chancery: Inquisitions Post Mortem, Series I, Henry VI
▪	Belknap, Hamon, esq: Sussex, Essex, Kent	1428-1429	C 139/39/43
	Chancery pleadings in French, addressed to the Lord Chancellor (with no further identification of which Lord Chancellor)
▪	Thomas Chaucer, John Golafre, Hamond Belknap, John Hurlegh, chaplain, John Warfeld, and Thomas Berdelegh. v. Richard, son of John Fortescu, and brother-in-law of John Bosan, the two latter being justices of the peace for Devon.: Forcible entry into the manor and hundred of Ermington.: Devon.	1386-1486	C 1/69/24
	Chancery pleadings addressed to the Bishop of Bath and Wells as Lord Chancellor
▪	Joan, late the wife of John Dedham, knt. and sometime the wife of Hamond Bealknap, esq. and John, son of the said Hamond. v. John Ferby, feoffee of the said John Hamond.: Manors of Crockenhill (Crokhornhull) and Kingsnorth (Kyngesnode).: [Kent].	1432-1443, possibly 1467-1470	C 1/11/497
Canterbury Cathedral Archives
	Dean and Chapter Archive, Chartae Antiquae O.  From: Henry V, king of England To: John Pelham, knight ('Chivaler'); Richard Norton'; Thomas Colepeper, knight; William Cheyne; Stephen Bettenham; Robert Oxenbregg; Henry Hoorne; William Marchaund; Hamo Bealknap; John Chydicroft	10 Jul 1414	CCA-DCc-ChAnt/O/107
	Great losses have occurred because the sea defences and land drainage between the port of the town ('villa') of Rye and the bridge of Bodiam in the counties of Kent (sic) and Sussex are not properly repaired and maintained. The king, wishing to provide a remedy, assigns them to survey the walls and other defences, to find out by whose fault the losses have occurred and who holds lands, pastures or fisheries there. They are to carry out distraints, amercements and anything else necessary to pay for the repair, renewal and clearing of the sea defences. They are also to appoint wardens ('custos') for the protection of the sea defences, to hear the accounts of the collectors of money for repairing the defences, to distrain for arrears of these collections and to hear and determine any disputes. They are to compel any who resist to repair the defences. Sent patent. The clerk is Preswyk'. Given at Westminster [Middlesex]. Endorsed with description in 18th cent hand. Norris and Alderman Bunce have catalogued this document as relating to 'Odiam'.
Worcestershire Record Office
	Hampton (Pakington) of Westwood Park, Droitwich, Worcestershire
▪	Pakington family: Buckinghamshire Property: Aylesbury and District: Grant from Thomas de Stonore, esq., to Thomas Chanter, esq., John Golafre, esq., Hamon Bealknap, esq., and John Warefeld of lands, tenements, rents and appurtenances in Aillesbury [Aylesbury], Walton [near Aylesbury], Stone, Stoke Maundevyle [Stoke Mandeville] and Stoke Hallyng [Halling, all in co. Buckingham].	5 Aug 1415	705:349/12946/494334
Parliamentary Papers: Calendar of French Rolls
▪	p. 241: Hamo Belknapp	8 Jul 1426		http://books.google.com/books?id=LXgTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA308&dq=%22john+beleknapp%22&lr=&as_brr=0#PPA241,M1
▪	p. 261: Letters of attorney to Joan widow of Hamo Bealknap	18 Mar 1428/29		http://books.google.com/books?id=LXgTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA308&dq=%22john+beleknapp%22&lr=&as_brr=0#PPA261,M1
Land Holdings
	Kent: Crawton Manor
▪	Elton, Charles Isaac. The Tenures of Kent (London, 1867), p. 302			http://books.google.com/books?id=-d8HAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover
	Kent: Kingsnoth (Kingsnode)
▪	Ireland, W. H. England's Topographer, Or, A New and Complete History of the County of Kent, vol. 2 (1829), pp. 385-86			http://books.google.com/books?id=twwHAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA279&dq=Barbodindenne#PPA280,M1
	Devonshire: Ermyngton
▪	Deed C.3105. "Deeds: C.3001 - C.3100," A Descriptive Catalogue of Ancient Deeds, vol. 3 (1900), pp. 318-329			http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=64347
▪	Deed C.2793. "Deeds: C.2701 - C.2800," A Descriptive Catalogue of Ancient Deeds, vol. 2 (1894), pp. 547-560			http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=64307
	Buckinghamshire: Beerton
▪	Deed C.3122. "Deeds: C.3101 - C.3200," A Descriptive Catalogue of Ancient Deeds, vol. 3 (1900), pp. 329-340	3 Aug/6 Dec 3 Henry V		http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=64348
Visitation Records
▪	The Visitations of Essex by Hawley, 1552; Hervey, 1558; Cooke, 1570; Raven, 1612; and Owen and Lilly, 1634. To Which are Added Miscellaneous Essex Pedigrees from Various Harleian Manuscripts: and an Appendix Containing Berry's Essex Pedigrees, part II, pp. 563-65.  "Cooke"			http://www.belnapfamily.org/Visitations_of_Essex_pII.pdf
Miscellaneous (Unsorted)
▪	Cutter, William Richard & Adams, William Frederick. Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts			[Google]
▪	Cutter, William Richard. Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts			[Google]
▪	Luce, Simeon. Chronique du Mont-Saint-Michel (1343-1468), Societe des anciens textes francais, vol. I (1879), pp. 230, 255-56, 261-62, 269-71			http://books.google.com/books?id=7DtcAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover
▪	Grazebrook, Henry Sydney. The Heraldry of Worcestershire, pp. 65-66: "Boteler, Lord Sudeley"			http://books.google.com/books?id=8lMBAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover
▪	Boucher de Molandon, Rémi & de Beaucorps, Adalbert. L'armee anglaise vaincue par Jeanne d'Arc sous les murs d'Orleans, pp. 40-41, 55, 181-82, 216, 247			http://books.google.com/books?id=EAMKAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover
▪	Morant, P. The History and Antiquities of the County of Essex (1765) vol. 2, p. 599 ("Morant's Essex"): Hamon Belknap, Joan (wife), William Belknap
▪	Howard, Joseph Jackson, ed. Miscellanea Genealogica et Heraldica, vol. 2 (1876), pp. 324-37: "Finch Genealogy"			http://www.belnapfamily.org/Miscellanea_Genealogica_et_Heraldica_v2_(1876)_p324-337.pdf
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Spouse
▪	Joan Boteler (about 1398-before 1473)
Children
▪	John Belknap (unknown-1436/1437)
▪	William Belknap (about 1418-1484/1485)
▪	Sir Henry Belknap (about 1420-1488)
▪	Anne Belknap (about 1422-unknown) (Hallwell Family)
▪	Elizabeth Belknap (about 1424-1471) (Ferrers Family)
▪	Philip Belknap (about 1426-1457) (Finche Family)
▪	Griselda Belknap (unknown-unknown) (Hende Family)
Parents
▪	Sir Robert Belknap (about 1330-1401)
▪	Juliana Darset (about 1335-1414)
Photographs and Images
▪	Sir Hamon Belknap
Last update: 15 Jul 2011
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