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Sir John Dinham

Birth
Hartland, Torridge District, Devon, England
Death
25 Jan 1457 (aged 50–51)
Devon, England
Burial
Exeter, City of Exeter, Devon, England Add to Map
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Knight of Hartland, Dunterton, Kingskerwell and Nutwell, Devon. Of Buckland Dinham, Corton Dinham, Cricket Malerby, Maperton, Somertset. Of Over Worton, Oxfordshire.

Son and heir to Sir John Dinham and his third wife, Philippe Lovel.

Sir John married Joan Arches, the daughter of Sir Richard Arches of Buckinghamshire and Joan Arden, daughter of Sir Giles and the heiress and sister of John Arches. They were married before 12 July 1434 and had four sons and four daughters:
* Sir John, Lord Dinahm
* Roger, Esquire
* Charles, Esquire
*Oliver, Archdeacon of Norfolk, Canon of St George's Chapel
* Margaret, wife of Nicholas Carew
* Elizabeth, wife of Sir Fulk Bourghchier, Lord FitzWarin, Sir John Sapcote & Sir Thomas Brandon
* Joan, wife of Sir John la Zouche, 7th Lord Zouche
* Katherine, wife of Sir Thomas Arundell

Sir John was with the King (Henry VI) in France in 1430 and 1431, presented to the church of Dunterton in 1434, and to the chantry at Hemyock in 1442. In 1444, the Abbot of Hartland charged him with breaking into the Abbot's close and house at Stoke St Vectan and taking horse, cattle and sheep
Knight of Hartland, Dunterton, Kingskerwell and Nutwell, Devon. Of Buckland Dinham, Corton Dinham, Cricket Malerby, Maperton, Somertset. Of Over Worton, Oxfordshire.

Son and heir to Sir John Dinham and his third wife, Philippe Lovel.

Sir John married Joan Arches, the daughter of Sir Richard Arches of Buckinghamshire and Joan Arden, daughter of Sir Giles and the heiress and sister of John Arches. They were married before 12 July 1434 and had four sons and four daughters:
* Sir John, Lord Dinahm
* Roger, Esquire
* Charles, Esquire
*Oliver, Archdeacon of Norfolk, Canon of St George's Chapel
* Margaret, wife of Nicholas Carew
* Elizabeth, wife of Sir Fulk Bourghchier, Lord FitzWarin, Sir John Sapcote & Sir Thomas Brandon
* Joan, wife of Sir John la Zouche, 7th Lord Zouche
* Katherine, wife of Sir Thomas Arundell

Sir John was with the King (Henry VI) in France in 1430 and 1431, presented to the church of Dunterton in 1434, and to the chantry at Hemyock in 1442. In 1444, the Abbot of Hartland charged him with breaking into the Abbot's close and house at Stoke St Vectan and taking horse, cattle and sheep


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