Biography of John Blount of Sodington 1345-1425

Paternal Family Tree: Blount

After 1345 John Blount of Sodington was born to John Blount (age 47) and Isolde Mountjoy at Sodington, Worcestershire.

In 1358 [his father] John Blount (age 60) died at Mamble, Cleobury Mortimer.

Around 1375 [his son] William Blount was born to John Blount of Sodington (age 29) and [his future wife] Juliana Foulhurst.

In 1377 [his son] John Blount was born to John Blount of Sodington (age 31) and [his future wife] Juliana Foulhurst at Elvaston [Map].

                    Shropshire Archaeological Society. 1382. [his father-in-law] Brianus de Cornewall de Kinlet (age 67) miles salutem in domine.                

                    Whereas John Blount of Sodington (age 36) is holden to me in a certain writing obligatory of Statute merchant in 200 Marks . . yet the said Bryan wills that if Blount be assiduous according to his power to obtain from the King and his council a license within the next year (or else within the year then next following) to enfeoff at his own expense certain persons in feodo simplici in all his lands in Batterley, Fento Kimord Bydule and Tamgere in Staffordshire, who shall cause Isabel daughter of Cornwall and wife of Blount to be enfeoffed of all ye said lands, and to ye heirs of ye bodies of ye sd John and Isabel Blount, reversion to the right heirs of John, and if in the meantime Isabel be secure and enfeoffed to her and the heirs of their bodies as aforesaid ol all ye other lands of ye sd John in Danson Cloton Wyxhall [Note. The text is untranscribable at this point so the place names guessed] in ye said County that then the execution ol the said writing be null.                

                    Dai. Salopio die Sabb. proximo an. fest. S. Georgii.

In 1382 John Blount of Sodington (age 36) and Isabella Cornwall were married. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King John "Lackland" of England.

Before Apr 1383 John Blount of Sodington (age 38) and Juliana Foulhurst were married.

On 26 Oct 1408 [his son] John Blount (age 31) and [his daughter-in-law] Alice Bere were married at Bratton Fleming Barnstaple, Devon.

After 26 Oct 1408 [his son] John Blount (age 31) and [his daughter-in-law] Eleanor Unknown were married.

On 03 Jul 1414 [his brother-in-law] John Cornwall (age 39) died.

In 1416 [his son] William Blount (age 41) died.

On 04 Apr 1425 John Blount of Sodington (age 80) died at Mamble, Cleobury Mortimer.

In 1446 William Lichfield died. The estates at Kinlet, Cleobury Mortimer [Map] were inherited by Humphrey Blount (age 25) who was the grandson of John Blount of Sodington who had married [his wife] Isabella Cornwall who was the aunt of William's wife Elizabeth Cornwall (age 36).

[his father] John Blount and Elizabeth Unknown were married.

[his father] John Blount and Eleanor Beauchamp were married. The difference in their ages was 29 years.