Phelipp Family

Gathered here is the most comprehensive repository of materials on Thomas Phelipp (unknown-before 1341), Knight Templar and maternal grandfather of Julia Darset (about 1335-1414), wife of Sir Robert Belknap (about 1330-1401) who served as Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas in England during the 14th Century.  Click on the links below to access biographical and historical information about this individual:

General

• Morant, Philip. The History and Antiquities of the County of Essex, vol. 2, p. 559 [TO COME]
• Lists and Indexes, No. XI: List of Foreign Accounts Enrolled on the Great Rolls of the Exchequer, Preserved in the Public Record Office, vol. 11 (1900), p. 158: F. 48 Edward III D, 45-46 Edward III, Leebury: “John Neuport and Isabel his wife, for land of Thomas Philip, of Baldock, and Isabel his wife.”

Calendar of Patent Rolls: Edward II

• CPR, Edward II, vol. 1, p. 535: 8 Sep 1312: Commission of oyer and terminer–resisted by Thomas Phelip of Baldock; Knights Templar
• CPR, Edward II, vol. 1, p. 537: 15 Oct 1312: Thomas Phelip of Baldock; Knights Templar
• CPR, Edward II, vol. 1, pp. 538-39: 15 Oct 1312: Thomas Phelip of Baldock; Knights Templar
• CPR, Edward II, vol. 1, pp. 545-46: 23 Dec 1312: Thomas Phelip of Baldock; Knights Templar

Calendar of Patent Rolls: Edward III

• CPR, Edward III, vol. 3, p. 576: 6 Oct 1337: Thomas Phelip

Calendar of Close Rolls: Edward III

• CCR, Edward III, vol. 6, pp. 165-66: 15 May 1341: Leebury Manor, Chishull, Arkesden

Calendar of File Rolls: Edward III

• CFR, Edward III, vol. 8, pp. 157-58: 28 Jan 1372: states Juliana was the daughter of Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Phelipp of Baldock and his wife Isabel

Feet of Fines

• Plea of covenant: Thomas Phelippe of Baldok, querent, and John, son of Richard de Tonewelle of Sandon, deforciant; land and rent in Therfelde [Therfield] and Reed (Hertfordshire), CP 25/1/88/76, number 182: 20 Jan 1338
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Inquisitions Post Mortem

• Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: And Other Analogous Documents Preserved in the Public Record Office, vol. 11, p. 337, item 437: 30 April, 36 Edward III: Manor of Elmdon
• Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: And Other Analogous Documents Preserved in the Public Record Office, vol. [13], p. [126]
• UK National Archives, Chancery: Inquisitions Post Mortem, Series I, Edward III, (C 135/223): Thomas Phelipp of Baldock: Essex, C 135/223/1: 45 Edward III (1371) [ORDERED–TO COME]
  • C 135 Summary  [TO COME]

Land Holdings

Hertfordshire: Baldock

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• A History of the County of Hertford, Victoria County History (1912), Vol. 3, pp. 65-73: “Parish: Baldock” 
  • British History Online

Knights Templar

• Slavin, Philip. “Landed Estates of the Knights Templar in England and Wales and Their Management in the Early Fourteenth Century,” Journal of Historical Geography, vol. 42 (2013), pp. 36-49  (article does not mention Thomas Phelipp or Baldock)  [TO COME]
• Lee, John S. “The Knights Templar in English Towns,” Urban History (2022), pp. 1-21  (article does not mention Thomas Phelipp or Baldock)  [TO COME]

Miscellaneous

• UK National Archives, Chancery: Certificates of Statute Merchant and Statute Staple, C 241/107/5: 18 Nov 1334: “Debtor: John de la Haye, knight, of Shepreth, of Cambs. [held Shepreth in Wetherley Hundred, Cambs].  Creditor: Thomas Phelip, of Baldock [Herts].  Amount: £60.  Before whom: Reginald de Conduit, Mayor of London; William de Carleton, Clerk.  When taken: 18/11/1334.” [ORDER–TO COME]
  • C 241 Summary  [TO COME]

Spouse

• Isabel ____ (unknown-after 1341)

Children

• Elizabeth Phelipp (about 1315-unknown)

Last update:  14 Jul 2023