Sir Hamon Belknap (about 1380-1429)

Gathered here is the most comprehensive public repository of materials on the life of Sir Hamon Belknap (about 1380-1429), son 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:

Biographies and Related Materials

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Calendar of Patent Rolls: Henry V

Calendar of Patent Rolls: Henry VI

Calendar of Close Rolls: Henry V

  • CCR, Henry V, Vol. __, p. 430: 7 Sep 1417: mentions Thomas Stonore, Hamon Belknap  [TO COME]

Calendar of Close Rolls: Henry VI

Calendar of Fine Rolls: Henry V

  • CFR, Henry V, Vol. __, p. 79: 18 Oct 1414: mentions death of Juliana Belknap; sons Thomas, John, Hamon Belknap

Calendar of Fine Rolls: Henry VI

Feet of Fines

  • Plea of covenant: Hamon Beleknapp and Joan his wife, deforciants: land and rent in Baldok [Baldock], Clothale [Clothall], Weston, and Willyen [Willian] (Hertfordshire), CP 25/1/91/109, number 27: 27 Oct 1416 
  • ________, [Rushden], CP 25/1/91/109, number 40: 12 Nov 1419

Special Collections: Ancient Petitions (UK National Archives)

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

Land Holdings

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

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

Kent: Crofton (Crawton), Orpington (Sentling and Ackmere (Okemere))

Kent: Kingsnoth (Kingsnode) (also Knygessnode, Kyngesnoth)

Kent: Seintlyng (Sentling), Saint Mary Cray

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

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Last update:  13 Jul 2023