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John Dobyn

· active 1278-03-28 – 1403-02-01 · Dobyn family →

⚑ May combine several people — entries span 125 years; separation in progress

“John Dobyn” likely stands for several same-named individuals (a father and son, or namesakes). The printed indexes drive the separation; until then all 15 entries stay pooled here.

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In the printed indexes 5

Dobyn, John pp. 321 · Dobyn, John pp. 334 · Dobyn, John pp. 10 · Dobyn, John pp. 208 · Dobyn, John the younger pp. 417
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15People alongside
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  1. 1278-03-28 date: inferred auto-linked

    Order to the sheriff of Gloucester, escheator in that county, to take into the king's hand the lands late of Denise daughter of Robert Munfychet, deceased, tenant in chief, which John Dobyn, sometime her husband, decease…

  2. 1282-02-02 date: inferred auto-linked

    Letters for Richard, abbot of Cormeilles (de Cormeliis), nominating John Dobyn and John de Lavender his attorneys in England for three years.…

  3. 1307-09-20 date: inferred auto-linked

    Commission of oyer and terminer to Constantine de Mortuo Mari, Simon de Hedersete and John Claver, on complaint by Humphrey de Bohun that Robert de Bures, John de Bures, parson of the church of Wykhambrok, Andrew de Cald…

  4. 1327-09-20 date: inferred auto-linked

    Commission of oyer and terminer to Constantine de Mortuo Mari, Simon de Hedersete and John Claver, on complaint by Humphrey de Bohun that Robert de Bures, John de Bures, parson of the church of Wykhambrok, Andrew de Cald…

  5. 1339-11-07 date: inferred auto-linked

    Commitment during pleasure to Walter de Pulton of the keeping of a messuage, 20 acres of land, 3 acres of meadow and 10s. of rent in Northwode, late of John Dobyn, tenant in chief, and in the king's hand by reason of the…

  6. 1340-09-10 date: inferred auto-linked

    To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to supersede the demand made upon Walter de Pulton for the extent of a messuage, 20 acres of land, 3 acres of meadow and 10s. rent in Northwode which belonged to John D…

  7. 1340-09-10 date: inferred auto-linked

    Order to supersede the demand made upon Walter de Pulton for the extent of a messuage, 20 acres of land, 8 acres of meadow and 10s. rent in Northwode which belonged to John Dobyn, tenant in chief, and which were in the k…

  8. 1351-10-16 date: inferred auto-linked

    Order to amove the king's hand from a carueate of land in Paunton of John Dobyn, and not to intermeddle further therewith, restoring the issues thereof to John, as the king ordered the escheator to certify him why he had…

  9. 1351-11-20 date: inferred auto-linked

    To Thomas de Aston, escheator in the county of Hereford. Order to the king's hand from a carucate of land in Paunton of John Dobyn, not to intermeddle further therewith, restoring the issues thereof to as the king ordere…

  10. 1388-01-30 date: inferred auto-linked

    John Russell of Tottenes, draper, for not appearing to render his account to John Dobyn the younger for the time when he was his receiver. Middfesex.…

  11. 1391-02-07 date: inferred auto-linked

    Memorandum of acknowledgment, 9 February. Assignment of dower to Joan who was wife of Ralph Basset made at Toustoke 20 August 14 Richard II by virtue of the writ addressed to John Keynes escheator in Devon (text tested a…

  12. 1403-02-01 date: inferred auto-linked

    The like to the following in the counties named : Oliver Cernyngton, Walter Giffard, Hugh Daunteseye of Trowebrigge, John Aleyn of Bysshopestrowe, Richard Knoll of Netherhavene, John Frye of Somerford Maudit, John Malewe…

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