Person
John Leef
In the printed indexes 2
Leef, John clerk pp. 124 · Leef, John master of the chantry of pp. 111
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- Westminster (Middlesex) 6
- John Thomas 1
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Possibly the same person, or kin
Others in the Leef family. Same forename + overlapping dates may be one identity (e.g. a remarried woman, or a mis-split father/son). See the whole family →
- John le Lef same forename · 1292-09-02 – 1391-10-21 · 3 entries
- John Lef same forename · 1292-09-02 · 2 entries
- Robert le Leef · 1274-04-05 – 1348-01-18 · 13 entries
- Alexander le Lef · 1320-08-05 – 1321-02-28 · 12 entries
- William Leyf · 1364-01-31 · 5 entries
- William Leffe · 1279-08-28 – 1352-05-16 · 4 entries
- William Leffy · 1297-10-08 – 1297-11-23 · 4 entries
- William le Leof · 1361-08-02 – 1391-11-29 · 3 entries
- Thomas Leef · 1324-07-12 – 1324-07-13 · 2 entries
Similarly-spelled families (suggestions, not merged)
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- “John Leef” ×11
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1386-03-03 date: inferred auto-linked
the sheriffs of London. Writ of swpersedeas omnino, and order of William Walshale, John Bromley, John Yoxhale and Prest of Staffordshire to set free Thomas de Walton chaplain, in default of finding mainpernors upon an in…
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1386-03-03 date: inferred auto-linked
Letter of attorney, appointing them to deliver to Sir Michael de la Pole earl of Suffolk, Edmund de la Pole knight, John Chircheman citizen of London and Thomas Derham seisin of lands etc. in Laxfelde or elsewhere in Suf…
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1386-03-03 date: inferred auto-linked
the sheriffs of London. Writ of swpersedeas omnino, and order mainprise of William Walshale, John Bromley, John Yoxhale and Prest of Staffordshire to set free Thomas de Walton chaplain, in default of finding mainpernors …
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1386-03-03 date: inferred auto-linked
Letter of attorney, appointing them to deliver to Sir Michael de la Pole earl of Suffolk, Edmund de la Pole knight, John Chircheman citizen of London and Thomas Derham seisin of lands etc. in Laxfelde or elsewhere in Suf…
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1440-04-24 date: inferred auto-linked
Commissions in like terms to the following, to levy and collect the said fifteenth and tenth and moiety of a fifteenth and tenth in the counties, cities, boroughs and places named, excepting the sums named for distributi…
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1453-06-12 date: inferred auto-linked
Commissions in like terms to the following, to levy and collect said fifteenth and tenth and moiety of a fifteenth and tenth the counties, cities, boroughs and places named, excepting the named for distribution : Thomas …
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Undated date: uncertain auto-linked
Grant, in fee simple, with the assent of the Council, at the supplication of Michael de la Pole, knight, Thomas de la Pole and Richard de la Pole, sons of Michael de la Pole, late earl of Suffolk, and for 200/. paid by t…
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