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Name |
Joan Arches |
Gender |
Female |
Death |
1497 |
Person ID |
I191425 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
1 Oct 2022 |
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Notes |
- Joan Arches (1410? 1497), who became a substantial heiress. She was a minor aged 7 at her father's death and in 1420 disposal of her marriage was granted to Thomas Chaucer, (died 1434), son and heir of the poet Geoffrey Chaucer and 14 times MP for Oxfordshire. Chaucer had acquired in 1415 most of the lands of Sir Richard Arches' uncle Sir Richard II Adderbury (died 1416), twice MP for Oxfordshire, which included Donnington Castle and manor, Berkshire. In 1421 at the age of 11 she also became heir to the lands of her half-brother Richard Greville (died 1421), of Ilbury in Deddington, Oxfordshire, MP for Oxfordshire in 1420, her mother's son from her first marriage. Joan was married to Sir John Dinham (1406? 1458) of Nutwell, Devon. Their son and heir was John Dinham, 1st Baron Dinham (1433? 1501), KG; they also had at least five daughters
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